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Vevo Partners With Google TV, Takes Aim at MTV

Unveiled today, Vevo will now be available on Google TV, complete with a custom user-experience, a variety of channels, and on-demand music videos. It's kind of like MTV...when MTV had music. READ MORE

Sexting, Cyberbullying "Over The Line," Say Users of MTV's Online Morality Meter

"Someone made an AIM account and posed as me. They were telling everyone I was a lesbian!" "Me and my friends Photoshopped our other friend to make it seem like he had man-boobs." "My boyfriend texts other girls all the time and ...READ MORE

New Media News

Yahoo Launches Mobile Social-Networking Service "Yahoo has quietly launched an experimental site that offers mobile-phone subscribers the ability to send text messages and share videos and pictures among friends. The service follows ...READ MORE

George Lois on MTV's Changes to His Original Logo: Less Snookie, More Stones

Exclusive: George Lois, the ad man behind the original "I want my MTV" campaign weighs in on the new logo. "The visuals they're using now are of those silly reality TV people, instead of talent like David Bowie."READ MORE

Is a 1UP Sale Going Down?

Ziff Davis' 1UP network may soon be sold to MTV, according to game industry news site GameDaily. 1UP is known for its large community devoted to video games and its multimedia offerings. Both perennial game magazine Electronic Gaming ...READ MORE

Media: Internet Killed the Video Star?

A little over 26 years ago MTV revolutionized the way we interact with music by using music videos as programming, not just promotion. Suddenly we went from merely listening to music on the radio to more fully experiencing it on TV. ...READ MORE

From Veejays to Ceejays? Firebrand's Ad TV

A couple of days ago, I happened upon an article in the Los Angeles Times about Firebrand, a new media company dedicated exclusively to commercials. Its TV show, "Firebrand," premiered Monday and airs weeknights from 11 pm to 12 am ...READ MORE

Media: MTV Content to Bolster imeem's Business

Now that imeem has secured rights to music from all the major labels, as I reported earlier on this blog, the social media network is looking to expand its offerings in the video department. Its announcement today indicates that it ...READ MORE

The Economics of Social Media

There's so much buzz about social media -- it needs to be part of your marketing plan, your company needs to get involved in its own social networking strategy to better serve your customers, and so on. For the amount of buzz, ...READ MORE

MTV's On-Air Rebranding Is 2-D With a Dash of Web

Today, MTV launches brand-new branding. Here's the rationale behind it--and why an overhaul didn't require changing up the logo.READ MORE

MTV’s New Digital Forays

Music television no more. MTV is targeting the digital realm of video games and the Web in a dizzying array of new deals.READ MORE

MTV Finally Returns to the Music Video Business

MTV launches a new online property focused on ... music videos! It's been a long time coming, but now users can look through more than 27,000 videos from MTV's archive, including live performances and vintage stock.READ MORE

Eco-friendly Skateboards

Though far from a teenager, lately I've taken up skateboarding as a personal transportation option for traveling around my 'hood. It's a smart alternative to using my car for short trips to the supermarket or to a nearby restaurant ...READ MORE

MTV has a Race Problem

MTV2's broadcast of an animated version of rapper Snoop Dogg accompanied by two bikini-clad black women in neck collars and chains squatting on all fours and defecating on the floor has drawn the ire of leading African-Americans and ...READ MORE

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 MORE

MTV.com's VMA Livestream: The Behind-the-Scenes We Never Wanted

MTV has officially lost it. While those with TVs get to watch the least essential awards show of the year, those with mere Internet access get a bizarre, uncomfortable glimpse behind the curtain.READ MORE

MTV Bumps Vevo as Top Online Music Destination, Igniting a Web Video Flame War

MTV Networks has taken over Vevo as the No. 1 spot for music videos online. What does this mean for labels Universal and Warner Music Group?READ MORE

MTV Catching Web TV Bug With First Digital-Only Drama

MTV, a veteran at changing how a complete entertainment genre actually works, is launching its first Web-only TV drama show. Thing is, is MTV shining a light on the way ahead for TV, or just late to the party?READ MORE

MTV Appoints First-Ever TJ--That's Twitter Jockey

This is Gabi Gregg, a 23-year-old, Detroit-born, Chicago native, and now New York's newest New Yorker. She's also the world's first TJ, or Twitter Jockey, which entails tweeting music news as it happens. She beat out four rivals for ...READ MORE

Changing the Channel at MTV

MTV is arguably one of the biggest influences on teens these days, with cult hits like "Newlyweds" and the long-running staples like "The Real World" gracing the airwaves 24/7. The recent naming of Judy McGrath as chair of MTV ...READ MORE

Digital Music's Fickle Fans

Tomorrow, MTV and Microsoft unveil their new digital music contender, Urge. MTV is digging deep into its vault to capitalize on its strengths, adding original live performances to its inventory along with an onslaught of celebrity ...READ MORE

I Want My MTV, er, Vevo

Once the most popular vehicle for music promotion, MTV has just lost its access to the world's largest record label. Universal Music Group announced Friday that MTV.com will no longer be carrying its artists' music videos, a big ...READ MORE

The Beatles Join MTV’s Digital Empire

MTV is on a roll. Just days after announcing a fresh new music video web site comes news that MTV Networks will license songs from the Beatles for an upcoming video game from Harmonix, the makers of Rock Band.READ MORE

X May Mark the Spot

Last night was a first for the video game industry. Microsoft unveiled their new console, the Xbox 360, on an MTV special. While the program felt like a cheesy variety show, the few glimpses of the next generation games were ...READ MORE

A Tale of 'The Hills'

MTV's larger-than-reality phenomenon, The Hills, is about to return with its fourth season. Spot-on reflective of this twenty-something generation of self-made celebrity, the show's cultural impact is undeniable--even if many of its ...READ MORE