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{{DEFAULTSORT:MTV (Greek TV channel) 2008 establishments in Greece 2016 disestablishments in Greece MTV channels Defunct Greek television channels Greek-language television stations Music organizations based in Greece Mass media in Athens Television channels and stations established in 2008 Television channels and stations disestablished in 2016
MTV Greece was a Greek free-to-air
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regional television channel launched on 1 September 2008, replacing Smart TV. Owned by Radio TV Piraeus S.A., it closed down suddenly on 11 January 2016, one year prior the proper MTV copyrights come to an end, despite the good ratings. It was replaced by RISE on terrestrial television. Also, it OTE TV
Cosmote TV is the corporate name for two pay television services in Greece, owned by Greek telecommunication operator OTE. The two services are as follows:
*Cosmote TV via OTT – Streaming platform
*Cosmote TV via Satellite – Satellite telev ...
and Nova
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subscription providers, it was replaced by MTV Europe
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Initially, MTV serv ...
and MTV Live.
MTV Greece used to air mainly British, American and Greek music, MTV original shows like ''Date My Mom
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'', ''Made
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Entertainment Film
* ''Made'' (1972 film), United Kingdom
* ''Made'' (2001 film), United States Music
* ''Made'' (Big Bang album), 2016
* ''Made'' (Hawk Nelson album), 2013
* ''Made'' (Scarface album), 2007
*''M.A.D.E.' ...
'', ''Nitro Circus
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'', ''Room Raiders
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Premise
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'', ''America's Most Smartest Model
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'', etc. subtitled in Greek, as well as three Greek shows (''Hitlist Hellas'', ''MTV Pulse'', ''MTV Take 20''). It was available on terrestrial television in Athens
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and via satellite to the rest of the country and Cyprus
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. MTV also launched MTV Plus
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, a regional spin-off channel based in Thessaloniki
Thessaloniki (; el, Θεσσαλονίκη, , also known as Thessalonica (), Saloniki, or Salonica (), is the second-largest city in Greece, with over one million inhabitants in its metropolitan area, and the capital of the geographic region of ...
.
MTV Greece's launch event took place in Panathenaic Stadium
The Panathenaic Stadium ( el, Παναθηναϊκό Στάδιο, Panathinaïkó Stádio, ), as spelled by Philostratus. or ''Kallimarmaro'' (Καλλιμάρμαρο, , lit. "beautiful marble") is a multi-purpose stadium in Athens, Greece. ...
on 5 October 2008 with live performances from R.E.M., Kaiser Chiefs
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, Gabriella Cilmi
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Her debut album, '' Lessons to Be Learned'', was released in March 2008, becoming a moderate in ...
, and C Real. The concert was also broadcast live in Italy, France, Portugal and Spain on MTV. On 9 October 2009 MTV organized the first MTV Day, a celebration for the 1 year of airing in Greece.
MTV held a concert at the Olympic Indoor Hall, in Athens, with quests Myronas Stratis, Professional Sinnerz, Moral, Aloha From Hell and Tokio Hotel. The concert was recorded and was later shown on the MTV World Stage.
A high-definition feed of the channel was launched on 17 October 2011.
Closed on 11 January 2016 and replaced by Rise.
Programming
The channel combined local and international music, and aired international MTV shows (with Greek subtitles) including Jackass,Pimp My Ride
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, When I Was 17
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, If You Really Knew Me, My Super Sweet 16
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, Viva La Bam
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, Life of Ryan, 16 and Pregnant
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, as well as some original content produced exclusively for Greece.
Local Shows
*''MTV News
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'' - Music and entertainment news updates.
*''Your Noise Live'' - Daily variety program with music, news, games and interviews.
*''MTV Take 20'' - Weekly show focuses on movie news, trailers, interviews and a look at the latest new releases.
*''MTV Headbangers Ball'' - Heavy metal music videos and news.
*''MTV Game On'' - Weekly show focuses on video games.
*''Every Day Girls!'' - Weekly show focuses on girls, fashion, horoscopes, entertainment and celebrity news and interviews.
*''MTV New Generation''
*''Yo! MTV Raps''
*''myMTV''
*''Mission Lydia'' - Entertainment program hosted by Lydia Papaioannou
*''MTV Summer Clash''
*''MTV SHOW US YOUR STYLE''
*''MTV Greeklips''
*''Wake Up with MTV''
*''MTV Coolwave Challenges''
*''Only Hits''
*''Clip Of The Week''
*''Your Noise Daily''
*''MTV City Life''
*''Party Zone''
Presenters and VJs
*Nafsika Lalioti *Katerina Tsavalou *Lydia Papaioannou *Konstantinos Koutsoumpas *Vanessa Christodoulou *Orfeas Spiliotopoulos *Thomas Protopapas *Vasiliki Arvanitaki *Estel Ameti *Marianthi Mpairaktari *Myrto Kazi *Giorgos Satsidis *Spiros MargaritisSpinoff channels
MTV Plus
Launched on 18 October 2009, MTV Plus was a regional channel available inThessaloniki
Thessaloniki (; el, Θεσσαλονίκη, , also known as Thessalonica (), Saloniki, or Salonica (), is the second-largest city in Greece, with over one million inhabitants in its metropolitan area, and the capital of the geographic region of ...
. Its programming was similar to its sister channel MTV Greece. On 13 December 2011 it was replaced by Nickelodeon Plus
Nickelodeon Plus is a Greek free-to-air television channel in Thessaloniki
Thessaloniki (; el, Θεσσαλονίκη, , also known as Thessalonica (), Saloniki, or Salonica (), is the second-largest city in Greece, with over one million inha ...
.
MTV Music
Launched on 7 October 2009, MTV Music was a 24-hour music channel playing non-stop music videos, live performances and artist interviews. It closed on 2011 and was replaced by MTV Greece and, from 17 October 2011, MTV HD.MTV HD
MTV HD was launched on 17 October 2011 onOTE TV
Cosmote TV is the corporate name for two pay television services in Greece, owned by Greek telecommunication operator OTE. The two services are as follows:
*Cosmote TV via OTT – Streaming platform
*Cosmote TV via Satellite – Satellite telev ...
.
Closure
MTV
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was closed from Greece territories on 11 January 2016 and replaced by Rise.
See also
*Paramount Networks EMEAA
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*Music of Greece
The music of Greece is as diverse and celebrated as its history. Greek music separates into two parts: Greek traditional music and Byzantine music. These compositions have existed for millennia: they originated in the Byzantine period and Greek ...
References
External links
Official site of RISE TV
{{DEFAULTSORT:MTV (Greek TV channel) 2008 establishments in Greece 2016 disestablishments in Greece MTV channels Defunct Greek television channels Greek-language television stations Music organizations based in Greece Mass media in Athens Television channels and stations established in 2008 Television channels and stations disestablished in 2016