MTV Networks UK and MySpace strengthen their partnership with new chart show
LONDON - Monday 3rd March: MTV TWO and MySpace, the world’s largest social network, are collaborating to create a new weekly chart show driven by the votes of their audiences.
Premiering on Sunday 16th March at 7pm on MTV TWO, the MySpace Chart on MTV TWO will feature the best videos voted for by the MTV TWO audience and MySpace users at
www.mtv.co.uk/myspacechart
This is the first time that the MySpace audience has helped create a TV chart playlist and is part of the ongoing collaboration between MTV and MySpace, who recently partnered to find a new presenter for MTV News.
The daily vote list – refreshed on a weekly basis – will consist of 35 to 40 videos drawn from the MTV TWO playlist as well as videos from its specialist slots. Each week, in addition to the vote list and in support of new music, MTV TWO will champion and highlight five hot new videos, which will feature on both the MTV TWO webpage and the MTV MySpace profile www.myspace.com/mtvtwo.
“The audience for MTV TWO and MySpace are incredibly similar,” commented Philip O’Ferrall, Vice President, Digital Media, MTV Networks UK & Ireland. “Not only are they both incredibly passionate about their music tastes but they are powerful advocates for the latest up-coming artists which both MTV and MySpace have a history of showcasing.”
Dom Cook, marketing director and head of music of MySpace UK comments: “The way that consumers are accessing music is changing and the MySpace Chart on MTV TWO brings together two of the most important forces in this evolution. MySpace is the world’s largest online music destination connecting bands and their fans and it will be exciting to see how the community will contribute to the show.”
The website and MySpace profile will go live on March 10th with the Chart Show premiering on MTV TWO a week later at 7.00pm on Sunday 16th March. As well as the chart, the sixty-minute show will include information about each act, the videos and comments from viewers.
The MySpace Chart on MTV TWO premieres every Sunday at 7:00pm from
March 16th.
For Further Information Contact:
MTV Networks UK & Ireland
Sao Bui-Van, 020 7284 6343
Zoe Stafford, 020 7284 7654
MySpace
Mel Corbett or Emma Catty, 020 908 6488
About MTV
About MTV Networks UK & Ireland:
MTV Networks is the largest television network in the world and a leading creator of programming and content across all media platforms, with 111 channels and 94 websites reaching more than 440 million households in 167 countries worldwide.
MTV Networks UK & Ireland operates 3 channel groups – Comedy, Kids and Music. Our 9 branded music channels and entertainment channels comprise of MTV ONE, VH1, MTV Hits, MTV Base, MTV Dance, MTV TWO, MTV ONE Plus One, VH1 Classic, TMF and MTV R. They feature the best in music alongside popular entertainment shows such as Pimp My Ride, Newlyweds, Punk'd, Dirty Sanchez and Cribs. MTV Network's channels are available on Sky, Cable (through Virgin Media) and Freeview, reaching larger audiences than at any time in UK history, with an average of over 17 million viewers each month according to BARB research.
Paramount and Nickelodeon in the UK are part of the MTV Networks International portfolio of channels through joint ventures with BSKYB.
In addition, MTV Networks is a pioneer in the new and exciting world of digital media, winning awards for its interactive and online services, as well as being the first media company to offer made-for-mobile 3G video content. Since 2005 MTV Networks UK & Ireland has offered mobile distribution of four TV channels (MTV Snax, MTV Trax, Paramount and Nickelodeon). MTV Networks UK & Ireland recently launched MTV Overdrive, an on-demand, broadband entertainment and music service where users can view the best of MTV shows free and create and build their own playlists, and MTV Flux, a brand new social network community stretching across online mobile and television.
MTV Networks is a unit of Viacom.
About MySpace.com
MySpace, a unit of Fox Interactive Media Inc., is the premier lifestyle portal for connecting with friends, discovering popular culture, and making a positive impact on the world. By integrating web profiles, blogs, instant messaging, e-mail, music streaming, music videos, photo galleries, classified listings, events, groups, college communities, and member forums, MySpace has created a connected community. As the first ranked web domain in terms of page views(c), MySpace is the most widely-used and highly regarded site of its kind and is committed to providing the highest quality member experience. MySpace will continue to innovate with new features that allow its members to express their creativity and share their lives, both online and off. MySpace's international network includes localized community sites in the United States, France, Germany, Australia, Ireland, Spain, Italy, Mexico, Switzerland, Austria, Canada, Netherlands, New Zealand, Japan, Sweden, Latin America, Denmark, Finland and Norway.
