MTV (Music Television)
Launched	August 1, 1981
Owned by	MTV Networks (Viacom)
Sister channel(s)	VH1, MTV2, MTV Tr3s, Nickelodeon, Spike TV, others
Website	MTV.com
Availability
Satellite
DirecTV	Channel 331
Dish Network	Channel 160
Worldwide	See full list
Cable
Available on many cable systems	Check local listings for specific channels

MTV (Music Television) is an American cable television network based in New York City. Events 30 BC - Octavian (later known as Augustus enters Alexandria, Egypt, bringing it under the control of the Roman Year 1981 ( MCMLXXXI) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link displays the 1981 MTV Networks Company, also known as MTV Networks, is a division of Media conglomerate Viacom that oversees the operation of many TV network Viacom ( ( short for " Vi deo & A udio Com munications" is an American Media conglomerate with various worldwide interests VH1 (known as VH-1 Video Hits One from 1985 to 1994 and VH1 Music First until 2003) is an American Cable television MTV2 is a cable network that is widely available in the United States on Digital cable and Satellite television, and is progressively being MTV Tr3́s ( tres, Spanish and Portuguese for the number three) is an American cable, satellite and Nickelodeon (commonly referred to as Nick) is an American Cable television network owned by Viacom International, founded in 1977 as Pinwheel Spike (formerly called Spike TV) a division of MTV Networks, is an American cable network designed for an audience described This list of MTV channels includes every channel broadcast by MTV Networks or its partners or affiliates beginning with the original MTV (Music Television channel DirecTV (trademarked as "DIREC' TV' " is a Direct broadcast satellite (DBS service based in El Segundo California, USA, that was founded Not be confused with Indian Service Dish TV DISH Network is a Direct broadcast satellite (DBS service that provides Satellite television This list of MTV channels includes every channel broadcast by MTV Networks or its partners or affiliates beginning with the original MTV (Music Television channel This list of MTV channels includes every channel broadcast by MTV Networks or its partners or affiliates beginning with the original MTV (Music Television channel VH1 (known as VH-1 Video Hits One from 1985 to 1994 and VH1 Music First until 2003) is an American Cable television MTV2 is a cable network that is widely available in the United States on Digital cable and Satellite television, and is progressively being MTV Tr3́s ( tres, Spanish and Portuguese for the number three) is an American cable, satellite and MTV, the first and most popular Music Television channel in the U The MTV Video Music Awards were established in the end of the summer of 1984 by MTV to celebrate the top Music videos of the year The Real World is a Reality television program on MTV originally executive produced by Mary-Ellis Bunim and Jonathan Murray. This is a list of people who have been VJs on MTV, the Music video channel in the U The US Cable Television channel MTV ( Music Television) has been the subject of criticism for years Censorship on MTV has been the subject of debate for years MTV the first and most popular Music Television network in the U The United States of America —commonly referred to as the The media of New York City are internationally influential and include some of the most important newspapers largest publishing houses most prolific television studios and Launched on August 1, 1981, the original purpose of the channel was to play music videos. Events 30 BC - Octavian (later known as Augustus enters Alexandria, Egypt, bringing it under the control of the Roman Year 1981 ( MCMLXXXI) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link displays the 1981 A music video is a Short film or video that accompanies a complete piece of music most commonly a Song with lyrics ^[1] Today, MTV plays a limited selection of music videos but primarily broadcasts a variety of pop culture, youth culture, and reality television shows aimed at adolescents and young adults. Popular culture (or pop culture) is the Culture — patterns of human activity and the symbolic structures that give such activities significance and importance — A youth subculture is a Youth -based Subculture with distinct styles behaviours and interests Reality, in everyday usage means "the state of things as they actually exist" A television program (US television programme (UK or television show (U For other uses see Young adult. According to Erik Erikson 's stages of human development first enumerated in Childhood and Society (1950

Since its premiere, MTV has revolutionized the music industry. The music industry is the business of Music. Although it encompasses the activity of many music-related businesses and organizations it is currently dominated by the "big Slogans such as "I want my MTV" became embedded in public thought, the concept of the VJ (video jockey) was popularized, the idea of a dedicated video-based outlet for music was introduced, and both artists and fans found a central location for music events, news, and promotion. Video is the technology of electronically capturing, Recording, processing storing transmitting and reconstructing a sequence of Still images A musician is a person who plays or writes Music. Musicians can be classified by their roles in creating or performing music An instrumentalist plays a Fans in Little Italyjpg|thumb|right|Fans in Little Italy Manhattan celebrating the victory of the Italian association football team after the 2006 FIFA World Cup]][[Image Wm-oly-de-cr A concert is a live Performance, usually of Music, before an Audience. News is any new information or information on Current events which is presented by print, broadcast, Internet, or Word of mouth Promotion involves disseminating information about a product, Product line, Brand, or company MTV has also been referenced countless times by musicians, other TV channels and shows, films and books. A musician is a person who plays or writes Music. Musicians can be classified by their roles in creating or performing music An instrumentalist plays a The term television channel generally refers to either a Television station or its cable / satellite counterpart (both outlined below A television program (US television programme (UK or television show (U A Book is a set or collection of written printed illustrated or blank sheets made of Paper, Parchment, or other material usually fastened together

MTV has spawned a handful of sister channels in the U.S. and dozens of affiliated international channels around the world. This list of MTV channels includes every channel broadcast by MTV Networks or its partners or affiliates beginning with the original MTV (Music Television channel MTV's moral influence on young people, including examples of censorship and social activism on the channel, has been the subject of debate for years. Censorship is the suppression of speech or deletion of communicative material which may be considered objectionable harmful or sensitive as determined by a censor Activism, in a general sense can be described as intentional action to bring about social or political change MTV's choice to focus on non-music programming has also been contested relentlessly, demonstrating the channel's continued impact on popular culture. Popular culture (or pop culture) is the Culture — patterns of human activity and the symbolic structures that give such activities significance and importance —

The launch of MTV

Previous concepts

MTV's pre-history began in 1969, when Warner Cable (a division of Warner Communications, and an ancestor of WASEC, Warner Satellite Entertainment Company) launched the first two-way interactive cable TV system, Qube, in Columbus, Ohio. Warner-Amex Satellite Entertainment Company (WASEC was a Joint venture owned and operated by Warner Communications (whose share was overseen by Warner executive David Warner-Amex Satellite Entertainment Company (WASEC was a Joint venture owned and operated by Warner Communications (whose share was overseen by Warner executive David Columbus is the Capital and the largest city of the US state of Ohio.

The Qube system offered many specialized channels, including a children's channel called Pinwheel which would later become Nickelodeon. Nickelodeon (commonly referred to as Nick) is an American Cable television network owned by Viacom International, founded in 1977 as Pinwheel One of these specialized channels was Sight On Sound, a music channel that featured concert footage and music oriented TV programs; with the interactive Qube service, viewers could vote for their favorite songs and artists.

