UTV2 was a television channel, owned by Ulster Television plc (now

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). The channel was on

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and NTL cable in

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History

The channel launched on 28 June 1999 as ''TV You''. The schedule mostly consisted of a simulcast with

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as broadcast in

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and the

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. The channel also broadcast various archived programmes from UTV. In contrast to ITV2, TV You did not carry any advertising due to its low viewership. The channel was rebranded as UTV2 in 2000. UTV2 closed on 22 January 2002 following a deal with

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and was replaced by ITV2.

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History

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