Music On! TV
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| Country | Japan |
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| Programming | |
| Language | Japanese |
| Picture format | 1080i HDTV |
| Ownership | |
| Owner | Sony Music Solutions |
| History | |
| Launched | July 1, 1998 |
| Former names | Viewsic (1998-2004) |
| Links | |
| Website | www |
| Company type | subsidiary |
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| Industry | music industry, television, publishing |
| Founded | March 2, 1998 (as SME TV, Inc.) March 31, 2012 (merger with Sony Magazines) |
| Founder | Shigeo Maruyama |
| Headquarters | Roppongi, Minato, Tokyo, Japan |
| Parent | Sony Music Entertainment Japan, Inc. |
| Website | www |
Music On! TV (ミュージック・オン・ティーヴィ, Myujikku On Tivi; typeset as MUSIC ON! TV), also known as M-On! (エムオン, Emu On!), is a Japanese music cable television network operated by Sony Music Solutions, a subsidiary of Sony Music Entertainment Japan, Inc. (SMEJ).
Its motto is We Believe in Music.[1]
History
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- March 2, 1998 - M-On Entertainment, Inc. was founded by the Sony Music management as SME TV, Inc. (株式会社エスエムイー・ティーヴィ, Kabushiki Gaisha Esu Emu I Tivi).
- July 1, 1998 - SME TV, Inc. launched Viewsic (ヴュージック, Viyujikku) (portmanteau of view and music).
- June 1, 2002 - Viewsic was launched on SKY PerfecTV! e2.
- May 1, 2004 - Viewsic was relaunched as Music On! TV.
- October 1, 2009 - Music On! TV was launched in high-definition television.
- March 31, 2012 - Music On! TV, Inc. was merged with sister company Sony Magazines Co., Ltd., becoming M-On Entertainment, Inc. and launched its own website, www.m-on-ent.jp/.
Current Programming
[edit]Video Clips
[edit]- AniOn! World
- Visualism
- Aa, Itoshi no Kayōkyoku
- K-Pop Hits!
- Saishin Saikyō! Utaeru Hits
- M-On! Hits
- J-Pop Ketteihan! Rekidai Saikyō Million Hits
- Rekidai Karaoke Super Hits
- Anokoro Hits!
- Anokoro Drama Hits!
Music Chart
[edit]- J-Pop Saikyō Countdown 20
- J-Pop Saikyō Countdown 50
- M-On! Countdown International
- M-On! Countdown K
- Kan-On! Countdown 10
- M-On! Karaoke Countdown 20
- M-On! Karaoke Countdown 50
- Apple Music Countdown 20
- Line Music Countdown 20
- Tsutaya Rental CD Countdown 20
- Ninki Kashi 20 by UtaMap
- YouTube Japan Music Video Countdown 20
K-pop
[edit]Others
[edit]- legato ~Tabisuru Ongaku Studio~
See also
[edit]- Sony Music Entertainment Japan
- MTV Japan - rival of M-On!
References
[edit]- ^ We Believe in Music. Archived 2011-11-11 at the Wayback Machine Music On! TV. Retrieved 2011/11/15.
External links
[edit]- Official website (in Japanese)
- M-On Entertainment, Inc.