Concept and Expansion
MTV Dance originally started out as a night-time programming slot on the now defunct digital music channel MTV Extra.
The strand later expanded to become a standalone music channel broadcast on Sky in the United Kingdom and Republic of Ireland, where it initially timeshared with Nick Jr. every evening between 19:00 and 06:00.
The sharing of a stream subsequently ended; since 13 August 2002 MTV Dance has broadcast as a 24-hour music channel.
As of 1 August 2011 MTV Dance, MTV Music, MTV Hits, MTV Base, MTV Rocks, MTV Classic, VH1, Viva and MTV now close down between the hours of 3 and 6am to broadcast teleshopping, ending the era of a 24-hour music channel. They have received criticism due to these channels Pay TV status.
MTV Dance began broadcasting in widescreen on 6 March 2012.
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