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MTV Europe launched on MTV's 6th birthday 1 August, 1987 under a co-operative agreement by Viacom and British Telecom PLC until 1991 when Viacom took over full ownership. A 24-hour English-language
English language

English is a West Germanic language that originated in Anglo-Saxon England and has lingua franca status in many parts of the world as a result of the military, economic, scientific, political and cultural influence of the British Empire in the 18th, 19th and early 20th centuries and that of the United States from the mid 20th century onwa...
 network aimed at viewers aged around 16-35, it reaches more than 100 million households in 43 territories. MTV Europe is distributed via satellite, cable, and other terrestrial distribution. MTV became the pioneer broadcaster of Europe in 1995 with the upgrade of its broadcasts to digitally compressed transmissions.






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MTV Europe launched on MTV's 6th birthday 1 August, 1987 under a co-operative agreement by Viacom and British Telecom PLC until 1991 when Viacom took over full ownership. A 24-hour English-language
English language

English is a West Germanic language that originated in Anglo-Saxon England and has lingua franca status in many parts of the world as a result of the military, economic, scientific, political and cultural influence of the British Empire in the 18th, 19th and early 20th centuries and that of the United States from the mid 20th century onwa...
 network aimed at viewers aged around 16-35, it reaches more than 100 million households in 43 territories. MTV Europe is distributed via satellite, cable, and other terrestrial distribution. MTV became the pioneer broadcaster of Europe in 1995 with the upgrade of its broadcasts to digitally compressed transmissions. MTV Europe is wholly owned and operated by MTV Networks Europe
MTV Networks Europe

MTV Networks Europe is a division of MTV Networks International, a subsidiary of Viacom. MTV Networks Europe includes the multimedia entertainment brands: MTV Europe, VH1 Europe, TMF, Viva , Nickelodeon , Comedy Central and Game One....
. MTV European was previously based in Camden Town
Camden Town

Camden Town is the name of an area within the London Borough of Camden, situated in London, England. It is occasionally shortened to Camden....
, London
London

London is the capital of both England and the United Kingdom, and the most populous municipality in the European Union. An important settlement for two millennia, History of London goes back to its founding by the Roman Empire....
 until its move to Warsaw, Poland. In 2001, the channel re-branded MTV Europe as 'MTV European' and later reverted back to MTV Europe in February, 2008 when the channel moved from its headquarters in London to Warsaw. The channel currently serves only a small number of European countries which do not have a local MTV channel these include: Albania, Armenia, Bulgaria, Czech Republic, Faroe Islands, Iceland, Israel, Luxembourg, Malta, Slovakia and Ukraine.

With similar tongue-in-cheek
Tongue-in-cheek

Tongue-in-cheek is a term used to refer to humor in which a statement, or an entire fictional work, is not meant to be taken seriously, but its lack of seriousness is subtle....
 humour as the 1981 launch of MTV
MTV

MTV is an United States cable television network based in Media of New York City. Launched on August 1, 1981, the original purpose of the channel was to play music videos guided by on-air hosts known as VJ ....
 in the U.S., the first video shown on MTV Europe was "Money for Nothing
Money for Nothing (song)

"Money for Nothing" is a song recorded by British group Dire Straits, which first appeared on their 1985 in music album Brothers in Arms and subsequently became an international hit when released as a single ....
," by Dire Straits
Dire Straits

Dire Straits were a United Kingdom Rock music, formed in 1977 by Mark Knopfler , his younger brother David Knopfler , John Illsley , and Pick Withers , and managed by Ed Bicknell....
, which starts and finishes with repetition of the line "I want my MTV", voiced by Sting.

