MTV Base (African TV channel)

MTV Base is a 24-hour music channel from ViacomCBS Networks EMEAA. There are three different feeds of MTV Base Africa, with one catering for the South African audience, one for West Africa, and another for rest of Africa, although there have been criticisms the African feed broadcasts Nigerian music only.

MTV Base
LaunchedFebruary 2005[1]
Owned byViacomCBS Networks EMEAA
Picture format1080i HDTV
(downscaled to 16:9 576i for the SDTV feed)
LanguageEnglish
Broadcast areaNigeria, West Africa, Kenya, South Africa
Sister channel(s)MTV Africa
BET Africa
Comedy Central Africa
Nickelodeon Africa
NickToons Africa
Nick Jr. Africa
Websitemtvbase.com
Availability
Satellite
DStvChannel 322

History

The channel was launched in February 2005 with a live music special with live performances from local African and international artists. MTV Base Africa also promoted MTV Europe and aired some of its reality series..

On 3 July 2013, Viacom International Media Networks Africa launched an localised feed of MTV Base exclusively for South Africa,[2] with local programming, advertising and VJs.[3]

On 5 March 2019, MTV Base expanded its reach in South Africa and its now available on DStv Access in HD. Comedy Central, BET, MTV, Nickelodeon (South Africa) switched to HD on the same day on DStv.

Shows
  • MTV Base Player
  • MTV Base: SA's Hottest MCs
  • MTV Base Hour Black
  • MTV Video Music Awards
  • MTV Europe Music Awards
  • MTV Africa Music Awards
  • BET Awards
  • BET Hip Hop Awards
  • Official African Chart
  • Official Download Chart
  • Official MTV Base Top 40
  • Official SA Top 10
  • Official US Playlist Chart
  • Official Naija Top 10
  • MTV Base Slayed Or Shade
  • MTV Base FitFam
  • Baselines
  • Freshmen
  • MTV Shuga
  • Base Faceoff
  • Spanking New Music
  • MVP
  • The Bigger Friday Show
  • The Base Chart Show
  • Word on the Street
  • Base Real Talk
  • US Top 10
  • 100% Naija
  • Down South
  • East Side
  • Lip Sync Battle
  • Lip Sync Battle Africa
  • MTV Base Celeb Living
  • MTV Base Musicology
  • MTV Base Hottest Naija Tracks

See also
  • MTV Africa
  • MTV Europe
  • MTV Dance
  • MTV Hits
  • MTV Live
  • MTV Rocks
  • BET Africa
  • Comedy Central Africa
  • Nickelodeon Africa
  • NickToons Africa
  • Nick Jr. Africa
  • Viacom International Media Networks Africa
  • Viacom International Media Networks Europe

References
  1. "MTV launches in Africa". Broadcast. 16 November 2004. Retrieved 27 April 2013.
  2. "Commissioning brief – MTV South Africa". Archived from the original on 2014-12-14. Retrieved 2017-07-08.
  3. "Media Update".
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