MTV Max
MTV Max is a Finnish pay television channel owned and operated by MTV Oy. The channel started broadcasting in November 2006 and was originally dedicated to F1 coverage.
History
As MTV3+
In November 2002, MTV3 announced the launch of a digital-only channel named MTV3+ focusing mobile games and soap opera re-runs. They were granted a terrestrial mini-license and most of Finland's cable operators carried it.The channel got a full license in January 2004 and with its possibilities, Formula 1, ice hockey's SM-liiga, Finnish Floorball League, boxing, ski jumping, alpine skiing and some other sports broadcasts were added to the channel's programming. But at the same time, the channel partially turned into a pay-TV channel with a one-time fee of €20. MTV3 used the old mini-license of MTV3+ to create another channel, MTV3+ Extra, which showed overtime periods of SM-liiga matches.
The channel did not focus solely on sports: movies, court sessions and live coverage of reality series were added, while the most notable broadcast was the Tony Halme drug trial in 2004.
Relaunch as MTV3 Max
On 1 November 2006, 4 years from the channel's beginning, MTV3+ was quit with a very small notice of 28 hours. The channel got replaced by four new pay-TV channels, MTV3 MAX, MTV3 Fakta, Sub Leffa and Sub Juniori.Sports programming
Motorsports
- Formula One
- GP2
- GP3
- Top Gear
- Documentaries branded as MAX.doc
- MotoGP
- Moto2
- Moto3
Ice hockey
Ski sports
- FIS Cross-Country World Cup
- FIS Ski Jumping World Cup
- FIS Nordic Combined World Cup
- FIS Alpine Ski World Cup
Other programming
Talk shows
Comedy
Reality
Fictional
MTV3's Formula One Team
Niki Juusela - Current race commentary for live broadcasts from 2017.Oskari Saari - Race commentary for live broadcasts from 2004 to 2016. Matti Kyllönen has previously provided commentary for the hour-long race summary shown on MTV3.Erkki Mustakari - Reporter and interviewer as well as occasional co-commentator with Saari.Mervi Kallio - On-track reporter and interviewer for races. Also occasional commentator for Friday practice sessions.Mika Salo - Saari's new co-commentator in 2011.Ossi Oikarinen - co-commentator since 2013.Toni Vilander - co-commentator since 2014.MTV3's Ice Hockey team
- Antero Mertaranta - Commentator, he commentary every Finnish hockey team game.
- Mika Saukkonen - Commentator.
- Juha Taivainen - Commentator
- Juhani Tamminen - Co-commentator.
- Hannu Aravirta - Co-commentator.
- Pasi Nurminen - Co-commentator.
- Tero Lehterä - Co-commentator.
- Teemu Niikko - Reporter.
- Toni Immonen - Reporter.
MTV3's Ski sports team
Cross-Country
- Antero Mertaranta - Commentator.
- Toni Roponen - Co-commentator.
Ski jumping
- Jani Uotila - Commentator.
- Toni Nieminen - Co-commentator.
Nordic combined
- Mika Saukkonen - Commentator.
- Jani Rajalin - Commentator.
- Hannu Manninen - Co-commentator.
Alpine skiing
- Antti Haajanen - Commentator.
- Sami Uotila - Co-commentator.
MTV3's MotoGP team
- Marko Terva-aho - Commentator.
- Mika Kallio - Co-commentator.
- Matti Kiiveri - Co-commentator.
- Vesa Kallio - Co-commentator.