List of Paramount channels: Difference between revisions

This is a list of television channels owned, or licensed by, Paramount Global. For other assets owned by the company, see List of assets owned by Paramount Global.

Americas

United States

CBS Entertainment Group

• CBS (HD; flagship network)
  • CBS Sports Network (HD) (formerly College Sports Television and CBS College Sports Network)
• Dabl Network (HD) (Owned by Paramount Global; operated by Weigel Broadcasting)
• Fave TV (HD) (exclusive to CBS News and Stations)
• The CW (HD) (75% owned by Nexstar Media Group; 12.5 owned by Paramount Global and Warner Bros. Discovery)
• BET Media Group
  • BET (HD)
    • BET Gospel
    • BET Her (formerly BET on Jazz, BET Jazz, BETJ, and Centric)
    • BET Soul (formerly VH1 Soul)
    • BET Jams (formerly MTV Jams)
  • VH1 (HD)

Paramount Media Networks

• MTV Entertainment Group
  • MTV (HD; flagship network)
    • MTV2 (HD; formerly M2)
    • MTV Classic (formerly VH1 Classic)
    • MTV Tres (formerly MTV3)
    • MTVU (formerly College Television Network)
    • MTV Live (HD) (formerly MTV Music and Palladia)
  • CMT (HD)
    • CMT Music (formerly VH1 Country and CMT Pure Country)
  • Comedy Central (HD)
  • Logo TV (HD; formerly VH1 MegaHits)
  • Paramount Network (HD; formerly The Nashville Network, The National Network (The New TNN), and Spike TV/Spike)
  • Pop (HD; formerly Prevue Guide/Channel, TV Guide Channel/Network and TVGN)
  • Smithsonian Channel (HD)
  • TV Land (HD)

• Nickelodeon Group
  • Nickelodeon (HD)
    • Nick at Nite (HD; program block on Nickelodeon)
  • Nick Jr. Channel (HD)
  • NickMusic (formerly MTV Hits)
  • Nicktoons (HD)
  • TeenNick (HD)

• Showtime Networks
  • Showtime (HD)
    • The Movie Channel (HD)
    • Flix (HD)

Former

• BET Hip-Hop
• Nick GAS (1999–2007, 2009 on Dish Network)
• VH1 Uno (2000–2008)
• MTVX (1999–2002)
• Noggin (1999–2009); relaunched with the Noggin streaming app in March 2015
  • The N (Noggin block) (2002–2007), channel (2007-2009)
• Showtime Beyond (1999–2020)
• VH1 MegaHits (2002–2005)

Canada

All channels listed below are owned by Canadian broadcasters, with Paramount Global owning minor interests where indicated:

• CMT (90% owned by Corus Entertainment; 10% owned by Paramount Global)
• MTV (wholly owned by Bell Media)
• MTV2 (wholly owned by Bell Media; closed on March 29, 2024 - Formerly MTV Canada from 2001 to 2005)
• Nickelodeon (wholly owned by Corus)
  • Nick Jr. (Program block on Nickelodeon)
• Smithsonian Channel (93.33% owned by Blue Ant Media; 6.67% owned by Paramount Global)

Note: Juicebox and Comedy Gold formerly existed as MTV2 Canada from 2001 to 2005 (later PunchMuch from 2005 to 2011), and TV Land Canada from 2001 to 2010, respectively.

Caribbean

• Tr3s

Latin America

Further information: Paramount Networks Americas

• MTV
• Nickelodeon
• Comedy Central
• Paramount Network
• Telefe
• Chilevisión
• Nick Jr.
• TeenNick
• Telefe Internacional
• MTV Hits
• MTV Live
• MTV 00s

Brazil

• MTV (replaced MTV Brasil on October 1, 2013)
• Nickelodeon Brazil
• Comedy Central
• Paramount Network
• Smithsonian Channel (owned by Grupo Bandeirantes; owned by Paramount)
• Nick Jr.
• Telefe Internacional
• MTV Hits
• MTV Live
• MTV 00s

Europe

Further information: Paramount Networks EMEAA and Paramount Networks UK & Australia

Continent-wide

• MTV Global (countries not served by a local MTV channel only)
• Nickelodeon Europe (countries not served by a local Nickelodeon channel only)
• MTV Hits Europe
• MTV Live
• Club MTV Europe
• MTV 80s
• MTV 90s
• MTV 00s

