MTV Live HD

MTV Live HD is an international 24-hour HD music pay television network that is operated by ViacomCBS Networks International' subsidiary ViacomCBS Networks EMEAA.[1] The channel is available in Europe, Latin America, Oceania, Middle East and North Africa and Asia.

MTV Live HD
Launched15 September 2008
Closed9 April 2013 (France)
3 December 2013 (Australia)
Owned byViacomCBS Networks EMEAA
Picture format1080i HDTV
Audience shareUK:
0.01% (September 2015 (2015-09), BARB)
SloganLet there be music
LanguageEnglish
Broadcast areaInternational
HeadquartersWarsaw
Formerly calledMTVNHD (2008-2011) (2008–2012 UK)
Sister channel(s)MTV
MTV Base
MTV Classic
MTV Dance
MTV Hits
MTV Music
MTV Rocks
VH1
VH1 Classic
Availability
Satellite
Canal Digital
(Scandinavia)		Channel 76
Canalsat
(France)		Channel 151
NC+
(Poland)		Channel 151
Cyfrowy Polsat
(Poland)		Channel 173
Dish MéxicoChannel 945
NTV Plus
(Russia)		36,0° East, frequency 12073 L
OSN (MENA)Channel 300 (HD)
Cosmote TV
(Greece)		Channel 604
AstroChannel 712 (SD)
Channel 719 (HD)
Digiturk
(Turkey)		Channel 108 (HD)
Channel 395 (HD)
Cignal Digital TV
(Philippines)		Channel 280 (HD)
BiG TV
(Indonesia)		Channel 260
MEO (Portugal)Channel 131
Nova Hellas (Greece)Channel 606
CANAL+
(Myanmar)		Channel 141
Kristal-AstroChannel 712 (SD)
Channel 719 (HD)
Cable
Hot
(Israel)		Channel 526
NET
(Brazil)		Channel 628
Euskaltel
(Spain)		Channel 77
SBB
(Serbia)		Channel 180
Telenet
(Flanders)		Channel 658
Telenet
(Brussels)		Channel 718
Cablevision
(Mexico City)		Channel 926
VTR
(Chile)		Channel 755
Starman
(Estonia)		Channel 911
Ziggo
(Netherlands)		Channel 603
Macau Cable TV (Macau)Channel 449
UPC SwitzerlandChannel 250
UPC Polska
(Poland)		Channel 778
Cablevision
(Argentina)		Channel 680
Movistar TV
(Peru)		Channel 768
SkyCable/Destiny Cable
(Philippines)		Channel 190
Cablelink
(Philippines)		Channel 312
Kbro (Taiwan)Channel 234 (SD)
Virgin Media
(United Kingdom)		Channel 311
SBB
(Serbia)		Channel 180
IPTV
Univision
(Mongolia)		Channel 410
Tigo
(Colombia)		Channel 601
CHT MOD (Taiwan)Channel 153 (HD)
Singtel TV (Singapore)Channel 349 (HD)
MEO (Portugal)Channel 137
Tele2 NetherlandsChannel 228
T-Mobile NetherlandsChannel 215
Indihome (Indonesia)Channel 450 (SD)
Channel 948 (HD)
Proximus TV (Belgium)Channel 153
Scarlet (Belgium)Channel 163
Vodafone (Spain)Channel 183
Streaming media
Yelo TVWatch live (Belgium only)
Ziggo GO (Netherlands)ZiggoGO.tv (Europe only)

Overview

MTV Live HD, the first ever international high definition service dedicated to music, offers a mix of programming from MTV. MTV Live HD is operated by MTVNI's Emerging Markets group, who produce and broadcast the channel from its Warsaw hub.[2] The English-language service also features original and acquired shows, and programming from MTVNI's multi-branded library.

The channel's mix of programming includes shows produced by other international MTV production units in Southern Europe, the UK and Latin America.[2] From the beginning the channels' programming schedules were split into two blocks - MTV HD and Nickelodeon HD, but from October through December 2010 the channel only aired music related programs; it restarted airing Nickelodeon shows at the weekends but earlier in the morning. From July 1, 2011 the channel began to focus primarily on live music programming.

History

The channel was launched on September 15, 2008 in some parts of Europe as MTVNHD (MTV Networks-High Definition)[3] and in Latin America by the end of 2008.[4] The channel continued to launch in new countries throughout 2010, including Australia where it first became available in standard-definition.

On July 1, 2011, MTVNHD was rebranded as MTV Live HD, with a new logo to match the new logos of all other MTV channels revealed on the same date.[5] However, in the UK and Ireland the channel remained as MTVNHD. In Australia MTVN Live was rebranded as MTV Live.

