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| Country | Denmark |
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| Broadcast area | Danish Realm |
| Headquarters | DR Byen Copenhagen,Denmark |
| Programming | |
| Language(s) | Danish |
| Picture format | 16:9720p (HDTV) |
| Ownership | |
| Owner | DR |
| Sister channels | DR1 DR Ramasjang |
| History | |
| Launched | 30 August 1996; 28 years ago (1996-08-30) |
| Availability | |
| Streaming media | |
| DR TV | www |
DR2 (DR To) is the secondtelevision channel of theDanish Broadcasting Corporation (DR). It covers a wide range of subject matter but tends towards more "highbrow" programmes than the more mainstream and popularDR1. Like DR's other TV and radio channels, it is funded by amedia licence and is therefore commercial-free.
DR2 was launched in 1996 as asatellite- andcable-only channel. This was highly controversial at the time, as it was considered close to a breach of public service principles that the new station did not reach all viewers. Adding to the critics' cause was that DR did havebroadband spectrum available forterrestrial broadcasts. However, this was reserved fordigital broadcasting tests. The less-than-100%-coverage coupled with a "highbrow" reputation resulted in low ratings, which in turn earned it the nickname "the secret channel" to the regret of the director general who had been pushing the line "my channel" (in the sense of programmes appealing to individuals, not the whole family as DR1 supposedly). This was finally remedied on 31 March 2006, when terrestrial digital broadcasts started.
In 2006, along with other DR properties, DR2 received a new on-air presentation design from Front Nordic.[1]
Following the introduction of digital television (and the closing down of all analogue channels except for cable) in Denmark on 1 November 2009, the channel is broadcast free-to-air via a publicDVB-T andMPEG-4 system. It now reaches the whole country and the nearby east side of theØresund to the southernmost areas ofSweden.
In 2013, the channel was rebranded and converted to a 24-hour channel with the inclusion of hourly news and current affairs programming.[2]DR Update previously aired some programming before the channel was closed to make room for DR Ultra. DR2, unlike DR Update, will not interrupt any programmes for breaking news.
The channel switched from SD to 720pHD broadcasting on 28 February 2017.[3][4][5][6]
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DR2 has become famous for its daily satirical TV shows, which were established due to the success of such programmes on Danish television.[7] It resembles the BritishBBC Four because its main output is experimental comedy, documentaries and in-depth news programmes. It has earned much praise for high-quality shows, especially in the first category, with series likeCasper & Mandrilaftalen andDrengene fra Angora.Den 11. time was atalk show on the channel. It also broadcasts manyBritish productions, e.g. crime dramas such asPrime Suspect.
On Saturdays, DR2 broadcasts theGreenlandic-language news bulletinNyheder fra Grønland, produced byKNR.[8]
Between 8 and 10:30 pm on Wednesdays, various European thriller series are aired. Every Friday at 8 pm, a rather recently produced film is aired. A classic film is broadcast on late Sunday afternoons (ending at 8 pm), typically from the late 1960s until the mid-1990s.
The news programme, calledDeadline, airs at 10:30 pm and differs from DR 1'sTV Avisen in just giving a brief overview of today's events, usually followed by two news that are treated more deeply. DR2 is sometimes used as "Breaking News", but only when called for. The channel also covers societal issues and various types of society-related debates.
As is the practice with most other television channels in Denmark, foreign programmes are shown in their original language but with Danish subtitles.
Identify for DR, DR1 and DR2 and onair design for their most important productions; TV Avisen and Deadline
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