MTV

Yoko Ono to Introduce MTV's Steve Jobs Tribute - Posted October 29, 2011
MTV has tapped artist Yoko Ono to introduce their music tribute to Apple co-founder ... [AllTwitter]

MTV Sets Dates for 2012 Award Shows - Posted October 20, 2011
MTV announced the dates for their two biggest award shows of the year -- the MTV Movie Awards and MTV Video Music Awards. The 2... [FishbowlLA]

IBM, MTV Use Tech to Share Events With a Global Audience - Posted October 5, 2011
In-person attendees are clearly not the only ones experiencing live events th... [PRNewser]

MTV Wants the Guinness World Record for Longest Dance Party - Posted October 5, 2011
Break out your dancing shoes because MTV is attempting to set the Guinness World Record for the longest dance party starting on Oct. 29 at the Roxy Theater. It's all part of the second annual O Music Awards, which celebrat... [FishbowlLA]

Emmy Awards Edge Sunday Night Football in Weekly Ratings - Posted September 22, 2011
More than 1.4 million people watched the Emmy Awards Sunday night on WNYW/Channel 5 for the top spot of the week, according to Nielsen. The event, hosted by Glee's Jane Lynch, pulled in a 7.1 rating. But right below the Emmys telecast was NBC's Sunday Night Football pitting the E... [FishbowlNY]

Perennial Ratings Winner, Yankees and Red Sox Do it Again for YES - Posted September 8, 2011
Once again, the New York Yankees and Boston Red Sox head into the final month of the season jockeying for position atop the AL East. And once again, their games rocket high in the ratings. The mid-week series at Fenway Park grabbed the top two prime time slots, according to the Nielsen... [FishbowlNY]

Perennial Ratings Winner, Yankees and Red Sox Do it Again for YES - Posted September 8, 2011
Once again, the New York Yankees and Boston Red Sox head into the final month of the season jockeying for position atop the AL East. And once again, their games rocket high in the ratings. The mid-week series at Fenway Park grabbed the top two prime time slots, according to the Nielsen. The... [FishbowlLA]

CheaterVille Gets Its GTL On with MTV's Jersey Shore - Posted September 8, 2011
If two cast members from Jersey Shore can't convince you not to cheat --especially one who openly cheated during the MTV reality show -- then who can? CheaterVille, a social network where users share information on alleged cheaters, ... [SocialTimes.com]

MTV VMAs Beat Jersey Shore As Most Social TV Program Of All Time - Posted August 30, 2011
Did you watch the MTV Video Music Awards over the weekend? If so, did you tweet about them or post your thoughts about the awards show on Facebook? If you did, you aren't alone. Over 1.2 million comments were shared by over 559,000 people, making the VMAs the... [SocialTimes.com]

Jersey Shore Takes Number One Again in Weekly Ratings - Posted August 25, 2011
MTV's Jersey Shore continues its dominance with another week atop the prime time ratings. An estimated 881,000 viewers watched the August 18th episode from Italy with a 4.4 rating, according to the Nielsen Company. The New York Jets preseason game on WCBS/Channel 2 finished second for the week (744,000/3.7). ... [FishbowlNY]

MTV Adds Social Activism to VMAs Mix - Posted August 9, 2011
[caption id="attachment_25562" align="alignleft" width="238" caption="Katy Perry and a Moonman in 2010. She's among the nominees for this year's 'Best Video with a Message' award. Photo: PA"][/caption] MTV's annual Video Music Awards... [PRNewser]

MTV's First VJs Reflect on The Network at 30: 'We Played Rod Stewart Like F*cking Crazy' - Posted July 25, 2011
MTV turns 30 years old next Monday, and to celebrate that, The New York Post caught up with the network's first VJs; getting them to reflect on what it was like when it launched in 1981. There's some great stuff in this piece. The fir... [FishbowlNY]

Severus Snape Crowned Greatest Harry Potter Character of all Time - Posted July 12, 2011
Professor Severus Snape has been crowned the winner of the Harry Potter World Cup. Over at MTV News, 64 characters were pitted against one another to determine who is the greatest Harry Potter character of all time. ... [GalleyCat]

The SportsNewser Interview: Holley Mangold - Posted June 30, 2011
Holley Mangold went from an Internet sensation to a legitimate contender for the 2012 Olympic weightlifting team. Mangold, the younger sister of New York Jets center Nic... [SportsNewser]