Robert Pittman had test driven the music format by producing and hosting a 15 minute show, Album Tracks, on WNBC, New York, in the late 1970s. Pittman's boss, WASEC COO John Lack, had shepherded a TV series called PopClips, created by former Monkee-turned solo artist Michael Nesmith, the latter of whom by the late 1970s was turning his attention to the music video format. Warner-Amex Satellite Entertainment Company (WASEC was a Joint venture owned and operated by Warner Communications (whose share was overseen by Warner executive David For the group's self-titled album see The Monkees (album. For the TV series see The Monkees (TV series. Robert Michael Nesmith (b December 30, 1942) in Harris County Texas, is an American musician songwriter Actor, producer ^[2]

In the book The Mason Williams FCC Rapport, author Mason Williams states that he pitched an idea to CBS for a TV show that featured "video-radio" where disc jockeys would play avant-garde art set to music on the air. Mason Douglas Williams (b August 24, 1938) is an American Guitarist and Composer, best known for his popular guitar instrumental CBS quashed the idea, but Williams premiered his own musical composition "Classical Gas" on the Smothers Brothers Comedy Hour, where he was head writer. " Classical Gas " is an Instrumental piece written by Mason Williams. The Smothers Brothers are an American music-and- Comedy team consisting of the brothers Tom ("Tommy" and Dick Smothers. The book in which this claim is made was first published in 1971, ten years before MTV first came on the air.

HBO also had a 30 minute program of music videos, called Video Jukebox, that first aired around the time of MTV's launch and would last until late 1986. Also around this time, HBO would occasionally play one or a few music videos between movies. SuperStation WTBS launched Night Tracks on June 3, 1983, with up to 14 hours of music video airplay each late night weekend by 1985. TBS is an American Cable television network that shows sports and a variety of programming with a focus on comedy Night Tracks is an American Television series which ran from 1983 to 1992 on SuperStation WTBS (later known as TBS Events 350 - Roman usurper Nepotianus, of the Constantinian dynasty, proclaims himself Roman Emperor, entering Year 1983 ( MCMLXXXIII) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays the 1983 Gregorian calendar) Its most noticeable difference was that black artists received airplay that MTV initially ignored. The term black people usually refers to a racial group of Humans with dark Skin color, but the term has also been used to categorise a number of diverse The program ran until the end of May 1992. Shortly thereafter, NBC launched its music video program called Friday Night Videos which was considered network television's answer to MTV. The National Broadcasting Company ( NBC) is an American Television network headquartered in the GE Building in New York City's Friday Night Videos was a Music video show broadcast on the American NBC television network from July 29, 1983 to It ran from 1983 to 2002.

A few markets also launched music-only channels; most notably Las Vegas' KVMY Channel 21, which debuted in the summer of 1984 as KRLR-TV Vusic 21. KVMY is a full-service Television station in Las Vegas Nevada, broadcasting locally in analog on UHF channel 21 and in digital on The first video played on that channel was Michael Jackson's Thriller.

Music Television debuts

The first images shown on MTV were a montage of the Apollo 11 moon landing. A moon landing is the arrival of an intact manned or unmanned Spacecraft on the surface of a Planet 's Natural satellite.

Further information: First music videos aired on MTV

On August 1, 1981, at 12:01 a. This is a list of the first music videos aired on MTV. These Music videos were played on MTV 's first day August 1, 1981. Events 30 BC - Octavian (later known as Augustus enters Alexandria, Egypt, bringing it under the control of the Roman Year 1981 ( MCMLXXXI) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link displays the 1981 m. , MTV: Music Television launched with the words "Ladies and gentlemen, rock and roll," spoken by original COO John Lack. Those words were immediately followed by the original MTV theme song, a crunching guitar riff written by Jonathan Elias and John Petersen, playing over a montage of the Apollo 11 moon landing. Jonathan Elias (born 1956 is an American Composer and Record producer, known for his movie soundtracks production for several pop and rock acts and his MTV producers Alan Goodman and Fred Seibert used this public domain footage as a conceit, associating MTV with the most famous moment in world television history. Fred Seibert (born September 15, 1951) is a television producer and an entertainment executive who has held The public domain is a range of abstract materials &ndash commonly referred to as Intellectual property &ndash which are not owned or controlled by anyone

Appropriately, the first music video shown on MTV was "Video Killed the Radio Star" by The Buggles. This is a list of the first music videos aired on MTV. These Music videos were played on MTV 's first day August 1, 1981. " Video Killed the Radio Star " is a song by the British New Wave group Buggles released in 1979 Buggles (the official version of the band name used on their albums singles and publicity material omits the definite article were a New Wave band formed in 1977 consisting The second video shown was Pat Benatar's "You Better Run". Pat Benatar (born Patricia Mae Andrzejewski on 10 January 1953) is an influential four-time Grammy Award -winning American Sporadically, the screen would go black when an employee at MTV inserted a tape into a VCR. PLEASE BEAR IN MIND THAT THIS IS A GENERAL ARTICLE ABOUT VCRs/VIDEOCASSETTE RECORDERS ^[3]

MTV's early days

Personalities and format

J. J. Jackson, one of the original five VJs at MTV's debut

Further information: List of MTV VJs

The early format of MTV was modeled after top 40 radio. John J Jackson Jr ( November 25, 1941 ? – March 17, 2004) was one of MTV This is a list of people who have been VJs on MTV, the Music video channel in the U The Top Forty or Top 40 is a music industry shorthand for the currently most-popular songs in a particular genre. Fresh-faced young men and women were hired to host the network's programming and to introduce videos that were being played. The term VJ (video jockey) was coined, a play on the acronym DJ (disc jockey). A disc jockey (also known as DJ or deejay) is a person who selects and plays recorded music for an audience Many VJs eventually became celebrities in their own right. The original five MTV VJs in 1981 were Nina Blackwood, Mark Goodman, Alan Hunter, J. J. Jackson and Martha Quinn. Nina Blackwood (born September 12, 1952, Springfield MA) is an American Disc jockey and Music journalist, who was the Mark Goodman (born October 11) is a Radio DJ, TV personality and Actor. Alan C Hunter (born February 14, 1957) was one of the original five video jockeys (VJ's on MTV from 1981 to 1987 (along with Nina Blackwood John J Jackson Jr ( November 25, 1941 ? – March 17, 2004) was one of MTV Martha Quinn (born May 11, 1959 in Albany New York) is best known as one of the original Video jockeys on MTV (along with In 2005, this group (except for J. J. Jackson, who died in 2004) became hosts on Sirius Satellite Radio. ^[4]

An early MTV station ID

The early music videos that made up the bulk of MTV's programming in the 1980s were often crude promotional or concert clips from whatever sources could be found. Station identification (sometimes called a sounder or stinger) is the practice of any type of Radio or Television station or network As the popularity of the network rose, and record companies recognized the potential of the medium as a tool to gain recognition and publicity, they began to create increasingly elaborate clips specifically for the network. Several noted film directors got their start creating music videos, including Spike Jonze, Michel Gondry, and David Fincher. A film director, or filmmaker, is a person who directs the making of a Film. Spike Jonze (born Adam Spiegel October 22, 1969) is an American director of Music videos and commercials and an Academy Michel Gondry, born May 8 1963 is a French Academy Award -winning Screenwriter, Film, commercial and Music video director David Leo Fincher (born August 28, 1962) is an American film and Music video director known for his dark and stylish portraits of

