The proposal has gone by the name "Lex TVN" because in practice it concerns the privately owned TV company TVN24 which is owned by American Discovery.
The company's broadcasting rights expire next month and according to several assessors, the new team may mean that the company can no longer be broadcast in Poland.
Polish right-wing Conservative government party Law and Justice justifies the law with the risk that countries such as Russia and China will take over Polish radio and television channels.
The article is updated.