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MTV Classic (United States)

MTV Classic (formerly VH1 Smooth, VH1 Classic Rock, and VH1 Classic) is an American pay television network owned by Paramount Media Networks (part of Paramount Skydance). It was originally launched in 1998 as "VH1 Smooth", an adult contemporary and smooth jazz channel. It was relaunched as "VH1 Classic Rock" in 1999 (later renamed "VH1 Classic" in 2000)…

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Owner
Paramount Skydance Corporation
Headquarters
New York City, New York, United States
Country
United States
Former names
VH1 Smooth (1998–1999) · VH1 Classic Rock (1999–2000) · VH1 Classic (2000–2016)
Language
English
Launched
August 1, 1998; 28 years ago (1998-08-01)

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MTV Classic (United States)

Nodes49
Edges48
Triples26
Avg. degree1.96
Density0.040816
Components1

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MTV Classic (United States)

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Sister channels · 6
MTV Classic (United States) → MTV, MTV Live, MTV MTV2 MTV Tres MTV Live MTVU, MTV Tres, MTV2, MTVU
Former names · 3
MTV Classic (United States) → VH1 Classic (2000–2016), VH1 Classic Rock (1999–2000), VH1 Smooth (1998–1999)
Country · 1
MTV Classic (United States) → United States
Headquarters · 1
MTV Classic (United States) → New York City, New York, United States
Language · 1
MTV Classic (United States) → English
Launched · 1
MTV Classic (United States) → August 1, 1998; 28 years ago (1998-08-01)
Network · 1
MTV Classic (United States) → VH1 (1998–2016) MTV (2016–present)
Owner · 1
MTV Classic (United States) → Paramount Skydance Corporation
Parent · 1
MTV Classic (United States) → MTV Entertainment Group
Picture format · 1
MTV Classic (United States) → 480i (SDTV)

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classic mtv vh1 music channel network smooth videos 2016 rock 1998 1999 video night networks 1980s 000 aired august anniversary

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SubjectPredicateObjectConfidenceSrc
MTV Classic (United States)CountryUnited States1.00infobox
MTV Classic (United States)Former namesVH1 Smooth (1998–1999)1.00infobox
MTV Classic (United States)Former namesVH1 Classic Rock (1999–2000)1.00infobox
MTV Classic (United States)Former namesVH1 Classic (2000–2016)1.00infobox
MTV Classic (United States)HeadquartersNew York City, New York, United States1.00infobox
MTV Classic (United States)LanguageEnglish1.00infobox
MTV Classic (United States)LaunchedAugust 1, 1998; 28 years ago (1998-08-01)1.00infobox
MTV Classic (United States)NetworkVH1 (1998–2016) MTV (2016–present)1.00infobox
MTV Classic (United States)OwnerParamount Skydance Corporation1.00infobox
MTV Classic (United States)ParentMTV Entertainment Group1.00infobox
MTV Classic (United States)Picture format480i (SDTV)1.00infobox
MTV Classic (United States)Service(s)DirecTV Stream, FuboTV, Hulu + Live TV, Philo, YouTube TV1.00infobox
MTV Classic (United States)Sister channelsMTV MTV2 MTV Tres MTV Live MTVU1.00infobox
MTV Classic (United States)Sister channelsMTV1.00infobox
MTV Classic (United States)Sister channelsMTV21.00infobox
MTV Classic (United States)Sister channelsMTV Tres1.00infobox
MTV Classic (United States)Sister channelsMTV Live1.00infobox
MTV Classic (United States)Sister channelsMTVU1.00infobox
MTV Classic (United States)Websitewww.mtv.com/classic1.00infobox

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