MTV (Portuguese TV channel)

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MTV Portugal
History
Launched1 July 2003
Links
Websitemtv.pt

MTV is a Portuguese

MTV Europe
in Portugal. A high-definition simulcast feed of the channel launched on 17 June 2015.

In its initial stages MTV Portugal shared similar content to

MTV Networks Europe in London and supported by a local office is Lisbon
.

In Spring 2011, MTV Portugal began to air new localised programming. The current MTV Portugal VJs are Diogo Dias – the first presenter of the channel, having hosted MTV Portugal since 2004 -, Luís Marvão and Patrícia Vieira. There are some Portuguese celebrities who also were MTV Portugal VJs: Filomena Cautela, Luísa Barbosa (in the second half of the 2000s) and Ana Sofia Martins (in the first half of the 2010s).

History

MTV Portugal was launched on 3 July 2003.

At the beginning, the channel broadcast mainly music, but gradually gave way to

MTV Spain (Gandía Shore,...) or MTV Brazil and MTV LATAM
.

VJ casting

In 2012, MTV Portugal aired a new local television program which aims to look for new VJs across the country. It began its search by going across the country to ten different cities across six months and selects its top candidates to progress to the next stage.[2] During the VJ casting process it has visited Almada, Aveiro, Coimbra, Faro, Funchal, Guimarães, Lisbon, Montijo, Sintra, Viseu.[3]

Local Programmes

  • MTV Amplifica (entertainment news update hosted by VJ Diogo)
  • MTV Breakfast Club (entertainment show hosted by VJ Patrícia and VJ Luís)
  • MTV News (available on MTV Portugal Instagram)
  • MTV Hits (non-stop video show)
  • MTV Insomnia (non-stop video show)

Current Programs

References

  1. ^ "MTV PORTUGAL SITEMAP". MTV Portugal (in Portuguese). 12 July 2012. Retrieved 12 July 2012.
  2. ^ "MTV VJ Casting 2012". MTV Portugal (in Portuguese). 12 July 2012. Retrieved 12 July 2012.
  3. ^ "DESCRIÇÃO" [Description]. MTV Portugal (in Portuguese). 12 July 2012. Retrieved 12 July 2012.

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