Launched 8 November 2007 Picture format 576i (SDTV 4:3) | Closed 1 February 2011 Country United Kingdom | |
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Owned by Viacom International Media Networks Audience share ~0.0% (August 2012, BARB) | ||
MTV Shows was an MTV entertainment channel in the United Kingdom and Ireland. The channel launched on 8 November 2007 on digital platforms Sky and Virgin Media and later on UPC Ireland on 15 October 2009 as MTV R. The R, was often written as "Ⓡ".
On 1 March 2010, MTV R was rebranded to MTV Shows. MTV Shows was removed from Virgin Media on 28 August 2010, along with MTV +1 and MTV Classic, to make room for Comedy Central HD.
MTV Shows ceased broadcasting on 1 February 2011, to make way for MTV Music, while MTV was repositioned as an entertainment channel.
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