NickMusic
NickMusic is an American pay television network. It is a spin-off of Nickelodeon. It mainly broadcasts music video and music-related programming from younger pop artists. Some videos are edited to meet a general TV-PG rating, or replaced with a lyric video instead.
| NickMusic | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Country | United States |
| Broadcast area | Nationwide |
| Network | Nickelodeon |
| Headquarters | One Astor Plaza New York City, New York, U.S. |
| Programming | |
| Language(s) | English |
| Picture format | 480i 4:3 (SDTV) presented in 16:9 letterbox |
| Ownership | |
| Owner | Paramount Media Networks |
| Sister channels | |
| History | |
| Launched | May 1, 2002 |
| Former names | MTV Hits (2002–16) |
| Availability | |
| Cable | |
| Available on many cable systems | Consult local listings |
| Satellite | |
| Dish Network | Channel 368 |
| C-Band | AMC 18-Channel 232 (H2H 4DTV) |
| IPTV | |
| U-verse TV | Channel 509 (exp. 8/2/22) |
| Verizon FiOS | Channel 214 |
| FuboTV | IPTV |
History
The network was launched on May 1, 2002 as MTV Hits. The network was named for a daily program on MTV also called MTV Hits. It was MTV's main pop music video program. The network included current hit music videos, along with a few older videos from earlier in the year, as well as a few from the late 1990s. The network maintained a commercial-free format, other than internal promotions for MTV and MTV-branded properties.
In 2005, the network began airing a feature called "My Hitlist Month". It was based on viewer selected playlists that were submitted to a new network website. My Hitlist Month, along with artist-selected playlists, were broadcast occasionally on the network until 2006.
In 2016, MTV Hits was re-branded NickMusic.