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MTV
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MTV is an American cable and satellite television channel owned by Viacom Media Networks and headquartered in New York City. Launched on August 1,1981, the originally aired music videos as guided by television personalities known as video jockeys. In its early years, MTVs main target demographic was young adults and it has received criticism towards this change of focus, both by certain segments of its audience and musicians. MTVs influence on its audience, including issues involving censorship and social activism, has also been a subject of debate for several years, in recent years, MTV had struggled with the secular decline of music-related cable media. In April 2016, MTV announced it would start to return to its original music roots with the reintroduction of the classic MTV series MTV Unplugged. It was also reported that the series MTV Cribs would be making a return on Snapchat, MTV has spawned numerous sister channels in the US and affiliated channels internationally, some of which have gone independent. As of July 2015, approximately 92,188,000 US households have received MTV, several earlier concepts for music video-based television programming had been around since the early 1960s. The Beatles had used music videos to promote their records starting in the mid-1960s, CBS rejected the idea, but Williams premiered his own musical composition Classical Gas on the Smothers Brothers Comedy Hour, where he was head writer. The series featured clips from various popular artists, but was canceled by its distributor in 1971. The channel, which featured video disc jockeys, signed a deal with US Cable in 1978 to expand its audience from retail to cable television, the service was no longer active by the time MTV launched in 1981. The QUBE system offered many specialized channels, One of these specialized channels was Sight on Sound, a music channel that featured concert footage and music-oriented television programs. With the interactive QUBE service, viewers could vote for their favorite songs, the original programming format of MTV was created by media executive Robert W. Pittman, who later became president and chief executive officer of MTV Networks. Pittman had test-driven the music format by producing and hosting a 15-minute show, Album Tracks, the inspiration for PopClips came from a similar program on New Zealands TVNZ network named Radio with Pictures, which premiered in 1976. The concept itself had been in the works since 1966, when record companies began supplying the New Zealand Broadcasting Corporation with promotional music clips to play on the air at no charge. Few artists made the trip to New Zealand to appear live. A shortened version of the shuttle launch ID ran at the top of hour in various forms. The first music video shown on MTV was The Buggles Video Killed the Radio Star and this was followed by the video for Pat Benatars You Better Run. Sporadically, the screen would go black when an employee at MTV inserted a tape into a VCR, MTVs lower third graphics that appeared near the beginning and end of music videos would eventually use the recognizable Kabel typeface for about 25 years
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MTV2
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MTV2 is an American digital cable and satellite television channel owned by Viacom Global Entertainment Group, a unit of the Viacom Media Networks division of Viacom. The channel was initially broadcast over-the-air in selected markets, where the former all-request music channel known as The Box was broadcast, the channel launched initially as a constant, commercial-free music videos, once the original MTV had started to change its direction to reality television and serial documentaries. During the 2000s, the changed as well on MTV2, music video programming has been moved gradually away from MTV. In February 2015, approximately 79,416,000 American households received MTV2, MTV2 began broadcasting as simply M2 on August 1,1996 – MTVs 15th anniversary – with Becks Where Its At being the first video to air. Upon M2s launch, the new 24-hour music video proved to be as popular with viewers as MTV hoped. M2 also broadcast live over the internet during its early years, as digital cable expanded nationwide, MTV2 continued its own inexorable growth. During M2s first year, music videos were programmed to run on a 24-hour basis without repeating, leading to reports of marathon viewing sessions at college campuses across the country. However, once it became clear M2s market growth was being thwarted by the cable companies obstinance. The most obvious change—and the most upsetting to viewers—was the decision to end M2s popular 24-hour no repeat policy, predictably, this new format was as disappointing and frustrating to M2 fans as it was to the network itself. At its launch, M2 had three VJs, Jancee Dunn, Matt Pinfield and Kris Kosach, each of whom appeared on-screen 3-5 times per hour