VH1 MegaHits
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VH1 MegaHits is a music channel available in Brazil
. It is owned by Viacom Networks Brazil, subsidiary of MTV Networks Latin America
and airs 24-hour chart hits non-stop. The channel replaced the Brazilian version of MTV Hits
, after Viacom sold the rights of MTV brand in Brazil.
The channel runs on an automated eight hour wheel schedule which repeats three times a day. The same way as the predecessor: MTV Hits.
The brazil
ian version of VH1 MegaHits used MTV's original font Kabel
for their music video credit tags in the first months, however now it's using a sans-serif font inside a blue box in the left-bottom corner of the screen. The only difference between the latin MTV Hits
and VH1 MegaHits is the denomination to the clips: MTV Hits uses the name "Playlist" and MegaHits uses the name "Moods" but the playlists are the same. However, MTV Hits airs some interviews and making-ofs while Vh1 MegaHits shows the "In Motion" playlist with random videos.
was a fully automated
music video channel which played mostly top 40 adult contemporary videos from throughout VH1
's history, from the '80s to the early years of the 21st century. It shared the same eight-hour automated loop schedule that VH1 Classic and VH1 Country also had at the time.
Due to low viewership, the channel was discontinued at the end of June 2005. The satellite space was utilized by corporate parent MTV Networks to launch Logo
, a general entertainment network targeted at the LGBT
community. Logo airs two music video-based programs, NewNowNext Music and The Click List: Top 10 Videos.
Brazil
Brazil , officially the Federative Republic of Brazil , is the largest country in South America. It is the world's fifth largest country, both by geographical area and by population with over 192 million people...
. It is owned by Viacom Networks Brazil, subsidiary of MTV Networks Latin America
MTV Networks Latin America
MTV Networks Latin America is a subsidiary of Viacom-owned MTV Networks International. MTVNLA's operational headquarters is located in Miami, FL, USA soon to be relocated to Mexico, Brazil and Argentina. As currently being based in the United States, all MTVNLA channels are regulated by the...
and airs 24-hour chart hits non-stop. The channel replaced the Brazilian version of MTV Hits
MTV Hits
MTV Hits is an American music video channel that debuted on May 1, 2002. The format of the network resembles that of the classic MTV before the additional of other programming to that network in the 1990s and their slow decline of music video programming...
, after Viacom sold the rights of MTV brand in Brazil.
The channel runs on an automated eight hour wheel schedule which repeats three times a day. The same way as the predecessor: MTV Hits.
The brazil
Brazil
Brazil , officially the Federative Republic of Brazil , is the largest country in South America. It is the world's fifth largest country, both by geographical area and by population with over 192 million people...
ian version of VH1 MegaHits used MTV's original font Kabel
Kabel (typeface)
Kabel is a geometric sans-serif typeface designed by German typeface designer Rudolf Koch, and released by the Klingspor foundry in 1927. The face was named to honor the newly completed trans-Atlantic telephone cable...
for their music video credit tags in the first months, however now it's using a sans-serif font inside a blue box in the left-bottom corner of the screen. The only difference between the latin MTV Hits
MTV Hits
MTV Hits is an American music video channel that debuted on May 1, 2002. The format of the network resembles that of the classic MTV before the additional of other programming to that network in the 1990s and their slow decline of music video programming...
and VH1 MegaHits is the denomination to the clips: MTV Hits uses the name "Playlist" and MegaHits uses the name "Moods" but the playlists are the same. However, MTV Hits airs some interviews and making-ofs while Vh1 MegaHits shows the "In Motion" playlist with random videos.
VH1 MegaHits in the USA
VH1 MegaHits in the United StatesUnited States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
was a fully automated
Automation
Automation is the use of control systems and information technologies to reduce the need for human work in the production of goods and services. In the scope of industrialization, automation is a step beyond mechanization...
music video channel which played mostly top 40 adult contemporary videos from throughout VH1
VH1
VH1 or Vh1 is an American cable television network based in New York City. Launched on January 1, 1985 in the old space of Turner Broadcasting's short-lived Cable Music Channel, the original purpose of the channel was to build on the success of MTV by playing music videos, but targeting a slightly...
's history, from the '80s to the early years of the 21st century. It shared the same eight-hour automated loop schedule that VH1 Classic and VH1 Country also had at the time.
Due to low viewership, the channel was discontinued at the end of June 2005. The satellite space was utilized by corporate parent MTV Networks to launch Logo
Logo (TV channel)
Logo is an American digital cable television channel owned by Viacom's MTV Networks division. Launched in June 2005, the channel's programs are geared towards the gay, lesbian, bisexual, and transgender community...
, a general entertainment network targeted at the LGBT
LGBT
LGBT is an initialism that collectively refers to "lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender" people. In use since the 1990s, the term "LGBT" is an adaptation of the initialism "LGB", which itself started replacing the phrase "gay community" beginning in the mid-to-late 1980s, which many within the...
community. Logo airs two music video-based programs, NewNowNext Music and The Click List: Top 10 Videos.
See also
- MTV HitsMTV HitsMTV Hits is an American music video channel that debuted on May 1, 2002. The format of the network resembles that of the classic MTV before the additional of other programming to that network in the 1990s and their slow decline of music video programming...
, the predecessor of VH1 Mega Hits in Brazil - VH1 BrazilVH1 BrazilVH1 Brasil is a music channel from Viacom-owned MTV Networks Latin America. The network was launched in November 2005 on some cable systems, but it wasn't until May 2006 that it was launched on DirecTV Brazil, replacing MTV Latin America....
- LogoLogo (TV channel)Logo is an American digital cable television channel owned by Viacom's MTV Networks division. Launched in June 2005, the channel's programs are geared towards the gay, lesbian, bisexual, and transgender community...
, the successor of VH1 MegaHits in the United StatesUnited StatesThe United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...