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SBS MTV
HeadquartersSouth Korea
Ownership
OwnerSBS Viacom LLC
(joint venture of SBS and Viacom)

SBS MTV is a South Korean pay television music channel. Being a South Korean version of American MTV, it features South Korean pop artists, international music, news, and a few reality programs. It also broadcasts programs originally from the American MTV, along with a few Asian programs.

The channel is currently owned by SBS Viacom LLC, a joint venture of SBS Medianet and Viacom International Media Networks.

History

From 1994 to 1999, MTV, through a partnership deal, showed programs on the CheilJedang group's Mnet network.

In January 2001, the MTV block returned on OnGameNet, then owned by Orion Group's On-Media.

In July 2001, On-Media and Viacom launched MTV Korea. Their partnership ended in 2008.

In 2008, MTV Korea was acquired by C&M.

In September 2011, SBS, a South Korean commercial broadcaster, became the official South Korean partner of Viacom. With this, MTV became a part of SBS, and renamed SBS MTV in November 2011.[1][2]

Shows

File:SBS MTV screenshot (2013).jpg
Screenshot of SBS MTV with 2013 graphics, taken from "MTV Hits: K-POP". At the upper left corner, the current program's title and SBS MTV's website can be seen. SBS MTV's logo is in the upper right corner.

Current VJs

See also

References

  1. ^ "MTV 코리아·니켈로디언, SBS 계열로 재출범" (in Korean). News.sbs.co.kr. 30 August 2011. Retrieved 1 October 2011.
  2. ^ "Viacom and SBS create Nickelodeon Korea". Kidscreen. Retrieved 1 October 2011.

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