TV 2 (Denmark)
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| Type | Broadcast radio network and television network |
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| Country |  Denmark |
| Availability | National |
| Founded | by The Danish Parliament (Folketinget), 1986 |
| Owner | Itself & the public |
| Key people | Merete Eldrup, CEO Niels Boserup, Chairman of the Board |
| Launch date | October 1, 1988 (television broadcast) August 23, 2006 (radio broadcast) |
TV 2 is a publicly owned television station in Denmark based in Odense. The station began broadcasting on 1 October 1988, thereby ending the television monopoly previously exercised by the Danish Broadcasting Corporation (DR).
TV 2 has five subsidiary stations known as TV 2 Zulu, targeted at youth, TV 2 Charlie, oriented towards older audiences, TV 2 News, Denmark's first 24-hour news channel (launched on 1 December 2006), TV 2 Film, a non-stop movie channel (launched on 1 November 2005), and TV 2 Sport, a 24-hour sports channel, as well as the internet-based pay-per-view channel TV 2 Sputnik which started broadcasting in December 2004.
TV 2 has about 1,000 employees and a revenue of 1.9 billion DKK (2006). The station has been a full active member of the European Broadcasting Union since 1990.
On 23 August 2006 TV 2 acquired at auction the FM radio license relinquished by Sky Radio (part of Rupert Murdoch's Australia-based News Corporation) when it closed down its Danish operations in November 2005. The auction lasted 20 minutes, and TV 2's winning bid was for 23,000,000 DKK.
| TV 2 Region | Area Served |
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| TV Syd | Southern Jutland | |
| TV 2/Fyn | Funen | |
| TV 2/Øst | Eastern Zealand | |
| 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 |
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[edit] Programming
On weekdays, TV 2 starts with Go'morgen Danmark (Literally: Good Morning Denmark), Denmark's first breakfast talkshow.
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 consists of American drama series and sitcoms. The regional stations also broadcast bulletins in the afternoon and evening, as well as a 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, Cheers, Ally McBeal and Reba. Many American drama series, such as Californication, Dirty Sexy Money, Desperate Housewives, Beverly Hills 90210, The Sopranos, Six Feet Under, 24, Commander in Chief and Jericho are also present. It also broadcasts Pokémon, which are also seen on Jetix in Denmark. Most shows not produced in Denmark are shown in their original language with Danish subtitling although some cartoon series are shown dubbed into Danish.
[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 license 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 DKK) 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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