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MTV (UK and Ireland)
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MTV is a 24-hour general entertainment channel operated by Viacom International Media Networks
.
The channel was launched as part of MTV Networks Europe localization strategy in 1997. MTV UK (previously MTV UK & Ireland and MTV One) was launched on 1 July 1997. The channel was set up to provide audiences with local artists and more relevant music content. Prior to the localization of MTV in Europe. The region was served by MTV Europe
which was launched on 1 August 1987. As of February 2011, MTV is no longer be found in the music section of Sky's EPG and has relocated in the entertainment section on channel 126.
The channel is in over 10 million homes in the UK and Ireland.
and the Republic of Ireland
. For a short period the channel was made available free-to-air in New Zealand
between July 1997 to June 1998 under a special agreement between TVNZ and MTV Networks Europe. The channel was broadcast on analogue from the Astra 1A
satellite as part of the Sky Multichannels
subscription package. In April 2001, the channel became a digital only channel within the UK and Ireland. As of 2010, MTV is available within the United Kingdom
through is available on Virgin Media
and Sky. Within the Republic of Ireland
, MTV
is available through Sky Ireland, UPC Ireland
, Magnet Networks
and Smartvision
.
shows which included the Euro Top 20
, MTV Select
, MTV News
, MTV News Weekend Edition
, Non-Stop Hits, US Top 20 Hitlist UK
, Stylissimo, The Big Picture, Up 4 It and The Lick.
In 1999, MTV Networks Europe announced that it would expand its channel portfolio within the UK and Ireland. With the launch of Sky's new digital television platform MTV Networks Europe launched MTV Extra
and MTV Base
.
, Date My Mom
and Dismissed
. Despite targeted efforts to play certain types of music videos in limited rotation, MTV greatly reduced its overall rotation of music videos throughout the first decade of the 2000s. While music videos dominated the channel in early 2000-2002 the rate of music rotation declined rapidly. Similar trends are noted on other European MTV channels and other sister networks in the US. MTV Adria
currently plays the most music of all MTV channels in Europe.
In February 2004, MTV began to further regionalize its UK & Ireland feed to include a separate version for Ireland under the branding MTV Ireland
.
In July 2007, MTV in the UK was renamed to 'MTV One' with a major new branding launching across most of the MTV channels. MTV2 was renamed 'MTV Two' to follow the consistent branding across the channels. Promotion started on 1 July 2007 under the title 'MTV New 22.07.07'. . The rebrand saw viewers engaging with the channel. In early 2009, it was announced that MTV One would be rebranded as simply MTV and the one-hour timeshift MTV One +1 as MTV +1 on 1 July 2009.
For most of 2008, MTV's main source of music video programming was based on its sister channels MTV Two, MTV Hits
, MTV Dance
, MTV Base
and TMF
. As of 2009 the only music based programming on MTV include MTV Push, MTV World Stage and MTV Iggy. These shows are produced by MTV Networks International and are shown on most MTV channels worldwide.
On 1 July 2009 MTV available in the UK and Ireland adopted MTV's global identity as part of MTV International. 64 MTV channels now share similar music and entertainment content and similar on-air and online branding. Part the rebrand saw a 50/50 balance in the number of music based programming and reality based tv series that air on the channels.
From 2010, MTV increased its music output which has since been diluted by reality based television programmes. As part of a global strategy MTV music content with the launch of MTV World Stage and Friday Night Music, both shows helped to maintain MTV's audience figures.
. The channel is now known as a general entertainment channel.
On 1 July, MTV rebranded once again to the current logo and began broadcasting in 16:9 widescreen.
Past Presenters:
NOTE: Although Teen Wolf
is made for MTV US, it is shown in Britain on Sky Living.
Blue Mountain State
Drawn Together
Pretty Little Liars
Hellcats
The Secret Life of the American Teenager
South Park
, R&B and rap
music as well as corresponding programming to those genres of music.
channel with music videos and programming of underground and mainstream dance tracks.
from the 1970s to the present day. It also carries music programming and themed countdown shows from their US counterpart.
was launched in 1999 and was a mixture of music videos and repeats of MTV Programming. Towards the end of the channel's life, programming was dropped and the channel showed solely music videos (under the "Pure Music" name), with MTV Dance
in the evenings. MTV Dance was spun off into its own channel on 20 April 2001, and MTV Extra was renamed MTV Hits
at 6am on 1 May 2001. MTV Extra is notable for being the only spin-off MTV channel to use the same song title graphics as its parent channel (although it had its own separate idents).
, had slowed down. MTV replaced VH2 with MTV Flux
, which was in turn replaced with a timeshift version of MTV.
's The Hits
(now 4Music
). It originally started as a non-stop music channel, although the channel featured more programming from MTV and its other sister channels from early 2004. The channel was replaced with Viva
on 26 October 2009.
.
MTV Networks Europe
MTV Networks Europe is a division of Viacom International Media Networks, a subsidiary of Viacom.MTV Networks Europe includes the multimedia entertainment brands: MTV, VH1, TMF, VIVA, Nickelodeon, Comedy Central and Nick Jr...