A large number of rock bands and performers of the 1980s were made popular by MTV. Such acts ranged from new wave bands as Information Society, The Police, Adam Ant, The Cars, Eurythmics^[5],Culture Club^[6],The Fixx, Split Enz, Ultravox and Duran Duran^[7] to hard rock or heavy metal bands^[8] like Van Halen^[9], RATT^[10], Def Leppard^[11], Prince, and Bon Jovi. New Wave is a Rock music genre that existed during the late 1970s and the 1980s Information Society (also known as InSoc) is a US band originally from Minneapolis, Minnesota, primarily consisting of Kurt The Police were a three-piece rock band consisting of Sting ( vocals, Bass guitar) Andy Summers ( Guitar, Adam Ant (born Stuart Leslie Goddard on 3 November 1954 is an English Musician, who gained popularity as the Lead singer of 1980s The Cars were an American rock band that emerged from the early New Wave music scene in the late 1970s Eurythmics (often incorrectly referred to as The Eurythmics) is a British Musical duo, formed in 1980 by Annie Lennox and Dave Culture Club were a Grammy Award -winning British pop group that formed in the early 1980s The Fixx are an English new wave band They are one of the few bands to have enjoyed significant success outside their country of origin notably in the Split Enz was a successful New Zealand band during the 1970s and early 1980s featuring Phil Judd and brothers Tim Finn and Neil Finn. Ultravox (formerly Ultravox!) were a British New Wave band that rose to prominence in the late 1970s/early 1980s Duran Duran are an English Pop rock band famous for a long series of popular singles, albums and vivid Music videos for which they've won two Hard rock (also referred to as heavy rock) is a variation of Rock music which has its earliest roots in mid-1960s garage and Psychedelic rock Van Halen is a Hard rock band formed in in 1972 They enjoyed success from the release of their self titled debut album in 1978 Ratt is an American Glam metal band that formed in San Diego and enjoyed significant commercial success in the 1980s Prince Rogers Nelson (born June 7 1958 in Minneapolis, Minnesota) is an American musician Bon Jovi is an American Hard rock band from Sayreville New Jersey. The network also rotated the videos of "Weird Al" Yankovic, who made a career out of parodying other artists' videos. Alfred Matthew "Weird Al" Yankovic (ˈjæŋkəvɪk born October 23 1959 is a Grammy Award winning American singer Musician, actor satirist ^[12]

Also, MTV played some classic rock acts from the 1980s and earlier decades including David Bowie, Journey, John Mellencamp, Billy Joel, Rolling Stones, Rod Stewart and ZZ Top and forgotten acts such as Michael Stanley Band, Shoes, Blotto and Will Powers. Classic rock was originally conceived as a Radio station programming format which evolved from the Album oriented rock (AOR format in the early-1980s David Bowie (ˈboʊiː born David Robert Jones on 8 January 1947 is an English Musician, actor producer, and arranger. Journey is an American rock band formed in San Francisco, California in 1973 John Mellencamp, previously known as John Cougar and then John Cougar Mellencamp, (born October 7, 1951, in Seymour Indiana) is a William Martin Joel (born May 9 1949 is an American Pianist and Singer-songwriter. Roderick "Rod" David Stewart, CBE (born 10 January 1945 is a Singer and Songwriter born and raised in London England and currently ZZ Top (ˌziːziːˈtɒp is an American rock band formed in late 1969 in Houston Texas. Michael Stanley (born March 25 1948 as Michael Stanley Gee in Cleveland Ohio) is an American Singer-songwriter, Musician Shoes is an American Power pop band formed in Zion Illinois, in 1974 by brothers John and Jeff Murphy and Gary Klebe and incorporating several Blotto was a rock band from Albany, New York which mixed music and humor Will Powers was the Stage name used by celebrity Photographer, Lynn Goldsmith, when she created a Self help comedy music Album The hard rock band Kiss publicly appeared without their trademark makeup for the first time on MTV in 1983. Kiss (also typeset as KISS) is an American rock band formed in New York City in December 1972

Madonna rose to fame on MTV in the 1980s. Madonna Louise Ciccone Ritchie (born August 16 1958 known as Madonna, is an American Madonna is one of the most successful video performers in MTV history, and to this day she uses MTV to market her music.

Michael Jackson

MTV put Michael Jackson's videos in heavy rotation throughout the 1980s and 1990s. Michael Joseph Jackson (born August 29 1958 is an American musician entertainer and businessman Before then, Jackson struggled to get MTV airing because he was black. ^[13] To change this, CBS Records President Walter Yetnikoff denounced MTV, saying "I'm pulling everything we have off the air" and "I'm not going to give you any more videos. Columbia Records is an American Record label founded in 1888 Columbia is the oldest surviving Brand name in pre-recorded sound being the first record company Walter Yetnikoff (Born 11 August 1933 Brooklyn New York is a former CBS Records/Sony Music executive famed for his flamboyant business style and for his penchant for living And I'm going to go public and fucking tell them about the fact you don’t want to play music by a black guy". ^[13] This harsh stance worked; MTV started showing "Billie Jean", forming a lengthy partnership with Jackson and helping other black music artists. " Billie Jean " is a 1983 hit single from Michael Jackson 's Thriller album ^[14]

According to The Austin Chronicle, Jackson's video for the song "Billie Jean" was "the video that broke the color barrier, even though the channel itself was responsible for erecting that barrier in the first place. The Austin Chronicle is an Alternative weekly, Tabloid -style Newspaper published every Thursday in Austin Texas, United " Billie Jean " is a 1983 hit single from Michael Jackson 's Thriller album "^[15] When the 14-minute-long "Thriller" video aired in December 1983, MTV ran it up to twice an hour to meet demand. MTV, a struggling cable channel, became huge. Jackson's videos were credited to this success^[16] and MTV's focus switched from rock to pop and R&B. Rock music is a genre of Popular music often though not necessarily employing Electric guitar, Bass guitar, and Drums. ^[17] This helped other black artists such as Prince and Whitney Houston break into heavy rotation during the same time. Prince, from the Latin root Princeps, is a general term for a Monarch, for a member of a monarch's or former monarch's family and is a Whitney Elizabeth Houston' (born August 9 1963 is an American Singer-songwriter, Actress, Film producer, Arranger and former

Award shows

Further information: List of MTV award shows

In 1984 the network produced its first MTV Video Music Awards show, or VMAs. MTV, the first and most popular Music Television network in the U The MTV Video Music Awards were established in the end of the summer of 1984 by MTV to celebrate the top Music videos of the year Perceived by some as a fit of self-indulgence by a fledgling network at the time, the VMAs developed into a music-industry showcase marketed as a more relevant youth-targeted antidote to the Grammy awards. The Grammy Awards (originally called the Gramophone Awards)—or Grammys —are presented annually by the National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences The first award show, in 1984, was punctuated by a live performance by Madonna of "Like A Virgin. Madonna Louise Ciccone Ritchie (born August 16 1958 known as Madonna, is an American " Like a Virgin " is the first single by American singer-songwriter Madonna from the album of the same name and was released on November " In 1992, the channel would add the MTV Movie Awards with similar success. The MTV Movie Awards is a film awards show presented annually on MTV ( Music Television)

MTV also created an award show for Europe after the success of the VMAs. The MTV Europe Music Awards, or the EMAs, were created in 1994, ten years after the debut of the VMAs. The MTV Europe Music Awards were established in 1994 by MTV Europe to celebrate the most popular Music videos in Europe The EMAs are not shown live in the United States. A condensed, edited version of the broadcast is usually shown on MTV about two weeks after the original airing in Europe, and then the full version is shown on MTV's sister channel, MTV2. MTV2 is a cable network that is widely available in the United States on Digital cable and Satellite television, and is progressively being

MTV comes of age

Format evolution

Further information: List of programs broadcast by MTV

In 1985, Viacom bought Warner-Amex Satellite Entertainment, which owned MTV and Nickelodeon, renaming the company MTV Networks. MTV, the first and most popular Music Television channel in the U Within a few years, music videos were no longer the center-piece of the programming. Conventional 'TV shows' would soon replace VJ-format music video programming. Before 1987, MTV featured almost exclusively music videos, but as time passed they introduced a variety of other shows, including some that were originally intended for other channels.

