MTV Japan
| MTV Japan | |
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| Launched | September 1, 1989 (block) December 24, 1992 (channel) |
| Owned by | Viacom Networks Japan K.K. (Viacom) |
| Picture format |
480i (SDTV) 1080i (HDTV) |
| Slogan | "Music and More" |
| Country | Japan |
| Language |
Japanese English |
| Website | http://www.mtvjapan.com |
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Availability
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| Satellite | |
| SKY PerfecTV! | Channel 270 / 640 (HD) |
| SKY PerfecTV! e2 | Channel 323 |
| Cable | |
| Available on most cable systems | Check local listings |
| IPTV | |
| Hikari TV | Channel 602 / 652 (HD) |
| au Hikari | Channel 352 |
MTV Japan (Music Television Japan) is the Japanese version of the cable television network based in Japan. It is a subsidiary of Viacom Networks Japan K.K., and was launched on December 24, 1992. It can be viewed on cable television, SKY PerfecTV!, SKY PerfecTV! e2 and IPTV.
MTV originally was a music block on Tokyo Broadcasting System from 1989 to 1992.
In 1992, Music Channel, Inc. acquired a license from Viacom to broadcast with the MTV name. Broadcast began on CS Analog and Skyport services, with PerfecTV! accessed added in 1996 and DirecTV access added in 1997. Notable VJs from that time include Marc Panther and Ken Lloyd.
In 1998, Music Channel canceled their license with Viacom because of the high license fee required. Consequently, from 1999 the station changed its name to Vibe and shifted its content focus from Western music to domestic music products. Without the MTV brand name behind it, competition from other channels such as Space Shower TV and Sony Music Japan's Viewsic (now Music On! TV) led to the station being acquired by H&Q Asia Pacific in 2000.
Also in 2000, MTV Broadcasting Japan, Inc., a separate company formed by groups like CSK and Sega, acquired a broadcast license from SKY PerfecTV!. However, the company never broadcast under the MTV name; it changed its name to M-BROS and broadcast under that name on both DirecTV and SKY PerfecTV! until April 30, 2002.
Following this attempt to use the MTV name (and perhaps because of it), Viacom once again formed a contract with Music Channel, and created a revival of MTV Japan on January 1, 2001, this time under the umbrella of MTV Networks and with the support of MTV capital. Music Channel, Inc. also changed its company name to MTV Japan, Inc. at this time. The first video played on MTV Japan was bird's "Mind Travel."
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