MTV Dance
Encyclopedia
MTV Dance is a 24-hour dance music
channel operated by MTV Networks Europe
.
The channel is widely available throughout Europe on subscription satellite and digital television services. The channel is officially available in the United Kingdom
, Republic of Ireland
, Germany
, Switzerland
, Austria
, Netherlands
, Portugal
, Israel
, Poland
, Norway
, Sweden
, Finland
, Denmark
, Slovenia
, Croatia
, Serbia
, Bosnia and Herzegovina
, Montenegro
, Romania
, Moldova
, Turkey
, Russia
, Ukraine
, Czech Republic
, Slovakia
, Hungary
, Iceland
, Italy
, Malta
and a number of other countries.
.
The strand later expanded to become a standalone music channel broadcast on Sky in the United Kingdom and Republic of Ireland, where it initially timeshared with Nick Jr.
every evening between 19:00 and 06:00.
The sharing of a stream subsequently ended; since August 13, 2002 MTV Dance has broadcast as a 24-hour music channel.
As of Monday 01/08/2011 MTV Dance, MTV Music, MTV Hits, MTV Base, MTV Rocks, MTV Classic, VH1, VIVA and MTV now close down between the hours of 3 and 6am to broadcast teleshopping, ending the era of a 24-hour music channel. They have received criticism due to these channels Pay-tv status.
with a similar feed of MTV Dance.
From January 10, 2011 a feed of the MTV Dance channel launched in Italy
on Sky Italia, replacing MTV Pulse.."
Electronic dance music
Electronic dance music is electronic music produced primarily for the purposes of use within a nightclub setting, or in an environment that is centered upon dance-based entertainment...
channel operated by MTV Networks Europe
MTV Networks Europe
MTV Networks Europe is a division of Viacom International Media Networks, a subsidiary of Viacom.MTV Networks Europe includes the multimedia entertainment brands: MTV, VH1, TMF, VIVA, Nickelodeon, Comedy Central and Nick Jr...
.
The channel is widely available throughout Europe on subscription satellite and digital television services. The channel is officially available in the United Kingdom
United Kingdom
The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern IrelandIn the United Kingdom and Dependencies, other languages have been officially recognised as legitimate autochthonous languages under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages...
, Republic of Ireland
Republic of Ireland
Ireland , described as the Republic of Ireland , is a sovereign state in Europe occupying approximately five-sixths of the island of the same name. Its capital is Dublin. Ireland, which had a population of 4.58 million in 2011, is a constitutional republic governed as a parliamentary democracy,...
, Germany
Germany
Germany , officially the Federal Republic of Germany , is a federal parliamentary republic in Europe. The country consists of 16 states while the capital and largest city is Berlin. Germany covers an area of 357,021 km2 and has a largely temperate seasonal climate...
, Switzerland
Switzerland
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, Austria
Austria
Austria , officially the Republic of Austria , is a landlocked country of roughly 8.4 million people in Central Europe. It is bordered by the Czech Republic and Germany to the north, Slovakia and Hungary to the east, Slovenia and Italy to the south, and Switzerland and Liechtenstein to the...
, Netherlands
Netherlands
The Netherlands is a constituent country of the Kingdom of the Netherlands, located mainly in North-West Europe and with several islands in the Caribbean. Mainland Netherlands borders the North Sea to the north and west, Belgium to the south, and Germany to the east, and shares maritime borders...
, Portugal
Portugal
Portugal , officially the Portuguese Republic is a country situated in southwestern Europe on the Iberian Peninsula. Portugal is the westernmost country of Europe, and is bordered by the Atlantic Ocean to the West and South and by Spain to the North and East. The Atlantic archipelagos of the...
, Israel
Israel
The State of Israel is a parliamentary republic located in the Middle East, along the eastern shore of the Mediterranean Sea...
, Poland
Poland
Poland , officially the Republic of Poland , is a country in Central Europe bordered by Germany to the west; the Czech Republic and Slovakia to the south; Ukraine, Belarus and Lithuania to the east; and the Baltic Sea and Kaliningrad Oblast, a Russian exclave, to the north...
, Norway
Norway
Norway , officially the Kingdom of Norway, is a Nordic unitary constitutional monarchy whose territory comprises the western portion of the Scandinavian Peninsula, Jan Mayen, and the Arctic archipelago of Svalbard and Bouvet Island. Norway has a total area of and a population of about 4.9 million...
, Sweden
Sweden
Sweden , officially the Kingdom of Sweden , is a Nordic country on the Scandinavian Peninsula in Northern Europe. Sweden borders with Norway and Finland and is connected to Denmark by a bridge-tunnel across the Öresund....
