[1] On 29 October 2013, MTV announced they had been working with Foxtel since early 2013 to offer more diversity on the Foxtel platform, as their two current music dedicated channels – MTV Classic and MTV Hits – fought for the same audience as Foxtel Networks channels MAX and [V] Hits respectively.

[2] On 1 January 2014, MTV Music launched on Australian IPTV provider FetchTV.

[5][6] On 30 November 2016, MTV Music moved from channel 808 to 803 on the Foxtel platform.

[7] On 15 February 2018, MTV Music was made available in HD for Fetch TV customers.

[8] On 1 July 2020, the channel rebranded back to MTV Hits, as part of a wider deal between Foxtel and ViacomCBS.