MTV Music 24 (also called MTV Music) was a Pan-European music television channel operated by

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. The channel was available in multiple countries across Europe. The programming consists of non-stop

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s 24-hours a day. The channel first launched in the Netherlands and Flanders in 2011. Since then the channel has rolled out across many parts of Europe including Germany and it is available in South Africa. In March 2020, the channel launched in Poland replacing the version of MTV Music Polska.

History

In the course of 2011 it became clear that MTV Benelux would cease

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in the

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replacing it by thematic channels of the MTV brand. The broadcast of TMF Nederland ended on September 1, 2011, except its digital channels, the broadcasts of its digital channels ended on December 31, 2011. VJ's from TMF were transferred to

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. A non-stop music channel was introduced under the name of ''MTV Music 24'' on September 1, 2011. As a response of the increased competition from other music channels and online service and the main MTV brand had deviated from its original purpose.

In March 2019, MTV Music 24 became available in South Africa replacing

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and on March 3, 2020 replaced MTV Music in Poland. MTV Music 24 got replaced with

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in the Netherlands on 26 May 2021. On June 1, 2021, The channel was replaced by

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in Central Europe, German-speaking countries and Spain and in South Africa by

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, closing in all regions. The last music video to be aired on the channel was " Your Love (9PM)" by

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Programming

* A-List Playlist: Non-Stop Music 24/7. The playlist includes the biggest hits of recent years from different genres. *Euro Top Chart: 20 hottest hits in Europe on

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and MTV Polska

Availability

The channel was available among many countries across Europe, Sub-Saharan Africa (mainly South Africa).

References

External links

MTV Music 24 - presentation, screenshots

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