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| Country | France |
|---|---|
| Programming | |
| Language | French |
| Ownership | |
| Owner | Groupe M6 |
| Parent | Bertelsmann |
| Sister channels | MCM RFM TV |
| History | |
| Launched | 28 November 2003; 22 years ago (2003-11-28) |
MCM Top is a French music video TV channel owned byGroupe M6.
To enrich its offer of music channels, Lagardère Active launched on November 28, 2003MCM Music + channels. It was then composed of three channels :MCM,MCM Pop, replacingMCM 2 andMCM Top (newly created). The latter continuously broadcasts current music videos and the target population is 15 to 24 years old.[1]
On June 13, 2007, the channel was reformatted and became interactive.[2] New programs like "Fais Ton Top" and "Fais Ton Club" allow to vote by SMS between two clips for the next clip. Another "Top Mix" show, formerly comparable to Ultra Tubes on MCM, gives the opportunity to vote to choose the program that will be aired in the second part of the evening." Top Club, Top Rock, Top Hip Hop, Top US and Top R'N'B" become rankings made through the votes of viewers on top.mcm.net as well as the "Top.fr" which is comparable to the "hit mcm.fr".
On 1 July 2016, the channel stopped broadcasting onCanalsat,[3][4] On 24 November 2016, the channel returned to Canalsat on the same channel (175) and went to HD (1920x1080p) for its 13th anniversary.
On 7 August 2018, MCM Top was removed ofSFR along with Virgin Radio TV.[5][6]
On 16 July 2019, MCM Top was ultimately removed ofCanal+,[7] during the merger ofLagardère Active television division withGroupe M6, along with the closure of Elle Girl TV because it wasn't renewed by Canal+ from which the latter was exclusive in France. At the same time, MCM Top was replaced byMCM onCanal+ Calédonie.[8]
On 1 January 2020, MCM Top was removed ofOrange. Also, MCM Top stopped broadcasting its programs in France, being only a simulcast ofMCM through its last carriers Freebox TV and Bbox TV.[9]
On 19 March 2022, MCM Top resumed airing its programming.
On 24 February 2024, MCM Top changed the look when the music video clips are broadcast with other Groupe M6 channels.
As of 2024, MCM Top is available in France only throughFree andBouygues Telecom. It is available in other French-speaking territories, including Belgium, Switzerland, Monaco and Africa. MCM Top is also available in Portugal through the base offers ofMEO,NOS andVodafone. It started being distributed in Brasil in 2020 with the new satellite TV provider BluTV which went bankrupt by 2022,[10] and is now available through other OTT services.
