MTV Africa

African version of MTV Television channel MTV AfricaFinal logo, used since 14 September 2021Broadcast areaSub-Saharan AfricaProgrammingLanguageEnglishPicture format1080i HDTV(downscaled to 16:9 576i for the SDTV feed)OwnershipOwnerParamount Networks EMEAASister channelsBET AfricaComedy Central AfricaNickelodeon AfricaNicktoons AfricaNick Jr. AfricaHistoryLaunched3 July 2013; 13 years ago (3 July 2013)ReplacedMTV Europe (African feed)LinksWebsiteOfficial website MTV Africa, formerly MTV South Africa, is an African pay television channel founded by Alex Okosi, Jandre Louw, Dudu Qubu and Maya Padmore and launched as 'Africas MTV'. The African equivalent of the eponymous American cable channel and owned by Paramount Networks EMEAA, it broadcast locally produced reality series and MTV US content. History 1995 – Pan-African satellite provider DStv launched 17 international channels on its service, including MTV Europe and VH1 Europe. These channels were the major promoters of international genres of music to the continent. 2004 – MTV Networks International announced it had plans to launch its 100th channel in Africa with the launch of MTV Africa (proposed branding). In February 2005,