MTV Networks

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Template:MTV MTV Networks Company, also known as MTV Networks, is a division of media conglomerate Viacom that oversees the operation of many TV network and Internet brands, including the first MTV channel.

The company was established in 1984 as MTV Networks after Warner Communications and American Express decided to divest the basic cable assets of Warner-Amex Satellite Entertainment, renaming it MTV Networks, Inc. The following year, Viacom acquired 66% of the company, and then acquired the remaining interest in 1986. It was then folded into Viacom International Inc., a subsidiary of Viacom Inc., and is no longer a distinct legal entity.

Warner-Amex originally created and owned Nickelodeon, MTV, VH1, and The Movie Channel (now part of Showtime Networks owned by CBS Corporation). It has also recently made a partnership with NEXON Inc. to promote its Neopets service.

TV networks owned by MTV Networks

Country Music Television (CMT)
CMT Pure Country (was VH1 Country)
Comedy Central
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MTV
MTV Hits
MTV Jams
MTV Base -Africa
MTV Tr3́s (formerly MTV en Español and Más Música)
MTV2
mtvU
Nickelodeon
Nicktoons Network
Nickelodeon Games and Sports for Kids (Dish Network & online-only)
Noggin
Palladia (MTV's high-definition channel formerly known as MHD)
PBS Kids Sprout(Co-owned with Comcast,HIT Entertainment,PBS and Sesame Workshop)
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Spike
TMF- Europe and Australia
TV Land
VH1
VH1 Classic
VH1 Soul
Nickelodeon Games and Sports
Nick 2
Nicktoons Network
The N
Nick at Nite

Defunct networks

MTV Networks International

MTV Networks International includes the premier multimedia entertainment brands MTV: Music Television, VH1, Nickelodeon, TMF (The Music Factory), VIVA, Flux, Paramount Comedy, Comedy Central, Game One, Neopets, GameTrailers, Shockwave, Addicting Games, Atom Films and Xfire. MTV Networks' brands are seen globally in 560 million households in 162 countries and 33 languages via more than 150 locally programmed and operated TV channels and more than 350 digital media properties.

The company's diverse holdings also include interests in television syndication, digital media, publishing, home video, radio, recorded music, licensing & merchandising and two feature film divisions, MTV Films and Nickelodeon Movies. MTV Networks is a unit of Viacom Inc. (NYSE: VIA, VIA. user posted image .