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| Founded | |
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| Owner | Viacom |
| Dissolved | April 30, 2007 |
MTV Desi was a spin-off network from MTV that targeted Desis (people of South Asian origin), as the name implies. Viacom ( ( short for " Vi deo & A udio Com munications" is an American Media conglomerate with various worldwide interests Events 313 - Roman emperor Licinius unifies the entire Eastern Roman Empire under his rule Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. MTV ( Music Television) is an American Cable television network based in New York City. Desi (or Deshi; ˈd̪eːsi or, Hindi: देसी Urdu: دیسی Punjabi: ਦੇਸੀ دیسی is a word originally from Sanskrit The network featured various styles of music such as electronic tabla music and English-Gujarati hip-hop, interspersed among Bollywood videos. Bollywood (बॉलीवूड بالی وڈ is the informal term popularly used for the Mumbai -based Hindi-language Film industry in India It also broadcasted brief documentary clips profiling Desis/famous Indians in music, comic skits about South Asian American generational conflicts, interviews with bicultural artists and Desi house parties, live. It launched on July 2005.
On April 30, 2007, MTV Desi and its two other MTV World counterparts, MTV Chi and MTV K, went off air. Events 313 - Roman emperor Licinius unifies the entire Eastern Roman Empire under his rule Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. MTV Chi was a spin-off network from MTV that was targeted at Chinese Americans The network features various styles of music such as Mando pop, Canto MTV K was a channel dedicated to Korean Americans that showcased the best of Korean culture while providing a platform for Korean American talent