.
The channel was launched as part of MTV Networks Europe localization strategy in 1997. MTV UK (previously MTV UK & Ireland and MTV One) was launched on 1 July 1997. The channel was set up to provide audiences with local artists and more relevant music content. Prior to the localization of MTV in Europe. The region was served by MTV Europe
MTV Europe
MTV Europe is a pan-European 24-hour entertainment cable and digital television network launched on August 1, 1987. Initially, the channel served all regions within Europe being one of the very few channels that targeted the entire European continent...
which was launched on 1 August 1987. As of February 2011, MTV is no longer be found in the music section of Sky's EPG and has relocated in the entertainment section on channel 126.
The channel is in over 10 million homes in the UK and Ireland.
Availability
From its inception MTV UK & Ireland served the following territories the United KingdomUnited Kingdom
The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern IrelandIn the United Kingdom and Dependencies, other languages have been officially recognised as legitimate autochthonous languages under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages...
and the Republic of Ireland
Republic of Ireland
Ireland , described as the Republic of Ireland , is a sovereign state in Europe occupying approximately five-sixths of the island of the same name. Its capital is Dublin. Ireland, which had a population of 4.58 million in 2011, is a constitutional republic governed as a parliamentary democracy,...
. For a short period the channel was made available free-to-air in New Zealand
New Zealand
New Zealand is an island country in the south-western Pacific Ocean comprising two main landmasses and numerous smaller islands. The country is situated some east of Australia across the Tasman Sea, and roughly south of the Pacific island nations of New Caledonia, Fiji, and Tonga...
between July 1997 to June 1998 under a special agreement between TVNZ and MTV Networks Europe. The channel was broadcast on analogue from the Astra 1A
Astra 1A
Astra 1A was the first satellite launched and operated by SES . During its early days, it was often referred to as the Astra Satellite, as SES only operated one satellite originally....
satellite as part of the Sky Multichannels
Sky Multichannels
Sky Multichannels was a package of analogue television channels offered by BSkyB on the Astra satellites at 19.2° east. The service started on 1 September 1993 based on the idea from the then chief executive officer, Sam Chisholm and Rupert Murdoch, of adjusting BSkyB's business strategy to include...
subscription package. In April 2001, the channel became a digital only channel within the UK and Ireland. As of 2010, MTV is available within the United Kingdom
United Kingdom
The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern IrelandIn the United Kingdom and Dependencies, other languages have been officially recognised as legitimate autochthonous languages under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages...
through is available on Virgin Media
Virgin Media
Virgin Media Inc. is a company which provides fixed and mobile telephone, television and broadband internet services to businesses and consumers in the United Kingdom...
and Sky. Within the Republic of Ireland
Republic of Ireland
Ireland , described as the Republic of Ireland , is a sovereign state in Europe occupying approximately five-sixths of the island of the same name. Its capital is Dublin. Ireland, which had a population of 4.58 million in 2011, is a constitutional republic governed as a parliamentary democracy,...
, MTV
MTV Ireland
MTV Ireland is a 24-hour entertainment channel operated by MTV Networks Europe. The channel launched on February 22, 2004.The channel features localized advertising and sponsorship for the Irish market. The channel also hosted a local shows 'MTV News' and 'MTV The Festival Show'...
is available through Sky Ireland, UPC Ireland
UPC Ireland
UPC Ireland is Liberty Global Europe's telecommunications operation in Ireland. UPC Ireland is the largest digital cable television provider within the Republic of Ireland. As of September 2010 the company offers broadband internet, digital television and digital telephony to over 531,000 customers...
, Magnet Networks
Magnet Networks
Magnet Networks is an Irish company providing telephone, television and internet services via subscription over optical fibre.Magnet Networks was launched in Dublin on 1 December 2004, and is a wholly owned subsidiary of US-based international investment company Columbia Ventures Corporation...
and Smartvision
Smart Telecom
Smart Telecom is an Irish telecom operator that started as a phone card seller. It is also the third largest provider of cost-sensitive telecom services sector in Ireland, behind the incumbent operator Eircom and BT Ireland. It currently has an estimated 50,000 land-line customers and 18,000...
.
1997 - 2001
MTV UK & Ireland was launched on 1 July 1997 as part of MTV Networks Europe's regionalization strategy. MTV launched a UK specific channel to target existing competition within the market. MTV UK & Ireland launched with specialized content of hit MTV EuropeMTV Europe
MTV Europe is a pan-European 24-hour entertainment cable and digital television network launched on August 1, 1987. Initially, the channel served all regions within Europe being one of the very few channels that targeted the entire European continent...
shows which included the Euro Top 20
Euro Top 20
The MTV Euro Top 20 is a music chart countdown on MTV Europe, which plays the continent's most popular songs and artists. The countdown has been shown on the majority of the regional MTV channels in Europe since the late 1980´s up until its cancellation in April 2009...
, MTV Select
MTV Select
MTV Select was a television program airing weekday afternoons on MTV across Europe launched in 1997...
