TV 2 (Denmark)
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| Launched | October 1, 1988 |
| Owned by | Danish state |
| Sister channel(s) | TV 2 Zulu, TV 2 Charlie, TV 2 Sputnik, TV 2 Film, TV 2 News |
| Website | tv2.dk |
TV 2 is a Danish government-owned television station broadcasting from Odense on Funen. It started broadcasts on 1 October 1988, breaking the previous monopoly of Danish Broadcast Corporation (DR).
TV 2's regional channels are:
- TV Syd - Southern Jutland
- TV 2/Fyn - Funen
- TV 2/Øst - Western Zealand (East refers to East Denmark)
- TV 2/Nord - Northern Jutland
- TV 2/Lorry - North Zealand and Copenhagen
- TV/Midt-Vest - Central and Western Jutland
- TV 2/Østjylland - Eastern Jutland
- TV 2/Bornholm - Bornholm
It has two daughter-stations named TV 2 Zulu, oriented at the youth segment, and TV 2 Charlie, oriented at mature audiences, and an internet-based pay-per-view channel TV 2 Sputnik which started broadcasting December 2004. A 24-hour movie channel TV 2 Film was launched on 1 November 2005. TV 2 News, Denmark's first 24-hour news channel, was launched on 1 December 2006.
On August 23, 2006, TV 2 bought a vacant FM radio license at auction for 23,000,000 DKK. The license was previously owned by Sky Radio, part of Rupert Murdoch's Australia-based News Corporation, which returned it when they closed down their Danish operation in November 2005. The auction lasted 20 minutes.
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[edit] Programming
At weekdays, TV 2 starts the with Go'morgen Danmark, Denmark's first breakfast show. It took several years before DR started a counter-part.
At 11 a.m. they hand over to the regions who broadcast to 12:30 (with an interruption for national news). That is followed by TV 2's afternoon programming that mostly consist of American series and a quiz program introduced in the fall of 2006. The regional stations also broadcast bulletins in the afternoon and evening, as well as longer newscast at 19.30.
TV 2's main national newscasts are shown at 19:00 and 22:00 but bulletins in the morning (first newscast at 7:00), at noon, 14:00 16:00 and 18:00 have been added over the years.
TV 2 broadcasts several American sit-coms such as Friends, Hope & Faith, Joey, The King of Queens, Family Ties, Cheers, Ally McBeal, Beverly Hills 90210 and Reba. Many American drama series, such as Desperate Housewives, Sopranos, Six Feet Under, 24, and Commander in Chief, are also present. It also broadcasts Hamtaro and Pokémon, both of which are also seen on Jetix in Denmark.
[edit] Funding
Historically TV2 was funded by television license fees and advertising sales. However, although the regional channels are still partly funded this way, funding by television licence for the main channel ended in July 2004.
This form of double financing, along with a large injection of capital (to cover a deficit of 1 bill DKr) from the Danish State, is currently under investigation by the EU; accusations being that the dual funding has constituted illegal state aid.
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| TV 2/Denmark |
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| Daughter channels: TV 2 Zulu | TV 2 Charlie | TV 2 Film | TV 2 News | TV 2 Sputnik (internet based) |
| Regional channels: TV Syd | TV 2/Fyn | TV 2/Øst | TV 2/Nord | TV 2/Lorry | TV/Midt-Vest | TV 2/Østjylland | TV 2/Bornholm |
| TV 2 Radio |
