Background
MTV (Music Television) is an American cable television network based in New York City. Launched on August 1, 1981, the original purpose of the channel was to play music videos. 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.
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Britney Spears' new revealing documentary "Britney:
For The Record," debuted Sunday night on MTV, but the pop-princess opens up even
more in the January issue of Glamour magazine. Britney dishes on her family
life, her new album, and what she hopes to
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MSN Music
NEW YORK — Tina Fey’s husband is talking about something the “30 Rock” actress would rather not discuss: the scar on her left cheek.
In an interview in Vanity Fair, Jeff Richmond says a stranger slashed Fey’s face when she was 5 years old. He says the
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AZ starnet.com
...on the realtiy TV show A Shot At Love With Tila Tequila, spoke to CoastConfidential while in Sydney last week for a rooftop MTV party. Pay-TV viewers fell for Domenico when he was spectacularly rejected by US bisexual singer Tila on her dating show, but that...
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Gold Coast Bulletin
...night saw the premiere of MTV's documentary Britney: For the Record, which was shown without any commercial interruption (except for one spot for Brit's two different fragrances). Some of it was boring, some of it was interesting, but pretty much all of it...
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Jezebel
NEW YORK (AP) -- Tina Fey's husband is talking about something the "30 Rock" actress would rather not discuss: the scar on her left cheek.
In an interview in Vanity Fair, Jeff Richmond says a stranger slashed Fey's face when she was 5 years old. He
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ReadingEagle.com
...in that. Even no matter how much I love the character. So there are many prerequisites." What about the sequel? Jackman told MTV what would be the topic of a sequel. "The most intriguing thing to me was the Japan story. I love the Japan story," said Jackman....
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Comic Book Resources
...famous 2001 essay "The Merchants of Cool," about the big, cynical business of marketing to young ones. It particularly focuses on MTV and how they, with definitively ugly success, figured out a way to throw advertising at kids without the kids really noticing....
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Sploid
...good perspective on life. I'm glad she is getting better but I'm sorry to say she was terrible on X-factor. saw her special on mtv last night..thought that was very good. heartbreaking nontheless. lisa, biggest ratings for the show ever though.... that says...
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Popsugar
...In this April 22, 2008 file photo Tina Fey makes an appearance on MTV's Total Request Live at MTV Studios in New York. NEW YORK -- Tina Fey's husband is talking about something the "30 Rock" actress would rather not discuss: the scar on her left cheek. In...
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Miami Herald
...fascination with pop culture, as other terms in the top 10 include World Wresting Entertainment, Miley Cyrus, Jessica Alba, Lindsay Lohan, Angelina Jolie, and American Idol. President-Elect Barack Obama was only the third most-searched for term....
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Mashable!
Last Week - About MTV
...conversations are going on about what to expect from a sequel, and when it may begin. Leading Sex and the City lady Sarah Jessica Parker gave MTV Movies Blog the inside scoop on the direction of her franchise, and the excitement surrounding a sequel. It looks...
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Cinema Blend
...with MTV Multiplayer, 7-Eleven spokesperson Margaret Chabris said, "[We need] to comply with industry standards. Not only do we council them [infringing stores], but right now we're working with our legal department to develop a policy that we're going to...
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1up.com
...a beau, Spencer, have eloped! The star of MTV’s The Hills and her longtime partner were wed in a “secret” ceremony in Cabos San Lucas, Mexico, on Thursday (Nov. 20), with Montag breaking down in tears after the pair exchanged their vows. “The minute we said...
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Staralicious
...TV has an extended look at Britney Spears’ MTV documentary, Britney: For the Record, ahead of its premiere on the music network this Sunday night. “Sometimes it can get kind of lonely because you don’t open the gate up that much. I never wanted to become one...
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Pop Crunch
...American debut of Korean pop singer BoA is happening on Wednesday, December 3rd, in the MTV Times Square studio in New York City. If you are one of the 22-year-old’s biggest fans, send an email to BoALiveNYC@gmail.com and explain why. 25 fans will receive...