, Finland
Finland
Finland , officially the Republic of Finland, is a Nordic country situated in the Fennoscandian region of Northern Europe. It is bordered by Sweden in the west, Norway in the north and Russia in the east, while Estonia lies to its south across the Gulf of Finland.Around 5.4 million people reside...
, Denmark
Denmark
Denmark is a Scandinavian country in Northern Europe. The countries of Denmark and Greenland, as well as the Faroe Islands, constitute the Kingdom of Denmark . It is the southernmost of the Nordic countries, southwest of Sweden and south of Norway, and bordered to the south by Germany. Denmark...
, Slovenia
Slovenia
Slovenia , officially the Republic of Slovenia , is a country in Central and Southeastern Europe touching the Alps and bordering the Mediterranean. Slovenia borders Italy to the west, Croatia to the south and east, Hungary to the northeast, and Austria to the north, and also has a small portion of...
, Croatia
Croatia
Croatia , officially the Republic of Croatia , is a unitary democratic parliamentary republic in Europe at the crossroads of the Mitteleuropa, the Balkans, and the Mediterranean. Its capital and largest city is Zagreb. The country is divided into 20 counties and the city of Zagreb. Croatia covers ...
, Serbia
Serbia
Serbia , officially the Republic of Serbia , is a landlocked country located at the crossroads of Central and Southeast Europe, covering the southern part of the Carpathian basin and the central part of the Balkans...
, Bosnia and Herzegovina
Bosnia and Herzegovina
Bosnia and Herzegovina , sometimes called Bosnia-Herzegovina or simply Bosnia, is a country in Southern Europe, on the Balkan Peninsula. Bordered by Croatia to the north, west and south, Serbia to the east, and Montenegro to the southeast, Bosnia and Herzegovina is almost landlocked, except for the...
, Montenegro
Montenegro
Montenegro Montenegrin: Crna Gora Црна Гора , meaning "Black Mountain") is a country located in Southeastern Europe. It has a coast on the Adriatic Sea to the south-west and is bordered by Croatia to the west, Bosnia and Herzegovina to the northwest, Serbia to the northeast and Albania to the...
, Romania
Romania
Romania is a country located at the crossroads of Central and Southeastern Europe, on the Lower Danube, within and outside the Carpathian arch, bordering on the Black Sea...
, Moldova
Moldova
Moldova , officially the Republic of Moldova is a landlocked state in Eastern Europe, located between Romania to the West and Ukraine to the North, East and South. It declared itself an independent state with the same boundaries as the preceding Moldavian Soviet Socialist Republic in 1991, as part...
, Turkey
Turkey
Turkey , known officially as the Republic of Turkey , is a Eurasian country located in Western Asia and in East Thrace in Southeastern Europe...
, Russia
Russia
Russia or , officially known as both Russia and the Russian Federation , is a country in northern Eurasia. It is a federal semi-presidential republic, comprising 83 federal subjects...
, Ukraine
Ukraine
Ukraine is a country in Eastern Europe. It has an area of 603,628 km², making it the second largest contiguous country on the European continent, after Russia...
, Czech Republic
Czech Republic
The Czech Republic is a landlocked country in Central Europe. The country is bordered by Poland to the northeast, Slovakia to the east, Austria to the south, and Germany to the west and northwest....
, Slovakia
Slovakia
The Slovak Republic is a landlocked state in Central Europe. It has a population of over five million and an area of about . Slovakia is bordered by the Czech Republic and Austria to the west, Poland to the north, Ukraine to the east and Hungary to the south...
, Hungary
Hungary
Hungary , officially the Republic of Hungary , is a landlocked country in Central Europe. It is situated in the Carpathian Basin and is bordered by Slovakia to the north, Ukraine and Romania to the east, Serbia and Croatia to the south, Slovenia to the southwest and Austria to the west. The...
, Iceland
Iceland
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, Italy
Italy
Italy , officially the Italian Republic languages]] under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages. In each of these, Italy's official name is as follows:;;;;;;;;), is a unitary parliamentary republic in South-Central Europe. To the north it borders France, Switzerland, Austria and...
, Malta
Malta
Malta , officially known as the Republic of Malta , is a Southern European country consisting of an archipelago situated in the centre of the Mediterranean, south of Sicily, east of Tunisia and north of Libya, with Gibraltar to the west and Alexandria to the east.Malta covers just over in...
and a number of other countries.
Concept and expansion
MTV Dance originally started out as a night-time programming slot on the now defunct digital music channel MTV ExtraMTV Extra
MTV Extra was a music channel by MTV Networks Europe, the channel first launched on July 1, 1999 on Sky Digital platform, while later availability in France and Scandinavia. The channel was later replaced by MTV Hits in 2001....