MTV Tumbles Into Tumblr - Posted June 2, 2011
MTV added Tumblr to its social media arsenal, launching a blog that initially offers original and repurposed content, with expansion plans including live-blogging the ... [SocialTimes.com]

Lady Gaga Shares the PR Love - Posted May 27, 2011
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Kids Get Schooled and a Visit from Nicki Minaj - Posted May 20, 2011
Nicki Minaj and MTV host ... [AgencySpy]

Rebecca Black to Crash MTV's O Music Awards - Posted April 28, 2011
MTV's inaugural O Music Awards are being held Thursday night, not Friday, but that won't stop YouTube superstar Rebecca Black from appearing at 11 p.m. ET/8 p.m. PT from... [SocialTimes.com]

If Media Logos Were a Bit More Blunt - Posted April 18, 2011
Re-imagined logos for Facebook, YouTube, and MTV, from a series called Honest Logos by Swedish designer Viktor Hertz... [FishbowlLA]

Kanye West Interrupts MTV's Inaugural O Music Awards - Posted April 11, 2011
Yo, SocialTimes reader: I'm really happy for you, Imma let you finish, but Kanye West received his own category in MTV's inaugural O Music Awards, which ... [SocialTimes.com]

Bill Clinton Helps Students Get College Funding... By Launching New Facebook App - Posted April 5, 2011
At the 2011 Clinton Global Initiative University (CGI U), President Bill Clinton announced that MTV and the College Board, with support from the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, will develop a first of its kind social media tool to help students find money for college. The social media tool is based on... [SocialTimes.com]

Idol Takes Weekly Top Spot, But Dancing Season Premiere Squeezes Into Number Two - Posted March 30, 2011
American Idol found its way to the top of the weekly ratings in New York. The Fox talent competition scored with an estimated 2.1 million WNYW fans and a 10.5 rating for the two-hour performance show Wednesday, according to the Nielsen Company. However, unlike most weeks, Idol did not grab the 1-2... [FishbowlNY]

American Idol and Glee Take WNYW to Top of Prime Time Ratings - Posted March 24, 2011
Another week, another American Idol top finish. Fox's talent competition, once again, held down the top two positions for the week ending March 20. The Wednesday night two-hour performance show pulled in an estimated 1.8 million viewers and a 9.1 rating, according to the Nielsen Company. The Idol result show was number... [FishbowlNY]

2011 MTV Movie Awards: Cast Your Votes - Posted March 22, 2011
Voting for the 2011 MTV Movie Awards began Tuesday and will run through Tuesday, April 5, with fans able to vote in 13 categ... [eBookNewser]

Changes at WRXP, Matt Pinfield Heads to Middays and Back to MTV - Posted March 17, 2011
Alternative Rocker WRXP 101.9 FM is making changes to its on-air staff, effective Monday. Matt Pinfield and Leslie Fram make the move from morning drive to middays (10 a.m. to 3 p.m.). Swapping w... [FishbowlNY]

Idol, Glee, and House Lift WNYW to Top of Weekly Ratings Heap - Posted March 17, 2011
Once again, American Idol was the top prime time show in New York, for the week ending March 13. Last week's performance and results show were number one and two, respectively. On Wednesday night, as the show pared down to 13 finalists, the two-hour program was tops with 1.8 million viewers on... [FishbowlNY]

Ed Lover Gets Friday Nights at WKRS/98.7 Kiss FM - Posted March 4, 2011
Notable radio and TV personality Ed Lover is now part of Emmis' 98.7 Kiss FM family. Lover, who was let go from Power 105.1 in November, will host Friday Night Live from 7 p.m. to m... [FishbowlNY]

Oscars Give WABC One, Two Punch in Weekly Ratings - Posted March 3, 2011
As Hollywood was crowning The King's Speech, WABC was basking in the Oscar night festivities. It was no surprise that the Academy Awards, typically one of the highest-rated shows of the year, was number one for the week. The compact (by Oscar standards) three-hour plus telecast pulled in an estimated 4 million viewers... [FishbowlNY]

The First-Ever MTV O___ Music Awards (OMAs) Set for April 28 - Posted February 24, 2011
MTV announced an addition to its stable of awards shows: the O___ Music Awards (OMAs), recognizing creativity and technolog... [WebNewser - SocialTimes.com]

