VIVA Hungary

VIVA Hungary

Country	Hungary
Programming
Language	Hungarian
Picture format	576i (16:9 SDTV)
Ownership
Owner	Viacom International Media Networks Europe
Sister channels	MTV Hungary
History
Launched	27 June 1997 (1997-06-27)
Closed	3 October 2017;8 years ago (2017-10-03)
Replaced by	Comedy Central Family, MTV Hits
Former names	Z+ (1997–2001) VIVA+ (2001–2003)
Links
Website	vivatv.hu

VIVA Hungary was a Hungarian pay television music channel that was launched on 27 June 1997 as Z+. Like its sister channels MTV and VH1, VIVA Hungary featured localised music videos, programming, presenters and chart shows. ^[1] It shut down on October 3, 2017, replaced by Comedy Central Family or MTV Hits, depending on the providers. ^[2]

History

The channel was created by HBO Europe (HBO Europe since 2012) on 27 June 1997 as Z+, one year after the closure of the first Hungarian music channel Top TV. Its first music video was Ilyenek voltunk by Ákos Kovács. ^[3] Being the only music channel produced for and by Hungarians, it gave access for new and emerging local artists. In February 2001, it was acquired by the German VIVA Media AG and was renamed VIVA+ on 4 June 2001. The + was removed from the channel name on 7 January 2002, after which the existing German channel gradually left Hungarian cable companies.

On 15 July 2010, Viacom transferred its license from Hungary to the Czech Republic, causing it to lose the Hungarian content ratings system. ^[4]

The last music video seen was Viva Forever by the Spice Girls. ^[5]

Programmes

• Chillout Zone
• Egytől Három
• Hazai Pálya (local chart)
• Mayo Chix Divatvilág
• Megálló
• Napi Top 10
• Party Sounds
• Plain Jane
• Randikommandó
• RandomMarci
• Spongyabob Kockanadrág
• Szülinap Luxuskivitelben
• UK Chart
• US Chart
• Út a Csúcsra
• VIVA Chart Show
• VIVA Interaktív
• VIVA Night Sounds
• VIVA Online Chart
• VIVA Sounds
• VIVA Vekker
• World Stage
• Presenters:
• VJ Ada (2003−2010)
• VJ Ben (2008−2010)
• VJ Zola (2006−2011)
• VJ Eszti (2010–2017)
• VJ Marci(2011–2012)
• Sanyóca (only in Megálló, 2012–2017)
• Pizsu (2012–2015)
• Marcell (2012–2017)

Logos

References

1. "Hiába keressük a távirányítón - csendben kimúlt tévécsatornák". origo.hu (in Hungarian). Retrieved 14 August 2023.
2. "Iszak Eszti a VIVA megszűnéséről: "Rengeteg emlék kavarog most bennem" | nlc" (in Hungarian). 3 August 2017. Retrieved 14 August 2023.
3. "Hiába keressük a távirányítón - csendben kimúlt tévécsatornák". Origo . 14 July 2012. Archived from the original on 2 June 2013. Retrieved 26 January 2015.
4. Elhagyja az országot az MTV - Index.hu, 28 July 2010.
5. Kovács M. Dávid - Megszűnik a VIVA tévé (Index.hu, 21 June 2018)

External links

• Official website (in Hungarian)