VIVA Switzerland

VIVA Schweiz

Country	Switzerland
Broadcast area	Switzerland
Headquarters	Berlin, Germany
Programming
Language(s)	German
Picture format	576i (16:9 SDTV) 1080i (HDTV)
Ownership
Owner	Viacom International Media Networks Europe
Sister channels	MTV MTV Brand New Comedy Central Nickelodeon Nicktoons Nick Jr.
History
Launched	6 September 1999;25 years ago (1999-09-06)
Closed	31 December 2018;6 years ago (2018-12-31) [1]
Former names	SWIZZ (1999–2000) VIVA Swizz (2000–2002)
Links
Website	VIVA Switzerland

VIVA Schweiz was a TV channel which timeshared with Nickelodeon Switzerland and featured music videos and quizzes. It launched on 6 September 1999 as SWIZZ. The channel served German-speaking regions in Switzerland. It closed on 31 December 2018, along with all other Viva-branded channels.

Timesharing with Comedy Central

From 8 September 2014 VIVA aired between 6am and 5pm, with Comedy Central Switzerland taking up evening and late night. Until October 2014 there was a simulcast broadcast of the program of Comedy Central on the shared frequency with Nickelodeon (9 pm to 5.30 am) and on the VIVA-frequency (5 pm to 6 am). ^{[2] [3]}

Programmes:

• Charts Rotation
• Clip Trip
• Nacht Express
• VIVA News

Presenters

Among the presenters was Noémi Besedes.

References

1. "Bye bye Viva: Wir verabschieden uns nach 25 Jahren vom coolsten Musiksender" (in German). viva.tv. Archived from the original on 2018-06-20. Retrieved 2018-06-20.
2. "Kastner dampft Viva ein und baut Nickelodeon aus". DWDL.de. Retrieved 22 June 2014.
3. "Viacom schrumpft VIVA bereits im September". DWDL.de. Retrieved 28 July 2014.