MTV Global (formerly as MTV Europe) is the international version of the American TV channel

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, a 24-hour music and entertainment TV channel that began broadcasting on August 1, 1987, as part of the worldwide MTV network. Initially, MTV served all regions of Europe, being one of the few TV channels focused on the entire European market. At the moment, MTV serves a number of European countries, African, Asian, Oceanian, Middle Eastern, Latin American and Caribbean territories. Over the years, MTV Global has been divided into many different channels for certain countries. Most countries in Europe, Asia, Oceania, Latin America and the Caribbean now have their own versions of the channel, and therefore MTV Global is now mostly available in those countries where there is no localized version of MTV.

History

On August 1, 1987, at 00:01 Western European time, MTV Europe began broadcasting with an

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concert in

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. The first video clip shown on the air was " Money for Nothing" by

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. Moreover, the beginning and end of the clip were supplemented with the slogan "I want my MTV", voiced by

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, a year later MTV Europe expanded to

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. The channel was immediately accepted into 1.6 million households. The original line-up of VJs included presenters from Belgium, Denmark and

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, as well as Ray Cokes and Steve Blame from the UK. Since that time, MTV has popularized such a profession as VJ. At that time, such programs as MTV's Greatest Hits, Headbanger's Ball, MTV's Most Wanted, The Big Picture (a program about cinema), The Pulse (about fashion and style), 120 Minutes and MTV Coca-Cola Report (music news, interviews and tour dates of musicians) were produced. In February 1988, MTV Europe moved to the Camden Town area at 20-23 Mandela St. In December of the same year, the management of MTV Europe visited the

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for preliminary negotiations on the start of work. In 1989, MTV Europe covered the Moscow Music Festival live from the Lenin Stadium. At the same time, the TV channel started in

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. Soviet artists officially debuted on MTV in the summer of 1989. The Moscow group "Cruise" released the Hit for MTV manifesto song at the same time. In February 1990, MTV Europe was launched in

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. In the same year, Viacom bought the remaining 25% of shares from British Telecom. In early 1991, Metromedia International Group together with Lencentel signed a contract with MTV Europe for 5 years, this is the first contract for broadcasting a foreign channel signed in the USSR. On March 8, 1991, the channel began broadcasting in Leningrad, and later in other major cities, which made it possible to become the first Western 24-hour channel that could be received in the USSR.MTV в эфире уже четверть века
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. In the early-mid-1990s, MTV added gangsta rappers with a less pop sound to its rotation, such as Tupac Shakur, The Notorious B.I.G., Wu-Tang Clan, Ice Cube, Warren G, Ice-T, Dr. Dre, Us and Snoop Dogg. In August 1991, Viacom bought the remaining 50.1% of the shares from Robert Maxwell Group, because the London-based company was short of cash, and sold its assets as part of efforts to reduce debts accumulated during aggressive acquisitions in the 1980s. By 1992, MTV Networks Europe had become the largest pan-European broadcasting company. MTV Europe was hosted by 38 million households in 28 countries. In 1993, MTV Europe moved to the Breakfast Television Center at 17-29 Hawley Crescent, and a temporary additional office appeared at 180 Oxford Street. From 1990 to 1996, MTV programs were rebroadcast on the central TV channels of Russia – "VID", "ORT", "2x2", "TV-6", "Muz-TV" and others. Also from 1992 to 1994 on the Polish TV channel TVP1. The channel launched the premieres of the following programs: Beavis and Butthead, Æon Flux, The Brothers Grunt, etc. In 1994, the channel began holding the MTV Europe Music Awards ceremony. Every year the ceremony takes place in one of the major European cities. On July 1, 1995, MTV Europe switched to pay TV broadcasting, and was also one of the first channels in Europe to start digital broadcasting. In September, the channel was fined by the Independent Commission on Television Programs of Great Britain for a total of 60,000 pounds for showing obscenities, scenes of sadomasochism and similar things at a time of day when children could still be at the TV. In November of the same year, MTV Europe was hosted by 51.3 million households in 36 countries. At the end of 1995, Chello Zone became the distributor of the channel in Russia In 1996–1997, two websites were launched – mtve.com and mtveurope.com. Starting from the end of 1997, MTV gradually reduced the screening of video clips of rock music representatives, which led to the slogan among skeptics: "Rock is dead." The fact that at that time rock music fans were less materialistic and bought less music based on TV offers were cited as the reasons that the channel was breaking away from its once mainstream music. Instead, MTV began to devote its musical airtime mainly to pop and hip-hop/R&B music. All rock shows were eliminated, and the rock-related categories at the Video Music Awards were reduced to one. At the dawn of the new millennium, in the period from 1997 to 2001, the animated series Daria in the genre of comedy drama, everyday life was released on the MTV channel. MTV Networks Europe has rapidly begun to open local divisions of the MTV channel in some countries. So in March 1997, MTV Germany was launched. MTV UK & Ireland opened on July 1, then MTV Italy was launched in September. MTV Nordic for Scandinavia was launched in June 1998, MTV Russia appeared on September 25. In 2000, other regional channels were launched – MTV France in June, followed by MTV Poland in July and MTV Spain and MTV Nederland in September. MTV Networks Europe continued to open local branches in other European countries. In the same year, another website appeared – mtv.tv On April 1, 2002, the channel was legally renamed MTV European. At the same time, the channel began to abandon some of its programs in favor of American MTV shows. The channel significantly reduced the overall rotation of music videos during the

