MTV Plus
| MTV Plus | |
|---|---|
| Launched |
18 October 2009 (Greece) 17 May 2010 (Italy) |
| Closed |
1 March 2011 (Italy) 12 December 2011 (Greece) |
| Owned by | Viacom |
| Picture format | 4:3 576i SDTV |
| Country |
Greece Italy |
| Language |
Greek Italian English |
| Replaced by |
MTV Music (Italy) Nickelodeon Plus (Greece) |
| Sister channel(s) |
MTV Greece Nick Jr. MTV Music Nickelodeon |
MTV Plus was a Greek free-to-air television channel, owned by Viacom. It was also distributed in Italy from 17 May 2010 until 1 March 2011, when it was replaced by MTV Music.
History
The channel was launched in Greece on 18 October 2009. The launch party was held in "Vogue" Club in Thessaloniki 17 December 2009, with a guest appearance from British dance band Freemasons, as well as Greek band as C Real, Stavento and other Greek acts. MTV+ is available in Thessaloniki, in northern Greece. Its programming is similar to its sister channel MTV Greece. MTV+ utilizes MTV's current global branding. The Greek version has closed on 12 December 2011, replaced by Nickelodeon Plus.
Launch in Italy
The channel launched as a free-to-air network on Italy DTT in May 2010 and on Sky Italia on 18 October 2010. It closed down on 1 March 2011, replaced by MTV Music.[1]
