TV 2 Zulu
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TV 2
Zulu is a Danish
television station
which started broadcasting on 15 October 2000. It is primarily aimed at viewers between 15 and 30 years of age.
TV2 Zulu has been noted for Danish comedy shows and programmes such as Langt fra Las Vegas
, Gustne Gensyn
, P.I.S., Klovn
and FC Zulu
, the latter of which was nominated for an International Emmy
in 2005 for best Non-scripted Entertainment. From 2000 to 2007, TV2 Zulu broadcast live
NFL games.
TV2 Zulu is also known for its award shows such as Zulu Awards and Zulu Comedy Galla. Zulu Comedy Galla is a part of Zulu Comedy Festival, where comedians, both Danish and foreign, are performing in the capital of Denmark
, Copenhagen
. In 2011 it was introduced that comedians would also be performing in Aarhus
. During the festival, the TV channel also broadcast a lot of comedy
.
In the summer TV2 Zulu tours Denmark
with an outdoor cinema, Zulu Sommerbio (Zulu Summercinema). In the cinema you get access to newly realesed movies for free, and in the meantime on the TV channel, TV2 Zulu broadcasts movies, sorted by themes for the different weeks. Every place Zulu Sommerbio visits they stay 3-5 days, and on the last day, the audience gets to decide the last movie, via a vote on the television stations webside.
On satellite, TV 2 Zulu (as well as TV 2 Charlie and TV 2 Film) was initially exclusively available via Canal Digital
. The competing Viasat
platform started broadcasting the channels in January 2009.
TV 2 (Denmark)
TV 2 is a publicly owned television station in Denmark based in Odense. The station began broadcasting on 1 October 1988, thereby ending the television monopoly previously exercised by the Danmarks Radio ....
Zulu is a Danish
Denmark
Denmark is a Scandinavian country in Northern Europe. The countries of Denmark and Greenland, as well as the Faroe Islands, constitute the Kingdom of Denmark . It is the southernmost of the Nordic countries, southwest of Sweden and south of Norway, and bordered to the south by Germany. Denmark...
television station
Television station
A television station is a business, organisation or other such as an amateur television operator that transmits content over terrestrial television. A television transmission can be by analog television signals or, more recently, by digital television. Broadcast television systems standards are...
which started broadcasting on 15 October 2000. It is primarily aimed at viewers between 15 and 30 years of age.
TV2 Zulu has been noted for Danish comedy shows and programmes such as Langt fra Las Vegas
Langt fra Las Vegas
Langt fra Las Vegas is a Danish sit-com, which was first aired on the Danish TV channel TV2 Zulu. It revolved around life at a newly started TV morning show, Jump Start, and focused on the life of the main character, Casper .Langt fra Las Vegas consisted of 53 episodes, aired over 5 seasons with...
, Gustne Gensyn
Gustne Gensyn
Gustne Gensyn is a Danish humorous TV show running on the Danish TV channel TV 2 Zulu. The shows consists of small sketches, which are all connected by the theme that they are supposedly 20–50 years old shows, although they are created for the show itself....
, P.I.S., Klovn
Klovn
Klovn is a Danish sitcom, which first aired on the Danish TV channel TV2 Zulu. It focuses on the life of the main character Frank and Casper...
and FC Zulu
FC Zulu
FC Zulu is a Danish television program on TV 2 Zulu. It tells the story about 16 nerds, who had never touched a football before, trained in 2004 for three months, with the goal of playing against FCK in PARKEN. Against all odds, they were able to score a goal. This year, the incapable nerds return,...
, the latter of which was nominated for an International Emmy
Emmy Award
An Emmy Award, often referred to simply as the Emmy, is a television production award, similar in nature to the Peabody Awards but more focused on entertainment, and is considered the television equivalent to the Academy Awards and the Grammy Awards .A majority of Emmys are presented in various...
in 2005 for best Non-scripted Entertainment. From 2000 to 2007, TV2 Zulu broadcast live
Live television
Live television refers to a television production broadcast in real-time, as events happen, in the present. From the early days of television until about 1958, live television was used heavily, except for filmed shows such as I Love Lucy and Gunsmoke. Video tape did not exist until 1957...
NFL games.
TV2 Zulu is also known for its award shows such as Zulu Awards and Zulu Comedy Galla. Zulu Comedy Galla is a part of Zulu Comedy Festival, where comedians, both Danish and foreign, are performing in the capital of Denmark
Denmark
Denmark is a Scandinavian country in Northern Europe. The countries of Denmark and Greenland, as well as the Faroe Islands, constitute the Kingdom of Denmark . It is the southernmost of the Nordic countries, southwest of Sweden and south of Norway, and bordered to the south by Germany. Denmark...
, Copenhagen
Copenhagen
Copenhagen is the capital and largest city of Denmark, with an urban population of 1,199,224 and a metropolitan population of 1,930,260 . With the completion of the transnational Øresund Bridge in 2000, Copenhagen has become the centre of the increasingly integrating Øresund Region...
. In 2011 it was introduced that comedians would also be performing in Aarhus
Aarhus
Aarhus or Århus is the second-largest city in Denmark. The principal port of Denmark, Aarhus is on the east side of the peninsula of Jutland in the geographical center of Denmark...
. During the festival, the TV channel also broadcast a lot of comedy
Comedy
Comedy , as a popular meaning, is any humorous discourse or work generally intended to amuse by creating laughter, especially in television, film, and stand-up comedy. This must be carefully distinguished from its academic definition, namely the comic theatre, whose Western origins are found in...
.
In the summer TV2 Zulu tours Denmark
Denmark
Denmark is a Scandinavian country in Northern Europe. The countries of Denmark and Greenland, as well as the Faroe Islands, constitute the Kingdom of Denmark . It is the southernmost of the Nordic countries, southwest of Sweden and south of Norway, and bordered to the south by Germany. Denmark...
with an outdoor cinema, Zulu Sommerbio (Zulu Summercinema). In the cinema you get access to newly realesed movies for free, and in the meantime on the TV channel, TV2 Zulu broadcasts movies, sorted by themes for the different weeks. Every place Zulu Sommerbio visits they stay 3-5 days, and on the last day, the audience gets to decide the last movie, via a vote on the television stations webside.
On satellite, TV 2 Zulu (as well as TV 2 Charlie and TV 2 Film) was initially exclusively available via Canal Digital
Canal Digital
Canal Digital is a Scandinavian television distributor and internet service provider that was founded in March 1997 as a joint venture between the French pay-TV company Canal+ and the Norwegian telecommunications operator Telenor...
. The competing Viasat
Viasat
Viasat is a DBS distributor and TV broadcaster, owned by the Swedish media conglomerate Modern Times Group. Broadcasting from London, the target markets are in the Nordic and the Baltic Countries...
platform started broadcasting the channels in January 2009.