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MTV Music (Italian TV channel)
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For other national versions of the channel, see MTV Music (disambiguation).
MTV Music is an Italian pay television music channel operated by Paramount Networks EMEAA.
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Picture format | 576i (SDTV) |
Ownership | |
Owner | Paramount Networks EMEAA |
Sister channels | MTV Comedy Central Nickelodeon Nick Jr. |
History | |
Launched | 17 May 2010 |
Closed | 1 July 2016 (DTT only) |
Replaced by | VH1 (DTT only) |
Former names | MTV+ (2010–2011) |
Links | |
Website | www.mtv.it |
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The channel was launched as a free-to-air network on Italy DTT on 17 May 2010 and on Sky Italia on 18 October 2010. It was renamed to MTV Music on 1 March 2011.[1][2][3]
The main MTV station had been sold to Sky Italia on August 1, 2015 in Italy (DTT only). It had no effect on MTV Music, as this TV station was not sold and continues to be a Paramount property.