Music On! TV

M-On Entertainment, Inc.
Type	subsidiary
Industry	music industry, television, publishing
Founded	March 2, 1998 (as SME TV, Inc.); March 31, 2012 (merger with Sony Magazines)
Founder	Shigeo Maruyama
Headquarters	Roppongi, Minato, Tokyo, Japan
Parent	Sony Music Entertainment Japan, Inc.
Website	www.m-on-ent.jp

Music On! TV
M-On!
	Music On! TV Logo
Country	Japan
Broadcast area	Japan
Headquarters	Roppongi, Minato, Tokyo, Japan
Programming
Picture format	480i (SDTV); 1080i (HDTV)
Ownership
Owner	M-On Entertainment, Inc., a division of Sony Music Entertainment Japan, Inc.; (Sony Pictures Entertainment Japan)
Sister channels	AXN Japan, AXN Mystery, Animax Japan, Kids Station
History
Launched	July 1, 1998
Former names	Viewsic (July 1, 1998 to May 1, 2004)
Links
Website	www.m-on.jp
Availability
Cable
	channel 261 (SDTV)
K-CAT EO TV	channel 841 (HDTV)
	channel 376 (SDTV); channel 351 (HDTV)
	channel 503 (SDTV); channel 553 (HDTV)
Others	Check local listings
Satellite
SKY PerfecTV!	channel 731 (SDTV); channel 641 (HDTV)
SKY PerfecTV! e2	channel 325 (SDTV)
IPTV
	channel 603 (SDTV); channel 653 (HDTV)

Music On! TV (ミュージック・オン・ティーヴィ, Myujikku On Tivi, typeset as MUSIC ON! TV), also known as M-On! (エムオン, Emu On!), is a Japanese music cable television network operated by M-On Entertainment, Inc. (株式会社エムオン・エンタテインメント, Kabushiki Gaisha Emu On Entateinmento), a subsidiary of Sony Music Entertainment Japan, Inc. (SMEJ).

Its motto is We Believe in Music.^[2]

History[]

Viewsic logo.

March 2, 1998 - M-On Entertainment, Inc. was founded by the Sony Music management as SME TV, Inc. (株式会社エスエムイー・ティーヴィ, Kabushiki Gaisha Esu Emu I Tivi).
July 1, 1998 - SME TV, Inc. launched Viewsic (ヴュージック, Viyujikku) (portmanteau of view and music).
June 1, 2002 - Viewsic was launched on SKY PerfecTV! e2.
May 1, 2004 - Viewsic was relaunched as Music On! TV.
October 1, 2009 - Music On! TV was launched in high definition television.
March 31, 2012 - Music On! TV, Inc. was merged with sister company Sony Magazines Co., Ltd., becoming M-On Entertainment, Inc. and launched its own website, www.m-on-ent.jp/.

Current Programming[]

Video Clips[]

Sakidori! (サキドリ!)
Artist File
- Artist File International
J-pop Clips/J-pop Hits!
International Clips
Back to ××××
Kiss x Kiss
Kira Kira (キラ◇キラ)
Animanger (動画戦隊！アニメンジャー)
Korea Hits
Visualism
Back to the 80s International
Back to the 90s International

News[]

M-On! News and Clips
Anime On! (anime news)
Idol On! (Japanese idol)
Movie On! (movies)
Visual On! (visual kei)
Select (new releases)

Live Shows[]

Asahi Super Dry the Live
- Asahi Super Dry the Live Navi
Live Dam Presents Liven Up

Music Chart[]

M-On! Countdown 100
M-On! Album Countdown 50
M-On! Karaoke Countdown
M-On! International Countdown 20
Keitai! Download Countdown with iTunes
Musico Countdown
Korea On! Countdown 10 ~M-On! K-pop Best 10~
YouTube Japan View Countdown

K-pop[]

Korea-Wide - hosted by 's Azuma Tomoki
Superstar K (third season)^[3]
Mnet Asian Music Awards
Melon Music Awards

Others[]

5 Rioshi! (５リオシ!, Go Rioshi!)
GGTV ~George's Garage~
We Believe in Music
Love On! TV
Kung Faux

References[]

^ M-On Entertainment, Inc. Official Profile. Sony Music Entertainment Japan, Inc. Retrieved 2011/11/15.
^ Jump up to: ^a ^b We Believe in Music. Archived 2011-11-11 at the Wayback Machine Music On! TV. Retrieved 2011/11/15.
^ Superstar K 3 Archived 2011-10-20 at the Wayback Machine. Music On! TV. Retrieved 2011/11/16.

External links[]

[1] M-On Entertainment, Inc. Official Profile. Sony Music Entertainment Japan, Inc. Retrieved 2011/11/15.

[believe-2] Jump up to: ^a ^b We Believe in Music. Archived 2011-11-11 at the Wayback Machine Music On! TV. Retrieved 2011/11/15.

[3] Superstar K 3 Archived 2011-10-20 at the Wayback Machine. Music On! TV. Retrieved 2011/11/16.

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