MTV Rocks (UK and Ireland)

Contents
1998–2000	2000–2007	2007–2010	2010–2011
2011–2013	2013–2017	2017–2020	2018–2020

M2

1998–2000

MTV2

2000–2007

Designer:  Unknown

Typography:  Helvetica Bold (Digit 2)

Launched:  2000

On September 1, 2000, M2 was renamed to MTV2.

• M2 Revamp - Digital Spy, April 3, 2000
• m2 Becomes MTV2 - Digital Spy, May 4, 2000

A new look, designed by DixonBaxi - was launched in September 2002.

• MTV2 Channel Rebrand - DixonBaxi, November 4, 2011

MTV Two

2007–2010

Designer:  Unknown

Typography:  Unknown

Launched:  July 22, 2007

The UK MTV channels were relaunched in July 2007, with MTV2 becoming MTV Two at the same time.

MTV Rocks

2010–2011

Designer:  Unknown Post Panic (idents)

Typography:  Helvetica Black (modified) (MUSIC TELEVISION text) Pharma Bold Condensend (on-screen typeface)

Launched:  March 1, 2010

MTV channels in the UK were relaunched again on 1 March 2010; in the process, MTV Two changed its name to MTV Rocks. The new idents for MTV Rocks were created by the Amsterdam-based Post Panic.

• MTV channel idents - Creative Review, March 8, 2010

2011–2013

Designer:  Unknown Post Panic (idents)

Typography:  Unknown (MTV logo) Pharma Bold Condensend (on-screen typeface)

Launched:  July 1, 2011

2013–2020

2013–2017

Designer:  Unknown Post Panic (idents)

Typography:  Unknown (MTV logo) Futura Bold Italic

Launched:  October 1, 2013

2017–2020

Designer:  Unknown

Typography:  Unknown (MTV logo) Futura Bold Italic

Launched:  April 5, 2017

This channel, along with Club MTV and MTV OMG, was closed on 20 July 2020, with a chart based on the channel's former content airing on MTV Music.

• MTV to close three UK channels next week - MediaMole, July 13, 2020

VH1 Christmas

2018–2020

SVG NEEDED

On 9 November 2018, MTV Rocks was temporarily rebranded as VH1 Christmas; this would be repeated in 2019.