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MTV Networks Company, also known as MTV Networks, is a division of media conglomerate
Media conglomerate

A media conglomerate describes companies that own large numbers of companies in various mass media such as television, radio, publishing, movies, and the Internet....
 Viacom
Viacom

Viacom , short for "Video & Audio Communications", is an United States media conglomerate with various worldwide interests in cable television and satellite television networks , and movie production and distribution ....
 that oversees the operation of many TV network and Internet
Internet

The Internet is a global network of interconnected computers, enabling users to share information along multiple channels. Typically, a computer that connects to the Internet can access information from a vast array of available server and other computers by moving information from them to the computer's local memory....
 brands, including the first 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 ....
 channel.

The company was established in 1984 as MTV Networks after Warner Communications
Warner Communications

Warner Communications was established in 1972 when Kinney National Company spun off its non-entertainment assets, due to a financial scandal over its parking operations and changed its name....
 and American Express
American Express

American Express Company , sometimes known as "AmEx" or "Amex", is a Diversification global financial services company that is headquartered in New York City, New York....
 decided to divest the basic cable assets of Warner-Amex Satellite Entertainment
Warner-Amex Satellite Entertainment

Warner-Amex Satellite Entertainment Company was a joint venture owned and operated by Warner Communications and American Express that developed and worked on interactive television systems in the late 1970s and initiated several successful cable networks that remain well-known....
, renaming it MTV Networks, Inc. The following year, Viacom acquired 66% of the company, and then acquired the remaining interest in 1986.






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MTV Networks Company, also known as MTV Networks, is a division of media conglomerate
Media conglomerate

A media conglomerate describes companies that own large numbers of companies in various mass media such as television, radio, publishing, movies, and the Internet....
 Viacom
Viacom

Viacom , short for "Video & Audio Communications", is an United States media conglomerate with various worldwide interests in cable television and satellite television networks , and movie production and distribution ....
 that oversees the operation of many TV network and Internet
Internet

The Internet is a global network of interconnected computers, enabling users to share information along multiple channels. Typically, a computer that connects to the Internet can access information from a vast array of available server and other computers by moving information from them to the computer's local memory....
 brands, including the first 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 ....
 channel.

The company was established in 1984 as MTV Networks after Warner Communications
Warner Communications

Warner Communications was established in 1972 when Kinney National Company spun off its non-entertainment assets, due to a financial scandal over its parking operations and changed its name....
 and American Express
American Express

American Express Company , sometimes known as "AmEx" or "Amex", is a Diversification global financial services company that is headquartered in New York City, New York....
 decided to divest the basic cable assets of Warner-Amex Satellite Entertainment
Warner-Amex Satellite Entertainment

Warner-Amex Satellite Entertainment Company was a joint venture owned and operated by Warner Communications and American Express that developed and worked on interactive television systems in the late 1970s and initiated several successful cable networks that remain well-known....
, renaming it MTV Networks, Inc. The following year, Viacom acquired 66% of the company, and then acquired the remaining interest in 1986. It was then folded into Viacom International Inc., a subsidiary of Viacom Inc., and is no longer a distinct legal entity.

Warner-Amex originally created and owned Nickelodeon
Nickelodeon (TV channel)

Nickelodeon is an United States cable television network owned by Viacom International, founded in 1977 as Pinwheel. The Pinwheel name was used until 1981....
, MTV, VH1
VH1

VH1 is an United States cable television network based in New York City. Launched on January 1, 1985 in television, the original purpose of the channel was to build on the success of MTV by playing music videos, but targeting a slighter older demographic than its sister channel, focusing on the lighter, softer side of popular music....
, and The Movie Channel
The Movie Channel

The Movie Channel is an United States Pay TV owned by Showtime Networks, Inc., a subsidiary of CBS Corporation, which, true to its name, shows only movies....
 (now part of Showtime Networks
Showtime Networks

Showtime Networks, Inc. is the corporation division of media conglomerate CBS Corporation.The company was established in 1983 after Viacom and Warner-Amex Satellite Entertainment merged their premium channels, Showtime and The Movie Channel respectively, into one division....
 owned by CBS Corporation
CBS Corporation

CBS Corporation is an United States media conglomerate focused on broadcasting, publishing, billboards, and television production, with most of its operations in the United States....
). It has also recently made a partnership with NEXON Inc. to promote its Neopets service.

