Entertainment & Arts
When MTV Mandarin debuts in Asia today, it will not only be the first 24-hour Mandarin-language music video channel, it will also be the first MTV channel to launch with an outside partner--PolyGram.
April 21, 1995
Awards
MTV President Stephen Friedman is stepping down from the post after seven years, as parent company Viacom Inc. grapples with sagging ratings at its marquee cable channels.
Sept. 30, 2015
Dreams of world domination must be hard for MTV executives to avoid when they host a party at the Kremlin, with a Russian diva and Queen performing a duet of “We Will Rock You” and Russian soldiers in a hip-hop dance routine.
Dec. 20, 2004
Thirty-one years after the recording of the first rock en espanol album, Spanish-language rock is finally getting its own TV channel today with the launch of MTV Latino.
Oct. 1, 1993
The officers inside New York City police headquarters surely don’t realize it, but the rappers at their doorstep are N.W.A, a controversial L.A. group that rose to fame with “ . . . tha Police” and other songs of rage from the streets.
July 28, 1991
Company Town
The influential and crowd-pleasing telecast brought pop music culture, news and politics to young audiences — long before the internet and Napster changed media and music in equal measure.
May 9, 2023
MTV built itself into an entertainment powerhouse by keeping an ear tuned to pop-music trends.
Dec. 17, 2003
Company Town Blog
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May 5, 2011
April 6, 2011
PolyGram will jointly fund and operate two MTV Asia channels being launched in the next month, the first time MTV Networks has made an alliance with a record company in one of its music channels.
April 20, 1995