, MTV News
MTV News
MTV News is the news division of MTV, one of the first and most popular music television network in the U.S., as well as some of MTV's related channels around the world. MTV News began in the late 1980s with the program The Week In Rock, hosted by Kurt Loder, the first official MTV News correspondent...
, MTV News Weekend Edition
MTV News
MTV News is the news division of MTV, one of the first and most popular music television network in the U.S., as well as some of MTV's related channels around the world. MTV News began in the late 1980s with the program The Week In Rock, hosted by Kurt Loder, the first official MTV News correspondent...
, Non-Stop Hits, US Top 20 Hitlist UK
Hitlist UK
Hitlist UK is a weekly UK chart series which airs on MTV Europe. Its format has changed over the years. Originally airing in July 1992 as a two-hour television program that aired the official UK Top 40 singles chart. The programme originally aired Mondays at 20:00 hrs and repeated through the...
, Stylissimo, The Big Picture, Up 4 It and The Lick.
In 1999, MTV Networks Europe announced that it would expand its channel portfolio within the UK and Ireland. With the launch of Sky's new digital television platform MTV Networks Europe launched MTV Extra
MTV Extra
MTV Extra was a music channel by MTV Networks Europe, the channel first launched on July 1, 1999 on Sky Digital platform, while later availability in France and Scandinavia. The channel was later replaced by MTV Hits in 2001....
and MTV Base
MTV Base
MTV Base is a 24-hour music and general entertainment channel from MTV Networks International. The channel focuses primarily on music from the world of R'n'B, hiphop, reggae, soul and urban. The MTV Base brand first launched in the United Kingdom and in the Republic of Ireland on July 1, 1999,...
.
2002 - 2010
In 2002, MTV began to air programming from MTV US, similar to other MTV channels in Europe. MTV began to drop some of its localized programming in favour of MTV US shows. These shows included JackassJackass (TV series)
jackass is an American reality series, originally shown on MTV from 2000 to 2002, featuring people performing various dangerous, crude, ridiculous, self-injuring stunts and pranks...
, Date My Mom
Date My Mom
Date My Mom is a television dating show airing on the music channel MTV and produced by Kalissa Productions. The series premiered on November 15, 2004. An 18- to 24-year-old male, or gay male/lesbian female, goes on three separate dates with three moms, who try to convince them to pick their son or...
and Dismissed
Dismissed (TV series)
Dismissed is a reality television show on MTV that premiered in 2001. One person simultaneously takes two others on a date. Each of the daters chooses a place to go , and the person running the date dismisses the person he/she likes the least. Each of the competing daters also has a time-out card...
. Despite targeted efforts to play certain types of music videos in limited rotation, MTV greatly reduced its overall rotation of music videos throughout the first decade of the 2000s. While music videos dominated the channel in early 2000-2002 the rate of music rotation declined rapidly. Similar trends are noted on other European MTV channels and other sister networks in the US. MTV Adria
MTV Adria
MTV Adria is a localized version of the music and entertainment channel MTV Europe, customized for the Balkan countries that used to be constituent parts of Yugoslavia...
currently plays the most music of all MTV channels in Europe.
In February 2004, MTV began to further regionalize its UK & Ireland feed to include a separate version for Ireland under the branding MTV Ireland
MTV Ireland
MTV Ireland is a 24-hour entertainment channel operated by MTV Networks Europe. The channel launched on February 22, 2004.The channel features localized advertising and sponsorship for the Irish market. The channel also hosted a local shows 'MTV News' and 'MTV The Festival Show'...
.
In July 2007, MTV in the UK was renamed to 'MTV One' with a major new branding launching across most of the MTV channels. MTV2 was renamed 'MTV Two' to follow the consistent branding across the channels. Promotion started on 1 July 2007 under the title 'MTV New 22.07.07'. . The rebrand saw viewers engaging with the channel. In early 2009, it was announced that MTV One would be rebranded as simply MTV and the one-hour timeshift MTV One +1 as MTV +1 on 1 July 2009.
MTV Hits
MTV Hits is an American music video channel that debuted on May 1, 2002. The format of the network resembles that of the classic MTV before the additional of other programming to that network in the 1990s and their slow decline of music video programming...
, MTV Dance
MTV Dance
MTV Dance is a 24-hour dance music channel operated by MTV Networks Europe.The channel is widely available throughout Europe on subscription satellite and digital television services...
, MTV Base
MTV Base
MTV Base is a 24-hour music and general entertainment channel from MTV Networks International. The channel focuses primarily on music from the world of R'n'B, hiphop, reggae, soul and urban. The MTV Base brand first launched in the United Kingdom and in the Republic of Ireland on July 1, 1999,...
and TMF
The Music Factory
The Music Factory is a pop music television channel that operates in Belgium .TMF previously operated channels in the Netherlands , the UK with TMF UK and Australia with . The brand is owned by MTV Networks International...
. As of 2009 the only music based programming on MTV include MTV Push, MTV World Stage and MTV Iggy. These shows are produced by MTV Networks International and are shown on most MTV channels worldwide.
