CEO Anne Engdal Stig Christensen and Head of Sports Frederik Lauesen at the opening of TV 2 SPORT X – TV 2 Denmark’s latest channel. (Photo: Jens Wognsen / TV 2).
TV 2 DANMARK A/S is the company behind Denmark's most-watched channel, TV 2, and behind the country's most-watched channel family.
TV 2 DANMARK A/S is owned by the Danish state and the public service channel TV 2 is operated on a commercial basis. Until 2004, TV 2's main channel received a smaller share of the license fees. Since 2012, the main channel TV 2 has been partially funded by subscription.
TV 2 aired on October 1, 1988, and less than three years later TV 2 had become the largest TV channel in Denmark. TV 2's range of programs includes news, documentaries and lifestyle, entertainment, sports, Danish fiction, current affairs, films, morning television and children's television.
TV 2 is the channel that broadcasts the most hours of Danish TV and has most first releases - and TV 2 is the main channel that broadcasts most news hours.
Additionally, TV 2 DANMARK operates the TV channels TV 2 NEWS, TV 2 ZULU, TV 2 CHARLIE, TV 2 FRI, TV 2 SPORT, TV 2 SPORT X and the on-demand service TV 2 PLAY as well as TV2.DK - one of Denmark's most popular websites.
TV 2 DANMARK A/S has approximately 1,400 employees located in Odense and Copenhagen.
12.03.2021: TV 2 extends the rights to international women's tennis
11.12.2020: TV 2 and DR to cover FIFA World Cup 2026
27.11.2020: The Olympic Games return to TV 2 and will receive the most intensive coverage ever
08.05.2020: TV 2 obtains new, important football property
22.04.2020: TV 2 extends the rights to Laliga
02.03.2020: TV 2 Denmark's Anette Romer to step down as Head of Acquisitions this summer
05.09.2019: TV 2 strengthens PLAY with a new sports channel
05.09.2019: TV 2 acquires rights in world-class men’s tennis
18.06.2019: The Championships, Wimbledon returns to TV 2s channels
14.01.2019: New deal with Strive brings Messi, Modric and Ronaldo to TV 2 SPORT and TV 2 PLAY
10.09.2018: New production system at TV 2 DENMARK
30.11.2016: TV 2 NEWS has set a new standard for NEWS production - even internationally
For general questions about TV 2, please send an email to tv2@tv2.dk - you can find more contact information here.