TV 2 Zebra is a Norwegian television channel showing entertainment programmes, interactive programmes and live sport mainly targeted towards a male audience. The channel was started as TV 2 Xtra on 24 January 2004, but before that the channel was first announced in 2003 as TV2 Plus, which is its working name.[citation needed]
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| Programming | |
|---|---|
| Picture format | 16:9 (1080i, HDTV) |
| Ownership | |
| Owner | TV 2 Group (Egmont) |
| Sister channels | TV 2 Direkte, TV 2 Livsstil, TV 2 Nyheter, TV 2 Sport, TV 2 Sport Premium |
| History | |
| Launched | 24 January 2004 (SD) 12 December 2013 (HD) |
| Closed | 26 February 2012 (SD) |
| Former names | TV2 Plus (2003-2004) (working title) TV2 Xtra (2004-2005) |
| Links | |
| Website | www |
| Availability | |
| Terrestrial | |
| RiksTV | Channel 7 |
| Streaming media | |
| TV 2 Play | play |
The channel has been a pay-TV basic package channel from the beginning. The channel was initially designed as a general secondary channel, but was later converted into a male demographic channel.
TV 2 Zebra has the rights to "Tippeligaen", and the channel broadcasts a live game every week. In addition, people can subscribe to the other games by buying TV 2 Sport. TV 2 Zebra also invests in Norwegian handball leagues.
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Programs
The vast majority of programming is imported, and a few carried over from the main channel (The Julekalender, Reddet), with only a few shows being original productions specifically for TV 2 Zebra:
- Fjorden Cowboys
- Shampo
- Iskrigerne
- Gatebil
- Alene