VH1YouTube Promotes ‘Celebrity Rehab’ in Drug Awareness CampaignAuthored by Scott Goldberg on November 26, 2007 - 9:10am.
What’s your first memory of an anti-drug commercial? An egg frying in a pan and a voice saying, “This is your brain on drugs,” is a common answer. It seems the “scared straight” approach to inducing a fear of drugs – remember the shotgun wielding teen that killed his friend after smoking dope – hasn’t come far. Now in YouTube clips promoting a new show called Celebrity Rehab, Dr. Drew Pinksy of Love Line fame will attempt to reinvent the genre. Watch a clip here of Crazy Town’s Seth Binzer apparently free-basing crack and explaining its dangers and consequences. Virgin America Taps VH1 to Add Music Videos to In-Flight SystemAuthored by Mark Hefflinger on September 20, 2007 - 12:32pm.
San Francisco - Recently launched discount airline Virgin America on Thursday announced that it partnered with Viacom's VH1 to offer an on-demand music video library to air passengers. The airline's Red in-flight entertainment system, which also offers 3,000 MP3 tracks, will feature up to 50 music videos, as well as performances featured on VH1 Classic and VH1 Soul. VH1 Debuts Made-for-Mobile Version of "Pop-Up Video"Authored by Mark Hefflinger on September 17, 2007 - 3:32pm.
New York - Viacom's VH1 on Monday announced the launch of "Pop-Up Video To Go," a made-for-mobile TV version of the network series that features graphic factoids that pop onto the screen during music videos. Artists whose videos will be featured on the mobile series will include Gwen Stefani, Fall Out Boy, Beastie Boys, Feist and Jay-Z. VH1 Tells You What Perez Hilton LovesAuthored by Scott Goldberg on September 4, 2007 - 5:52pm.
A YouTube video promoting the upcoming VH1 show What Perez Sez about the VMAs (Video Music Awards) on September 11 tells us what Perez Hilton, the “celebrity blogger” who has become a celebrity himself, loves. Watch the clip here to find out what it is, but here’s a hint: What's a word that describes a wimpy person yet is also the name of a common household pet? The clip was among YouTube’s “Most Viewed Videos” for September 4th.
Indie Filmmaker in Copyright Spat With Viacom Over YouTube ClipsAuthored by Mark Hefflinger on August 31, 2007 - 6:28am.
San Francisco - An independent filmmaker who posted some of his work on YouTube, which was then used without permission by Viacom on a TV show, has seen his posting of Viacom's use of his work removed from YouTube by the media conglomerate, CNET News.com reported. tags: Video | TV | VH1 | YouTube | Viacom | DMCA | Copyright | Fair Use | Chris Knight | Web Junk 2.0 |
Joost to Premiere Entire New VH1 Series Prior to BroadcastAuthored by Mark Hefflinger on July 9, 2007 - 4:05pm.
New York - Joost, a peer-to-peer streaming TV service, has partnered with Viacom's VH1 to offer a preview of the entire season of its forthcoming series, "I Hate My 30s," on the service ten days in advance of its broadcast premiere, according to The Hollywood Reporter. Viacom, a Joost investor, also signed a comprehensive content partnership with the company in February. Joost has also secured content partnerships with Warner Music Group, Turner Broadcasting and Sony Pictures TV. VH1 Debuts Acceptable.TV Online/On-Air User-Generated SeriesAuthored by Mark Hefflinger on March 14, 2007 - 4:35pm.
New York - Viacom's VH1 on Wednesday launched Acceptable.TV, the accompanying website for a new TV series of the same name that will feature user-generated TV pilot ideas voted on by Web users. Each TV episode will feature five new three-minute episodes; the two receiving the most votes will return with a new episode. Executive producers of Acceptable.TV, set to debut March 23 on VH1, include Jack Black, Dan Harmon and Rob Schrab, along with production firm Channel 101. VH1 Mobile Launches "Mobile Junk 20" ApplicationAuthored by Mark Hefflinger on December 18, 2006 - 2:28pm.
New York - Viacom's VH1 Mobile on Monday debuted "Mobile Junk 20," an application that lets users upload video and photos taken with their mobile devices, for possible inclusion on the network's TV show, "Web Junk 20." Sprint is the first carrier to offer the application. The application will also let viewers view and rate photos and videos submitted by other users.