Adria (Albania, Bosnia & Herzegovina, Croatia, Kosovo, Montenegro, North Macedonia, Serbia & Slovenia)

• MTV Global (Replaced MTV Adria on January 1, 2018)
• Nickelodeon Europe
• Comedy Central Extra
• MTV Hits Europe
• MTV Live
• Club MTV Europe
• MTV 80s
• MTV 90s
• MTV 00s (Before VH1 Europe, replaced VH1 Adria on February 1, 2015)
• Nick Jr.
• Nicktoons Europe

Austria

• MTV Germany (replaced MTV Austria on January 1, 2011)
• MTV Austria
• Nickelodeon Austria
• Comedy Central Germany
• VIVA Austria (2001–2003, again since 2006, closed in 2018)
• MTV Hits
• MTV Music 24
• Club MTV Europe
• MTV 80s
• MTV 90s
• MTV 00s
• Nick Jr. Germany
• Nicktoons Germany

Baltics (Estonia, Latvia & Lithuania)

• MTV Global (Replaced MTV Eesti, MTV Latvija and MTV Lietuva since 2009)
• Nickelodeon
• MTV Hits Europe
• MTV Live
• Club MTV Europe
• MTV 80s
• MTV 90s
• MTV 00s
• Nick Jr.
• Nicktoons Europe

Benelux (The Netherlands & Belgium)

• MTV Netherlands (SD and HD)
• MTV Belgium
• MTV Wallonia
• Nickelodeon Netherlands (SD and HD)
• Nickelodeon (Flanders)
• Nickelodeon (Wallonia)
• Comedy Central (Netherlands) (SD and HD)
• Comedy Central Extra (Closed)
• MTV Hits Europe
• MTV Live
• MTV Music 24 (Closed)
• Club MTV Europe
• MTV 80s
• MTV 90s
• MTV 00s
• Nick Jr. (Netherlands & Flanders)
• Nickelodeon Junior
• Nicktoons
• NickMusic

Czech Republic

• Paramount Network
• MTV Global
• MTV Czech MTV for Czech Republic and Slovakia (Closed)
• MTV Hits Europe
• MTV Live
• Club MTV
• MTV Rocks Europe (Closed)
• MTV 80s
• MTV 90s
• MTV 00s
• Nickelodeon Europe
• Nicktoons Europe
• Nick Jr. Europe
• VH1 Europe (Closed)
• VH1 Classic Europe (Closed)

Denmark

• MTV Denmark
• Nickelodeon Denmark
• Nickelodeon (Continues to be available only through Satellite)
• MTV Hits Europe
• MTV Live
• Club MTV Europe
• MTV 90s
• MTV 00s

Finland

• MTV Finland (2005-2019)
• Nickelodeon
• MTV Hits Europe
• MTV Live
• Club MTV Europe
• MTV 80s
• MTV 90s
• MTV 00s
• Nick Jr. Scandinavia
• Nicktoons Scandinavia

France

• MTV (HD) (2000 – present)
• Nickelodeon (HD)
• Nickelodeon +1 (HD)
• Comedy Central (France)
• Paramount Channel (HD)
• Paramount Channel Décalé (+2 timeshift channel, HD)
• BET (HD)
• Game One (HD)
• Game One +1
• J-One (HD)
• MTV Hits (HD)
• Club MTV Europe
• MTV 80s
• MTV 90s
• MTV 00s
• MY MTV (VOD)
• Nickelodeon Junior (HD)
• Nickelodeon 4Teen (HD) (Replaced by Nickelodeon Teen)

Germany

• MTV Germany (1997 – present)
• Nick Germany (replaced MTV2 Pop on September 12, 2005, Nickelodeon Germany originally broadcast from 1995 to 1998)
• Comedy Central Germany (replaced VIVA Plus on January 15, 2007)
• VIVA Germany (closed on December 31, 2018)
• MTV Hits Europe
• MTV Live
• MTV Music 24 (closed on June 1, 2021)
• Club MTV Europe
• MTV Brand New (closed on January 6, 2021; replaced with MTV Hits Germany)
• MTV 80s
• MTV 90s
• MTV 00s
• Nick Jr. Germany
• Nicktoons Germany

