6'eren is a Danish subscription television channel operated by Warner Bros. Discovery EMEA. It replaced SBS Net on 1 January 2009. The channel's

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is males, branding itself with the slogan "Denmark's got a new TV Channel - and it's for men" (Danmark har fået en ny TV-kanal, og den er for mænd). The channel also shows

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and

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. Matches involving Swansea City during the 2013–14 Premier League season, were extensively shown on the channel due to Michael Laudrup's time at the club as manager. Like other terrestrial services distributed in Denmark, 6'eren does not interrupt shows with commercials. 6'eren is distributed through terrestrial,

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and

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and is available to approximately 75% of all Danish households.

History

The origin of the channel dates back to a 2006 decision taken by SBS. In March of that year, it was announced that TVDamnark would be replaced by a new channel, Kanal 4, aimed at a female demographic.Ny kanalstrategi for SBS TV – TV Danmark ændres til Kanal 4 og Kanal 5 opruster, ''Dansk Radio TV Nyt'', 16 March 2006
/ref> Due to concerns from SBS over the introduction of digital terrestrial television in Denmark, SBS announced that the terrestrial broadcast of Kanal 4 was a temporary measure, and that a new channel would take place the terrestrial transmitter network effective 1 January 2007. The new channel, SBS NET, was aimed at the 21-50 demographic targeting male viewers more than females, in contrast to Kanal 4, its predecessor. By inheriting the terrestrial network it was the SBS channel with the highest penetration rate in Denmark (75% of households).Priser 2007
/ref> As with Kanal 4, SBS NET inherited the morning block of cartoons and the local news services from TVDanmark.
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Logos

File:6'eren logo.svg, 6'eren first logo from 2009 to 2015 File:6'eren_2015.png, 6'eren second logo from 2015 to 2024

Sports rights

Football

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* Football League Cup

References

External links

* {{Danish television channels Television stations in Denmark Warner Bros. Discovery networks Television channels and stations established in 2009 Warner Bros. Discovery EMEA