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Popdirt.com
A spokesperson tells MTV Multiplayer that not only is the company attempting "council" offending stores, it's working with its legal department to warn franchisees of "repercussions" for selling you Gears of War 2 thirty-six hours early. Thanks a lot, 7
7 days ago from
Kotaku
...yes. Heidi and Spencer got married. The worst couple from MTV's cavalcade of reality miseries The Hills dashed off to Mexico to "elope" (luckily Us Weekly happened to be vacationing on the same beach and had their cameras with them). What this means for their...
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Gawker
...Balenciaga sundress she had worn once before. She also wore white Christian Louboutins. •The groom's ensemble. He wore a John Varvatos shirt and Ever Jeans. To report corrections and clarifications, contact Reader Editor Brent Jones. For publication consideration...
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USA Today
...containing our favorite feeds. All articles are the copyrighted material of the blogs that wrote them. A spokesperson tells MTV Multiplayer that not only is the company attempting "council" offending stores, it's working with its legal department to warn...
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GamePad
...wedding with all of her family members but has clearly given up her wedding dreams (along with the rest of her life) for Spencer Pratt. Heidi’s mom and dad were shocked to hear the news that their daughter had eloped and have been unsupportive of her relationship...
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Think Fashion
Last Month - About MTV
...Television's board has accepted Ericsson's $1.4 billion bid on Feb. 26 to acquire the company. "The Directors note that Ericsson's unsolicited offer is competitive to the voluntary offer launched by Arris Group, Inc. on 15 February," the board stated. [Release]...
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Cable360
...to the man himself. "I think it's unnecessary," Obama told Sway, in response to a question sent in by Gangstagigz from San Leandro, California. "I believe marriage is between a man and a woman. I am not in favor of gay marriage. But when you start playing...
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VH1
...“Help!” 19. “Norwegian Wood (This Bird Has Flown)” 20. “Ticket to Ride” 21. “We Can Work It Out” 22. “Yesterday” 23. “Eleanor Rigby” 24. “Paperback Writer” 25. “Taxman” 26. “Yellow Submarine” 27. “All You Need Is Love” 28. “Hello, Goodbye” 29. “I Am the Walrus” 30....
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Kotaku
...for children's cancer charity CLIC Sargent. Most notably, a 16ft-long bespoke table, complete with 16 chairs - which featured on MTV show 'Cribs' - raised a staggering £3,260 for the worthy cause after a bidding war erupted between two interested parties. Speaking...
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Undercover
...editor Ted Johnson provides the daily dose with contributions from reporters in L.A. and D.C. Politicos and personalities join Ted Johnson and co-hosts Maegan Carberry and Teresa Valdez Klein for a lively weekly debate on BlogTalkRadio. Wednesdays at 8:30...
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Variety
...RALEIGH, N.C. Comedian and movie star Chris Rock drew about 250 people to a get-out-the-vote rally for Sen. Barack Obama Saturday, packing jokes at Sen. John McCain's expense into a brief appearance at Shaw University in Raleigh, N.C.
Rock, casual in...
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Kansas City Star
When an MTV viewer wanted to know what Democratic presidential nominee Barack Obama thought of Proposition 8, a state constitutional amendment on the 2008 California general-election ballot that would eliminate the right of same-sex couples to marry,
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MTV.com
...Bush Administration)! The "MacFarlane" era is of course in reference to the seeming invincibility of "Family Guy" creator Seth MacFarlane. It is hard to dispute that either "Family Guy" or MacFarlane's other show "American Dad" can hold a candle to the continued...
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Associated Content
...them, The Clash "were not separate from their audience," Gruen says. "They were real and grounded in the present." Even at Shea Stadium, the photographer says, "they were capable of reaching the audience with that power." Reporter Curtis Ross can be reached...
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Tampa Bay Online
...the largest collection of music videos anywhere. Click here to read today's full report . Today, the channel announced the launch of MTV Music, a YouTube-styled site which will eventually feature the company's entire catalog of music videos. ...
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antiMUSIC