TV 2 (Norway)

TV 2
TV station ( private law )
reception
Image resolution	( Entry missing )
Start of transmission	November 13, 1991 (test broadcast) September 5, 1992 (official broadcast)
owner	TV 2 group ( Vital , Schibsted and Egmont )
executive Director	Alf I. Hildrum (also editor-in-chief)
List of TV channels
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TV 2 is Norway 's largest commercial television channel. In 1990 the Norwegian Parliament decided to allow an advertising-financed television channel. The broadcaster TV 2 A / S (Aktiengesellschaft) received a broadcast license in 1991 and started operations in 1992. The channel is headquartered in Bergen , and Alf Hildrum is the CEO and editor-in-chief . The station is a member of the European Broadcasting Union . In addition to the company management, the news, sports and international editorial offices are located at the company's headquarters. TV 2 has editorial offices in Oslo , Tromsø , Bodø , Trondheim , Ålesund , Stavanger , Kristiansand and Hamar . With Radio Norge and after acquiring Nettavisen, the broadcaster is one of the dominant media players in Norway.

TV 2 group programs

Logo of the HD branch TV 2 HD

• TV 2
• TV 2 HD
• TV 2 Zebra (together with Telenor)
• TV 2 film channels (feature film channels)
• TV 2 Nyhetskanalen (news channel)
• TV 2 Sport (from TV 2 Zebra AS, which is in turn owned by TV 2 and Telenor Broadcasting Holding)
• TV 2 science fiction
• Suns (zone)

Range

Technical reach

The station had a coverage rate of 98.2 percent in 2007 and can therefore be received by around 4.6 million people. In a nationwide comparison, TV 2 has a market share of around 20 percent. The license terms require TV 2 to broadcast a full program that offers at least 50 percent of the broadcasts in the Norwegian language, contributes to the “Norwegian language, identity and culture” and should be independent of political or economic interest groups. These principles expressly refer to the principles that also apply to public broadcasting; however, the financing model is purely private and any public subsidies are excluded.

Highest audience ratings 1992–2005

TV 2 in mountains

• Idol (final): 1,475,000 (May 20, 2005)
• World Idol: 1,407,000 (Jan 1, 2004)
• Handball World Championship: Norway - Denmark: 1,392,000 (December 14, 1997)
• European Football Championship: Norway - Slovenia: 1,356,000 (June 21, 2000)
• Handball World Championship: Norway - France: 1,337,000 (December 12, 1999)
• Messages 9:00 p.m.: 1,305,000 (Jan 1, 2004)
• Football: Poland v Norway: 1,302,000 (October 13, 1993)
• Farms (Final): 1,276,000 (November 2, 2003)
• Handball European Championship: Norway - Denmark: 1,275,000 (December 19, 2004)
• Messages 9:00 p.m.: 1,271,000 (April 5, 1999)

Sources: MMI / Norsk TV meter panel (1992–1999) and TNS Gallup (2000–2005)

history

The license was put out to tender in 1991 and went to the TV 2 Gruppen A / S (Aktiengesellschaft) group with its TV 2 A / S channel , which includes the insurance company Vital and the media groups Schibsted and Egmont .

TV 2 initially received the license for ten years. The broadcasts started on September 5, 1992. In 2001 the license was extended to 2010. TV 2 paid a one-time fee of 150 million crowns and at least 25 million crowns in license fees annually.

supporting documents

1. ↑ TV2 - Flere kan se Zebra (More (viewers) can see Zebra) (January 3, 2007) ( Memento of November 2, 2014 in the Internet Archive )
2. ↑ Årsrapport TV 2010 ( Memento from May 18, 2011 in the Internet Archive )
3. ↑ Concession provisions for the period 2003 to 2009 ( Memento from November 23, 2010 in the Internet Archive )