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MTV News is the news production division of MTV. The service is available in the US with localized versions on MTV's global network. In February 2016, MTV Networks confirmed it would refresh the MTV News brand in 2016, to compete with the likes of BuzzFeed and Vice. [1]
MTV News content is available from respective MTV websites, Apps, YouTube and on-air.
History
MTV News began in the late 1980s with the program The Week In Rock, hosted by Kurt Loder, the first official MTV News correspondent. Since 1990, the opening riff to Megadeth's "Peace Sells" has been the main opening theme for The Week In Rock.
It first began covering political news in the 1992 American presidential elections, through its "Choose or Lose" campaign.[2][3] Since then, MTV has run "Choose or Lose" for other presidential elections in the United States. For the 2008 election, Barack Obama and Hillary Clinton appeared on an MTV special to discuss the Iraq war.[4]
MTV News in the U.S.
Current correspondents
Former correspondents
MTV News International
When MTV launched in Europe it used a variation of MTV News US reports with localized European reporting. Upon regionalization of MTV channels in 1997, MTV begun to localize presenters and reporting depending on the MTV region. Its flagship programming in Europe consisted of a daily news update MTV News Update and a weekly highlights show called MTV News Weekend Edition, these ceased airing in the early 2000s. With the move of MTV towards more reality based programming MTV News bulletins became a short news bulletin on the hours between 16:00 to 22:00 Monday to Friday on some MTV channels.
As of July 2013, Viacom International Media Networks has launched a new news bulletin which utilises the existing MTV News UK broadcasts. These MTV News International bulletins air on the majority of MTV channels (with exception to MTV US, MTV Canada, MTV Italy, MTV Brazil, MTV Japan, MTV China and MTV Latin America) in the English language which are either dubbed or subtitled. During MTV News broadcasts viewers are directed to mtvnews.co.uk for further news updates. The news bulletins are presented by MTV UK presenters.
MTV Networks confirmed it would relaunch the MTV Brand and its content in mid-2016, MTV have yet to confirm whether this will impact on news broadcasts outside of the US.[1]
United Kingdom
Canada
Aliya-Jasmine Sovani, Johnny Hockin, Sharlene Chiu
Previous presenters
United Kingdom
Italy
Jasper Lewis Vignone
Latin America
Ireland
Greece
Pan-European
Turkey
Alper Etiş (2006-2010)
Germany
The Netherlands
Australia
Lithuania
Russia
References
- ^ a b http://variety.com/2016/tv/news/mtv-news-viacom-1201703599/
- ^ De Witt, Karen (1992-02-08). "MTV Puts the Campaign on Fast Forward". The New York Times. Retrieved 2008-02-19.
- ^ Miller, Judith (1992-10-11). "But Can You Dance to It?: MTV Turns to News". The New York Times. Retrieved 2008-02-19.
- ^ Guthrie, Marisa (2008-03-17). "Clinton, Obama to Participate in MTV "Choose or Lose" Discussion". Broadcasting & Cable. Retrieved 2008-03-17.