MTV Nederland and België is a Dutch speaking free-to-cable television channel broadcasting in the Netherlands. It launched as MTV NL on 12 September 2000. Before the start of country-specific channels, the Pan-European version of MTV aired in the Netherlands. The channel is broadcast from a

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office in Amsterdam, but it uses since january 1, 2022 a broadcast licence from Czech Republic in order not to have obligations under Netherlands medialaw.

History

The European MTV began its services on 1 August 1987. The channel was a joint venture between

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, British Telecom and

Robert Maxwell Ian Robert Maxwell (born Ján Ludvík Hyman Binyamin Hoch; 10 June 1923 – 5 November 1991) was a Czechoslovak-born British media proprietor, member of parliament (MP), suspected spy, and fraudster. Early in his life, Maxwell escaped from ...

. It kicked off in

Denmark ) , song = ( en, "King Christian stood by the lofty mast") , song_type = National and royal anthem , image_map = EU-Denmark.svg , map_caption = , subdivision_type = Sovereign state , subdivision_name = Kingdom of Denmark , establish ...

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, the

Netherlands ) , anthem = ( en, "William of Nassau") , image_map = , map_caption = , subdivision_type = Sovereign state , subdivision_name = Kingdom of the Netherlands , established_title = Before independence , established_date = Spanish Netherl ...

, Sweden, Switzerland and the

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. In the early 90s Viacom became the sole owner of MTV by buying the shares of British Telecom and Robert Maxwell. At the end of the 90s MTV Europe began to regionalize its MTV feeds. On 12 September 2000 the localized MTV NL started. On 14 May 2009 MTV launched its first HD channel in the

MTVN HD MTV Live (formerly MTVNHD and MTV Live HD) is an international 24-hour high-definition television, high-definition live television, live music pay television, pay television network that is operated by Paramount International Networks' subsidia ...

started on the

Caiway Caiway (or simplified as CAIW) is a cable operator in the Netherlands, providing digital cable television, Internet, and telephone service to both residential and commercial customers in mainly the Westland, Twente and Schiedam areas. In additio ...

cable network and on

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satellite TV. In 2010 followed by the larger cable network

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(3 May). The N stood for

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. The channel combined the programs of MTV and Nickelodeon. On 1 July 2011 MTVN HD changed into

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, dropping the programs of Nickelodeon because in many European countries a separate HD-simulcast of Nickelodeon began. In September of that same year

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added MTV Live HD to its line-up. In Spring of 2012 MTV introduced HD-simulcasts of MTV NL and

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. On April 3 MTV HD started at

replacing MTV Live HD. In September 2012

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followed. In Spring 2021, both MTV Netherlands and MTV Belgium were merged into the one channel with localised advertising and sponsorship for both territories. However, both countries are served by separate social media sites and share the same website mtv.nl. Since 1 January 2022 MTV Netherlands operates with a tv-licence from Czech Republic. Before the channel used a Dutch licence.

Current local shows

''(Shows that are running frequently, february 2017)'' * MTV Now (3 minutes news reports hosted by Kay Nambiar) * Ex on The Beach: Double Dutch! ''(based on the UK version in cooperation with

MTV Flanders MTV Belgium was the Flemish version of MTV. The channel's audience is somewhat older than that of The Music Factory (TMF) and focuses more on alternative music. In spring 2021, MTV Netherlands and MTV Belgium were merged into one channel - MTV ...

)'' * Dutch Ridiculousness ''(based on the US version)'' * MTV Video Love * Top 7 @ 7 * MTV Breakfast Club * 3 From 1 * Night Videos

Former local shows

* MTV News * Rock Chart * UK Top 10 * M is for Music * MTV Live

International shows

''(Shows that are running frequently, february 2017)'' * Are You the One? (US) * Catfish: The TV Show (US) *

Ex on the Beach ''Ex on the Beach'' is a British reality television series that is broadcast on MTV. The series was first announced in February 2014, and premiered on 22 April 2014. The series is narrated by Andrew Maxwell. ''Ex on the Beach'' follows the forma ...

