MTV Mandarin

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MTV Mandarin
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CountryChina
Broadcast areaChinese communities across Asia
Ownership
Owner Paramount Networks EMEAA
Sister channels MTV Asia
Nickelodeon
Comedy Central
Nick Jr.
MTV Live HD
History
Launched21 April 1995 (as MTV Mandarin, now MTV Taiwan)
26 April 2003 (MTV China)
Closed31 January 2021 (MTV China)
Replaced byYMusic China
Links
Website www.mtv.com.tw

MTV Mandarin is a 24-hour music channel that airs Chinese and international music programs owned by Paramount Networks EMEAA. One of the first three MTV Asia channels along with MTV Asia and MTV India. MTV Mandarin has two different feeds (Taiwan & Mainland China). The channel broadcasts in Taiwan, Hong Kong, Singapore, and Indonesia. After 18 years of broadcasting, MTV China and Comedy Central Asia ceased transmission on 1 February 2021. However, MTV Taiwan continues to broadcast. [1]

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References

  1. "MTV音樂頻道 | HOMEPAGE". MTV音樂頻道MTV音樂頻道. July 1, 2020.