2012 In Norwegian Television
This is a list of Norwegian television related events from 2012. Events *25 May - Martin Halla wins the first series of ''The Voice – Norges beste stemme''. *17 November - Singer Hanne Sørvaag and her partner win the eighth series of ''Skal vi danse?'' *7 December - 17-year-old opera singer wins the fifth series of '' Norske Talenter''. Debuts Domestic *27 January - ''The Voice – Norges beste stemme'' (2012–present) International */ ''Tilly and Friends'' (NRK) Television shows 2000s *'' Idol'' (2003-2007, 2011–present) *''Skal vi danse?'' (2006–present) *'' Norske Talenter'' (2008–present) Ending this year Networks and services Launches Conversions and rebrandings Closures Births Deaths See also *2012 in Norway Events in the year 2012 in Norway. Incumbents * Monarch – Harald V * President of the Storting – Dag Terje Andersen (Norwegian Labour Party) * Prime Minister – Jens Stoltenberg (Norwegian Labour Party) Events January February ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Norwegian Television
Television in Norway was Timeline of the introduction of television in countries, introduced in 1954, but the first television program was only shown in 1958, and regular broadcasts did not start until 1960. Like Denmark, Norway had only one television channel until the 1980s. Some 40% of the population have Cable television, cable TV, and 30% have Satellite television, satellite TV. Another 30% have terrestrial television only. In Norway, all advertising containing political messages and advertising aimed at children are prohibited. Channels such as TV3 (Norway), TV3 are allowed to broadcast commercial breaks, as these channels are being broadcast via satellite from the United Kingdom. Non-Norwegian television programs (as well as portions of Norwegian shows with foreign language dialogue), except for children's programs, are subtitled, not dubbed. Analogue terrestrial television The first television channel in Norway, NRK1 was started officially in 1960 (then under the name N ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Idol (Norwegian TV Series)
''Idol - Jakten på en superstjerne'' is a television show on the Norwegian television channel TV 2, based on the popular British show ''Pop Idol''. The show describes itself as a "Search For A SuperStar". The contestants are first narrowed down to 100 contestants, and then down to 24-50 through several auditions and tests by a panel of judges. From this point on, the viewers decide who are in and who are out, and the judges limit themselves to commenting. TV viewers being what they are, the votes are based not solely on the singers vocal performance, but also on his or her looks, clothes, entertainment value, and other factors. In the first four seasons the agelimit for participation was 16–28 years old. In season five it was changed to 16–35. Idol in Norway is unique in that contestants have been allowed to perform self composed songs since the first season in 2003. Season synopsis Season 1 In the first season (2003), 50 people were narrowed down to 10, with each conte ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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TV 2 Zebra
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. TV 2 Zebra has the rights to "Tippeligaen Eliteserien () is a Norwegian professional league for association football clubs. At the top of the Norwegian football league system, it is the country's primary football competition. Contested by 16 clubs, it operates on a system of promotion ...", 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 series. TV 2 owns the rights to European and World Championships in handball. Programs * List of programs broadcast by TV 2 Zebra References TV 2 (Norway) Television channels and stations establish ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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TV4 Hits
TV4 Hits (branded as Hits in Norway) is a Scandinavian premium television channel showing movies and TV shows. The channel shows big blockbusters, independent movies, classic movies, movies from the whole world and erotic movies. The channel was launched as ''Canal+ Film 2'' on 1 May 2004. On 1 November 2007 it changed its name to ''Canal+ Hits'' as part of a larger reorganization of the Canal+ channels. In the Swedish feed, it timeshares with Canal+ Sport 2 which broadcasts a few games in the weekend. In the Norwegian and Finnish network the channel is however broadcast in full. The channel changed name to C More Hits on 4 September 2012 as of big rebranding. C More was discontinued on 14 August 2023, in favor of TV4 Play in Sweden. Consequently, the channel was rebranded as TV4 Hits and simply as Hits in Norway. See also * C More Entertainment * C More Action * C More Sport * C More Tennis * MTV Aitio MTV Aitio is a Scandinavian premium television channel owned by ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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C More Kids
C More Kids was a Scandinavian premium television channel showing family movies and programs from CBeebies CBeebies is a British free-to-air public broadcast children's television channel owned and operated by the BBC. It is also the brand used for all BBC content for children aged 6 years and under. Its sister channel CBBC is aimed at older childr .... The channel was closed 1 February 2015. The content previously shown on the channel is available in the C More Play on demand streaming library. The channel broadcast from 6.30 a.m. to 6 p.m. References {{Swedish television channels Defunct television channels in Denmark Defunct television channels in Norway Defunct television channels in Sweden Defunct television channels in Finland Television channels and stations established in 2011 Television channels and stations disestablished in 2015 Pan-Nordic television channels ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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TV4 Hockey
