2BE (TV channel)

Infobox TV channel
name = 2BE
logofile = 2be.png logoalt =
logosize = 150px
country = flagicon|Belgium Belgium
launch = January 31, 1995
picture format = 625 Lines PAL (analogue), 576i SDTV (digital)
owner = Vlaamse Media Maatschappij
former names = Ka2, Kanaal2, KANAALTWEE
web = [http://2be.be/hybride_files/home.html 2be.be]
sat serv 1 = TV Vlaanderen Digitaal (BE)
sat chan 1 = Channel 5
sat serv 2 = SES Astra 19,2°E
sat chan 2 = 12670V, 22.0, 5/6
cable serv 1 = Telenet (Belgium)
cable chan 1 = Channel 6
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2BE (pronounced like "two be") is a Belgian television channel owned by the commercial broadcasting company Vlaamse Media Maatschappij. Since this also owns vtm and JIM (as well as radio channels), it's not uncommon for programs (especially reruns) to be passed on from one channel to another.

Names

The channel has undergone several rebrandings over the years. At launch in 1995, the channel was known as Ka2. Then they changed it to Kanaal 2 (which the original abbreviation stood for, yet in Dutch also the pronunciation of K2; English: "Channel 2"). In 2001, the name of the channel was changed once again to KANAALTWEE (English: "CHANNELTWO"). Finally, on February 29th 2008, KANAALTWEE rebranded itself one more time and changed its name to 2BE, retaining the 2 but referring to the Belgian ISO Country Code BE.

Logos

Programs broadcast by 2BE

"These listings are incomplete; some shows may be listed in the wrong subsection meanwhile"

Current Flemish (co-)productions

*"AstroContact" (phone-in program about astrology)
*"2BE Games & Chat" (interactive daytime television)
*"De Ja of Nee Show" (game show/entertainment)
*"En dan nu... reclame"
*"Goal!" (sports: notably soccer)
*"Honderd Hete Vragen" (entertaining 'sex education')
*"Pitstop.TV" (motor sports)
*"Schoon en Meedogenloos" (Flemish version of "How Clean is Your House?")
*"Tragger Hippy"

Current imported productions

*"America's Funniest Home Videos"
*"Black Tie Nights"
*"Bones" (2007-present)
*"Cold Case"
*"Cops"
*"Dharma & Greg"
*"Damages"
*"Family Business"
*"Tru Calling"
*"Hex"
*"Home And Away"
*"House MD"
*"Kyle XY"
*"One Tree Hill"
*"Powder Park" (German)
*"Stargate SG-1"
*"Stargate Atlantis"
*"That '70s Show"
*"The World's Funniest!"
*"Veronica Mars"
*"Without A Trace"
*"World's Most Amazing Videos"
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Flemish (co-)productions, currently off-air

*"Big Brother" & its BV (celebrity) version
*"Dennis" (Flemish sitcom)
*"De Heren Maken de Man" (Flemish version of "Queer Eye for the Straight Guy")
*"De Raf & Ronny Show" (Flemish sitcom)
*"Expeditie Robinson" (reality) (Dutch-Flemish version of "Expedition Robinson")
*"Familie Backeljau" (Flemish sitcom)
*"Open en Bloot" (entertaining 'sex education')
*"Play Today" (phone-in quiz show)

Bought productions, currently off-air

*"24"
*"Angel"
*"Arrested Development"
*"Charmed"
*"Dragon Ball Z"
*"E.R."
*"Everwood"
*"Family Guy"
*"Family Matters"
*"Fastlane"
*"Full House" (1994-2000)
*"Gilmore Girls"
*"How I Met Your Mother"
*"Jack & Jill"
*"Joey"
*"Malcolm in the Middle" (200?-200?)
*"Point Pleasant"
*"Prison Break"
*"Six Feet Under"
*"Smallville"
*"The 4400"
*"The Cape"
*"The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air"
*"The O.C."
*"The Practice"
*"The Sopranos"
*"The West Wing"
*"Two and a Half Men"
*"Two Guys, a Girl and a Pizza Place"
*"What I Like About You"
*"Will & Grace"
*"Yes, Dear"

ee also

*List of television stations in Belgium

External links

* [http://www.2be.be 2BE]
* [http://www.vmma.be/ VMMa]