Broadcast area | Europe Middle East Africa |
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Programming | |
Language(s) | English |
Picture format | 16:9, 576i (SDTV) |
Ownership | |
Owner | Paramount Networks EMEAA |
Sister channels | MTV MTV Hits MTV Live MTV 80s MTV 90s MTV 00s |
History | |
Launched | 27 May 2014 |
Closed | August 1, 2015 (Italy), July 1, 2021 (Russia) |
Former names | MTV Dance (2014–2020) |
Club MTV, formerly MTV Dance, is a European pay television music channel from Paramount Networks EMEAA that was separated from the UK channel on 27 May 2014.[1] It broadcasts electronica, dance and r'n'b music programming. The channel is widely available throughout Europe.
The channel was launched as MTV Dance on 27 May 2014
On 2 August 2015, it was removed from Sky Italia.
On 1 October 2017, MTV Dance ceased broadcasting in Benelux.[2]
On 4 October 2018, the channel was removed on Numericable along with MTV Rocks following Comedy Central launch in France.
In 2019, the channel disappeared in Portugal being substituted by MTV Live HD.
The channel was rebranded as Club MTV from 1 June 2020. VIMN EMEA applied for a new licence for the channel on 7 April 2020.[3]
On 1 March 2021, Club MTV expanded its broadcast area to the Middle East and North Africa through beIN Network.[4]
On 1 July 2021, Club MTV ceased broadcasting in Russia and CIS countries.[5]
Club MTV plays a selection of dance, trance, clubhouse, electronica, drum and base, rap, r'n'b, hip-hop, techno and house music. The channel does not carry advertising.
The channel is registered with RRTV in the Czech Republic, where it is registered to broadcast in Albania, Andorra, Belgium, Belarus, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Bulgaria, Montenegro, Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Croatia, Ireland, Iceland, Kosovo, Cyprus, Liechtenstein, Lithuania, Latvia, Serbia, Malta, Moldova, Monaco, Germany, Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Algeria, Angola, Benin, Botswana, Burkina Faso, Burundi, Chad, Djibouti, Egypt, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Gabon, Gambia, Ghana, South Africa, South Sudan, Cameroon, Cape, Congo (Brazzaville), Congo (Kinshasa), Eswatini, Lesotho, Liberia, Libya, Madagascar, Malawi, Mali, Morocco, Mauritius, Mauritania, Mozambique, Namibia, Niger, Ivory Coast, Equatorial Guinea, Rwanda, Senegal, Seychelles, Sierra Leone, Somalia, Central African Republic, Sudan, São Tomé and Príncipe, Tanzania, Togo, Tunisia, Uganda, Zambia, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan and Uzbekistan. However, the channel may not be available in all countries listed.[7]