MTV Hits (British and Irish TV channel)

MTV Hits is a British pay television music channel owned by Paramount Networks UK & Australia that launched on 1 May 2001 replacing MTV Extra.

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United Kingdom

United Kingdom, Ireland

MTV UK

London, England, UK

English

576i SDTV

Paramount Networks UK & Australia

MTV
MTV 80s
MTV 90s
MTV Music
MTV Live HD

1 May 2001

MTV Extra

mtv.co.uk/mtv-hits

MTV Hits began broadcasting in widescreen on 28 March 2012.

In 2022, MTV Hits began heavily broadcasting 00s-themed programming, encouraging more linearity between the decade-themed MTV Channels and Christmas-themed programming throughout Christmas of each year. From 8:00pm on 31 December 2022 until 5:00am on 2 January 2023, the channel was broadcast only 00s songs.^[1]^[2]

Today’s Top Hits

The Official UK Top 40/20

The Official UK Chart Update Top 10

Newest Vids & Hot Hits!

No.1s On This Day: 2000-2009/2010-2020

Official Rewind Chart: 2000-2009

Brand New Vid!

Artist: Official Top 20 - A countdown of a certain artist’s top 20 best selling songs.

Artist: Official Top 10 - A countdown of a certain artist's top 10 best selling songs.

Artist: The Hits

Fresh Out

RnB & Hip-Hop Hits Of The 10s: Official Top 20

MTV's 50 Dance Essentials

Worldwide Hits Of The 00s! Top 50

Ultimate 50 00s No.1s From The Girls

Put Your Hands Up For 00s Dance Anthems

MTV's 00s Party Zone

Non-Stop 00s No.2 Hits!

00s Pop Royalty! Top 50

Programmes on the MTV Hits schedule as of April 2024.^[4]

Logo used July 2004 – June 2006

Logo used July 2007 – 1 March 2010

Logo used 1 March 2010 – 1 July 2011

Logo used 1 July 2011 – 1 October 2013

Logo used 1 October 2013 – 4 April 2017

Logo used 5 April 2017 – September 2021

Logo used from 14 September 2021 – present

MTV Hits (British and Irish TV channel)

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MTV UK

MTV Hits

MTV Hits Playlist

MTV Hits UK & Ireland - presentation, screenshots