''TV Avisen'' is a

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broadcast by

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History

''TV Avisen'' was broadcast for the first time on 15 October 1965 - up until this point, television had already been broadcast regularly in

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for 14 years. This was due to an agreement signed between DR and the press in 1926 which guaranteed the press' control of the broadcast of news on television and radio. The agreement remained in place after the introduction of

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and was rescinded on 1 July 1964. Initially, ''TV Avisen'' mostly consisted of footage from foreign

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with a musical accompaniment in the style of a

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. The programme began broadcasting in colour in October 1978. Five years later, the television news operation moved from its small studios at

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. In 1988, DR lost its monopoly in Danish television news when second government broadcaster TV2 (founded in 1988) began broadcasting its own news service. In an effort to compete, the main 7.30pm programme was replaced in 1993 by two evening bulletins at 6pm and 8.30pm. The following year, the programmes were moved half an hour later to 6.30pm and 9pm. In 2006, the morning edition of ''TV Avisen'' was axed due to low viewing figures. In the same year, DR's television, radio and online operations were combined in the new

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complex in

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. TV Avisen received a new design and began broadcasting in 16:9 widescreen. In 2012, the late evening programme was moved to 9.30pm on Monday - Thursday nights. On June 13 2017, TV Avisen was rebranded with updated titles and a new studio design.

Current Broadcasting Times

* Daily at 07:00, (weekend 08:00) 12:00, 18:30. * Daily (except Saturday) at 21:00

Features of the Programme

''TV Avisen'' always begins with a short summary of the news. The top story tends to concern a Danish issue. ''TV Avisen'' has its own permanent correspondents in

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and the

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, as well as a special climate correspondent. As is usual for Danish television, reports which contain foreign languages (for example interviews with foreign politicians or foreign press conferences) are not dubbed in

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, but subtitled.

Online Streaming

All ''TV Avisen'' programmes from the previous 30 days are available from the DR website.

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is only possible when using an IP address from Denmark.

External links

* * {{IMDb title Danish television news shows DR TV original programming Danish-language television shows