(MTV) MTV SAVES THE 2012 DATES FOR THE BIGGEST NIGHTS IN MUSIC AND MOVIES THE MTV MOVIE AWARDS AND THE VIDEO MUSIC AWARDS

The 2012 MTV Movie Awards Will Air LIVE Sunday, June 3rd The MTV Video Music Awards” Will Air LIVE Sunday, September 9th

MTV, a unit of Viacom Inc. (NYSE: VIA, VIA.B), today announced the dates for the biggest nights in music and movies for 2012: The MTV Movie Awards and the MTV Video Music Awards.  Always packed with the most memorable and unpredictable moments in pop culture, the 21st annual “MTV Movie Awards” will air LIVE on Sunday, June 3, 2012 from Los Angeles, CA and the 29th annual “MTV Video Music Awards” will air LIVE Sunday, September 9, 2012.

MTV Movie Awards
The “2011 MTV Movie Awards” delivered a 3.9 rating among P12-34, averaging 4.5 million viewers, and its largest audience among teens since 2004 – a 5.4 rating overall, and whopping 8.3 rating among female teens.  MTV’s “2011 Movie Awards” kept its tradition as Hollywood’s most atypical and irreverent awards show, with host Jason Sudeikis providing laugh-out-loud moments, a surprise appearance by Justin Bieber, a naughty-but-nice presentation by Justin Timberlake and Mila Kunis, GENERATION AWARD winner Reese Witherspoon providing a message of female empowerment, and the stars of the night’s big winner “The Twilight Saga: Eclipse” – Robert Pattinson and Taylor Lautner – lip-locking as Pattinson went to accept his BEST KISS golden popcorn.

MTV Video Music Awards
The 2011 Video Music Awards scored MTV’s biggest audience in the network’s history with a record-breaking 12.4 million total viewers.  Among the network’s target P12-34 audience, the VMAS delivered a 10.8 rating and 8.5 million P12-34 viewers, making it MTV’s most-watched telecast of all time in the demo.  Versus the 2010 VMAS, the award show is +8% with P12-34 and +9% with total viewers.  In addition, the VMAs was the #1 cable telecast of 2011 with P12-34 and the #1 non-sports cable telecast of 2011 with total viewers.

Additionally, Beyoncé’s big MTV #VMA pregnancy reveal moment at the 2011 Video Music Awards made social media history by giving Twitter a record bump: 8,868 Tweets per second.
The ladies ruled the kingdom at the “2011 MTV Video Music Awards” as Katy Perry and Adele each took home three VMA Moonmen. Katy Perry won the biggest prize of the night, “Video of the Year,” with her pop anthem, “Firework,” as well as honors for “Best Collaboration” and “Best Special Effects” for “E.T.” featuring Kanye West.  Adding to her reign atop the album charts, Adele won VMAs for “Best Art Direction,” “Best Cinematography,” and “Best Editing.”  Genre and gender-defying Lady Gaga kicked off the night as her alter ego Joe Calderone with a show-stopping performance of “You and I.” The most explosive moment of the night belonged to hip-hop heavyweights Kanye West and Jay-Z as they brought funk, flare and the fireworks to the VMA stage.  Adele made her unforgettable VMA debut with the hauntingly beautiful “Someone Like You. Chris Brown delivered a show stopper with his high-flying aerial journey through VMA history.  In the night’s most memorable moment, Beyoncé confirmed pregnancy rumors by ending her performance of “Love on Top” by rubbing her belly to reveal her baby bump as a proud and expectant father Jay-Z received congratulations from the audience.  The emotional highpoint of the evening was the uplifting tribute to the late British songstress Amy Winehouse by the amazingly talented Bruno Mars and introduced by the legendary Tony Bennett and actor Russell Brand.
To watch video of 2011 biggest Movie Awards and VMA moments, and see the full list of winners as well as fashion, celebrity and music commentary from the shows’ red carpets, please go to MovieAwards.MTV.com and VMA.MTV.com.

(MTV) WE THE KINGS, CHIDDY BANG, JASON DERULO, JAY SEAN AND FABOLOUS TAKE THE STAGE DURING mtvU’S 2011 “CAMPUS INVASION”

Performances to air on mtvU, AMTV, AMTV2 and MTV Hits Starting November 14

Music Festival Hits College Campuses with Sweepstakes and Free Swag from Dove® go fresh™, mtvU and TeenNick

New York, NY – October 17, 2011 – mtvU, MTV’s 24-hour college network, today announced that We the Kings, Chiddy Bang, Jason Derulo, Jay Sean and Fabolous will perform during its 2011 “Campus Invasion Music Festival.” Each show will be opened by Dove go fresh DJs Diamond Kuts or Chelsea Leyland. The roaming music festival starts October 20 at Kean University in Union, N.J. and it will be followed by stops at the University of North Florida in Jacksonville, Fla. on October 27;  Wayne State University in Detroit, Mich. on October 30-31; and Southern Illinois University in Carbondale, Ill. on November 3. The bill for each show is listed below. Performances and artist interviews from the festival will air on mtvU, AMTV, AMTV2 and MTV Hits starting November 14.

In addition to the stellar music lineup, the festival includes mtvU’s interactive village, with prizes, sweepstakes, free swag, casting calls and more. The village will be anchored by the Dove  go fresh Remix Lounge, where students can learn to spin by participating in “scratch lessons” with a Scratch Academy instructor and they will leave the lounge with their very own music mix on a USB. In support of the Dove Fresh Spin video series, Dove will also give students the chance to win a variety of cool prizes using a GoldRun mobile application.

The “mtvU Against Our Will Campaign,” will also touch down at each stop, featuring a photo booth that lets students join the fight to end modern-day slavery by snapping shots that declare what freedom means to them. The photos will be printed at the booth and will also be available on the campaign’s Facebook page. By participating in the project, students earn the chance to win a product from Made By Survivors, which benefits survivors of slavery and human trafficking. Students will also be able to sign up for the Slavery Footprint Campus Challenge at “Campus Invasion” stops.

TeenNick’s “The ‘90s Are All That” will have a presence at the mtvU “Campus Invasion Music Festival” with crafts, giveaways and other activities. At the booth, students will have the chance to be featured in promos and spots that will air on TeenNick.  In addition, students can get styled and photographed on the iconic orange couch, alongside cutouts of ‘90s Nickelodeon talent, and can make their very own Stick Stickly.  TeenNick’s “The ‘90s Are All That” is a two-hour, prime-time programming block (10 p.m. – 12 a.m. ET) featuring some of Nickelodeon’s classic ‘90s hits – complete with deeply integrated, fan-driven social media components on Facebook (facebook.com/90sAreAllThat) and 90sAreAllThat.com.

Confirmed dates, locations and acts for mtvU’s “Campus Invasion Music Festival” include:

October 20, 2011 – Kean University, Union, N.J.
• Fabolous
• We the Kings
• Chiddy Bang
• DJ Diamond Kuts

October 27, 2011 – University of North Florida, Jacksonville, Fla.
• Jason Derulo
• Jay Sean
• We The Kings
• Chiddy Bang
• DJ Diamond Kuts

October 30-31, 2011 – Wayne State University, Detroit, Mich.
• We The Kings
• Chiddy Bang
• DJ Chelsea Leyland

November 3, 2011 – Southern Illinois University, Carbondale, Ill.
• We The Kings
• Chiddy Bang
• DJ Diamond Kuts

Past “Invasions” have included such artists as 30 Seconds To Mars, Wyclef Jean, Muse, Neon Trees, Dashboard Confessional, Rick Ross, Flo Rida and The Shins. For more information, visit the “Campus Invasion” page on mtvU.com.

About mtvU
Broadcast to more than 750 college campuses, mtvU reaches upwards of 9 million U.S. college students – making it the largest, most comprehensive television network just for college students. mtvU is dedicated to every aspect of college life, reaching students everywhere they are: on-air, online and on campus. mtvU programs music videos from emerging artists that can’t be seen anywhere else, news, student life features and initiatives that give college students the tools to advance positive social change. mtvU is always on campus, with more than 250 events per year, including exclusive concerts, giveaways, shooting mtvU series and more. For more information about mtvU, and a complete programming schedule, visit www.mtvU.com

MTV & THE ASSOCIATED PRESS STUDY REVEALS PERVASIVENESS OF CYBERBULLYING, DIGITAL DISCRIMINATION AND SEXTING

More than Half of all 14-24 Year Olds Have Experienced Digital Abuse, 1 in 3 Have Sent or Received “Sext” Messages,  and 1 in 2 Regularly See Discriminatory Language Used in Social Media

Trending Data Finds the Majority of Young People Now Stepping-In When They See Abuse Online

New York, NY – September 27, 2011 –MTV and The Associated Press today revealed the results of a new study exploring the pervasiveness of digital abuse, how it is affecting America’s youth and how they’re responding to it.  According to the study, 76 percent of 14-24 year olds say that digital abuse is a serious problem for people their age.  More than half (56 percent) of those surveyed say they have experienced abuse through social and digital media, up from 50 percent reported in the 2009 MTV-AP digital abuse survey.  However, compared to 2009, young people in the 2011 study were significantly more likely to intervene, with a majority now saying they would step in if they saw someone “being mean online.”

Looking at sexting and digital dating abuse, one in three have sent or received “sext” messages on their cell phones or online, and 71 percent think that sexting is a serious problem. However, only 15 percent of 14-24 year olds say that they have at some point shared naked photos or videos of themselves. Among those who have sexted, 10 percent have done so with someone they only know online, down significantly from 29 percent in 2009.  Among those who have sent a nude photo, roughly half have been pressured to do so.  Additionally, 41 percent of those in a relationship have experienced some form of digital dating abuse, with nearly three in 10 saying their partner has checked up on them multiple times a day online or via mobile; 27 percent say a partner has read their text messages without permission.

One in two young people say they often or sometimes see discriminatory language being used against others on social networking sites, with “slut,” “that’s so gay,” “fag” and “retard” ranking among the most commonly used discriminatory words or phrases.  The groups most frequently discriminated against online include the overweight and LGBT. Young people surveyed fall into two categories, split roughly down the middle: 51 percent who believe using discriminatory language online is never OK, and 46 percent who believe it’s OK to use it sometimes, so long as you make clear you’re “just kidding.” Fifty-four percent also said it’s OK for them and their friends to use discriminatory language because “I know we don’t mean it.”

The MTV and Associated Press study was released today as part of MTV’s “A THIN LINE” campaign, which has already empowered more than 1 million young people to take action to stop the spread of digital abuse.   The insight from this research touches on the storylines in MTV’s latest original movie, (DIS)CONNECTED, which explores the collision of life, love and digital drama.  (DIS)CONNECTED will premiere on MTV on Monday, October 10 at 9 p.m. ET/PT.

Detailed findings from the August 2011 study include:

I. PERVASIVENESS OF DIGITAL ABUSE

A majority of today’s youth have experienced digital abuse, and one in four say it’s happened in the past six months.

• Some of the most frequent forms of digital harassment include people writing things online that aren’t true (26 percent), people writing things online that are mean (24 percent) and forwarding an IM or message that was intended to stay private (20 percent).
• Young women (82 percent) and non-whites (80 percent) are more apt to see digital abuse as a problem than men (70 percent). Additionally, those 14-17 are more apt to call it a problem (80 percent) than their older peers (73 percent).

In terms of combating digital abuse, asking the person who did it to stop was effective for 47 percent who tried it, although 14 percent said it made things worse and 27 percent said it had no effect. In terms of effectiveness, there are a few techniques that stand out as being particularly helpful, each of which had to do with limiting access:

• 80 percent said changing their passwords made the situation better.
• 67 percent reported that changing their email address, screen name or cell phone number made things better.
• 59 percent said deleting their social networking profile ameliorated the situation.

II. SEXTING AND DIGITAL DATING ABUSE

Overall, one-third of young people say they have sent or received a “sext” message, largely unchanged from 2009.  Sending a “sext” is far more prevalent among young adults (19 percent) compared to teens (7 percent).  Among those who have had at least one sexting occurrence, 45 percent say it happened within the last six months.  Seven in 10 see sexting as a serious problem.

Forty-one percent of those aged 14-24 who are currently in a relationship have experienced some form of dating abuse:

• Nearly three in 10 (27 percent) say their partner has checked up on them multiple times a day online or via mobile – asking where they are, who they’re with or what they’re doing – or read their text messages without permission (27 percent).
• In terms of social networking, 15 percent have been told by a current partner to remove former girlfriends or boyfriends from their social networking friend or follow lists; 13 percent have had a partner ask for their online passwords.
• About a quarter (24 percent) say they always or sometimes feel their partner pressures them to respond to IMs, emails, phone calls or texts
• Five percent each say a partner has spread rumors about them online, or used information found online to harass or embarrass them.

III. DIGITAL DISCRIMINATION

The MTV-AP study reinforced that people can be emboldened to type things they’d never say, as 71 percent of respondents said people are more likely to use slurs online or in text messages than in person. Young people tend to focus more on user’s intent: while 51 percent of respondents felt that using discriminatory language is never OK, 46 percent felt it was OK to use it if they make clear they’re “just kidding.”

The study shows that online discrimination is common and targeted at various groups:

• One in two regularly observes people using discriminatory language in social media.
• The groups most frequently discriminated against are: overweight (54 percent); LGBT (51 percent); African-American (45 percent); women (44 percent); and immigrants (35 percent).
• Those surveyed said discriminatory language toward Muslims, LGBT and overweight people was more often intended to be “hurtful” than similar remarks toward women, African Americans, Latinos or other groups.
• Discriminatory language most-commonly used is: “that’s so gay” (65 percent); “slut” (55 percent); “fag” (53 percent); “retard” (53 percent); and “nigger” (42 percent).

IV. IMPROVEMENTS

The study also shows that Millennials are increasingly aware of the potential negative impact of what they post online. Trending data from 2009 shows marked improvement in several categories.

Some of the positive gains made from 2009 include:
• A 19-point drop in sending “sexts” to people that respondents only know online (10 percent in 2011 versus 29 percent in 2009).
• Young adults are more likely to intervene if they see someone being mean online than they were in 2009 (56 percent in 2011 versus 47 percent in 2009) and a majority say they would intervene if they saw someone using discriminatory language on social networking sites (51 percent).
• A 14-point jump in respondents who have thought the information they posted online could get them in trouble with a boss (43 percent in 2011 versus 29 percent in 2009).
• A 5-point increase in respondents who have thought the information they posted online could come back to hurt them.

To access the full MTV-AP research findings from 2011 and 2009, please go to www.research.ATHINLINE.org.

Launched in 2009, MTV’s “A THIN LINE” campaign empowers America’s youth to identify, respond to, and stop the spread of digital abuse, which includes all forms of digital bullying, dating abuse and discrimination.  MTV is addressing these issues through thought-provoking PSAs, integration into MTV’s top-rated shows, innovative online and mobile tools, and curricula.  Additionally, as part of the campaign, MTV will premiere (DIS)CONNECTED on Monday, October 10 at 9 p.m. ET/PT.  (DIS)CONNECTED tells the story of four young people whose lives unexpectedly collide online and illustrates how growing up digital can complicate life and love. The film, which was first announced during the White House Conference on Bullying Prevention and will air during National Bullying Prevention Month, is inspired in part by the true, tragic tale of Abraham Biggs, a 19-year-old who battled bipolar disorder and ultimately webcast his suicide after being egged on by a digital mob.

For more information on MTV’s “A THIN LINE” please head to www.ATHINLINE.org.

Methodology
The Associated Press-MTV poll on digital abuse and online discrimination was conducted online Aug. 18-31, 2011 and is based on 1,355 interviews, including 631 teens ages 14-17 and 724 adults ages 18-24. The national survey was conducted online by Knowledge Networks of Palo Alto, Calif. The margin of sampling error for the poll is plus or minus 3.8 percentage points.

Knowledge Networks initially contacted people using traditional telephone and mail polling methods and followed with an online interview. People chosen for the study who had no Internet access were given it for free. By randomly selecting respondents on an equal probability basis and by covering people who otherwise couldn’t access the Internet, the Knowledge Networks online surveys are nationally representative.

About The Associated Press
The Associated Press is the essential global news network, delivering fast, unbiased news from every corner of the world to all media platforms and formats. Founded in 1846, AP today is the largest and most trusted source of independent news and information. On any given day, more than half the world’s population sees news from AP. On the Net: www.ap.org

About MTV
MTV is the world’s premier youth entertainment brand.   With a global reach of more than a half-billion households, MTV is the cultural home of the millennial generation, music fans and artists, and a pioneer in creating innovative programming for young people.  MTV reflects and creates pop culture with its Emmy®, Grammy® and Peabody® award-winning content built around compelling storytelling, music discovery and activism across TV, online and mobile.  MTV’s sibling networks MTV2 and mtvU each deliver unparalleled customized content for young males, music fans and college students, and its online hub MTV.com is the leading destination for music, news and pop culture.  MTV is part of MTV Networks, a unit of Viacom (NYSE: VIA, VIA.B), one of the world’s leading creators of programming and content across all media platforms.

The”2011 MTV Movie Awards” Deliver Big Laughs, Big Moments and “FIRST LOOKS” OF THIS YEAR’S MOST HIGHLY ANTICIPATED FILMS

Awards Celebrate Next Generation of Super Stars Including Justin Bieber, Chloë Grace Moretz, Ellen Page, Alexys Nycole Sanchez and Emma Stone

J.J. Abrams and Steven Spielberg Take the Wraps Off “Super 8”

Reese Witherspoon Honored with This Year’s “MTV Generation Award”

UNIVERSAL CITY, CA - JUNE 5: Actors Robert Pattinson (L) and Kristen Stewart accept the award for Best Kiss onstage at the 2011 MTV Movie Awards at the Gibson Amphitheatre on June 5, 2011 in Universal City, California. (Photo by Scott Gries/MTV/PictureGroup)

Universal City, CA – MTV’s 2011 “Movie Awards” kept its tradition as Hollywood’s most atypical and irreverent awards show with surprise appearances, raunchy roasts, exclusive sneak peeks and even a few #laserboners.  The LIVE telecast got off to a hilarious and celeb-studded start with host Jason Sudeikis spoofing “The Hangover Part II” as he gets drunk with Justin Bartha, loses Taylor Lautner, wakes up to a tattooed Eva Mendes sleeping in a bathtub and receives some tough love from the straight-shooting Chelsea Handler.  Sudeikis then launches a no-holds-barred monologue in which no one and nothing is off limits – even himself — riffing on everything from Arnold Schwarzenegger to Justin Bieber to rumors the SNL star may soon be a “baby daddy.”

The show celebrated cinema’s next generation of talent with first-time winners Justin Bieber, Chloë Grace Moretz, Ellen Page, Alexys Nycole Sanchez and Emma Stone, as well as returning favorites Tom Felton, Robert Pattinson and Kristen Stewart, among others.

The fantastical set featured lush green landscapes, a glowing hillside and cascading crystals that turned the night into a psychedelic summer night’s dream. It was the perfect backdrop for MTV to give viewers “first looks” at some of the year’s most highly-anticipated movies, including exclusive footage from the super-secret “Super 8” presented by J.J. Abrams, Steven Spielberg, Elle Fanning and Joel Courtney; never-before-seen footage from “The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn-Part 1”; and a sneak peek clip from the concluding chapter of the most successful film franchise in movie history, “Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows-Part 2,” introduced by the film’s leading actress Emma Stone.

Fan favorite actress Reese Witherspoon was honored with this year’s “MTV Generation Award.”  Following toasts by former co-stars Robert Pattinson and Patrick Dempsey, and upcoming co-star Chelsea Handler, Witherspoon poked fun at her presenters but also gave a message of empowerment to young women.

Emma Stone became the second woman ever, after Reese Witherspoon, to win in the “BEST COMEDIC PERFORMANCE” category. Stone then took her humor from the silver screen to the stage when she joined Jason Sudeikis for a laugh-out-loud musical send-up that featured movie themed songs written by this year’s host and featuring Foo Fighter’s Dave Grohl on the gong.

Kristen Stewart took home “BEST FEMALE PERFORMANCE and “BEST KISS” for the third year straight, while Ellen Page grabbed “BEST SCARED-AS-S**T PERFORMANCE.” Winner Chloë Grace Moretz took home awards for “BEST BREAKOUT STAR” and “BIGGEST BADASS STAR,” and child actor Alexys Nycole Sanchez won the first-ever “golden popcorn” in the “BEST LINE FROM A MOVIE” category.

This year’s show took the funny to a whole new level as Jim Carrey – the star who has won the most “Movie Awards” ever – introduced the Foo Fighters while wearing a business suit made of green screen that projected images of landscapes, cities, explosions… and even a couple of humping dogs. The Foo Fighters brought down the house as they took the stage for an electric performance of “Walk,” the second single off their chart-topping album Wasting Light. Switching gears from rock royalty to rap and R&B’s rising stars, critically-acclaimed hip-hop superstar Lupe Fiasco was joined by R&B sensation Trey Songz for their first-ever televised performance of the single “Out of My Head,” off Lupe’s #1 album LASERS, into Lupe’s performance of his platinum-hit song “The Show Goes On.”

Justin Bieber made a surprise appearance that caused the hearts of teen girls everywhere to beat double time, as he was awarded “BEST JAWDROPPING MOMENT.” Ryan Reynolds and Blake Lively from “Green Lantern” took the stage as “Jackass-3D” stars Steve-O, Chris Pontius and David England, along with “Twilight Saga” heartthrob Kellan Lutz, sported green #laserboners in the audience.

“The Twilight Saga: Eclipse” took home the most golden popcorns of any film for a total of five awards in the categories “BEST MOVIE,” “BEST FEMALE” and “BEST MALE PERFORMANCE,” “BEST KISS” and “BEST FIGHT.”

Winners of the “2011 MTV Movie Awards” are:

BEST MOVIE

• “The Twilight Saga: Eclipse” – Director: David Slade, Producers: Wyck Godfrey and Karen Rosenfelt  (Summit Entertainment)

BEST MALE PERFORMANCE

• Robert Pattinson – “The Twilight Saga: Eclipse” (Summit Entertainment)

BEST FEMALE PERFORMANCE

• Kristen Stewart – “The Twilight Saga: Eclipse” (Summit Entertainment)

BEST BREAKOUT STAR

• Chloe Grace Moretz – “Kick-Ass” (Lionsgate)

BEST COMEDIC PERFORMANCE

• Emma Stone – “Easy A” (Sony Pictures)

BEST LINE FROM A MOVIE (New Category)

• Alexys Nycole Sanchez – “Grown Ups” (Sony Pictures)
  “I want to get chocolate wasted.”

BEST VILLAIN

• Tom Felton – “Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows-Part 1” (Warner Bros. Pictures)

BEST FIGHT

• Robert Pattinson vs. Bryce Dallas Howard – “The Twilight Saga: Eclipse” (Summit Entertainment)

BEST KISS

• Kristen Stewart and Robert Pattinson – “The Twilight Saga: Eclipse” (Summit Entertainment)

BEST JAWDROPPING MOMENT

• Justin Bieber – “Justin Bieber: Never Say Never,” Performance Spectacular (Paramount Pictures)

BEST SCARED-AS -S**T PERFORMANCE

• Ellen Page – “Inception” (Warner Bros. Pictures)

BIGGEST BADASS STAR

• Chloë Grace Moretz – “Kick-Ass” (Lionsgate)

The “2011 MTV Movie Awards” were available to a potential viewing audience of more than 1.2 billion people via MTV’s global network of more than 60 channels that reaches nearly 600 million households around the world as well as through syndication.  In addition, its convergent programming & content reached the entire interactive community, via MTV’s more than 200 digital media properties around the world.

Mark Burnett served as Executive Producer for the “2011 MTV Movie Awards.” Audrey Morrissey was the Executive Producer.  Garrett English served as Executive Producer and Executive in Charge for MTV. Jane Mun served as Supervising Producer.  For MTV, Wendy Plaut was the Celebrity Talent Executive and Amy Doyle and Joanna Bomberg served as the Executives in Charge of Music and Talent.

Official sponsors of the 2011 MTV Movie Awards included adidas®, Chevrolet, SNICKERS® Brand, Sprint, Starbucks Coffee Company, State Farm®, Taco Bell® and TWIX®.

