TV 2 (Denmark)

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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.

TV 2's regional channels are:

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

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.

1 Comparisons to other Danish television stations
2 Funding
3 See also
4 External links

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Comparisons to other Danish television stations

Compared to the other government-owned station, Danish Broadcast Corporation, TV2 has established itself as a more youth-oriented channel with several American sit-coms such as Dharma & Greg, Friends, Hope & Faith, Joey, The King of Queens and Roseanne.

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Funding

Historically it has been funded by TV-license fees and advertising sales, but beginning July 2004 funding through TV-license fees for the main channel had ended. The regional channels are still partly funded this way.

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External links

TV 2/Denmark
Daughter channels: TV 2 Zulu \| TV 2 Charlie \| TV 2 Film \| 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