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

Talk shows

  • The Tonight Show with Jay Leno
  • ''Late Show with David Letterman''

    Comedy

  • The Office
  • ''The Benny Hill Show''

    Reality

  • Dhani Tackles the Globe
  • Hell's Kitchen
  • ''Scrapheap Challenge''

    Fictional

  • ''24''

    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.