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Screen Grabbing: Forget The Second-Screen TV Experience, How About A Third?

Once upon a time it was uncommon for households to have more than one television. Those days are long gone. Now not only do we need several TVs but tablets and smartphones while watching, too. How many screens is too many? A new VH1, Spreecast union could yield an answer.READ»

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VH1 Programs Ads With Pop-Up Video Pyrotechnics

Telling music videos apart from commercials just got a little bit harder.READ»

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Soaps 2.0: MTV's New WatchWith App Enables Your "Jersey Shore" Addiction On A Second Screen

Today, MTV launched the WatchWith iPhone app, a service designed to drive network engagement through social sharing, photos and video, rewards, blog posts, and more. It's part of an aggressive push by the network to capture the "second screen experience," an industry term used to describe the smartphones and tablets people turn to alongside TV.READ»

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Peel Turns iPhones, iPads Into All-Knowing, Universal Super TV Remotes

How Peel cracked the code of navigating the gazillion-channel universe.READ»

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Vevo CEO on MTV, Jersey Shore, Google TV, Music Videos

Can music videos drive an entire TV channel? Are music videos even popular? Will Vevo expand its programming like MTV and VH1? READ»

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Christina Norman Set to Infuse OWN With Oprah's Essence

Norman, CEO of the Oprah Winfrey Network, is tasked with creating an entire TV network around Oprah Winfrey's call to "live your best life." Her challenge is to suffuse the new self-help channel with Oprah's essence.READ»

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MTV for Music Videos? Try Vevo TV

MTV's videos killed the radio star. Then the Situation killed the video star. Now Vevo wants to fill the void.READ»

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Jake Wand takes the Ducati Desmosedici from the new movie "The Expendables" out for a road test.

From the movie "The Expendables" starring Jason Statham, Jet Li and Slyvester Stallone the new Ducati Desmosedici 16 RR now goes for a test ride with pro rider Jake Wand. READ»

Judy McGrath, CEO of MTV

As CEO of MTV Networks, Judy McGrath not only oversees cable TV's biggest portfolio, she's pushed the brand beyond the boob tube.READ»

Foursquare's Celebrity Mode Allows You to Avoid DJ Pauly D Like an STD

Stalking DJ Pauly D, he of Jersey Shore fame, just got a whole bit easier (oh, I know ladies, stop your hysteria, I can barely hear my own sarcasm above the screams). The walking hair-don't is the first celebrity--sorry, let me ...READ»

From Zero to VH1 Rock Honors in 12 Months

For many people the term “New Media” is one of the most abused and over-hyped buzzwords around. So when I met the owner of the Roxy theatre in Los Angeles, and saw how he used new media techniques to turn around his 35-year old ...READ»