MTV Spain
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MTV España is the Spanish
Spanish language
Spanish , also known as Castilian , is a Romance language in the Ibero-Romance group that evolved from several languages and dialects in central-northern Iberia around the 9th century and gradually spread with the expansion of the Kingdom of Castile into central and southern Iberia during the...

-speaking version of the popular 24-hour music and youth entertainment channel. MTV España is available on digital satellite Pay-TV offer Digital+, IPTV , many cable networks and from September 2010 on digital terrestrial television (DTT - TDT in spanish).

History

  • MTV España was launched in September 2000 replacing the existing feed of MTV Europe
    MTV Europe
    MTV Europe is a pan-European 24-hour entertainment cable and digital television network launched on August 1, 1987. Initially, the channel served all regions within Europe being one of the very few channels that targeted the entire European continent...

     with the region.
  • The channel broadcasts a range of music and popular culture programming.
  • The channel is located in Madrid
    Madrid
    Madrid is the capital and largest city of Spain. The population of the city is roughly 3.3 million and the entire population of the Madrid metropolitan area is calculated to be 6.271 million. It is the third largest city in the European Union, after London and Berlin, and its metropolitan...

     at the Viacom
    Viacom
    Viacom Inc. , short for "Video & Audio Communications", is an American media conglomerate with interests primarily in, but not limited to, cinema and cable television...

     studios, but it is controlled by MTV Networks Europe
    MTV Networks Europe
    MTV Networks Europe is a division of Viacom International Media Networks, a subsidiary of Viacom.MTV Networks Europe includes the multimedia entertainment brands: MTV, VH1, TMF, VIVA, Nickelodeon, Comedy Central and Nick Jr...

     in London..

Presenter(s)

  • Johann Wald (Top20 MTV Hits, Top20 MTV Selection)
  • Laura Hayden (Top20 MTV Hits, Top20 MTV Selection)

Current Developments

  • As of September 2010, MTV Spain will be available to homes throughout the country through digital terrestrial television through an agreement between Viacom
    Viacom
    Viacom Inc. , short for "Video & Audio Communications", is an American media conglomerate with interests primarily in, but not limited to, cinema and cable television...

     and Vocento. In recent years other popular channels such as the Disney Channel have become free-to-air in Spain increasing viewership and revenue.

External links

  • http://www.mtv.es
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