ˌɔn ˈeɪtiːn mˈeɪ tˈuː θˈaʊzənd sˈɪks ˌɛskˌeɪwˈaɪ nˈɛtwɜːk tˈɛlᵻvˌɪʒən ɐnˈaʊnst ðə lˈɑːntʃ əvə lˈaɪsənst, lˈoʊkəlˌaɪzd ˌɛmtˌiːvˈiː tʃˈænəl, ˈɑːpɚɹˌeɪɾᵻd baɪ vˈaɪəkˌɑːm nˈuː zˈiːlənd.
On 18 May 2006 SKY Network Television announced the launch of a licensed, localised MTV channel, operated by Viacom New Zealand.