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MTV Networks Europe is a division of MTV Networks International a subsidiaryViacom. MTV Networks Europe, broadcasts various European channels including MTV Europe,VH1 Europe]], Comedy Central, Nickleodoen, Viva and TMF channels. Nickelodoen in the UK is broadcast by Nickelodeon UK, as a joint venture between Viacom and BSkyB.
MTV
This is a list of regional channels of MTV in Europe, in order of launch:
- MTV Central (April 1997)
- MTV UK and Ireland (July 1997)
- MTV Italia (September 1997)
- MTV Nordic (June 1998, further split in MTV Sweden, MTV Denmark, MTV Norway and MTV Finland)
- MTV España (September 2000)
- MTV France (2000)
- MTV NL (2000)
- MTV Polska (July 2000)
- MTV România (June 2002)
- MTV Ireland (February 2003)
- MTV Portugal (July 2003)
- MTV Adria (September 2005)
- MTV Eesti, MTV Latvija, MTV Lietuva (September 2006)
- MTV Türkiye (October 2006)
Broadcast from the UK
Being based in the United Kingdom, all MTV Networks Europe channels are regulated by the British television regulator Ofcom regardless of whether they are available in the UK. Ofcom has granted licenses to MTVNE to broadcast the following channels:
- MTV Ireland
- MTV Base
- MTV Base Africa
- MTV Classic
- MTV Dance
- MTV Denmark
- MTV España
- MTV Europe
- MTV Finland
- MTV France: MTV Pulse, MTV Idol
- MTV Hits
- MTV NL
- MTV Norway
- MTV UK to be renamed MTV One (July 22)
- MTV Polska
- MTV Portugal
- MTV Latvia
- MTV Estonia
- MTV Lithuania
- MTV Romania
- MTV Russia
- MTV Sweden
- MTV Türkiye
- MTV Ukraine
- MTV2
- TMF
- VH1
- VH1 - Export
- VH1 Classic UK
- VH1 Europe Classic
Please note that the channels may not use these officially licensed names as their on-screen branding.
The above MTV Networks Europe channels are all broadcast from a canal-side studio in Camden Town, London.
Broadcast from mainland Europe
- MTV España
- Game One
- MTV Adria
- MTV Eesti
- MTV Latvija
- MTV Lietuva
- MTV Central
- MTV Italia (from London until 2002), MTV Hits Italia, MTV Brand:New Italia, QOOB
- MTV Portugal
- MTV România
- TMF Nederland, TMF NL, TMF Party, MTV Brand:New NL
- TMF Vlaanderen
Forthcoming Channels
- MTV Ukraine
- MTV Arabyia (Launches Summer 2007)
- MTV Hungary (Launches Autumn 2007)
- MTV Czech Republic (Launches mid-2008)
- MTV R (launches Autumn 2007, in the UK & Republic of Ireland)
- MTV One (launches July 22, 2007 in the UK)
MTV Networks Europe Divisions
- MTV Networks UK and Ireland - Managing Director - David Lynn (www.mtvnetworks.co.uk)
- MTV Networks Nordic - Managing Director - Lars Mossing (www.mtvnetworks.nl)who will report to Dan Ligtvoet of MTV Networks Benelux
- Viacom Germany GmbH - Managing Director - Catharine Mühlmann (www.viacom.de)
- MTV Networks Southern Europe - Managing Director - Antonio Campo Dall’Orto (www.mtvnetworks.it)
- MTV Networks Benelux - Managing Director - Dan Ligtvoet (www.mtvnetworks.nl, www.mtvnetworks.be)
Defunct
- M2 (replaced with MTV2 in 2000)
- MTV Extra (replaced with MTV Hits in 2001)
- VH1 Germany (replaced with MTV2 Pop in 2001)
- MTV2 Pop (replaced with Nickelodeon Germany in 2005)
- VH2 (replaced with MTV Flux in Summer 2006)
- MTV UK (soon to be replaced with MTV One in July 2007)