AMTV
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| Genre | Music Videos |
| Country of origin | United States |
| Original language | English |
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| Network | MTV |
| Release | March 30, 2009 – December 2016 |
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Music Feed[1] (formerly known as AMTV, which was stylized as AMtv, sometimes known as AMTV's Music Feed) is a television program on MTV in the United States, first aired unofficially as a sneak preview on March 26, 2009, and launched officially on March 30, 2009. It is the network's primary source of music video programming.
AMTV was originally scheduled to air Monday through Thursday on MTV (and MTV2) from 3 a.m. until 9 a.m. Eastern standard time (Friday from 3:00 a.m. to 6:00 a.m.) but around December 2009 the AMTV video block started to air from 3 a.m. to 8 a.m.[2]
Background
AMTV signaled the newest return of music programming on MTV. The channel had gone without any music video programming during the first few months of 2009, after it ceased broadcasting FNMTV, a similar Friday night themed block that consisted of short clips of music videos. The cancellation of MTV's flagship music program, Total Request Live, in November 2008 was also seen as the end of an era for MTV, leading critics to insist MTV's music brand is "irrelevant" and to conclude that the Internet has replaced television as the preferred medium for watching music videos.[2][3]
Format overview
AMTV combines music videos with news updates, interviews, and live music performances.[2] It features many full-length music videos, including some older videos, in a segment called "Throwback". During the program, the channel promotes related features on its music-based web site, MTVMusic.com.
MTV has resurrected its Unplugged series by airing individual acoustic performances during prime time hours, then placing the full episode on MTV.com and also playing many of the performances during AMTV over the next few days. MTV has also referred to the program as a "laboratory for advertising partnerships," meaning that an individual company could be the sole sponsor of the program on specific mornings, inserting its brand into the program in ways other than traditional TV commercials.[2]
As of August 18, AMTV began airing weather. At some point, AMTV added a top 10 countdown that started to air in the 8 a.m. ET hour. The countdown ceased sometime in December 2009 but returned in its new 7 a.m. ET time slot on January 6, 2010.
AMTV's schedule changed a number of times throughout 2012 and more recently ended at 8 a.m. ET and excluded Monday airings. From April 16, 2012, the Monday block returned and videos now go to 9 a.m. ET again.
The 8 a.m. ET hour continues to come and go since April 2012, but notably (since sometime in 2011) are the main stay playlists that make up AMTV. These playlist are the most common on AMTV and each last an hour without any specific order in which they air: Clubland, Fiercest Females, Killer Collaborations, Sucker Free Playlist, Morning Jams, Wake and Shake. Specialty playlists appear from time to time to support upcoming programming such as new programming and upcoming award shows.
As of January 2013, the order of programming on AMTV was 3 a.m. ET Clubland, 4 a.m. Rise and Grind, 5 a.m. Killer Collaborations, 6 a.m. MTV Jams, 7 & 8 a.m., Wake and Shake. On the 8 a.m. ET block they also aired specialty playlists as an occasion.
The current order of programming is: 3 a.m. ET Clubland (Airs exclusively on Wednesdays and Fridays), 4 a.m. – 8 a.m. Music Feed.
Previous programming blocks for AMTV change frequently by MTV, all announced only via their schedule. Airing of AMTV sometimes excludes Mondays and Tuesdays now, and as of September 16, 2013, all AMTV blocks are now sub-titled as Buzzworthy.
From late September and beyond, all playlists have been blocked in as "Music Feed," since MTV didn't always have the time to search through thousands of artists. Clubland was the only playlist on MTV that left untouched.
As of sometime in December 2016 Music Feed no longer airs
Programming Blocks
Current
No longer airs
Former
- Fiercest Females
- Killer Collaborations
- Morning Jams
- MTV Jams
- New Music Monday
- Rise & Grind
- Sucker Free Playlist
- Throwback Thursday
- Wake & Shake
- Clubland
- Music Feed
AMTV2
Sister network MTV2 debuted a similar program known as "AMTV2". AMTV2 first ran from 3 a.m. – 9 a.m. Mondays - Thursdays. In the 8 a.m. hour, AMTV2 previously ran a top 10 countdown much like AMTV does in the 7 a.m. hour. These videos were limited to hip hop and rock genres.
As of March 16, 2010, encore episodes of Sucker Free Daily aired at 8:30 a.m. ET/PT, ending the top 10 countdown for that week. The top 10 has not returned in the final hour (8 a.m. ET/PT) after Sucker Free Daily was moved to 7:30 a.m. ET/PT.
As of the week of January 17, 2011, AMTV2 ended at 7:30 a.m. ET/PT and no longer resumed at 8 a.m. ET/PT after Sucker Free Daily. The 8 a.m. hour was sometimes used to air music specials such as Unplugged, World Stage, or other music related series.
At some point in early 2011, AMTV2's graphics changed to reflect the new name Morning Music Buzz, though the AMTV2 graphic "bug" remains on the screen. This block airs Mondays 3 a.m. – 8 a.m. ET/PT, Tuesdays-Thursdays 3 a.m. – 8 a.m. and Fridays 3 a.m. – 6 a.m. ET/PT.
On February 12, 2012, AMTV2 aired Sunday from 8 a.m. – 9 a.m., its only weekend airing. The hour block was dedicated to Whitney Houston videos, which came a day after the news broke of her sudden death. Earlier in the morning on February 12, 2012, from 2 a.m. – 3 a.m. ET, an hour-long music block of Whitney Houston videos aired as well, which cut into the first hour of a re-airing of the film Bride of Chucky.
See also
References
- ^ http://www.mtv.com/ontv/schedule/
- ^ a b c d Stelter, Brian (March 29, 2009). "MTV to Put a Bit More Music Back, in the A.M." New York Times. Archived from the original on April 1, 2009. Retrieved March 30, 2009.
{{cite news}}: Unknown parameter|deadurl=ignored (|url-status=suggested) (help) - ^ "The Fall Of 'TRL' And The Rise Of Internet Video". NPR. November 12, 2008. Retrieved March 29, 2009.