SRF two

This article deals with the television station, for the radio station SRF 2 see Radio SRF 2 Kultur .

SRF Two
TV station ( under private law on behalf of the federal government )
Program type	Full program
reception	Cable , satellite , digital
Start of transmission	September 1, 1997
Seat	Zurich , Switzerland
Broadcaster	Swiss radio and television
Intendant	Nathalie Wappler
Program director	Hansruedi Schoch
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SRF Zwei is the second television program from Schweizer Radio und Fernsehen (SRF), a corporate unit of SRG SSR . The program focuses on sports broadcasts as well as current and in-depth magazine programs from the sports sector. Feature films and series are often broadcast as free TV premieres and in two-channel sound , with the broadcaster mainly taking into account European series productions (see Bedrag , Babylon Berlin ). The 24-hour program also offers a selection of documentaries or takes on scientific programs such as nano ( 3sat ) or Einstein ( SRF 1 ) from partner stations . The station also sporadically tests new forms of broadcasting such as slow TV or binge watching .

program

SRF Zwei mainly offers programs aimed at a younger audience who are enthusiastic about sports. In addition to sports programs, the program often features series such as the self-produced series Seitentriebe or event series such as “Follow the Money” and feature films. The broadcaster repeatedly orders current documentary series or focuses on key topics. In the early evening are series and changing cooking shows (u. A. With Rick Stein and Jamie Oliver ) to see.

broadcasts

Current regular broadcasts:

• sportlive: Live Sport (sometimes also in parallel on SRF info with another sporting event)
• sportaktuell : Daily sports magazine
• sportpanorama : Weekly sports magazine with background information (Sundays)
• sportflash: Daily sports short format at 8 p.m.
• Goool: Monothematic sports magazines for the Football Super League as well as the UEFA Champions League and UEFA Europa League
• eishockey aktuell: Magazine on all current ice hockey rounds in the Swiss National League
• G&G People Flash : Short People format of the program Glanz & Gloria every working day
• Newsflash: Daily short news format from the Schweizer Tagesschau editorial team
• “Kino hoch zwei”: two feature film blockbusters in the main Sunday evening program
• Series Monday : Three series in a row on Monday evening
• 3 on two: Transmission of the Radio SRF 3 morning show with studio cameras (in the morning)
• Winter challenge
• Summer challenge
• Speedometer
• Window to Sunday

history

On September 1, 1997, SRF two began broadcasting under the name "SF 2" at the time. It was the German-speaking successor to the nationwide Swiss program Switzerland 4 (formerly: S Plus ). The “sportaktuell” program has been an integral part of the program since the first day of broadcast . The first faces of the station were from the first day of broadcast u. a. Mona Vetsch , Susanne Kunz , Jann Billeter and Sascha Ruefer . Sven Epiney moderated the daily quiz show Blockbusters from 1997 to 2000 , before celebrating its premiere on SF 2 in 2001 with the cooking quiz show Al dente .

From 1998 to 2003, SF two broadcast a Nickelodeon program window Monday to Friday from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. , which also broadcast a lot of old trailers, in-house productions, and the so-called Nicktoons from Nickelodeon Germany; there were also live broadcasts where children could play various games over the phone. From September 2003 to December 31, 2006, Nickelodeon was replaced by "Junior", which ran every day, ie on weekdays from 11 am to 2 pm and on weekends from 7 am to 10 am.

In the case of “Junior”, the concept was maintained with live shows and the moderators already known from Nickelodeon - now moderated from the “Junior Studio”. As of January 1, 2007, the program was replaced by “SF Tubii”, although the broadcasting time was retained. For its part, “SF Tubii” was replaced on August 30, 2010 by the tri-media children's program Zambo . This was postponed to SF 1 on February 29, 2012 , because the program line was canceled too often due to the sports program on SF Zwei and the target group wanted to create a reliable slot for the target group. Other program reforms have also been made. For example, the animated series The Simpsons was removed from the program due to poor audience ratings. The series was replaced by in-house productions that change daily, such as “Box Office” or the talk show “Focus”.