TV networks owned by MTV Networks

  • Country Music Television
    Country Music Television

    Country Music Television, or CMT as it is usually called, is an United States country music-oriented cable television network. Programming includes music videos, taped concerts, Films, biography of country music stars, and reality television....
     (CMT)
  • CMT Pure Country
    CMT Pure Country

    CMT Pure Country is a digital cable and satellite television channel, it is the sister network to Country Music Television. It showcases country music music videos all day from the 1980s to the current day....
     (was VH1 Country)
  • Comedy Central
    Comedy Central

    Comedy Central is an United States cable television and satellite television channel that carries predominantly comedy programming, both original and broadcast syndication....
  • Logo
    Logo (TV channel)

    Logo is an United States digital cable television channel owned by Viacom's MTV Networks division. Targeting programming aimed at the LGBT community; it launched on June 30, 2005....
  • 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 ....
  • MTV Hits
    MTV Hits

    MTV Hits is an United States music video channel that debuted on May 1, 2002. The format of the network resembles that of the classic MTV before the additional of other programming to that network in the 1990s and their slow decline of music video programming....
  • MTV Jams
    MTV Jams

    MTV Jams is a Viacom-owned United States Hip hop music/urban contemporary music video channel that debuted on May 1, 2002, replacing the rock music video channel MTVX....
  • MTV Base
    MTV Base

    MTV Base is a digital television channel which began in the United Kingdom , now with localised digital broadcast versions for South Africa and France....
     -Africa
  • MTV Tr3´s (formerly MTV en Español and Más Música)
  • MTV2
    MTV2

    MTV2 is a cable television network that is widely available in the United States on digital cable and satellite television, and is progressively being added to basic cable lineups across the nation....
  • mtvU
    MtvU

    mtvU is a division of MTV Networks which broadcasts a 24-hour television channel that is available on more than 750 college and university campuses across the United States....
  • BET Networks
  • Nickelodeon
    Nickelodeon (TV channel)

    Nickelodeon is an United States cable television network owned by Viacom International, founded in 1977 as Pinwheel. The Pinwheel name was used until 1981....
    /Nick At Nite
    Nick at Nite

    name = Nick at Nite| logofile = Nick at nite.png| logosize = 200px| logoalt =| logo2 =| launch = July 1, 1985...
  • Nicktoons Network
    NickToons Network

    Nicktoons Network, once known as Nicktoons TV and simply Nicktoons, is a digital cable and satellite television television network. It is a sister service of the Nickelodeon cable channel....
  • Nickelodeon Games and Sports for Kids
    Nickelodeon Games and Sports for Kids

    Nickelodeon Games and Sports for Kids , was an United States cable television network which was launched on March 1, 1999 as part of MTV Networks' suite of digital cable channels....
     (Dish Network & online-only)
  • Noggin
    Noggin (TV channel)

    Noggin or sometimes known as Nickelodeon 's Noggin is a soon to be defunct 24-hour cable television Television network in the United States, intended to help children learn....
     (to become Nick Jr.
    Nick Jr.

    Nick Jr. is a future American television network and sister channel of Nickelodeon that will launch in September 2009. Prior to 2009, Nick Jr. was a block on Nickelodeon seen on weekday mornings....
    )
  • Palladia (MTV's high-definition channel formerly known as MHD)
  • The N
    The N

    The N is a soon to be defunct 24-hour television channel in the United States aimed at adolescence and Youth.When the channel originally debuted on April 1, 2002, The N ran from 6:00PM-6:00AM North American Eastern Time Zone/5:00PM-5:00AM Central Time Zone, sharing time on the same channel with Noggin , which had started as a service of Vi...
     (to become TEENick
    TEENick

    TEENick is a future United States television network and sister channel of Nickelodeon that will launch in September 2009. Prior to 2009, TEENick was a television block aired on Nickelodeon that was launched in 2001....
    )
  • Spike
  • TMF
    The Music Factory

    The Music Factory is a pop music television channel that operates in the Netherlands , Belgium the United Kingdom and Australia . The brand is owned by MTV Networks International ....
    - Europe and Australia
  • TV Land
    TV Land

    TV Land is an United States cable television television network launched April 29, 1996. It is owned by MTV Networks, a division of Viacom, which also owns MTV and Nickelodeon ....
  • VH1
    VH1

    VH1 is an United States cable television network based in New York City. Launched on January 1, 1985 in television, the original purpose of the channel was to build on the success of MTV by playing music videos, but targeting a slighter older demographic than its sister channel, focusing on the lighter, softer side of popular music....
  • VH1 Classic
    VH1 Classic

    VH1 Classic is an American television network started on May 8, 2000. It is operated as part of MTV Networks, a subsidiary of Viacom. It primarily features music videos and concert footage from the 1970s through the mid-1990s, though it formerly included a wider range of genres and time periods....
  • VH1 Soul
    VH1 Soul

    VH1 Soul is a digital cable and satellite television channel, it is a sister network to VH1. It showcases R&B, funk, soul music, and Motown music from past and present....
  • Nickelodeon Games and Sports
  • Nick 2
  • Nicktoons Network
    NickToons Network

    Nicktoons Network, once known as Nicktoons TV and simply Nicktoons, is a digital cable and satellite television television network. It is a sister service of the Nickelodeon cable channel....
  • The N
    The N

    The N is a soon to be defunct 24-hour television channel in the United States aimed at adolescence and Youth.When the channel originally debuted on April 1, 2002, The N ran from 6:00PM-6:00AM North American Eastern Time Zone/5:00PM-5:00AM Central Time Zone, sharing time on the same channel with Noggin , which had started as a service of Vi...
  • Nick at Nite
    Nick at Nite

    name = Nick at Nite| logofile = Nick at nite.png| logosize = 200px| logoalt =| logo2 =| launch = July 1, 1985...

