VH1 (referred as VH1 Europe) was a European music
television channel
A television channel is a terrestrial frequency or virtual number over which a television station or television network is distributed. For example, in North America, "channel 2" refers to the terrestrial or cable band of 54 to 60 MHz, with ...
owned by
ViacomCBS 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 played a wide variety of music programs on a daily or weekly basis, and various VH1 original series.
The channel focused on current music, as well as music from the 2000s and the 2010s. In the 2000s, the channel used to focus on then current music – with a heavier focus on so-called
adult contemporary
Adult contemporary music (AC) is a form of radio-played popular music, ranging from 1960s vocal and 1970s soft rock music to predominantly ballad-heavy music of the present day, with varying degrees of easy listening, pop, soul, R&B, quie ...
pop and pop rock than today, – as well as music from the 1980s and the 1990s. From 2020 until the closure, the channel also played some
Hip Hop hits, from artists like
Roddy Ricch
Rodrick Wayne Moore Jr. (born October 22, 1998), known professionally as Roddy Ricch, is an American rapper, singer, and songwriter. He rose to fame in 2018 with his single, "Die Young", which peaked at number 98 on the ''Billboard'' Hot 100. R ...
and
DaBaby
Jonathan Lyndale Kirk (born December 22, 1991), known professionally as DaBaby (formerly known as Baby Jesus), is an American rapper. After releasing several mixtapes between 2014 and 2018, he rose to mainstream prominence with his debut albu ...
.
On 2 August 2021, the channel was replaced by
MTV 00s
MTV 00s (pronounced on-air as ''MTV Noughties'', ''MTV Aughts'', ''MTV 2000s'' or ''MTV Zeros'') is a music television channel featuring music videos from the 2000s. It was launched on August 2, 2021, replacing VH1 Europe.
History Before launch
O ...
. On 1 August - the 40th anniversary of MTV - the channel's programming was adapted to MTV 00s, where as the next day the logo and graphics were updated to MTV 00s. On the former programming, the last song broadcast on VH1 Shuffle was the 2014 single "
Are You with Me
"Are You with Me" is a song by American country singer Easton Corbin. The song first appeared on Corbin's second studio album, '' All Over the Road'' (2012). It was later included on Corbin's third studio album, '' About to Get Real'' (2015). A ...
" by the Belgian DJ
Lost Frequencies
Felix De Laet (born 30 November 1993), known by his stage name Lost Frequencies, is a Belgian DJ and record producer. He is best known for his singles "Are You with Me" in 2014, "Reality" in 2015, and " Where Are You Now" with Calum Scott in ...
. The last music video shown on VH1 before being replaced by MTV 00s on 2 August 2021 at 05:00 CET, was "
Dani California
"Dani California" is a song from American rock band Red Hot Chili Peppers' ninth studio album, '' Stadium Arcadium'' (2006). The single was first made available at the iTunes Music Store and was officially released on April 28, 2006. The internat ...
" by
Red Hot Chili Peppers
Red Hot Chili Peppers are an American rock music, rock band formed in Los Angeles in 1983, comprising vocalist Anthony Kiedis, bassist Flea (musician), Flea, drummer Chad Smith, and guitarist John Frusciante. Their music incorporates element ...
.
History
VH1 appeared for the first time in the UK and Germany in Spring 1995 and the version airing in the UK was subsequently distributed across the whole of Europe as VH1 Export from June 1999. Current pan-European channel was officially launched in 2001 by merging VH1 Export and
VH-1 Germany
VH-1 Deutschland (VH-1 Germany) was a localized German version of the Viacom channel VH1 that was on air from 1995 to 2001. The program was operated by ''Me, Myself & Eye Entertainment GmbH'', the former editorial office of Tele 5's predecessor ...
, and hence becoming a separate channel from the
UK-aimed VH1 channel.
VH1 Europe in 2013 was the only major music channel in Western Europe still broadcasting in the 4:3 ratio while others were broadcasting in 16:9. Since 28 May 2014, VH1 Europe was broadcasting in 16:9.
Programming
This European version of VH1 was very different from its American counterpart, since it has never ceased to be a proper music channel, playing a wide variety of music programs on a daily and weekly basis. VH1 Europe was covered many styles of music through a comprehensive selection of music videos ranging from the 1970s to today, using an extensive videoshop of clips
MTV Networks Europe
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 ...
London
London is the capital and largest city of England and the United Kingdom, with a population of just under 9 million. It stands on the River Thames in south-east England at the head of a estuary down to the North Sea, and has been a majo ...
-based music video library.
VH1 Europe's regular programming contained songs from 1980 onwards, with some of the Top 50 segments showing rare songs from 70s and 60s. As of 2021, VH1 Europe stopped adding new songs into the regular programming. Last added videos were was included the British singer Harry Styles' single "
Treat People with Kindness
"Treat People with Kindness" is a song by British singer and songwriter Harry Styles, recorded for his second album '' Fine Line'' (2019). The song was originally released on the album on 13 December 2019 by Columbia and Erskine Records and fe ...
