The Real Reason MTV Doesn't Play Videos Anymore
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Thanks Scott that made my day.
I am from a generation that was still able to go to record stores where you go into listening booths and listen to a record before deciding to buy. I was 30 yo when MTV began and my exposure was fairly limited except for time when I was layed off in 1989. The guy I had shared an office with got laid off at the same time. I did not have cable so I went to his place and spent hours watching MTV, i was almost 40. That lasted about 2-3 months.
Thanks Scott that made my day.
I am from a generation that was still able to go to record stores where you go into listening booths and listen to a record before deciding to buy. I was 30 yo when MTV began and my exposure was fairly limited except for time when I was layed off in 1989. The guy I had shared an office with got laid off at the same time. I did not have cable so I went to his place and spent hours watching MTV, i was almost 40. That lasted about 2-3 months.
Kazaam
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***Spoiler Alert***
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I liked when they said "that complaint is old enough to have kids of its own". (or something like that?).
It's true. Though when the complaint first started up, it was because MTV no longer was 24-hours of straight up videos like in the mid-80s. Instead, they'd have a few TV shows here and there that weren't music related, and then they'd go back to a show that did play videos. So on and so forth. But I'll admit that the situation is even more dire now. Or so I've heard. I think MTV pretty much acknowledged that it isn't a music channel anymore a couple of years back when it updated their logo.
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I liked when they said "that complaint is old enough to have kids of its own". (or something like that?).
It's true. Though when the complaint first started up, it was because MTV no longer was 24-hours of straight up videos like in the mid-80s. Instead, they'd have a few TV shows here and there that weren't music related, and then they'd go back to a show that did play videos. So on and so forth. But I'll admit that the situation is even more dire now. Or so I've heard. I think MTV pretty much acknowledged that it isn't a music channel anymore a couple of years back when it updated their logo.
Kazaam
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Oh... and I'm sure it doesn't hurt ad revenue to air reality programming that lasts 30 or 60 minutes long, as opposed to a smattering of music videos that change every 5 minutes. The longer the program, the less likely the viewer is to change the channel and miss commercials.
Kazaam
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Botch said:
Indeed... The internet is the only place I've ever heard Justin Beiber sing. It was last year when he did that Christmas song remake with Mariah Carey. I rather enjoyed the video's blatant product/brand placement, too. Though, that was the only thing enjoyable about it. Dude can't sing. But I did appreciate his humor on those Best Buy commercials.
