VH1 Classic Europe
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VH1 Classic Europe, also known as VH1 Classic European, is a music television channel from Viacom International Media Networks Europe. The channel primarily features music videos from the 1980s through to the 2000s (decade), although rare live performances from the 1950s, 1960s and 1970s can be seen as well. VH1 Classic was first launched in the United Kingdom on July 1, 1999 and made available from the beginning to the whole of Europe.[1] However, the current pan-European service was launched in November 30, 2004, when it became a separate feed from VH1 Classic UK.[2] Like VH1 Europe, it broadcast from MTV Networks Europe's premises in Camden Town (London, UK). It is officially available to viewers all over Europe (except the UK & Ireland and Italy and San Marino). Unlike VH1 Classic UK, the pan-European version of the channel is entirely devoid of advertisements, with round-the-clock music videos played out from MTV Networks Europe's comprehensive library in London.
Attempts to transition VH1 Classic Europe to widescreen
Like the now-defunct Italian feed of MTV Classic and MTV Adria, VH1 Classic Europe airs in 4:3 standard definition aspect ratio. There were a very few attempts to transition this channel to widescreen, but they were failed due to several technical issues.
The first widescreen transition attempt happened on August 19, 2015 at 7:00AM CET, which caused VH1 Classic to have severe technical issues for a minute, then it went widescreen temporarily until 7:45AM CET, which the music video was abruptly changed to "The Sweet Escape" by Gwen Stefani and reverted to 4:3.[3] The recent widescreen transition attempt happened on February 9, 2016 at 7:00AM CET, when a fragment of the music video of the song "I Don't Wan't Miss a Thing" by Aerosmith played, but it abruptly shifted to the on-air ident instead, which also failed.[4]
Regular programming on VH1 Classic Europe
- 90s Vs 00s - Back to back videos, alternating releases from the 1990s and 2000s, sometimes from the same artist.
- 30/25/20/15 years since - Greatest hits of 30/25/20/15 years ago.
- All Night Long - General music videos.
- Monday Memories/Timeless Tuesdays/Wind Back Wednesdays/Throwback Thursday/Flashback Fridays - Music in the afternoons.
- Classic Power Ballads - Power ballads from the last four decades.
- Nothing But The 80s/90s/00s - Music from the 1980s/1990s/2000s.
- Nothing But Classics - General music videos.
- Smells Like The 90s - Music from the nineties.
- The Rock Show - Rock music videos from the past four decades.
- We Are The 80s - Music from the eighties.
- Wake Me Up Before You Go-Go - Music in the mornings.
- Welcome To The Weekend - Music in the Friday evenings.
References
- ↑ Iain Chapman (July 1, 1999). "New MTV Channels start today". Digital Spy.
- ↑ "MTV Networks Europe Fact Sheet" (PDF). MTV Networks Europe. Retrieved October 11, 2012.
- ↑ Brand Graffismo (2015-10-10), VH1 Classic | Technical problems, goes to 16:9 (2015)., retrieved 2017-06-24
- ↑ Luis (2016-02-11), VH1 Classic Europe 16:9 Test (09.02.2016) [07:00 CET], retrieved 2017-06-23
External links
- VH1 Classic Europe
- TV guide (in Croatian)