We Got Our MTV: Dire Straits And A European Television Milestone
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The debut of MTV Europe, on August 1, 1987, was six years to the day since MTV had launched in the US, and Dire Straits opened proceedings.
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We Got Our MTV: Dire Straits And A European Television Milestone
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We Got Our MTV: Dire Straits And A European Television Milestone