TV4 Hockey is an ice hockey channel broadcasting in Sweden and Norway. The channel shows ice hockey from Sweden Sweden, formally the Kingdom of Sweden,The United Nations Group of Experts on Geographical Names states that the country's formal name is the Kingdom of SwedenUNGEGN World Geographical Names, Sweden./ref> is a Nordic country located on ... and other countries. References External links {{Swedish television channels Television channels in Sweden Television channels in Norway Defunct television channels in Finland Television stations in Denmark ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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C More Tennis
C More Tennis was a Scandinavian premium sports channel which replaced Canal+ Sport 2 on September 4, 2012, and became a sports channel with only tennis from ATP Tour, WTA Tour and Davis Cup. The channel also has the rights to the Grand Slam tournament Wimbledon. The channel was available: In Sweden through the C More packets: C More Max, C More Sports and C More Family. In Norway through the C More packets: C More Total and C More Sports. In Finland through the package: MTV3 Total. However, it was not meaningful in the first place that the channel should be available in Denmark since Canal 8 Sport substituted C More Sports and Tennis would be shown there, but the channel is available through C More Film package from Canal Digital, YouSee and Altibox together with C More Extreme. But in early 2013 it was recognized that there was not always room till all tennis tournaments on Canal 8 Sport so that the channel was in March 2013 made available through YouSee where the channel ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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VOX (Norwegian TV Channel)
VOX is a Scandinavian television channel owned by Warner Bros. Discovery EMEA. The channel was launched in January 2012 and targets teens and adults up to 30. Programs *List of programs broadcast by VOX List of programs broadcast by Vox __NOTOC__ 0–9 A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y z References {{programs Vox ... References External links * Television channels in Norway Television channels and stations established in 2012 2012 establishments in Norway Warner Bros. Discovery networks Warner Bros. Discovery EMEA {{Norway-tv-stub ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Tilly And Friends
Tilly may refer to: Places France * Tilly, Eure, in the Eure ''département'' * Tilly, Indre, in the Indre ''département'' * Tilly, Yvelines, in the Yvelines ''département'' Elsewhere * Tilly, Belgium, a village in the municipality of Villers-la-Ville, Belgium * Tillicoultry (Tilly in Scots), a village in Clackmannanshire, Scotland * Tilly, Arkansas, an unincorporated community People * Tilly (name), including a list of people with the given name, nickname or surname * Johann Tserclaes, Count of Tilly (1559–1632), field marshal in the Thirty Years' War often referred to as Tilly Fictional characters * Sylvia Tilly, in ''Star Trek: Discovery'' * Tilly Evans, on the British soap opera ''Hollyoaks'' * Tilly Green, a main character from the TV series ''Big City Greens'' * Tilly Jackson, a ''Red Dead Redemption 2'' character * Tilly, a French-speaking puppet from the British children's TV series ''Tots TV'' * Tilly, the main character in Raymond Briggs' book and TV film '' The ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Martin Halla
Martin Halla (born 4 June 1988 in Aurskog, Norway) is a Norwegian singer who, on 25 May 2012, won the inaugural series of ''The Voice – Norges beste stemme'', the Norwegian version of ''The Voice'' in 2012 and was broadcast on TV2. He was part of "Team Magne" as he was mentored by Magne Furuholmen. Career ;''The Voice – Norges beste stemme'' In his audition, broadcast on 27 January 2012, Halla residing in Bergen, Norway sang "Somewhere Only We Know" from Keane with two judges Sondre Lerche and Magne Furuholmenhitting the "I Want U" button. He chose to be on Magne's team. On 6 April 2012, in the Battle round, his mentor paired him against contestant Ruben Gundersen also from "Team Magne" and chose to keep Halla after they both sang " Keep On Walking" from Salem Al Fakir. In the sing-off round, where each coach would nominates 4 acts from the group to advance to the live shows with the 3 remaining acts per group being subjected to the sing-off for the sole remaining spot, Hall ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Verdens Gang
''Verdens Gang'' ("The course of the world"), generally known under the abbreviation ''VG'', is a Norwegian tabloid newspaper. In 2016, circulation numbers stood at 93,883, having declined from a peak circulation of 390,510 in 2002. ''VG'' is nevertheless the most read online newspaper in Norway, with about 2 million daily readers. Verdens Gang AS is a private company wholly owned by the public company Schibsted. History and profile ''VG'' was established by members of the Norwegian resistance movement shortly after the country was liberated from German occupation in 1945. The first issue of the paper was published on 23 June 1945. Christian A. R. Christensen was the first editor-in-chief of ''VG'' from its start in 1945 to 1967 when he died. ''VG'' is based in Oslo. The paper is published in tabloid format. The owner is the media conglomerate Schibsted, which also owns Norway's largest newspaper, ''Aftenposten'', as well as newspapers in Sweden and Estonia and shares in some ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Norske Talenter
''Norske Talenter'' (English: ''Norway’s Got Talent'', ''Norwegian Talents'') is a Norway, Norwegian talent show with a similar format to ''Britain's Got Talent,'' making it one of the ''Got Talent'' franchise programmes. The 16-year-old singer Erlend Bratland won the first series and Quick Style, a hip hop dance group, won the second series. The judges were music producer Jan Fredrik Karlsen, singer and actress Mia Gundersen and comedian/actor Thomas Giertsen. In 2008 :no:Marte Stokstad, Marte Stokstad and Sturla Berg-Johansen were hosts, and in 2009, :no:Pia Lykke, Pia Lykke joined Berg-Johansen to be hosts. For a list of acts that have performed on the show, see List of Norske Talenter acts, List of ''Norske Talenter'' acts. Series summary Series 1 (2008) In the show's first series, 40 acts competed in the semifinals and 10 acts in the final. The winner was 16-year-old singer Erlend Bratland, with 8-year-old hula hoop artist Vegard F. Dommersnes as the runner-up and 12 ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |