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 was formed in 1981 by Executive V.P. Robert Pittman and released for viewing at midnight of August 1st of that year. MTV has been the revalution for music around our country and later on the world. Not only has it changed pop culture as we know it, it's started ground breaking themes seen throughout TV today. In his foundational MTV research, Pittman learned what teenagers wanted: irreverence, zaniness, instability, chaos, a frenetic pace, lots of disjointed thoughts, and in-depth info about music. And so MTV was born, in part, to feed back to teenagers what they wanted. Today, MTV reaches 78 million American households and 264 million households in 140 countries. The planet's biggest TV network has a lock on the coveted demographic aged 12 to 24. In 2001, MTV estimated that there ad revenue was around $700 million. The Real World, first aired in 1992, is one of the first reality television shows to gain a national audience, and continues to be the longest running program in MTV history. |
 is an American cable television
network dedicated to broadcasting sports-related programming 24 hours a
day. It was founded by Scott Rasmussen and his father Bill Rasmussen, and
launched on September 7, 1979 under the direction of Chet Simmons, who was
the network's first President and CEO. ESPN televises more than 5,100 live
and/or original hours of sports programming annually - more than 65
sports.Its signature telecast, SportsCenter, debuted with the network and aired its 25,000th episode on August 25, 2002. |
 is an American cable television channel
that was created in January 1985 by Warner-Amex Satellite Entertainment.
VH1 began with the intention to capitalize off of the success of the music
video. While VH1 still occasionally plays videos, its more recent claim to
fame has been in the area of music-related reality programming, such as
the signature show Behind the Music and The Flavor of Love, featuring
Public Enemy member Flavor Flav. VH1 also is home to other popular shows
such as: I Love the 80's, Surreal Life, and Hogan Knows
Best. |
 The National Broadcasting Company,
is an American television broadcasting company based in New York City's
Rockefeller Center. It is now part of the media conglomerate NBC
Universal, and supplies programming to more than 200 affiliated U.S.
stations. NBC radio network went on the air with twenty-four affiliated
stations on November 15, 1926. In 1989, NBC began airing its only
non-animated series Saved by the Bell which originated at The Disney
Channel as Good Morning, Miss Bliss. But today everyone does not know NBC
for Saved By the Bell, today people recognize it for airing shows like
Deal or No Deal, The Biggest Loser, Fear Factors, and Days of Our
Lives. |
 The Cable News Network, usually referred to
as CNN, is a cable television network founded in 1980 by Ted Turner. CNN
introduced the concept of 24-hour television news coverage. Since CNN's
launch on June 1, 1980, the network has expanded its reach to a number of
cable and satellite television networks (such as CNN Headline News), 12
web sites, two private place-based networks (such as CNN Airport Network),
and two radio networks. The network has 42 bureaus around the world and
more than 900 affiliates worldwide. CNN was the first network to break
news of what would prove to be the September 11 attacks. CNN celebrated
its 25th anniversary on June 1, 2005. |
 was originally referred to as "The
Blue Network," the company was re-christened American Broadcasting
Company.The American Broadcasting Company (ABC) is a television and radio
network in the United States. Created in 1943 from the former NBC Blue
network, ABC is now owned by The Walt Disney Company. The network today,
in fact, is the last of the Big Three broadcasting networks to use the
full name. The network is sometimes referred to as The Alphabet Network,
for obvious reasons. Today, many sitcom addicts tune into ABC in order not
to miss their favorite shows such as Lost, Alias, Desperate Housewives,
Grey's Anatomy or Boston Legal. |