.
The strand later expanded to become a standalone music channel broadcast on Sky in the United Kingdom and Republic of Ireland, where it initially timeshared with Nick Jr.
Nick Jr.
Nick Jr. was a programming block on the Nickelodeon television channel, seen on Nickelodeon weekday mornings. It was aimed at a preschool-age audience ages 6 and under. On September 28, 2009, Nick Jr. became its own official channel, replacing Noggin...
every evening between 19:00 and 06:00.
The sharing of a stream subsequently ended; since August 13, 2002 MTV Dance has broadcast as a 24-hour music channel.
As of Monday 01/08/2011 MTV Dance, MTV Music, MTV Hits, MTV Base, MTV Rocks, MTV Classic, VH1, VIVA and MTV now close down between the hours of 3 and 6am to broadcast teleshopping, ending the era of a 24-hour music channel. They have received criticism due to these channels Pay-tv status.
Expansion around Europe
On March 7, 2008, MTV Dance increased its presence around Europe, when MTV Networks Europe replaced the Europe-wide feed of MTV BaseMTV Base
MTV Base is a 24-hour music and general entertainment channel from MTV Networks International. The channel focuses primarily on music from the world of R'n'B, hiphop, reggae, soul and urban. The MTV Base brand first launched in the United Kingdom and in the Republic of Ireland on July 1, 1999,...
with a similar feed of MTV Dance.
From January 10, 2011 a feed of the MTV Dance channel launched in Italy
Italy
Italy , officially the Italian Republic languages]] under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages. In each of these, Italy's official name is as follows:;;;;;;;;), is a unitary parliamentary republic in South-Central Europe. To the north it borders France, Switzerland, Austria and...
on Sky Italia, replacing MTV Pulse.."
Current programmes
- AM Rush
- Big Tunes!
- The Dancefloor Chart
- MTV Club Classix
- MTV Club X
- Weekend Anthems
- The 10 Biggest Tracks Right Now
- Official Dance Chart
- Future Hits
- Saturday Night Mash Up
Former programmes
- After Dark
- All Time Anthems
- Dance Classics
- Dance Doubles
- I Got Mashed
- If Your Name's Not Down
- The Interactive Chart
- MTV Dance by Day
- MTV Dance by Night
- S***hot Videos
- Sunset Sessions
- The Comedown
- The Work Out Plan
- Top 10 At 10
- Videography
- Weekender
- Drum 'n' Bass Mondays
- Trance Tuesdays
- Electro Wednesdays
- House Thursdays
- Feelgood Friday
- Oblivion
See also
- MTV UK
- MTV IrelandMTV IrelandMTV Ireland is a 24-hour entertainment channel operated by MTV Networks Europe. The channel launched on February 22, 2004.The channel features localized advertising and sponsorship for the Irish market. The channel also hosted a local shows 'MTV News' and 'MTV The Festival Show'...
- MTV PolandMTV PolandMTV Polska is the Polish version of the international music channel MTV. It was launched on July 7, 2000 and replaced the music channel Atomic TV after it was purchased by MTV Networks Europe. It is currently operated by Warsaw-based MTV Networks Polska and is available on cable and digital...
- MTV Germany
- MTV IsraelMTV IsraelMTV Israel, is the Hebrew-speaking branch of MTV. A 24 hour music and general entertainment channel launched on January 17, 2011.-History:* Prior to the launch of a 24 hour MTV Israel, the territory was previously served by a localized version of MTV Europe...
- MTV Germany
- MTV SwitzerlandMTV SwitzerlandMTV Switzerland, is a localised version of MTV for the German-Swiss market. The channel began as an opt-out feed of MTV Central in 2004 featuring localized advertising and sponsorship, but as of April 2009 the channel will feature more local programming...
- MTV AustriaMTV AustriaMTV Austria, is a localised version of MTV Germany for the Austrian market.The channel features localized advertising and 'Music & Style' a weekly local show featuring special events and music from Austria. The channel often shows different music videos from its German counterpart aiming at more...
- MTV Rocks
- MTV BaseMTV BaseMTV Base is a 24-hour music and general entertainment channel from MTV Networks International. The channel focuses primarily on music from the world of R'n'B, hiphop, reggae, soul and urban. The MTV Base brand first launched in the United Kingdom and in the Republic of Ireland on July 1, 1999,...
- MTV Hits
External links
- MTV Dance at MTV.co.uk (UK only)
- [www.onastra.com/how-to-receive-astra/index.php SES guide to receiving Astra satellites]
- [www.onastra.com/channel-guide/index.php SES guide to channels broadcasting on Astra satellites]