for other uses see mtv classic disambiguation . mtv classic launched 1 july 1999 as vh1 classic owned by viacom international media networks europe picture format 16 9 576i sdtv audience share 0.01 % september 2015 2015 09 barb formerly called vh1 classic 1999 2010 sister channel s list mtv mtv base mtv dance mtv hits mtv live mtv music mtv rocks vh1 viva bet channel 5 5 5usa comedy central comedy central extra nickelodeon nick jr. nick jr. 2 nicktoons spike website www.mtv.co.uk channels mtv classic availability satellite sky channel 356 cable virgin media ireland channel 707 wightfibre channel 90 iptv talktalk plus tv channel 538 mtv classic is a 24 hour music channel from viacom international media networks europe . the channel launched in the united kingdom and ireland on 1 july 1999 as vh1 classic . 1 the channel focuses on music videos and music specials from the 1960s onwards sometimes featuring music videos and concert footage from as early as at least the 1940s such as bing crosby s white christmas from 1942 . the channel has also occasionally aired videos from the early 2000s . video killed the radio star by the buggles the first video to air on the original mtv in 1981 was also the first music video to be played when the channel was rebranded as mtv classic on 1 march 2010 . since the rebrand viacom has rebranded other international channels as mtv classic . on 1 may 2010 vh1 australia was rebranded as mtv classic and on 10 january 2011 mtv networks europe launched an italian version of the same channel replacing mtv gold . mtv classic began broadcasting in widescreen on 6 march 2012 . contents 1 temporary rebrands 2 availability 3 on air identity 4 see also 5 references 6 external links temporary rebrands edit viacom occasionally rebrands mtv classic to a different name to air different kinds of music . mtv xmas from 23 november 2013 to 27 december 2013 the channel was temporarily rebranded as mtv xmas playing only christmas themed music . 2 this has been repeated from 14 november 2014 to 26 december 2014 and every year since . mtv summer from 1 august 2014 to 1 september 2014 the channel was temporarily rebranded as mtv summer playing only summer themed music . this has been repeated from 29 june 2015 to 3 august 2015 replacing mtv pride . mtv love from 29 january 2015 to 16 february 2015 the channel was temporarily rebranded as mtv love playing only love songs . mtv pride from 27 june 2015 to 29 june 2015 the channel was temporarily rebranded as mtv pride to coincide with pride weekend in celebration of diversity and equality which celebrated lgbt life by playing gay music icons from the likes of madonna kylie minogue lady gaga britney spears cyndi lauper donna summer cher and pink . this was replaced by mtv summer on 29 june 2015 and was repeated again at the end of june 2016 for a weekend . mtv 90s from the end of may to the end of june 2016 the channel rebranded as mtv 90s playing 90s music videos and select nickelodeon shows from the 90s like clarissa explains it all and kenan & kel availability edit the channel is available in the united kingdom on sky and talktalk plus tv and in ireland on sky and upc ireland . mtv classic was previously available on virgin media but it was removed from the platform on 28 august 2010 along with mtv 1 and mtv shows to make room for comedy central hd . 3 on air identity edit vh1 classic logo from 2004 to 2010 mtv classic logo from 2011 to 2013 mtv xmas logo mtv classic s on air identity is similar to mtv s international identity . mtv classic utilises the new mtv logo along with specially commissioned idents by icc . 4 these idents are also used on other mtv classic channels around the world including mtv classic australia which launched in may 2010 . see also edit mtv uk and ireland references edit mtv announce channel changes . entertainment focus . 2010 03 01 . archived from the original on 2011 07 10 . welsh daniel 2013 11 18 . mtv to launch dedicated christmas channel 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