MTV Hits (British and Irish TV channel)
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Country | United Kingdom |
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Broadcast area | United Kingdom, Ireland |
Network | MTV UK |
Headquarters | London, England, UK |
Programming | |
Language(s) | English |
Picture format | 576i SDTV |
Ownership | |
Owner | Paramount Networks UK & Australia |
Sister channels | MTV MTV 80s MTV 90s MTV Music MTV Live |
History | |
Launched | 1 May 2001 |
Replaced | MTV Extra |
Replaced by | MTV Hits Europe |
Links | |
Website | mtv.co.uk/mtv-hits |
MTV Hits was a British pay television music channel owned by Paramount Networks UK & Australia that launched on 1 May 2001 replacing MTV Extra. It was replaced by MTV Hits Europe on 1 August 2024.
MTV Hits began broadcasting in widescreen on 28 March 2012.
In 2022, MTV Hits began heavily broadcasting 00s-themed programming, encouraging more linearity between the decade-themed MTV Channels and Christmas-themed programming throughout Christmas of each year. From 8:00pm on 31 December 2022 until 5:00am on 2 January 2023, the channel was broadcasting only 00s songs.[1][2]
On 6 July 2024, MTV Hits alongside its sister channel MTV Music stopped airing 'The Official UK Top 20/40' and 'The Official Chart Update Top 10' and instead airs 'This Week's MTV Top 10'.[3][4] Meaning no music channels air the UK top 40 anymore.
It was replaced by MTV Hits Europe on 1 August 2024. Despite this, MTV Hits in the UK still plays teleshopping and adverts.
European version
In 2014, MTV Hits Europe began broadcasting. The European version of the channel is registered with broadcasting regulators in Czech Republic.[5]
Programming
Programmes on the MTV Hits schedule as of August 2024.[6]
- Worldwide Hits!
- Today’s Top Hits
- Artist: The Hits
- Year: Wrapped!
- MTV Top 20
- Weekend Hitlist
- Fresh Out
- MTV Hits Top 50
Former logos
- Logo used July 2004 – June 2006
- Logo used July 2007 – 1 March 2010
- Logo used 1 March 2010 – 1 July 2011
- Logo used 1 July 2011 – 1 October 2013
- Logo used 1 October 2013 – 4 April 2017
- Logo used 5 April 2017 – September 2021
- Logo used from 14 September 2021 – present
See also
- MTV UK
References
External links
- MTV Hits
- MTV Hits Playlist
- MTV Hits UK & Ireland - presentation, screenshots
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& Ireland
- Comedy Central1
- Comedy Central Extra
- Legend2
- Legend Xtra
- MTV
- MTV 80s
- MTV 90s
- MTV Hits
- MTV Music
- Nickelodeon
- Nicktoons
- Nick Jr.
- Nick Jr. Too
- True Crime2
- True Crime Xtra
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(Australia &
New Zealand)
Network 10 |
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Multichannels |
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Other |
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Related |
- 5Spike
- 10 daily
- BET International
- CBS Justice1
- MTV
- Nicktoonsters
- Smithsonian Channel
- Spike
- Spree TV
- Ten Guide
- TMF
- VH1
- Classic
- VH2
- Viva
- 175% with Sky Group
- 2with AMC Networks International UK
- 333% with Seven Network & Nine Network