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TV2

Launched	June 30 1975
Owned by	TVNZ
Country	New Zealand
Formerly called	South Pacific Television Channel 2
Website	tv2.co.nz
Availability
Terrestrial
Analogue	VHF Band normally tuned to 2
SKY Television Analogue	Channel 2
Satellite
Freeview	Channel 2
SKY Television Digital	Channel 2
Cable
TelstraClear InHomeTV	Channel 2

TV2, also referred to as Channel 2 or simply 2, is a national television network in New Zealand, which is owned and operated by the state-owned broadcaster TVNZ. It targets a younger audience than its sister network, TV One. TV2's line up consists of dramas, sitcoms, and reality shows, most of which are produced in New Zealand or imported from the United States.

1 History
2 Programming
3 Logos
4 See also
5 External links
6 Sources
7 References

History

TV2 was formed following the dissolution of the New Zealand Broadcasting Corporation in 1975, and took over the AKTV2 and CHTV3 stations in Auckland and Christchurch. It began broadcasting in those cities on 30 June of that year, but did not begin broadcasting in Wellington until that November. TV2 opened with a Telethon for the St John Ambulance Service. As there was only one national link, and TV One had priority, TV2 used the link overnight to feed the next day's programmes between Auckland and Christchurch so they could be broadcast simultaneously. In 1976 TV2 was renamed South Pacific Television, and along with TV One and Radio New Zealand it became part of the Broadcasting Corporation of New Zealand (BCNZ) in 1977. In 1980 South Pacific Television (which reverted to its original name of TV2) and TV One merged to form Television New Zealand, with the promise of 'complementary programming'. In 1981, tenders were called for the supply of programmes for TV2's morning slot. The following year Northern Television began producing programmes as the first private enterprise TV broadcaster in the country. In 1983 Northern TV was forced to close due to high costs and low advertising revenue. The National government debated selling off TV2 to a private enterprise in 1983, but this did not happen. In 1988 the Labour government dissolved BCNZ, and deregulated the broadcasting market. With the launch of TV3 in 1989, TV2 (now rebranded 'Channel 2') moved away from complementary programming and repositioned itself as an entertainment channel, leaving more serious programming to TV One. In 1995 Channel 2 reverted to its old name, TV2. On September 22 2007, TV2 is expected to go into 16:9 widescreen on Freeview 24 hours a day.

Programming

TV2 screens a variety of local and international (mostly American) shows. Apart from 20/20, news and sport is usually catered for by sister channel TV One.

News Programming

News and sport is usually catered for by sister channel TV One. However, the show does feature one news show, 20/20, based on the American show of the same name. While TV2 has never had its own newscast, TV2 once featured headline updates at the top of the hour, but these were discontinued in 2002. TV2 does broadcast headlines for the ONE News bulletin at 5:00pm and 5:30pm.

Original Programming

TV2's original programming is also produced and filmed in New Zealand.. Due to the small population of New Zealand, and TV2's small viewing audience when compared to TV networks in America and the United Kingdom, most shows have a low budget as the television viewing audience in New Zealand is not large enough to justify high cost programming. Many shows also rely on government subsidies provided via New Zealand On Air. Most of TV2’s original programming is reality shows, which are known to be much cheaper to produce than scripted programming. Notable current original programming includes:

Notable past original programming includes:

Imported Programming

The majority of TV2's line up is imported from other television markets, mostly from the United States. TV2 has a contract with the ABC for supply of most of its American programmes. Programmes also come from the NBC and CBS. Notably, TV2 features no shows from FOX, apart from American Idol, The O.C., and Mad TV as American Idol is distributed by Fremantle Media. The The O.C and MAD TV are supplied through TVNZ's Warner Bros. agreement, as FOX has an exclusive agreement with TV2's main rival, TV3. In a rare situation in mid 2007, TV2 is screened episodes of ABC drama Men in Trees months in advance of the US, as ABC decided to attach these episodes onto the second season of the show. Notable Imported programming includes:

New notable Imported Shows forthcoming in 2008:

Current Primetime Schedule

Doesnt include alternate public holiday programming

	7:00 PM	7:30 PM	8:00 PM	8:30 PM	9:30 PM	10:00 PM
SUN	The Zoo	Are You Smarter Than A 10 Year Old		Sunday Night Movie^*
MON	Supernanny	Extreme Makeover: Home Edition		Brothers & Sisters	Ghost Whisperer
TUE		Hell's Kitchen		Sensing Murder		Police Ten-7
WED		Two and a Half Men	Scrubs	Traveler	Last Man Standing
THU		Supernanny		McLeod's Daughters	Super Skinny Me
FRI		Friday Night Summer Movie			The Catherine Tate Show	Distraction
SAT	The Amazing Race Asia		The War at Home †	Saturday Night Movie

News and Current Affairs are in Grey; Drama is in Blue; Sitcoms, Animation and Comedy are in Purple; Lifestyle programs are in Green; Factual programs and Documentaries are Yellow; Reality, Game shows and Talk shows are in Red; Sport is in Orange; Movies are in Pink. The above represents TV2's usual primetime schedule. It does not reflect one-off events, and program starting times may vary from those shown. This schedule is current as of 2007-12-20. For up-to-date information, see TV2's online television guide. (link). *This programme will start anytime after 9:30pm and continues until at least 11:30pm. †This programme is interrupted for 5 minutes at 8:00pm for the Lotto draw.

Forthcoming Primetime Schedule - 2008^[1]

Doesnt include alternate public holiday programming

	7:00 PM	7:30 PM	8:00 PM	8:30 PM	9:30 PM
SUN	Sunday Night Movie	Sunday Night Movie		Sunday Night Movie	Entertainment
MON	Shortland Street	Mitre 10 Dream Home		Desperate Housewives	Pushing Daisies
TUE		Shortland street		Tuesday Movie
WED		Two and a Half Men	Scrubs	Lost	Dirty Sexy Money
THU		''Shortland street		ER	20/20
FRI		Notes from the Underbelly	Big Day	Shortland street	Shortland street
SAT	The Amazing Race asia	The war At Home		Saturday Night Movie

Logos

TV2 has had numerous logos throughout its history. The current logo is highly comparable to that of BBC Two.

1976 - 1980

2005 to present

External links

Official Site

Sources

TVNZ

References

^ http://www.throng.co.nz/tv2/tv2-program-launch-2008

• • e Television New Zealand (TVNZ)
Present Television Channels	TV One · TV2 · TVNZ 6 · TVNZ Sport Extra
Future Television Channels	TVNZ 7
Other Services	TVNZ Teletext · TVNZ ondemand

• • e New Zealand Free-to-Air Television Channels
Television New Zealand	TV One · TV2 · TVNZ 6
MediaWorks NZ	TV3 · C4
Other Channels	Prime · Māori Television · Trackside · Regional TV

• • e Freeview New Zealand
Television Channels	TV One · TV2 · TV3 · C4 · Māori Television Tahi · TVNZ 6 · TVNZ Sport Extra · Triangle Stratos · Parliament TV
Radio Stations	Radio New Zealand National · Radio New Zealand Concert
Data Services	Freeview EPG · TVNZ Teletext
Future Services	TVNZ 7 · Māori Television Rua