MTV Oy

{{Short description|Finnish media company}}

{{About|the Finnish media company |the American cable channel|MTV}}

{{Multiple issues|

{{Sources exist|date=July 2022}}

{{Expand Finnish|MTV (yritys)|date=July 2022}}

}}

{{Infobox company

| name = MTV Oy

| logo = MTV Oy Logo 2022.svg

| logo_size = 150px

| type = Private (subsidiary of Telia)

| genre =

| foundation = 1957

| founder =

| location_city = Helsinki

| location_country = Finland

| location =

| locations =

| area_served =

| key_people = Johannes Leppänen (CEO)

| industry = Media

| products =

| services = Broadcasting

| revenue =

| operating_income =

| net_income =

| assets =

| owner = Telia Company {{Small|(2019–present)}}

| num_employees = 330

| parent = TV4 Media {{Small|(2016–present)}}

| divisions =

| subsid =

| slogan =

| homepage = {{URL|https://www.mtvyritys.fi}}

| footnotes =

}}

MTV Oy (formerly Oy Mainos-TV-Reklam Ab) is a Finnish media company owned by Telia Company through TV4 Media (formerly known as Bonnier Broadcasting). The company owns the largest commercial television channel in Finland, MTV3.

On 20 July 2018, Telia Company announced the acquisition proposal of the Bonnier Broadcasting, which includes this company, for 9.2 billion SEK (roughly US$1 billion). The acquisition was completed on December 2, 2019.{{cite press release|title=Telia Company acquires Bonnier Broadcasting |url=https://www.teliacompany.com/en/news/press-releases/2018/7/telia-company-acquires-bonnier-broadcasting/ |access-date=23 July 2022 |publisher=Telia Company |date=2018-07-20}}{{cite press release|title=Bonnier AB Sells Bonnier Broadcasting to Telia |url=https://www.bonnier.com/en/pressreleases/bonnier-sells-broadcasting |access-date=23 July 2022 |publisher=Bonnier AB |date=July 20, 2018}}{{Cite web|url=https://www.teliacompany.com/en/news/press-releases/2019/12/telia-company-completes-acquisition-of-bonnier-broadcasting/|title=Telia Company completes acquisition of Bonnier Broadcasting|website=www.teliacompany.com|language=en|access-date=2022-07-23}}

On 25 February 2025, Schibsted Media announced the acquisition proposal of the TV4 Media, which includes this company, for 6.55 billion SEK. The acquisition expected to end in the third quarter of 2025, following regulatory approval.{{cite news |title=Nordic Schibsted to acquire commercial broadcaster MTV |url=https://yle.fi/a/74-20145811 |accessdate=1 March 2025 |work=Yle News |date=25 February 2025 |language=en}}{{cite news |title=Schibsted Media agrees to acquire TV4 in Sweden and MTV in Finland from Telia Company |url=https://schibstedmedia.com/news/schibsted-media-agrees-to-acquire-tv4-in-sweden-and-mtv-in-finland-from-telia-company/ |accessdate=1 March 2025 |work=Schibsted Media |date=25 February 2025 |language=en}}

Businesses

MTV Oy operates the following television channels:

  • MTV3
  • MTV Sub, formerly TVTV!, Subtv and Sub
  • MTV Ava, formerly MTV3 Ava and Ava
  • MTV Viihde, formerly Canal+ Series and C More Series. Replaced Canal+ Comedy.
  • MTV Aitio, formerly Canal+ Film 1, Canal+ Film, Canal+ and C More First. Replaced Canal+ Gul.
  • MTV Juniori, formerly Subtv Juniori, Sub Juniori, MTV3 Juniori and C More Juniori
  • MTV Max, formerly MTV3 Max and C More Max
  • MTV Urheilu 1, formerly MTV3 Max Sport 1, MTV Sport 1, C More Urheilu and C More Sport 1
  • MTV Urheilu 2, formerly MTV3 Max Sport 2, MTV Sport 2 and C More Sport 2
  • MTV Urheilu 3, formerly C More Max 2

References

{{Reflist}}