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. Similar trends were observed on other European MTV channels. In 2004 and 2008, MTV continued to focus on reality shows, releasing projects 8th & Ocean, Laguna Beach, Next, The Hills, Two-A-Days, My Super Sweet 16, Parental Control and Viva la Bam featuring Bam Margera. In 2007, MTV broadcast the reality show "A Shot at Love with Tila Tequila", which told about the sensational journey of Tila Tequila in search of her sex partner. Her bisexuality played a role in the concept of the show: both men and women competed for love. In 2006–2007, MTV Turkey and MTV Ukraine were launched. In August 2007, the editorial department moved to Warsaw, but broadcasting continued from the London office. MTV European also expanded to South Africa and the Middle East. On July 1, 2009, during the unified standardization of the design of the global MTV network, a new corporate identity was introduced, as well as a new design. Since January 2010, MTV Networks Europe has started rebranding localized websites, creating standards for each country. In August, music programs disappeared from the air, and reality shows from the American branch of MTV began to be shown instead. The broadcasting center moved to Prague from London, but the editorial department remained in Warsaw. MTV European began to focus on viewers from 16 to 35 years old, the audience was more than 100 million people in 43 countries. On July 1, 2011, the logo and design of the channel changed, the inscription "Music Television" disappeared from the logo. The former name MTV Europe has also returned. In August 2012, all music charts disappeared from the channel. At the beginning of 2013, three charts returned to the air of MTV Europe — Hitlist UK, Base Chart and Dance Floor Chart. At the same time, the channel covered 101 countries. In the fall of 2014, the channel's website was transferred to the organizers of the MTV Europe Music Awards, now when switching to the website mtv.tv, redirects to the site tv.mtvema.com. In the summer of 2015, MTV Europe reissued the inter-program screensavers of TV channels, focusing on the initiative MTVBump.com, and provided more social screensavers created by MTV viewers. On March 1, 2016, MTV Europe switched to widescreen broadcasting (16:9). In December 2017, MTV received a new design, similar to Latin American and Brazilian MTV. Other local MTV channels across Europe have also started using similar on-air branding. Since June 2019, all music videos are broadcast only until 8:00 Central European time, with the exception of the Euro Top chart on Friday from 9 to 11:00. In 2020, the editorial department moved from Warsaw to Amsterdam, but London is engaged in licensing and controlling the channel. Since January 26, 2021, the channel "MTV Europe" has been renamed "MTV Global", now the channel is accepted in 111 countries of the world. On September 14 of the same year, a rebranding was carried out, which included an updated version of the logo and a new design.