over the course of their individual 4-6 hour host segments. To many long-time MTV viewers, Pinfield was well known for hosting the seminal MTV show 120 Minutes, while Kosach, Pinfield eventually left to host other shows on MTV, while Kosach moved on to TechTV, Dunn, ever popular, remained at the channel through 2001. This unprecedented mandate gave programmers the freedom to showcase obscure and/or emerging artists, or connections between the videos themselves, e. g. the director, common themes, visual effects, etc. In addition, record companies asked to have new artists appear on the channel in taped segments with the VJs because M2 viewers were considered tastemakers and early-adopters. Even an act as huge as the Spice Girls made their first American TV appearance on M2, as did their video for Wannabe, which was a number-one hit worldwide. Starting on January 1,2000, in honor of the millennium, while a majority of videos were played, many were skipped over. The special ended in mid-April 2000, in 1997, Viacom, MTV and MTV2s parent company, bought out the independent, viewer-requested jukebox music video channel known as The Box. Starting on January 1,2001, all households that had received The Box began to receive MTV2 in its place, MTV2 also began adding television commercials to its broadcasts, beforehand, cable or satellite providers interrupted MTV2s feed to insert their own ads. MTV2 also began to separate the types of videos it played by genre, hip-hop and soul music was played for one hour every weekday at 10 a. m. and 10 p. m
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MTV Classic (U.S. TV network)
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MTV Classic is an American television network owned by Viacom Media Networks. It was originally launched in 1998 as VH1 Smooth, an adult contemporary and it was relaunched as VH1 Classic Rock in 1999, with an emphasis on classic rock. On August 1,2016, in honor of MTVs 35th anniversary, the channel was rebranded as MTV Classic, VH1 Smooth launched on August 1,1998 as a part of the Suite digital package, delaying the original launch date of July 31,1998. The channel focused on jazz, new age, and adult contemporary music. The first music video to play on the channel was a cover of Makin Whoopee by Branford Marsalis, the channel was quickly renamed VH1 Classic in 2000. The network originally played only videos but had a varied line-up of music-themed programs and they also rebroadcast programs first shown on the main VH1 channel, including Pop-Up Video and I Love the 80s. The re-branded network would also air encores of past MTV original series such as the 2011 Beavis and Butt-head revival and Laguna Beach, The Real Orange County. The networks re-launch took place at 6,00 a. m. ET with a rebroadcast of MTVs first hour on the air, several VH1 Classic programs were retained in the existing schedule, albeit in late night. Three days leading up to January 1,2017, MTV Classic aired 24-hour block Decade-a-thons consisting of videos from the 1980s leading up to the 2000s. On January 1,2017, MTV Classic unveiled a new automated all-video schedule, list of MTV channels MTV MTV2 MTV Live VH1 Official website
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MTV Tres
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MTV Tres is an American broadcast, digital cable and satellite television network owned by Viacom Global Entertainment Group, a division of the Viacom Media Networks subsidiary of Viacom. The channel is targeted toward bilingual Latinos and non-Latino Americans aged 12 to 34, the channel is currently headed by executive vice president and general manager Jose Tillan. As of August 2013, Tr3s is available to approximately 36 million pay television households in the United States, on August 1,1998, MTV Networks launched a 24-hour digital cable channel, MTV S. On October 1,2001, the channel was relaunched as MTV Español, focusing on music videos by Latin rock, in December 2005, Viacom acquired MásMúsica and ten of the networks affiliated stations. The sale was finalized in January 2006, MTV Tr3s unofficially launched on September 4,2006, when it became available on all cable and satellite providers that previously carried MTV Español. On September 25,2006, MTV Español and MásMúsica TeVe officially merged, the first program to air on the newly formed channel was the premiere of Mi TRL at 4,30 p. m. Eastern Time. In its beginnings, MTV Tr3ss programming schedule was significantly more repetitive than MTV Español was in its last days and these programs were repeated for most of the day, which greatly reduced the amount of freeform music videos played on the channel. As months passed, however, the became more varied and diverse. MTV Tres also ran short clips promoting the channel, which continue to air to this day, on July 12,2010, MTV Tres dropped the MTV name from its logo and name, officially rebranding as simply Tr3s. With the rebrand, the network expanded its programming to include additional acquired MTV programs, Tr3s