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| Country | Russia |
|---|---|
| Broadcast area | Russia, CIS |
| Headquarters | Moscow, Russia |
| Programming | |
| Language(s) | Russian |
| Picture format | 16:9 (576i, SDTV) |
| Ownership | |
| Owner | UTH Russia[1] |
| Sister channels | Solntse, U |
| History | |
| Launched | May 1, 1996 |
| Former names | 1994-1996: Cosmos-10 |
| Links | |
| Website | muz-tv |
| Availability | |
| Terrestrial | |
| Digital terrestrial television | Channel 20 |
Muz-TV (Russian: Муз-ТВ, from Музыкальное телевидение - Music Television) is a Russian music TV channel, broadcasting since 1996. It is largely modelled after western MTV and predates launching of MTV Russia in 1998. Muz-TV was founded by Sergey Lisovskiy. The general director of Muz-TV is Arman Davletarov. Today Muz-TV is owned by UTH Russia, which is, in turn, 49% owned by MTV.[2]
Muz-TV's format is Russian pop music videos, although international pop, hip-hop and contemporary R&B can be occasionally seen as well. There are charts for both local and international acts, voted via channel's website.
Much like MTV, in the late 2000s Muz-TV became more an entertainment channel broadcasting reality shows, rather than a music channel. After the re-branding of 16 September 2012 "Muz-TV" has moved to a new frequency, changing the concept back to the "musical" On its old frequency, a new youth entertainment channel "U", which consists of programs previously aired on the Muz-TV (except musical programs), as well as new programs and series, both purchased and own production.
On December 14, 2012, the Muz-TV channel became free again, and received the right to broadcast on digital television.
- ^ "UTH |". www.uthrussia.ru. Archived from the original on May 5, 2011.
- ^ http://www.marketwatch.com/story/the-walt-disney-company-and-uth-russia-to-launch-free-to-air-disney-channel-in-russia-2011-10-27 [bare URL]