MTV 80s

MTV 80s
Logo used since 2025.
Broadcast areaAfrica
Europe
Latin America and Caribbean
Australia and New Zealand
Middle East and North Africa
NetworkMTV
Programming
Language(s)English
Picture format4:3 576i SDTV
16:9 576i SDTV
Ownership
OwnerParamount International Networks
Sister channelsMTV
Club MTV
MTV Hits
MTV Live
MTV 90s
MTV 00s
History
Launched1 July 2020 (2020-07-01) (New Zealand)
5 October 2020 (2020-10-05) (Europe, Latin America and the Caribbean)
1 March 2021 (2021-03-01) (MENA)
1 August 2023 (2023-08-01) (Australia)
ReplacedVH1 Classic Europe (Europe)
MTV Classic (Aus and NZ)
Closed28 April 2022 (2022-04-28) (Russia)
14 December 2022 (2022-12-14) (Belarus)[1]
1 January 2026 (2026-01-01) (Poland and Slovakia)

MTV 80s is a channel featuring music videos from the 1980s. It has a commercial-free schedule.

History

Pop-up channel and launch

From 28 February to 31 March 2020, MTV 80s was broadcast for one month as a themed alternative to its host channel, MTV Classic UK, but was not planned as a full-time replacement. From 30 June 2020, until 5 October 2020, VH1 Classic Europe broadcast a block of MTV 80s programming from midnight until midday as a test bed for what would eventually become the permanent replacement to VH1 Classic Europe.

MTV 80s broadcasts around the clock in New Zealand since 1 July 2020 and Australia since 1 August 2023 replacing MTV Classic. On 5 October 2020, from 05:00 CET onwards, MTV 80s started broadcasting full-time, replacing VH1 Classic in Europe, Latin America and the Caribbean.

The channel will be withdrawn from year-end 2025 in the Polish[2] and Slovak markets.[3]

Other versions

As part of restructuring at Paramount Global UK & Australia, MTV 80s replaced MTV Classic in the UK from 6am on 31 March 2022.[4]

References

  1. ^ "Телеканалы MTV, Nickelodeon и Paramount прекращают вещание в Беларуси". Tvnews.by | Новости Тв, It И Коммуникаций.
  2. ^ "9 stacji telewizyjnych zniknie z Polski [NASZ NEWS]" (in Polish). www.wirtualnemedia.pl. 10 July 2025. Retrieved 10 July 2025.
  3. ^ "Koniec kanałów MTV w naszej części Europy? Niepokojące doniesienia" (in Polish). www.wirtualnemedia.pl. 8 July 2025. Retrieved 17 July 2025.
  4. ^ "our music portfolio is changing". mtv. 15 March 2022.
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