On 1 July 2009 MTV available in the UK and Ireland adopted MTV's global identity as part of MTV International. 64 MTV channels now share similar music and entertainment content and similar on-air and online branding. Part the rebrand saw a 50/50 balance in the number of music based programming and reality based tv series that air on the channels.
From 2010, MTV increased its music output which has since been diluted by reality based television programmes. As part of a global strategy MTV music content with the launch of MTV World Stage and Friday Night Music, both shows helped to maintain MTV's audience figures.
2011 - present
On 1 February 2011, MTV removed all music from the channel and moved it to newly launched channel MTV MusicMTV Music (UK & Ireland)
MTV Music is a non stop music entertainment channel operated by MTV Networks International .MTV Networks International announced the introduction of a non-stop music channel. As the main MTV brand has deviated from its original purpose and increased competition from other music channels and online...
. The channel is now known as a general entertainment channel.
On 1 July, MTV rebranded once again to the current logo and began broadcasting in 16:9 widescreen.
Presenters and VJs
Current Presenters:- Laura WhitmoreLaura Whitmore-Early life:Laura was born in Bray, County Wicklow, Ireland.She attended St Patricks Primary School and Loreto Bray Secondary School until she was 18 years old...
(Ireland)
Past Presenters:
- Rickie Haywood WilliamsRickie Haywood WilliamsRickie Haywood Williams, , is a radio DJ and television presenter from Croydon, England.-Early life:He attended the Riddlesdown High School in Riddlesdown. At 16 he attended the BRIT School, gaining an A level in Media and a BTEC in broadcast journalism...
(UK) - Melvin O'Doom (UK)
- Michael GibsonMichael Gibson (TV presenter)Michael Gibson is a TV presenter and documentary director. He presented the MTV Select television program which aired weekday afternoons on MTV One across Europe....
(UK) - Simone AngelSimone AngelSimone Angel is a Dutch TV host.-MTV:Born in Woerden, Angel moved from there to London, England when she was 18. Here she was hired by MTV Europe, becoming the youngest VJ and, after working for nine years, she also became one of the longest serving VJs for MTV...
(Netherlands) - Justin Lee CollinsJustin Lee CollinsJustin Lee Collins, commonly known as JLC, is an award-winning English comedian and television presenter.A Bristolian, he's well known for his strong West Country accent, shaggy appearance and colourful shirts....
(UK) - Donna AirDonna AirDonna Air is an English television presenter, singer and actress.-Early life:As a former student of Gosforth High School, Donna attended the Drama School at First Act in Gosforth, Newcastle upon Tyne, where she was a pupil alongside Jill Halfpenny, Ant & Dec and Dale Meeks.-Television:She became...
(UK) - Tim KashTim KashTim Kash is a television presenter best known for formerly presenting Top of the Pops in the United Kingdom, and MTV News on MTV UK and Ireland. He appeared on the U.S. edition of MTV News, and as a guest presenter on E! Network's Daily 10...
(UK) - Zane LoweZane LoweZane Lowe also known as 'Zipper', is a radio DJ and television presenter. He was born in New Zealand and grew up in Auckland, where he was a presenter on the local music station Max TV, before moving to England...
(New Zealand) - Sara CoxSara CoxSara Cox , known as "Coxy", is an English TV presenter and radio DJ, most well known for presenting the breakfast show on BBC Radio 1 between 2000 and 2003...
(UK) - Alex ZaneAlex ZaneAlex Zane is an English television presenter and DJ.-Background:Zane was born in Leeds and attended Boston Spa School before going on to study Medicine at University College London, a course which he left after a year, and then Media and Communications at Goldsmiths College.-Stand-up comedy and...
(UK) - June SarpongJune SarpongJune Sarpong MBE is an English television presenter of Ghanaian descent.-Education:Sarpong was born in London to Ghanaian parents. She was educated at Connaught Girls School in Leytonstone and Sir George Monoux College in Walthamstow....
(UK) - Sarah CawoodSarah CawoodSarah Cawood is an English television presenter.-Career:Cawood grew up in the Cambridgeshire village of Maxey and was educated at Stamford High School, Lincolnshire near Peterborough, United Kingdom. She also attended the Royal Ballet School and Arts Educational Schools London.Between 1995 and...
(UK) - Emma LeddenEmma LeddenEmma Ledden is an Irish television presenter and model. She began her television career on Raidió Teilifís Éireann's children's strand, The Den, in the mid-1990s....
(Ireland) - Dannan Breathnach (Ireland)
- Lisa SnowdonLisa SnowdonLisa Snowdon is an English fashion model, television personality and presenter. She was the host of the reality television show Britain's Next Top Model from 2006 until 2009...
(UK) - Kelly BrookKelly BrookKelly Brook is an English model, actress, entrepreneur, television presenter and Playboy model.-Early life:...
(UK) - Richard BlackwoodRichard BlackwoodRichard Blackwood , is an English comedian, media personality, occasional actor and MC. Blackwood is step-brother of Naomi Campbell after his father was married to her mother for a time...
