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| Country | Netherlands |
|---|---|
| Broadcast area | Netherlands &Belgium |
| Network | MTV |
| Programming | |
| Picture format | 1080iHDTV (downscaled to16:9576i for theSDTV feed)[1] |
| Ownership | |
| Owner | Paramount Networks EMEAA |
| Sister channels | MTV 80s MTV 90s MTV 00s MTV Hits MTV Live Comedy Central Nickelodeon Nick Jr. Nicktoons NickMusic Paramount Network |
| History | |
| Launched | 1 August 1987; 38 years ago (1987-08-01) (Pan-European MTV) 12 September 2000; 25 years ago (2000-09-12) (Dutch version of MTV) |
| Replaced | MTV Europe |
| Former names | MTV NL |
| Links | |
| Website | Official site |
| Availability | |
| Terrestrial | |
| Digitenne | Channel 13 (HD) |
| Streaming media | |
| Ziggo GO | ZiggoGO.tv (Europe only) |
MTV Nederland en België is a Dutch speakingfree-to-cable television channel broadcasting in the Netherlands and Belgium. It launched as MTV NL on 12 September 2000. Before the start of country-specific channels, thePan-European version of MTV aired in the Netherlands.
The channel is broadcast from aParamount Networks EMEAA office in Amsterdam, but it uses since 1 January 2022 a broadcast licence from Czech Republic in order not to have obligations under Netherlands medialaw.
The European MTV began its services on 1 August 1987. The channel was a joint venture betweenViacom,British Telecom andRobert Maxwell. It kicked off inDenmark,Germany,Finland, theNetherlands,Sweden,Switzerland and theUnited Kingdom. In the early 90s Viacom became the sole owner of MTV by buying the shares of British Telecom and Robert Maxwell.[2] At the end of the 90s MTV Europe began to regionalize its MTV feeds. On 12 September 2000 the localized MTV NL started.[3]
On 14 May 2009 MTV launched its firstHD channel in theNetherlands.MTVN HD started on theCaiway cable network and onCanalDigitaal satellite TV.[4] In 2010 followed by the larger cable networkUPC Netherlands (3 May).[5] The N stood forNickelodeon. The channel combined the programs of MTV and Nickelodeon.
On 1 July 2011 MTVN HD changed intoMTV Live HD, dropping the programs of Nickelodeon because in many European countries a separate HD-simulcast of Nickelodeon began.[6] In September of that same yearZiggo added MTV Live HD to its line-up.[7]
In Spring of 2012 MTV introduced HD-simulcasts of MTV NL andComedy Central. On April 3 MTV HD started atUPC Netherlands replacing MTV Live HD.[8] In September 2012KPN followed.[9]
In Spring 2021, both MTV Netherlands and MTV Belgium were merged into the one channel with localised advertising and sponsorship for both territories. However, both countries are served by separate social media sites and share the same website mtv.nl.
Since 1 January 2022 MTV Netherlands operates with a tv-licence from Czech Republic.[10] Before the channel used a Dutch licence.[11]
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