MTV

MTV
	Logo since September 9, 2021, paying homage to the original 1981 logo
Type	Music channel (formerly); Entertainment
Country	United States
Broadcast area	United States; Canada
Headquarters	One Astor Plaza, 1515 Broadway, Times Square, Manhattan, New York, NY
Programming
Language(s)	English; Spanish (via SAP audio track);
Picture format	1080p HDTV
Timeshift service	MTV East (New York City); MTV West (Los Angeles)
Ownership
Owner	Paramount Media Networks (Paramount Skydance)
Parent	MTV Entertainment Group
Key people	Chris McCarthy (President/CEO, MTV Entertainment Group)
Sister channels	List Nickelodeon; Nick Jr. Channel; Nicktoons; TeenNick; CBS; CBS Sports Network; CBS Sports HQ; CBS Sports Golazo Network; MTV2; MTV Tres; MTV Live; MTV Classic; MTVU; BET; BET Gospel; BET Her; VH1; Comedy Central; TV Land; Logo; CMT; Pop TV; Showtime; The Movie Channel; Flix; Paramount Network; Smithsonian Channel; ;
History
Launched	August 1, 1981
Founder	Mark Booth; Tom Freston; Judy McGrath; Robert Pittman; Fred Seibert; John Sykes;
Former names	MTV: Music Television (1981–2010);
Links
Website	mtv.com
Availability
Streaming media
Affiliated Streaming Service	Paramount+
Service(s)	FuboTV, Hulu + Live TV, Philo, Sling TV, YouTube TV

MTV (originally an initialism of Music Television) is an American cable television channel and the flagship property of the MTV Entertainment Group sub-division of the Paramount Media Networks division of Paramount Skydance. Released on August 1, 1981, the channel originally aired music videos and related music entertainment programming guided by television personalities known as video jockeys (VJs).^[2] MTV soon began establishing its presence overseas, eventually gaining an unprecedented cult following and becoming one of the major factors in cable programming's rise to fame, leading American corporations to dominate the television economy in the 1990s.^[3]^[4]

In the years since its inception, the channel significantly toned down its focus on music in favor of original reality programming for teenagers and young adults. As of November 2023, MTV is available to approximately 67 million pay television households in the United States, down from its 2011 peak of 99 million households.^[5]

^ "MTV drops 'Music Television' from the network logo". Los Angeles Times. February 8, 2010. Archived from the original on January 31, 2020. Retrieved June 21, 2012.
^ "CNN – MTV changed the music industry on August 1, 1981 – July 31, 1998". Archived from the original on May 8, 2019. Retrieved May 13, 2010.
^ Jennings, Peter; Brewster, Todd (November 1998). The Century (1st ed.). New York: Doubleday. p. 551. ISBN 0-385-48327-9.
^ Cite error: The named reference :1 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
^ "U.S. cable network households (universe), 1990 – 2023". wrestlenomics.com. May 14, 2024. Archived from the original on December 31, 2023. Retrieved July 28, 2019.

[Music_Television_dropped-1] "MTV drops 'Music Television' from the network logo". Los Angeles Times. February 8, 2010. Archived from the original on January 31, 2020. Retrieved June 21, 2012.

[2] "CNN – MTV changed the music industry on August 1, 1981 – July 31, 1998". Archived from the original on May 8, 2019. Retrieved May 13, 2010.

[:02-3] Jennings, Peter; Brewster, Todd (November 1998). The Century (1st ed.). New York: Doubleday. p. 551. ISBN 0-385-48327-9.

[:1-4] Cite error: The named reference :1 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).

[5] "U.S. cable network households (universe), 1990 – 2023". wrestlenomics.com. May 14, 2024. Archived from the original on December 31, 2023. Retrieved July 28, 2019.

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