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African television channel From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
MTV Base is a 24-hour music channel from Paramount Networks EMEAA. There are three different feeds of MTV Base Africa; for South Africa, West Africa and East Africa respectively.
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| Broadcast area | |
|---|---|
| Programming | |
| Language(s) | English |
| Picture format | 1080i HDTV (downscaled to 16:9 576i for the SDTV feed) |
| Ownership | |
| Owner | Paramount Networks EMEAA |
| Sister channels | BET Africa Comedy Central Africa Nickelodeon Africa Nicktoons Nick Jr. Africa MTV Africa |
| History | |
| Launched | 22 February 2005[1] |
| Links | |
| Website | mtvbase |
| Availability | |
| Terrestrial | |
| GOtv | Channel 72 |
| StarTimes | Channel 329 (recently removed) |
| DStv | Channel 322 |
| Zuku TV | Channel 765 |
| AzamTV | Channel 172 |
The channel was launched in February 2005 with a live music special with live performances from local African and international artists, along with some music video and reality programming from MTV Europe. The network also carries the American and European awards ceremonies of MTV and BET.
On 3 July 2013, Viacom International Media Networks Africa launched a localised feed of MTV Base exclusively for South Africa,[2] with local programming, advertising and VJs.[3] It launched on DStv on 5 March 2019.[4]
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