MTV Music (formerly VIVA) was a Polish 24h music and entertainment channel from
Viacom International Media Networks Polska. The channel was launched on 10 June 2000 by the German VIVA Media AG.
History
The first music video played on the channel was "
A wszystko to... (bo ciebie kocham)" by
Ich Troje
Ich Troje ("The Three of Them") is a Polish pop band. Ich Troje was founded in 1996 by songwriter Michał Wiśniewski and composer Jacek Łągwa. Since 2000, Ich Troje has been one of the most successful Polish groups. They have sold more than 1. ...
.
On 1 December 2005, VIVA Poland relocated its broadcast center from
Cologne
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to
London
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and began broadcasting on transponder 11075 V, which at the time was owned by
MTV 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 Madrid, with additional offices in Berlin, Lisbon, Paris, A ...
on
Hot Bird 13°E. This move resulted in VIVA Poland taking the place of
MTV Nederland on Hot Bird 13°E, while MTV Nederland shifted to the
Astra 19.2°E satellite.
On 22 June 2009, VIVA Poland underwent a visual rebranding, introducing a new dynamic logo that cycled through six colors every 20 seconds: blue, purple, sand, orange, green, and silver.
On 17 July 2012, VIVA Poland switched to
16:9 picture format and started to use the new logo. Since then VIVA has broadcast more reality programmes like ''
Excused''. Until 17 July 2012 the channel has broadcast
FTA
FTA may refer to:
Arts and media
* '' The Faery Tale Adventure'', a computer game
* Festival TransAmériques, an annual dance and theater festival in Montreal, Quebec, Canada
* Free The Army tour, the F.T.A. Tour or F.T.A. Show, an American anti ...
on
Eutelsat Hot Bird 13A.
In 2014, the station cancelled local production programmes.
In 2015 - 2017, the station cancelled all reality programmes and continued playing only
electronic dance music
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. Before the new broadcast schedule, the station was playing Polish and international pop, dance, rock and hip hop music.
On 17 October 2017, the channel was rebranded into MTV Music at 12:12.
The channel, along with
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 ...
, closed on 3 March 2020, and replaced by
MTV Music 24.
The final music video played on the channel was "
You Should Be Sad
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" by
Halsey.
Presenters
Former presenters
* Małgorzata Halber
* Michał Marcińczyk
* Odeta Moro-Figurska
* Agnieszka Sielańczyk
* Jacek Graniecki
* Paweł Kapliński
* Tomasz Kleyff
* Maciej Gnatowski
* Emilia Piotrowska
* Mateusz Szymkowiak
* Michał Puzio
* Magdalena Polańska
* Wit Dziki
* Michał Marciniak
* Aleksandra Kot
* Aleksander Sikora (2011-2012)
* Rafał Sieraczek
* Marta Berens
* Aleks Sokołowska
* Łukasz Napora
* Róża Kulma
* Monika Pachnik
* Jacek Zimnik
* Pola Szczepaniak
* Karol Ronczewski
* Piotr Bartosiewicz
* Maciej Łuczkowski
* Ania
* Grzegorz
* Andrzej Rodzin
* Natalia Jakuła (2008-2012)
* Dariusz Rusin (2002-2013)
Logo
File:Viva2l.jpg, VIVA Logo used June 10, 2000 - December 31, 2001
File:Viva.svg, VIVA Logo used January 1, 2002 - November 30, 2005
File:VIVA Logo 2006-2009.png, VIVA Logo used December 1, 2005 - June 21, 2009
File:VIVA Logo blue-cyan.svg, VIVA Logo used June 22, 2009 - July 16, 2012
File:VIVA 2011 logo.svg, VIVA Logo used July 17, 2012 – October 17, 2017
File:MTV Music 2017 logo.svg, MTV Music Logo used October 17, 2017 - March 3, 2020
References
External links
MTV Music Polska - presentation, screenshots
{{Television in Poland
Music television channels
2000 establishments in Poland
2020 disestablishments in Poland
Defunct music video networks
Defunct television channels in Poland
Television channels and stations disestablished in 2020
Television channels and stations established in 2000
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