Greece

• MTV Greece (2008-2016; replaced by RISE)
• MTV Global (Greek)
• MTV Plus (closed)
• Nickelodeon Greece (SD and HD)
  • Nick Jr. (Program block on Nickelodeon)
• MTV Hits Europe
• MTV Live
• MTV Music Greece (closed)
• MTV Music International (Greek)
• Club MTV Europe
• MTV 80s
• MTV 90s
• MTV 00s

Hungary

• MTV Hungary (2007 – 2022; replaced with MTV Global)
• Nickelodeon Hungary
• Comedy Central Hungary
• Paramount Network Hungary
• MTV Hits Europe
• MTV Live
• Club MTV Europe
• MTV 80s
• MTV 90s
• MTV 00s
• Nick Jr. Europe
• Nicktoons Europe
• TeenNick
• Comedy Central Family Hungary (2017 - 2024)

Ireland

• MTV Ireland (1997 – present)
• MTV Music
• MTV Hits
• Comedy Central
  • Comedy Central +1
  • Comedy Central HD
• Comedy Central Extra
• Nickelodeon
  • Nickelodeon +1
  • Nickelodeon HD
• Nick Jr.
  • Nick Jr. +1
  • Nick Jr. HD
• Nick Jr. Too
• Nicktoons

Italy

• MTV (HD) [1997 - present]
• MTV Hits (closed)
• MTV Gold (closed)
• MTV Classic (closed)
• MTV Pulse (closed)
• MTV Brand New (closed)
• Flux (closed)
• QOOB (closed)
• Paramount Comedy (closed)
• Comedy Central
  • Comedy Central +1
• Nickelodeon
  • Nickelodeon +1
• Paramount Network (HD) (closed)
• VH1 (HD) (closed)
• Spike (HD) (closed)
• Super!
• MTV+ (closed)
• MTV Music
• Nick Jr.
  • Nick Jr. +1
• TeenNick (closed)

Norway

• MTV Norway (2005 - 2019)
• Nickelodeon Scandinavia
• MTV Hits Europe
• MTV Live
• Club MTV Europe
• MTV 80s
• MTV 90s
• MTV 00s

Poland

• MTV Poland (2000 – present)
  • MTV HD
• Nickelodeon Poland
• Comedy Central Poland
• Polsat Comedy Central Extra (replaced Comedy Central Family Poland)
• Paramount Channel Poland (replaced Viacom Blink!)
• MTV Hits Europe
• MTV Live
• Club MTV Europe
• MTV 80s
• MTV 90s
• MTV 00s
• Nick Jr.
• NickToons Poland HD (replaced Nickelodeon Europe HD)
• NickMusic (replaced VIVA, MTV Music and MTV Music 24)

Portugal

• MTV Portugal (2003 – present)
• Nickelodeon Portugal
• MTV Hits Europe
• MTV Live
• Club MTV Europe
• MTV 80s
• MTV 90s
• MTV 00s
• MTV Base
• Nick Jr. Portugal

Romania

• MTV Romania (2002-2019; replaced with MTV Global)
• Nickelodeon Europe
• Comedy Central Extra (replaced with Comedy Central
• MTV Hits Europe
• MTV Live
• Club MTV Europe
• VH1 Classic Europe (replaced with MTV 80s)
• MTV Rocks Europe (replaced with MTV 90s)
• MTV 00s
• Nick Jr.
• Nicktoons Europe
• Paramount Channel (replaced with TeenNick)

Russia

(all operations suspended indefinitely. Channels continue broadcasting outside the territory of the Russian Federation)

• MTV Russia (Russian, SD/HD) (Launched 25 September 1998. Restart October 1, 2013)
• Nickelodeon CIS (Russian, SD/HD)
• Paramount Channel (Russian)
• Spike (Russian, SD/HD) (Closed on 1 June 2021)
• MTV Hits Europe (English) (Closed on 1 July 2021)
• MTV Live (English) (Closed)
• Club MTV Europe (English) (Closed on 1 July 2021)
• MTV 80s (English) (Closed)
• MTV 90s (English) (Closed)
• MTV 00s (English) (Closed)
• Nick Jr. (Russian) (Closed)
• Nicktoons (Russian) (Closed)
• Comedy Central (Russian)

