MTV

Summary

MTV is a cable channel^[1]. MTV has Wikipedia articles in 87 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[2]

Key Facts

• MTV is in the country of United States^[3].
• MTV's instance of is recorded as cable channel^[4].
• MTV's instance of is recorded as specialty channel^[5].
• MTV's founder is recorded as Tom Freston^[6].
• MTV's founder is recorded as Judy McGrath^[7].
• MTV's founder is recorded as Robert Pittman^[8].
• MTV's founder is recorded as Fred Seibert^[9].
• MTV's founder is recorded as John Sykes^[10].
• MTV is owned by Paramount Global^[11].
• MTV's genre is music television^[12].
• MTV's headquarters location is recorded as New York City^[13].
• MTV's child organization or unit is recorded as MTV Films^[14].
• MTV's Commons category is recorded as MTV^[15].
• August 1, 1981 marks the founding of MTV^[16].
• MTV's parent organization or unit is recorded as Paramount Media Networks^[17].
• MTV's official website is recorded as https://mtv.com^[18].
• MTV's topic's main category is recorded as Category:MTV^[19].
• MTV's owner of is recorded as GameTrailers^[20].
• MTV's different from is recorded as MeTV^[21].
• MTV's different from is recorded as Mie Television Broadcasting^[22].
• MTV's has list is recorded as list of music videos aired by MTV on its first day of broadcast^[23].
• MTV's language used is recorded as English^[24].
• MTV's language used is recorded as Spanish^[25].
• MTV's social media followers is recorded as {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+16330714'}^[26].
• MTV's social media followers is recorded as {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+9710000'}^[27].

Product Details

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• Type: Distributor^[28]

• Began / founded: 1981^[29]

• MusicBrainz ID: 5ad1f7a2-139e-416e-81bb-2d609096c445^[30]

Body

Founding

Founders include Tom Freston^[6], Judy McGrath^[7], Robert Pittman^[8], Fred Seibert^[9], and John Sykes^[10]. August 1, 1981 marks the founding of MTV^[16].

Operations

MTV's headquarters location is recorded as New York City^[13]. MTV's parent organization or unit is recorded as Paramount Media Networks^[17]. MTV's child organization or unit is recorded as MTV Films^[14].

Ownership

MTV is owned by Paramount Global^[11].

Why It Matters

MTV has Wikipedia articles in 87 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[2]