MTV planning Euro HDTV channel

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MTV Networks is planning to launch a pan-European HDTV channel in mid-September.
Speaking to German industry publication Medienbote, Stefan Liebig, director content distribution & network development at MTV Networks Germany, explained that the channel would be offered on pay-TV platforms throughout Europe and is currently looking for distribution partners to make the premium offer available as soon as possible in individual countries.

The HDTV service, which will be transmitted in video mode HD 1080i and Dolby Surround 5.1 sound, will mostly screen high-def footage from festivals, live concerts and music events such as the MTV Video Music Awards and the MTV Europe Music Awards. Popular series such as MTV Unplugged and VH1 Storytellers will also be shown, with several hours of entertainment programmes from the children’s channel Nickelodeon screened on weekends. MTV Networks has operated HDTV channel Music: High Definition in the US since January 2006.


Source:Rapid Tv News

A test label for this has appeared on Hotbird:

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Labelled as MTVÿ-H+,or Test(depending on receiver)though it not currently in HD,just a black screen.