MTVU
| Country | United States |
|---|---|
| Broadcast area | Digital cable |
| Programming | |
| Language | English |
| Picture format | 480i (SDTV) (optimized for 16:9 widescreen televisions in stretch mode) |
| Ownership | |
| Owner | Paramount Media Networks (Paramount Skydance Corporation) |
| Parent | MTV Entertainment Group |
| Sister channels | List |
| History | |
| Launched | January 20, 2004 (as an MTV digital cable channel) |
| Replaced | VH1 Uno |
| Closed | 2018 (online only) |
| Replaced by | CheddarU (replacement only on college campuses) |
| Links | |
| Website | MTV.com |
| Availability | |
| Streaming media | |
| FuboTV | Internet Protocol television (IPTV) |
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MTVU (formerly stylized as MtvU and mtvU) is an American digital cable TV channel owned by the MTV Entertainment Group, a unit of the Paramount Media Networks division of Paramount Skydance Corporation. MTVU programming initially served 750 college and university campuses across the United States, as part of internally originated cable systems that are a part of on-campus housing or college closed-circuit television systems. In 2008 it expanded to home cable networks. Music videos played on the channel primarily consist of indie rock, pop punk and hip-hop along with limited original programming. MTVU also launched a short-lived campus guide and social media network called Campusdailyguide.com in 2008.
In 2018, the MTV Networks on Campus group was sold by Viacom to Cheddar to launch CheddarU, but the digital cable channel remains available to the public through digital cable.
In recent years, MTVU has lost carriage with the growth of streaming alternatives including its parent company's Paramount+, and has generally been depreciated by Paramount Skydance in current retransmission consent negotiations with cable and streaming providers.