MTV (Turkey)
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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 23 October 2006.
History
[edit]Launch
[edit]MTV Türkiye's opening party was held on 17 November 2006 in Istanbul, with a Pussycat Dolls performance. It was officially launched on 23 October 2006. The first broadcast of the channel was Nil Karaibrahimgil's music video Peri.
Digiturk and MTVNI
[edit]MTV Turkey was removed from Digiturk on 22 to 23 May 2010 with no reason given to the customers, which caused a small controversy amongst customers.[1] On 20 June 2010, it was reported that MTV Networks International cancelled Multichannel Developers's (the company that operated MTV Turkiye) licence a month ago.[2] 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 31 August 2011.
MTV Europe was aired instead of MTV Türkiye, on 1 March 2012 on channel 107 of the Digiturk platform.
Festivals/Special programming
[edit]- Sonisphere Festival (Istanbul, Turkey 2010)
- Freshtival, 2009
- Olympos Music Fest, 2008
- Electronica Festival, 2008
- Radar live, 2007
See also
[edit]- Dream TV (Turkey)
- Viacom International Media Networks (Europe)
- VIVA (TV station)
- MuchMusic
- Music of Turkey
References
[edit]- ^ "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.
