MTV (Nordic TV channel)

MTV Nordic
Broadcast area
  • Europe (original)
  • Denmark
  • Finland
  • Norway
  • Sweden (re-launch) Faroe Islands
Headquarters
Ownership
OwnerViacomCBS Networks EMEAA
History
Launched
  • 5 June 1998; 26 years ago (1998-06-05) (original)
  • February 22, 2019 (2019-02-22) (re-launch)
Closed
  • 17 September 2005; 19 years ago (2005-09-17) (original)
  • February 1, 2021 (2021-02-01)
Replaced by
Links
Websitenordic.mtve.com (original)
Logo until September 17, 2005

MTV Nordic was a pan-European cable television network launched on 5 June 1998. A 24-hour English-language network aimed at viewers in the Nordic countries and other European territories. Between 1998 and 2006 MTV Nordic served the majority of European territories (that did not have their own localized MTV channel) under the branding MTV Europe & Nordic. The majority of programming was hosted by presenters from the Nordic countries, mainly Sweden, Denmark and Norway. Additional veejays came from Israel, United States, Ireland and the United Kingdom. The channel gradually began to localize in May 2005 with the launch of MTV Denmark and in September 2005 the launch of MTV Sweden, MTV Norway and MTV Finland, which resulted in the MTV Nordic ceasing as a brand.

On February 22, 2019, the local MTV channels for the Nordic region were replaced by the relaunch of MTV Nordic which features no advertising or sponsorships.[1] Despite this, separate social media accounts and websites still exist for the local languages.

In early 2020, MTV Nordic as a branding began to reappear on MTV's social media sites within the Nordic region.[2]

On February 1, 2021, MTV Nordic was replaced with MTV Europe.[3]

  1. ^ "Toestemming MTV Nordic" (in Dutch). Commissariaat voor de Media. 2019-02-22. Archived from the original on 2022-01-02.
  2. ^ "@MTVNordic" on Twitter
  3. ^ "Intrekking toestemming MTV Nordic (edities Finland, Noorwegen, Zweden, Denemarken)" (PDF) (in Dutch). Commissariaat voor de Media. 2021-01-25. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2022-01-14.