MTV (Middle Eastern TV channel)
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MTV Middle East, formerly MTV Arabia, was a free-to-air music television channel, and the Middle Eastern incarnation of MTV. As an addition to the MTV network, it was a joint venture between MTV Networks International and Arabian Television Network, a subsidiary of Arabian Broadcasting Network, and part of Arab Media Group, the largest media group in the United Arab Emirates. Launched as MTV Arabia, the channel was rebranded as MTV Middle East on August 30, 2011.
Broadcast area | Middle East, North Africa, Horn of Africa |
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Headquarters | Dubai, United Arab Emirates |
Programming | |
Language(s) | English, Literary Arabic, Gulf Arabic |
Picture format | 576i (4:3 SDTV) |
Ownership | |
Owner | Paramount Networks EMEAA |
Sister channels | Club MTV MTV 80s MTV 90s MTV 00s MTV Live Nickelodeon Nicktoons Nick Jr. Comedy Central Paramount Channel |
History | |
Launched | October 27, 2007 |
Replaced | MTV Europe |
Closed | January 5, 2015 |
Replaced by | MTV Live |
Former names | MTV Arabia |
Links | |
Website | www.mtvme.net |
The channel began its initial broadcast on October 27, 2007,[1] and was launched on November 17, 2007.[2] As of 5 January 2015, MTV Middle East has stopped airing on Nilesat, and moved the whole localised channel to pay TV model on OSN under the name MTV Live HD.