MTV (Indian TV channel)

MTV is an Indian pay television channel specialising in music, reality and youth culture programming. It was launched in 1996 as the Indian version of the original American network and is owned by JioStar, under a license agreement with Paramount Networks EMEAA. Most of the programming on the channel is produced in Hindi.^[2] MTV India has its headquarters in Vile Parle in Mumbai.

MTV

Logo used since 2021
Country	India
Broadcast area	India Bangladesh[1] Nepal
Headquarters	Mumbai, India
Programming
Language(s)	Hindi
Picture format	1080i HDTV (downscaled to letterboxed 576i for the SDTV feed)
Ownership
Owner	JioStar a Joint Venture between Viacom18 & Disney India branding licensed from Paramount Networks EMEAA
Sister channels	Colors Infinity
History
Launched	28 October 1996; 28 years ago (1996-10-28)
Links
Website	www.mtvindia.com
Availability
Streaming media
JioHotstar	India

Related channels

In 2014, Viacom 18 launched Pepsi MTV Indies, an indie music and subculture channel in partnership with Pepsi Co.^[3]

In 2016, MTV Indies was replaced by MTV Beats, a 24-hour music-only channel. After its launch, MTV India changed its focus on broadcasting reality series.^[4]

VH1 India airs the international productions of MTV instead of airing them on MTV India, along with international music.

Programming

Further information: List of programmes broadcast by MTV (India)

MTV has numerous programs, including MTV Splitsvilla, MTV Dark Scroll, MTV Hustle and Brave Combat Federation.

VJs

Former

• Amrita Arora^[5]
• Anusha Dandekar^[6]
• Ayushmann Khurrana^[7]
• Gaelyn Mendonca
• Bani J^[8]
• Baseer Ali^[9]
• Benafsha Soonwalla^[10]
• Cyrus Broacha^[11]
• Cyrus Sahukar^[12]
• Deepti Gujral^[13]
• José Covaco^[7]
• Malaika Arora^[14]
• Maria Goretti^[15]
• Mia Uyeda^[16]
• Mini Mathur^[17]
• Nafisa Joseph^[18]
• Nikhil Chinapa^[19]
• Raageshwari Loomba^[20]
• Ramona Arena^[21]
• Rannvijay Singh^[22]
• Rhea Chakraborty^[23]
• Shenaz Treasury^[24]
• Siddharth Bhardwaj^[25]
• Soniya Mehra^[26]
• Sophie Choudry^[27]
• Sunanda Wong^[28]

Awards

• Fully Faltoo Film Awards
• Lycra MTV Style Awards
• MTV Immies
• MTV VMAs
• MTV Hustle
• MTV Youth Icon of the Year

MTV Fully Faltoo Films

A series of spoof films under the banner of MTV Fully Faltoo Films were produced by MTV. The first film Ghoom, a spoof of the 2004 film Dhoom was released theatrically on 2 June 2006.^[29][30] Three more spoof films "Jadoo Ek Bar" (Jodhaa Akbar), "Bechaare Zameen Par" (Taare Zameen Par) and "Cheque De India" (Chak De! India) aired on MTV under "Fully Faltoo Film Festival" from 20 September 2008 to 4 October 2008.^[31]