Music On! TV
| Country | Japan |
|---|---|
| Headquarters | Roppongi, Minato, Tokyo, Japan |
| Ownership | |
| Owner | M-On Entertainment, Inc., a division of Sony Music Entertainment Japan, Inc.[1] |
| Company type | subsidiary |
|---|---|
| Industry | music industry, television, publishing |
| Founded | March 2, 1998 (as SME TV, Inc.) March 31, 2012 (merger with Sony Magazines) |
| Founder | Shigeo Maruyama |
| Headquarters | Roppongi, Minato, Tokyo, Japan |
| Parent | Sony Music Entertainment Japan, Inc. |
| Website | www |
Music On! TV (ミュージック・オン・ティーヴィ, Myujikku On Tivi, typeset as MUSIC ON! TV), also known as M-On! (エムオン, Emu On!), is a cable television network operated by M-On Entertainment, Inc. (株式会社エムオン・エンタテインメント, Kabushiki Gaisha Emu On Entateinmento), a subsidiary of Sony Music Entertainment Japan, Inc. (SMEJ).
Its official motto is We Believe in Music.[2]
History
- March 2, 1998 - M-On Entertainment, Inc. was founded by the Sony Music management as SME TV, Inc. (株式会社エスエムイー・ティーヴィ, Kabushiki Gaisha Esu Emu I Tivi).
- July 1, 1998 - SME TV, Inc. launched Viewsic (ヴュージック, Viyujikku) (portmanteau of view and music).
- June 1, 2002 - Viewsic was launched on SKY PerfecTV! e2.
- May 1, 2004 - Viewsic was relaunched as Music On! TV.
- October 1, 2009 - Music On! TV was launched in high definition television.
- March 31, 2012 - Music On! TV, Inc. was merged with sister company Sony Magazines Co., Ltd., becoming M-On Entertainment, Inc. and launched its own website, www.m-on-ent.jp/.
Current Programming
Video Clips
- Sakidori! (サキドリ!)
- Artist File
- Artist File International
- J-pop Clips/J-pop Hits!
- International Clips
- Back to ××××
- Kiss x Kiss
- Kira Kira (キラ◇キラ)
- Animanger (動画戦隊！アニメンジャー)
- Korea Hits
- Visualism
- Back to the 80's International
- Back to the 90's International
News
- M-On! News and Clips
- Anime On! (anime news)
- Idol On! (Japanese idol)
- Movie On! (movies)
- Visual On! (visual kei)
- Select (new releases)
Live Shows
- Asahi Super Dry the Live
- Asahi Super Dry the Live Navi
- Live Dam Presents Liven Up
Music Chart
- M-On! Countdown 100
- M-On! Album Countdown 50
- M-On! Karaoke Countdown
- M-On! International Countdown 20
- Keitai! Download Countdown with iTunes
- Musico Countdown
- Korea On! Countdown 10 ~M-On! K-pop Best 10~
- YouTube Japan View Countdown
K-pop
- Korea-Wide - hosted by A'st1's Azuma Tomoki
- Superstar K (third season)[3]
- Mnet Asian Music Awards
- Melon Music Awards
Others
- 5 Rioshi! (５リオシ!, Go Rioshi!)
- GGTV ~George's Garage~
- We Believe in Music
- Love On! TV
- Kung Faux
See also
- Sony Music Entertainment Japan
- MTV Japan - rival of M-On!
References
- ^ M-On Entertainment, Inc. Official Profile. Sony Music Entertainment Japan, Inc. Retrieved 2011/11/15.
- ^ a b We Believe in Music. Music On! TV. Retrieved 2011/11/15.
- ^ Superstar K 3. Music On! TV. Retrieved 2011/11/16.
