MTV 80s

MTV 80s
	Logo used since 2025.
Broadcast area	Africa; Europe; Latin America and Caribbean; Australia and New Zealand; Middle East and North Africa
Network	MTV
Programming
Language(s)	English
Picture format	4:3 576i SDTV; 16:9 576i SDTV
Ownership
Owner	Paramount International Networks
Sister channels	MTV; Club MTV; MTV Hits; MTV Live; MTV 90s; MTV 00s
History
Launched	1 July 2020; 5 years ago (New Zealand); 5 October 2020; 4 years ago (Europe, Latin America and the Caribbean); 1 March 2021; 4 years ago (MENA); 1 August 2023; 2 years ago (Australia)
Replaced	VH1 Classic Europe (Europe); MTV Classic (Aus and NZ)
Closed	28 April 2022; 3 years ago (Russia); 14 December 2022; 2 years ago (Belarus); 1 January 2026; 4 months' time (Poland and Slovakia)

MTV 80s is a channel featuring music videos from the 1980s. It has a commercial-free schedule.

History

Pop-up channel and launch

From 28 February to 31 March 2020, MTV 80s was broadcast for one month as a themed alternative to its host channel, MTV Classic UK, but was not planned as a full-time replacement. From 30 June 2020, until 5 October 2020, VH1 Classic Europe broadcast a block of MTV 80s programming from midnight until midday as a test bed for what would eventually become the permanent replacement to VH1 Classic Europe.

MTV 80s broadcasts around the clock in New Zealand since 1 July 2020 and Australia since 1 August 2023 replacing MTV Classic. On 5 October 2020, from 05:00 CET onwards, MTV 80s started broadcasting full-time, replacing VH1 Classic in Europe, Latin America and the Caribbean.

The channel will be withdrawn from year-end 2025 in the Polish^[2] and Slovak markets.^[3]

Other versions

As part of restructuring at Paramount Global UK & Australia, MTV 80s replaced MTV Classic in the UK from 6am on 31 March 2022.^[4]

References

^ "Телеканалы MTV, Nickelodeon и Paramount прекращают вещание в Беларуси". Tvnews.by | Новости Тв, It И Коммуникаций.
^ "9 stacji telewizyjnych zniknie z Polski [NASZ NEWS]" (in Polish). www.wirtualnemedia.pl. 10 July 2025. Retrieved 10 July 2025.
^ "Koniec kanałów MTV w naszej części Europy? Niepokojące doniesienia" (in Polish). www.wirtualnemedia.pl. 8 July 2025. Retrieved 17 July 2025.
^ "our music portfolio is changing". mtv. 15 March 2022.

External links

[1] "Телеканалы MTV, Nickelodeon и Paramount прекращают вещание в Беларуси". Tvnews.by | Новости Тв, It И Коммуникаций.

[2] "9 stacji telewizyjnych zniknie z Polski [NASZ NEWS]" (in Polish). www.wirtualnemedia.pl. 10 July 2025. Retrieved 10 July 2025.

[3] "Koniec kanałów MTV w naszej części Europy? Niepokojące doniesienia" (in Polish). www.wirtualnemedia.pl. 8 July 2025. Retrieved 17 July 2025.

[4] "our music portfolio is changing". mtv. 15 March 2022.

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Programming
Logo used since 2025.
Broadcast area	Africa Europe Latin America and Caribbean Australia and New Zealand Middle East and North Africa
Network	MTV
Language(s)	English
Picture format	4:3 576i SDTV 16:9 576i SDTV
Ownership
Owner	Paramount International Networks
Sister channels	MTV Club MTV MTV Hits MTV Live MTV 90s MTV 00s
History
Launched	1 July 2020; 5 years ago (2020-07-01) (New Zealand) 5 October 2020; 4 years ago (2020-10-05) (Europe, Latin America and the Caribbean) 1 March 2021; 4 years ago (2021-03-01) (MENA) 1 August 2023; 2 years ago (2023-08-01) (Australia)
Replaced	VH1 Classic Europe (Europe) MTV Classic (Aus and NZ)
Closed	28 April 2022; 3 years ago (2022-04-28) (Russia) 14 December 2022; 2 years ago (2022-12-14) (Belarus)^[1] 1 January 2026; 4 months' time (2026-01-01) (Poland and Slovakia)