broadcasts on an Eastern Time schedule and does not timeshift its programming for other U. S. time zones due to the lack of an additional feed for the Pacific Time Zone. As such, promos for Tr3s programs reference airtimes for both the Eastern and Pacific time zones, since 2014 Tr3s broadcasts music videos for at least 22 hours each day. Clasicos- Classic music videos Cafeina- Early morning music video mix Former Classic Co, – The program, which aired weekdays at 10,00 a. m. Eastern Time, featured a mix of videos from Latino artists of the 1980s and 1990s such as Selena, Ricky Martin, the title is most likely an English-language play on the Spanish term for classic, clásico, as the title might stand for Classic Company. The program was discontinued in early 2008, Los Hits – Based on MTVs Big Ten and Más Músicas Los Top 10, this program featured the most popular videos in rotation on MTV Tr3s. It was hosted by Carlos Santos or Denise Ramirez featuring interviews with popular artists, the program was discontinued in mid-2007. Tr3s or False – This program was a music video/text message-based game show that awarded viewers points, the program was discontinued in early 2009. Music My Guey – This program focuses on viewer requested music videos, Top 20 – Similar to Las 40 Principales from Más Música, this program is a countdown of the top 20 videos in rotation on the channel during the week. In late June 2008, the changed the shows format, most music videos are no longer played in their entirety
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MTV Live (TV network)
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MTV Live is an American digital cable and satellite television network that is owned by Viacom Global Entertainment Group, a unit of the Viacom Media Networks division of Viacom. In the winter of 2005, F. Stone Roberts, Agent Ogden, Colin Oberschmidt, Sonia Taylor, and George Oliphant took residence in Vail, Colorado to launch the channel. The team produced live concerts and a weekly music show, called Uncompressed. The channels original executive producer was Morgan Hertzan, who had worked with mtvU, olympic bump skier, pro football player, Jeremy Bloom was a guest VJ during the original run in Vail. Original concerts produced at Vail Resorts included James Blunt, Jamie Cullum, Yellowcard, Train, P. O. D, Hoobastank, Goo Goo Dolls, Gary Allan, The Fray, Death Cab For Cutie, and Mat Kearney. The network officially launched on January 16,2006 as Music, at its debut, the channel had limited distribution with Verizon FiOS being the only provider to carry MHD. Two months later, Cox Communications reached an agreement to carry the channel, which was added to Cox systems in New Orleans, Tulsa, Oklahoma City. Around the same time, Comcast started carrying the channel on its systems in Boston, charter Communications began carrying the channel on its St. Louis system on July 18,2006, adding the channel to its systems in the northern Midwest in early November of that year. Time Warner Cable began carrying the channel in regions in late December 2006. In 2007, Service Electric Cable Television began to carry the channel on its systems in northeastern, on October 4,2007, DirecTV began carrying the network nationwide. The channel changed its name to Palladia on September 1,2008, initially, Mitsubishi Electric Digital Televisions was the exclusive sponsor. Currently no other details outside of the notice, along with the addition of best of episodes of the PBS/KLRU music series Austin City Limits, have been revealed. Despite the rebranding, network officials made no change in focus towards any reality programming is planned. Specials formerly broadcast on MTV Live included the HD simulcasts of the MTV Europe Music Awards, MTV Video Music Awards, CMT Music Awards, as carriage of the MTV, CMT and VH1 HD simulcast networks expanded, these programs became exclusive to their parent channels HD broadcast streams. In addition to the programs listed below, MTV Live frequently broadcasts concert footage, best of Austin City Limits CMT Crossroads Epic. Awesome. Videos Front and Center Later. Official website Vail Daily Article USA Today Article
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MTVU
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MTVU is an American digital cable television network owned by the Viacom Global Entertainment Group, a unit of the Viacom Media Networks division of Viacom. Music videos played on the channel primarily consist of rock, pop punk. MTV Networks proposal for a channel targeting college students, tentatively called MTV University, CTN began as a venture that installed video jukeboxes on campuses. Seven months later, after CTN wound up in trouble and as National Lampoon had just acquired the defunct Burly Bear. In February 2008, MTV Networks discontinued VH1 Uno, a sparsely viewed Spanish language music video channel, according to its promotional materials, MTVU broadcasts exclusive content dedicated to aspects of college life, including music, news, and