AFI BLOG: Media and Technology

The Hollywood Reporter
These days, any kid with a YouTube account and a digital camera can fashion himself a media star.
In the prebroadband era, though, it took a little more determination and technical know-how. Just ask Damien Fahey, host of MTV’s “TRL,” who didn’t let the fact that he grew up before the Internet’s ascendance deter [...]

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PBS Idealab blog
MTV, as part of its Emmy-winning “Choose or Lose” campaign (www.ChooseorLose.com), today unveiled “Street Team ‘08″: a specially recruited group of 51 citizen journalists - one from every state and Washington, D.C. - who will cover the 2008 elections from a youth perspective and tailor their reports for mobile devices. The members will [...]

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MTV Taps Bruckheimer to Craft Videogames - The Wall Street Journal

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MTV Networks Takes Stake In Online Video Site GoFish, In Return For Distribution - paidContent.org
GoFish, the online video entertainment site which unsuccessfully tried to buy Bolt.com earlier this year, has now done a couple of strategic tie-ups, both resulting in the company allotting its shares (it is an OTC-trade company), according to an SEC filing. [...]

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MTVN Will Syndicate Clips Through AOL Video; Each Will Keep Revenue From Own Ads - paidContent.org
MTV Networks (NYSE: VIA) adds another major online outlet and AOL (NYSE: TWX) Video gets to increase its ad-supported library under the latest video syndication deal. AOL Video users will have access to a “vast library of clips” from Comedy [...]

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MTV’s Plans For Digital Gaming Expansion; All of South Park Online - paidContent.org
A nice and short video interview from Reuters, (NSDQ: RTRSY) with Mika Salmi, President, MTV Networks (NYSE: VIA) Global Digital Media, on Rockband online expansion and other online gaming efforts. Also, the plans for other websites such as the standalone Dailyshow.com.
Then, much like [...]

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