MTV introduced 120 Minutes in 1986, a show that would feature low-rotation, alternative music videos for the next 17 years. Alternative rock (also called alternative music, alt-rock or simply alternative; known primarily in the UK as indie) is a genre of Another after hours show was added in 1987, Headbangers Ball. Headbangers Ball was a Television show about heavy metal and hardcore music airing on MTV2, MTV Australia, MTV This popular show featured heavy metal music and news regarding metal music. Before its abrupt cancellation in 1995, it featured several hosts, notably Riki Rachtman and Adam Curry. Riki Rachtman (born David Alan Rachtman on June 15, 1965) is an American TV and Radio personality Adam Clark Curry (born September 3 1964 in Washington DC) is a broadcasting and Internet personality well known for his stint from 1987 to 1994 as a Headbangers Ball remains an iconic identifier of heavy metal music. In 1988, MTV debuted Yo! MTV Raps, a hip-hop/rap formatted program. Yo! MTV Raps is a two-hour American Television Music video program which ran from August 1988 to August 1995 The program continued until August 1995. It was renamed to simply Yo! and played for one hour from 1995 until 1999.

Non-music video programming began in the late 1980s with the introduction of a music news show The Week in Rock, which was also the beginning of MTV's news division, MTV News. MTV News is the news division of MTV, the first and most popular Music Television network in the U Around this time, MTV also introduced a dance show Club MTV, a game show Remote Control, and music-based specials such as MTV Unplugged, an acoustic performance show. Club MTV was a half hour television show molded after American Bandstand that aired on MTV between the years 1987 and 1992 Remote Control is a TV Game show that ran on MTV for five seasons from 1987 until 1990. MTV Unplugged is a series showcasing popular musical artists playing Acoustic instruments It was produced by Viacom and was directed by Beth

These new shows would be just the beginning of new genres of shows to impact MTV. As the format of the network continued to evolve, more genres of shows began to appear. In the early 1990s, MTV debuted its first reality shows, The Real World and Road Rules. Reality television is a genre of Television programming which presents purportedly unscripted dramatic or humorous situations documents actual events and usually features ordinary The Real World is a Reality television program on MTV originally executive produced by Mary-Ellis Bunim and Jonathan Murray. For the general usage see Rules of the road Road Rules, MTV 's second reality show debuted on July 19, 1995

Animated shows

MTV Studios in Times Square

Further information: List of MTV shows: Animation

In a continuing bid to become a more diverse network, focusing on youth and culture, as well as music, MTV introduced animated shows to its line-up in the early 1990s. One Astor Plaza is a 745 ft (227 m) high Skyscraper in Times Square in Midtown Manhattan, New York City. Times Square is a major intersection in Manhattan, New York City at the junction of Broadway and Seventh Avenue and stretching from West MTV, the first and most popular Music Television channel in the U The animation showcase Liquid Television (originally a BBC import, later acquired and produced by MTV) was one of the networks first programs to focus on the medium. Liquid Television is an Emmy Award winning 1990s Animation showcase that appeared on MTV. In addition to airing original shows created specifically for MTV, the network also occasionally aired episodes of original cartoon series created by sister-station Nickelodeon (Nicktoons) in the early 1990s. Nickelodeon (commonly referred to as Nick) is an American Cable television network owned by Viacom International, founded in 1977 as Pinwheel Nicktoons are animated television programs airing on the children's television channel Nickelodeon and its many spin-offs MTV has a history of cartoons with mature themes, notably Beavis and Butthead, Æon Flux, Grimmy, Celebrity Deathmatch, and Daria. Beavis and Butt-head is an American Animated television series created by Mike Judge. Æon Flux (ˌiːɒn ˈflʌks is an Avant garde American Science fiction Animated television series that aired on MTV Celebrity Deathmatch is a Claymation Parody Television show that pits celebrities against each other in a Wrestling ring Daria is an American Although the channel has gone on to debut many other animated shows, few of MTV's other cartoon series have been renewed for additional seasons, regardless of their reception.

Variety of programming

By the second half of the 1990s, MTV's programming consisted primarily of non-music shows. In 1997, MTV was being heavily criticized for not playing as many music videos as it had in the past. In response, MTV created four shows that centered around music videos: MTV Live, Total Request, Say What?, and 12 Angry Viewers. MTV Live was a US television series that aired from 1997 to 1998 on MTV, featuring interviews with celebrity guests live musical performances news coverage and Total Request was a Music video request show on MTV in the United States. Say What? was a show on American MTV. It was created at a time when MTV was being heavily criticized for not playing as many music videos as it had in the past Also at this time, MTV introduced its new studios in Times Square. Times Square is a major intersection in Manhattan, New York City at the junction of Broadway and Seventh Avenue and stretching from West

A year later, in 1998, MTV merged Total Request and MTV Live into a live daily top ten countdown show, Total Request Live, which would become the channel's unofficial flagship program. flagship is the lead ship in a fleet of vessels a designation given on account of being either the largest fastest newest most heavily armed or for publicity purposes the most well In 1999, MTV shifted its focus to prank/comedic shows such as The Tom Green Show, Jackass, and Punk'd; and soap operas such as Undressed. The Tom Green Show is a North American television show which first aired in September 1994 on Rogers Television 22, a Community channel Jackass is an American Television series, originally shown on MTV from 2000 to 2002 featuring people performing various dangerous crude ridiculous Punk'd is an American Hidden camera Practical joke Television series on MTV, produced and hosted by Ashton Kutcher Undressed is a television series on MTV that was first broadcast in 1999.

The network also was selected to produce the halftime show for Super Bowl XXXV in Tampa, Florida, in which the bands NSYNC and Aerosmith performed. Super Bowl XXXV was an American football game played on January 28, 2001 at Raymond James Stadium in Tampa Florida to decide Aerosmith is an American Hard rock band sometimes referred to as "The Bad Boys from Boston " and "America's Greatest Rock and Roll Band" ^[18] On September 11, 2001, when the attacks on the World Trade Center occurred, MTV played a looped set of music videos, then (along with sister cable channel VH1) suspended all of its programming and went into a simulcast of then-sister network CBS' news coverage of the events until 11:00 pm that night. CBS Broadcasting Inc ( CBS) is an American radio and Television network. The network later joined a plethora of other broadcast media that took part in a Celebrity Telethon to benefit the 9/11 victims.