American Idol Powers Fox 5 to Top of Ratings - Posted February 24, 2011
With "Hollywood Week" well underway, American Idol gained the top two prime time positions in the New York ratings. WNYW/Fox 5 saw an average 1.7 million viewers for the two nights last week, according to the Nielsen Company. The amateur talent competition had an average 8.4 rating. But Idol wasn't the only show... [FishbowlNY]

Super Bowl XLV, WNYW Crushes Competition - Posted February 10, 2011
Even without the Jets playing in the big game, there was little doubt that Super Bowl XLV would be the number one show in New York last week. The game, which became the most-watched prime time program in history, pulled in an estimated 6.6 million viewers on WNYW with a eye-popping 32.8... [FishbowlNY]

Hot 97 DJ Funkmaster Flex Arrested; Accused of Assaulting Wife - Posted February 7, 2011
Hot 97 DJ Funkmaster Flex was arrested on Friday for allegedly assaulting his wife at their Westchester home. The Daily News reports a woman who identified herself as Flex's wife told police that she and Flex (born Aston George Taylor, Jr.)... [FishbowlNY]

'American Idol' Takes Top Spot in Weekly Ratings - Posted February 3, 2011
For those who said that American Idol has seen its best days should know it was the number one show in New York last week. The Wednesday night auditions was the highest-rated program with an estimated 2.2 million and 11.1 rating on WNYW, according to the Nielsen Company. The next night's Idol settled... [FishbowlNY]

Russell Simmons on Producing (and Starring in) Reality Television - Posted February 2, 2011
Under his Simmons-Lathan Media Group, Russell Simmons has produced Def Comedy Jam, Def Poetry Jam, The Nutty Professor, and several hit reality shows starring his own family: brother Rev. Run (of Run-DMC) and his family on MTV's Run's House and Daddy's Girls, and Russell himself on Oxygen's Running Russell Simmons. Meanwhil... [FishbowlLA]

Badges Are Here! foursquare, MTV Awarding Jersey Shore GTL Badges - Posted January 6, 2011
Jersey Shore returns to MTV with its third-season premiere Thursday night, and ... [WebNewser - SocialTimes.com]

Jersey Shore Alumnus Angelina Pivarnick to Guest-Blog for Appitalism - Posted December 16, 2010
Angelina Pivarnick may have felt unwelcome at two different houses on MTV reality hit ... [UnBeige]

MTV Style Seeks Web-Savvy Senior Editor - Posted December 6, 2010
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Want Your MTV? Become Its New Director of Music Programming - Posted November 16, 2010
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MTV to America's Youth: Draw Your Line - Posted October 26, 2010
MTV and Blue Shield of California Foundation have a message for America's younge... [WebNewser - SocialTimes.com]

Nerd Alert: MTV Geek Seeks New Editor - Posted October 21, 2010
Call... [WebNewser - SocialTimes.com]

Experian Hitwise: MTV's Teen Mom Rules the Household in a Week with Few Changes - Posted October 21, 2010
The rankings of television Web sites from Experian Hitwise for the week ending Oct. 16 showed few changes from the previous week, with the most noise being made by MTV... [WebNewser - SocialTimes.com]

Yankees Propel TBS to Weekly Top Spot - Posted October 13, 2010
As the New York Yankees were methodically moving into the second round of the post-season, their first round scored big numbers on TBS. The Yankees earned a sweep, but the three ALDS victories last week cracked the Top 10, according to the Nielsen Company. The playoff opener, Wednesday night against Minnesota, had the... [FishbowlNY]

MTV News Planning Obama Town Hall - Posted October 5, 2010
MTV Networks is planning to host a live town hall with President Obama October 14, an executive familiar with the program confirms to TVNewser. The town hall, which was first reported this morning by Politico's Playbook, will be held Thursday October 14 at 4 PM, and will run on... [TVNewser]

MTV iPhone App Answers the Question: Was that Over the Line? - Posted October 4, 2010
Was that behavior Over the Line? Check the new iPad app from MTV... [WebNewser - SocialTimes.com]

This Just In: MTV Seeks Vice President of Daily News - Posted September 28, 2010
Calling all newshounds! MTV is on the hunt for a new vice president of dail... [TVNewser]

Web Surfers Want Their MTV - Posted September 27, 2010
MTV announced that its MTV Music Group sites drew more than 53 million unique visitors in August, according to comScore Media Metrix, making it th... [WebNewser - SocialTimes.com]

