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Also known as Music television

MTV (originally an initialism of Music Television) is an American cable television channel and the flagship namesake property of the MTV Entertainment Group, a sub-division of the Paramount Media Networks division of Paramount Skydance. Launched on August 1, 1981, the channel originally aired music videos and related music entertainment programming guided by television personalities known as video jockeys (VJs). MTV soon began establishing its presence overseas, eventually gaining an unprecedented cult following and becoming one of the major factors in cable programming's rise to fame, leading

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MTV is an American cable television channel that launched in 1981 and originally featured music videos hosted by on-air personalities called video jockeys (VJs). The channel became hugely influential in popularizing cable television and eventually expanded its reach globally, establishing itself as a major force in entertainment media.

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Television channel.type: Music channel (formerly)Entertainment (present)
Television channel.name: MTV
Television channel.logo: frameless
Television channel.logo_size: 220px
Television channel.logo_caption: Logo since September 9, 2021, paying homage to the original 1981 logo
Television channel.picture_format: 1080p HDTV
Television channel.owner: Paramount Media Networks (Paramount Skydance)
Television channel.parent: MTV Entertainment Group
Television channel.country: United States
Television channel.area: United StatesCanada
Television channel.headquarters: One Astor Plaza, 1515 Broadway, Times Square, Manhattan, New York, NY
Television channel.timeshift_service: MTV East (New York City)MTV West (Los Angeles)
Television channel.online_serv_1: Affiliated Streaming Service
Television channel.online_chan_1: Paramount+
Television channel.online_serv_2: Service(s)
Television channel.online_chan_2: DirecTV Stream, FuboTV, Hulu + Live TV, Philo, Sling TV, YouTube TV

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Official name: MTV: Music Television
Official website: mtv.com

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official shop URL: www.mtvshop.com
Commons category: MTV
inception: 1981-08-01
social media followers: 11400000

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Contents

History
Programming
Video Music Awards
Special, annual events
Live concert broadcasts
Logo and branding
"I Want My MTV!"
Influence and controversies
Breaking the "color barrier"
Subsequent concepts
Censorship
Trademark suit
Andrew Dice Clay
''Beavis and Butt-Head''
''Dude, This Sucks''
Super Bowl XXXVIII halftime show
Nipplegate
Moral criticism
''Jersey Shore''
Social activism
''Choose or Lose''
''Rock the Vote''
''MTV Act'' and ''Power of 12''
''Elect This''
''Vote Early Day''
Beyond MTV
Sister channels in the United States
Internet
Termination of music programming
MTV Ceased Broadcasting
See also
References
Citations
Bibliography
External links

In the years since its inception, the channel significantly shifted its focus away from music in favor of original reality programming for teenagers and young adults. , MTV is available to approximately 67 million pay television households in the United States, down from its 2011 peak of 99 million households.