MTV in recent years

Steve Fiorilla's sculpture for the MTV logo "Guillotine. Steve Fiorilla (born January 12, 1961) is an American artist born in Paterson New Jersey, who lives and works in Buffalo New York. "

Reality shows

Further information: List of MTV shows: Reality series

In the early 2000s, MTV placed a stronger focus on reality shows, building on the success of The Real World and Road Rules in the 1990s. MTV, the first and most popular Music Television channel in the U Reality television is a genre of Television programming which presents purportedly unscripted dramatic or humorous situations documents actual events and usually features ordinary The Real World is a Reality television program on MTV originally executive produced by Mary-Ellis Bunim and Jonathan Murray. For the general usage see Rules of the road Road Rules, MTV 's second reality show debuted on July 19, 1995 MTV continued to play some music videos instead of relegating them exclusively to its sister channels, but around this time, the channel began to air music videos only in the early morning hours or in a condensed form on Total Request Live. This list of MTV channels includes every channel broadcast by MTV Networks or its partners or affiliates beginning with the original MTV (Music Television channel As a result of these programming changes over the next several years, Justin Timberlake challenged MTV to "play more damn videos" while giving an acceptance speech at the 2007 Video Music Awards. Justin Randall Timberlake (born January 31 1981 He has English ancestry although he has also claimed some American Indian ancestry probably through unconfirmed The 2007 MTV Video Music Awards, honoring the best Music videos from July 1, 2006 to June 30, 2007, took place September ^[19] MTV's Fear, created by Martin Kunert and Eric Manes, became the first 'scare' based reality show and the first reality show in which contestants filmed themselves. MTV's Fear was an MTV Reality show in 2000, that placed a group of 5 or more contestants in an allegedly haunted location and led them on Martin Kunert (Martin Stanislaw Kunert-Dziewanowski is a founding partner of Booya Studios and a feature film and television writer director and producer Eric Manes is a Writer and producer in the Film and Television industry The show ran for three seasons and spawned numerous imitations, such as Scare Tactics. For the 1990s comic book series published by DC Comics see Scare Tactics (comics Scare Tactics is a reality show on the

Christina, a contestant on the pilot episode of MTV's Fear. MTV's Fear was an MTV Reality show in 2000, that placed a group of 5 or more contestants in an allegedly haunted location and led them on

Some of the reality shows on the network also followed the lives of musicians. The Osbournes, a reality show based on the everyday life of former Black Sabbath frontman Ozzy Osbourne, his wife Sharon, and two of their children, Jack and Kelly, premiered on MTV in 2002. The Osbournes was an Emmy Award -winning American Reality television program broadcast by MTV in the U Black Sabbath are an John Michael "Ozzy" Osbourne (born December 3 1948) is a British singer Sharon Rachel Osbourne (née Levy, previously Arden; born 9 October 1952) is an English Music manager and promoter Jack Joseph Osbourne (born 8 November 1985 is an English Television personality, known as the son of musician Ozzy Osbourne and music manager Sharon Kelly Michelle Lee Osbourne (born October 27, 1984) is an English Television personality, Singer, award winning actress The show went on to become one of the network's biggest-ever success stories and was also recognized for the heavy use of bleeped profanity by the Osbourne family members. ^[20] It also kick-started a musical career for Kelly Osbourne^[21], while Sharon Osbourne went on to host her own self-titled talk show on U. Kelly Michelle Lee Osbourne (born October 27, 1984) is an English Television personality, Singer, award winning actress Sharon Rachel Osbourne (née Levy, previously Arden; born 9 October 1952) is an English Music manager and promoter The Sharon Osbourne Show refers to either of two TV chat shows hosted by Sharon Osbourne &ndash the original US version or the more recent UK ( ITV S. television. ^[22] Ozzy Osbourne announced that production for his show would cease in November 2004. ^[23] Another such show was Newlyweds: Nick and Jessica, another popular reality TV show that follows the lives of pop singers Jessica Simpson and Nick Lachey, a music celebrity couple, began airing. Newlyweds Nick and Jessica (often written Newlyweds Nick & Jessica) was a Reality television show that was produced and aired by MTV Jessica Ann Simpson (born July 10 1980 is an American pop Singer and actress who rose to fame in the late 1990s Nicholas Scott Lachey (ləˈʃeɪ phonetically "la-SHAY" (born November 9 1973 is an American pop Singer and Actor who rose to It ran for four seasons and ended in early 2005 and they later divorced. The success of Newlyweds was followed in June 2004 by The Ashlee Simpson Show, which documented the beginnings of the music career of Ashlee Simpson, Jessica Simpson's younger sister. The Ashlee Simpson Show is a Television reality show about the life of Ashlee Simpson. In the fall of 2004, Ozzy Osbourne's reality show Battle for Ozzfest aired; the show hosted competitions between bands vying to play in Ozzfest, a yearly heavy metal music tour hosted by Osbourne. Battle for Ozzfest was a reality TV show aired during autumn of 2004 on MTV, where 8 bands 'battle' it out in a series of challenges to win a spot on the stage of the metal

In 2007, MTV aired the reality show A Shot at Love with Tila Tequila, chronicling MySpace sensation Tila Tequila's journey to find a companion. For the second season see A Shot at Love II with Tila Tequila A Shot at Love with Tila Tequila is an American Reality television MySpace is a popular social networking Website offering an interactive user-submitted network of friends personal profiles blogs groups photos music and Tila Nguyen (legal name Thien Thanh Thi Nguyen, born October 24 1981 better known by her Stage name Tila Tequila, is an American Her bisexuality played into the series—both male and female contestants were vying for love—and was the subject of criticism. ^[24] It was the second-most popular show at that time, behind The Hills. ^[25] A spin-off series from Shot of Love, That's Amoré!, followed a similar pursuit from previous Shot at Love contestant Domenico Nesci. MTV will also welcome Paris Hilton to their lineup in October 2008 with the launch of her new reality series My New BFF. 2008 ( MMVIII) is the current year in accordance with the Gregorian calendar, a Leap year that started on Tuesday of the Common ^[26]

Super Bowl controversy

Main article: Super Bowl XXXVIII halftime show controversy

MTV also produced the halftime show for Super Bowl XXXVIII in 2004, with performances by such artists as Nelly, Diddy, Janet Jackson, and Justin Timberlake. Super Bowl XXXVIII, which was broadcast live on February 1, 2004 from Houston Texas on the CBS television network in the Super Bowl XXXVIII was an American football game played on February 1, 2004 at Reliant Stadium in Houston Texas to decide the Cornell Haynes Jr (born November 2 1974 Highly successful Nelly has sold over 20 million records in the United States Sean John Combs (born November 4 1969 known by his Stage names Puff Daddy, P Janet Damita Jo Jackson (born May 16 1966 is an American recording artist and entertainer Justin Randall Timberlake (born January 31 1981 He has English ancestry although he has also claimed some American Indian ancestry probably through unconfirmed CBS, then-owners of MTV, aired the Super Bowl as well as the halftime show live on February 1, 2004. CBS Broadcasting Inc ( CBS) is an American radio and Television network. Events 1327 - Teenaged Edward III is crowned King of England, but the country is ruled by his mother Queen "MMIV" redirects here For the Modest Mouse album see " Baron von Bullshit Rides Again " However, the show became controversial after Timberlake tore off part of Jackson's outfit while performing his hit song "Rock Your Body" with her, revealing her right nipple. " Rock Your Body " is the third single from Justin Timberlake 's solo debut album Justified. In its most general form a nipple is a Structure from which a fluid emanates All involved parties apologized for the incident, and Timberlake referred to the incident as a "wardrobe malfunction". Super Bowl XXXVIII, which was broadcast live on February 1, 2004 from Houston Texas on the CBS television network in the Michael Powell, then-chairman of the Federal Communications Commission, ordered an investigation of the show the day after its broadcast. Michael Kevin Powell (born March 23, 1963) is an American Republican Politician. ^[27] In September 2004, the FCC ruled that the halftime show was indecent and fined CBS $550,000. ^[28] The FCC upheld its decision in early 2006. ^[29]

