Comments on: MTV’s Aftershock (updated) http://sepiamutiny.com/blog/2006/01/10/mtvs_aftershock/ All that flavorful brownness in one savory packet Sat, 30 Nov 2013 11:11:28 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: Abhi http://sepiamutiny.com/blog/2006/01/10/mtvs_aftershock/comment-page-1/#comment-41628 Abhi Sat, 14 Jan 2006 21:31:44 +0000 http://sepiamutiny.com?p=2827#comment-41628 <p>I TiVo'd this on MTV yesterday. It was quite good. A substatial amount of time was spent interviewing the young Pakistani Amerian Marines in addition to young local volunteers. If you missed it you can watch the show in its entirety by following the links provided by MacAdams.</p> I TiVo’d this on MTV yesterday. It was quite good. A substatial amount of time was spent interviewing the young Pakistani Amerian Marines in addition to young local volunteers. If you missed it you can watch the show in its entirety by following the links provided by MacAdams.

]]> By: Ocean http://sepiamutiny.com/blog/2006/01/10/mtvs_aftershock/comment-page-1/#comment-41558 Ocean Sat, 14 Jan 2006 01:02:51 +0000 http://sepiamutiny.com?p=2827#comment-41558 <p>Hey, everyone - since you all seemed interested, I thought you might want to get links to everything we have done</p> <p>The Diary Of Gideon In Pakistan (FULL SHOW plus exclusives) http://www.mtv.com/overdrive/index.jhtml?name=news&id=1520735</p> <p>Gideon In Pakistan: Exclusive Clips http://www.mtv.com/overdrive/index.jhtml?name=news&id=1520658</p> <p>Aftershock: South Asian Earthquake (Comp of news briefs) http://www.mtv.com/overdrive/index.jhtml?name=news&id=1520483</p> <p>Young People Pitch In For Pakistan (Desi packages) http://www.mtv.com/overdrive/index.jhtml?name=news&id=1520442</p> <p>Thank you.</p> Hey, everyone – since you all seemed interested, I thought you might want to get links to everything we have done

The Diary Of Gideon In Pakistan (FULL SHOW plus exclusives) http://www.mtv.com/overdrive/index.jhtml?name=news&id=1520735

Gideon In Pakistan: Exclusive Clips http://www.mtv.com/overdrive/index.jhtml?name=news&id=1520658

Aftershock: South Asian Earthquake (Comp of news briefs) http://www.mtv.com/overdrive/index.jhtml?name=news&id=1520483

Young People Pitch In For Pakistan (Desi packages) http://www.mtv.com/overdrive/index.jhtml?name=news&id=1520442

Thank you.

]]> By: Zoraster http://sepiamutiny.com/blog/2006/01/10/mtvs_aftershock/comment-page-1/#comment-41157 Zoraster Wed, 11 Jan 2006 23:30:14 +0000 http://sepiamutiny.com?p=2827#comment-41157 <p>Ocean and mtv, thanks for covering it without the typical slants and patronizing angles.</p> Ocean and mtv, thanks for covering it without the typical slants and patronizing angles.

]]> By: Ocean MacAdams http://sepiamutiny.com/blog/2006/01/10/mtvs_aftershock/comment-page-1/#comment-41156 Ocean MacAdams Wed, 11 Jan 2006 23:25:43 +0000 http://sepiamutiny.com?p=2827#comment-41156 <p>sorry to barge in on the conversation, but I just wanted to thank you for noting our coverage. We've ben getting a great response. Make sure you check out the show Friday night!</p> <p>Ocean MacAdams VP, MTV News</p> <p>P.S. If ONLY it was that easy to get carriage on cable systems!</p> sorry to barge in on the conversation, but I just wanted to thank you for noting our coverage. We’ve ben getting a great response. Make sure you check out the show Friday night!

Ocean MacAdams VP, MTV News

P.S. If ONLY it was that easy to get carriage on cable systems!

