MTV Base was a 24-hour French

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operated by Viacom International Media Networks Europe.

History

A first channel, MTV Base UK was launched on 1 July 1999. This version of the channel will still be broadcast in France after the launch of the French version until 7 March 2008 where it is replaced by

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on Free and the other ADSL operators (as in all Europe except the UK and Ireland). Launched on December 21, 2007, at 1pm, MTV Base focuses mainly on hip-hop and R'n'B. Its slogan is "La chaîne en Mode Hip-Hop R'n'B". It was launched on the second anniversary of the MTV Pulse and MTV Idol channels, complementing the channel offerings of the MTV Networks France bouquet. MTV Base is also for France "the reflection of the most popular musical genre in France" and targets in particular the 11/34 years. In 2014, the channel changed targets by broadcasting less hip-hop music, and slowly began to focus on pop and dance content, such as One Direction, Taylor Swift and Calvin Harris. MTV Base ceased broadcasting in France on November 17, 2015, along with

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and

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, to be replaced by French version of MTV Hits and the new My MTV service.

Visual Identity (Logo)

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Shows

*MTV Base News *Beats and Lyrics *Le Top Base *Hits Base *Le Top US *Les 50 meilleurs clips vacances *French Only *Les 10 meilleurs clips français

External links

Official website

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:MTV Base (France) Music television channels MTV channels Defunct television channels in France French-language television stations Television channels and stations established in 2007 Television channels and stations disestablished in 2015 2007 establishments in France 2015 disestablishments in France Music organizations based in France