Shows

  • MTV News
    MTV News

    MTV News is the news division of MTV, the first and most popular music television network in the United States, as well as some of MTV's related List of MTV channels....
  • Euro Top 20
    Euro Top 20

    The European Top 20 is a music chart countdown on MTV Europe, which plays the continent's most Popular music songs and artists. It is shown every Monday and Saturday at 19:00....
  • MTV Live
    MTV Live

    MTV Live was a U.S. television series that aired from 1997 to 1998 on MTV, featuring interviews with celebrity guests, live musical performances, news coverage, and music video premieres....
  • World Chart Express
    World Chart Express

    The World Chart Express chart is a show played on MTV Europe every Saturday, repeating then on Sundays and Fridays. It's a top ten chart, consisting of popular songs across the world....
  • The Lick
    The Lick

    The Lick With Trevor Nelson is a United Kingdom chat show presented by Trevor Nelson. It is an informative music show designed to inform the general public about the world of Hip-Hop and R and B....
  • Lick Shots
  • Hitlist UK
    Hitlist UK

    Hitlist UK was a two-hour television programme that was aired on MTV and featured the current top 40 singles of the UK singles chart. It first appeared on MTV in July 1992, being aired on Mondays at 7 p.m....
  • MTV Mono
  • Chill Out Zone
    Chill Out Zone

    The Chill Out Zone is a long running show on MTV Europe that plays new and old ambient music including House , trip hop, trance . It's on every Sunday between 03:00 and 05.00 a.m....
  • Party Zone
    Party Zone

    Party Zone was MTV Europe's longest-running show, born not only when MTV Europe started but also when club culture was at its embryonic stage....
  • Alternative Nation
  • Superock
  • Headbanger's Ball
  • European Dancefloor Chart
    European Dancefloor Chart

    The Dancefloor Chart is a chart show on MTV Europe that plays the ten most popular dance songs in Europe. It plays all different kinds of genres, from trance music to house music, garage to techno, breakbeat to drum and bass, etc....
  • So '90's
  • MTV's Greatest Hits
    MTV's Greatest Hits

    MTV's Greatest Hits was a programme that started in 1990 presented by Paul King .The main idea was to show all the greatest hits throughout 60s, 70s, 80s and even 90s....
  • Total Request Live
    Total Request Live

    Total Request Live was the flagship television series on MTV that featured popular music videos. TRL was MTV's prime outlet for music videos as the network continues to concentrate on Reality television....
  • Top 10 at 10
  • MTV's Most Wanted
    MTV's Most Wanted

    MTV's Most Wanted was a 1990s MTV Europe television series broadcast from London, England. It ran from 1992 until 1995.The series was broadcast live from MTV studios in Camden Town across the MTV Europe television network and featured a blend of viewer interaction, competitions, live music performances and music videos....
  • MTV Alarm
  • Number One Hits
  • Summer Of MTV
  • The Rock Chart
  • Music Mix
  • Top 10 at 10

See also

  • List of MTV Europe VJs
    List of MTV VJs

    This is a list of people who have been VJ s on MTV, the music video channel in the United States and around the world.Originally hired to represent a wide array of musical tastes and personal ethnicities, VJs eventually became famous in their own right....
  • MTVNHD
    MTVNHD

    On September, 15th 2008 MTV Networks International launched MTVNHD a 24 hour high-definition music and entertainment channel. The channel is available in a selection of European countries and will continue to launch extensively throughout 2009....
     - MTV Networks
    MTV Networks

    MTV Networks Company, also known as MTV Networks, is a division of media conglomerate Viacom that oversees the operation of many TV network and Internet brands, including the first MTV channel....
     high definition
    High-definition television

    High-definition television is a digital television broadcasting system with higher than traditional television systems . HDTV is digitally broadcast; the earliest implementations used analog broadcasting, but today digital television signals are used, requiring less Bandwidth due to digital video compression....
     television channel in Europe
    Europe

    Europe is, conventionally, one of the world's seven continents. Comprising the westernmost peninsula of Eurasia, Europe is generally divided from Asia to its east by the water divide of the Ural Mountains, the Ural , the Caspian Sea, and by the Caucasus Mountains to the southeast....
     and South America
    South America

    South America is the southern continent of the Americas, situated entirely in the Western Hemisphere and mostly in the Southern Hemisphere, with a relatively small portion in the Northern Hemisphere....
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