Why has MTV become such an international phenomenon/?
415214
because of the programming and its target age group. During the day it has stuff for teens and into the evenings too. And during the night it has shows for adults etc, its really good.\n\nPlus the 3 letter name is easy to remember and can be spoke in any language! MTV
1027601
i haven't seen it on mtv uk at all.\n\ni dont see it listed on the schedule either.
1157229
Yeah there are one of the most underated bands out there, MTV needs to start playing their videos cause they kick ***.
1154162
I rarely watch it anymore. MTV used to play hours and hours of videos. They broke artists in rock, punk, R&B,hip-hop and some artists who are beyond categorizing. It changed the way music is marketed and listened to. I have no idea why they think it's O.K. now to focus on just a few new artists. Their shows are pretty lame. It's too bad. It's a waste and a dud.
405385
In the uk extrememly popular!!
1073366
much is mtv's competion network.  mtv is in new york ,much is canadian.  anyways they can't be the same thing because much plays actual music and music hasn't had anything to do with mtv for a long time now.
561550
Reality is only perception. MTV only cares about profit, and while these shows may not be a slice of life, they ARE entertaining.
692480
remember the days when MTV actually had MUSIC VIDEOS on 24 hrs/day?\n\nno, you probably don't...\n\n<sigh>
19865
Unfortunately, MTV realized that there is no money in playing videos, that all their money comes from Ad Revenue. By playing television shows that reach a wider audience than music videos, it allows them to get more money from advertisers looking to reach the younger demographic.\n\nFor example, if they are playing hip-hop videos, advertisers can only target that market that likes hip-hop. While playing the Real World, they're reaching a much broader spectrum of people.
370865
Pop Idol has been sold all around the world, the most popular version is probably American Idol in the US.\n\nAlthough the first series was popular, launching the career of Will Young, the second series didn't seem to do as well. ITV launched a new show, X-Factor which also featured Simon Cowell but this time involved groups as well as solo singers. This seems to have been much more successful, but as they were made by different production companies (for the same network) there was a legal battle over the format.
656453
Because it is a LOT cheaper for the networks to produce than a traditional comedy or drama, and when they figured that out, they saturated the market with so much reality TV that people got addicted to it. Remember when reality TV first came out, you could not find a "regular" show to save your life, so you watched a reality show just because there was nothing else on. Almost like brain-washing.  And now that "regular" shows are being made again, we're too used to reality TV to ever turn it back off.\n\nAnd the same answer applies to "Why is pop music such mindless crap?"
790978
People actually watch MTV?  That's news to me.
691447
Well maybe in Europe and all but in the US, it's mostly c-rap music that gets all the attention. It's the sad truth.
876518
Why not? That would be better than most of the crap that's on mtv now days.
629858
Well, I guess its goes back to the American dream and the philosophy that everyone likes to watch someone else be happy. I mean, why do we watch t.v. if they basically have the same storyline? It is just what we have been used to,; it's part of our heritage. It goes back to history, where in almost every war Americans come out successful and with a better way of life. Another thing is the opposite ending. What if our lives ended with a virus killing us all or world domination by a single person? We tend to become ignorant of that stuff because we just try to live out our lives in a way of being stress free. Or at least I do. This is the American teen that is addressing your question. Just ignore this if anyone has a different opinion about Americans life than me.... I'm not that cultured.. although I'm working on it. Hope this helped!!!
47845
Here's an MTV page (link 1)<- This one has a link to pictures!\n\nand another (link 2)
580778
I found that there is a new VH1 and it is called VH1 Europe but it is not allowed in the US, Why.\nI found that there is a  VH1-classic and it is 1000xbetter than the one you watch in the US, Why!\nSo, VH1 top 100 covers and samples are found at their HQ over in NY, or go to England.