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MTV 80s

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MTV 80s
Broadcast area
  • Africa
  • Europe
  • Latin America and Caribbean
  • Australia and New Zealand
  • Middle East and North Africa
NetworkMTV
Programming
Language(s)English
Picture format576i/480i SDTV
Ownership
OwnerParamount International Networks
Sister channels
History
Launched
  • 1 July 2020; 4 years ago (2020-07-01) (in New Zealand)
  • 5 October 2020; 4 years ago (2020-10-05) (in Europe, Latin America and the Caribbean)
  • 1 March 2021; 3 years ago (2021-03-01) (in MENA)
  • 1 August 2023; 16 months ago (2023-08-01) (in Australia)
Replaced
Closed
  • 28 April 2022; 2 years ago (2022-04-28) (in Russia)
  • 14 December 2022; 2 years ago (2022-12-14) (in Belarus)[1]

MTV 80s is a music channel from Paramount Global featuring music videos from the 1980s. It has a commercial-free schedule. It is available across Europe, Africa, Asia, the Middle East, Latin America, Caribbean, Australia and New Zealand.

History

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Pop-up channel and launch

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From 28 February to 31 March 2020, MTV 80s was broadcast for one month as a themed alternative to its host channel, MTV Classic UK, but was not planned as a full-time replacement. From 30 June 2020, until 5 October 2020, VH1 Classic Europe broadcast a block of MTV 80s programming from midnight until midday as a test bed for what would eventually become the permanent replacement to VH1 Classic Europe.

MTV 80s broadcasts around the clock in New Zealand since 1 July 2020 and Australia since 1 August 2023 replacing MTV Classic. On 5 October 2020, from 05:00 CET onwards, MTV 80s started broadcasting full-time, replacing VH1 Classic in Europe, Latin America and the Caribbean.

Around 1 November 2024, at 12:31, the channel received a visual update of logo and text strips to match MTV 80s UK. However, the update was revoked an hour later.

From 14 December 2024, MTV 80s will broadcast Christmas themed programmes such as Andrew Ridgeley Presents 50 Christmas Classics and It's A 80s Xmas for the first time in line with MTV 80s UK.

Other versions

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As part of restructuring at Paramount Global UK & Australia, MTV 80s replaced MTV Classic in the UK from 6am on 31 March 2022.[2]

Beginning in the first quarter of 2024, MTV 80s UK feed switched its programming to match the MTV 80s European feed. Unlike the commercial-free European feed, the UK feed includes music videos from other decades, MTV EMA, commercials and airs Teleshopping segments.

Shows

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  • 80s Double Shots: 2 from 1
  • 80s Power Ballads
  • 80s Rock Anthems
  • 100 Europop Anthems
  • 100 Iconic Videos That Made MTV
  • 100 Love Songs of the '80s
  • Alternative 80s
  • Crazy for 80s Love
  • Forgotten Gems of the '80s
  • I Want My MTV 80s
  • Power Ballad Heaven
  • Super Pop Hits
  • Wrapped

Christmas Programmes

. Andrew Ridgeley Presents 50 Christmas Classics

. Its A 80s Xmas

. Jason Donovan Especially For Christmas

. Top 50 Greatest 80s Hits At Xmas!

. Christmas Wrapped

. Merry Christmas From MTV

. Christmas In The 80s

. There's Nothing Like An 80s Xmas



References

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  1. ^ "Телеканалы MTV, Nickelodeon и Paramount прекращают вещание в Беларуси". Tvnews.by | Новости Тв, It И Коммуникаций.
  2. ^ "our music portfolio is changing". mtv. 15 March 2022.
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