MTV
Veejay employer network
MTV, originally Music Television, launched in 1981 as a cable channel devoted to music videos and transformed how popular music was consumed and marketed.
The channel's influence on youth culture, fashion, and entertainment was enormous through the 1980s and 1990s, making phrases like I want my MTV cultural touchstones.
Over time, MTV shifted away from music programming toward reality shows and other content, making the name essentially a legacy brand.
Back when MTV actually played music videos.
Maturity assessment scale
- Real WorldPioneering MTV docuseries
- Jersey ShoreEastern seaboard resort region
- DariaFemale first name
- Laguna BeachCoastal California arts community
First public performance
- clipCut or attach
- directorOne who leads
- rotationTurning on an axis
- world premiereFirst-ever public performance
debut · exclusive · video premiere · cinematography · visuals · effects · montage · VJ
Live visuals performer
- KennedyIrish-origin surname, political dynasty
- hostOne receiving guests
- correspondentJournalist covering distant events
- veejayMusic video host
State of being immature
- generationAge-defined peer group
- pop cultureMass entertainment and trends
- trendsettingInitiating popular movements
- coolCalm or fashionable
edgy · rebellion · subculture · fashion · zeitgeist · mainstream · iconic · influence
Music video broadcaster
- BETBlack-focused cable station
- NickelodeonChildren's entertainment channel
- Comedy CentralCable channel for humor programming
- cableHeavy-duty woven line
channel · broadcast · programming · ratings · primetime · Viacom · streaming · viewership
TRL
Maturity assessment scale
- Real WorldPioneering MTV docuseries
- Jersey ShoreEastern seaboard resort region
- DariaFemale first name
premiere
First public performance
world premiere · debut · exclusive · video premiere · cinematography · visuals · effects · montage · VJ · countdown
VJ
Live visuals performer
- KennedyIrish-origin surname, political dynasty
- hostOne receiving guests
- correspondentJournalist covering distant events
youth
State of being immature
- generationAge-defined peer group
- pop cultureMass entertainment and trends
- trendsettingInitiating popular movements
cool · edgy · rebellion · subculture · fashion · zeitgeist · mainstream · iconic · influence · counterculture
VH1
Music video broadcaster
- BETBlack-focused cable station
- NickelodeonChildren's entertainment channel
- Comedy CentralCable channel for humor programming
cable · channel · broadcast · programming · ratings · primetime · Viacom · streaming · viewership · Nielsen
eighties
Years from eighty-nine backward
- nineties1990-1999
- golden agePeriod of peak prosperity
- launchSet into motion
debut · heyday · nostalgia · classic · retro · original · pioneering
- Television Historygolden age, broadcast networks, color TV, live broadcasts, live broadcasting
- 80sbig hair, mullets, shoulder pads, new wave, synth-pop
- 80s-90s cultureVHS, cassette tapes, CDs, Walkman, Nintendo
- 90sTamagotchi, pogs, Furby, slap bracelets, Tickle Me Elmo
- cable TVESPN, CNN, cable TV, cable box, HBO
- ChannelsTV channels, TV channel, cable channels, radio station, news channels
MTVradio
Electromagnetic wave receiver
AM radio · FM radio · terrestrial radio · NPR · BBC Radio
MTVNPR
Nonprofit American broadcaster
PBS · BBC Radio · C-SPAN · educational television · public broadcasting
MTVPBS
Non-profit educational broadcaster
NPR · BBC · C-SPAN · 60 Minutes · The New Yorker
- MTV AwardsMusic television ceremony
- MTV UnpluggedAcoustic television concert format
music, television, musical, musically, televise, televised, televising