MTV (Asian TV channel)

MTV Asia

Country	Hong Kong (1991-94) Singapore (1995-present)
Headquarters	Hong Kong (1991-1994) Singapore (1995-present)
Ownership
Owner	STAR TV and Viacom (1991-1994) ViacomCBS Networks EMEAA (1995-present)

MTV is an Asian music pay-television channel that was originally launched on 15 September 1991 as a music channel exclusively on STAR TV, and then on 3 May 1995 as a standalone pay TV channel. It is owned by ViacomCBS Networks EMEAA.

History

MTV Asia was launched on 15 September 1991, a joint venture between STAR TV and Viacom, but later STAR TV's contract with MTV expired on 30 April 1994. This led to the birth of Channel [V].

MTV Mandarin launched as a 24-hour Chinese language channel in Hong Kong serving Mandarin-speaking China, Hong Kong, Macau, Taiwan, and Singapore on 25 April 1995.

MTV Southeast Asia launched on 3 May 1995 as an English-language channel seen throughout Asia in territories including Brunei, Hong Kong, Indonesia, Macau, Malaysia, Papua New Guinea, the Philippines, Singapore, Thailand, and Vietnam.

MTV partners with domestic media companies to produce local-language content for its channels in Indonesia, Philippines, Thailand, and Vietnam.

VJs

Main article: List of MTV VJs

Current programs

Music Video

• Chart Attack
• K-Wave
• MTV Hits
• MTV Musika
• MTV Now Streaming
• OK Karaoke

Concert/Acoustic

• MTV World Stage
• MTV Unplugged
• MTV Unplugged At Home
• SBS The Show

Filler Segment

• Usavich
• MTV Meets Asia Rewind
• MTV Jammin' in PJs

Variety Show

• Awkward
• Balcony Stories XL
• Boiling Points
• Catfish: The TV Show
• Celebrity Ex On The Beach
• Disaster Date
• Families Of The Mafia
• Friendzone
• MTV Asks
• MTV Cribs: Footballers Stay Home
• MTV Presents: Bellator on Paramount Channel
• MTV Riccanza World
• Pimp My Ride
• Ridiculousness
• The Veronicas: Blood Is For Life
• True Life Crime
• Wild 'N Out

Past programs

• List of programmes broadcast by MTV in Asia
• List of programs broadcast by MTV

See also

• MTV
• MTV Networks Asia Pacific
• MTV Mandarin (1995–2003, split)
  • MTV Taiwan (2003–ongoing)
  • MTV China (2003–ongoing)
• MTV India (1996–ongoing)
• MTV Korea (2001–ongoing)
• MTV Pakistan (2006–2011, defunct)
• MTV Vietnam (2011–ongoing)
• MTV Thailand (2001–2011, 2013–2016, defunct)
• MTV Philippines (1992–2010, defunct)
• MTV Pinoy (2014–2016, 2017, defunct)
• MTV Indonesia (1995–2002, 2002–2011, 2014–2015, defunct)
  • antv (1995-2002)
  • Global TV (2002-2011)
  • RTV (2014-2015)
  • CTV Banten (2015)
• MTVph (2017-2018, defunct)