Clubland TV
 | This article may be written from a fan's point of view, rather than a neutral point of view. (December 2011) |
| Country | United Kingdom |
|---|---|
| Programming | |
| Language(s) | English |
| Ownership | |
| Owner | All Around the World Productions |
Clubland TV is a music channel broadcasting on Sky channel 383 and Virgin Media channel 345 in the United Kingdom. It features upbeat pop (during the morning) and dance music videos and is based from the Clubland compilation albums.
History
The channel launched on 28 January 2008, and was broadcast on Sky channel 378 until 4 August 2008 when it moved up the EPG along with the other music channels as part of Sky's EPG Re-shuffle.
As of March 2008, the channel had five times the viewing ratings than its main competition MTV Dance.[1] As of May 2014, the channel still dominates the ratings over its main rival MTV Dance.
The channel was initially run in partnership with Mushroom TV Ltd, former operator of Channel AKA and Starz TV, as this company had an established system for the operation of viewer-voted music channels. On 17 February 2010 Clubland's broadcasting was changed to a brand new, bespoke playout facility. The text number for song voting changed as did some song voting codes, and the channel is now broadcast in 16:9 widescreen format (having been in 4:3 during the Mushroom era.) The channel is now solely controlled (including all playout and technical support services) by the team behind the highly successful Clubland compilation album series.[2]
From January 2014 the channel has been available to stream on smartphones and tablets via TVPlayer. From July 2014 Clubland TV has its own app available on the Google Play Store for Android devices and the App Store for Apple devices where viewers can request videos to be played on the channel.
On 30 April 2015, as part of a music reshuffle on Freesat, Clubland TV was removed from Freesat channel 510, at the request of its operators. It returned along with its sister channels on 1 October 2015 (but was removed on 14 September 2016 along with Chilled TV).
On 12 January 2016, Clubland TV joined Virgin Media on channel 345. It is featured with sister channels Channel AKA, Now Music and Chilled TV.
In August 2016, the channel got a licence to launch on Freeview. It launched on 6 September 2016, in Manchester only.
On 9 September 2016, Clubland TV launched new on screen graphics. It is one of the few U.K. music channels to feature an on-screen clock informing viewers of the current time.
Programming (2011 - 2013)
- Wake Up - Dance music to start the day.
- Am2Pm - Non-stop house/techno/eurodance.
- Clubland - A chance for viewers to request club music.
- Mania - A selection of commercial dance music.
- Classix - Classic Clubland tracks.
- Blue Zone - Brand new house sounds from Clubland
References
- ^ 5 times more powerful! EngineCreative.co.uk
- ^ "All Around The World launches Planet Pop music TV channel". MusicWeek. Retrieved 23 March 2013.