on-campus events. The channel was the first MTV network to all of its content online. MTVU shows include Deans List, the MTVU Awards, and MTVU Spring Break, MTVU plays a mix of music videos with an emphasis on emerging artists. Each hour, MTVU broadcasts news updates from ABC News, including international news, twice an hour, MTV News airs stories on subjects such as music downloading, and musical artists under promotion by MTVU. Additionally, MTVU airs several programs produced by and featuring college students. It has also started a networking site Meet or Delete. MTVU broadcasts its own semi-annual awards show, the mtvU Woodie Awards, the 2006 ceremony was also notable for the altercation of Elijah Wood and Scott from the music blog Stereogum with Jared Leto. The 2008 awards had a fan voting for the Best Music On Campus award. Winners at the 2008 Woodie Awards included Paramore and There for Tomorrow, winners at the 2009 Woodie Awards included Green Day, Kings of Leon, Matt & Kim, NeverShoutNever, Tech N9ne and Hotel of the Laughing Tree. Winners at the 2014 Woodie Awards include Beyoncé, Drake, Ed Sheeran, fall Out Boy will become the first inductees at Hall of Wood at the 2015 Woodie Awards. They had won the Streaming Woodie award for Grand Theft Autumn at the first ceremony in 2004, the online game Darfur is Dying was developed as part of an MTVU contest, and other Sudan genocide coverage won MTVU two Emmys, including the 2006 Governors Award. Its Half of Us initiative won a Peabody Award in 2007 for its research and dedication to fighting depression. MTVU also provides grants for student activists, giving away $1,000 a week to various student groups, MTVU currently co-sponsors the ecomagination Challenge with GE, which aims to empower college students to solve environmental problems on campuses. MTVU also sponsored the Film Your Issue competition, a designed to encourage college-age filmmakers to make short political pieces
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Censorship on MTV
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Censorship on MTV has been the subject of debate for years. MTV, the first and most popular television network in the U. S. has come under criticism for being too politically correct and sensitive. MTV altered or removed shows from the schedule and music videos were censored, moved to late-night rotation. MTV came under criticism for being too politically correct and sensitive when it came to censorship and this was most prevalent in the eventual decline of the hit show Jackass. The creators of Jackass often felt that MTVs producers did not let the show run its course due to the excessive restraints placed on the Jackass team. MTVs influence also affected its famous animated program, Beavis and Butt-head. In the wake of controversy followed a child burning down his house after allegedly watching the show. Also, Beavis tendency to flick a lighter and scream the word fire was removed from new episodes, and controversial scenes were removed from existing episodes before rebroadcast. Some of the edits were so extensive that when series creator Mike Judge compiled his Collection DVDs he found out some of those episodes may not even exist actually in their original form. The Parents Television Council has argued that much of the material on MTV is easily discernible because of the context in which it is presented. In the 1980s, parent-media watchdog groups such as the PMRC criticized MTV over certain music videos that were claimed to have explicit imagery of Satanism, MTV has developed a strict policy on refusal to air videos that may depict devil worship or anti-religious bigotry. This led MTV to ban the videos for Jesus Christ Pose by Soundgarden, usually, all racial slurs are censored on MTV music videos and programming. MTV has emphasized racial tolerance and diversity awareness for people of all races, MTV refused to air the music video Bombs by Faithless due to its anti-war message. Examples of such edits have included, In the song Beautiful Girls by Sean Kingston, in Michael Jacksons single They Dont Care About Us, MTV has replaced the words Jew me and kike me with do me and strike me in the line Jew me, sue me. Kick me, kike me, dont you black or white me, jackson argued that the song used the words to describe prejudice and that it was poor judgment to select Jewish people as explanatory words. This Love by Maroon 5 had the words coming and sinking muted out due to possible sexual connotations, to deal with criticism over risque content in certain videos, MTV moved certain videos to late-night rotation in censored format. Such videos included If I Could Turn Back Time by Cher, the song Étienne by Guesch Patti was moved to late-night rotation in MTV Europe in 1987 due to a striptease scene. In 2002, MTV2 showed this video in its special Most Controversial Videos, in 2002, only MTV2 would play the Public Enemy video Gotta Give the Peeps What They Need, because it contained free Mumia in the lyrics
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Viacom Media Networks