(UK) - Cat DeeleyCat DeeleyCatherine Elizabeth "Cat" Deeley is an English television presenter and model. Since 2006, Deeley has also been the host of So You Think You Can Dance in the United States, for which she received a nomination for the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Host for a Reality or Reality-Competition...
(UK) - Louis Bhose (UK)
- Jon Franks (UK)
- Edith BowmanEdith BowmanEdith Eleanor Bowman is a Scottish music critic, radio DJ and television presenter. She is mostly known for hosting the weekday afternoon show and from September 2009 weekend morning on BBC Radio 1 and for presenting a variety of music related television shows and music...
(UK) - Russell BrandRussell BrandRussell Edward Brand is an English comedian, actor, columnist, singer, author and radio/television presenter.Brand achieved mainstream fame in the UK in 2004 for his role as host of Big Brother spin-off, Big Brother's Big Mouth. His first major film role was in the 2007 film St Trinians...
(UK) - DPDPDP may refer to:* Dan Patrick* Dawn patrol , * Depository participant* Diet Pepsi* Displaced person* Dom Pérignon* Donkey punch* Double penetration, a variant of group sex* Dance party...
(Ireland) - Dave Berry (UK)
- Anthony CrankAnthony CrankAnthony Crank is a British television presenter, journalist and actor, probably best known for his work on Channel 4's T4, MTV and Bingo Night Live on ITV1.-Career:...
(UK) - Eddy Temple-MorrisEddy Temple-MorrisThe Honourable Edward Temple-Morris is a British DJ, record producer and TV presenter.-Biography:Eddy Temple-Morris hosts XFM's specialist show The Remix. Before joining XFM, he was the main presenter on the MTV show Up for It Live, presented shows for Atlantic 252 & BBC Hereford & Worcester,...
(UK) - Emma Griffiths (UK)
- Michael GibsonMichael GibsonMichael Gibson was a musician and orchestrator nominated twice for the American Theatre Wing's Tony Award for Best Orchestrations...
(UK)
Former branding
- 1 July 1997 - 22 February 2004: MTV UK & Ireland
- 22 February 2004 - 22 July 2007: MTV UK
- 22 July 2007 - 1 July 2009: MTV One
- 1 July 2009 – present: MTV
Pan-European shows
- MTV Push (2009–present)
- MTV World Stage (2009)
- MTV At The Movies
Previous Pan-European shows
- Euro Top 20Euro Top 20The MTV Euro Top 20 is a music chart countdown on MTV Europe, which plays the continent's most popular songs and artists. The countdown has been shown on the majority of the regional MTV channels in Europe since the late 1980´s up until its cancellation in April 2009...
(1990–2009) - MTV Iggy (2008–2009)
- Crispy News (2009–2010)
Former MTV shows
- MTV Digs (2009-2011)
- MTV Bang (2010-2011)
- Kerry Katona: Crazy in Love (2007–2008)
- The Mighty Moshin' Emo Rangers (2007–2008)
- Living on the Edge (2007–2008)
- Crazy in Love (2008)
- Fur TVFur TVFur TV is a comedy puppet show produced by MTV Networks Europe and airs on MTV channels throughout Europe. The show uses Muppets style puppetry, but in a more adult setting. The characters are shown to undertake human activities such as drinking and having sex.-Cast:The main characters are Fat Ed...
(2008) - Totally Jodie Marsh: Who'll Take Her Up the Aisle?
- StrutterStrutter (MTV Show)Strutter is a show on MTV broadcast in the UK, Ireland, Spain, France, Sweden, Romania, Denmark, Netherlands, Belgium, Poland, Norway, Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania and Finland. It stars Paul Kaye as Mike Strutter and Thaila Zucchi as Mrs. Strutter...
- Dirty SanchezDirty Sanchez (TV series)Dirty Sanchez: The Movie, a reality film based upon the series, was released on 22 September 2006. It is in the format of a world tour and incorporates stunts related to the Seven Deadly Sins. Stunts are on a larger scale and more extreme than stunts shown in the TV show.The film also features the...
- Brand: New (1999–2002)
- Select MTV (1996–2001)
- Videoclash (2000–2001)
- US Top 20 (1987–2002)
- Hitlist UKHitlist UKHitlist UK is a weekly UK chart series which airs on MTV Europe. Its format has changed over the years. Originally airing in July 1992 as a two-hour television program that aired the official UK Top 40 singles chart. The programme originally aired Mondays at 20:00 hrs and repeated through the...
(1992–2002) - Hitlist International (2004)
- Hitlist US (2004)
- Irish Top 5 (2004)
- On CallOn Call"On Call" is a song by rock band Kings of Leon and is the third track on their 2007 album Because Of The Times. The song was also released as the first single from that album on March 26, 2007, in the United Kingdom...
(2001) - 3XLive (1999)
- MTV News Daily Edition (1999–2001)
- MTV News Weekend Edition (1997–2002)
- MTV News CubeMTV NewsMTV News is the news division of MTV, one of the first and most popular music television network in the U.S., as well as some of MTV's related channels around the world. MTV News began in the late 1980s with the program The Week In Rock, hosted by Kurt Loder, the first official MTV News correspondent...
