MTV Music is a 24 hour music entertainment channel operated by MTV Networks International (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...

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As the main MTV brand has deviated from its original purpose and increased competition from other music channels and online services, MTV launched a new music channel, MTV Music.

The first version of the channel had launched 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...

 and 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,...

  on 1 February 2011 replacing MTV Shows. The Italian

Italy

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 version of the new channel then channel launched on 1 March 2011 replacing MTV+

MTV+

MTV Plus is a digital entertainment television channel available in Greece and an Italian version also aired until it was replaced with MTV Music on March 1, 2011.-MTV Plus in Greece:The channel was launched in Greece on October 18, 2009...

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It is expected that MTV may launch MTV Music channels in other regions under a new global strategy to simplify the branding used across territories.

Shows

• 10 of the Best - an hour-themed music show
• 100% Music - music video show
• 3x1 - videography of an artist
• America's Best Dance Crew
  America's Best Dance Crew
  America's Best Dance Crew, often abbreviated as ABDC, is an American competitive dance reality television series that features street dance crews from the United States and around the world. It is produced by American Idol judge Randy Jackson and airs on MTV...
  
  - musical reality show
• Behind the Music
  Behind the Music
  Behind the Music is a television series on VH1. It originally ran from 1997 to 2006, before it was stopped and only aired new episodes sporadically. The series places its generality on documentation of musical artists or groups who are interviewed and profiled, and discuss how their careers became...
  
  - backstage show
• Classic 2Night - music video show
• Euro Top 20
  Euro Top 20
  The MTV Euro Top 20 is a music chart countdown on MTV Europe, which plays the continent's most popular songs and artists. The countdown has been shown on the majority of the regional MTV channels in Europe since the late 1980´s up until its cancellation in April 2009...
  
  - the most played european songs show
• Fame
  Fame (1982 TV series)
  Fame is an American television series originally produced between 1982 and 1987. The show was based on the 1980 motion picture of the same name. Using a mixture of drama and music, it followed the lives of the students and faculty at the New York City High School for the Performing Arts. Although...
  
  - the american television cult series
• Hitlist Italia - official Italian chart
• MTVMUSIC.COM Chart
  MTV Music
  MTV Music is a video/music sharing website launched on October 28, 2008 by MTV. The website offers a large collection of music videos that date back to the early 1980s...
  
  - music chart supplied by mtvmusic.com
• MTV New Generation - teen music video show
• MTV World Stage - live music show
• Pop 2Night - music video show
• Rock 2Night - music video show
• Storytellers - live music show
• Taking the Stage
  Taking the Stage
  Taking the Stage is a musical reality show set at the School for Creative and Performing Arts in Cincinnati, Ohio. It is produced by Nick Lachey, a SCPA alumnnus, for MTV. The first season chronicled the lives of five high school students and their friends as they train for careers in the arts...
  
  - musical reality show
• The Official Top 20 - music chart show
• Top Hits - music chart show
• TRL The Battle - music chart show
• Urban 2Night - music video show
• Your MTV Chart - music video show