In the weeks following the controversial halftime show, MTV censored much of its programming. Several music videos, including "This Love" by Maroon 5 and "I Miss You" by blink-182, were edited for sexual content. Maroon 5 is a Grammy Award -winning American Pop rock band Formed with only two members at the French Woods Festival of the Performing Arts and expanded Blink-182 was an American Pop ^[30] Exactly one year after the halftime show, the Parents Television Council released a research report documenting sex, violence, and profanity it perceived on MTV's spring break programming from March 2004. The Parents Television Council (PTC is a US -based nonprofit organization founded by conservative activist L Jeanette Kedas, an MTV network executive, called the PTC report "unfair and inaccurate" and "underestimating young people's intellect and level of sophistication", while L. Brent Bozell III, then-president of the PTC, stated that "[t]he incessant sleaze on MTV presents the most compelling case yet for consumer cable choice", referring to the practice of cable and satellite companies to allow consumers to pick and choose the channels for which they pay. Leo Brent Bozell III (born July 14, 1955 in Washington DC) is the founder and president of the Media Research Center, the Conservative ^[31]

Anniversaries

On August 1, 2006, MTV celebrated its 25th anniversary. Events 30 BC - Octavian (later known as Augustus enters Alexandria, Egypt, bringing it under the control of the Roman Year 2006 ( MMVI) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. On their web site, MTV. com, visitors could watch the very first hour of MTV, including airing the original promos and commercials from Mountain Dew, Atari, Chewels gum, and Jovan. Mountain Dew is a popular drink distributed and manufactured by PepsiCo. Atari is a corporate and brand name owned by several entities since its inception in 1972. Chewels is a defunct brand of Chewing gum A commercial for Chewels gum was one of the first advertisements on MTV when the network first went on the air Videos were also shown from The Buggles, Pat Benatar, Rod Stewart, and more. Buggles (the official version of the band name used on their albums singles and publicity material omits the definite article were a New Wave band formed in 1977 consisting Pat Benatar (born Patricia Mae Andrzejewski on 10 January 1953) is an influential four-time Grammy Award -winning American Roderick "Rod" David Stewart, CBE (born 10 January 1945 is a Singer and Songwriter born and raised in London England and currently The introduction of the first five VJs was also shown.

Additionally, MTV. com put together a "yearbook" consisting of the greatest videos of each year from 1981-2006. Along with that, music. mtv. com offered a special online viewing of the top music video of each year since 1981. MTV itself only mentioned the anniversary once on TRL. The main highlight of the day on the channel was The Real World. The Real World is a Reality television program on MTV originally executive produced by Mary-Ellis Bunim and Jonathan Murray.

Current trends

Further information: List of programs broadcast by MTV

In 2005 and 2006, MTV continued its focus on reality shows, with the debuts of popular shows such as 8th & Ocean, Laguna Beach: The Real Orange County, NEXT, Two-A-Days, My Super Sweet 16, and Parental Control. MTV, the first and most popular Music Television channel in the U 8th & Ocean was a reality TV show that premiered on MTV on March 7, 2006. Laguna Beach The Real Orange County (often referred to as Laguna Beach) was an MTV reality show documenting the lives of Next is a Dating Television show produced by Kallissa Productions airing on MTV Two-A-Days was a show on the United States Cable television channel MTV. For the 2007 Movie see Super Sweet 16 The Movie My Super Sweet 16 is an MTV reality series documenting the Parental Control is a television program produced by MTV The two directors Brendon Carter and Bruce Klassen have also created other MTV shows In addition, in recent times, the channel has re-aired other programs from Viacom-owned TV networks, such as BET's College Hill and VH1 programs I Love New York and Flavor of Love. Viacom ( ( short for " Vi deo & A udio Com munications" is an American Media conglomerate with various worldwide interests VH1 (known as VH-1 Video Hits One from 1985 to 1994 and VH1 Music First until 2003) is an American Cable television The Logo for the I Love New York Advertising many campaigns is a Rebus created by Milton Glaser consisting of the capital letter Flavor of Love is an American Reality television Dating game show starring Flavor Flav of the rap group Public Enemy. ^[32] Other programs from non-Viacom networks include reruns of the shows Fastlane (from FOX)^[33], Life As We Know It (from ABC)^[34] and CW programs America's Next Top Model, Beauty and the Geek^[35], and Hidden Palms. Fastlane is an American action / crime drama series that was broadcast on FOX from 2002 to 2003 Life As We Know It is an American television Drama on the ABC network during the 2004-2005 season The American Broadcasting Company ( ABC) is an American Television network. America's Next Top Model (often shortened to Top Model or abbreviated as ANTM) is a Reality television show in which a number of women compete Beauty and the Geek is a Reality television series on The CW. Hidden Palms was a short-lived American Teen drama Television series that ran from May 30, 2007, until July 4

MTV has also begun showing movies targeted toward the teen/young adult demographic on Friday evenings, including My Boss's Daughter, Shaun of the Dead, and Napoleon Dynamite. My Boss's Daughter is a 2003 Romantic comedy Film. In the movie character Tom Stansfield ( Ashton Kutcher) is a researcher at a publishing Shaun of the Dead is a 2004 British Zombie -themed Comedy (or " rom zom com " as it dubs itself film Napoleon Dynamite is a 2004 independent Film co-written and directed by Jared Hess and Jerusha Hess and stars Jon Heder The channel has also broadcast several of its own productions of its film-producing division MTV Films, such as 8 Mile^[36], Crossroads, Jackass: The Movie^[37], and Super Sweet 16: The Movie. MTV Films is the Motion picture production arm of cable channel MTV. 8 Mile is a 2002 American Drama film, directed by Curtis Hanson and starring Eminem, Kim Basinger, Crossroads is a 2002 movie directed by Tamra Davis. It stars pop superstar Britney Spears in her first major movie role Jackass The Movie, is an American film directed by Jeff Tremaine and was released on October 25, 2002 with the tagline "Do not attempt Super Sweet 16 The Movie is an MTV Television film, based on the series My Super Sweet 16.

Today, MTV's main source of music video programming is still Total Request Live, airing four times per week, featuring short clips of music videos along with VJs and daily guests. A hip-hop music video show, Sucker Free, also airs sporadically. Hip hop is a cultural movement which developed in New York City in the 1970s primarily among African Americans and Latinos. Throughout each day, MTV shows excerpts from music videos, usually the hook, in split screen format during the closing credits, along with the web address of the MTV web site to encourage the viewer to watch the complete video online. A music video is a Short film or video that accompanies a complete piece of music most commonly a Song with lyrics A hook is a Musical idea, often a short Riff, passage or phrase, that is used in popular music to make a Song appealing and to "catch the Closing credits, inside a Motion picture or Television program come at the end of a movie or show and list all the cast and crew involved in the production On most days, music video rotation continues in the early morning hours. For the past 2 weeks MTV hasn't aired music videos in the early morning hours and airs re-runs of its various reality shows. ^[32]

Social activism

MTV Choose or Lose logo

MTV has a long history of promoting social, political, and environmental activism in young people. Activism, in a general sense can be described as intentional action to bring about social or political change

In 1992, MTV started a pro-democracy campaign called Choose or Lose, to encourage up to 20 million people to register to vote, and hosted a town hall forum for Bill Clinton. William Jefferson "Bill" Clinton (born William Jefferson Blythe III, August 19 1946 served as the forty-second President of the United States ^[38] In the 1990s and early 2000s, MTV promoted annual campaigns known as Fight For Your Rights, with the slogan "Speak Out/Stand Up Against Violence", to bring forth awareness on America's crime, drugs and violence issues.