About MTV:
MTV is the world’s premier youth entertainment brand.   With a global reach of more than a half-billion households, MTV is the cultural home of the millennial generation, music fans and artists, and a pioneer in creating innovative programming for young people.  MTV reflects and creates pop culture with its Emmy®, Grammy® and Peabody® award-winning content built around compelling storytelling, music discovery and activism across TV, online and mobile.  MTV’s sibling networks MTV2 and mtvU each deliver unparalleled customized content for young males, music fans and college students, and its online hub MTV.com is the leading destination for music, news and pop culture.  MTV is part of MTV Networks, a unit of Viacom (NYSE: VIA, VIA.B), one of the world’s leading creators of programming and content across all media platforms.  For more information, go to www.mtvpress.com.

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THE 2011 “MTV VIDEO MUSIC AWARDS” RETURNS TO THE SPOTLIGHT OF LOS ANGELES, CA AND NOKIA THEATRE L.A. LIVE

The 28^th Annual “MTV Video Music Awards” will air LIVESunday, August 28 at 9PM (ET/PT)

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The music universe is set to explode when MTV returns to Los Angeles, CA for the 2011 “MTV Video Music Awards.”  The 28^th Annual VMAs airs LIVE Sunday, August 28^th from Nokia Theatre L.A. LIVE at 9PM (ET/PT).

“We are proud to host the MTV Video Music Awards in Los Angeles, the creative capital of the world. And we look forward to showcasing our city’s exciting new downtown entertainment attractions,” said Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa.

“We are thrilled to return to Los Angeles where the energy of the city will help power the creative spirit of the 28^th annual VMAs,” said Stephen Friedman, President of MTV.  “The city is the perfect backdrop for all the musical moments, mayhem and magic that make the VMA’s such a notorious celebration.”

“We are incredibly excited to have the MTV VMA’s for the 2^nd year in a row at Nokia Theatre L.A. LIVE ,” Sr. Vice President & General Manager, Lee Zeidman. “MTV is a true visionary in the world of music and live entertainment and we are looking forward to the eyes of the music world being on L.A. LIVE this August.”

MTV Video Music Awards

The 2011 “MTV Video Music Awards” will be available to a potential viewing audience of more than 1.2 billion people via MTV’s global network of more than 60 channels reaching more than 640 million households around the world as well as through syndication.  In addition, its convergent programming and content will reach the entire interactive community, via MTV’s nearly 200 digital media properties around the world.

The 2010 VMAs averaged a 10.0 P12-34 rating and 11.4 million total viewers, marking the network’s best deliveries for any MTV telecast since the 2002 VMAs (8/29/02) as well as making it the third most watched telecast in MTV’s history.

The 2010 VMAs created a flurry of social media activity that was tightly integrated into the show with the 2010 VMA Twitter Tracker, which allowed viewers to track the popularity of the various VMA performers and presenters over the course of the night. Taking home the 2011 Shorty Award for “best integration of social media with traditional media,” the Twitter Tracker was a large part of both the VMA Pre-Show and main show with a huge wall of television monitors inside the Nokia Theatre that showed all the artists and celebrities during commercial breaks how many times they’re mentioned on the social-networking site.

Jesse Ignjatovic of Den of Thieves returns for the fifth year in a row to executive produce the 2011 “MTV Video Music Awards.” Ignjatovic and MTV collaborate once again to bring viewers the most groundbreaking performances and talked about moments from today’s most popular artists that have become the signature stamp of the VMAs.

To watch video of last year’s biggest moments, get the full list of last year’s show winners and can check out fashion, celebrity and music commentary from the shows’ red carpets, please go to VMA.MTV.com.

MTV TO PREMIERE PIONEERING SCRIPTED SERIES “SKINS” ON MONDAY, JANUARY 17th AT 10PM ET/PT

DEBUT DIRECTLY FOLLOWS A NEW EPISODE OF “JERSEY SHORE” AT A SPECIAL NIGHT AND TIME –  MONDAY, JANUARY 17th AT 9PM ET/PT

MTV’s highly anticipated new scripted series “Skins” will premiere on Monday, January 17th at 10pm ET/PT following an all-new episode of “Jersey Shore” airing at a special night and time.

Created by father and son team Bryan Elsley and Jamie Brittain, the ground-breaking series “Skins” is about the lives and loves of teenagers and the obligations of friendship.  The drama series features an ensemble cast of unknown teenage actors as they navigate complex relationships, the politics of friendship and difficulties of daily life in their formative years.  Elsley writes and executive produces the U.S. version, which, like the U.K version, stars and is co-created by young talent.

The premiere episode introduces viewers to a tight-knit band of friends played by James Newman (Tony), Rachel Thevenard (Michelle), Daniel Flaherty (Stanley), Ron Mustafaa (Abbud), Sofia Black-D’Elia (Tea), Camille Cresencia-Mills (Daisy), Jesse Carere (Chris), Britne Oldford (Cadie) and Eleanor Zichy (Eura).
“Skins” will debut right after an all-new episode of “Jersey Shore,” airing at a special night and time – Monday, January 17 at 9pm ET/PT.  The episode of “Jersey Shore” will feature the moments leading up to Snooki’s arrest in Seaside, NJ as the tension between Sammi, Jenni and Snooki takes a new turn.  Another all-new episode of “Jersey Shore” will air at its regular night and time on Thursday, January 20 at 10PM ET/PT.

“Skins” will be rated “TV-MA LS” (language, sex) because it includes dialogue, language and sexual situations that may not be appropriate for all audiences.  The series will broadcast at 10pm, traditionally a time when younger viewers are not watching.

“Skins” is co-produced by E1 Entertainment and Company Pictures, a division of ALL3MEDIA, the same company that produces the Channel 4 series in the UK. Elsley will Executive Produce, along with Laszlo Barna and Michael Rosenberg from E1 and Charlie Pattinson and George Faber of Company Pictures.  The deal was brokered by Greg Lipstone, of ICM, which represents Company Pictures and ALL3Media. Elsley is represented by Ted Miller at CAA.

“Jersey Shore” Premiere Reaches Record-Breaking Audience

MTV, a division of Viacom Inc. (NYSE: VIA and VIA.B), premiered the third season of the wildly successful series “Jersey Shore” last night, January 6th, to a record-breaking audience. MTV recently closed out 2010 with 15% ratings growth among the network’s targeted P12-34 audience, making it the largest year-over-year increase since 1999.  Already MTV’s most watched series ever, “Jersey Shore” returned to the television landscape and picked up where it left off with all the drama, passion and GTL.

