MTV Africa
(formerly MTV South Africa) is an African
pay television
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from
Paramount Networks EMEAA
Paramount Networks Europe, Middle East, Africa & Asia (EMEAA) is a division of Paramount International Networks which is fully owned by Paramount Global. The unit's headquarters are in Berlin, with additional offices in Madrid, Lisbon, Paris, Am ...
. It focuses mainly on rebroadcasting MTV US content as well as airing local-produced reality series. Founded by Alex Okosi and launched as 'Africas MTV' alongside founding members Jandre Louw, Dudu Qubu and Maya Padmore.
History
* 1995 – Pan-African satellite provider
DStv launched 17 international channels on its service, including
MTV Europe
MTV Global (formerly as MTV Europe) is the international version of the American TV channel MTV, a 24-hour music and entertainment TV channel that began broadcasting on August 1, 1987, as part of the worldwide MTV network.
Initially, MTV serve ...
and
VH1 Europe
VH1 (referred as VH1 Europe) was a European music television channel owned by ViacomCBS Networks EMEAA. It played a wide variety of music programs on a daily or weekly basis, and various VH1 original series.
The channel focused on current mus ...
. These channels were the major promoters of international genres of music to the continent.
* 2004 – MTV Networks International announced it had plans to launch its 100th channel in Africa with the launch of MTV Africa (proposed branding). In February 2005, MTV Networks International launched MTV Base Africa. The channel was launched with a live music special with performances from local African and international artists. MTV Base Africa also promoted MTV Europe and aired some of its reality-based programmes.
* 2012 – MTV Base and its other sister channels increased its promotion of MTV (which had already started airing less of music and more of reality shows) by airing its promos and also opened a
Facebook
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and
Twitter
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page named MTVONDSTV.
* 2013 – In June, MTV Base divided itself into two feeds, one exclusively for South Africa and the other airing for the rest of the continent. While MTV was going to get a localised feed exclusively for South Africa, the rest of the continent would have been served by the European feed. However, MTV South Africa was also launched across East and West Africa and replaced MTV Europe. Despite its coverage area, the channel was only focused towards its Southern African viewers. It aired shows from MTV US, music programming and two local shows, ''MTV choice'', which was a magazine show, and ''Jou Ma Se MTV'', which was a playlist of South African music videos. The channel also launched a website, mtv.co.za to follow it and its social pages was changed from MTVONDSTV to MTVZA.
* 2015 – MTV reduced its music airing time to 02:00 CAT to 06:00 CAT instead of 02:00 CAT to 09:00 CAT and music was no longer aired at noon. MTV South Africa rebranded to MTV Africa and its name on its social pages was changed to MTVAFRICA. The website which still has the South African domain ".za" is still used. Another local show named ''MTV #YouGotGot'', which featured a team of South African pranksters tricking people and celebrities, was premiered.
*2019 - VH1 Classic rebranded into MTV Music 24 in SD with MTV, Comedy Central, BET, Nickelodeon (South Africa) and MTV Base are now available in HD.
Availability
MTV Africa is available in
Sub-Saharan Africa exclusively through DStv. It is available in Southern Africa through the Compact, Extra and Premium bouquets while in the rest of Africa on Compact, Compact + and Premium and can be accessed in two million households in the region. The channel was originally available exclusively on DStv Premium following MTV Europe.
Logos
MTV Logo.svg, Logo used as MTV Europe
MTV Global (formerly as MTV Europe) is the international version of the American TV channel MTV, a 24-hour music and entertainment TV channel that began broadcasting on August 1, 1987, as part of the worldwide MTV network.
Initially, MTV serve ...
from 1 August 1987 to 1 July 2011.
MTV Logo 2010.svg, Logo used as MTV Europe
MTV Global (formerly as MTV Europe) is the international version of the American TV channel MTV, a 24-hour music and entertainment TV channel that began broadcasting on August 1, 1987, as part of the worldwide MTV network.
Initially, MTV serve ...
from 1 July 2011 until launch of localized feed which is currently used until September 2021.
MTV-2021.svg, Logo used as MTV Africa from September 2021 – present.
MTV 2021 (brand version).svg, Primary logo used as MTV Africa from September 2021 – present.
Shows
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Awkward
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Faking It''
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The Real World
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Geordie Shore
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Teen Mom
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Teen Mom 2
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16 & Pregnant''
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Lip Sync Battle''
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Lip Sync Battle Africa''
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This Model Life''
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Fired by Mom and Dad''
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The Hills''
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Ex on the Beach
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Guy Code
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Girl Code''
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Catfish: The TV Show''
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Ridiculousness''
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Pimp My Ride
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Are You The One?''
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The Challenge''
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Jersey Shore''
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MTV's Bugging out''
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Nick Cannon Presents Wild 'n Out
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Deliciousness
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Ghosted: Love Gone Missing
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Love & Hip Hop: Miami
Award Shows and Live Music Specials
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BET Awards
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BET Hip Hop Awards
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MTV Africa Music Awards
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MTV Europe Music Awards
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MTV Video Music Awards''
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MTV Movie Awards
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MTV World Stage
MTV World Stage Live In Malaysia was a concert series in Malaysia from 2007 to 2015.
On August 15, 2009, MTV Asia staged the an outdoor concert at Sunway Lagoon resort in Kuala Lumpur. The event was attended by over 15,000 people and featured a r ...
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Nickelodeon Kids' Choice Awards''
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Isle of MTV
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See also
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MTV Base Africa
MTV Base is a 24-hour music channel from Paramount Networks EMEAA. There are three different feeds of MTV Base Africa; for South Africa, West Africa and East Africa respectively.
History
The channel was launched in February 2005 with a liv ...
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MTV Portugal
MTV is a Portuguese pay television channel that was launched on 1 July 2003, replacing MTV Europe in Portugal. A high-definition simulcast feed of the channel launched on 17 June 2015.
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MTV France
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MTV Rocks
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MTV Dance
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MTV Hits
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References
External links
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Television channels and stations established in 2013
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Television stations in South Africa