MTV Africa

MTV Africa
Programming
LanguageEnglish
Picture format1080i HDTV
(downscaled to 16:9 576i for the SDTV feed)
Ownership
OwnerParamount Networks EMEAA
Sister channels
History
Launched3 July 2013 (3 July 2013)
ReplacedMTV Europe (African feed)
Closed1 January 2026 (2026-01-01)
Links
WebsiteOfficial website

MTV Africa, formerly MTV South Africa, was an African pay television channel founded by Alex Okosi, Jandre Louw, Dudu Qubu and Maya Padmore and launched as 'Africas MTV'. The African equivalent of the eponymous American cable channel and owned by Paramount Networks EMEAA, it broadcasts locally produced reality series and MTV US content.