MTV

thumb|I want my MTV. —Dire Straits MTV (originally an initialism of Music Television) is an American cable television channel and the flagship namesake property of the MTV Entertainment Group, a sub-division of the Paramount Media Networks division of Paramount Skydance. Launched on August 1, 1981, the channel originally aired music videos and related music entertainment programming guided by television personalities known as video jockeys (VJs). MTV soon began establishing its presence overseas, eventually gaining an unprecedented cult following and becoming one of the major factors in cable programming's rise to fame, leading American corporations to dominate the television economy in the 1990s. In the years since its inception, the channel significantly toned down its focus on music in favor of original reality programming for teenagers and young adults. Quotes about Listen here Now that ain't workin', that's the way you do it You play the guitar on the MTV That ain't workin' That's the way you do it Money for nothin', and your chicks for free. Dire Straits, “Money for Nothing” I want my MTV. Dire Straits, “Money for Nothing” The video of 'paranoid' has been censored by MTV.  They took all nipples out of the cartoon, but they had no problem with the scene in which a man cuts off his own arms and legs. Thom Yorke, (interview, 1997). I don't think MTV would let us play that. (After an audience member requests "Rape Me.") Kurt Cobain, 1993-11-18 at Sony Music Studios, New York City, New York (MTV Unplugged). External links Category:Music Category:Television