The channel launched on 29 March 2010 on Sky channel 378 as Lava.[2] Lava specialised in the Indie and rock music genres. Lava's remit was to provide a platform for young rock, pop punk and indie musicians, and features young unsigned music acts from around the United Kingdom.[3] Lava was a sister channel of Channel AKA, which was also owned by Mushroom TV,[3] and replaced Rockworld TV which operated on Sky channel 378 and closed at 7.00am on 29 March 2010. Both the Lava and Channel AKA formats allowed viewers to decide on the station's playlist through the use of a voting system which enables viewers to watch the videos they want to see.[4]
On 26 April 2011, Lava was rebranded as Greatest Hits TV at 23.45pm.[5] Lava continued on Greatest Hits TV as overnight programming block, called Lava Showcase, between 3.00am and 8.00am, until the autumn 2012 widescreen relaunch of GHTV.
On 22 June 2012, Mushroom TV entered liquidation.[6]Ofcom's television broadcast licensing update for May 2012, indicates that Greatest Hits TV was sold to UltimateHits Limited.[7]
In early autumn 2012 GHTV (and Channel AKA) were relaunched in 16:9 widescreen with new onscreen graphics. GHTV moved from an 'artist showcase' format to a wider format including more multi-artist chart-countdown shows: single-artist programmes focused on major stars' work (typically billed as "Every Big Hit From [name]") continue to appear on occasion. In the relaunch, the channel also moved from mostly focusing on current artists to a cover broader range encompassing 80s and 90s hits as well as contemporary output. The relaunch also saw the Lava Showcase block dropped in favour of various-artist overnight block 'Insomnia'.
On 16 November 2012 the channel was temporarily renamed 'Christmas Hits TV' with a change to Christmas themed programming and the on-screen graphics and idents.[8][9] On 21 June 2013, the channel introduced seasonal branding once again, renaming itself as 'Summer Hits TV'.[10]
On 23 October 2013 the channel was closed and replaced by NOW Music.
Referencesedit
^"All Around The World launches Planet Pop music TV channel". MusicWeek. 22 March 2013. Retrieved 23 March 2013.
^. RTV Music TV Online. 24 March 2010. Archived from the original on 2 April 2010. Retrieved 26 March 2010.
^ abOtter, Charlotte (23 March 2010). "New music TV station launched". Music Week. Retrieved 30 March 2010.
^. Allsounds.com News. 28 March 2010. Archived from the original on 1 April 2010. Retrieved 30 March 2010.
^"28,5°E: Greatest Hits TV w miejscu Lava" (in Polish). SATKurier. 30 April 2011.
^"Notice: 1618796 (Issue: 60193)". The London Gazette. 28 June 2012.
^. Ofcom. Archived from the original on 19 July 2012. Retrieved 25 July 2012.
^. Ofcom. Archived from the original on 22 February 2013. Retrieved 17 December 2012.
^ Sky Idents. Archived from the original on 3 March 2016. Retrieved 17 December 2012.
^"28,5E: Greatest Hits TV jako Summer Hits TV" (in Czech). Parabola. 21 June 2013.
greatest, hits, british, satellite, music, channel, owned, ultimatehits, limited, channel, ultimately, owned, around, world, productions, british, record, label, also, operated, channel, clubland, planet, countryunited, kingdomprogrammingpicture, format576i, s. Greatest Hits TV was a British satellite TV music channel owned by UltimateHits Limited The channel is ultimately owned by All Around the World Productions a British record label who also operated Channel AKA Clubland TV and Planet Pop 1 Greatest Hits TVCountryUnited KingdomProgrammingPicture format576i SDTV 16 9 OwnershipOwnerUltimateHits LimitedSister channelsChannel AKAClubland TVPlanet PopHistoryLaunched29 March 2010ReplacedRockworld TVClosed23 October 2013Replaced byNOW MusicFormer namesLava 2010 2011 History edit nbsp Lava logo The channel launched on 29 March 2010 on Sky channel 378 as Lava 2 Lava specialised in the Indie and rock music genres Lava s remit was to provide a platform for young rock pop punk and indie musicians and features young unsigned music acts from around the United Kingdom 3 Lava was a sister channel of Channel AKA which was also owned by Mushroom TV 3 and replaced Rockworld TV which operated on Sky channel 378 and closed at 7 00am on 29 March 2010 Both the Lava and Channel AKA formats allowed viewers to decide on the station s playlist through the use of a voting system which enables viewers to watch the videos they want to see 4 On 26 April 2011 Lava was rebranded as Greatest Hits TV at 23 45pm 5 Lava continued on Greatest Hits TV as overnight programming block called Lava Showcase between 3 00am and 8 00am until the autumn 2012 widescreen relaunch of GHTV On 22 June 2012 Mushroom TV entered liquidation 6 Ofcom s television broadcast licensing update for May 2012 indicates that Greatest Hits TV was sold to UltimateHits Limited 7 In early autumn 2012 GHTV and Channel AKA were relaunched in 16 9 widescreen with new onscreen graphics GHTV moved from an artist showcase format to a wider format including more multi artist chart countdown shows single artist programmes focused on major stars work typically billed as Every Big Hit From name continue to appear on occasion In the relaunch the channel also moved from mostly focusing on current artists to a cover broader range encompassing 80s and 90s hits as well as contemporary output The relaunch also saw the Lava Showcase block dropped in favour of various artist overnight block Insomnia On 16 November 2012 the channel was temporarily renamed Christmas Hits TV with a change to Christmas themed programming and the on screen graphics and idents 8 9 On 21 June 2013 the channel introduced seasonal branding once again renaming itself as Summer Hits TV 10 On 23 October 2013 the channel was closed and replaced by NOW Music References edit All Around The World launches Planet Pop music TV channel MusicWeek 22 March 2013 Retrieved 23 March 2013 New rock music channel LAVA to launch RTV Music TV Online 24 March 2010 Archived from the original on 2 April 2010 Retrieved 26 March 2010 a b Otter Charlotte 23 March 2010 New music TV station launched Music Week Retrieved 30 March 2010 Mushroom TV launch new music channel Lava in March 2010 Allsounds com News 28 March 2010 Archived from the original on 1 April 2010 Retrieved 30 March 2010 28 5 E Greatest Hits TV w miejscu Lava in Polish SATKurier 30 April 2011 Notice 1618796 Issue 60193 The London Gazette 28 June 2012 Television Broadcast Licensing Update May 2012 Ofcom Archived from the original on 19 July 2012 Retrieved 25 July 2012 Television Broadcast Licensing Update November 2012 Ofcom Archived from the original on 22 February 2013 Retrieved 17 December 2012 Presentation from Christmas Hits in 2012 Sky Idents Archived from the original on 3 March 2016 Retrieved 17 December 2012 28 5E Greatest Hits TV jako Summer Hits TV in Czech Parabola 21 June 2013 External links editGreatest Hits TV on Twitter nbsp Lava s official website Mushroom TV s Lava page nbsp This article on a United Kingdom television channel is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Greatest Hits TV amp oldid 1142979073, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
