{{Use dmy dates|date=November 2025}}{{Infobox television channel | name = HTV | logo = Htv logo.svg | logo_alt = | logo_size = 200px | launch_date = August 1, 1995 | closed_date = | picture_format = 1080i HDTV<br>(downscaled to 480i/576i for the SD feed) | network = | owner = Warner Bros. Discovery International | country = United States | area = United States, Latin America and Europe | headquarters = Miami, Florida | former_names = | replaced = | sister_channels = Space<br />TNT<br />TNT Series<br />TNT Novelas<br />TCM }}
'''HTV''' (formerly an acronym of '''Hispanic Television''') is a Latin American pay television channel that broadcasts music videos.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Fernandez |first=Suzette |date=26 May 2016 |title=Maluma’s ‘Borro Cassette’ Music Video Tops HTV’s Most-Viewed Chart |url=https://www.billboard.com/music/latin/maluma-borro-cassette-music-video-htv-most-viewed-chart-7377408/ |access-date=2025-11-08 |work=Billboard}}</ref> It is owned by Warner Bros. Discovery International and it is also available in the United States and Europe (notably Spain). It airs Latin music genres such as balada, salsa, merengue and other popular rhythms from that region, introduced by artists themselves as VJs.
The channel was first launched in 1996.{{Citation needed|date=November 2025}} In 1999, HTV was purchased by Miami-based Cisneros Television Group, which operated it as part of its CTG Music subsidiary.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Dallas |first=Jo |date=29 March 1999 |title=Cisneros Cranks Up the Music with HTV |url=https://www.nexttv.com/news/cisneros-cranks-music-htv-149082 |access-date=2025-11-08 |work=Multichannel News}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |last=Sutter |first=Mary |date=17 May 2000 |title=Cisneros music arms bond under one roof |url=https://variety.com/2000/music/news/cisneros-music-arms-bond-under-one-roof-1117781717/ |access-date=2025-11-08 |work=Variety}}</ref> In 2006, Turner Broadcasting System purchased seven channels from Claxson Interactive Group including HTV.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Hecht |first=John |date=15 December 2006 |title=TBS to buy Latin American nets |url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/business/business-news/tbs-buy-latin-american-nets-146623/ |access-date=2025-11-08 |work=The Hollywood Reporter}}</ref> In 2010, Dish Network stopped carrying HTV in the United States.{{Citation needed|date=November 2025}}
In 2015, the ''Heat Latin Music Awards'' show, also known as Premios Heat, was launched on HTV and TBS.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Roiz |first=Jessica |date=28 May 2025 |title=Here Are All the 2025 Heat Latin Music Awards Performers & How to Watch the Show |url=https://www.billboard.com/music/latin/heat-latin-music-awards-2025-performers-how-to-watch-1235982198/ |access-date=2025-11-08 |work=Billboard}}</ref>
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== External links == * [https://web.archive.org/web/20140429171736/http://www.htv.com/home Official site]
{{Warner Bros. Discovery Americas}} {{American broadcast television}}
Category:Warner Bros. Discovery Americas Category:Warner Bros. Discovery networks Category:Music video networks in the United States Category:Spanish-language television networks in the United States Category:Television channels and stations established in 1995