MTV (Turkish TV channel)
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| Country | Turkey |
|---|---|
| Broadcast area | Turkey |
| Headquarters | Istanbul |
| Programming | |
| Picture format | 16:9 (1080i, HDTV) |
| Ownership | |
| Owner | Paramount Global |
| Sister channels | |
| History | |
| Launched | 23 October 2006 |
| Closed | 31 August 2011 |
| Replaced by | MTV Europe |
MTV Türkiye was a Turkish pay-television channel owned by Paramount. It launched on October 23, 2006.
History
Launch
MTV Türkiye's opening party was held on 17 November 2006 in Istanbul, with a Pussycat Dolls performance. It was officially launched on October 23, 2006. The first broadcast of the channel was Nil Karaibrahimgil's music video Peri.
Digiturk and MTVNI
MTV Turkey was removed from Digiturk on May 22 to 23, 2010 with no reason given to the customers, which caused a small controversy amongst customers. On June 20, 2010, it was reported that MTV Networks International cancelled Multichannel Developers's (the company that operated MTV Turkiye) licence a month ago. On the same day, MTV Turkiye's website closed with a text saying that their new site will be available as soon as possible. As of October 2010, the channel operates on cable TV (e.g. on D-Smart Ch. 63, see Digital television in Turkey) and free-to-air satellite.
The channel ceased broadcasting on August 31, 2011.
MTV Europe was aired instead of MTV Türkiye, on March 1, 2012 on channel 107 of the Digiturk platform.
Festivals/Special programming
- Sonisphere Festival (Istanbul,Turkey 2010)
- Freshtival, 2009
- Olympos Music Fest, 2008
- Electronica Festival, 2008
- Radar live, 2007
See also
- Dream TV (Turkey)
- Viacom International Media Networks (Europe)
- VIVA (TV station)
- MuchMusic
- Music of Turkey
References
- ^ "MTV Türkiye ve Nickelodeon, Digiturk'ten çıkarıldı!". 21 May 2010.
- ^ "Mtvnı, MCD İle Olan Lisans Sözleşmesini Feshetti haberi 02 Haziran 2010 Çarşamba haberleri". www.haberfx.net. Archived from the original on 6 June 2010. Retrieved 15 January 2022.
