Music On! TV (ミュージック・オン・ティーヴィ), also known as M-On! (エムオン), 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
- 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).
- July 1, 1998 - SME TV, Inc. launched Viewsic (ヴュージック) (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,