MTV Music (Italy)

MTV Music
Programming
Picture format576i (SDTV)
Ownership
OwnerParamount Networks EMEAA
Sister channelsMTV
Comedy Central
Nickelodeon
Nick Jr.
History
Launched17 May 2010 (2010-05-17)
Closed1 July 2016 (2016-07-01) (DTT only)
31 December 2025 (2025-12-31)
Replaced byVH1 (DTT only)
Former namesMTV+ (2010–2011)

MTV Music was an Italian pay television music channel operated by Paramount Networks EMEAA. it was launched in May 17, 2010 until December 31, 2025,

The channel was launched as a free-to-air network on Italy DTT on 17 May 2010 and on Sky Italia on 18 October 2010. It was renamed MTV Music on 1 March 2011.[1][2]

The channel closed to Digital Terrestrial Television (DTT) customers on 1 July 2016.[3] A localised VH1 feed was launched as a replacement.[4]

The channel fully closed on 31 December 2025 as part of budget cuts made by Skydance.[5][6] It was removed from the Sky Italia EPG on 5 January 2026.

References

  1. ↑ "MTV+ diventa MTV Music!". Archived from the original on 2012-03-14. Retrieved 2025-10-18.
  2. ↑ "Le note 7 giorni su 7: nasce Mtv Music". Corriere della Sera. 2011-03-01. Retrieved 2013-10-02.
  3. ↑ Bayre, Matteo (28 June 2016). "VH1 Italia sul canale 67 del digitale terrestre. Mtv Music su Sky". Tv Digital Divide (in Italian). Retrieved 10 May 2026.
  4. ↑ "fine trasmissioni Mtv Music e inizio trasmissioni VH1 (lcn 67) - Luglio 2016". YouTube. 5 July 2016. Retrieved 10 May 2026.
  5. ↑ "Mtv Music chiude in Italia: il canale tematico scompare da Sky dal 31 dicembre 2025". Universoinformatico24.it (in Italian). 16 October 2025. Retrieved 10 May 2026.
  6. ↑ "Change Log: MTV Music Italia". en.kingofsat.net. Retrieved 10 May 2026.