gained a domain name in 1998 as mtv.com.au. The website was very basic and only included information about MTV Unplugged and the American VMAs. In 1999 the website seemed to have been abandoned completely. In 2000 the website simply redirected to the American MTV site before the domain expired and was locked by a holding company. With MTV's expansion in 2003 the site was revived but pointed towards the MTV Asia Awards. A proper MTV Australia website was launched in 2004 and has since gone through several redesigns. Mini sites for TRL Australia and the AVMAs were also set up. The site was redesigned in 2007 and free broadband video channel MTV Overdrive launched on 19 April 2007 to coincide with the MTV Australia Video Music Awards 2007, which the Overdrive Channel is only available throughout the territory. In 2009 the website was re-designed and now mimics mtv.com Spin Off Channels Current channels: CMT Australia, Comedy Central Australia, MTV Classic/MTV 80s, Club MTV, MTV Hits, Nickelodeon, Nick Jr., NickMusic, Spike, Ten Network Holdings Defunct/rebranded channels: MTV Live HD, MTV Dance (relaunched as Club MTV), MTV Music, (relaunched as MTV Hits), VH1 (replaced by MTV Classic) Logos See also MTV Australia Video Music Awards Nickelodeon Australia TMF Australia MTV Classic Australia References External links Official site Access All Areas.net.au MTV Australian Video Music Awards Coverage News, Photos, Reviews & all things MTV Awards! ARC Music Channel Promos MTV channels Television channels and stations established in 1996 English-language television stations in Australia Music video networks in Australia Television channel articles with incorrect naming style