(2008) - MTV Bytesize (1999–2002)
- MTV Txt Request (2001–2002)
- MTV Amour (1996–1998)
- The LickThe LickThe Lick with Trevor Nelson is a British chat show presented by Trevor Nelson on MTV UK. It is an informative music show designed to inform the general public about the world of Hip hop and R&B. It is shown every Sunday at 7.30 pm.-Lick Parties:...
with Trevor NelsonTrevor NelsonTrevor Nelson MBE is an English DJ and presenter.Born in Hackney to a family of St Lucian heritage, he attended Central Foundation Boys' Grammar School in Cowper St, Islington, London EC2 and Westminster Kingsway College... - Daily Chart Show Live(2001)
- Videoclash Live (2002)
- Partyzone (1987–2004)
- Totally BoybandTotally BoybandTotally Boyband was a television programme that aired in the United Kingdom on MTV. The programme debuted on 18 September 2006 and aired on Sunday nights at 21:30 . The premise centred around the former members of boy bands and pop music bands attempting to regain their former fame by regrouping...
- Non-Stop Hits (1997–1999)
- Mad 4 Hits (1998–2001)
- MTV Hot (1997–1998)
- Up 4 It (1997–1998)
- MTV Amour (1997–1998)
- TRL UKTRL UKTRL UK was a British version of the popular American Total Request Live which first aired in the states in 1998, however it was not brought to the UK until the last quarter of 2003....
(2003–2005) - FYIFYIFYI is a common abbreviation of for your information . It is especially common in American English....
(2007)
Shows imported from MTV US
- FNMTVFNMTVFNMTV is a music video program on MTV focused on premiering new music videos and airing viewers' instantaneous feedback from its website...
- Beavis and Butthead
- Celebrity DeathmatchCelebrity DeathmatchCelebrity Deathmatch is a claymation television show that depicts celebrities against each other in a wrestling ring, almost always ending in the loser's gruesome death. It was known for its excessive amount of blood used in every match and exaggerated physical injuries...
- Clone HighClone HighClone High is a Canadian-American animated television series that aired for one season on MTV and Teletoon....
- CribsMTV CribsMTV Cribs and CMT Cribs, depending on which channel it airs, is a franchise reality television program that originated on the MTV Networks' MTV. It later aired on its CMT channel that features tours of the houses and mansions of celebrities. The first show aired September 2000...
- Daddy's GirlsDaddy's GirlsFor the 1994 sitcom, see Daddy's Girls Daddy's Girls is an American reality television series and a spin-off of the MTV show Run's House. The series debuted January 5, 2009. Daddy's Girls follows Vanessa and Angela Simmons For the 1994 sitcom, see Daddy's Girls (1994 TV series)Daddy's Girls is an...
- Run's HouseRun's HouseRun's House was an MTV reality series. It showed the family life of rapper and hip-hop music pioneer Joseph Simmons, also known as Rev Run....
- Date My MomDate My MomDate My Mom is a television dating show airing on the music channel MTV and produced by Kalissa Productions. The series premiered on November 15, 2004. An 18- to 24-year-old male, or gay male/lesbian female, goes on three separate dates with three moms, who try to convince them to pick their son or...
- 16 & Pregnant
- Happy Tree FriendsHappy Tree FriendsHappy Tree Friends is an American Flash cartoon and made by Mondo Mini Shows, created and developed by Aubrey Ankrum Rhode Montijo Kenn Navarro and Warren Graff. The show has become a popular Internet phenomenon and it's since debut and has also won a cult following.As indicated on the official...
- Hogan Knows BestHogan Knows BestHogan Knows Best is an American television show produced by Pink Sneakers Productions and centered on the family life of professional wrestler Hulk Hogan . Often focusing on the Hogans' raising of their children, and on Hulk Hogan's attempts to manage and assist in his children's burgeoning careers...
- Human GiantHuman GiantHuman Giant is a sketch comedy show on MTV, starring writer/performers Aziz Ansari, Rob Huebel, Paul Scheer and directed primarily by Jason Woliner.The show has completed two seasons. The status of a third season is unknown...
- JackassJackass (TV series)jackass is an American reality series, originally shown on MTV from 2000 to 2002, featuring people performing various dangerous, crude, ridiculous, self-injuring stunts and pranks...
- Laguna Beach
- MADEMade (TV series)MTV's MADE is a self-improvement reality television series broadcast on MTV. The series follows teens who have a goal and want to be "made" into things like singers, athletes, dancers, skateboarders, etc. The teens are joined by a "Made Coach", an expert in their chosen field, who tries to help...
- Total RequestTotal RequestTotal Request was a music video request show on MTV in the United States.-Background:The show was created in 1997, at a time with MTV was being heavily criticized for showing fewer music videos than it had in the past...
- The Hills
- Making the VideoMaking the VideoMaking the Video is an MTV show, consisting of half-hour episodes, which chronicles the process of filming various music videos. Usually the director outlines the concept of the video and the show often includes light-hearted and humorous moments. It always concludes with a premiere of the...
