MTV Hits (Australia and New Zealand)


MTV Hits was an Australian and New Zealand subscription music channel focused on hit music. The channel first launched in Australia in April 2007, and later launched in New Zealand on 1 December 2011.
The channel closed on 1 December 2015 to be replaced in all markets by MTV Music, but was revived 5 years later on 1 July 2020 as a rebrand of MTV Music.
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History

MTV Hits Australia & Hits first launched as TMF Australia in April 2007 on the Optus Television pay TV service and allowed viewers to interact with the channel via the web and mobile commencing on 22 June 2007. Unlike sister channel MTV, the channel only played music related programming. The channel was said to be picked up by cable TV providers Foxtel and Austar as a standalone channel soon, but was available via the interactive My MTV Service.

Relaunch as MTV Hits

TMF was relaunched as MTV Hits on 1 November 2010. The channel later launched in New Zealand on Sky Television on 1 December 2011.
On 1 July 2011, MTV International channels launched new logos.

Cessation of service in Australia

On 29 October 2013, MTV announced they had been working with Foxtel since early 2013 to offer more diversity on the Foxtel platform, as MTV Classic and MTV Hits fought for the same audience as Foxtel Networks channels MAX and V Hits| Hits respectively. The channel to replace MTV Hits is MTV Music, the number one UK music channel, which will feature Pop, Rock, urban and alternative music. Although MTV Classic and MTV Hits will no longer be available on Foxtel, they will continue to be offered by Australian IPTV service Fetch TV and New Zealand pay TV provider Sky Television. The changes took place on 3 December 2013.
On 16 December 2013, FetchTV announced via their Facebook page that as of 1 January 2014, MTV Music would replace MTV Hits on their service, as was done by Foxtel the month earlier. This meant that MTV Hits would become exclusively available in New Zealand.

Closure of channel in New Zealand

On 1 December 2015, Sky Television replaced MTV Hits with a localized version of MTV Music. Ultimately, this resulted in the closure of the channel, as Sky was the last remaining provider of MTV Hits.

Revival

On 1 July 2020, the channel returned to Foxtel channel 801, taking the slot of V |Channel and replacing MTV Music, alongside Fetch TV and Sky (New Zealand).
On 1 August 2023, MTV Hits was replaced by the European version in Australia, sharing the same schedule but 9 hours ahead. New Zealand retained the local version until early September.

Programming

Current shows (2020–2023)

After HoursAfter PartyBest of the Week: Top 30Billboard ChartThe Evolution of...Fresh Finds by MTVHip Hop x RnB PartyHottest Right NowLocal Finds by MTVMornings on MTVMost Shazammed: Top 30Most Streamed SongsMTV House PartyMTV Upload Official Global ChartTrending Right NowUp Late on MTVVEVO Certified 2011Wake Up with MTV
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Previous programmes

#Hits – Music videos are played out while viewers' answer to questions posted on MTV Hits' Facebook and Twitter accounts....vs... – Songs are played by two different artists, One Direction vs. Justin Bieber, for example10 Biggest Tracks Right Now – The top 10 songs in the country30 Biggest Tracks Right Now – The top 30 songs in the countryBrekkie Hits – Songs played in the early hoursBurst of... – A few songs of a certain artist is played. The artist's name is also in the title, Burst Of...Timomatic, for exampleDouble Play – 2 songs, of a certain artist, back-to-back are playedFresh Vid – Newest video by a certain artist. The artist's name is also in the title, Fresh Vid: Reece Mastin, for exampleMTV Download Charts – Songs played according to the download chartsMTV Hits Top 30 – The top 30 songs in the countryMTV News – The news as told by MTVMy Pix – Music videos are played while viewers' answers to questions are shownNothing but MTV Hits – Songs played at nighttimePop Hits Top 6 – The top 6 pop songs in the countryToday's Most Wanted – Music played as voted by viewers on the MTV websiteU Control – Music chosen by a single viewerUrban Hits Top 6 – The top 6 urban songs in the country

TMF shows

Booty BeatsDaily DownloadsEye CandyFresh New OnesSnitch and BitchStudy Free ZoneTMF Top 20 DownloadTMF X2Top 20 Theme:
  • * Top 20 Australian Charts
  • * Top 20 Pop
  • * Top 20 Rock
  • * Top 20 UrbanTop 6 at 6Ultimate Top 100Vidcast – Videos that are created by viewers on mobile phones and are aired on the show.