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Viva Zwei

April 10, 2024

Viva Zwei was a German music channel aired and distributed throughout Europe. The channel was launched on 21 March 1995 under the name "Viva II" as a second channel to the main channel VIVA in Germany and lasted until 7 January 2002, when it got replaced by Viva Plus.

VIVA Zwei
Last VIVA Zwei logo
History
Launched21 March 1995
Closed7 January 2002

Unlike VIVA, Viva Zwei focused on more alternative styles of music, especially indie and alternative rock, metal, alternative hip hop and electronic music. It was also devoted to music from lesser known bands that could use Viva Zwei to get their music heard and was aimed at a more adult and more sophisticated audience while other music channels such as VIVA and MTV were aimed towards a mainstream audience that mainly consisted of teenagers and young adults. Even though it was not well-known to the music world, Viva Zwei was considered an important music channel for alternative styles of music and an example of a music channel dedicated to less mainstream music and aimed at a less mainstream audience. However, it never managed to become a financial success and piled up losses that led to its discontinuation. The main channel VIVA was discontinued at the end of 2018.

History edit

1995–1996: The beginning edit

One of the first shows on Viva Zwei was Geschmackssache, a German TV show that featured singers from around the world. The singer would talk about himself or herself and would show some of their favorite music videos to the viewers. Viva Zwei's logo at the time was a logo in a transverse wave form similar to the VIVA logo with a Roman numeral 2 (II) sign beside it, and it was put into the upper right corner of the screen. In mid 1996, the logo was changed to a logo similar of a plus sign with the uppercase word "ZWEI" beside it, and it was put into the lower left corner of the screen.

The 1995–1996 original Viva Zwei channel (more known as Viva II at the time) aired mostly classic 60s, 70s and 80s music as well as current 90s pop music and shows like Das War... (translated into the English language: That Was..., for example: Das War 1964 (That Was 1964), Das War 1974 (That Was 1974), Das War 1984 (That Was 1984), Das War 1994 (That Was 1994) etc.) and Geschmackssache. At this time, VIVA was the mainstream channel for shows.

1997–2001: Change in concept edit

In 1997, more programming started to be aired such as 2Rock, 2Step, Fast Forward, Trendspotting, Wah2 and Zwobot. The channel now focused more on current, alternative styles of music, mainly alternative and indie rock, but also metal, alternative hip hop and electronic music, and started becoming a place for lesser known bands that were not aired on MTV or VIVA to get their music heard, as well as airing music from bigger name stars such as Depeche Mode.

2001–2002: Closure edit

By 2001, the channel became more popular, but its owner, Time Warner, was losing money; Viva Zwei was generating losses and was not popular enough to survive. In mid-summer 2001, it was announced that Viva Zwei would be shut down.

The shutdown occurred on 7 January 2002. The final video on the network was a sendoff video, a special thanks to Viva Zwei's hosts, a music video from Zwobot, and Mr. Explosion from Zwobot. Then, Viva Zwei switched full time into Viva Plus, a channel dedicated to mainstream pop music. This was considered to be a loss to the music world by fans of the old channel as well as music personalities, because it eliminated a medium for lesser known bands to be recognized.

Some shows lived on on Viva Plus or VIVA though: Fast Forward, a German music talk show hosted by Charlotte Roche, aired on Viva Zwei from 1999 to 2001, moved to VIVA in 2002 and lasted there until 2 January 2005. On 2 January, the farewell episode of Fast Forward aired without Charlotte Roche. It aired only music videos, and at the end broadcast a message saying "Fast Forward Say Thank You" and ended showing its usual closing sequence.

Overdrive ran on Viva Zwei from 1998 to 2002, came back on Viva Plus later in 2002 and lasted there until 2007, when Viva Plus shut down. 2Step and E-Beats were slated to have come back on Viva Plus, but the idea was canceled when it was decided that Viva Plus would only broadcast Get the Clip.

On 14 January 2007, Viva Plus itself was discontinued and replaced by Comedy Central.

Logo history edit

   
1995–1996 1996–2002

Shows edit

  • 2Dark
  • 2New
  • 2Rock
  • 2Rock Charts
  • 2Step
  • 90's Backspin
  • A. M.
  • Airplay Charts
  • Best of Fast Forward
  • Best of Haushaltshilfe
  • Best of Soja
  • Blue
  • Connex
  • Das War...
  • Deep
  • Downtown
  • D-Tonal
  • Electronic Beats
  • F. M.
  • Fast Forward
  • Geschmackssache
  • Haushalts Hilfe
  • H.
  • Jam
  • Kaffeeklatsch
  • Kamikaze
  • LP Charts
  • Massiv
  • Metalla
  • Minh-Khai & Friends
  • Moon
  • Move
  • Mr.Explosion
  • Neuigkeiten
  • Noon
  • Overdrive
  • P. M.
  • Pop
  • Popp TV
  • PVG
  • Red
  • Shockwave
  • Sleepless
  • Sneak Preview
  • Soja
  • Sunny Side Up
  • Supreme
  • The Flow
  • Trendspotting
  • Twelve
  • UK Charts
  • UK/US Charts
  • US Charts
  • Vinyl
  • Vinyl-X-Tra
  • Virus
  • Wah2
  • Zelluloid
  • Zone 2
  • Zwei Clips
  • Zwobot

Hosts edit

  • Götz Bühler
  • Rocco Clein
  • Dirk Dresselhaus (alias Schneider TM)
  • Katja Giglinger
  • Simon Gosejohann
  • Markus Kavka
  • Ill-Young Kim
  • Tanja Mairhofer
  • Markus Meske
  • Nils Neumann
  • Minh-Khai Phan-Thi
  • Charlotte Roche
  • Niels Ruf
  • Falk "Hawkeye" Schacht
  • Patrick Sommer
  • Herbert
  • Zwobot