", "
Higher Power
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" by Coldplay and "
Cover Me in Sunshine
"Cover Me in Sunshine" is a song by American singer and songwriter Pink and her daughter Willow Sage Hart. It was written by Amy Allen and Mozella with production by A Strut (Ludwig Söderberg). The song debuted via video-sharing social media p ...
" by Pink. In addition, the regular programming in 2021 year was focused on 00s era and videos in programs about this era have been in addition added. Much like other MTV channels, VH1 did not broadcast recently of
Michael Jackson
Michael Joseph Jackson (August 29, 1958 – June 25, 2009) was an American singer, songwriter, dancer, and philanthropist. Dubbed the "King of Pop", he is regarded as one of the most significant cultural figures of the 20th century. Over a ...
's songs.
On Pan-European feed
Since 5 August 2010, most of the European feeds of VH1 are one common music channel which airs commercials. Starting this date, VH1 started to air the first commercial in some regions, thus following the trend of the regional resellers (cable companies) to air specific language and area commercials. The regional cover-up aspect of VH1 by this date has been less aggressive as it did not have commercial and shopping shows. The revenue came only from subscribers and since then the change in its politics means VH1 now allows third parties to overlap commercial clips with regional commercials. This increases the revenue by an additional percentage and it cannot increase the low audition percentage it has on the TV market.
Themed shows
Until early 2008, VH1 Europe's schedule was largely based upon music programming, although some shows imported from VH1 US or MTV US (including classic episodes of ''
Beavis and Butt-Head
''Beavis and Butt-Head'' is an American adult animated series created by Mike Judge. The series follows Beavis and Butt-Head, both voiced by Judge, a pair of teenage slackers characterized by their apathy, lack of intelligence, lowbrow humor, ...
'', ''
Pop-Up Video
''Pop Up Video'' is a VH1 television show that shows music videos annotated via "pop-up" bubbles — officially called "info nuggets" — containing trivia and witticisms relating to the video in question. The show was created by Woody T ...
'' and ''
The Osbournes
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'') could be seen during primetime hours as well. In February 2008, the channel received a major makeover in its timeslot programming, with further specialist shows being added to the already existing ones, featuring selections of music videos linked by common themes (VH1 Themed, Smells Like The 90s, VH1 Pop Chart, Boogie Night, Flipside, Chill Out, So 80s, Viva La Disco, Sunday Soul, VH1 New, VH1 Rocks, Top 10, Final Countdown, Then & Now, VH1 Classic, Smooth Wake Up, Saturday Night Fever, Best Of Charts, Greatest Hits, Aerobic, Espresso, VH1 Oldschool, Cover Power...).
In January 2010, the only daily hour of non-music related programming on VH1 Europe – formerly airing between noon and 1 p.m. – was replaced by music video-based programming. The channel's schedule now purely consists of music programming.
VH1 Jukebox
For 2 hours each day, between 18.00 and 20.00 CET, the channel played selections of videos submitted by viewers via the channel's website on a show called ''VH1 Jukebox''. The show was cancelled in summer 2010.
Non-English music
Until "
Despacito
"Despacito" (; "Slowly") is a song by Puerto Rican singer Luis Fonsi featuring Puerto Rican rapper and singer Daddy Yankee as the lead single from Fonsi's 2019 studio album ''Vida''. Released on January 12, 2017, the song was written by Fonsi, ...
" acquired the status of a global mega-hit, VH1 Europe did not regularly play music sung in another language than English, but since Spanish-language
música urbana
Musica (Latin), or La Musica (Italian) or Música (Portuguese and Spanish) may refer to:
Music Albums
* ''Musica è'', a mini album by Italian funk singer Eros Ramazzotti 1988
* ''Musica'', an album by Ghaleb 2005
* ), a German album by Giovan ...
became hugely popular outside of Latin America or the Latin American communities around the world in the late 2010s, the channel began to regularly play videos from artists like
Luis Fonsi
Luis Alfonso Rodríguez López-Cepero (born April 15, 1978), known by his stage name Luis Fonsi (), is a Puerto Rican singer. He is known for multiple songs, one of them being "Despacito" featuring rapper Daddy Yankee.
Fonsi received his first ...
,
J Balvin
José Álvaro Osorio Balvín (born 7 May 1985), known professionally as J Balvin, is a Colombian singer and songwriter. He has been referred to as the " Prince of Reggaeton" (from Spanish: "Príncipe del Reggaetón"), and is one of the best-sell ...
,
Bad Bunny
Benito Antonio Martínez Ocasio (born March 10, 1994), known professionally as Bad Bunny, is a Puerto Rican rapper and singer. His musical style is defined as Latin trap and reggaeton. He rose to prominence in 2016 with his song "Diles", wh ...
