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MTV announced Tuesday that its series “The Hills” will return in the fall and said it has greenlit nine new shows. Star Lauren Conrad is leaving “The Hills,” but MTV said the drama continues in additional season-five episodes that will air in the fall. MTV’s newer shows are aimed at a new generation...
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MTV will premiere “The Phone” on April 21. The new competition reality series comes from FremantleMedia North America and executive producer Justin Timberlake. In the six-episode series, contestants are thrust into a dangerous adventure after accepting a mysterious phone call. Contestants will have a...
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Eminem will perform at the 2009 MTV Movie Awards, airing May 31. More presenters and performers will be announced at a later date. Fans will be able to participate in the nominee process for the first time by voting from an eligibility list at Movieawards.mtv.com starting April 13. The nominees will...
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Dish Network has made an agreement to add HD feeds for several of MTV Networks’ and BET Networks’ channels to its roster. CMT, Comedy Central, MTV, Nickelodeon, Spike TV and VH1 now are available in HD at no additional cost to Dish customers with the Classic Bronze 100 HD and above package. Classic Silver...
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USA Network and MTV scored big ratings numbers with finales of their original series “Burn Notice” and “America’s Best Dance Crew”, beating broadcast shows in some key demographics. “Burn Notice” set series records with 6.1 million total viewers and 2.74 million adults 18 to 49 years old. The show finished...
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MTV will present the inaugural MTV Cribs Awards, hosted by Kim Kardashian, March 7 at 1 p.m. The awards show celebrates the biggest and most luxurious homes. Honors will be presented in the following categories: Bachelor/Bachelorette Crib, Sneaker Collection, Cribs Bling, Beach Bungalow and Crib. Five...
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MTV, which sees itself as a leader in making its content available to its mostly younger viewers on multiple screens, says television remains most often the place where engagement initially is formed with programming. Engagement grows as the viewer interacts with programming on other platforms, and understanding...
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Snoop Dogg will host his own variety talk show, “Dogg After Dark,” for MTV beginning Feb. 17 at 9 p.m. The show will feature celebrity interviews, sketch-comedy segments and musical performances from its set at Hollywood Boulevard hot spot Kress. “Dogg” will have its own in-house band, the Snoopadelics...
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Speed has licensed MTV Networks’ “Pimp My Ride.” Speed will have access to 74 half-hour episodes of the series, which will start airing Feb. 16. The car-customizing show will air in a Monday-Thursday strip at 7 p.m. and 11 p.m.
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MTV will launch “New Afternoons on MTV” with hosts Adrienne Bailon and MTV Tr3s VJ Carlos Santos on Feb. 16. The afternoon block, airing from 4-6 p.m., will feature new episodes of “Sex … With Mom and Dad” with Dr. Drew, “Room Raiders 2.0” and “Parental Control.” Hosted segments will be incorporated...
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Riding a wave of higher ratings, MTV says it has picked up a second season of "The City" and ordered two more episodes of "Daddy's Girls" and 28 new episodes of "Made." MTV also greenlit a new series, "Teen Cribs," after a "Teen Cribs" special doubled...
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HBO and MTV are adjusting their telecast plans as Tuesday’s inauguration of President-elect Obama draws near. On Sunday night, HBO had been planning to telecast the opening event of the inauguration, an afternoon combined concert and reading at the Lincoln Memorial. The musical performers for the event...
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Despite the failing economy, cable network executives presenting new shows at the Television Critics Association’s Winter Press Tour said maintaining spending on original programming is a priority. While tightened belts appeared to have kept some networks from attending the cable portion of the tour...
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The season premiere of MTV’s “The Real World: Brooklyn” launched Wednesday night, improving its ratings compared to last season among viewers 12-34 for the network. The 21st season opener scored a 2.3 rating among viewers 12-34, ranking as the No. 1 cable show in the demographic for the 10 p.m. hour...
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Time Warner Cable’s decision to pay Viacom more to carry networks including MTV and Nickelodeon demonstrates that when programmers and cable operators fight over money, it’s the pipeline that feels the pinch first and faces more downside risk. Viacom last week threatened to pull its 19 channels off Time...