On April 23, 2012, MTVNHD was rebranded as MTV Live HD in the UK and Ireland, along with the launch of a standard-definition MTV Live.[6]

On April 9, 2013, MTV Live HD ceased broadcasting in France after to the launch of the HD's versions of the French MTV channels.

On October 1, 2013, MTV Live HD and MTV Live revamped the channels logo as part of a global rebrand.

On November 3, 2013, MTV Live and MTV Live HD ceased broadcasting on Foxtel's service in Australia.[7]

On March 2, 2014, MTV Live HD launched on TaiwanCHT MOD. On October 24 that same year, it launched on UPC Romania.

On 5 January 2015, MTV Live HD became encrypted and available only on satellite TV provider OSN in the Arab World, replacing MTV Middle East

On 15 February 2016, the standard-definition MTV Live closed and was replaced by MTV Music +1 in the United Kingdom. On 29 June 2016, MTV Live HD stopped airing on Sky in the UK, but continues on Virgin Media.

On 29 March 2017, it was launched in Portugal as an exclusive on Meo.

On 3 August 2018, it was launched in Brazil as an exclusive on NET.

On 1 January 2020, it was launched in Malaysia, and Brunei as an exclusive on Astro.

Availability

The channel is available in a number of countries throughout Europe, Latin America and Asia including:[8]

  • Europe
    • Albania, Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Croatia, Hungary, Czech Republic,[9] Estonia,[10] Denmark, Finland, Germany, Greece, Israel, Italy, Latvia,[10] Lithuania,[10] Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Russia, Serbia, Slovakia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Turkey, Ukraine and the United Kingdom.
  • Latin America
    • Argentina, Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Costa Rica, Dominican Republic, Ecuador, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Mexico, Nicaragua, Panama, Paraguay,[11] Peru, Uruguay, and Venezuela.
  • Asia
    • Indonesia, Malaysia, Maldives, Mongolia, Philippines, Singapore, Mainland China and Taiwan.
  • Middle East and North Africa
    • Lebanon, Syria, Iran, Iraq, Israel, Jordan, Kuwait, Saudi Arabia, UAE, Bahrain, Qatar, Oman, Yemen, Egypt, Libya, Tunisia, Algeria, Morocco, Mauritania and Chad.

Programming

Current Program
  • ... And Friends
  • ... vs ... vs ....
  • Diary of
  • High Definition Hits
  • Hot Right Now
  • Hot Spot
  • Leading Ladies / US Ladies
  • Making The Video
  • MTV Asks
  • MTV Crashes
  • MTV Essentials
  • MTV Live
  • MTV Rewind
  • MTV Unplugged
  • MTV World Stage
  • Powerplay! This Week's MTV Hotlist
  • The Ride
  • This Week's MTV Top 20
  • V Festival

Former Program
  • From The Beginning
  • In The Zone
  • MTV Live Vibrations
  • Vidiots

Former presenters

Events
  • MTV EMA - MTV Europe Music Awards
  • MTV Movie Awards
  • MTV Video Music Awards

On-air identity
  • MTVNHD logo used from 2008 until 2011. The logo was kept in the UK until 2012, but in 2011 the "Music Television" word has removed.
  • MTV Live HD logo used from 2011 until 2013 in Europe and until 2013 in the UK
  • Logo used from 2013 to 2017
  • Current logo used since 2017

See also
  • MTV
  • MTV Base
  • MTV Classic
  • MTV Dance
  • MTV Hits
  • MTV Music
  • MTV Rocks
  • Viacom International Media Networks Europe

References
  1. Archived May 24, 2011, at the Wayback Machine
  2. MTVN Lat Am completes regional rejig, C21 Media, 2009-03-19
  3. "MTV Networks International Launches First Ever Music and Kids International High Definition Service - MTVNHD" (Press release). MTV Networks International. 2008-09-01. Archived from the original on 2011-06-08. Retrieved 2010-10-14.
  4. "MTV Networks to launch international HD channel". Reuters. 1 September 2008.
  5. "New logos: MTV international". The Branding Source. 21 June 2011. Archived from the original on 1 July 2011.
  6. "Revamp for MTV HD". Broadband TV News. 10 February 2012. Archived from the original on 25 February 2013.
  7. "Summer Channel Changes". Foxtel. Archived from the original on 16 March 2014. Retrieved 1 November 2013.
  8. MTV grows HD footprint, C21 Media, 14 July 2009, retrieved 1 November 2010
  9. "MTVN HD brzy v České republice!" (in Czech). Parabola.cz. 2011-03-09. Archived from the original on 2013-10-14. Retrieved 2013-07-12.
  10. MTVNHD heads to Baltics, C21 Media, 1 February 2010, retrieved 1 November 2010
  11. "Grilla de Señales CABLE - Tigo Star". star.tigo.com.py. Archived from the original on 28 March 2018. Retrieved 4 May 2018.
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