MTV Hits (Australian and New Zealand TV channel)

MTV Hits
Final logo from 2021 to 2023.
CountryAustralia
New Zealand
Broadcast areaAustralia
New Zealand
NetworkMTV
Programming
Language(s)English
Picture format1080i (HDTV)
576i (SDTV 16:9)
Timeshift serviceMTV Hits +2
Ownership
OwnerParamount Networks UK & Australia
ZIPPLAY Media Rights Ltd.
Sister channelsMTV
Club MTV
MTV 80s
CMT
MTV Live
MTV live HD
History
LaunchedOriginal
1 April 2007; 17 years ago (1 April 2007) (Australia)
1 December 2011; 12 years ago (1 December 2011) (New Zealand)
Relaunch
1 July 2020; 4 years ago (1 July 2020)
ReplacedMTV Music (Relaunch)
Closed2023 Original
1 January 2014; 10 years ago (2014-01-01) (Australia)
1 December 2015; 8 years ago (2015-12-01) (New Zealand)
Relaunch
1 August 2023; 15 months ago (2023-08-01) (Australia)
September 2023; 1 year ago (2023-09) (New Zealand)
Replaced byMTV Hits Europe
Former namesTMF (prior to 1 November 2010)
Availability
Streaming media
Foxtel Go
Screenplay TV
Channel 801
Channel 608
Fetch MobiChannel 237

MTV Hits was an Australian and New Zealand subscription music channel focused on hit music. The channel first launched in Australia in April 2007 (as The Music Factory), and later launched in New Zealand on 1 December 2011.

The channel closed on 1 December 2015 to be replaced in all markets by MTV Music, but was revived 5 years later on 1 July 2020 as a rebrand of MTV Music.