Logo

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Distribution

As of 2021, MTV Global broadcasts in the following territories: Europe: *Albania *Andorra receives MTV Spain *Austria receives

MTV Germany MTV Germany is a German language free-to-air television channel operated by Paramount Global. The channel launched on 7 March 1997 as MTV Central, as part of a regionalisation strategy by Paramount Global, then MTV Networks Europe. Availabi ...

*Balkans *Belarus (with some localized content and advertising) *Belgium receives MTV (Netherlands & Flanders) or MTV France *Bosnia and Herzegovina *Bulgaria *Croatia *Cyprus receives

MTV Greece MTV Greece was a Greek free-to-air 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, ...

*Czech Republic *Denmark (with some localized content, advertising and subtitles) *Estonia *Finland (with some localized content, advertising and subtitles) *France receives MTV France *Germany receives

*Greece receives

*Iceland *Ireland receives MTV Ireland *Italy receives MTV Italy *Israel receives

MTV Israel MTV Israel, is the Hebrew-speaking branch of MTV. It launched on 17 January 2011. History * Prior to the launch of a 24-hour MTV Israel, the territory was previously served by a localized version of MTV Europe, which was introduced to the count ...

*Hungary *Kosovo *Latvia *Liechtenstein receives

*Lithuania (no longer served by any national cable provider, replaced by MTV Hits) *Luxembourg *Malta *Moldova (with some localized content and advertising) *Monaco receives MTV France *Montenegro *Netherlands receives MTV (Netherlands & Flanders) *North Macedonia *Norway (with some localized content, advertising and subtitles) *Poland receives

MTV Poland MTV Polska is the Poland, Polish-language version of the general entertainment channel MTV. It was launched on July 7, 2000, replacing local music channel Atomic TV. The channel is operated by Paramount Networks EMEAA from its headquarters in War ...

*Portugal receives

MTV Portugal MTV is a Portuguese pay television channel that was launched on 1 July 2003, replacing MTV Europe in Portugal. A high-definition simulcast feed of the channel launched on 17 June 2015. In its initial stages MTV Portugal shared similar content to ...

*Romania *San Marino *Serbia *Slovakia *Slovenia *Spain receives MTV Spain *Sweden (with some localized content, advertising and subtitles) *Switzerland receives

MTV Switzerland MTV Switzerland is a localised version of MTV for the German-speaking market in that country. 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 featu ...

or MTV France *Turkey *United Kingdom receives

MTV UK MTV is a British pay television channel focusing on reality TV and music programming operated by Paramount Networks UK & Australia. The channel launched as part of MTV Networks Europe localisation strategy in 1997. MTV UK (previously MTV UK & ...

*Ukraine Middle East: *Bahrain *Iraq *Jordan *Kuwait *Lebanon *Oman *Palestine *Qatar *Saudi Arabia *Syria *United Arab Emirates *Yemen Africa: *Algeria *Angola *Benin *Botswana *Burkina Faso *Burundi *Chad *Djibouti *Egypt *Eritrea *Ethiopia *Eswatini *Gabon *The Gambia *Ghana *Guinea *Guinea-Bissau *South Africa receives

MTV Africa MTV Africa (formerly MTV South Africa) is an African pay television from Paramount Networks EMEAA. It focuses mainly on rebroadcasting MTV US content as well as airing local-produced reality series. Founded by Alex Okosi and launched as 'Afric ...

*South Sudan *Cameroon *Cape Verde *Kenya *Comoros *Democratic Republic of the Congo *Republic of the Congo *Lesotho *Liberia *Libya *Madagascar *Malawi *Mali *Morocco *Mauritius *Mauritania *Mozambique *Namibia *Niger *Nigeria *Ivory Coast *Equatorial Guinea *Rwanda *Sahrawi Republic *Senegal *Seychelles *Sierra Leone *Central African Republic *São Tomé and Príncipe *Sudan *Somalia *Somaliland *Tanzania *Togo *Tunisia *Uganda *Zambia *Zimbabwe Asia: *Armenia (with some localized content and advertising) *Azerbaijan (with some localized content and advertising) *Bangladesh *Georgia (with some localized content and advertising) *Hong Kong *Indonesia *Japan receives

MTV Japan MTV Japan (Music Television Japan) is the Japanese version of the cable television network based in Japan. It is a subsidiary of Paramount Networks Japan K.K., and was launched on November 15, 1993. It can be viewed on cable television, SKY Perf ...

