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MTV Hits (France)
MTV Hits is a French music television channel from Paramount Networks EMEAA launched on 17 November 2015. History The channels MTV Base, MTV Pulse, MTV Idol merged on November 17, 2015, replaced by MTV Hits. At the same time, BET became a channel in its own, My MTV, an interactive music channel was created, MTV Rocks leaves CanalSat while on Numericable not to remove channels arrived MTV Dance, VH1 and VH1 Classic. After weeks of negotiations an agreement has been reached between the Viacom and Canal+ groups, Canal retained the BET, MTV Hits and J-One channels. Since April 2019, MTV Hits is available on all SFR networks (ADSL/FTTH/FTTB). Since November 19, 2019, the channels of the ViacomCBS International Media Networks France group including J-One, Nickelodeon channels and other MTV and MTV Hits channels are now distributed to ADSL/Fiber operators which marks the end of exclusivity with Canal+, such as Free on November 19, 2019, the OTT platform Molotov TV on November ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1080i
In high-definition television (HDTV) and video display technology, 1080i is a video display format with 1080 lines of vertical resolution and Interlaced video, interlaced scanning method. This format was once a standard in HDTV. It was particularly used for broadcast television because it can deliver high-resolution images without needing excessive bandwidth. This format is used in the SMPTE 292M standard. Definition The number "1080" in 1080i refers to the number of horizontal lines that make up the vertical resolution of the display. Each of these lines contributes to the overall detail and clarity of the image. The letter "i" stands for Interlaced video, interlaced. This is a technique where the image is not displayed all at once. Instead, the frame is split into two fields. One field contains the odd-numbered lines, and the other field contains the even-numbered lines. These fields are displayed in rapid succession, giving the appearance of a full image to the human eye. The ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
MTV Rocks (European TV Channel)
MTV Rocks Europe was a European pay television music channel from Viacom International Media Networks Europe 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. On 1 October 2017, the European versions of MTV Rocks, MTV Dance and MTV Hits ceased broadcasting in Benelux. On 4 October 2018, the channel was removed from Numericable 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. Pay TV services on the Sky .... The channel closed along with VH1 Classic Europe in October 2020 and was replaced by MTV 90s, after its British equivalent ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
MTV Channels
MTV (an initialism of Music Television) is an American cable television television channel, channel and the flagship property of the MTV Entertainment Group sub-division of the Paramount Media Networks division of Paramount Global. Launched on August 1, 1981, the channel originally aired music videos and related programming as guided by television personalities known as video jockeys (VJs). MTV soon began establishing its presence overseas, eventually gaining a massive cult following and becoming one of the major factors in cable programming's rise to fame, leading American corporations to dominate the television economy in the 1990s. In the years since its inception, the channel significantly toned down its focus on music in favor of original reality programming for teenagers and young adults. , MTV is available to approximately 67,000,000 pay television households in the United States, down from its 2011 peak of 99,000,000 households. History MTV was launched on August ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
MTV Base (France)
MTV Base was a 24-hour French subscription music channel operated by Viacom International Media Networks Europe. History A first channel, MTV Base UK was launched on 1 July 1999. This version of the channel will still be broadcast in France after the launch of the French version until 7 March 2008 where it is replaced by MTV Dance on Free and the other ADSL operators (as in all Europe except the UK and Ireland). Launched on December 21, 2007, at 1pm, MTV Base focuses mainly on hip-hop and R'n'B. Its slogan is "La chaîne en Mode Hip-Hop R'n'B". It was launched on the second anniversary of the MTV Pulse and MTV Idol channels, complementing the channel offerings of the MTV Networks France bouquet. MTV Base is also for France "the reflection of the most popular musical genre in France" and targets in particular the 11/34 years. In 2014, the channel changed targets by broadcasting less hip-hop music, and slowly began to focus on pop and dance content, such as One Direction, Ta ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lisbon
Lisbon ( ; ) is the capital and largest city of Portugal, with an estimated population of 567,131, as of 2023, within its administrative limits and 3,028,000 within the Lisbon Metropolitan Area, metropolis, as of 2025. Lisbon is mainland Europe's westernmost capital city (second overall after Reykjavík, Reykjavik), and the only one along the Atlantic coast, the others (Reykjavik and Dublin) being on islands. The city lies in the western portion of the Iberian Peninsula, on the northern shore of the River Tagus. The western portion of its metro area, the Portuguese Riviera, hosts the westernmost point of Continental Europe, culminating at Cabo da Roca. Lisbon is one of the List of oldest continuously inhabited cities, oldest cities in the world and the second-oldest European capital city (after Athens), predating other modern European capitals by centuries. Settled by pre-Celtic tribes and later founded and civilized by the Phoenicians, Julius Caesar made it a municipium ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Madame X Tour
The Madame X Tour was the eleventh concert tour by American singer Madonna, in support of her fourteenth studio album, ''Madame X (album), Madame X'' (2019). It began on September 17, 2019, at the Brooklyn Academy of Music, BAM Howard Gilman Opera House in New York City, United States, and ended on March 8, 2020, at the Grand Rex in Paris, France. An all-Theater (structure), theater tour, it was the singer's first time playing small venues since the Virgin Tour (1985); she had previously shown interest in doing a smaller-scale show during a 2017 interview. The tour consisted exclusively of dates in the United States, Portugal, England, and France; mobile phones and smart watches were banned from the concerts, which was met with mixed reactions from fans. The tour was met with positive reviews from critics, although the inclusion of ''Madame X'' album cuts garnered some criticism. Controversy arose due to Madonna's late show starts, with a fan going as far as to file a class actio ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Madonna
