Virgin 17

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Virgin 17
Launched 17 October 2005
Audience share 2.4% (TNT) (June 2007, [1])
Country Flag of France France
Formerly called iMCM (2004-5) Europe2TV (2005-2007)
Website virgin17.fr
Availability
Terrestrial
TNT Channel 17
Satellite
ABSat
Canalsat
TPS Channel 155
Cable
Noos Channel 216
MC Cable Channel 159
IPTV over ADSL
Freebox TV Channel 17
Neuf Channel 17
Alice Channel 17
Club internet Channel 17
DartyBox Channel 17
Orange tv Channel 17

Virgin 17 is a French music video television network owned by the MCM Group, a subsidiary of Lagardère Active. It is available through digital terrestrial television in France, "TNT".

The channel was created for the launch of TNT and modelled after MCM, another channel owned by Lagardère Active. It initially had the working title "iMCM", but before launch it was named after the radio station Europe 2, and was then renamed Virgin 17 in 1st January 2008 (along with the radio station which became Virgin Radio France)

The TV channel has been broadcast free to air via satellite Hotbird 8 (13°E) up to 2007-11-21. Now it's Viaccess encrypted and available to TPS subscribers(kingofsat.net change log, satscan.net).

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