Slovakia

• MTV Global
• MTV Czech MTV for Czech Republic and Slovakia (Closed)
• MTV Hits Europe
• MTV Live
• Club MTV
• MTV Rocks Europe (Closed)
• MTV 80s
• MTV 90s
• MTV 00s
• Nickelodeon Europe
• Nicktoons Europe
• Nick Jr. Europe
• VH1 Europe (Closed)
• VH1 Classic Europe (Closed)

Spain

• MTV Spain (HD)
• Nickelodeon Spain (HD)
• Comedy Central Spain (HD)
• Paramount Network Spain (Replaced Paramount Channel Spain)
• MTV Hits Europe
• MTV Live
• Club MTV Europe
• MTV 80s
• MTV 90s
• MTV 00s
• Nick Jr. Spain (HD)

Sweden

• MTV Sweden
• Nickelodeon Sweden
• Comedy Central Sweden
• Paramount Channel Sweden
• MTV Hits Europe
• MTV Live
• Club MTV Europe
• MTV 80s
• MTV 90s
• MTV 00s
• Nick Jr Scandinavia
• Nicktoons Scandinavia

Switzerland

• MTV Switzerland
• Nickelodeon Switzerland
• Comedy Central Germany
• VIVA Switzerland (2000–2011, relaunch October 1, 2012, ended in 2018)
• MTV Hits Europe
• MTV Live
• MTV Music 24
• Club MTV Europe
• MTV Brand New
• MTV 80s
• MTV 90s
• MTV 00s
• Nicktoons

Turkey

• MTV Global (Turkish)
• Nickelodeon Turkey
• MTV Hits Europe
• MTV Live
• Club MTV Europe
• MTV 80s
• MTV 90s
• MTV 00s
• Nick Jr. Turkey

Ukraine

• MTV Ukraine (replaced by Zoom! on 31 May 2013)
• MTV Global (Ukrainian)
• Nickelodeon CIS (Russian)
• Nickelodeon Ukraine (Ukrainian language programming block; closed in October 2017)
• MTV Hits Europe
• MTV Live
• Club MTV Europe
• MTV 80s
• MTV 90s
• MTV 00s
• Paramount Comedy

United Kingdom

• MTV
• MTV Shows (defunct)
  • MTV +1
  • MTV HD
• MTV Music
  • MTV Music +1
• MTV Base (defunct)
• MTV Hits
• MTV OMG (defunct)
• Club MTV (replaced MTV Dance) (defunct)
• MTV Rocks (defunct)
• MTV Classic (defunct)
• MTV Live
• MTV 80s UK
• MTV 90s UK
• VH1 (defunct)
• VIVA (defunct)
• TMF (defunct)
• Comedy Central
  • Comedy Central +1
  • Comedy Central HD
• Comedy Central Extra
  • Comedy Central Extra +1
• Nickelodeon
  • Nickelodeon +1
  • Nickelodeon HD
• Nick Jr.
  • Nick Jr. +1
  • Nick Jr. HD
• Nick Jr. Too
• Nicktoons
• BET
• Channel 5
  • Channel 5 +1
  • Channel 5 HD
• 5Star
  • 5Star +1
• 5 USA
  • 5 USA +1
• My5
• 5Spike (defunct)
• Smithsonian Channel (defunct)

Middle East and North Africa

Further information: Paramount Networks EMEAA

• MTV (defunct)
• Club MTV
• MTV Live
• MTV 80s
• MTV 90s
• MTV 00s
• VH1 (defunct)
• Nickelodeon
• Nicktoons
• Nick Jr.
• TeenNick
• Comedy Central
• Paramount Channel (defunct)

Israel

• MTV Israel
• MTV Music 24
• MTV Hits Europe
• MTV Rocks Europe (defunct)
• VH1 Classic (defunct)
• Hot Comedy Central
• Nickelodeon Israel
• Nick Jr. Israel
• TeenNick Israel
• Nickelodeon Arabia (Certain Cities only)

Asia Pacific

Further information: Paramount Networks EMEAA and Paramount Networks UK & Australia