*Kazakhstan (with some localized content and advertising) *Kyrgyzstan (with some localized content and advertising) *Macau *Mainland China *Malaysia *Myanmar *Philippines *Singapore *South Korea *Sri Lanka *Tajikistan (with some localized content and advertising) *Taiwan *Thailand *Turkmenistan (with some localized content and advertising) *Uzbekistan (with some localized content and advertising) *Vietnam receives

MTV Vietnam MTV Vietnam was a music channel owned by Paramount Networks EMEAA, a division of Paramount Global and UTV Corporation, a division of BHD Group and was under management of Vietnam Television until 2015 when IMC became the manager of MTV Vietnam. Th ...

Oceania: *Australia receives

MTV Australia MTV is a 24-hour general entertainment channel specialising in music and youth culture programming which serves Australia and New Zealand. It is operated by parent company Paramount Networks UK & Australia headquartered in London with a local of ...

*Fiji *New Zealand receives

MTV New Zealand MTV New Zealand was a 24-hour general television entertainment channel operated by MTV Networks International. The channel launched on 18 August 2006. From its launch MTV New Zealand employed 23 people at its headquarters in Auckland. MTV New Ze ...

*Papua New Guinea Latin America: *Argentina *Bolivia *Brazil receives MTV Brazil *Colombia *Costa Rica *Chile *Ecuador *El Salvador *Guatemala *Honduras *México *Nicaragua *Panamá *Paraguay *Perú *República Dominicana *Uruguay *Venezuela.

Free-to-air satellite transmissions

MTV Germany was available FTA on Astra 19,2E, but it became encrypted on 1 January 2011. Until August 2015 the Italian MTV-station was free to air available on Eutelsat 12 West A. However, with the take-over of Sky Italia of this channel, it has been rebranded TV8. MTV Italia has become an exclusive Sky-channel only for subscribers. On 23 December 2017, MTV Germany turned itself into a free-to-air channel.

Programming

Current Local Music Shows * MTV Top 20 (Fridays 8:25 to 11:40 CET, Saturday 9:55, Sunday 6:00) *MTV Breakfast Club (Weekdays 06:10 to 09:15 CET, daily 06:00 to 09:30) *MTV Night Videos *MTV Push Former Local Shows * MTV News Daily Update *HitList UK * MTV Base Chart *MTV Only hits *MTV Dance Floor Chart *MTV Movies *MTV Asks *M is for Music Award Shows and Live Music Specials *

MTV Europe Music Awards The MTV Europe Music Awards (originally named MTV European Music Awards, commonly abbreviated as MTV EMA) are awards presented by Paramount International Networks to honour artists and music in pop culture. It was originally conceived as an a ...

MTV Video Music Awards The MTV Video Music Awards (commonly abbreviated as the VMAs) is an award show presented by the cable channel MTV to honour the best in the music video medium. Originally conceived as an alternative to the Grammy Awards (in the video category) ...

MTV Movie Awards The MTV Movie & TV Awards (formerly the MTV Movie Awards) is a film and television awards show presented annually on MTV. The first MTV Movie Awards were presented in 1992. The ceremony was renamed the MTV Movie & TV Awards for its 26th editio ...

MTV World Stage MTV World Stage Live In Malaysia was a concert series in Malaysia from 2007 to 2015. On August 15, 2009, MTV Asia staged the an outdoor concert at Sunway Lagoon resort in Kuala Lumpur. The event was attended by over 15,000 people and featured a ...

* Isle of MTV Pan-International *

Are You The One? ''Are You the One?'' (often abbreviated as ''AYTO?'') is an American reality television series on MTV, in which young singles try to find love. A group of men and women are secretly paired into couples by producers, via a matchmaking algorithm. ...

* Catfish: The TV Show *

MTV Cribs ''MTV Cribs'' (also known as ''Cribs'') is an American documentary television show that originated on MTV and features tours of the private homes of celebrities. It originally aired from 2000 to 2010. In 2017, MTV produced short-form episodes o ...