Hitwise: Late-Night Talk Shows Added to Rankings, Won by The Tonight Show with Jay Leno - Posted September 24, 2010
WebNewser received the weekly television-related Web-site reports from Hitwise for the first time in three weeks, but the results for the week ending Sept. 18 came with a surprise: Late-night ... [WebNewser - SocialTimes.com]

'Sesame Street' Cuts Katy Perry Video Over Low-Cut Dress - Posted September 23, 2010
Katy Perry's latest video was meant to air on Sesame Street rather than MTV. But after overwhel... [PRNewser]

2010 MTV Video Music Awards a Social Experience for MTV, Fans - Posted September 10, 2010
MTV is getting ready to rock 'n' roll for the 2010 MTV Video Music Awards, which will air live on the cable network from Nokia Theater L... [WebNewser - SocialTimes.com]

Ratemyprofessors.com: MTV shows us what Web 2.0 is all about - ZDNet (blog) - Posted September 3, 2010
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MTV Wants to Bring Success of 'Paranormal Activity' to 'Savage County' - Posted August 31, 2010
MTV, hoping to re-create the viral success of the horror flick Paranormal Activity, has launched a dig... [PRNewser]

Time Person of the Year Announcement Next Week|Online Pub Buys Print Mag|Time.com's New Look|NBCU's Zalaznick May Move To MTV - Posted December 11, 2009
The Daily Show With Jon StewartMon - Thurs 11p / 10c... [FishbowlNY]

Time Editor Tyrangiel To Lead Bloomberg's BusinessWeek - Posted November 17, 2009
This morning, Bloomberg LP named Time magazine's deputy managing editor Josh Tyrangiel as the next editor... [FishbowlNY]

Vets Honored By Media At IAVA's Annual Gala - Posted November 11, 2009
Veteran and motivational speaker J.R. Martinez honored at last night's Heroes Gala Photo: Brad Barket/PictureGroup You've seen the Iraq and Afghanistan Veterans of America (... [FishbowlNY]

MTV Officially Runs Out Of Ideas For New Shows - Posted November 11, 2009
If we hadn't seen this ad with our own eyes last night on... [FishbowlNY]

Thomson Reuters, MTV Make Best Global Brands List - Posted September 18, 2009
We were encouraged to see that a few media brands crept their way onto Interbrand's list of the 100 Best Global Brands of 2009, out today. Of course, some of the world's biggest brands rounded out the top five: Coca-Cola, IBM, Microsoft, General Electric (which ow... [FishbowlNY]

Talking Media Headlines On The Menu WIth TVNewser's Kevin Allocca - Posted July 16, 2009
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New Chapters Start For Stableford, Froelich - Posted July 14, 2009
Yesterday, Gawker got the scoop that former FishbowlNY editor and Mediabistro.com managing editor Dylan Stableford had been la... [FishbowlNY]

WSJ Cuts Down Frequency Of Ad Column|Boston Globe Names New DC Bureau Chief|ABC News Refutes RNC Claims Of Unfairness|Brian Graden Leaves MTV|It Will Get Better For Mags, After It Gets Worse - Posted June 16, 2009
AgencySpy: ... [FishbowlNY]

WaPo Names Style Editors|"Today" Show Promotes Vlogger|Elle In "The City"|Paste Raises $166K|Charting The End Of Newspapers - Posted May 22, 2009
The Daily Show With Jon StewartM - Th 11p / 10c... [FishbowlNY]

Contra Costa Times Wants To Know: Can MTV Make Newspapers "Cool" Again? - Posted May 5, 2008
In a word: No. But thanks for asking. ... [FishbowlLA]

LAT In 90 Seconds - Posted January 28, 2008
Tina Fey A Fan of The Envelope: We've always had a soft-spot for Tina Fey, but it grew 10 times softer when we got to the end of this interview and heard her explain how The Envelope fuels her paranoia during the ... [FishbowlLA]

Watch the Box: Good News/Bad News - Posted January 3, 2008
Now! In Skank-O-Vision! MTV renewed A Shot At Love With Tila Tequila for a second season. E! returns on January 7th with a second season of Chelsea Lately, starring Chelsea Handler. When's the Theme Park Opening? Dick Wolf and NBC Universal are talking abo... [FishbowlLA]