Previous broadcasts:

• The experiment - where is your limit? : Survival adventure show
• Roboclip: music videos
• Musicnight: music program with recorded concerts and music videos (Thursday night)
• Zambo , (1998–2003: “Nickelodeon”, 2003–2006: “Junior”, 2006–2010 SF tubii ): children's program (afternoons; cartoons, game shows, real-life series, etc.)
• PresseTV has its own broadcasting license and broadcast various magazines produced by various print media on the weekend .
  • NZZ Format : Monothematic magazine of the Neue Zürcher Zeitung
  • MotorShow: car magazine
  • Cash TV: Business magazine of the business newspaper CASH
  • Cash talk: interview with a manager
  • Viewpoints: Discussion with journalists , politicians and experts
  • 100 minutes: Takeover of programs such as Spiegel TV reportage from Germany

On December 2, 2005, the stations SF 1 and SF 2 were given a new look (as SF 1 and SF two) and were more clearly separated from each other. On February 29, 2012, the switch to HD ( 720p / 50) followed. Since December 16, 2012 the program is called SRF Zwei. Broadcasting via digital aerial television was discontinued across Switzerland on June 3, 2019.

Historical logos

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  Logo of SF 2 from 1997 to December 5, 2005

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  Logo of SF Zwei from December 6, 2005 to February 29, 2012

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  Screenshot of a station ID

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  Logo of SF two from March 1, 2012 to December 15, 2012

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  Logo of the HD branch since December 16, 2012

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  Logo of the UHD offshoot for UEFA EURO 2016

reception

SRF two is available throughout Switzerland via cable television or z. B. IPTV can be received and encrypted via Eutelsat Hot Bird on 13 ° East. The program is also offered as a live stream via PlaySRF .

Analog broadcasting was discontinued in most of Switzerland on November 26, 2007, and on February 25, 2008 in the canton of Valais . In South Tyrol (Italy) the station has been broadcast unencrypted via DVB-T by the Rundfunk-Anstalt Südtirol (RAS) since 2005 .

Web links

• Official website of SRF two

Individual evidence

1. ^ Organization - sport . In: Swiss Radio and Television (SRF) . August 22, 2013 ( srf.ch [accessed on September 11, 2018]).
2. ↑ Now SRF invites you to the series binge event! Where is that supposed to lead ;-) . In: watson.ch . ( watson.ch [accessed on September 11, 2018]).
3. ↑ Simon Wenger: TV numbers: SRF two gains market share among the young . In: Klein Report . ( kleinreport.ch [accessed on September 11, 2018]).
4. ↑ Rowing at the limit - every two hours across the Atlantic . In: Swiss Radio and Television (SRF) . June 28, 2018 ( srf.ch [accessed on September 11, 2018]).
5. ↑ Tomorrow we are champions - program portrait. September 26, 2017. Retrieved September 11, 2018 . 
6. ↑ Aiming high - program portrait. November 24, 2014, accessed September 11, 2018 . 
7. ↑ Program overview for "Move mountains" at Easter on SRF two. Accessed September 11, 2018 (German). 
8. ↑ FIT UF EM ZWEI - TV - Play SRF. Retrieved September 11, 2018 . 
9. ^ SRF Chronicle - Media Newsroom - Swiss Radio and Television. Accessed September 11, 2018 (German). 
10. ↑ SRF two cooks on a big flame. Accessed September 11, 2018 (German). 
11. ↑ Winter Challenge - program portrait. November 16, 2012, accessed September 11, 2018 . 
12. ↑ Summer Challenge - program portrait. June 28, 2013, accessed September 11, 2018 . 
13. ↑ Overview. Retrieved September 11, 2018 (Swiss Standard German). 
14. ↑ Swiss Radio and Television, Media Relations: Project start “One program on two channels” . In: SRF, Schweizer Radio und Fernsehen (Ed.): - . - edition. tape - , no. - . -, Zurich September 1, 1997, p. - .
15. ^ SRF Chronicle - Media Newsroom - Swiss Radio and Television. Accessed September 11, 2018 (German). 
16. ↑ SRF Media Relations: Start of the program “al dente”. October 11, 2001, accessed September 21, 2018 . 
17. ↑ "The Simpsons" disappear from SF two | Blick.ch, January 30, 2012
18. ↑ FAQ ( Memento of the original from January 8, 2014 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. . SRG SSR (accessed April 4, 2013) 
19. ↑ New names for SRG channels , Sandro Brotz , Patrik Müller , Der Sonntag , September 3, 2011.
20. ↑ Live - TV - Play SRF. Retrieved September 11, 2018 .