Posts Tagged ‘MTV’

Voting for the 2011 MTV Movie Awards began Tuesday and will run through Tuesday, April 5, with fans able to vote in 13 categories and the top selections making the final list of nominees, which will then be voted on May 3-June 4.

The 20^th annual 2011 MTV Movie Awards will air live from the Gibson Amphitheatre in Universal City, Calif., Sunday, June 5 at 9 p.m. ET.

The categories are: best movie (voting stays live throughout the ceremony), best comedic performance, best villain, best kiss, best fight, best male performance, best female performance, best female breakout star, best male breakout star, biggest badass star, best scared-as-shit performance, best jaw-dropping moment, and best line from a movie (new category).

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MTV is at it again; the ‘it’ being tapping into the psyche of the younger generations and combining that which is important and relevant into a spectacle that is loosely related to music. The network that has brought the world The Jersey Shore and the VMAs have announced a new awards show amid much mystery called the OMAs. No word yet as to what the ‘O’ stands for, but early talk seems to be leaning towards the fact that it doesn’t stand for anything at all.

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MTV announced an addition to its stable of awards shows: the O___ Music Awards (OMAs), recognizing creativity and technology in digital music. The inaugural event will be held Thursday, April 28, across multiple platforms, honoring artists, technology innovators, fans, and Web celebrities.

The OMAs will appear on MTV Music & Logo Group platforms including MTV.com, VH1.com, CMT.com, and LOGOTV.com, along with a major social-media presence.

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Jersey Shore returns to MTV with its third-season premiere Thursday night, and foursquare has something besides a fist pump for its users who live the GTL (gym, tan, laundry) lifestyle.

Users of the location-based mobile app who check in at a gym, a tanning salon or beach, and a laundry location within one week will earn the Jersey Shore GTL badge, as long as they follow MTV on foursquare.

Planning to stay on your couch this New Year’s Eve, but want your friends to think you’re partying like a rock star in Times Square instead? Well, it’s not 1999 so, of course, there’s an app for that…

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If you’re not in Times Square on New Year’s Eve, you may not be able to check in to foursquare, but fear not: Fellow app GetGlue will sate your check-in appetite by offering stickers to users who check in to CNN’s New Year’s Eve Live with Anderson Cooper and Kathy Griffin or MTV’s New Year’s Bash with Whitney Cummings and Jersey Shore cast members Pauly D and Snooki, Mashable reports.

Users who check into the CNN coverage before 11 p.m. ET Dec. 31 will also be eligible for a special sticker, according to Mashable, which added that GetGlue CEO Alex Iskold said New Year’s Eve will mark the first time GetGlue will attempt to drive users to a live event.

Angelina Pivarnick may have felt unwelcome at two different houses on MTV reality hit Jersey Shore, but social community and online store Appitalism welcomed her with open arms, announcing that she will contribute a three-part series of posts as its first celebrity guest blogger.

The Appitalism online store offers a catalog of more than 10 million apps, songs, books, games, and videos for devices including smart phones, tablets, PCs, and eReaders. Pivarnick will blog about her favorite downloads. She said:

My schedule is absolutely out of control, so I love staying connected to my friends and family on my phone. Whether I’m on Twitter or just looking for new sneaks, the first place I go is my phone. Appitalism makes it easy to find all the best apps and downloads I need, so it’s always the first place I go. Well, the second place if you count the dance floor. The dance floor’s always first. I won’t do porno movies, but I will do apps.

We can be forgiven for thinking that, at times, MTV has lost touch with its roots. Between the constant parade of hit reality shows and Bigfoot-sighting frequency of music videos featured on the network it can seem as if the company has given up on actually trendsetting in the world of music. Luckily the release of the MTV Music Meter, an innovative and relevant new charting system, proves this theory wrong by displaying the company’s renewed commitment to current music.

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MTV and Blue Shield of California Foundation have a message for America’s younger generation: Draw Your Line.

The new interactive, online visualization is part of MTV’s A Thin Line initiative to stop the spread of digital abuse, including cyberbullying, sexting, and all forms of digital harassment, and Draw Your Line was launched as part of National Bullying Prevention Month and Domestic Violence Awareness Month.

The online tool allows users to post examples of what they have done to help prevent digital abuse, which are then visually mapped out, allowing users to see which states, schools, or people are taking the most action, find and suggest local and national resources, and discover new ways to stop the spread of cyberbullying, digital dating abuse, and all forms of online harassment.

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Calling all comic book lovers! MTV Geek is looking for a full-time freelance editor who can manage a writing staff and build content for the brand. From Comic-Con to Assassin’s Creed, here’s where you can nerd out and get paid to do it.

As the editor of the site, you’ll need to have your finger on the pulse of all things related to comics, games, toys, sci-fi and animation. This means knowing who’s who in the industry, and having them on speed dial. You’ll be responsible for delivering engaging content and ensuring its quality and accuracy, so you’ll need to be on your editorial game.

Five years of online editorial experience, plus a deep knowledge of MTV Geek’s subject matter are must-haves for this gig. You won’t get benefits, but the job is full-time, and there will be plenty of other perks that will make up for it. Ready to get your geek on? Apply here.