Australia

• Club MTV
• MTV Australia & New Zealand (Closed)
• MTV (Global)
• MTV 80s
• MTV 90s
• MTV 00s
• MTV Biggest Pop
• MTV Dating
• MTV Drama
• MTV Entertainment
• MTV Hits
• MTV Love
• MTV On Tour!
• MTV Reality
• MTV Retro
• Nickelodeon Australia & New Zealand
• Nickelodeon (Free-to-Air)
• Nick Jr.
• Nick Jr. Club
• NickClassics
• NickMusic
• NickRewind
• NickTeen
• NickToons
• Comedy Central
• CMT
• Network 10 / 10HD
• 10 Bold
• 10 Peach

China

• MTV China (Closed)
• MTV Mandarin (Chinese)
• HaHa Nick (Closed)

India

Further information: Viacom 18

• MTV India (HD)
• Nickelodeon India (HD)
• Nickelodeon Sonic
• Nick Jr. India
• TeenNick India (Closed)
• VH1 (HD)
• Colors TV
• Colors Rishtey
• Comedy Central (HD)
• Rishtey Cineplex
• MTV Beats
• VH1 India
• Colors Bangla (HD)
• Colors Gujarati
• Colors Kannada (HD)
• Colors Marathi (HD)
• Colors Tamil (HD)
• Colors Infinity (HD)
• Colors Odia
• Colors Super

Pakistan

• Nickelodeon Pakistan (Owned by ARY Digital)
• MTV Pakistan (Closed)
• VH1 Pakistan (Closed)

Indonesia

• MTV Asia (Closed)
• MTV 90s
• MTV Indonesia (Re-Closed)
• MTV Live HD
• VH1 Indonesia (Closed)
• Nickelodeon Asia
• Nick Jr. Southeast Asia
• Comedy Central Southeast Asia (Closed)

Japan

• MTV Japan (High-definition channel)
• MTV Hits Japan
• MTV Mix Japan
• Nickelodeon Japan

South Korea

• Nickelodeon South Korea
• SBS MTV (now SBS M)

New Zealand

• MTV Australia and New Zealand
• MTV 80s New Zealand
• MTV Hits New Zealand
• Comedy Central Australia & New Zealand
• Nickelodeon Australia and New Zealand

Philippines

• MTV (Philippines)
• MTV Pinoy
• MTVph
• MTV Asia (Pilipino)
• Nickelodeon Philippines
• VH1 Philippines (Launched at July 12, 2012 at 12 midnight)
• Nickelodeon Asia (Available in the Philippines from 1998 to 2011)

Taiwan

• MTV Mandarin
• Nickelodeon Asia (Taiwanese Mandarin)
• Nick Jr. Southeast Asia (Taiwanese Mandarin)

Thailand

• MTV Thailand (Re-Closed)
• MTV Asia (English and Thai)
• MTV Sports
• VH1 Thailand
• Nickelodeon Asia (Thai; Live Action Programming Subtitled)

Vietnam

• MTV Vietnam (Closed)
• Nick & You (Closed)

Sub-Saharan Africa

Further information: Paramount Networks EMEAA

MTV Networks started operations in Africa in 1999 with the Nickelodeon block on M-net's K-TV then MTV Base in 2005. In 2008, Nickelodeon became a 24-hour channel. Since then the Network as expanded. Most of its channels are available exclusively on DStv.

• BET Africa (Exclusive to DStv)
• BET 2 (Replaced BET International on DStv in April 2015 but closed before the end of the year)
• BET International (Available to all Digital TV services except DStv)
• Comedy Central Africa (Exclusive to DStv)
• MTV Base Africa (Formally exclusive to Dstv but now available to other providers.)
• MTV Africa (Launched 2013 as MTV South Africa to replace MTV Europe. Exclusive to DStv)
• Nickelodeon Europe (on some providers)
• Nickelodeon (Exclusive to DStv and GOtv)
• Nick Jr. (Exclusive to DStv)
• Nicktoons (Exclusive to DStv)
• VH1 Europe (Exclusive to DStv until it got discontinued and replaced by VH1 Classic)
• VH1 Classic Europe (Exclusive to DStv until March 4, 2019, as the channel got replaced with MTV Music 24)
• MTV Music 24 (Launched on DStv in March 2019 replacing VH1 Classic, but closed on 1 June 2021 to be replaced by MTV Hits)
• MTV Hits (Exclusive to DStv)