Madonna Louise Ciccone ( ; born August 16, 1958) is an American singer, songwriter, record producer, and actress. Referred to as the "Queen of Pop", she has been recognized for her continual reinvention and versatility in music production, songwriting and visual presentation. Madonna's works, which incorporate social, political, Madonna and sexuality, sexual, and Madonna and religion, religious themes, have generated both controversy and critical acclaim. A Cultural impact of Madonna, cultural icon spanning both the 20th and 21st centuries, Madonna has become the subject of various List of academic publishing works on Madonna, scholarly, Bibliography of works on Madonna, literary and Madonna and contemporary arts, artistic works, as well as a mini academic sub-discipline called Madonna studies. Madonna moved to New York City in 1978 to pursue a career in dance. After performing as a drummer, guitarist, and vocalist in the rock bands Breakfast Club (band), Breakfast Club and ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Canal+ (French TV Provider)
Canal+ is a French subscription video on-demand over-the-top streaming service and subscription TV provider. The TV provider was established as CanalSatellite in 1992 and later rebranding to CanalSat and the streaming service was launched as myCanal in 2013. It is a subsidiary of Canal+ S.A. History CanalSat (pay TV provider) Digital satellite provider CanalSatellite was launched as a wholly-owned subsidiary of Groupe Canal+ on 6 December 1991. The shareholders were Canal+ (66 percent) and Lagardère Active (34 percent), a subsidiary of Lagardère. Canal+ began satellite broadcasting in 1992, to reach parts of France not covered by cable. On 27 April 1996, CanalSatellite launched as a digital satellite platform, with 24 channels and interactive services. On 23 May 2005, CanalSatellite was renamed Canalsat. With Canal+, the utilisation of the card pairing (QEV) technology allowed access to many channels such as Eurosport, Paris Premiere, or LCI. On 31 August 200 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Orange Group
Orange S.A. (; formerly , stylised as france telecom) is a French multinational telecommunications corporation founded in 1988 and headquartered in Issy-les-Moulineaux, near Paris. ''Orange'' has been the corporation's main brand for mobile, landline, internet and Internet Protocol television (IPTV) services since 2006. It traces its origins back to Hutchison Whampoa acquiring a controlling stake in Microtel Communications in 1994 in the United Kingdom. Microtel Communications became a subsidiary of Mannesmann in 1999 and then was acquired by ''France Télécom'' in 2000. The former French public telecoms monopoly thus became internationalized following this takeover and has pursued an expansionist policy since. The group now operates in many countries in Europe, Africa and in the French West Indies. Since February 2012, as a result of the company's decision to transfer its fixed-line telephony operations to its ''Orange'' brand, all offers marketed by France Télécom are ' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bouygues Telecom
Bouygues Telecom S.A. () is a French mobile phone, Internet service provider and IPTV company, part of the Bouygues group. It is the third oldest mobile network operator in France, after Orange and SFR, and before Free Mobile, and provides 2G GSM, 3G UMTS, 4G LTE and 5G NR services. Its headquarters, designed by Arquitectonica and opened in 2011, is located at the border of Paris and Issy-les-Moulineaux near the River Seine. History Bouygues Telecom was authorised by the French government to build and operate France's third GSM mobile phone network on 4 December 1994, and commercially launched its network on 30 May 1996. To compensate for its initial weaker coverage in comparison to Orange and SFR, Bouygues Telecom developed several innovations: * heavy use of the 1800 MHz frequency band, which is more efficient in urban areas; * the marketing of the first combo packages in May 1996; * the launch of France's first SMS service in 1996, initially only between it ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Molotov TV
Molotov TV, stylised as Molotov.TV or simply Molotov, is a French streaming television distribution service launched on 11 July 2016. Founded by Jean-David Blanc (founder of AlloCiné) and Pierre Lescure (former chairman of Canal+), the service offers access to TV channels and catchup programming without any hardware other than an Internet access. It's today one of France's main TV distribution services, now owned by American streaming company FuboTV. Offer Molotov's mission is to change the way television is consumed, allowing viewers to watch it in all its forms with a single interface: direct, catch-up and, in the pay version, recording of favourite programmes in Molotov's cloud for later viewing in streaming and the possibility of downloading for offline viewing. Molotov makes it possible to watch television over the Internet, using the over-the-top media service principle by being accessible free of charge with a French IP address in its basic package and from the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Free (ISP)
Free S.A.S. is a French telecommunications company and subsidiary of Iliad S.A. that provides voice, video, data, and Internet telecommunications to consumers in France. Its head office is in the 8th arrondissement of Paris and it is the second-largest ISP in France. Free provides ISP services in France and in the 30 OECD countries. It was the first company to offer a "triple play" service in France through its self-produced singular Freebox set-top box, claiming to have invented the ''box'' marketing concept in France in reference to all the other French ISPs who thereafter released "triple play" modems named to include the anglicism ''box'' as a suffix. These ''boxes'' provide comprehensive telecommunication services such as high-speed Internet, telephone and digital television packages, leading Free to become the world's number one IPTV provider offering almost systematically IPTV to subscribers and optimizing it to be available on most landlines. Developing its own 3G a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
