MTV Southeast Asia
MTV Southeast Asia | |
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MTV Logo used 1 July, 2011 until 29 September, 2013 | |
Launched | 3 May 1995 |
Owned by |
Viacom through Viacom International Media Networks Asia News Corporation through STAR TV (1 January 1992 – 1 May 1994) |
Picture format | 4:3/16:9 |
Country | Singapore |
Broadcast area | South East Asia, India and selected Pacific Region (originally Vietnam and China) |
Headquarters | Singapore, Mumbai |
Formerly called | Music Television (MTV Asia from 25 February 2011) |
Replaced | MTV (MTV South East Asia from 25 February 2011 – 15 August 2011 - present) |
Sister channel(s) |
Nickelodeon Comedy Central Asia Nick Jr. (Southeast Asia) MTV Live HD |
Website | http://www.mtvasia.com/ |
Availability | |
Satellite | |
BiG TV Indonesia | Channel 257 |
Astro Malaysia | Channel 713 |
Sky Pacific Fiji | Channel 4 |
Kristal-Astro Brunei | Channel 713 |
Dream Satellite TV Philippines | Channel 94 |
Skynindo Indonesia | Channel 101 |
Cignal Digital TV Philippines | Channel TBA |
Sky Net (Myanmar) |
Channel 27 (MTV Southeast Asia), Channel 116 (MTV Live HD Asia) |
StarHub TV Singapore | Channel 533 |
TelkomVision Indonesia | Channel 551 |
First Media Indonesia | Channel 220 |
Macau CATV Macau | Channel 446 |
SkyCable Philippines | Channel 71 for Digital Platform Subscribers |
Cablelink Philippines | Channel 37 |
Southern Cable Vision Iligan Philippines |
Channel 38 Channel 951 |
Destiny Cable Philippines |
Channel 47 (Analog) Channel 71 (Digital) |
Parasat Cable TV Cagayan De Oro Philippines | Channel 26 |
IPTV | |
IndosatM2 Indonesia | Channel 152 |
M2V Mobile TV Indonesia | Channel 0003 |
mio TV Singapore | Channel 350 |
MTV is an entertainment brand targeted at young people. Outside the United States, MTV is part of Viacom International Media Networks, a division of Viacom Inc. (NYSE: VIA, VIA.B), a creator of programming and content across all media platforms.
History
MTV Asia was launched on 1 January 1992, a joint venture between Star TV and Viacom, but later STAR TV's contract with MTV expired on 1 May 1994. This led to the birth of Channel [V] International.
MTV Mandarin launched as a 24-hour Chinese language channel in Taiwan serving Mandarin-speaking China, Hong Kong, Taiwan and Singapore on 25 April 1995.
MTV Southeast Asia launched on 3 May 1995 as an English-language channel seen throughout Asia in territories including Brunei, Hong Kong, Indonesia, Macau, Malaysia, Papua New Guinea, Singapore, Thailand, Vietnam and the Philippines.
MTV partners with domestic media companies to produce local-language content for its channels in Thailand, Vietnam, Indonesia and the Philippines.[1]
Logos
- MTV Logo used from 3 May 1995 to 2009
- MTV Logo used from 2009 to 30 June 2011
- MTV Logo used from 1 July 2011
VJs
- VJ Alan (Alan Wong)
- VJ Hanli (Hanli Hoefer)
See also
- List of programmes broadcast by MTV in Asia
- MTV
- MTV Networks Asia Pacific
- MTV Mandarin (1995–2003, split)
- MTV Taiwan (2003–ongoing)
- MTV China (2003–ongoing)
- MTV India (1996–ongoing)
- MTV Korea (2001–ongoing)
- MTV Pakistan (2006–2011, defunct)
- MTV Vietnam (2011–ongoing)
- MTV Thailand (2001–2011, 2013–ongoing)
- MTV Philippines (1992–2010, defunct)
- MTV Pinoy (2014–ongoing)
- MTV Indonesia (1993–2007, 2014–2015, defunct)
References
- ↑ Haskins, Will (27 June 2014). "Options Open and Close For Viacom". Media Business Asia. Retrieved 4 July 2014.