Additional points below:

“JERSEY SHORE” SEASON THREE PREMIERE
• Delivered 8.45 million total viewers.
• Averaged an 8.3 P12-34 rating and 6.5 million P12-34 viewers.
• MTV’s most watched series telecast ever.
• Delivered more P12-34 viewers than any broadcast & cable television show this season *
• For P12-34, Jersey Shore premiere is +63% versus the Season Two premiere (8.3 vs. 5.1)
and +36% versus the Season Two finale (8.3 vs. 6.1).
• For P12-34, “Jersey Shore” is +46% vs. the Season Two average (8.3 vs. 5.7).

* Season covers September 2010-Present and excludes sporting events.

MTV JOINS WITH GEORGE CLOONEY, GOOGLE, THE UNITED NATIONS AND OTHERS TO HELP DETER WAR IN SUDAN

Network Amplifies Groundbreaking Satellite Sentinel Project, Calls on Young People to Show that the “World is Watching”

MTV and mtvU, MTV’s 24-hour college network, are teaming up with George Clooney and the Satellite Sentinel Project – along with Not on Our Watch, the Enough Project, Google, the United Nations UNITAR Operational Satellite Applications Programme (UNOSAT), the Harvard Humanitarian Initiative, and Trellon, LLC—by calling on young people to help deter violence in Sudan, and send a loud message: “the world is watching.”
On January 9, 2011, southern Sudan will begin a week-long vote on independence from the rest of the country and analysts have warned that this could plunge the country back into civil war.  Starting today, MTV and mtvU will promote the Satellite Sentinel Project across an array of on-air and online properties, encouraging young people to become peace monitors, inform their friends of the latest happenings in Sudan and be prepared to mobilize support should violence emerge.  Specific calls to action can be found at Sudan.mtvU.com.

“Satellite Sentinel Project welcomes MTV and its viewers—who have been standing up for years to end human rights crimes in Darfur and southern Sudan—to our early warning system team,” said George Clooney, who initiated the project. “Frankly, our team of policy wonks and super nerds could use an injection of MTV style.”

In order to generate rapid responses to human rights concerns, the Satellite Sentinel Project combines satellite imagery analysis, field reports and crowd-sourced map data from Google Map Maker to
prevent violence, and focuses world attention on Sudan.  The project uses commercial satellites passing over the border of northern and southern Sudan to capture possible threats to civilians, observe the movement of displaced people, detect bombed and razed villages, or note other evidence of pending mass violence. To become part of the open-source, early warning system for Sudan, young people can follow the Satellite Sentinel Project on Twitter @SudanSentinel. By doing this, they’ll get the latest updates and action alerts, and be ready to help put pressure on public officials to respond, if necessary.

“We know the Millennial generation is fearless, and that they strongly believe in their power to affect change,” said Stephen Friedman, General Manager of MTV.  “We’re proud to act as a megaphone for the Satellite Sentinel Project’s efforts, amplifying their message to young people so they can join forces with the world to help maintain peace in Sudan during this potentially volatile moment in history.”

Through mtvU, MTV has a history of partnering with its audience to generate awareness and take action on issues affecting Sudan.  In 2006, as part of mtvU’s Sudan campaign to empower college students with tools to fight genocide in Darfur, the network launched “Darfur is Dying.”  In this narrative-based simulation, the user, from the perspective of a displaced Darfurian, negotiates forces that threaten the survival of his or her refugee camp.  To date, the game has been played more than 3.9 million times by over 2 million players, and led to over 50,000 actions taken, including emailing the president, petitioning local representatives for legislation supporting Darfur, and learning how to start a divestment movement on campus.

The Satellite Sentinel Project marks the first sustained, public effort to systematically monitor and report on potential hotspots and threats to security along a border, in near real-time (within 24-36 hours), with the aim of heading off humanitarian disaster and human rights crimes before they occur. The Satellite Sentinel Project is available at http://www.satsentinel.org. The project’s funder, Not On Our Watch—co-founded by Don Cheadle, George Clooney, Matt Damon, Brad Pitt, David Pressman, and Jerry Weintraub—focuses global attention and resources toward putting an end to mass atrocities around the world.

For more information or ways to take action, please head to Sudan.mtvU.com or http://www.satsentinel.org.

MTV TO LAUNCH MTV MUSIC METER ON INTERNET CONNECTED TELEVISIONS

PARTNERS WITH SAMSUNG TO LAUNCH MTV MUSIC METER ACROSS ALL SAMSUNG PLATFORMS INCLUDING ALL CURRENT AND UPCOMING SMART TELEVISIONS

MTV today announced plans to launch its MTV Music Meter (http://www.mtvmusicmeter.com), which tracks trending artists based on their social media buzz on internet connected televisions following a successful launch late last year as a standalone website and on select smartphones and tablet devices.

MTV will partner with Samsung Electronics America, Inc. to bring the MTV Music Meter to select Samsung HDTVs, Blu-ray players and Blu-ray Home Theater Systems as part of Samsung Apps, the world’s first HDTV-based application store. This announcement marks the first time the MTV Music Meter will be made available on connected smart televisions and follows the successful launch of the MTV Music Meter on Samsung devices across all platforms including Samsung’s Galaxy series smartphones and Galaxy Tab tablet.

“We’ve designed MTV Music Meter as a platform agnostic product that will provide music fans with the ability to discover, consume, share and interact regardless of whatever screen they are in front of,” said Dermot McCormack, EVP of Digital Media, MTV Music & Logo at MTV Networks. “Samsung is a great partner to introduce the product into the connected television market.”

“Today, consumers enjoy the freedom to access their favorite music and movies when and where they want it,” said Eric Anderson, vice president of content and product solutions, Samsung Electronics America, Inc. “At Samsung, we are committed to delivering rich, engaging content experiences to the largest screen in the home and we are excited to be the first to bring MTV Music Meter across the line of Samsung smart home entertainment devices.”

Developed by MTV, working with The Echo Nest, MTV Music Meter allows fans to discover, consume, share and interact with new music. The easy to navigate interface features a countdown of the top 100 trending artists based on social media buzz as well as audio, video, artist news, tweets, bios and a feature that showcases similar artists.
In the coming months, MTV plans to launch MTV Music Meter on additional connected devices, TV’s and platforms including iPhone and iPad.

