Club MTV (European TV channel)

Club MTV

Logo used since 2021.
Broadcast area	Europe Middle East Africa Latin America and Caribbean
Programming
Language(s)	English
Picture format	16:9 576i/480i (SDTV)
Ownership
Owner	Paramount Networks EMEAA
Sister channels	MTV MTV Hits MTV Live MTV 80s MTV 90s MTV 00s
History
Launched	7 March 2008; 16 years ago (2008-03-07) 1 August 2023; 13 months ago (2023-08-01) (Australia)[1]
Closed	August 1, 2015 (Italy) July 1, 2021 (CIS)
Former names	MTV Dance (2014–2020)

Club MTV, formerly MTV Dance, is a European pay television music channel from Paramount Networks EMEAA that which replaced the British MTV Base on 7 March 2008.^[2] The network mainly broadcasts music videos from the electronica and techno genres, and is commercial free.

The channel was launched as MTV Dance on 7 March 2008, then became Club MTV from 1 June 2020. On 2 August 2015, it was removed from Sky Italia.

On 1 October 2017, MTV Dance ceased broadcasting in Benelux.^[3]

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.^[4]

On 1 March 2021, Club MTV expanded its broadcast area to the Middle East and North Africa through beIN Network.^[5]

On 1 July 2021, Club MTV, MTV Hits and Spike Russia ceased broadcasting in Russia and CIS countries.^[6]

On 1 August 2023, the channel replaced the Australian feed of Club MTV.

Club MTV plays a selection of dance, trance, clubhouse, electronica, drum and bass, rap, r'n'b, hip-hop, techno and house music. The channel does not carry advertising.

• Big Tunes!
• Big Weekend Tunes!
• Non-Stop Bangerz!
• 100% Party Tunes!
• Club Caliente!
• Reload! Club Classics
• Ultimate Rap & R&B
• Ibiza Is Open! Non-Stop Beats!
• MTV's 50 Dance Essentials
• Friday Club Feels

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, Hungary, 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]

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  Logo used 27 May 2014 – 4 April 2017
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  Logo used 5 April 2017 - 1 June 2020
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  Logo used 1 June 2020 - 14 September 2021
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  Logo used 14 September 2021 – present