TV 2 Zebra explained

TV 2 Zebra
Launch Date:24 January 2004 (SD)
12 December 2013 (HD)
Closed Date:26 February 2012 (SD)
Picture Format: (1080i, HDTV)
Owner:TV 2 Group
(Egmont)
Former Names:TV2 Plus (2003-2004) (working title)
TV2 Xtra (2004-2005)
Sister Channels:TV 2 Direkte, TV 2 Livsstil, TV 2 Nyheter, TV 2 Sport, TV 2 Sport Premium
Terr Serv 1:RiksTV
Terr Chan 1:Channel 7
Online Serv 1:TV 2 Play

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.

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: