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