MTV Base

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MTV Base
MTV Base (UK) logo
Launched 1 July 1999 (UK)
Owned by MTV Networks Europe
Audience share 0.1% (UK only)
(November 2007, [1])
Website www.mtv.co.uk/mtvbase
Availability
Satellite
Sky Digital Channel 343
DStv Channel 322
Astra 1G Digital 11739 V
Cable
Virgin Media Channel 315
UPC Ireland Channel 704

MTV Base is a digital television channel available throughout Europe with localised versions for the United Kingdom, France and Africa. The channel is also available in the Republic of Ireland, Germany and the Netherlands. The channels play rap, hip-hop, R&B and similar genres.

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The UK channel launched on 1 July 1999. The channel plays music from the urban genres, as well as corresponding programming (such as Pimp My Ride) to those genres of music. The channel is also available in Republic of Ireland and some other countries (Astra 1G -satellite, CanalDigitaal Netherlands( SECA2 ),CanalsatFrance ( Viaccess 2.4 ), France Telecom ( Viaccess 2.4 ), Noos Numerique ( Viaccess 2.4 ), UPC direct ( Cryptoworks ) and has recently been removed from Easy.Tv ( Cryptoworks ), [2]

In 2004, MTV's parent company Viacom bought Germany's largest provider for music television, Viva Media AG, thereby creating the largest company for music on the European mainland. In February 2005, MTV began airing MTV Base in Africa [3], thereby reaching the world's last major populated area previously not served by MTV.

MTV Base Africa is available to around 50 million viewers across 48 countries in sub-Saharan Africa via satellite, and via free-to-air networks in Kenya, Ghana, Nigeria and Uganda. The channel launched 22 February 2005.

The French version of the channel was launched in late Decemeber 2007. MTV BASE France reflects all the trends of urban culture from both French and International music scenes.MTV BASE is the destination channel for all Hip-Hop, R&B and Soul lovers.

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