mtv – Andy Sternberg https://andysternberg.com insights from the digital future Mon, 13 Feb 2017 01:35:00 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=7.1.3 3320022 Interview: Dermot McCormack, EVP Digital Media, MTV Networks @ CES 2011 https://andysternberg.com/mtv-ces-2011/ https://andysternberg.com/mtv-ces-2011/#respond Tue, 18 Jan 2011 16:00:34 +0000 http://andysternberg.com/?p=10528 MTV.com do what many have tried (and failed) to do over the past decade-and-a-half -- become the MTV of the internet? MTV Networks' head of digital media told us that's exactly what he's set out to do in 2011.]]> Can MTV.com do what many have tried (and failed) to do over the past decade-and-a-half — become the MTV of the internet? MTV Networks’ head of digital media told us that’s exactly what he’s set out to do in 2011. I spoke with EVP of MTV.com Dermot McCormack about iPads, Android tablets and the future of MTV digital and mobile programming at the MGM Grand in Las Vegas during the 2011 Consumer Electronics Show.

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]]> https://andysternberg.com/mtv-ces-2011/feed/ 0 10528 Get Schooled and Common Surprise Grant High in LA https://andysternberg.com/get-schooled-and-common-surprise-grant-high-in-la/ https://andysternberg.com/get-schooled-and-common-surprise-grant-high-in-la/#respond Tue, 16 Nov 2010 20:53:09 +0000 http://andysternberg.com/?p=9817 Continue reading "Get Schooled and Common Surprise Grant High in LA"

]]> The Get Schooled 2010 Challenge dropped in on L.A. on Friday, surprising the students at Ulysses S. Grant High School in Valley Village with a one-hour assembly hosted by MTV’s Sway and featuring Common.

“…I know y’all fresher than North Hollywood,” Common freestyled from a stage set up in the Grant High Lancers’ gym.

Los Angeles was the ninth stop on Get Schooled’s National Challenge and Tour, a program funded in part by MTV and the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation. In each city, a top school is chosen by the district but the details and location of the school are kept under wraps to maximize the surprise. In L.A. Get Schooled is encouraging students to not just stay in school but to be proactive and take advantage of LAUSD programs such as City of Angels, to help those who are still a few credits shy of a diploma and the Green Dot Public Schools. The comprehensive website is loaded with resources and tips for students of all ages as well as volunteer opportunities, such as City Year. Everyone is encouraged to step up!

We caught up with Common and Sway to discuss the importance of programs such as Get Schooled. Watch the videos below!

Interview with Sway:

Student asks Common what the best advice he ever received was:

Common freestyles:

Grant High Principal Ibach on the event:

]]> https://andysternberg.com/get-schooled-and-common-surprise-grant-high-in-la/feed/ 0 9817 Interview with Common at Get Schooled Event in LA – 11/12/2010 https://andysternberg.com/interview-with-common-at-mtv-get-schooled-event-11122010/ https://andysternberg.com/interview-with-common-at-mtv-get-schooled-event-11122010/#respond Fri, 12 Nov 2010 23:32:41 +0000 http://andysternberg.com/?p=9804 I was lucky to get a couple minutes with Common following the filming of Get Schooled for MTV at Ulysses S. Grant High School in Valley Village. We spoke briefly about the event, education, and the ability of social media to empower him and his peers to create change.
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]]> So cool, I had to post it. 45 songs — I may have to buy a game console for the first time since Sega Genesis way back when.

Ten of the songs were revealed, according to GameSpot: I Feel Fine, I Want to Hold Your Hand, Day Tripper, Taxman, I Am The Walrus, Back in the USSR, Octopus’s Garden, Here Comes the Sun, Get Back, I Saw Her Standing There.

Watch the full Beatles Rock Band trailer below:

]]> https://andysternberg.com/beatles-rock-band-unveiled/feed/ 2 2015 MTV Launches MTVMusic.com https://andysternberg.com/mtv-launches-mtvmusiccom/ https://andysternberg.com/mtv-launches-mtvmusiccom/#respond Tue, 28 Oct 2008 02:12:31 +0000 http://netzoo.net/?p=1349 Continue reading "MTV Launches MTVMusic.com"

]]> It only took 30 years or whatever for MTV to get back to actually presenting music videos. It’s been about a month since MTV fully acquired Flux / Social Project. MTV’s involvement with Flux has been quiet and inneffective over the past year or so. Perhaps owning the full package will lead to some nice social channels? Or perhaps I just want to embed one of the worst videos of all time (by one of my all-time favorite bands) below. Via MTVmusic.com.

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