2001 in Norwegian television

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This is a list of Norwegian television related events from 2001.

Contents

Events

Debuts

Television shows

1990s

Ending this year

Networks and services

Launches

NetworkTypeLaunch dateNotesSource
Rikstoto Direkte Cable television12 February
NRK Tegnspråk Cable televisionOctober

Conversions and rebrandings

Old network nameNew network nameTypeConversion DateNotesSource
[[]]Cable television

Closures

NetworkTypeEnd dateNotesSources
Viasat Plus Cable television31 December

Births

Deaths

See also


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