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| Launched | December 21, 1963 |
| Owned by | France Télévisions |
| Audience share | 18.1% (June 2007, [1]) |
| Country |  France |
| Formerly called | RTF Télévision 2 (1963-1964) La Deuxième Chaîne de la ORTF (1964-1975) Antenne 2 (1975-1992) |
| Sister channel(s) | France 3 France 4 France 5 France Ô France 24 |
| Website | www.france2.fr |
| Availability | |
| Terrestrial | |
| SECAM | Channel 2 |
| TNT | Channel 2 |
| Satellite | |
| CanalSat | Channel 2 |
| TPS | Channel 2 |
| TV Vlaanderen Digitaal | Channel 78 |
| Cable | |
| Noos | Channel 2 |
| Kabel Deutschland | Channel 833 |
| Others | (See article) |
| IPTV over ADSL | |
| Freebox TV | Channel 2 |
| Orange TV | Channel 2 |
| Neuf TV | Channel 2 |
| Alice | Channel 2 |
| DartyBox | Channel 2 |
| Belgacom TV | Channel 9 (Wallonia and Brussels), Channel 56 (Flanders) |
| Telenet TV | Channel 36 |
France 2 is the largest French public TV network. It is part of the France Télévisions group, which also comprises France 3, France 5, Réseau France Outre-mer, and the new digital-only France 4 (plus participation in ARTE, EuroNews, and several cable/satellite thematic channels, and Mediamétrie). France 2 used to be called Antenne 2 (Aerial 2) until September 7, 1992. Earlier, in the 1970s and as part of ORTF, it was simply called La Deuxième Chaîne (The Second Channel). Broadcasting began in 1963 using the 625-lines standard (but not yet in color) hence preparing the extinction of the older (black and white only) 819-line TV standard. On October 1, 1967 at 2:15pm CET, the network switched broadcast from black and white to color using SECAM. Antenne 2 was the first color channel in France, it would be several years before the first network was colorized and changed to the 625-line TV standard.
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Organization
Directors
Chairmen:
- Marcel Jullian: 01/01/1975 – 12/1977
- Maurice Ulrich: 12/1977 – 08/1981
- Pierre Desgraupes: 08/1981 – 11/1984
- Jean-Claude Héberlé: 11/1984 – 10/1985
- Jean Drucker: 10/1985 – 12/1986
- Claude Contamine: 12/1986 – 10/08/1989
- Philippe Guilhaume (joint chairmanship A2 / FR3): 10/08/1989 – 19/12/1990
- Hervé Bourges (joint chairmanship A2 / FR3): 19/12/1990 – 07/09/1992
Directors General:
- Jacques Thibau: 07/1965 – 11/1967
- Maurice Cazeneuve: 11/1967 – 09/1971
- Pierre Sabbagh: 09/1971 – 03/07/1972
- Jean Lefèvre: 03/07/1972
- Jean-Michel Gaillard: 27/09/1989 – 10/01/1991
- Éric Giuily: 10/01/1991 – 09/1992
- Georges Vanderchmitt: 09/1992 – 01/1994
- Raphaël Hadas-Lebel: 01/1994 – 06/1996
- Michel Pappalardo: 06/1996 – 06/1999
- Michèle Cotta: 06/1999 – 06/2002
- Christopher Baldelli: 06/2002 – 09/2005
- Philippe Baudillon: since September 2005.
Information Directors:
- Jean-Louis Guillaud: 01/1969 – 09/1969
- Jacqueline Baudrier: 09/1969 – 03/07/1972
- Jean-Louis Guillaud: 03/07/1972 – 01/01/1975
- Jacques Sallebert: 06/01/1975 – 05/1976
- Georges Leroy: 05/1976 – 09/1976
- Charles Baudinat: 09/1976 – 01/1977
- Jean-Pierre Elkabbach: 01/1977 – 12/1982
- Pierre Lescure: 12/1982 – 12/1984
- Albert du Roy: 12/1984 – 03/1985
- Pierre-Henri Arnstam: 03/1985 – 1986
- Marcel Trillat: 1986
- Claude Carré: 1991 – 1992
- Jean-Luc Mano: 12/1993 – 06/1996
- Pierre-Henri Arnstam: 06/1996 – 09/2000
- Gérard Leclerc: 09/2000 – 07/2001
- Olivier Mazerolle: 07/2001 – 03/2004
- Arlette Chabot: since March 2004.
Hosts/Presenters
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Programmes
- French TV Shows : C com-ç@, Cœur Océan, Avocats & associés, P.J.
- American TV Shows : ER (Urgences) ; Without A Trace (FBI : portés disparus) ; Cold Case (Cold Case : affaires classées)
Lebanese Civil War kidnapping
In March 1986 an Antenne 2 news team was kidnapped in Beirut while reporting on the Lebanese Civil War. Philippe Rochot, Georges Hansen, Aurel Cornéa and Jean-Louis Normandin were four of many Western hostages held by terrorists during the conflict. During Antenne 2 news bulletins the headlines would be followed by a reminder of the French hostages held in Lebanon, including others such as Michel Seurat and Jean-Paul Kaufman, with names, photos and the length of their captivity. Within a year, most of the news team had been released and returned to France, but the reminders continued until all the French hostages had been freed.
Muhammad al-Durrah shooting
On September 30, 2000 France 2 aired footage of the shooting of Muhammad al-Durrah which was later determined to have been staged.[1]
References
External links
- Official Site (French)
- France Télévisions (French)
- France 2 presentation at GenTV.be (French)
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| Terrestrial analogue | TF1 • France 2 • France 3 • Canal + • France 5 • M6 • Arte |
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| Terrestrial digital (free) | Direct 8 • W9 • TMC • NT1 • NRJ 12 • La Chaîne parlementaire • France 4 • BFM TV • I>Télé • Virgin 17 • Gulli | |
| Terrestrial digital (pay) | TPS Star • Paris Première • Canal+ Sport • Canal+ Cinéma • AB1 • Planète • TF6 • Canal J • LCI • Eurosport | |
| Others | France 24 • MCM • Mezzo • TPS Foot • 13ème Rue • France Ô • Planète • RTL9 • Comédie! | |
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| Media holding companies | France Télévisions • TF1 Group • Métropole Télévision • Canal+ Group • Lagardère Active • AB Groupe | |
