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Polish National Television invests in Robe

Poland’s national broadcasting organisation Polish National Television (TVP) S.A. broadcasts across twenty-four TV channels, covering every genre. It also produces its own series and movies together with an array of festivals. The organisation has invested in Robe moving lights over the years with over 600 now in the inventory.

The first Robes to come onboard were twenty-four Colour Spot 170s in 2005 - which are still working although not in daily use - and the latest were thirty-two Esprites, delivered during the pandemic in 2021 by Robe’s long-term distributor Prolight. At the time, these were the first Esprites in Poland.

Telewizja Polski’s HQ is in Warsaw, with six studios and three spaces for films on a site that is currently under redevelopment to increase size, capacity and ensure the whole facility is equipped with technology for the future. There are thirteen regional TVP centres dotted around the country’s major cities, each broadcasting their own regional channels and content.

Head of lighting Miroslaw “Miro” Madry oversees all the studio lighting and effects lighting for outside broadcasts and has been in the post for seven years. He co-ordinates a department of 120 people, working closely with a team of lighting operators. These include Andrzej Jakubowski who has been with TVP for forty-six years. One of his gigs is operating lights on the “Breakfast” show which currently has thirty LEDWash 600s and other luminaires lighting the live artist’s stage.

The number of Robe products has steadily clocked up over the years. Another major purchase came in 2011 when they invested in 100 LEDWash 600s, which quickly became a workhorse unit, and all of which are still in daily use. As soon as the updated LEDWash 600+ and then the LEDWash 600X were released, more 600 series were acquired. They also have over sixty LEDWash 800s.

Over sixty Pointes joined the stock in 2015, then 100 LEDBeam 150s and 100 MegaPointes were added over the next few years. The Esprites are used for key lighting on most of the newer shows being produced out of Warsaw.

Pictured (left to right): Miroslaw Madry, Prolight’s Rafal Rzeczkowski, and Andrzej Jakubowski. (Photos: Louise Stickland/Paul Clarke)

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