(UK) *

Geordie Shore ''Geordie Shore'' is a British reality television series that was broadcast on MTV between 24 May 2011 and 22 November 2022. Based in Newcastle upon Tyne, England it was the British offshoot of the American show ''Jersey Shore''. The programm ...

(UK) * Hollywood Heights (US) *

Judge Geordie ''Judge Geordie'' is a British reality television series broadcast on MTV. The series was first announced in March 2015 and premiered on 3 June 2015. It features Vicky Pattison, a former cast member of ''Geordie Shore ''Geordie Shore'' is ...

(UK) *

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(US) * Ridiculousness (US) * Spring Break with Grandad (UK) *

Teen Mom OG ''Teen Mom'' (renamed ''Teen Mom OG'' starting with the fifth season) is an American reality television series broadcast by MTV. It is the first Spin-off (media), spin-off of ''16 and Pregnant'', and it focuses on the lives of several young moth ...

Teen Mom 2 ''Teen Mom 2'' is an American reality television series that premiered January 11, 2011 on MTV. It originally followed the lives of Jenelle Evans, Chelsea DeBoer, Kailyn Lowry, and Leah Messer from the second season of '' 16 and Pregnant'' as ...

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(US) * Teen Mom UK (UK)

Presenters

Present Past *Romeo Egbeama (2000-2003) *Fleur Van Der Kieft (2000-2003) *Georgie *Seth Kamphuijs (2002-2006) *Jeroen Nieuwenhuize *Johnny *Kris (MTV News Specials & MTV Movie Specials) *

Erik de Zwart Erik de Zwart (born 16 June 1957 in Amsterdam) is a Dutch broadcaster, former D.J., former Music Box, The Music Factory and MTV V.J. and media entrepreneur. He was co-founder and shareholder of Radio 538 (1992) and The Music Factory (1995). P ...

Tooske Breugem Antonia Grietje "Tooske" Ragas-Breugem (; born 3 June 1974), is a Dutch actress and television host. She played a stewardess in '' 06/05'', a movie by Theo van Gogh about the murder of Pim Fortuyn. She was video jockey (VJ) at TMF Netherlands ...

Daphne Bunskoek Daphne (; ; el, Δάφνη, , ), a minor figure in Greek mythology, is a naiad, a variety of female nymph associated with fountains, wells, springs, streams, brooks and other bodies of freshwater. There are several versions of the myth in whi ...

Mental Theo Theodorus Josephus Jan Nabuurs (born 14 February 1965), better known by his stage name Mental Theo is a Dutch record producer and DJ. He has recorded two studio albums: ''Back Once Again'' (2005) and ''Jumpstyle Madness'' (2007). He also perform ...

Defunct channels in the Netherlands

* Comedy Central Family * TMF *

TMF NL TMF NL was a digital music television channel of MTV Networks Benelux that broadcast on all major digital platforms in the Netherlands and Belgium from 2005 to 2011. The station was presented along with three other digital channels of MTV Networ ...

TMF Dance TMF Dance (formerly TMF Party) was a digital theme channel part of MTV Networks Benelux. The channel, along with the channels TMF Pure, TMF NL, and Nick Jr. Nick Jr. (known on-air as the Nick Jr. Channel) is an American pay television chann ...

TMF Pure TMF Pure was a digital TV channel of MTV Networks Benelux. The channel launched together with three other digital channels of MTV Networks on 1 May 2005. This channel, TMF NL and TMF Dance were among the first digital theme channels in the Net ...

Kindernet Kindernet (as Nickelodeon Kindernet from 2011 to 2013) was a Dutch television network that aired classic and modern children's television series from the 1980s onward. Two iterations of the network have been broadcast; the original lasted from 1 ...

The Box Comedy Comedy Central is a Dutch pay television channel based on the American channel of the same name. The channel is available on cable, digital terrestrial, IPTV, and satellite operators in the Netherlands. It broadcasts many imports as well as orig ...

* The Box

References

External links

Official site

MTV Networks Benelux Site

MTV Networks Europe Site
{{DEFAULTSORT:MTV NL MTV channels Television channels and stations established in 2000 Television channels in the Netherlands Music organisations based in the Netherlands Companies based in Amsterdam