Stung by criticism of its interrupted coverage of last week's Live 8 concerts, MTV Networks has announced plans to offer 10 consecutive hours of commercial-free performance coverage today. VH1 will broadcast highlights from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m., and MTV will show highlights from 3 to 8 p.m. "At MTV and VH1, we're in a constant and candid dialogue with our audience, and in the wake of the live events last Saturday, our viewers have resoundingly told us online they want to see full-set performances from their favorite artists," said Van Toffler, the president of MTV Networks Group, who called the concerts "one of the most important music events of our time."
I didn't read the on-line forums, but it's fun (and easy) to think of the colorful statements represented by the word "resoundingly."
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Pink Floyd reunites for the first time in 20 years and they cut to a commercial in the middle of "Comfortably Numb."
Not only should they apologize for 10 hours, they should do it kneeling on marbles.
That's the first time I watched MTV since The Who broke up.
TRC: I have a feeling the MTV forums were complaining about not getting to hear the music.
Honestly, what did people expect? MTV hasn't been *Music* Television for at least 5 years now, if not more than that!
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