- My Super Sweet 16My Super Sweet 16My Super Sweet 16 is an MTV reality series documenting the lives of teenagers, usually in the United States, Canada and UK, who usually have wealthy parents that throw huge coming of age celebrations. Parties include the quinceañera , the sweet 16, and other birthdays including a My Super Sweet 21 ...
- Newlyweds: Nick and Jessica
- The OsbournesThe OsbournesThe Osbournes is an American reality television program featuring the domestic life of heavy metal singer Ozzy Osbourne and his family. The series premiered on MTV on March 5, 2002, and in its first season, was cited as the most-viewed series ever on MTV...
- Pimp My Ride USPimp My RidePimp My Ride is a TV show produced by MTV. Each episode consists of taking one car in poor condition and restoring it and customizing it.The original United States version was hosted by rapper Xzibit...
- Punk'dPunk'dPunk'd is an American hidden camera/practical joke reality television series that first aired on MTV in 2003 and was created by Ashton Kutcher and Jason Goldberg, produced and hosted by Ashton Kutcher. It bore a resemblance to both the classic hidden camera show Candid Camera and to TV's Bloopers...
- Wild 'N OutWild 'N OutNick Cannon Presents Wild 'n Out is a game show on MTV starring Nick Cannon.-Premise:Similar in premise to game-type shows such as Whose Line Is It Anyway?, the show puts two teams of comedians: the "Red Squad", captained by Cannon and contained Katt Williams for the first 3 seasons, and the "Black...
- Viva La BamViva La BamViva La Bam is an American reality television series that stars Bam Margera and his friends and family. The show was a spin-off from MTV's Jackass, in which Margera and most of the main cast had appeared...
- Bam's Unholy UnionBam's Unholy UnionBam's Unholy Union is an American reality series that aired on MTV and MTV Canada. It follows Bam Margera and his fiancee Missy Rothstein as they plan their wedding...
- The Tom Green ShowThe Tom Green ShowThe Tom Green Show is a North American television show that first aired in September 1994 on Rogers Television 22, a community channel in Ottawa, Ontario, until 1996, and was later picked up by The Comedy Network in 1997...
- Life of RyanLife of RyanLife of Ryan is a reality show following the life of pro skateboarder Ryan Sheckler. Each episode is 22 minutes long and follows Ryan, his family, and friends through the various twists and turns of life as a skater. Most episodes were filmed in and around the Sheckler household in San Clemente,...
NOTE: Although Teen Wolf
Teen Wolf (2011 TV series)
Teen Wolf is an American television series that currently airs on MTV, and in reruns on TeenNick. The series premiered on June 5, 2011, following the 2011 MTV Movie Awards. Teen Wolf is a supernatural drama series that follows Scott McCall , a high school student and social outcast who is bitten by...
is made for MTV US, it is shown in Britain on Sky Living.
Other shows imported from US networks
Acceptable.TV
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Blue Mountain State
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Drawn Together
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Pretty Little Liars
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Hellcats
Hellcats is an American cheerleading comedy-drama television series that originally aired on The CW in the United States from September 8, 2010 to May 17, 2011...
The Secret Life of the American Teenager
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South Park
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MTV Music
Launched on 1 February 2011 - MTV Music is a 24 hour music channel playing non-stop music videos, live performances and artist interviews.MTV +1
Launched on 1 February 2008 at midday, this timeshift service of MTV replaced MTV Flux, which in turn had replaced VH2. Trailers for the channel had aired before and after the launch, highlighting the catch-up ability of the new channel. The channel was known as MTV One +1 between 1 February 2008 and 1 July 2009.MTVNHD
Direct from Warsaw and broadcast throughout Europe, MTVNHD is a 24 hour high-definition music and entertainment channel.MTV Base
MTV Base is the channel that plays hip hopHip hop music
Hip hop music, also called hip-hop, rap music or hip-hop music, is a musical genre consisting of a stylized rhythmic music that commonly accompanies rapping, a rhythmic and rhyming speech that is chanted...
, R&B and rap
Hip hop music
Hip hop music, also called hip-hop, rap music or hip-hop music, is a musical genre consisting of a stylized rhythmic music that commonly accompanies rapping, a rhythmic and rhyming speech that is chanted...
music as well as corresponding programming to those genres of music.
MTV Classic
MTV Classic is the channel that plays music from the '60s through to the '90s. The channel originally launched as VH1 Classic on 1 July 1999. On 1 March 2010, the channel was rebranded as MTV Classic.MTV Dance
MTV Dance is the dedicated dance musicElectronic dance music
Electronic dance music is electronic music produced primarily for the purposes of use within a nightclub setting, or in an environment that is centered upon dance-based entertainment...
channel with music videos and programming of underground and mainstream dance tracks.
