SBS M is a South Korean

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music channel owned by

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, a division of SBS Media Holdings. It features South Korean pop artists, international music, news, and a few reality and variety programs. It was launched in 2001 as the South Korean version of the US

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. In 2011, it came under the SBS Paramount unit, a

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and

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and became SBS MTV. In June 2022, SBS and Paramount ceased their joint-venture, and the channel was renamed as SBS M. During its run as SBS MTV, it carried programs originally from the American MTV, along with a few Asian programs of its MTV Asian counterparts.

History

From 1994 to 1999, MTV, through a partnership deal, showed programs on the CheilJedang group's

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network. In January 2001, the MTV block returned on

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, then owned by

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. In July 2001, On-Media and Viacom launched MTV Korea. Their partnership ended in 2008. In 2008, MTV Korea was acquired by C&M. In September 2011, SBS, a South Korean commercial broadcaster, became the official South Korean partner of

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(now re-merged with

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to form ViacomCBS in 2019,now

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). With this, MTV became a part of SBS, and renamed SBS MTV in November 2011. On June 30, 2022, the channel was renamed as SBS M with the departure of Paramount Global content to sister streaming service

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, with the domestic version of Nickelodeon also rebranded as

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Shows

Current programs

* '' SBS Inkigayo'' * '' The Show''

Former programs

* KSTAR News 840 * '' Running Man'' * ''

K-pop Star ''Survival Audition K-pop Star'' ( ko, 서바이벌 오디션 K팝 스타) is a South Korean reality TV competition series where three entertainment/talent agencies in South Korea hold worldwide auditions to find the next potential K-Pop stars. ...

'' * ''Channel

Fiestar Fiestar ( ko, 피에스타) was a South Korean girl group formed by Kakao M. Before the group's debut, they released a duet with label mate IU titled “Sea of Moonlight” for LOEN Entertainment's collective label album. The track ended up be ...

'' * ''The Trot Show'' * ''The Stage Big Pleasure'' * ''KPOP Hero'' * ''MTV Hits'' * ''SBS MTV KPOP 20'' * ''After Hours'' * ''Wake Up Call'' * ''BACK TO THE 90s'' * ''HITS : Classic'' * ''FRESH : POP'' * ''FRESH : K-POP'' * ''LIVE 4 U'' * '' School Attack'' *''

Yogobara ''Yogobara'' (; acronym in Korean for 요즘 고딩들의 바깥 라이프; lit. ''Social Life of High Schoolers Nowadays'') was a South Korean television program which aired on SBS MTV every Sunday at 10:30 ( KST). It was also simulcasted throu ...

'' * '' I GOT7'' * '' Lovelyz in Wonderland'' * '' Hello, Daniel'' * ''Treasure Map''

Current VJs

* Nara * Supasize * Semi *

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* Kewnsung * Hongwook * MC Rhymer * Seunggwang * Tim * G-Ma$ta * Jungmin * Hanbyul * Janet * Joi * Sara * Bin * Donemany * Lee Eugene *

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References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Sbs Mtv MTV channels

Television channels in South Korea Korean-language television stations Music organizations based in South Korea Television channels and stations established in 2001