The connected TV app, which MTV will provide to consumers at no cost, will be available later in the year and provide fans with the same music discovery tools as the online and mobile versions, turning one’s television into an unparalleled resource for music discovery.

MTV Music Meter is the first of several music-focused digital products MTV plans to launch in the near future.
“Today’s music fan is bombarded with an astounding amount of music,” added McCormack. “MTV is looking to develop music products that help cut through the clutter and connect fans with artists – no matter where they are.”

Jersey Shore: Uncensored – Season Two (a J!-ENT DVD Review)

If you thought season one of “Jersey Shore: Uncensored” was addictive, crazy and tense… “Jersey Shore: Uncensored – Season Two” continues where the last left off and once again, you can’t help but watch as the lives of these eight individuals unfold for the good and the worse.  More fun, more drama and more fighting… fans of the series will definitely want to watch season two “uncensored”!

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DVD TITLE: Jersey Shore: Uncensored – Season Two

DURATION: (13 episodes) 710 Minutes

DVD INFORMATION: Color, Full Screen

COMPANY: MTV/Paramount

RATED: Not Rated (Explicit Content. Warning: This program is recommended for mature audiences only. It contains adult language and situations.)

RELEASE DATE: December 28, 2010

Created and written by Anthony Beltempo and SallyAnn Salsano

Directed by Brand Kreisberg

Produced by Sheonna Mix, Clay Wolflick, Jarrett Lambo, Steven Matty, Lisa Marie Tobin

Executive Producer: SallyAnn Salsano

Co-Executive Producer: Pam LaLima

Associate Producer: Jamaal Avery

Music by Wellington Lora Jr.

Cinematography by Brian Steimle

Edited by Frankie Le Nguyen, Tom Lannin, Christopher Sam, Alexander Bliss, David Coppola

Casting by Doron Ofir, Josh Allouche, Shaggy Bajrami

Production Design by Jake Leslie

Art Direction by Dana Leibovitz

Starring:

Pauly Del Vecchio

Jenni Farley

Sammi “Sweetheart” Giancola

Vinny Guadagnino

Ronnie “Fist Pump Brah” Magro

Nicole Polizzi

Michael Sorrentino

Angelina “Jolie” Pivarnick

Mike Sorrentino

The eight housemates of Jersey Shore are back for another season of GTL, fist pumping, and battling grenades. But this time the party has moved south to Miami Beach. The area code may have changed, but the drama remains the same. The Situation, Vinny and Pauly D give MVP a whole new meaning; Snooki continues her search for the perfect gorilla juicehead while Jwoww tries to keep her out of trouble; Sammi and Ron pick up right where they left off; and Angelina can’t help but stir things up. MVP will be creepin’, Ron Ron juice will be flowin’, and Snooki will be Snookin’ on Season Two of Jersey Shore.

MTV has had its fair share of popular reality TV series from “Real World”, “Sweet 16″, “Laguna Beach: The Real OC”, “The Hills”, “The City” but  the first season of “Jersey Shore” took viewers by surprise!  Not only was it a hit, the eight individuals from the show have found success and people are wanting more!

In the first season of “Jersey Shore”, the show was about eight young men and women who never met and now must live together, work and party at the New Jersey Shore.  But as MTV and audiences can’t wait for another installment of the popular series, because the second season of the series was shot during the cold freezing winter and New Jersey is essentially not going to be an ideal spot for these eight, MTV has taken these individuals and brought them to Miami.

The show continues to feature the individuals partying it up, not getting along, fixing their issues with each other, not getting along again, cussing each other out and more.

“Jersey Shore” focused on the following eight individuals:

• Angelina “Jolie” Pivarnick – A New Yorker who is committed to her boyfriend and is very outspoken (especially towards the guys who bring women back to the home) and refuses to work at the T-shirt shop. Tends to upset the guys in the house.  In the first season, original house member Angelina left the house because she couldn’t stand her roommates but seeing the success that the others have gotten from the show, she wanted back in but because she said some disparaging remarks about the people in the house, now no one trusts her.  Can Angelina win the respect of her housemates again?
• Jenni “JWoww” Farley – A New Yorker with an attitude. Comes into the house dedicated to her boyfriend but with life away from him (even for a short while), her wild side may come out.  She has since become very good friends with Snooki and both watch each others back.
• Michael “The Situation” Sorrentino – The cocky New Yorker who is about fitness, loves showing off his abs, loves cooking and likes hooking up with a girl nearly every day.
• Nicole “Snooki” Polizzi - The New Yorker who calls herself a “Guidette” and wants to date a “Guido”. Can be wild, loves to have fun and can be temperamental if pushed.  She and JWoww are great friends.
• Paul “DJ Pauly D” DelVecchio – The popular Italian DJ, can easily hook up with the girls (including one of his fellow castmates) and sometimes has to be Mike’s Wingman.
• Ronnie Ortiz-Magro – The buff, temperamental New Yorker who didn’t want to get into a relationship but ends up hooking up with Sammi “Sweetheart”.  In Season two, the two have broken up but yet still have feelings for each other.
• Sammi “Sweetheart” Giancola - The sole cast member originally from New York. The heartbreaker who wanted to have fun but ends up falling for Ronnie.  Despite how Ronnie is torn about being single and having a relationship, she still cares for him no matter what.
• Vinny Guadagnino – The traditional Italian from New York and a mama’s boy.  Vinny is the least controversial man in the house and plays it cool.

“Jersey Shore: Uncensored – Season Two” features a total of 13 episodes (episodes 10-22). Here is a brief synopsis of each episode:

DISC 1

• EPISODE 10 – Goin’ South – The main seven go to Miami and learn that Angelina is staying with them.
• EPISODE 11 – The Hangover – Sammi wants to know what Ronnie is doing at the nightclub and Pauly gets to see what happens when Angelina gets drunk.
• EPISODE 12 – Creepin’ – In order to be cool with the people in the house, Angelina apologizes to everyone.
• EPISODE 13 – Breaking Up – JWoww and Snooki want to tell Sammi about what Ronnie did and come up with a plan.