MTV Hits
Launched on 1 May 2001, MTV Hits is a channel which plays chart music videos.MTV Ireland
Launched on 22 February 2004 - MTV launched a separate channel for Ireland. The channels launched with the onscreen idents titled the 'MTV Sheep' campaign designed by Chemistry. The MTV Ireland feed allows air-time for local opt-outs for Irish adverts and localized sponsorship. Local programming includes MTV News and The Festival Show.MTV Rocks
MTV Rocks is a channel dedicated to alternative rock music, with other commercial mainstream music types found on MTV's other music channels. MTV Rocks was previously known as MTV Two and was replaced by MTV Rocks on 1 March 2010. MTV Two was previously MTV2 Europe and M2 respectively.VH1
VH1 is a channel targeted at 25-44 year olds playing chart and popular musicPop music
Pop music is usually understood to be commercially recorded music, often oriented toward a youth market, usually consisting of relatively short, simple songs utilizing technological innovations to produce new variations on existing themes.- Definitions :David Hatch and Stephen Millward define pop...
from the 1970s to the present day. It also carries music programming and themed countdown shows from their US counterpart.
Viva
Launched on 26 October 2009, Viva is the new music and entertainment channel, which replaced TMF. The channel shows content from sister channels MTV and Comedy Central. As the only MTV channel sitting on the Freeview platform, it is MTV UK's highest-rating service.MTV Extra
MTV ExtraMTV Extra
MTV Extra was a music channel by MTV Networks Europe, the channel first launched on July 1, 1999 on Sky Digital platform, while later availability in France and Scandinavia. The channel was later replaced by MTV Hits in 2001....
was launched in 1999 and was a mixture of music videos and repeats of MTV Programming. Towards the end of the channel's life, programming was dropped and the channel showed solely music videos (under the "Pure Music" name), with MTV Dance
MTV Dance
MTV Dance is a 24-hour dance music channel operated by MTV Networks Europe.The channel is widely available throughout Europe on subscription satellite and digital television services...
in the evenings. MTV Dance was spun off into its own channel on 20 April 2001, and MTV Extra was renamed MTV Hits
MTV Hits
MTV Hits is an American music video channel that debuted on May 1, 2002. The format of the network resembles that of the classic MTV before the additional of other programming to that network in the 1990s and their slow decline of music video programming...
at 6am on 1 May 2001. MTV Extra is notable for being the only spin-off MTV channel to use the same song title graphics as its parent channel (although it had its own separate idents).
VH2
VH2 was launched in December 2003 and shown mainly music videos and live concerts. It focused on Rock, Indie and Punk music and branded itself as 'the alternative to manufactured pop'. The channel closed on 1 August 2006 because the main source of income for the channel, ringtone advertisingAdvertising
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, had slowed down. MTV replaced VH2 with MTV Flux
MTV Flux
MTV Flux was a television channel in the United Kingdom, Republic of Ireland. The version in the UK and the Republic of Ireland launched on September 6, 2006. The brand started as a website on 1 August...
, which was in turn replaced with a timeshift version of MTV.
MTV Flux
Launched on 6 September 2006, MTV Flux allowed viewers to take "control" of the channel by sending in video clips to MTV Flux's website, and requesting music videos. It was replaced by MTV +1 on 1 February 2008, a timeshift service of MTV. MTV had announced that the "Flux" format would be integrated into its other channels, and so the website still remains.TMF
TMF was launched as a Freeview channel on 30 October 2002 to fend off competition against EMAPEMAP
Emap Limited is a British media company, specialising in the production of business-to-business magazines, and the organisation of business events and conferences...
's The Hits
The Hits
The Hits was a music video channel in the United Kingdom and Republic of Ireland, owned by Box Television.-Overview and availability:The channel showcased a range of pop centering on chart hits and current favourites...
(now 4Music
4Music
4Music is a music and entertainment channel in the United Kingdom and available on some digital television providers in the Republic of Ireland - its web component can be found at with its own and pages. It is the only channel within the Box Television Network to be branded under Channel 4 and...
). It originally started as a non-stop music channel, although the channel featured more programming from MTV and its other sister channels from early 2004. The channel was replaced with Viva
Viva (UK & Ireland)
Viva is a music video and entertainment channel in the United Kingdom and Ireland. The channel was officially launched on 26 October 2009 by Alexandra Burke, with an exclusive live performance of her single "Bad Boys". The channel replaced TMF. The channel is owned by MTV Networks Europe and was...
on 26 October 2009.
MTV2
MTV2 was launched in 2000 replacing M2. The channel focused on rock and indie music and featured shows such as MTV2 Most Wanted and Gonzo. The channel was replaced with MTV Rocks on 1 March 2010.MTV Shows
MTV's general entertainment channel featuring reruns and new episodes of MTV's reality shows. Formerly MTV R until 1 March 2010. The channel ceased operating from 1 February 2011. Its broadcast capacity was relocated to the Music section of the Sky guide for use as MTV MusicMTV Music (UK & Ireland)
MTV Music is a non stop music entertainment channel operated by MTV Networks International .MTV Networks International announced the introduction of a non-stop music channel. As the main MTV brand has deviated from its original purpose and increased competition from other music channels and online...
.
External links
- MTV.co.uk
- MTV Studios production facilities at the former home of TVam
- SES guide to receiving Astra satellites
- SES guide to channels broadcasting on Astra satellites