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Its sister international division is Viacom International Media Networks. The company was founded in 1984 after Warner Communications and American Express decided to divest the basic cable assets of Warner-Amex Satellite Entertainment, renaming it as MTV Networks, Warner-Amex had originally created and owned Nickelodeon, MTV, VH1 and The Movie Channel. Viacom acquired 66% of the company in 1985 and then acquired the remaining interest in 1986 and it was then folded into Viacom International Inc. a subsidiary of Viacom Inc. and is no longer a distinct legal entity. Viacom Media Networks family of brands is divided into three sections, based on the type of programming and audiences they serve. All networks are simulcasted in high definition aside from the music networks. The company also owns internet properties, such as MTV News, MTV International, the company ran a virtual world system, Virtual MTV in the late 2000s. It formerly owned Neopets, Atom Entertainment, and other web properties before shutting them down or selling them to companies in the 2000s and 2010s. Viacom had a division called MTV Games, which used to publish the Rock Band and Dance Central series by Harmonix Music Systems. MTV Networks opened another game division called 345 Games in New York City, the Rock Band series and the Dance Central series will be published by other publishers. The first game published by 345 Games was Ugly Americans, Apocalypsegaddeon based on the Comedy Central TV series, recently,345 Games has announced a video game based on the popular MMA franchise, Bellator Fighting Championships. Viacom International Media Networks is a division of Viacom International and its headquarters are based in New York, London, Warsaw and Buenos Aires. It consists of 64 localized MTV channels, MTV Live HD, VH1, Nickelodeon, TMF, VIVA, Comedy Central, Game One, Nitrome Limited, Shockwave, Addicting Games, Atom Films and Xfire. S. Including MTV, Comedy Central and Nickelodeon are experiencing falls in viewership unlike other US broadcasters, MTV, Comedy Central and Nickelodeon are of most concern to investors
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Music
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Music is an art form and cultural activity whose medium is sound organized in time. The common elements of music are pitch, rhythm, dynamics, different styles or types of music may emphasize, de-emphasize or omit some of these elements. The word derives from Greek μουσική, Ancient Greek and Indian philosophers defined music as tones ordered horizontally as melodies and vertically as harmonies. Common sayings such as the harmony of the spheres and it is music to my ears point to the notion that music is often ordered and pleasant to listen to. However, 20th-century composer John Cage thought that any sound can be music, saying, for example, There is no noise, the creation, performance, significance, and even the definition of music vary according to culture and social context. There are many types of music, including music, traditional music, art music, music written for religious ceremonies. For example, it can be hard to draw the line between some early 1980s hard rock and heavy metal, within the arts, music may be classified as a performing art, a fine art or as an auditory art. People may make music as a hobby, like a teen playing cello in a youth orchestra, the word derives from Greek μουσική. According to the Online Etymological Dictionary, the music is derived from mid-13c. Musike, from Old French musique and directly from Latin musica the art of music and this is derived from the. Greek mousike of the Muses, from fem. of mousikos pertaining to the Muses, from Mousa Muse. In classical Greece, any art in which the Muses presided, Music is composed and performed for many purposes, ranging from aesthetic pleasure, religious or ceremonial purposes, or as an entertainment product for the marketplace. With the advent of recording, records of popular songs. Some music lovers create mix tapes of their songs, which serve as a self-portrait. An environment consisting solely of what is most ardently loved, amateur musicians can compose or perform music for their own pleasure, and derive their income elsewhere. Professional musicians sometimes work as freelancers or session musicians, seeking contracts and engagements in a variety of settings, There are often many links between amateur and professional musicians. Beginning amateur musicians take lessons with professional musicians, in community settings, advanced amateur musicians perform with professional musicians in a variety of ensembles such as community concert bands and community orchestras. However, there are many cases where a live performance in front of an audience is also recorded and distributed. Live concert recordings are popular in classical music and in popular music forms such as rock, where illegally taped live concerts are prized by music lovers
