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| Country | United States |
|---|---|
| Broadcast area | United States,Latin America andEurope |
| Headquarters | Miami,Florida |
| Programming | |
| Picture format | 1080iHDTV (downscaled to480i/576i for the SD feed) |
| Ownership | |
| Owner | Warner Bros. Discovery International |
| Sister channels | Space TNT TNT Series TNT Novelas TCM |
| History | |
| Launched | August 1, 1995 |
HTV (formerly an acronym ofHispanic Television) is aLatin Americanpay television channel that broadcasts music videos.[1] It is owned byWarner Bos. Discovery International and it is also available in the United States and Europe (notably Spain). It airs Latin music genres such asbalada,salsa,merengue and other popular rhythms from that region, introduced by artists themselves asVJs.
The channel was first launched in 1996.[citation needed] In 1999, HTV was purchased by Miami-based Cisneros Television Group, which operated it as part of its CTG Music subsidiary.[2][3] In 2006,Turner Broadcasting System purchased seven channels from Claxson Interactive Group including HTV.[4] In 2010, Dish Network stopped carrying HTV in the United States.[citation needed]
In 2015, theHeat Latin Music Awards show, also known as Premios Heat, was launched on HTV and TBS.[5]