DISC 2

• EPISODE 14 – The Letter – Sammi finds the anonymous letter that JWoww and Snooki wrote and wants to know who did it.
• EPISODE 15 – Not So Shore – An argument with Angelina has escalated when Sammi finds out that JWoww and Snooki wrote the anonymous letter.
• EPISODE 16 – Sleeping with the Enemy – Everyone dealing with the fight between Sammi and JWoww.  Angelina meets Jose.
• EPISODE 17 – All in the Family – Mike wants to tell Jose that Angelina and Vinny hooked up.

DISC 3

• EPISODE 18 – Dirty Pad – The group celebrates their final days at the house and the end of Summer.
• EPISODE 19 – Gone, Baby, Gone -  Angelina has had enough and plans to leave the house…but not before Snooki gets into a fight with her.
• EPISODE 20 – Girls Like That -  Snooki and JWoww talking about making things cool with Sammi but the Situation gets upset with her.
• EPISODE 21 – Deja Vu All Over Again -  The Situation is out of sync (keeps finding grenades) and his funk is affecting his roommates.

DISC 4

• EPISODE 22 – Back Into the Fold – The group spend their final day at the Everglades but things get out of hand when JWoww confronts Pauly D to find out if he has been talking smack about her and Snooki gets dragged into it.

VIDEO & AUDIO:

“Jersey Shore: Uncensored – Season Two” is presented in full screen, color.  Picture quality is good for DVD as one would expect.  I’m glad that Paramount opted to put four episodes per disc instead of trying to squash seven of them per disc.  Audio quality is very good.  Dialogue and music are clear and understandable.  Only during moments of when Sammi and Ronnie are together whispering, things get a bit muffled but for the most part, everything else sounds good.

SPECIAL FEATURES:

“Jersey Shore: Uncensored – Season Two” comes with the following special features:

DISC 3

• CAST INTERVIEWS – (20:15) “Jersey Shore” cast interviews and everyone talked about their experiences in season 2.
  
• GTL MIAMI – (5:26) The guys of Jersey Shore give us a tour of the gym, tanning shop and laundry are they frequented in South Beach.
  

DISC 4

• Jersey Shore: The Reunion – (40:01) Julissa Bermudez hosts the “Jersey Shore” reunion special as the cast reunite after the second season minus Angelina.  Enjoyable but pretty tame compared to last year’s reunion show.
• After Hours: Part 1 – (21:31) Featuring an episode of “Jersey Shore: After Hours” hosted by Julissa Bermudez.  Special guests: Ronnie, Sammi, JWoww and Snooki.  If you thought the reunion show was tense, this after hours episode was tense!
• After Hours: Part 2 – (21:31) Featuring an episode of “Jersey Shore: After Hours” hosted by Julissa Bermudez.  Special guest: Snooki, Vinny and Angelina.
• Extended Scenes – Featuring extended scenes for “The Note” (6:53) and “Angelina’s Goodbye” (5:23).
• Season 3 Sneak Peek – (4:54) A preview of season three of “Jersey Shore” and introducing a new roommate named Deena.  Meanwhile, the eight are no longer a happy family anymore as things have gone for the worse.

Before watching “Jersey Shore”, I wasn’t really caught up into all the hype as I didn’t watch the series when it first aired. So, I didn’t really didn’t know what to expect. I was told many times that it was like a “trainwreck in which you can’t stop watching” and at the end of the series, I’m going to be truthful, I wasn’t a hater and I was willing to give it a try.  And that first season, I was glued in my seat because in terms of drama, “Laguna Beach”, “The Hills” nor “The City” had anything on “Jersey Shore”.  This series was raw, full of emotion and drama and it extended to the reunion show.  This is not scripted, these people call each use profanity against each other, get into fights and everything happens.

So, my first review for “Jersey Shore: Uncensored – Season One” was positive and here we are now with season two and once again, I find myself hooked to the television because there is drama, more fighting and as the last season featured Ronnie getting into some fights.  This time Sammi, Snooki, JWoww and Angelina get into some fights as well.  More fun, more drama, once again…”Jersey Shore” continues to amuse the hell out of me despite not having caught the series on television.  It’s just curiosity that really captivates you because you know that with each episode, something bad is going to happen.

I have to admit that the core seven managed to do quite well, despite their differences and problems.  Amazingly, the drama is focused on Angelina making her return and trying to stay in the house and how Ronnie and Sammi’s relationship continues to go through its ups and downs but this time, the cast is dragged into it and becomes a major focal point for season two.  Although the reunion show was much tamer than last year, the after-show for “Jersey Shore” definitely gave us more tension and you can feel it… With so much tension, I don’t even know how season three is going to be.  And judging by the teaser trailer, crap literally hits the fan.

I know that “Jersey Shore” has its share of haters and people who were offended by the stereotypes of Italian-Americans. But the thing is, the casting was perfect in finding people who were somewhat self-absorbed, loved to have fun and if one got on their bad side (especially if they were drunk), they were going to blow.  You can only dream of having a cast that can be nice one minute and just see them tear their heads off the next.  Everytime we see a reality show, most people keep their emotions in check and once in awhile, we see a blow up.  But in “Jersey Shore”, these blowups are not just name calling and talking crap behind someone’s back, this season… especially with the ladies, they came to blows.  And you sensed this was going to happen.

The “Jersey Shore: Uncensored – Season Two” DVD delivered in special features with the inclusion of the reunion show and after-hours shows but unlike the first season, there is no audio commentary.  But still, you get quite a few featurettes and it’s all good.

Overall, “Jersey Shore” is a different kind of reality TV show that some may not be accustomed to seeing on television and some maybe put off by it and some may watch it and be hooked by how things tend to gradually change with each episode. Things do get tense. And with people calling shows like “The Hills” being partly scripted and fake, I think the reunion show said it all about this show and how we see genuine moments happening. Some people from other states/cities may be in awe of how these people live their lifestyle.

There is no doubt that “Jersey Shore” delivered in tense moments, sh*t talking, drunken moments, sex, partying and even surprising violent moments that you just don’t see on a MTV reality TV show. And because of that, I can’t wait for the third season (with the addition of new cast member Deena)… and as I’ve said with the first season, I’m saying with the second… I’m hooked.

If you enjoyed “Jersey Shore”, definitely give “Jersey Shore: Uncensored – Season Two” on DVD a try!

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