References edit

External links edit

  • Tribute to Viva Zwei website

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This article does not cite any sources Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources Unsourced material may be challenged and removed Find sources Viva Zwei news newspapers books scholar JSTOR June 2009 Learn how and when to remove this template message Viva Zwei was a German music channel aired and distributed throughout Europe The channel was launched on 21 March 1995 under the name Viva II as a second channel to the main channel VIVA in Germany and lasted until 7 January 2002 when it got replaced by Viva Plus VIVA ZweiLast VIVA Zwei logoHistoryLaunched21 March 1995Closed7 January 2002Unlike VIVA Viva Zwei focused on more alternative styles of music especially indie and alternative rock metal alternative hip hop and electronic music It was also devoted to music from lesser known bands that could use Viva Zwei to get their music heard and was aimed at a more adult and more sophisticated audience while other music channels such as VIVA and MTV were aimed towards a mainstream audience that mainly consisted of teenagers and young adults Even though it was not well known to the music world Viva Zwei was considered an important music channel for alternative styles of music and an example of a music channel dedicated to less mainstream music and aimed at a less mainstream audience However it never managed to become a financial success and piled up losses that led to its discontinuation The main channel VIVA was discontinued at the end of 2018 Contents 1 History 1 1 1995 1996 The beginning 1 2 1997 2001 Change in concept 1 3 2001 2002 Closure 2 Logo history 3 Shows 4 Hosts 5 References 6 External linksHistory edit1995 1996 The beginning edit One of the first shows on Viva Zwei was Geschmackssache a German TV show that featured singers from around the world The singer would talk about himself or herself and would show some of their favorite music videos to the viewers Viva Zwei s logo at the time was a logo in a transverse wave form similar to the VIVA logo with a Roman numeral 2 II sign beside it and it was put into the upper right corner of the screen In mid 1996 the logo was changed to a logo similar of a plus sign with the uppercase word ZWEI beside it and it was put into the lower left corner of the screen The 1995 1996 original Viva Zwei channel more known as Viva II at the time aired mostly classic 60s 70s and 80s music as well as current 90s pop music and shows like Das War translated into the English language That Was for example Das War 1964 That Was 1964 Das War 1974 That Was 1974 Das War 1984 That Was 1984 Das War 1994 That Was 1994 etc and Geschmackssache At this time VIVA was the mainstream channel for shows 1997 2001 Change in concept edit In 1997 more programming started to be aired such as 2Rock 2Step Fast Forward Trendspotting Wah2 and Zwobot The channel now focused more on current alternative styles of music mainly alternative and indie rock but also metal alternative hip hop and electronic music and started becoming a place for lesser known bands that were not aired on MTV or VIVA to get their music heard as well as airing music from bigger name stars such as Depeche Mode 2001 2002 Closure edit By 2001 the channel became more popular but its owner Time Warner was losing money Viva Zwei was generating losses and was not popular enough to survive In mid summer 2001 it was announced that Viva Zwei would be shut down The shutdown occurred on 7 January 2002 The final video on the network was a sendoff video a special thanks to Viva Zwei s hosts a music video from Zwobot and Mr Explosion from Zwobot Then Viva Zwei switched full time into Viva Plus a channel dedicated to mainstream pop music This was considered to be a loss to the music world by fans of the old channel as well as music personalities because it eliminated a medium for lesser known bands to be recognized Some shows lived on on Viva Plus or VIVA though Fast Forward a German music talk show hosted by Charlotte Roche aired on Viva Zwei from 1999 to 2001 moved to VIVA in 2002 and lasted there until 2 January 2005 On 2 January the farewell episode of Fast Forward aired without Charlotte Roche It aired only music videos and at the end broadcast a message saying Fast Forward Say Thank You and ended showing its usual closing sequence Overdrive ran on Viva Zwei from 1998 to 2002 came back on Viva Plus later in 2002 and lasted there until 2007 when Viva Plus shut down 2Step and E Beats were slated to have come back on Viva Plus but the idea was canceled when it was decided that Viva Plus would only broadcast Get the Clip On 14 January 2007 Viva Plus itself was discontinued and replaced by Comedy Central Logo history edit nbsp nbsp 1995 1996 1996 2002Shows edit2Dark 2New 2Rock 2Rock Charts 2Step 90 s Backspin A M Airplay Charts Best of Fast Forward Best of Haushaltshilfe Best of Soja Blue Connex Das War Deep Downtown D Tonal Electronic Beats F M Fast Forward Geschmackssache Haushalts Hilfe H Jam Kaffeeklatsch Kamikaze LP Charts Massiv Metalla Minh Khai amp Friends Moon Move Mr Explosion Neuigkeiten Noon Overdrive P M Pop Popp TV PVG Red Shockwave Sleepless Sneak Preview Soja Sunny Side Up Supreme The Flow Trendspotting Twelve UK Charts UK US Charts US Charts Vinyl Vinyl X Tra Virus Wah2 Zelluloid Zone 2 Zwei Clips ZwobotHosts editGotz Buhler Rocco Clein Dirk Dresselhaus alias Schneider TM Katja Giglinger Simon Gosejohann Markus Kavka Ill Young Kim Tanja Mairhofer Markus Meske Nils Neumann Minh Khai Phan Thi Charlotte Roche Niels Ruf Falk Hawkeye Schacht Patrick Sommer Herbert ZwobotReferences editExternal links editTribute to Viva Zwei website Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Viva Zwei amp oldid 1217534959, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,

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