MTV2

MTV2 is a cable network that is widely available in the United States on digital cable and satellite television, and is progressively being added to basic cable lineups across the nation. It is also broadcast over-the-air in some markets where the former all-request music channel known as The Box was broadcast. A European counterpart broadcasts from London in the United Kingdom, as does a Canadian version on digital cable and satellite, with a German version being closed down in September 2005. MTV2 began broadcasting on August 1, 1996—MTV's fifteenth anniversary—with the first video Beck's Where It's At. The purpose of the channel was to give music fans a place to see constant, commercial-free music videos, once the original MTV had started concentrating on reality television and soap operas.

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Cable - United States - Satellite television - Over-the-air - European counterpart - London - United Kingdom - German - September 2005 - August 1 - 1996 - MTV - Beck - Music - Music video - Reality television - Soap opera

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MTV2 (originally known as just 'M2' until 2000) was created to show more alternative types of music and older music videos than regular MTV did in 1996. However, this did not mean that MTV2 never played anything current or mainstream. It prided itself on being a "diverse mix" of all types of music. The only problem was that MTV2 had very limited availability for its first couple of years, during a time when digital and satellite television were not at all mainstream. MTV2's biggest group of subscribers for the first year or so were college campuses that provided their students with satellite television. MTV2 also broadcast live over the Internet during its early years, but was similarly ahead of its time, in a period when few people had broadband Internet connections.

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1996 - Internet

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