MTV 90s


MTV 90s was an international music television channel from Paramount International Networks that played music videos from 1990 until 1999. The channel was available in Europe, the Middle East, North Africa, and parts of Southeast Asia, and was a commercial-free network.

History

2016 pop-up channel

From 27 May to 24 June 2016, MTV 90s was originally broadcast as a temporary pop-up channel in the United Kingdom and Ireland, which it replaced MTV Classic during that time period. The idents and promos from the pop-up channel would later be reused four years later, when MTV 90s was launched as a standalone channel in Europe on 5 October 2020.

History

MTV 90s was launched as a dedicated channel in Europe on 5 October 2020 at 05:00 CET, replacing MTV Rocks.
On 1 March 2021, MTV 90s expanded its broadcast area to the Middle East and North Africa via beIN Channels Network.
On 26 May 2021, MTV 90s was launched in the Netherlands, replacing MTV Music 24. The channel ceased distribution in the Netherlands on 1 January 2025.
As part of restructuring at Paramount Global UK & Australia, MTV Base was replaced by MTV 90s in the United Kingdom and Ireland from 31 March 2022, and replaced MTV Asia on 1 September 2022.
The channel does carry some songs from 1989 which did chart instead in 1990.
The channel closed in Australia on 1 November 2025.
At 00:59 on 31 December 2025, MTV 90s closed in the United Kingdom, with its final music video being "Goodbye" by the Spice Girls.