There was no internet, you paid twice your salary for a VCR, and only a few had a satellite dish. All of Poland received essentially only two channels. In Gdańsk, the "pirate from Orunia" broke the mold, owner of a television repair shop who, somewhat by accident, created Sky Orunia. People brought him pirated tapes, and soon the neighborhood watched "Rambo," "Rocky," and German erotica. Over time, things became more professional, original progr…
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There was no internet, you paid twice your salary for a VCR, and only a few had a satellite dish. All of Poland received essentially only two channels. In Gdańsk, the "pirate from Orunia" broke the mold, owner of a television repair shop who, somewhat by accident, created Sky Orunia. People brought him pirated tapes, and soon the neighborhood watched "Rambo," "Rocky," and German erotica. Over time, things became more professional, original progr…