TV Show The City Disaster Date Ex on the Beach Friendzone Geordie Shore Jersey Shore Laguna Beach #mtvitgirls MTV's Bugging Out Pimp My Ride US Punk'd Ridiculousness Rob Dyrdek's Fantasy Factory Teen Mom OG Teen Mom 2 Defunct Local shows Fan vs. Band MTV News MTV's Official Motorola ARIA Chart Show MTV's The Lair My Pix Live @ the Chapel for Carlton Cold Vodafone Live at the Chapel Digital Lili MTV Full Tank (MTV New Zealand) MTV Mobbed MTV Most Wanted Scrambled Megs The Rock Chart TRL Australia Verushka's Closet Availability MTV Australia was originally only available through the Optus Television service (previously Optus Vision). This exclusivity deal was dropped in late 2002 and in 2003 MTV became available in a premium package on the Foxtel subscription TV platform. Around this time the channel also became available on the Austar platform. Currently MTV is carried by all English-language pay TV providers. It is available as a basic channel on Foxtel, Austar, TransTV, Neighbourhood Cable and Fetch. On Optus Television the channel is available in add-on tiers. It was formerly available on SelecTV until the closure of its English service in late 2010. Other projects MTV Australia Awards In 2005 MTV Australia launched the first ever MTV Australia Video Music Awards (Now known as the MTV Australia Awards), based on the VMA awards format used in Europe and the US. It was held at Luna Park in Sydney. Following suit with the location, the AVMAs had a circus theme and was hosted by various members of the Osbourne family. The awards ceremony included many international and local guests. In 2010 it was announced that MTV Networks Australia will launch MTV Classic. As part of the launch MTV will have a music event that will replace the annual awards ceremony for 2010. Optus ONE80PROJECT In a joint venture with Sony Ericsson and Optus, MTV launched the Optus ONE80PROJECT which was a competition for young writers, directors and producers to create a three-minute pilot and script to be aired on TV, mobile phone and internet. The prize was an opportunity to work with the MTV production team to create full-length dramas to air on the MTV Network. The entries opened on 11 September 2006 and closed on 24 November 2006 and the voting then commenced on 1 December 2006 and closed on 26 January 2007. The voting consisted of Viewers Choice and Judges