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 Logo used since 2016 (wordmark in use since 2013) | |
| Country | United States |
|---|---|
| Broadcast area | Nationwide |
| Headquarters | New York City |
| Programming | |
| Language(s) | English |
| Picture format | 1080i HDTV (downscaled to letterboxed 480i for the SDTV feed) |
| Ownership | |
| Owner | Paramount Global |
| Parent | BET Media Group (CBS Entertainment Group)[1] |
| Sister channels | |
| History | |
| Launched | January 1, 1985 |
| Replaced | Cable Music Channel |
| Former names | VH-1/VH-1: Video Hits One 1985–1994 VH1: Music First 1994–2003 |
| Links | |
| Website | www |
| Availability | |
| Streaming media | |
| Sling TV, Philo, YouTube TV, Vidgo TV, FuboTV, Hulu | Internet Protocol television |
VH1 (originally an initialism for Video Hits One) is an American basic cable television network that launched on January 1, 1985, and is currently owned by the BET Media Group[broken anchor] subsidiary of Paramount Global's CBS Entertainment Group based in New York City. The network was originally owned by Warner-Amex Satellite Entertainment; a division of Warner Communications, and the original owner of then-sister channel MTV at the time. It was launched in the channel space of Turner Broadcasting System's short-lived Cable Music Channel.
VH1 was originally conceived to build upon the success of MTV by playing music videos targeting a slightly older demographic focusing on the lighter, softer side of popular music.[2] Like MTV, VH1 ultimately drifted away from music and into reality television programming; albeit with a focus on music personalities, celebrities, and shows targeting African-American audiences. VH1 is best known for franchises such as Behind the Music, the I Love... series, the Celebreality block, Love & Hip Hop, and Basketball Wives.
As of December 2023, VH1 is available in approximately 67,481,000 American households;[3] down from 90.2 million in January 2016.[4]
- ^ Andreeva, Nellie (November 9, 2022). "VH1 Shifts from Paramount Media Networks to BET Media Group Under Scott Mills". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved November 10, 2022.
- ^ Sherwood, Rick (October 5, 1984). "VH-1 Wants Adult Video Viewers". Spokane Chronicle. Washington. The New York Times. p. 11. Archived from the original on December 12, 2021. Retrieved October 5, 2020 – via Google News.
- ^ "U.S. Cable Network Households (Universe), 1990 – 2023". Wrestlenomics.com. May 14, 2024. Archived from the original on December 31, 2023. Retrieved May 24, 2024.
- ^ "Cable Network Coverage Area Household Universe Estimates: January 2016". Archived from the original on October 14, 2016. Retrieved August 21, 2017.