VH1 Debuts Made-for-Mobile Series, "Celebhead"Authored by Mark Hefflinger on December 5, 2006 - 3:21pm.
New York - Viacom's VH1 Mobile on Tuesday debuted a new made-for-mobile series, "Celebhead." Each episode of the short-form parody will be shot from a different celebrity's point-of-view, with the first episode to focus on Paris Hilton.
MTV Refuses to Celebrate 25; VH1 to Reminisce InsteadAuthored by robert on August 1, 2006 - 9:28am.
Today, August 1, 2006, marks MTV Networks’ 25 year anniversary with little fanfare from the company. The consensus is that the company refuses to publicly associate itself with a symbolic number beyond the age of its perpetually young audience. The Pittsburgh Post-Gazette quotes MTV president Christina Norman’s blasé reflections on the day: "Our audience was not even born [in 1981]…They want to know we're going with them, where we are taking them, not so much where we've been."
VH1 Launches Online Content to Discover Hip-Hop TalentAuthored by Mark Hefflinger on July 19, 2006 - 12:40pm.
New York - VH1 announced on Wednesday an online content to find undiscovered hip-hop talent.
VH1 Launches Video Game Site, BlogAuthored by dmw on May 9, 2006 - 4:50pm.
New York - MTV Networks' VH1 on Tuesday announced the launch of VH1 Games, a site that will offer word, action and puzzle games as well as gaming news and commentary. The site's online and downloadable games for purchase will include titles based on VH1 programming and pop culture; classic arcade titles from Midway Games like "Spy Hunter" and "Joust"; and other titles from publisher Big Fish Games. The site's "VH1 Game Break" blog will offer news and features in addition to coverage of classic arcade games, independent games and innovation in the industry.
tags: Games | Launches | Internet | Video | Marketing | TV | VH1 | Online Games | Internet Launches |
MTV Distributes "Flashmob" Pink Concert on Broadband, WirelessAuthored by dmw on April 11, 2006 - 12:56pm.
New York - MTV and VH1 said on Tuesday that they will offer a "flashmob" concert performance from Pink on their mobile and broadband platforms. The April 5 concert, announced to fans via text messages and e-mails on the day of the show, was sponsored by Honda to promote the launch of the 2006 Civic. Several full songs from the show will be offered on VH1's VSPOT and MTV's Overdrive broadband channels, while video clips will be available on MTV Mobile and VH1 Mobile.
MTV Launches New Mobile Applications for Comedy Central, VH1Authored by dmw on April 4, 2006 - 4:34pm.
New York - MTV Networks on Tuesday announced the launch of mobile storefront applications for its Comedy Central and VH1 networks. Comedy Central's "Take Out" and VH1 Mobile's "Pocket VH1" will feature all of the ringtones, video clips and other mobile content from each respective network's shows in one place. Sprint is the first carrier to offer the applications. VH1 Mobile also announced a new made-for-mobile series, "Dingo Ate My Video," which will launch on April 24. The weekly series will feature two puppet characters commenting on 3-4 music videos.
tags: Launches | Mobile | Video | TV | Ringtones | Mobile Launches | Commerce | MTV | VH1 | Comedy Central |
VH1 Launches Four Video PodcastsAuthored by Mark Hefflinger on February 7, 2006 - 4:40am.
New York - MTV Networks' VH1 announced on Tuesday that it has created four new video podcasts that it will offer through its own website, as well as from podcast directories on iTunes and Yahoo. The podcasts will feature five-minute summaries of the network's "Best Night Ever" and "Best Week Ever" recap shows of recent pop culture news, in addition to "Best of VH1," featuring clips of the network's own shows, and "Flavor of Love," offering extra footage from its reality series starring Flavor Flav.
VH1, IFilm Collaborate on "Web Junk 20" TV SeriesAuthored by Mark Hefflinger on January 12, 2006 - 3:43am.
Pasadena, Calif. - Viacom's VH1 music TV network announced on Thursday that it has collaborated with Internet video-on-demand site IFilm to launch "Web Junk 20," a weekly TV series that will offer twenty of "the weirdest, wildest and most hilarious Internet video clips out there." The first episode is slated to air on Jan. 13. VH1 will also offer each episode of the program on-demand from its VSPOT broadband entertainment website.
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