TMF UK

The Music Factory, TMF for short, is a music video channel in the United Kingdom owned by MTV. Formed after the two other TMF stations, which are based in mainland Europe, the channel was created to counter against Emap's The Hits channel on the new free-to-air digital television service Freeview in 2002. It's description is: TMF is designed to replicate the rhythms of the whole family, it plays the best pop videos with the biggest pop stars to become the sound track to the British family life.(see here)

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TMF's current Freeview channel is channel 21, and the channel broadcasts on multiplex D. The channel also broadcasts on cable and satellite television, as well as in some Irish cable packages (it has 'text-in' numbers for both the United Kingdom and the Republic of Ireland). The channel shows a lot of music videos, meaning on all platforms it is a popular choice, resulting in it currently being the most viewed music video station in the UK.

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Along with videos, evening programming on TMF frequently includes programming from another MTV station, VH1, as well as MTV programming such as Cribs and Newlyweds. TMF is also heavily connected to the large European music awards show, the TMF Awards.

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In August 2005, TMF commissioned its first live show called 'Pop the Q.' It is a quiz show, which features chart music and gossip. In the same month TMF also got a much anticipated 'new look'; the first one since the channels launch in October 2002.

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Despite the channels success, TMF UK often ends up neglected by MTV, currently not having an updated website of its own (it shares with MTV), and being overshadowed by the higher-budget TMF Netherlands and TMF Belgium.

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