MTV Networks

MTV Networks ( MTVN ) is a subsidiary company of the conglomerate media Viacom. The company was created in 1984 by the Warner and American Express. In 1986, Viacom acquires the totality of MTV Networks.

The chains MTV Networks

The company gathers the following chains:

  • Country Music Television (CMT): music channel specialized in the diffusion of Music Country

  • Central Comedy
  • Logo : chain intended for a gay public and lesbian
  • Mas Musica
  • MHD Version high-definition of MTV.
  • MTV
  • MTV Chi : musical chain intended for the population of Chinese origin living with the U.S.A..
  • MTV Desi : musical chain intended for the population southern Asian (India, Pakistan, Bangladesh) living with the U.S.A..

  • MTV Arabia

  • MTV Hits : musical Chain specialized for in love ones with the POP
  • MTV Brasil
  • MTV Very : Chain intended for the Latin-American population living with the U.S.A.
  • MTV Jams : musical Chain specialized in the diffusion of Hip-Hop.
  • MTV K : musical Chain intended for the American population of origin Korea (launched in June 2006)
  • MTV Tempo : Music channel specialized in the culture caribéenne, and which diffuses the clips of artist Calypso, Dancehall, Punta rock'n'roll, Soca and Reggae.
  • MTV2
  • mtvU : Music channel diffused in the universities North-American intended for the student .
  • Nickelodeon : Chain intended to the children and for the préadolescents
  • Nickelodeon GAS (Range And Sports) : sporting Chain intended to the children and for the préadolescents.
  • NickToons Network .
  • Noggin : chain intended for the teenagers
  • Spike : chain specialized in the diffusion of series.
  • TV Land : chain specialized in the diffusion of series of the years 1950, 1960 and 1970.
  • VH1
  • VH1 Classic
  • Drunk VH1
  • VH1 Uno

All these chains is diffused on bouquets of satellite television.

Other activities of MTV Networks

MTV Networks has three companies sisters (held by Viacom ) which are MTV Networks Europe, MTV Networks Latin America and MTV Networks Asia. On the whole, MTV Networks (the U.S.A., Europe, Latin America and Asia) control 111 chains and 94 sites Web which cover 167 Pays.

MTV Networks with clear the Ambition to become the Multi-media first Platform North-American, as the repurchase of Y2M shows it. College Publisher (Advertizing agency specialized in the communication towards the student ), or of Atom Entertainment, competitor of YouTube. MTV Networks also developed a film producer subsidiary company with success, MTV Films (integrated since in the Paramount).

In September 2006, MTV Networks acquired Harmonix Music Systems, developer of Video games such as Guitar Hero. The group also launched MTV Flux, waiter or the users can create their Blogs, in order to compete with MySpace From now on, MTV Networks is not satisfied any more music industry.

The group also hopes to launch out in digital television and by telephone via MTV Load.

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