MTV and AP Get Street Team To Cover Elections - Posted December 21, 2007
MTV and AP will use "citizen journalists", which is an idea whose time has come and gone, to cover the elections. How does this d... [FishbowlLA]

Forget the Shows--Let's Watch Ads! Firebrand Launches - Posted November 27, 2007
Firebrand.com is "an online destination to view the best TV commercials", should anyone feel sad and lonely enough to do so. It's the MTV of ads! Firebrand even has CJ's (comme... [FishbowlLA]

Watch the Box: It's So Real - Posted November 20, 2007
Hard to believe, but Celebrity Apprentice was greenlit before the WGA strike. And the "celebrities"? Trace Adkins, Carol Alt, Stephen Baldwin, Nadia Comaneci, Tiffany Fallon, Jennie Finch, Nely Galan, Marilu Henner, Lennox Lewis, Piers Morgan, Omarosa, Tito Ortiz, Vincent Pastore and Gene Simmons. Omarosa to win ... [FishbowlLA]

Watch the Box: Queens with Comb-Over, Home Do-Over, Mind Reading, Mind Blowing - Posted September 27, 2007
MTV offers a new reality series--Pageant Place--Miss Universe, Miss USA and Miss Teen USA will room together for a year in an NYC apartment. Donald Trump will stop by, hoping to catch the girls in their underwear. HGTV has The Fixer, with contractor Peter Marr in charge, will help homeowne... [FishbowlLA]

LAT In 90 Seconds - Posted September 10, 2007
Hey, You Try Lip-Synching With A Stretched Out Uterus: We hate sentences like these: "An out-of-shape, out-of-touch Britney Spears delivered what was destined to be the most talked about performance of the MTV Video Music Awards -- but f... [FishbowlLA]

Sundown on Sunset: Words to the Wise - Posted September 7, 2007
Jeffrey Wells needs to keep it in his pants. Cat Vasko needs to get ... [FishbowlLA]

Is iTunes In Trouble? - Posted August 31, 2007
First Vivendi shifted its weight away from Mr. Jobs, and now NBC is following suit. Rivals from MTV and Amazon.com, EMI and Wal-Mart are also nipping at the digital music titan's heels. Per ... [FishbowlLA]

(Geek) News You Don't Want To Miss: Thursday Roundup - Posted July 26, 2007
People: Rosario Dawson is a hot geek. The Book Standard: Geeks are tastemakers according to a Hollywood insider. Oh wait ... that insider is Ma... [FishbowlLA]

Ben Lyons Digs On Movies ... And Might Be Interested In Our Sister, Too - Posted March 13, 2007
E! Online has launched a few new columns meant to appeal to men -- you've heard of men, right? Those creatures with pendulous parts that wouldn't be caught dead reading a celeb site? Well, those ... [FishbowlLA]

MTV At 25: Still Relevant? - Posted February 21, 2007
The International Herald Tribune has an analysis of what could arguably be called the original new media station. The fact that MTV doesn't show videos much anymore is one of the oldest jokes in the cable TV industry. But as media columnist David Carr points out, they've also built quite a... [ThinkMobile - SocialTimes.com]

Tiki To Today | Time Inc. | MTV | Libby | 24 | Westminster - Posted February 13, 2007
Time Inc.: Launching in-house video studio. [USA Today] Tiki: To Today. [... [FishbowlNY]

LAT in 90 Seconds - Posted February 13, 2007
I Want My Severance Check: MTV to slash 250 jobs in order to focus on music videos. Ha, just kidding. They're cutting jobs so they can throw a bunch of money online like everyone else. Remember when MTV was the leader in innovative pr... [FishbowlLA]

Jim Cramer's Soft Side | View's New Star | O.J.'s Blood Money | Ivanka Trump's Defense - Posted January 5, 2007
A Tale: Of two Jim Cramers. [Marketwatch] Judge Freezes: O.J.'s blood money. [... [FishbowlNY]

Times Square A Huge Target | MTV To Pimp Dubai | Reader's Digest's $150M Fumble | Kaplan To Save Katie? | Thai Queen Cracks Down On Coyote Ugly Dancers | Ford Not A 'Klutz' - Posted December 28, 2006
Reader's Digest: Fumbled $150 million on its sale price; new owners look to revive brand. [Folio: | ... [FishbowlNY]