Discovery Legal Challenge Escalates Poland-U.S. Media Row
- Draft law, regulator pose risks to Discovery’s unit in Poland
- Polish watchdog says treaty exempts broadcast investments
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Discovery Inc. plans to take legal action against the Polish government for potential breach of a bilateral investment treaty with the U.S., escalating a standoff over the media giant’s television assets in the east European country.
A “notice of dispute” for violating the pact between the two NATO allies was sent to President Andrzej Duda, Discovery said late on Thursday. Duda’s office declined to comment on Friday, while a ruling-party lawmaker who drafted the contested legislation said that the U.S. company should have known what it was getting into.