,
Rosalía
Rosalia Vila Tobella (born 25 September 1992), known mononymously as Rosalía (, ), is a Spanish singer. Born and raised in the outskirts of Barcelona, she has been described as an "atypical pop star" due to her genre-bending musical styles. ...
,
Maluma
Juan Luis Londoño Arias (born 28 January 1994), known professionally as Maluma, is a Colombian singer, songwriter, and actor.
Born and raised in Medellín, he developed an interest in music at a young age, recording songs since age sixteen. ...
,
Anitta Anitta may refer to:
* Anitta (king), Hittite king
*Anitta (singer)
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, as well Spanish songs by
Shakira
Shakira Isabel Mebarak Ripoll ( , ; born 2 February 1977), professionally known by the mononym Shakira, is a Colombian singer and songwriter. Born and raised in Barranquilla, she has been referred to as the " Queen of Latin Music" and is ...
.
Last programming on VH1
Prior to 5 June 2021, the channel broadcast the following series:
* Songs of the Century
* Shuffle
* Hits Don't Lie
* Class of 2000-2019
* Guess the Year (1980-2009)
* We Love The: 00s
* Artist: The Hits
* Top 50
After the mentioned date, the schedule has been adapted to broadcast songs from 00s era:
* Songs of the Century
* Class of 2000-2009
* We Love The: 00s
* Guess the Year (1980-2018)
* Top 50
* Shuffle
* Hits Don't Lie
* Artist: The Hits
* Loudest 00s Rock Anthems!
* Hottest 00s R'n'B Hits!
* Hottest 00s Pop Hits!
* Hottest 00s Dance Hits!
* Hottest 00s Collabs!
* 00s Power Ballads!
* Non-stop Nostalgia! (only 1 August 2021)
* The 40 Greatest Hits! (only 1 August 2021)
* Crazy in Love! (only 1 August 2021)
Availability
VH1 was broadcast from MTV Networks Europe's premises in
Camden Town
Camden Town (), often shortened to Camden, is a district of northwest London, England, north of Charing Cross. Historically in Middlesex, it is the administrative centre of the London Borough of Camden, and identified in the London Plan as o ...
(London, UK) to Europe, except San Marino, and covering also the Middle East and Africa. On 1 June 2010, it became officially available in Russia as well, replacing the former local version VH1 Russia. On 1 October 2012,
ex-Yugoslav countries got their regional version of VH1 called VH1 Adria, which replaced the pan-European feed until 1 February 2015 at 6 AM CET, when it was replaced again by VH1 Europe. On 1 February 2017, programming of VH1 Poland were replaced with VH1 Europe's programming, then on 3 March 2020, VH1 Poland was replaced by VH1 Europe.
VH1 was available in almost every digital platform in the above-mentioned areas. VH1 covered countries from Europe, Middle East, Latin America and Africa.
The HD version of VH1 Europe began broadcasting on 7 October 2020. This signal replaced
VH1 HD
VH1 Brasil was a music channel from Viacom-owned Viacom International Media Networks The Americas. The network was launched in November 2005 on some cable systems, but it was not until May 2006 that it was launched on DirecTV Brazil, replacing M ...
in Brazil and Latin America.
The SD feed of VH1 Europe received in Latin America was similar to the channel's feed that is distributed in Russia and ex-Soviet republics (that means that the special programme idents are not aired), with the difference being not airing age ratings, in compliance with Russian television laws. Meanwhile, the channel's HD feed aired in Latin America aired the same content as the main channel in Europe.
Branding
On 7 October 2020 at 13:28 CET, VH1 Europe changed its on-screen graphics to graphics
VH1 Italy has been using since 2018. The new slogan was "Sing It Loud".
Also, ever since the branding changed, the artist and song name info was now up for most of the duration of the song, instead of the beginning and the end only. This is much like the decade-based
Now
Now most commonly refers
to the present time.
Now, NOW, or The Now may also refer to:
Organizations
* Natal Organisation of Women, a South African women's organization
* National Organization for Women, an American feminist organization
* Now ...
channels and
Clubland TV
Clubland TV is a British free-to-air Dance music channel. It is based from the Clubland compilation albums. Clubland TV airs various sub-genres of dance/EDM from the 90's to the late 2010s, such as electronica, techno, trance, eurodance, house, ...
(although these channels did also display these graphics in the larger font at the start and the end of the song).
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File:VH1 94-2003 logo.svg, 2nd logo (1999–2004)
File:VH1 2003 logo.svg, 3rd logo (2004–2014)
File:VH1 logonew.svg, 4th logo (2014–2020)
File:VH1 2020.svg, 5th logo (2020–2021)
References
External links
VH1 Europe - presentation, screenshotsTV Guide
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Television channels and stations established in 1999
Television channels and stations disestablished in 2021
Defunct television channels in the Netherlands
Television channels in North Macedonia
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