* Deliciousness *

Ex On The Beach ''Ex on the Beach'' is a British reality television series that is broadcast on MTV. The series was first announced in February 2014, and premiered on 22 April 2014. The series is narrated by Andrew Maxwell. ''Ex on the Beach'' follows the forma ...

* Ridiculousness *

Teen Wolf ''Teen Wolf'' is a 1985 American coming-of-age romantic fantasy comedy film directed by Rod Daniel and written by Jeph Loeb and Matthew Weisman. Michael J. Fox stars as the title character, a high school student whose ordinary life is chang ...

* The Valleys *

Geordie Shore ''Geordie Shore'' is a British reality television series that was broadcast on MTV between 24 May 2011 and 22 November 2022. Based in Newcastle upon Tyne, England it was the British offshoot of the American show ''Jersey Shore''. The programm ...

Teen Mom ''Teen Mom'' (renamed ''Teen Mom OG'' starting with the fifth season) is an American reality television series broadcast by MTV. It is the first spin-off of '' 16 and Pregnant'', and it focuses on the lives of several young mothers as they navig ...

Teen Mom OG ''Teen Mom'' (renamed ''Teen Mom OG'' starting with the fifth season) is an American reality television series broadcast by MTV. It is the first Spin-off (media), spin-off of ''16 and Pregnant'', and it focuses on the lives of several young moth ...

True Life Crime ''True Life Crime'' is an American true crime documentary television series that premiered on MTV MTV (Originally an initialism of Music Television) is an American cable channel that launched on August 1, 1981. Based in New York City, it s ...

* True Life Crime UK *

The L.A. Complex ''The L.A. Complex'' (originally ''Highland Gardens'') is a Canadian drama television series that premiered on CTV on January 10, 2012, subsequently airing on MuchMusic. It also began airing in the United States on April 24, 2012, on The CW. Th ...

*Young and Married * My Life on MTV * The Hills *

Jersey Shore The Jersey Shore (known by locals simply as the Shore) is the coastal region of the U.S. state of New Jersey. Geographically, the term encompasses about of oceanfront bordering the Atlantic Ocean, from Perth Amboy in the north to Cape May P ...

Siesta Key A ''siesta'' (from Spanish, pronounced and meaning "nap") is a short nap taken in the early afternoon, often after the midday meal. Such a period of sleep is a common tradition in some countries, particularly those in warm-weather zones. The ...

16 and Pregnant ''16 and Pregnant'' is an American reality television series that aired from June 11, 2009, to July 1, 2014, on the cable channel MTV. It followed the stories of pregnant teenage girls in high school dealing with the hardships of teenage pregnanc ...

Former shows

Past VJs

Ray Cokes Ray Cokes (born Raymond Christopher Cokes on 24 February 1958) is an English television presenter. Career Early life Ray's father was an officer in the Royal Navy, who was stationed at various navy bases around the world. When Ray was 15 the ...

(1987–1996) ''Cokes & Vanthilt'', ''Ray's Requests'', '' Most Wanted'', ''X-Ray Vision'', ''MTV at the Movies'', ''The Big Picture'', '' European Top 20'', ''

MTV's Greatest Hits ''MTV's Greatest Hits'' was a pop music program on the European television channel MTV. It started on 19 March 1990, and between 1991 and 1994 was presented by Paul King, with Pip Dann, Richie Rich and others substituting for King in his absence ...

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'', '' Dial MTV'' * Paul King (1989–1994) ''

'', ''

120 Minutes ''120 Minutes'' is a television program in the United States dedicated to the alternative music genre, that originally aired on MTV from 1986 to 2000, and then aired on MTV's associate channel MTV2 from 2001 to 2003. After its cancellation, MTV ...

