MTV is a British pay television channel focusing on reality TV and music programming operated by Paramount Networks UK & Australia.

The channel was set up to provide audiences with local artists and more relevant music content.

For a short period the channel was made available free-to-air in New Zealand between July 1997 to June 1998[4] under a special agreement between TVNZ and MTV Networks Europe.

The channel was broadcast on analogue from the Astra 1A satellite as part of the Sky Multichannels subscription package.

In 1999, MTV Networks Europe announced that it would expand its channel portfolio within the UK and Ireland.

Similar trends are noted on other European MTV channels and other sister networks in the US.

[9] From 2010, MTV increased its music output which has since been diluted by reality based television programmes.

[10] On 29 May 2013 MTV was moved to the entertainment section of Virgin Media's EPG on channel 134.

[2] MTV was rebranded once again to the current logo on 1 July 2011, and began broadcasting in 16:9 widescreen at the same time.

A high-definition simulcast of MTV launched on 13 February 2012 on Sky in the UK and Ireland.

Launched on 1 May 2001, MTV Hits is a channel which plays chart music videos.

[12] Direct from Warsaw and broadcast throughout Europe, MTV Live is a 24-hour standard and high definition music and entertainment channel.

The channel was rebranded from MTVNHD to MTV Live HD on 23 April 2012, gaining a standard definition simulcast at the same time.

As of February 2019 the broadcasting licence is held by RTTV[13] in the Czech Republic, moving from Ofcom in the UK.

MTV had announced that the "Flux" format would be integrated into its other channels, and so the website still remains.

The channel focused on rock and indie music and featured shows such as MTV2 Most Wanted and Gonzo.

TMF was launched as a free-to-air television channel on Freeview on 30 October 2002 to compete against EMAP's The Hits (now 4Music).

VH2 was launched in December 2003 and shown mainly music videos and live concerts.

It focused on rock, indie and punk music and branded itself as 'the alternative to manufactured pop'.

Launched on 26 October 2009, Viva was the new music and entertainment channel, which replaced TMF.

VH1 was a channel targeted at 25- to 44-year-olds playing chart and popular music from the 1970s to the present day.

MTV Base was a British pay television music channel from Paramount Networks UK & Australia that focused primarily on hip hop, R&B, grime, garage, reggae, funk, soul and dance music.

MTV Classic was a British pay television music channel from Paramount Networks UK & Australia.