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name= MTV Hits| |
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launch=May 1, 2002| |
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owner= [[MTV Networks]] ([[Viacom]])| |
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headquarters= [[New York City]], [[United States of America|U.S.]]| |
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sister names=[[MTV]], [[MTV2]], [[MTV Jams]], [[MTVu]], [[MTV Tr3s]]| |
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{{MTV}} |
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'''MTV Hits''' is an [[United States|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. The network has a schedule dominated by videos, with only promotional advertising for MTV Networks and limited commercials on the network. Like the other digital MTV/[[VH1]] channels, MTV Hits is based on an [[automation|automated]] wheel schedule introduced in the first years of [[MTV2]]. The loop repeats three times a day, starting at 6am [[Eastern Time Zone|Eastern]], and then resetting at 2pm and 10pm. |
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The network's logo has remained the same since the date of launch, with a minor readjustment in February 2010 of the iconic "M" to remove the ''Music Television'' tagline and a small quarter of the logo in line with the official rebranding of all MTV networks. |
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==Programming== |
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When MTV Hits launched in 2002, programming consisted of non-stop music videos. At the same time to promote the new network, MTV had a show of the same name. The network consisted of current hit music videos, along with a few older videos from earier in the year, as well as a few from the late 90's. The network was commercial free, with the exception of a few promos for MTV products.In 2008 the network was no longer commercial free and regular length commercial breaks began to appear after every other video. Currently, artist collections air throughout the day and other playlists (i.e. - live performances) air sporadically. |
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==Hit Lists== |
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In 2005, the network began airing a feature called "My Hitlist Month" which was based on viewer selected playlists, submitted to a newly launched network website. This, as well as artist selected playlists aired occasionally on the network through 2006. |
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==Playlistism== |
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December 18, 2006, the "Hit List" theme returned to MTV Hits. At first "Playlistism" consisted of replays of the viewer hit lists from the past, as well as new playlists of sister networks [[MTV 2]], [[MTVU]] as well as artist and themed playlists. Over time the playlists began to become less innovative and New Year's Eve 2009 did not receive a special New Year's Eve playlist like in 2007 and 2008. This has led to the possible end of Playlistism which is listed below. |
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==End Of Playlistism== |
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After months of continuous redundancy and discontinuation of many playlists, the "Playlistism" format has begun to fade out in January 2010. The bumpers and visual scheme remains, however the "bug" logo on the bottom right no longer "morphs" into saying "Playlistism." "MTV Hits Playlist" has been renamed "Music Mix" which consists of the original MTV Hits format though so far without the older music videos. Theme blocks have also emerged such as |
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'''Music Mix''':Standard blend of music and was the old format of the network before playlistism, the older videos have not yet began to air. |
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'''Sucker Free On MTV Hits''': Features a mix of hip hop and R&B music videos,old school hip hop videos were shown in the playlistism version of this titled "Sucker Free Playlist" but have been removed. |
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'''MTV Hits Top 10 Countdown''': A new episode airs every Monday and features the weeks top 10 music videos. |
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'''Latest And Greatest''': Formerly known as "latest and greatest playlist" this features back to back videos of chosen artists.The videos played are usually the artist's current hit plus an older top hit. |
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Another feature is weekly Video Premieres, each premiere airs at the top of each hour throughout the day. [[AMTV]], on [[MTV]] and AMTV-2, on [[MTV2]] also air video premeres on the hour on a weekly basis. |
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==Availability== |
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MTV Hits, a part of the MTV Digital Suite, is available on most digital cable systems (like [[Verizon Fios]]) but not [[Dish Network]] or [[DirecTV]]. [[Time Warner Cable]] does not carry the network on many of their systems. The network is also not seen in [[New York City]] on non-[[Cablevision]] systems that TimeWarner owns; Time Warner is the majority cable provider for Manhattan, Staten Island, and Brooklyn/Queens. [[MTV Hits Latin America]] is carried on some cable systems in [[Latin America]], [[South America]], [[Mexico]], and [[Romania]] in a localized form. |
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== MTV Hits in the UK & Ireland == |
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{{main|MTV Hits (UK & Ireland)}} |
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In the [[United Kingdom|UK]] and [[Republic of Ireland|Ireland]], MTV Hits plays chart hits non-stop. There are very few MTV shows on this channel, but there are many music-related themed zones (such as ''Urban Beats'' & ''Spanking New Music''). The channel launched on May 1, 2001, replacing MTV Extra. |
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== MTV Hits in Italy == |
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{{main|MTV Hits (Italy)}} |
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In [[Italy]], MTV Hits plays chart hits non-stop. The channel was launched on August 23, 2003. |
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== MTV Hits/VH1 MegaHits in Brazil == |
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On January 29, 2010, the [[Brazil]]ian version of MTV Hits was renamed '''[[VH1 MegaHits]]''', after [[Grupo Abril|Abril]], the parent company of [[MTV Brasil]], gained exclusive rights to the MTV brand in that country. |
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==See also== |
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*[[MTV]] |
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*[[MTV Jams]] |
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*[[MTV2]] |
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*[[MTVX]] |
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== External links == |
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* [http://www.mtvhits.it/ MTV Hits Italy] |
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* [http://mtv.co.uk/mtvhits MTV Hits UK] |
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* [http://www.mtv.tv/mtv.tv/dynamo/shells/h_music.jhtml MTV.TV Hitlist UK] |
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{{MTV Networks}} |
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{{Viacom}} |
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