MTV Hits is a French music television channel from
Paramount Networks EMEAA
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 Madrid, with additional offices in Berlin, Lisbon, Paris, A ...
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
Black Entertainment Television (BET) is an American basic cable channel targeting Black American audiences. It is the flagship channel of the BET Media Group, a subsidiary of Paramount Global's CBS Entertainment Group. Originally launched ...
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
VH1 (originally an initialism for Video Hits One) is an American basic cable television network that launched on January 1, 1985, and is currently owned by the MTV Entertainment Group unit of Paramount Global's networks division based in New Y ...
and
VH1 Classic
MTV Classic (formerly VH1 Smooth, VH1 Classic Rock, and VH1 Classic) is an American pay television network owned by Paramount Media Networks. It was originally launched in 1998 as "VH1 Smooth", an adult contemporary and smooth jazz channel. It ...
.
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
Nickelodeon (nicknamed Nick) is an American pay television channel and the flagship property of the Nickelodeon Group, a sub-division of the Paramount Media Networks division of Paramount Global. Launched on April 1, 1979, as the first ca ...
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
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 servi ...
on November 28, since January 28, 2020 at
Bouygues Telecom and to
Orange on July 8, 2020.
Since January 14, 2020, the channel changes its numbering and was on channel 183 of the operator
Canal+
Canals or artificial waterways are waterways or engineered channels built for drainage management (e.g. flood control and irrigation) or for conveyancing water transport vehicles (e.g. water taxi). They carry free, calm surface flo ...
.
On October 8, 2021, the channel changed its logo and look. That same day at 9pm, it will broadcast an exclusive concert of
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, ...
's
Madame X Tour, recorded in
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 mainlan ...
.
MTV Hits ceased broadcast on April 20, 2022, on Canal+.
Visual identity (logo)
MTV_Hits_2013_logo.svg, Logo used from 17 November 2015 - 30 April 2017
MTV_Hits_2017_logo.svg, Logo used from 1 May 2017 - 7 October 2021
MTV Hits 2021.svg, Logo used since 8 October 2021
Programming
At its launch, it took most of the programming of the former channels
MTV Base,
MTV Pulse and
MTV Idol initially branded as ''En Mode Base'', ''En Mode Pulse'' and ''En Mode Idol''. Currently, the channel also airs music-related reality shows and documentaries during evenings and late-night.
Music programming
* ''10 meilleurs clips''
** ''10 meilleurs clips electronic''
** ''10 meilleurs clips France''
** ''10 meilleurs clips pop''
** ''10 meilleurs clips rap''
** ''10 meilleurs clips USA''
* ''Beats & Lyrics''
* ''Club Party''
* ''Hip-Hop My House''
* ''Les 50 meilleurs clips''
* ''Les papas du rock''
* ''MTV Breakfast Club''
* ''MTV Classics Only'' (Rap & R&B only)
* ''MTV Insomnia''
* ''Music & News''
* ''MTV World Stage''
* ''My Life on MTV''
* ''Rap Only''
References
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MTV channels
Television stations in France
Television channels and stations established in 2015
2015 establishments in France
Music organizations based in France