VIVA (Hungarian TV channel)

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VIVA Hungary
VIVA 2011 logo.svg
Country Hungary
Programming
Language(s) Hungarian
Picture format 576i (16:9 SDTV)
Ownership
Owner Viacom International Media Networks Europe
Sister channels MTV Hungary
History
Launched27 June 1997 (1997-06-27)
Closed3 October 2017;5 years ago (2017-10-03)
Replaced by Comedy Central Family, MTV Hits
Former namesZ+
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]

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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.