TMF (The Music Factory) is a pop music channel that operates in the Netherlands (TMF NL), Belgium (TMF Vlaanderen) and the United Kingdom (TMF UK). It is owned by MTV Networks (part of the Viacom conglomerate). As well showing pop videos, it also shows some of MTV's programmes like Cribs and Newlyweds. Depending on context, pop music is either an abbreviation of popular music or, more recently, a term for a sub-genre of it. ... MTV Networks is the corporate division of media conglomerate Viacom that oversees the operation of the following cable television networks: Black Entertainment Television (BET) Country Music Television (CMT) Comedy Central LOGO MTV MTV2 mtvU Nickelodeon / Nick at Nite Nickelodeon GAS NickToons TV Noggin / The N Spike TV TV Land VH1... Viacom (short for Video & Audio Communications) [pronunciation: pre-Redstone/pre-1987: vee-a-com; post-Redstone acquisition: vi-a-com] (NYSE: VIA) is an international media conglomerate. ... A music video (also video clip, promo) is a short film meant to present a visual representation of a popular music song. ... MTV Cribs is a program on MTV that features the houses of celebrities, often young actors and musicians. ... Newlyweds is a reality television show on MTV that follows the daily lives of recently-married music artist couple, Jessica Simpson and Nick Lachey. ...

TMF Nederland

[TMF Nederland (http://nl.wikipedia.org/wiki/TMF_Nederland)] started in 1995 as the Netherlands' only local pop station. It was founded by Lex Harding and the Arcade company. Although Dutch viewers could receive MTV Europe, many felt that the Netherlands should have its own national music television channel. The station gradually began to get better viewer figures than MTV, so in 2002, MTV bought shares in TMF. In 1996, TMF started the TMF Awards in the Netherlands. It is headquartered in Bussum. 1995 was a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... MTV (acronym for Music Television) is a cable television network which was originally devoted to music videos, especially popular rock music. ... 1996 is a leap year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar, and was designated the International Year for the Eradication of Poverty. ... Bussum (population: 31,300 in 2004) is a town in the northwestern Netherlands, in the province of North Holland. ...

The channel is very well known in the Netherlands and throught some of Europe, for its emphasis on dance music mixes. It is however, perhaps infamous for the over-abundance of "text-in" shows (displaying large panels in the bottom third of the screen filled with text messages that obscure the main image). World map showing location of Europe A satellite composite image of Europe Europe is geologically and geographically a peninsula, forming the westernmost part of Eurasia. ...

TMF België

TMF België was the first international extension of the TMF brand. It broadcasts entirely in the Dutch language, so it is only available in the Flanders region. Founded in 1998, its headquarters are in Mechelen. This article is in need of attention. ... 1998 is a common year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar, and was designated the International Year of the Ocean. ... Mechelen Cathedral Mechelen (English traditionally Mechlin, French Malines, German Mecheln) is a municipality located in Belgium, Flemish region, province of Antwerp. ...

TMF United Kingdom

TMF United Kingdom started in 2002 as a counter against Emap's The Hits request music channel on Freeview. It broadcasts on channel 21. It also broadcasts on Sky and UK cable. The channel, alongside its music output, shows reruns of successful MTV shows such as Cribs, Newlyweds and Daria, as well as VH1 programming. TMF UK is also available in some cable packages in Ireland; in Dublin it is on a shared channel with Nickelodeon. The Music Factory, TMF for short, is a music video channel in the United Kingdom owned by MTV. Formed after the two other TMF stations, which are based in mainland Europe, the channel was created to counter against Emaps The Hits channel on the new free-to-air digital... 2002 is a common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... EMAP plc is a British media company, specialising in the production of magazines, and the organization of business events and conferences. ... The Hits is a free-to-air music channel owned by EMap, showing a mix of pop and other genres of music. ... Freeview is a free-to-air digital television service in the United Kingdom broadcast from terrestrial transmitters using the DVB-T standard. ... For other uses, see Sky (disambiguation). ... MTV Cribs is a program on MTV that features the houses of celebrities, often young actors and musicians. ... Newlyweds is a reality television show on MTV that follows the daily lives of recently-married music artist couple, Jessica Simpson and Nick Lachey. ... Daria is an animated television show created by Glenn Eichler and Susie Lewis Lynn and was a spin-off of Beavis and Butt-head. ... VH1 (which stands for Video Hits 1) is an American cable television channel that was created in 1985. ... Dublins Hapenny Bridge. ... He He He Nickelodeon (Nick for short) is an American cable TV network for children. ...

External links

TMF Netherlands webiste (http://www.tmf.nl) TMF Belgium webiste (http://www.tmf.be) TMF UK webiste (http://www.mtv.co.uk/tmf)

• Freeview webpage on TMF (http://freeview.co.uk/whatson/ch21.html)