MTV Rocks Europe was a European
pay television
Pay television, also known as subscription television, premium television or, when referring to an individual service, a premium channel, refers to subscription-based television services, usually provided by multichannel television providers, b ...
music channel from
Viacom International Media Networks Europe
Paramount Networks Europe, Middle East, Africa & Asia (EMEAA) is a division of Paramount International Networks which is fully owned by Paramount Global. The unit's headquarters are in Berlin, with additional offices in Madrid, Lisbon, Paris, Am ...
that was launched on 27 May 2014, replacing
the British version of MTV Rocks in Europe.
History
On 17 November 2015, MTV Rocks Europe was removed from
CanalSat
Canal+ is a French subscription provider associated to the channel of the same name. It is owned by Vivendi (owner of Canal+) with a hundred percent share.
History
In 1992, Canalsatellite was launched, the shareholders were Canal+ Group (66 p ...
.
On 1 October 2017, the European versions of MTV Rocks, MTV Dance and MTV Hits ceased broadcasting in
Benelux
The Benelux Union ( nl, Benelux Unie; french: Union Benelux; lb, Benelux-Unioun), also known as simply Benelux, is a politico- economic union and formal international intergovernmental cooperation of three neighboring states in western Europe: ...
.
On 4 October 2018, the channel was removed from
Numericable
Numericable was a major French cable operator and telecommunications services company. Numericable was originally created in 2007 from the merger between former competitors Noos and NC Numericable networks. Numericable Group SA was founded in Aug ...
along with MTV Dance Europe following the launch of Comedy Central France.
In 2019, the channel disappeared in Portugal.
On 2 May 2020, it was removed from
Sky Italia
Sky Italia S.r.l. is an Italian satellite television platform owned by the American media conglomerate Comcast. Sky Italia also broadcasts three national free-to-air television channels: TV8, Cielo and Sky TG24. As of 2018, following an ag ...
.
The channel closed along with
VH1 Classic Europe
VH1 Classic Europe was a European music television channel from ViacomCBS Networks EMEAA. The channel primarily featured music videos from the 1970s through to the 2000s (decade), although rare live performances from the 1950s and 1960s could be ...
in October 2020 and was replaced by MTV 90s, after its
British equivalent had closed three months earlier. MTV 90s was first launched on 27 May 2016 in the UK and Ireland as a temporary rebranding of
MTV Classic UK until 24 June 2016.
The last video to be broadcast on MTV Rocks Europe was "
Bullet Holes" by
Bush.
Programmes
*''Biggest! Hottest! Loudest!''
*''Supermassive Anthems!''
*''Rocks Rated!''
*''100% Anthems''
*''Ultimate Rock Playlist!''
*''This Week's Rock Solid Playlist''
*''Smells Like The 90s!''
References
External links
TV GuideSpolečnost MTV Networks získala licenci pro tři další kanály
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MTV channels
Television channels and stations established in 2014
Television channels and stations disestablished in 2020