On April 6, 2001, MTV voluntarily ceased regular programming for 24 hours as part of the year's hate crimes awareness campaign. Events 46 BC - Julius Caesar defeats Caecilius Metellus Scipio and Marcus Porcius Cato in the Battle of Thapsus Year 2001 ( MMI) was a Common year starting on Monday according to the Gregorian calendar. Hate crimes (also known as bias motivated crimes) occur when a perpetrator targets a victim because of his or her membership in a certain Social group, usually defined On that night, MTV aired a made-for-TV movie Anatomy of a Hate Crime, based on a true story of the 1998 murder of 21-year old Matthew Shepard, a gay college student. Matthew Wayne Shepard (December 1 1976 – October 12 1998 was a gay American student at the University of Wyoming who was murdered near Laramie After the film and a discussion, MTV went dark and showed names of hate crime victims.

MTV also aired a documentary covering a trip by the musical group Sum 41 to the Democratic Republic of Congo, documenting the conflict there. Sum 41 (sometimes referred to as The Sums) is a Canadian Pop punk band from Ajax Ontario. The Democratic Republic of the Congo (République démocratique du Congo often referred to as DR Congo, DRC or RDC, and formerly known or referred to The group ended up being caught in the midst of an attack outside of the hotel and were subsequently flown out of the country. ^[39]

In recent years, other politically diverse programs on MTV have included True Life, which documents people's lives and problems, and MTV News specials, which center on very current events in both the music industry and the world. True Life is a documentary series running on MTV since 1998 Each episode follows a particular topic such as heroin addiction in the first episode "Fatal Dose" MTV News is the news division of MTV, the first and most popular Music Television network in the U One special show covered the 2004 U. S. Presidential election, airing programs focused on the issues and opinions of young people, including a program where viewers could ask questions of Senator John Kerry. The United States Senate is the Upper house of the bicameral United States Congress, the Lower house being the House of Representatives } John Forbes Kerry (born December 11 1943 is an American Politician who is currently serving his fourth term as the junior United States Senator ^[40] MTV worked with P. Diddy's "Vote or Die" campaign, designed to encourage young people to vote. Sean John Combs (born November 4 1969 known by his Stage names Puff Daddy, P Citizen Change is a political service group founded by music mogul P ^[41]

MTV's most recent activism campaign is think MTV, which discusses current political issues such as same-sex marriage, U. Same-sex marriage (also referred to as gay marriage) is a term for a legally or Socially recognized Marriage between two people of the same S. elections, and war in other countries. An election is a Decision-making process by which a population chooses an individual to hold formal office The slogan of the program is "Reflect. A slogan is a memorable Motto or Phrase used in a Political, commercial, Religious and other context as a repetitive expression of Decide. Do. " As part of think MTV, the channel also airs a series of pro-conservation ads called Break The Addiction, as a way of encouraging their viewers to find ways to use less fossil fuels and energy. Fossil fuels or mineral fuels are fossil source Fuels that is Hydrocarbons found within the top layer of the Earth’s crust.

Criticism and censorship

Criticism of MTV

Main article: Criticism of MTV

As early as 1984, because of its visibility as a promotional tool for the recording industry, MTV was accused of devaluing the importance of music in the music industry, replacing it with a purely visual aesthetic, and putting equally popular but less image-centric or single-based acts at a distinct disadvantage. The US Cable Television channel MTV ( Music Television) has been the subject of criticism for years The record industry is the part of the Music industry that sells Sound recordings of Music. The music industry is the business of Music. Although it encompasses the activity of many music-related businesses and organizations it is currently dominated by the "big Since then, MTV has been criticized over the years by various groups about programming choices, social issues, and a perceived negative moral influence on young people. ^[42]

Censorship on MTV

Main article: Censorship on MTV

On the other side of the moral influence debate, MTV has also come under criticism for being too politically correct and sensitive, censoring too much of their programming. Censorship on MTV has been the subject of debate for years MTV the first and most popular Music Television network in the U Political correctness (adjectivally politically correct; both forms commonly abbreviated to PC) is a term applied to Language, ideas policies or behavior Censorship is the suppression of speech or deletion of communicative material which may be considered objectionable harmful or sensitive as determined by a censor Many of MTV's shows were altered or removed from the channel's schedule. Additionally, many music videos aired on the channel were censored, moved to late-night rotation, or banned entirely from the channel.

Some promos for the show The Real World have been uncensored showing cast member Jen from the Denver season flipping someone off, and cast member Trisha from the Sydney season saying the "f" word. The Real World is a Reality television program on MTV originally executive produced by Mary-Ellis Bunim and Jonathan Murray.

Beyond MTV

Sister channels in the U. S.

Further information: List of MTV channels

MTV operates a group of channels under the name MTV Networks, a division of its corporate parent, Viacom. This list of MTV channels includes every channel broadcast by MTV Networks or its partners or affiliates beginning with the original MTV (Music Television channel MTV Networks Company, also known as MTV Networks, is a division of Media conglomerate Viacom that oversees the operation of many TV network Viacom ( ( short for " Vi deo & A udio Com munications" is an American Media conglomerate with various worldwide interests In 1985, MTV saw the introduction of its first true sister channel, VH1, which was originally an acronym for "Video Hits One" and was designed to play adult contemporary music videos. VH1 (known as VH-1 Video Hits One from 1985 to 1994 and VH1 Music First until 2003) is an American Cable television Adult contemporary music, frequently abbreviated AC, refers to styles of popular music that ranges from "lush Sixties pop often vocal -based and rooted in Today, VH1 is aimed at celebrity and popular culture programming. Another sister channel, CMT, targets the country music and southern culture market. Country Music Television, or CMT as it is usually called is an American Country music -oriented Cable television network Country music is a blend of popular musical forms originally found in the Southern United States and the Appalachian Mountains. The Culture of the Southern United States or Southern Culture is a Subculture of the United States that has resulted from the blending of a heavy amount

The advent of satellite television and digital cable brought MTV greater channel diversity, including its current sister channels MTV2 and MTV Tr3s, which initially played music videos exclusively but now focus on other programming. Satellite television is Television delivered by the means of Communications satellites as compared to conventional Terrestrial television and Cable Digital cable is a type of Cable television distribution using Digital Video compression. MTV2 is a cable network that is widely available in the United States on Digital cable and Satellite television, and is progressively being MTV Tr3́s ( tres, Spanish and Portuguese for the number three) is an American cable, satellite and Music videos still occupy most of the schedule on two additional channels, MTV Hits and MTV Jams. MTV Hits is an American Music video channel that debuted on May 1, 2002. MTV Jams is a Viacom -owned American hip-hop / urban Music video channel that debuted on May 1, 2002, replacing MTV also broadcasts mtvU, a college-oriented channel on campus at various universities. mtvU (formerly College Television Network or CTN) is a division of MTV Networks which broadcasts a 24-hour television channel that is available on more College ( Latin collegium) is a term most often used today to denote an Educational Institution. A university is an institution of Higher education and Research, which grants Academic degrees in a variety of subjects