'', ''MTV News'', ''Morning Mix'', ''HitList UK'', ''XPO'', ''First Look'', '' Dial MTV'' * Pip Dann (1988–1994) ''MTV Prime'', ''

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'', ''MTV at the Movies'', ''The Big Picture'', '' Dial MTV'', ''Music Non Stop'', '' European Top 20'', ''HitList UK'', ''XPO'', ''

'', ''MTV Coca-Cola Report'', ''MTV News'', ''First Look'', ''RockBlock'' * Maiken Wexø (1987–1992; 1993) ''Pure Pop'', ''MTV Coca-Cola Report'', '' European Top 20'', ''MTV News'', ''XPO'', ''MTV Prime'' *

Marcel Vanthilt Marcel Céline Gerard Edgard Vanthilt (; born 24 August 1957) is a Belgian singer and television presenter.Heerema,Y.Marcel Vanthilt – Presentator Marcel Vanthilit NCRV-gids 1, 5 till 11 January 2008. Retrieved 29 April 2011. Early life Mar ...

(1987–1990; 1991) ''Cokes & Vanthilt'', ''

'', ''XPO'', '' Most Wanted'' * Sophie Bramly (1987–1991) ''

Yo! MTV Raps ''Yo! MTV Raps'' is an American two-hour television music video program, which first aired on MTV Europe from 1987 to mid-90s and on MTV US from August 1988 to August 1995. The American version of the program (created by Ted Demme and Peter Doug ...

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Chris Salewicz Chris Salewicz ( ) is a journalist, broadcaster and novelist who lives in London. He was as a senior features writer for the ''New Musical Express'' from 1975 to 1981, where under tutelage of editor Neil Spencer he and other journalists were s ...

(1987–1993) ''MTV News'', ''Reverb'' * Nunu (1990) ''Awake on the Wild Side'' * Sonya Saul (1990-1992) ''MTV News'', ''XPO'' *

Terry Christian Terence Christian (born 8 May 1960) is a British broadcaster, journalist and author. He has presented several national television series in the UK including Channel 4's late night entertainment show '' The Word'' (1990–1995) and six series o ...

(1991) ''XPO'', ''Morning Mix'' * Richie Rich (1993-1994) ''The Soul of MTV'', ''

'', ''HitList UK'' * John Dunton-Downer (1987-1997) ''

'', ''The Big Picture'' (producer) *

Steve Blame Steve Blame is a British television presenter and screenwriter. He was the news editor and presenter between 1987 and 1994 for the television channel MTV. Education Blame received a Combined Honours Degree: Mathematics and Physics from Exeter U ...

(1987–1994) ''MTV News'', ''Reverb'', ''Take the Blame'', ''Pure Pop'', ''MTV Coca-Cola Report'', ''First Look'' * Vanessa Warwick (1990–1997) ''

Headbangers Ball ''Headbangers Ball'' is a music television program that consisted of heavy metal music videos airing on MTV and its global affiliates. The show began on MTV on April 18, 1987, playing heavy metal music videos from both well-known and more ob ...

'', ''RockBlock'' *

Kristiane Backer Kristiane Verena Backer (born 13 December 1965) is a German art dealer with a previous career as a television presenter, journalist and author residing in London. Biography At the age of 15, Backer went to the United States as an Student exchan ...

(1989–1996) '' European Top 20'', ''MTV Coca-Cola Report'', ''

'', ''Awake on the Wild Side'', ''XPO'', ''Party Zone'', ''

'', ''RockBlock'', ''MTV at the Movies'' *

Rebecca de Ruvo Rebecca Anna de Ruvo (born 6 December 1969 in Stockholm), is a Swedish TV presenter, actress, artist and model who is best known as host of the then new MTV Europe during the early 1990s. De Ruvo became known as the first Swedish VJ on MTV. Car ...

(1991–1995) '' Dial MTV'', ''Awake on the Wild Side'', ''MTV Prime'', '' European Top 20'' *

Marijne van der Vlugt Marijne van der Vlugt (born 6 October 1965 in De Meije) is a Dutch musician, former model and MTV Europe VJ. She is the daughter of Dutch actor Bram van der Vlugt. Marijne started her career as a VJ for MTV Europe Central from London in the earl ...

