User blog:Telco/Network Two has arrived (The Euro Independent; 10 March 1989)

Today sees a revolution in TV in the Euro Republics, as just a week after TV3 was launched, people all over the country can now see another all new channel.

Network Two, what was ERTV 2, is a new channel which will associate itself with youth & sports programmes. The daily schedule begins at 2:15 pm with After 2, a strand for young children, which transitions to 3:45 Live at 3:45 pm, which consists of programmes for the 6-16 demographic, effectively making Network 2 in the afternoon, a children's channel.

From 6pm, there is a youth strand known as Duo. The show which discusses the issues of the youth of the Euro Republics in 60 minutes.

After the all new Network News at 7pm, A comprehensive 45-minute roundup of sports news, Sportsnight takes over at 7:30 pm. With a sassy, young attitude, Sportsnight hopes to revolutionise the way sports news is presented.

Primetime starts at the traditional time of 8:15 pm, with a range of new series. The first night starts with US drama Midnight Caller, about a police detective who is hired as an overnight radio presenter.

The UK children's comedy-drama Press Gang follows at 9:15, about the activities of a children's newspaper, the Junior Gazette, produced by pupils from the local comprehensive school.

At 9:45, The Days and Nights of Molly Dodd depicts the life of the title character, a divorced woman in New York City with a lifestyle that could be described as both yuppie and bohemian.

A second, more informal Network News airs at 10:15 pm, followed by a movie, before the rest of the night is dedicated to sporting programmes, with the closedown happening at around 7 am.

Network 2 has been created to be a competitor to new commercial channel, TV3, which launched last Friday. Both channels are looking to target a younger, more youthful demographic than ERTV1, which still hopes to attract viewers with established hits like 8 O'Clock Rock & Riverside.

TV3 includes programmes such as soaps Coronation Street, EastEnders, Home and Away & Neighbours, in addition to US series such as 21 Jump Street, Married with Children, The Golden Girls & Cheers. Unlike Network 2, TV3 runs for 24 hours, with news, sports & children's programmes padding out the slots.