MTV Music (Italy)
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Italian television channel
For other national versions of the channel, see MTV Music (disambiguation).
Television channel
| Programming | |
|---|---|
| Picture format | 576i (SDTV) |
| Ownership | |
| Owner | Paramount Networks EMEAA |
| Sister channels | MTV Comedy Central Nickelodeon Nick Jr. |
| History | |
| Launched | 17 May 2010; 16 years ago (2010年05月17日) |
| Closed | 1 July 2016; 9 years ago (2016年07月01日) (DTT only) 31 December 2025; 5 months ago (2025年12月31日) |
| Replaced by | VH1 (DTT only) |
| Former names | MTV+ (2010–2011) |
MTV Music was an Italian pay television music channel operated by Paramount Networks EMEAA.
The channel was launched as a free-to-air network on Italy DTT on 17 May 2010 and on Sky Italia on 18 October 2010. It was renamed MTV Music on 1 March 2011.[1] [2]
The channel closed to Digital Terrestrial Television (DTT) customers on 1 July 2016.[3] A localised VH1 feed was launched as a replacement.[4]
The channel fully closed on 31 December 2025 as part of budget cuts made by Skydance.[5] [6] It was removed from the Sky Italia EPG on 5 January 2026.
References
[edit ]- ^ "MTV+ diventa MTV Music!". Archived from the original on 2012年03月14日. Retrieved 2025年10月18日.
- ^ "Le note 7 giorni su 7: nasce Mtv Music". Corriere della Sera. 2011年03月01日. Retrieved 2013年10月02日.
- ^ Bayre, Matteo (28 June 2016). "VH1 Italia sul canale 67 del digitale terrestre. Mtv Music su Sky". Tv Digital Divide (in Italian). Retrieved 10 May 2026.
- ^ "fine trasmissioni Mtv Music e inizio trasmissioni VH1 (lcn 67) - Luglio 2016". YouTube. 5 July 2016. Retrieved 10 May 2026.
- ^ "Mtv Music chiude in Italia: il canale tematico scompare da Sky dal 31 dicembre 2025". Universoinformatico24.it (in Italian). 16 October 2025. Retrieved 10 May 2026.
- ^ "Change Log: MTV Music Italia". en.kingofsat.net. Retrieved 10 May 2026.
Categories:
- Defunct music video networks
- Defunct television channels in Italy
- MTV channels
- Television channels in Italy
- Television channels and stations established in 2011
- Television channels and stations disestablished in 2025
- Music organisations based in Italy
- 2011 establishments in Italy
- 2025 disestablishments in Italy