With the onset of 2018, MTV, the country’s most popular youth channel has huge surprises in store for its viewers with a plethora of new and engaging TV shows. Rest assured, there is something for everyone! Venturing into newer territories of sports and gaming with Box Cricket League, Super Fight League and Ucypher, this year, sure looks eventful for MTV. Besides that, the youth entertainment channel will be getting bigger and bolder with concepts that have never been explored on Indian television through shows like Troll Police and Love on the Run.
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MTV, the voice of the youth is back with the country’s longest running reality show’s fifteenth and most extreme season ever, Roadies Xtreme. Bringing in a tinge of adventure and surprise for the audience and gang leaders, original Roadie, Rannvijay Singha will be ushering the ‘unexpected’ this time around. To determine who gets to be in their gang, adventure squad - Girl Boss, Neha Dhupia, Indian Television’s heartthrob, Prince Narula, seasoned Roadies judge, Nikhil Chinapa and first time gang leader, Raftaar will join the madness in the upcoming season, enabling aspiring Roadies to embark on the most exciting and adventurous driving sojourn of their lives.
Troll Police
Trolling is a global phenomenon and MTV has taken the ownership to take on trolls with its latest show, Troll Police. Troll Police will be a show full of suspense and thrill to catch the cyber trolls of celebrities in various quirky ways. MTV will be employing a cool and vibrant cyber team who will trick the online trolls into coming out and face the celebrities. It will be the first time on television that celebrities will be taking on trolls and the issue of cyber bullying along with host, Rannvijay Singha.
MTV Box Cricket League
As they say, in India, cricket isn’t a game, it’s a religion. And the youth of India are devout worshippers of this religion! MTV, India’s No. 1 Youth Brand and Box Cricket League come together to feed India’s cricket hungry youth with a fantastic new offering which promises to be a unique mélange of cricket and entertainment in typical MTV Ishtyle. The iconic Youth brand will be joining hands with Balaji Telefilms Limited and Marinating Films to bring together two of the most vital sources of entertainment in India- cricket and television - to present an all new exciting season of celebrity cricket matches with the launch of MTV Box Cricket League. Bringing cricket and over 200 popular television celebrities under one roof, MTV Box Cricket League will be telecast on MTV starting 13th February 2018.
MTV Super Fight League
MTV, India’s No. 1 Youth Brand will be bringing the second season of Super Fight League (SFL), the world’s first mixed martial arts tournament, promoted by British businessman and sports enthusiast Bill Dosanjh and British professional boxer and two-time world champion Amir Khan. With a vision to cement Mixed Martial Arts’ position as a mainstream sport with mass appeal in the global sports fraternity, MTV has acquired the exclusive broadcast and digital rights for MTV Super Fight League 2018 across India. MTV Super Fight League will be exclusively aired on MTV February 2018 onwards.
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Perfection only needs a stage and Royal Stag Barrel Select MTV Unplugged Season 7 is the perfect stage to feature India’s musical perfection. Having given the country some of the most magical raw renditions, Royal Stag Barrel Select MTV Unplugged is back with yet another mellifluous season, this time giving us an insight into the musical talents of musical maestros like Vishal Bhardwaj, Shankar Mahadevan, Farhan Akhtar, Papon, Monali Thakur and Armaan and Amal Malik. Serenading the audience with stripped back versions of songs from some of India’s biggest hitmakers, the greatest musical property will be entertaining its fans every Saturday at 8 PM only on MTV.
Love on the Run
It is believed that true love has the power to transcend every kind of obstacle. But what if your own family and society is the hindrance? What if your caste, class and religion is standing against your love? Will such kind of love stories triumph over all the social evils? Saluting the power of love, MTV has launched a new fiction series, Love On The Run which celebrates the paagalpanti and passion of young love that gives lovers the courage to stand by each other against all odds. Hosted by dancer turned actor Shantanu Maheshwari, this one-hour weekly fiction show airs every Sunday at 7 pm only on MTV.
Ucypher
As India progresses towards a digitally savvy generation, MTV - India’s biggest youth brand is all set to revolutionize the entertainment and gaming industry through the launch of India’s first ever E-sports league - U Cypher in January, 2018. The gamers will come together to be in combat across PC, Console and Mobile with three of the most popular games from around the world, including CS: GO, Dota 2, Tekken 2 and Real Cricket 17. It’s the ultimate battleground for all the gamers of the nation as it gives them the biggest platform to showcase their talent.