Club MTV, formerly MTV Dance, is a European

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music channel from

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that which replaced the British MTV Base on 7 March 2008. The network mainly broadcasts

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s from the

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and techno genres, and is commercial free.

History

The channel was launched as MTV Dance on 7 March 2008, then became Club MTV from 1 June 2020. On 2 August 2015, it was removed from Sky Italia. On 1 October 2017, MTV Dance ceased broadcasting in

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. On 4 October 2018, the channel was removed on Numericable along with MTV Rocks following Comedy Central launch in France. In 2019, the channel disappeared in Portugal being substituted by MTV Live HD. The channel was rebranded as Club MTV from 1 June 2020. VIMN EMEA applied for a new licence for the channel on 7 April 2020. On 1 March 2021, Club MTV expanded its broadcast area to the Middle East and North Africa through

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. On 1 July 2021, Club MTV, MTV Hits and Spike Russia ceased broadcasting in Russia and CIS countries. On 1 August 2023, the channel replaced the Australian feed of Club MTV. On 14 April 2025, Club MTV International shares the same programming to UK feed except Non-Stop Beats! Club MTV added a quick on-air ident during the music program before playing the next music.

Format

Club MTV plays a selection of dance, trance, clubhouse, electronica, drum and bass, rap, R&B, hip-hop, techno and house music. The channel does not carry advertising.

Programming

* ''Big Tunes'' * ''Ultimate Rap & RnB'' * ''Club Caliente!'' * ''Reload! Club Classics * ''Non-Stop Beats!'' * ''Avicii...Remembering A Legend!'' * ''Artist: Hit 50!'' * ''Club MTV's Big 10'' * ''Party Anthems!'' * ''Weekend Party Anthems''

Availability

The channel is registered with RRTV in the Czech Republic, where it is registered to broadcast in Albania, Algeria, Andorra, Angola, Antigua and Barbuda, Australia, Argentina, Armenia, Austria, Azerbaijan, Bahamas, Bahrain, Barbados, Belgium, Belize, Benin, Belarus, Belgium, Bolivia, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Botswana, Bulgaria, Burkina Faso, Burundi, Cameroon, Cape, Central African Republic, Chad, Chile, Colombia, Comoros, Congo (Brazzaville), Congo (Kinshasa), Costa Rica, Croatia, Cuba, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Denmark, Djibouti, Dominica, Dominican Republic, Djibouti, Ecuador, Egypt, El Salvador, Equatorial Guinea, Eritrea, Estonia, Eswatini, Ethiopia, Finland, France, Gabon, Gambia, Ghana, Georgia, Germany, Greece, Grenada, Guatemala, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Guyana, Haiti, Honduras, Hungary, Iceland, Iran, Iraq, Ireland, Israel, Ivory Coast, Jamaica, Jordan, Kazakhstan, Kenya, Kuwait, Kyrgyzstan, Latvia, Lebanon, Lesotho, Liechtenstein, Liberia, Libya, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Madagascar, Mauritius, Mauritania, Malawi, Mali, Malta, Mexico, Moldova, Monaco, Montenegro, Morocco, Mozambique, Namibia, Netherlands, Nicaragua, Niger, Nigeria, North Macedonia, Norway, Oman, Panama, Paraguay, Peru, Poland, Portugal, Qatar, Romania, Russia, Rwanda, Saint Kitts and Nevis, Saint Lucia, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, São Tomé and Príncipe, Saudi Arabia, Senegal, Serbia, Seychelles, Sierra Leone, Slovakia, Slovenia, Somalia, South Africa, South Sudan, Spain, Sudan, Suriname, Sweden, Switzerland, Syria, Tajikistan, Tanzania, Togo, Trinidad and Tobago, Tunisia, Turkey, Turkmenistan, Uganda, Ukraine, United Arab Emirates, United Kingdom, Uruguay, Uzbekistan, Vatican City, Venezuela, Yemen, Zambia and Zimbabwe. However, the channel may be available in all countries listed.

Logos

File:MTV Dance 2013 logo.svg, Logo used 27 May 2014 – 4 April 2017 MTV Dance 2017 logo.svg, Logo used 5 April 2017 - 1 June 2020 File:Club_MTV_logo_2018.png, Logo used 1 June 2020 - 14 September 2021 File:Club MTV 2021 logo.svg, Logo used 14 September 2021 – present

References

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