(1991–1996; 2013; 2015; 2016) ''The Pulse'', ''MTV Coca-Cola Report'', ''Alternative Nation'', ''

'', ''

'', '' European Top 20'', '' Dial MTV'', ''Music Non Stop'', ''

2013-2015-2016-2022'' (voice-over) *

Davina McCall Davina Lucy Pascale McCall (born 16 October 1967) is an English television presenter. She was the presenter of the reality show '' Big Brother'' during its run on Channel 4 between 2000 and 2010. She also hosted Channel 4's ''Streetmate'' (199 ...

(1987; 1992–1998) ''Hanging Out'', ''HitList UK'', ''MTV Coca-Cola Report'', ''

'', '' European Top 20'', ''First Look'', ''Music Non Stop'', '' Most Wanted'', ''Party Zone'', ''MTV Dance'', ''Cinematic'', ''Singled Out'', ''The End?'' *

Lisa I'Anson Lisa I'Anson (born 31 May 1965) is a British radio presenter, television presenter, and VJ. Career I'Anson first started as a broadcaster on the then pirate radio station Kiss FM, and through to its legal licence, presenting the magazine sho ...

(1993–1996) ''The Soul of MTV'', ''MTV News'', ''HitList UK'', ''Hanging Out'', '' European Top 20'', ''Music Non Stop'', ''Party Zone'' * Ingo Schmoll (1993–1996) ''Morning Mix'', ''MTV News'', ''First Look'', ''

'', '' European Top 20'' * Enrico Silvestrin (1993–1997) ''Select MTV'', ''Hanging Out'', '' European Top 20'', '' Dial MTV'' * Hugo de Campos (1994–1997) '' Stylissimo'', '' Dial MTV'', '' European Top 20'', ''Music Non Stop'', ''First Look'', ''Hanging Out'', ''The End?'' *

Maria Guzenina Maria Edith Guzenina (née Stieren, previously Guzenina-Richardson and Lindell; born 12 January 1969 in Helsinki, Finland) is a Finnish politician who became a household name in Finland after working as the first Finnish VJ for MTV Europe from ...

(1994–1997) ''KickStart'', ''Awake on the Wild Side'', ''Morning Mix'', ''Music Non Stop'', '' European Top 20'', ''

'', ''MTV Amour'', ''MTV at the Movies'' *

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(1994–1998) ''MTV News'', ''HitList UK'', ''The Big Picture'', ''MTV Winter Parties'' *

Miles Hunt Miles Stephen Hunt (born 29 July 1966) is an English singer, songwriter and guitarist. He fronts the alternative rock band The Wonder Stuff. Early life His father was a union official for the TGWU. In the 1970s, his father was based at Derby, an ...

(1994-1995) ''

'' * John Kearns (1995–2012) ''MTV News'', ''The Big Picture'', ''

'' (voice-over) *

Toby Amies Toby Amies is a filmmaker and broadcaster who specialises in making programmes about art, music, and travel with an emphasis on fringe culture and alternative perspectives. He is best known for his feature-length documentary '' The Man Whose Min ...

(1995–1999) ''Alternative Nation'', ''MTV News'', ''MTV Hot'' *

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(1995–2000) '' European Top 20'', ''Select MTV'', '' Dance Floor Chart'', ''Hanging Out'', '' Dial MTV'' * Kimsy von Reischach (1995-1998) ''First Look'', '' European Top 20'', ''

'', ''MTV Winter Parties'', ''Hanging Out'' * Julia Valet (1996–1997) ''Superock'', ''MTV Hot'' * Nikolai (1996-1997) ''

'', '' European Top 20'', ''HitList UK'', ''Morning Mix'' * Boris (1996-1997) '' European Top 20'', ''MTV Snowball'', ''First Look'' *

Christian Ulmen Christian Ulmen (born 22 September 1975) is a German entertainer, actor, voice actor and audiobook narrator. Career Ulmen was born in Neuwied. He started his television career in 1996 as a video jockey on MTV Europe. He is known for his creativ ...

