MTV OMG
MTV OMG (OMG standing for "Obsessed with Music and Gossip") was a British pay television music channel operated by ViacomCBS Networks UK & Australia. It launched on 1 March 2018, replacing free-to-air sister music channel Viva.[1][2] The audience profile on Sky Media showed that the channel mainly reached a target female audience with 59.88% of viewers being female, whilst only 40.12% of the viewers are male.[3] The channel aired its own weekly OMG Top 20 charts, which were chosen by the channel.[4]
MTV OMG | |
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Launched | 1 March 2018 |
Closed | 20 July 2020 |
Network | MTV (UK & Ireland) |
Owned by | ViacomCBS Networks UK & Australia |
Picture format | 576i 16:9 SDTV |
Country | United Kingdom and Ireland |
Language | English |
Broadcast area | United Kingdom and Ireland |
Headquarters | London, England |
Replaced | Viva |
Sister channel(s) | |
Website | mtv.co.uk/mtv-omg |
Availability (at time of closure) | |
Satellite | |
Sky (UK & Ireland) | Channel 352 |
Cable | |
Virgin Media (UK) | Channel 318 |
Virgin Media Ireland | Channel 709 |
History
In the month of July, starting in 2018, MTV OMG was temporarily renamed MTV Pride to coincide with Pride in London, which celebrates the LGBT+ community. Before 2018, this temporary renaming was carried out on its sister channel MTV Classic. The channel, along with Club MTV and MTV Rocks, closed on 20 July 2020.[5] The last music video played on the channel was "Thank You for the Music" by ABBA.
Logos
- MTV Love Logo used Febuary 1, 2018 - Febuary 28, 2020
- MTV OMG Logo used March 1, 2018 - July 20, 2020
Programming
- This Week's OMG Top 20
- OMG's Pop Obsessions!
- OMG's Weekend Obsessions!
- OMG's Weekend Hits!
- Brand New Video!
- The Official UK Download Chart
- The Official UK Top 20
- The Official UK Top 40
- The Official UK Chart Update
- The Official UK Number 1
- #MTVHottest
- MTV Asks
- ...'s Birthday Guestlist
- 2-4-1 happy hour hits!
- 100% Hits! 90s Vs 00s!
- 100% Hits! 00s Vs 10s!
- Class Of ...
References
- Hanley, James. "OMG! MTV to launch new music channel". www.musicweek.com. Retrieved 26 May 2018.
- "introducing mtv omg our brand new music channel!". www.mtv.co.uk. Retrieved 26 May 2018.
- "Channel profile: MTV OMG". www.skymedia.co.uk. Retrieved 26 May 2018.
- "introducing mtv omg our brand new music channel!". www.mtv.co.uk. Retrieved 26 May 2018.
- "MTV to close three UK channels next week". Media Mole. 13 July 2020. Retrieved 13 July 2020.