MTV Base was a British
pay television
Pay television, also known as subscription television, premium television or, when referring to an individual service, a premium channel, refers to subscription-based television services, usually provided by multichannel television providers, b ...
music channel from
Paramount Networks UK & Australia that focused primarily on hip hop, R&B, grime, garage, reggae, funk, soul and dance music. It was launched as part of MTV's digital offering of music channels on July 1, 1999 in both the
United Kingdom
The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, commonly known as the United Kingdom (UK) or Britain, is a country in Europe, off the north-western coast of the European mainland, continental mainland. It comprises England, Scotlan ...
and in
Ireland
Ireland ( ; ga, Éire ; Ulster Scots dialect, Ulster-Scots: ) is an island in the Atlantic Ocean, North Atlantic Ocean, in Northwestern Europe, north-western Europe. It is separated from Great Britain to its east by the North Channel (Grea ...
.
MTV Base closed on 31 March 2022, and was replaced by
MTV 90s
MTV 90s is an international music television channel from Paramount International Networks that plays music videos from 1990 until 1999. The channel is available in Europe, the Middle East, North Africa, and parts of Southeast Asia (excluding ...
. The last video on the channel was "
Shutdown" by
Skepta.
Regional channels
The channel was previously available in other European countries, but was replaced by the now-defunct
MTV Dance
Club MTV, formerly MTV Dance, is a European pay television music channel from Paramount Networks EMEAA that was separated from the UK channel on 27 May 2014. It broadcasts electronica, dance and r'n'b music programming. The channel is widely ava ...
(replaced by
Club MTV) channel from March 2008.
Pan-European
A pan-European version was planned to launch in 2015.
Africa
MTV Base Africa launched in February 2005 throughout the African continent. On 3 July 2013, Viacom International Media Networks Africa launched a localised feed of MTV Base exclusively for South Africa, with local programming, advertising and VJs.
France
MTV Base was launched in France on 21 December 2007. The channel was replaced by French versions of
MTV Hits
MTV Hits is a music video-only spin-off cable/satellite television channel of MTV in several international markets, originally based on the pop music format of a defunct programming block on the American MTV itself. It may refer to the following ch ...
and
BET
Black Entertainment Television (acronym BET) is an American basic cable channel targeting African-American audiences. It is owned by the CBS Entertainment Group unit of Paramount Global via BET Networks and has offices in New York City, Los ...
on 17 November 2015.
Programming
Following the closures of
MTV OMG,
MTV Rocks and
Club MTV on 20 July 2020, MTV Base previously broadcast a weekly chart based on Club MTV programming on Fridays.
Former programming
*Super Base Beats
*Big Beats & Future Smashes!
*Freshest Beats & Bangers
*10 Biggest R&B & Rap Anthems RN!
*Most Played Videos Of The Week
*MTV Asks
* #MTVHottest
*Brand New Video!
*Black Lives Matter
*Happy Birthday (artist)
*(artist): On Repeat
*(artist): 2 On
*(artist): Brand New Vid!
*End Of The Road! Farewell From MTV Base!
*Club MTV's Big 20 (weekly dance music chart)
* re-rewind ultimate garage Anthems
*Old Skool Night
*Club MTV: Saturday Night Dance Anthems
Logos
File:MTV Base-old.svg, Logo used from 2001–2007.
File:MTV_Base.svg, Logo used from 2007–2010.
File:MTV_BASE_logo.svg, Used from 2010–2011.
File:Mtv_base_uk.png, Used from 2011–2013.
File:MTV_Base_2013_logo.svg, Used from 2013–2017.
File:MTV_Base_2017_logo.svg, Used from 2017-2021.
File:MTV Base UK 2021.svg, Used from 2021–31 March 2022.
References
External links
TV GuideSES guide to receiving Astra satellitesSES fleet information and map
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Defunct television channels in the United Kingdom
MTV channels
Music video networks in the United Kingdom
Television channels and stations established in 1999
Television channels and stations disestablished in 2022
1999 establishments in the United Kingdom
2022 disestablishments in the United Kingdom