Recently, MTV Networks launched MHD (Music: High Definition), a high definition channel that features programming from all three of the major music-themed channels owned by MTV Networks: MTV, VH1, and CMT. High-definition television (HDTV is a Digital television Broadcasting system with higher resolution than traditional television systems (standard-definition

In 2005 and 2006, MTV launched a series of channels for Asian Americans. Asian Americans are Americans of Asian ancestry. They include sub-ethnic groups such as Chinese Americans Filipino Americans Indian The first channel was MTV Desi, launched in July 2005, dedicated toward South-Asian Americans. MTV Desi was a spin-off network from MTV that targeted Desis (people of South Asian origin as the name implies Next was MTV Chi, in December 2005, which catered to Chinese Americans. MTV Chi was a spin-off network from MTV that was targeted at Chinese Americans The network features various styles of music such as Mando pop, Canto The third was MTV K, launched in June 2006 and targeted toward Korean Americans. MTV K was a channel dedicated to Korean Americans that showcased the best of Korean culture while providing a platform for Korean American talent Each of these channels featured music videos and shows from MTV's international affiliates as well as original U. S. programming, promos, and packaging. All three of these channels ceased broadcasting on April 30, 2007. Events 313 - Roman emperor Licinius unifies the entire Eastern Roman Empire under his rule Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century.

The Internet

MTV. com, the official website of MTV, expands on the channel's broadcasts by bringing additional content to its viewers. The site's notable features include an online version of MTV News, podcasts, and a video streaming service supported by commercials. There are also movie features, profiles and interviews with recording artists and even clips from MTV television programs. In 2006, MTV. com went through a massive change, transforming the entire site into a video-based entity, in the style of the former MTV Overdrive service. In 2007, MTV. com reverted to a traditional HTML-based web site design. HTML, an initialism of HyperText Markup Language, is the predominant Markup language for Web pages It provides a means to describe the structure

MTV around the world

Further information: List of MTV channels

MTV (UK) operates 16 channels solely in the United Kingdom. This list of MTV channels includes every channel broadcast by MTV Networks or its partners or affiliates beginning with the original MTV (Music Television channel MTV One is part of MTV Networks Europe. The channel is broadcast in the United Kingdom and the Republic of Ireland. The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, commonly known as the United Kingdom, the UK or Britain,is a Sovereign state located MTV Networks and Viacom have launched numerous native-language MTV-branded music channels to countries worldwide. MTV Networks Company, also known as MTV Networks, is a division of Media conglomerate Viacom that oversees the operation of many TV network Viacom ( ( short for " Vi deo & A udio Com munications" is an American Media conglomerate with various worldwide interests These channels include, but are not limited to, MTV Greece, MTV Canada, MTV Ireland, MTV Russia, MTV Spain, MTV Austria, MTV France, MTV Germany, MTV Europe, MTV Portugal, MTV Adria, MTV Hungary, MTV Denmark, MTV Finland, MTV Italy, MTV Netherlands, MTV Norway, MTV Poland, MTV Arabia, MTV Romania, MTV Lithuania, MTV Latvia, MTV Estonia, MTV Sweden, MTV Asia, MTV Japan, MTV Indonesia, MTV China, MTV Korea, MTV Philippines, MTV Taiwan, MTV Turkey, MTV Pakistan, MTV India, MTV Latin America, MTV Brazil, MTV Australia, MTV New Zealand, MTV Ukraine, and MTV Base in Africa. MTV Greece is the Greek subsidiary of MTV, launched on September 1, 2008. MTV is a Canadian English language Cable television Specialty channel devoted to talk lifestyle and documentary programming MTV One is part of MTV Networks Europe. The channel is broadcast in the United Kingdom and the Republic of Ireland. MTV Russia is a Russian language Free-to-air service seen in 22 million households in Moscow, St MTV España (MTV Spain Launched in September 2000 is the local MTV network in Spain. MTV Austria, is a localised version of MTV Germany for the Austrian market MTV France (also known as MTVF is the French speaking version of MTV MTV Central, also regularly called MTV Germany, is a regional version of MTV for the German[[German speaking Europe|-speaking areas of]] Central MTV Europe launched on 1 August 1987 under a co-operative agreement by Viacom and British Telecom PLC until 1991 when Viacom took over full ownership MTV Portugal is the localized version of MTV Europe for Portugal. MTV Adria, based in Ljubljana, Slovenia, is an MTV Networks Europe subsidiary of MTV, broadcasting to the countries of the former Yugoslavia MTV Denmark or MTV Danmark is a television channel broadcasting to Denmark and the Faroe Islands market MTV Finland is a Finnish version of MTV. The channel is similar to its counterparts in Scandinavia MTV Italia, the Italian branch of MTV, is a national channel in Italy. MTV Norge is a Norwegian 24/7 music channel The channel plays 25% Norwegian music MTV Polska is the Polish version of the international music channel MTV. MTV Arabia is a music television channel It is the latest addition to the MTV network and is a joint venture between MTV Networks International and Arabian Television Network MTV România, the Romanian branch of MTV, is a national channel in Romania. MTV Sweden or MTV Sverige is a television channel broadcasting to the Swedish market MTV Southeast Asia is a 24-hour Music / Entertainment television network owned by MTV Networks Asia Pacific, a division of Viacom. MTV JAPAN ( Music Television Japan) is the Japanese version of the Cable television network based in Japan. MTV Philippines is a 24-hour music/entertainment television network owned by All Youth Channel Inc MTV (Music Television Türkiye is the Turkish subsidiary of MTV, officially launched on October 23, 2006. MTV (Music Television Pakistan is the Pakistani subsidiary of MTV, a cable television network headquartered in New York. MTV (Music Television India was launched in 1996 and is the Indian subsidiary of MTV Networks Asia Pacific, a cable television network headquartered MTV Latin America (also known as MTV Latinoamérica, MTV Latino or MTV Latin) is a Cable television specialty service aimed at residents MTV Brasil is the Brazilian version of MTV, owned by Abril the nation's largest magazine publisher (70% and by Viacom Networks Brasil the Brazilian MTV Australia is the Australian version of MTV Music Television, a channel specialising in music and youth culture programming MTV New Zealand is the New Zealand version of the music television channel MTV Ukraine (MTV Україна is a Ukrainian language music channel owned by MTV Networks Europe, a division of Viacom. MTV Base is a digital television channel which began in the United Kingdom, now with localised digital broadcast versions for South Africa and France. Also an International version of MTV known as MTV International was shown on the Internet. MTV International aka ( Music Television International) and MTVI was the International Version Of MTV

See also

• List of MTV channels
• List of programs broadcast by MTV
• List of MTV award shows
• List of MTV VJs
• Criticism of MTV
• Censorship on MTV
• MTV News
• MTV Networks
• First music videos aired on MTV
• MTV Generation
• MTV Buzz Bin
• MTV slogans on Wikiquote

References

External links

• MTV.com
• MTV International