VH1 Latin America was a music channel from

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. The network was launched on April 1, 2004 exclusively on Cablevisión D.F. in Mexico, and in the rest of the region some months later. The channel targeted audience from 19 to 44 years old and played local and international music videos from the 1970s to the 2000s. It also aired famous countdowns from VH1 United States. It reached most of the satellite and cable systems in

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, another channel of

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and sister channel of VH1 was also available in the region.

History

The channel was launched on April 1, 2004 only on Cablevisión in Mexico. Eventually, it started reaching other countries, and as of 2006 it was available in most of the countries of

. On April 27, 2009 the channel launched a new image, with new idents, bumpers and new colors for the logo. The new identity was called "look & feel" and represents the beginnings of

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. On April 29, 2013 the channel began to use the current logos and idents used by its parent channel. On October 7, 2020 the channel closed down and was replaced by

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Shows on VH1 Latin America

Last programming (2015-2020)

* Old Is Cool (formerly VH1 Clásico) * Video Hits One * Videografía * Best Of

Former programming (2004-2015)

* Antes Y Después * 80/90 * Neo... Música Nueva * 10 Clips 10 * Top 20 VH1 * VH1 Solar * Música + * Música - * I Love * La Crème * Rock N' Roll High School *

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* Movies That Rock * Exposed * Comedy Central Present * Stand Up VH1 * First Look *

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* Cyndi Lauper: Still So Unusual *

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* The Graham Norton Effect *

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Controversy

On January 29, 2007,

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added the network in a channel slot timeshared with GolTV. This caused anger among its subscribers, which only grew when VTR added FX to the same channel slot on May, making VH1 available only after midnight. In August, the channel was pulled off with no notification given. Despite this, VH1 was added back in early-2009 on its own channel slot. The channel was withdrawn in mid-April 2020.

History

Shows on VH1 Latin America

Last programming (2015-2020)

Former programming (2004-2015)

Controversy

See also