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| Country | Australia |
|---|---|
| Broadcast area | Australia, New Zealand |
| Programming | |
| Language(s) | English |
| Picture format | 576i (SDTV 16:9, 4:3) 720p (HDTV 16:9) |
| Ownership | |
| Owner | Paramount Networks UK & Australia |
| Sister channels | Club MTV MTV Hits MTV 80s CMT |
| History | |
| Launched | 14 June 1996[1] |
| Closed | 1 August 2023 (Australia & New Zealand) |
| Replaced by | MTV Global |
| Former names | ARC Music Channel (prior to 20 March 1997)[2] |
| Links | |
| Website | www.mtv.com.au |
| Availability | |
| Streaming media | |
| Fetch Mobi (AU) | Channel 104 |
| Sky Go (NZ) | skygo.co.nz |
MTV was a 24-hour general entertainment channel specialising in music and youth culture programming which serves Australia and New Zealand.[3] Paramount Networks UK & Australia headquartered in London with a local office at Network 10's headquarters in Sydney is responsible for marketing and advertising in Australia and New Zealand. The channel was replaced by MTV Global in August 2023.[4]
- ^ Eliezer, Christie (25 May 1996). "Oz to get 2nd music TV channel". Billboard. Vol. 108, no. 21. p. 64. ISSN 0006-2510. Retrieved 21 December 2009.
Australia's second 24-hour music TV channel is set to roll out June 14.
- ^ Elder, Bruce (30 March 1997). "The new MUSIC WARS". The Sydney Morning Herald. Sydney, Australia. p. 13. Retrieved 21 December 2009.
On March 20, ARC disappeared to be replaced by MTV, Music Television, and on April 18 RED will be replaced by Channel [V].
- ^ "MTV sacks 13, trims local production | B&T". Archived from the original on 12 November 2011. Retrieved 10 November 2011.
- ^ "MTV's Australian Closure Another Blow For Australian Music".