Defunct networks

  • MTV Chi
    MTV Chi

    MTV Chi was a spin-off network from MTV that was targeted at Chinese Americans. The network featured various styles of music such as Mando pop, Canto pop and Chinese American Hip hop music....
  • MTV Desi
    MTV Desi

    MTV Desi was a spin-off network from MTV that targeted Desis in the United States, as the name implies. The network featured various styles of music such as electronic tabla music and English-Gujarati hip-hop, interspersed among Bollywood videos....
  • MTV K
    MTV K

    MTV K was a channel dedicated to Korean Americans that showcased the best of Korean culture while providing a platform for Korean American talent....
  • MTVX
    MTVX

    MTVX was a Viacom-owned United States rock music video channel. MTVX was available exclusively on digital cable packages or satellite TV providers, being the first network of the "MTV Networks Digital Suite"....
  • VH1 Mega Hits
  • VH1 Uno
    VH1 Uno

    VH1 Uno was a digital cable and satellite television channel which was a sister channel of VH1. It featured a mix of Latin Pop and ballads, Tropical, Salsa music & Merengue music, and Urban Hip hop music featuring top artists like Marc Anthony, Celia Cruz, and Luis Miguel Gallego Basteri....


MTV Networks International


MTV Networks International includes the premier multimedia entertainment brands MTV: Music Television, VH1, Nickelodeon, TMF (The Music Factory), VIVA, Flux, Paramount Comedy
Paramount Comedy

Paramount Comedy can refer to a number of different comedy television channels operated by Viacom under the Paramount Pictures brand:...
, Comedy Central
Comedy Central

Comedy Central is an United States cable television and satellite television channel that carries predominantly comedy programming, both original and broadcast syndication....
, Game One, Neopets, GameTrailers, Shockwave, Addicting Games, Atom Films and Xfire. MTV Networks' brands are seen globally in 560 million households in 162 countries and 33 languages via more than 150 locally programmed and operated TV channels and more than 350 digital media properties.

The company's diverse holdings also include interests in television syndication, digital media, publishing, home video, radio, recorded music, licensing & merchandising and two feature film divisions, MTV Films and Nickelodeon Movies
Nickelodeon Movies

Nickelodeon Movies is the motion picture production arm of children's cable channel Nickelodeon , originally founded in 1996. Its first film was Harriet the Spy ....
. MTV Networks is a unit of Viacom Inc. (NYSE: VIA, VIA.B).

Internet properties

The company also owns internet properties, such as Atom Films
Atom Films

Atom.com is an award-winning broadband entertainment network offering original short subject films, animations, and series by independent creators....
, Addicting Games, 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....
, MTV International
MTV International

MTV International a.k.a. and MTVI was the internet-based international version of MTV. The channel was a subsidiary of MTV Networks. The channel was broadcast on MySpace on MTV International's blog, and powered by YouTube....
, Neopets
Neopets

Neopets is a digital pet website launched by Adam Powell and Donna Williams on 15 November 1999. Six months after the web site was launched, Adam Powell and Donna Williams successfully sold a majority share to a consortium of investors led by Doug Dohring....
, iFilm
IFilm

ifilm.com was an online archive of short films, trailer , and other video clip of interest. Ifilm.com was originally founded by independent filmmaker Raphael Raphael in 1997 as an independent film and media collective....
, GoCityKids, GameTrailers
GameTrailers

GameTrailers is a media website that specializes in video game related content. It provides free access to original programming , game trailers and recorded game play....
, Xfire
Xfire

Xfire is a freeware instant messaging service targeted at gamers, that also serves as a game server browser and has various other features. It is currently available for Microsoft Windows....
, Shockwave.com, and Quizilla
Quizilla

Quizilla is a user generated content online quiz website. It originally started as a website for quizzes, such as personality quizzes. Many users were posting "quizzes" that were actually chapters of fan fiction, so a legitimate section for stories was added even though it is not always used....
.

See also

  • 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 Networks Latin America
    MTV Networks Latin America

    MTV Networks Latin America is a subsidiary of Viacom-owned MTV Networks, with operational headquarters in Miami, Florida, United States of America soon to be relocated to Mexico, Brazil and Argentina....
  • MTV Networks Asia Pacific
    MTV Networks Asia Pacific

    MTV Networks Asia Pacific comprises three distinctly branded channels, MTV, Nickelodeon South East Asia and VH1 in the Asia pacific region reaching more than 300 million households....
  • VBS.tv
    VBS.tv

    VBS.tv is the broadband television network of the multi-media comglomerate Vice . The online network produces 100% original, short-form video content....


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