MTV Base (African TV channel)

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This article is about the 24 hour Music channel in Africa. For the Music channel in the UK and Ireland, see MTV Base. For the defunct Music Channel in France, see MTV Base (French TV channel).
MTV Base
MTV Base Africa (2019).png
Broadcast areaNigeria, West Africa, Kenya, South Africa
Programming
Language(s)English
Picture format1080i HDTV
(downscaled to 16:9 576i for the SDTV feed)
Ownership
OwnerViacomCBS Networks EMEAA
Sister channelsMTV Africa
BET Africa
Comedy Central Africa
Nickelodeon Africa
Nicktoons
Nick Jr. Africa
History
Launched22 February 2005; 16 years ago (22 February 2005)[1]
Links
Websitemtvbase.com
Availability
Terrestrial
GOtv (Sub-Saharan Africa)Channel 72
StarTimesChannel 329
Satellite
DStv (Sub-Saharan Africa)Channel 322
Zuku TV (Kenya)Channel 772

MTV Base is a 24-hour music channel from ViacomCBS Networks EMEAA. There are three different feeds of MTV Base Africa, with one catering for the South African audience known as MTV Base South, one for West Africa, and another for rest of Africa, although there have been criticisms the African feed broadcasts Nigerian music only.[citation needed]

History[]

The channel was launched in February 2005 by Alex Okosi and his founding team Jandre Louw (Head of Marketing, Creative, Digital and Events), Dudu Qubu (Head of Production) and Maya Padmore (Head of Marketing and Communications), with a live music special with live performances from local African and international artists. MTV Base Africa also promoted MTV Europe and aired some of its reality series.

On 3 July 2013, Viacom International Media Networks Africa launched an localised feed of MTV Base exclusively for South Africa,[2] with local programming, advertising and VJs.[3]

On 5 March 2019, MTV Base expanded its reach in South Africa and its now available on DStv Access in HD. Comedy Central, BET, MTV, Nickelodeon (South Africa) switched to HD on the same day on DStv.

Logos[]

  • Logo used from 2005 to 2007

  • Logo used from 2007 to 2010

  • Logo used from 2010 to 2011

  • Logo used from 2011 to 2013

  • Logo used from 2013 to 2016

  • Logo used from 2016 to 2019

  • Logo used from 2019 - present

Shows[]

  • MTV Base Player
  • MTV Base: SA's Hottest MCs
  • MTV Base Hour Black
  • MTV Video Music Awards
  • MTV Europe Music Awards
  • MTV Africa Music Awards
  • BET Awards
  • BET Hip Hop Awards
  • Official African Chart
  • Official Download Chart
  • Official MTV Base Top 40
  • Official SA Top 10
  • Official US Playlist Chart
  • Official Naija Top 10
  • MTV Base Slayed Or Shade
  • MTV Base FitFam
  • Baselines
  • Freshmen
  • MTV Shuga
  • Base Faceoff
  • Spanking New Music
  • MVP
  • The Bigger Friday Show
  • The Base Chart Show
  • Word on the Street
  • Base Real Talk
  • US Top 10
  • 100% Naija
  • Down South
  • East Side
  • Lip Sync Battle
  • Lip Sync Battle Africa
  • MTV Base Celeb Living
  • MTV Base Musicology
  • MTV Lasizwe: Fake It Till You Make It
  • MTV Base Hottest Naija Tracks

See also[]

  • MTV Africa
  • MTV Europe
  • MTV Dance
  • MTV Hits
  • MTV Live
  • MTV Rocks
  • BET Africa
  • Comedy Central Africa
  • Nickelodeon Africa
  • NickToons Africa
  • Nick Jr. Africa
  • Viacom International Media Networks Africa
  • Viacom International Media Networks Europe

References[]

  1. ^ "MTV launches in Africa". Broadcast. 16 November 2004. Retrieved 27 April 2013.
  2. ^ "Commissioning brief – MTV South Africa". Archived from the original on 14 December 2014. Retrieved 8 July 2017.
  3. ^ "Media Update".

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