(1996–1997) ''MTV Hot'' * Crispin Somerville (1996-1997) ''Select MTV'', ''HitList UK'', ''Hanging Out'' * Camila Raznovich (1996–1998) ''MTV Amour'', ''Hanging Out'', ''MTV Summer Festivals'', ''MTV Beach House'' * Lily Myrhed (1996-1998) ''HitList UK'', ''MTV Winter Parties'', ''Awake on the Wild Side'', ''Morning Mix'' * Lars Oostveen "Vico" (1996-1999) ''Select MTV'', '' Dial MTV'' * Thomas Madvig (1996-1999) ''Select MTV'', ''MTV News'' *

Katja Schuurman Katja Schuurman (born 19 February 1975) is a Dutch actress, singer and television personality. Early life She grew up as the eldest daughter of a Dutch father and a Surinamese mother, born in Curaçao. Her sister Birgit is also a singer and a ...

(1997-2000) ''So 90's'' *

Melanie Sykes Melanie Ann Sykes (born 7 August 1970) is an English television and radio presenter. She is best known for co-hosting '' Today with Des and Mel'' with Des O'Connor and '' Let's Do Lunch'' with Gino D'Acampo. She also co-hosted ''Going Out with A ...

(1997) ''HitList UK'' *

Cat Deeley Catherine Elizabeth Deeley (born 23 October 1976) is an English television presenter and actress. From 1998 to 2002, she hosted the ITV children's show '' SMTV Live,'' for which she won a BAFTA Children's Award, and its spin-off chart show '' ...

(1997–2002) ''HitList UK'', ''Stylissimo'', ''MTV News'', ''MTV Amour'', '' Dance Floor Chart'' *

Ulrika Eriksson Ulrika Eriksson (born 12 July 1973, Stockholm) is a Swedish television presenter and model. Eriksson has worked for MTV Europe, TV3 and TV4 as a presenter for several shows like Silikon, Spårlöst, Äntligen trädgård, Rampfeber and the morn ...

(1998-2003) ''MTV News'', ''Select MTV'', ''HitList UK'', ''Nordic Top 5'', ''MTV:New'', ''Morning Glory'' * Kicki Berg (1998–2006) ''MTV News'', ''Select MTV'', '' European Top 20'', ''Nordic Top 5'', '' Dance Floor Chart'', ''Top Selection'', ''MTV Supermercado'' * Trevor Nelson (1998-2004) ''

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'' *

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(1999-2000) ''Select MTV'', ''MTV News'' * Lars Beckung (1999–2006) ''MTV:New'', ''Select MTV'', ''Nordic Top 5'', ''MTV News'', ''Morning Glory'', ''MTV Source'', ''This Is Our Music'' *

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(2000–2004) ''The Fridge'', ''MTV News'', ''Select MTV'', '' European Top 20'', ''

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'', ''MTV:New'' *

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(2000–2004) ''MTV News'', '' European Top 20'', ''MTV Movie Special'', ''Select MTV'', ''MTV:New'', ''MTV Top 20 Countdown'', ''MTV's Winterjam'', ''MTV Presents'' * Fleur van der Kieft (2000–2002) ''Top Selection'', ''Select MTV'' * Frederique Bedos (2001) ''Select MTV'' * Erickka Jones (2001) ''MTV Top 20 Countdown'' * Mimi Kalinda (2001-2002) '' Dance Floor Chart'', ''

'', ''Top Selection'', ''Select MTV'', ''The Fridge'' * Ina Geraldine (2003–2004) ''

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'' * Becky Griffin (2003-2005) '' Dance Floor Chart'', ''

'' * Amelia Hoy (2004–2005) ''

'', ''Up North'' * Axl Smith (2004-2007) ''Spanking New'', ''Axl Meets'', ''MTV at the Festivals'' * Pernille Fals Bahrt (2005-2007) ''MTV News'' * Archie Archibald (2005-2006) ''MTV News'' * Charlotte Thorstvedt (2005–2009) ''

'', ''Spanking New'' *

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(2006) ''Switched On'' * Shire Raghe (2006-2009) ''MTV News'', ''SuperStar Saturday'' *

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(2007-2009) ''Fahrenheit'', ''Spanking New'', ''MTV News'', ''MTV Source'' * Janika Nieminen (2008-2010) ''MTV Overdrive'', ''SuperStar Saturday'' * Matthew Bailey (2009–2010) ''

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