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 Current logo used since 2016 | |
| Country | New Zealand |
|---|---|
| Broadcast area | National |
| Programming | |
| Picture format | 1080i (HDTV) |
| Timeshift service | TVNZ 2+1 |
| Ownership | |
| Owner | TVNZ |
| Sister channels | TVNZ 1 TVNZ Duke |
| History | |
| Launched | 30 June 1975 |
| Former names | TV2 (1975–1976, 1995–2016) South Pacific Television (1976–1980) Television Two (1980–1982) Television 2 (1982–1987) Network Two (1987–1989) Channel 2 (1989–1995) |
| Links | |
| Webcast | Watch live (NZ only) |
| Website | tvnz.co.nz/livetv/tvnz-2 |
| Availability | |
| Terrestrial | |
| DVB 64-QAM on band IV | |
TVNZ 2 (Māori: Te Reo Tātaki Rua) is the second New Zealand television channel owned and operated by the state-owned broadcaster Television New Zealand (TVNZ). It targets a younger audience than its sister channel, TVNZ 1. TVNZ 2's line up consists of dramas, comedies, and reality TV shows. A small number are produced in New Zealand which are either of a comedic, soap opera or reality nature, with rest of the line-up taken from international catalogues.
TVNZ 2 is New Zealand's second-oldest television channel, formed in 1975 following the break-up of the New Zealand Broadcasting Corporation into Radio New Zealand, Television One and Television Two. It began broadcasting on 30 June 1975, and for most of the 1970s was known as South Pacific Television. In 1980, it became a part of TVNZ when South Pacific Television and Television One merged, and reverted to the name TV2. The channel was renamed TVNZ 2 in October 2016.[1]
The channel is broadcast on the government owned Kordia terrestrial network as well as on one of the two Kordia satellite transponders, which is included in channel packages on the Freeview and Sky platforms. Sky also make the channel available on one of their own satellite transponders.
- ^ "So long TV One, TVNZ announces new channel names". New Zealand Herald. 29 September 2016.