]]> By: DesiDancer http://sepiamutiny.com/blog/2006/01/10/mtvs_aftershock/comment-page-1/#comment-41140 DesiDancer Wed, 11 Jan 2006 21:47:56 +0000 http://sepiamutiny.com?p=2827#comment-41140 <p>I'd love to agree with you, mediaphile, but I think with the behemoth power that is MTV Networks and Viacom, surely they can push their 3 little ethnic music channels along with the rest of their empire. I mean, if I have to suffer 4 jesus channels, 3 shopping networks, and a couple of iterations of Lifetime/Estrogen/whatever network, <i>and</i> the latin community gets no less than 4 channels on my cable provider, then surely MTV/Viacom can flex its collective muscle with cable providers and get what it wants distributed.</p> <p>FURTHER, with the recent announcement that <a href="http://sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?file=/gate/archive/2005/12/08/apop.DTL">AZN channel is no more</a>, I think they have an available slot for Asians who like TV...</p> I’d love to agree with you, mediaphile, but I think with the behemoth power that is MTV Networks and Viacom, surely they can push their 3 little ethnic music channels along with the rest of their empire. I mean, if I have to suffer 4 jesus channels, 3 shopping networks, and a couple of iterations of Lifetime/Estrogen/whatever network, and the latin community gets no less than 4 channels on my cable provider, then surely MTV/Viacom can flex its collective muscle with cable providers and get what it wants distributed.

FURTHER, with the recent announcement that AZN channel is no more, I think they have an available slot for Asians who like TV…

]]> By: meadiaphile http://sepiamutiny.com/blog/2006/01/10/mtvs_aftershock/comment-page-1/#comment-41137 meadiaphile Wed, 11 Jan 2006 20:50:00 +0000 http://sepiamutiny.com?p=2827#comment-41137 <p>DesiDancer - I'm pretty sure MTV Desi is only offered on statellite because they can't get regular cable providers to carry them, not because they WANT to be only offered on one-little used tv service provider. it's a similar situation to when MTV2 launched - it was only available on premium channels or satellite or something like that and later was offered more widely when the channel gained in popularity.</p> DesiDancer – I’m pretty sure MTV Desi is only offered on statellite because they can’t get regular cable providers to carry them, not because they WANT to be only offered on one-little used tv service provider. it’s a similar situation to when MTV2 launched – it was only available on premium channels or satellite or something like that and later was offered more widely when the channel gained in popularity.

]]> By: DesiDancer http://sepiamutiny.com/blog/2006/01/10/mtvs_aftershock/comment-page-1/#comment-41133 DesiDancer Wed, 11 Jan 2006 19:57:57 +0000 http://sepiamutiny.com?p=2827#comment-41133 <p>Motown, MTV Desi is presently only available on non-cable systems (ie, dish or directv) which in my opinion is extremely short-sighted, as the entire demographic they seek to capture is Gen X and younger, most of whom have cable tv, not grey dishes hanging from their porches. It's a potentially great idea, but nobody I know has been able to view the channel because only aunties & uncles have the dish, so they can get their daily dose of Saat Phere and Office-Office. It makes zero marketing sense to me, and to make it worse, their web-content does minimal to augment the channel and lure in viewers who may not be able to watch at home (cable subscribers)... I don't know what to do, other than paint a big sign that reads "MTV Desi, your target demographic is HERE =>"</p> <p>but maybe they'll catch on someday.</p> Motown, MTV Desi is presently only available on non-cable systems (ie, dish or directv) which in my opinion is extremely short-sighted, as the entire demographic they seek to capture is Gen X and younger, most of whom have cable tv, not grey dishes hanging from their porches. It’s a potentially great idea, but nobody I know has been able to view the channel because only aunties & uncles have the dish, so they can get their daily dose of Saat Phere and Office-Office. It makes zero marketing sense to me, and to make it worse, their web-content does minimal to augment the channel and lure in viewers who may not be able to watch at home (cable subscribers)… I don’t know what to do, other than paint a big sign that reads “MTV Desi, your target demographic is HERE =>”

but maybe they’ll catch on someday.

]]> By: Motown http://sepiamutiny.com/blog/2006/01/10/mtvs_aftershock/comment-page-1/#comment-41126 Motown Wed, 11 Jan 2006 18:59:10 +0000 http://sepiamutiny.com?p=2827#comment-41126 <p>btw- what's going on with MTV Desi? I was curious. Does anyone here have it? (I have Comcast, so I guess I am not eligible to get it).</p> <p>My god, Kurt Loder and John Norris are still on MTV? KL has to be getting <em>really</em> old. He was 40 or something when I was 13, and folks, that's been a long time ago. Are there any women that old on MTV?</p> <p>Now I'm pissed.</p> btw- what’s going on with MTV Desi? I was curious. Does anyone here have it? (I have Comcast, so I guess I am not eligible to get it).

My god, Kurt Loder and John Norris are still on MTV? KL has to be getting really old. He was 40 or something when I was 13, and folks, that’s been a long time ago. Are there any women that old on MTV?

Now I’m pissed.

]]> By: DesiDancer http://sepiamutiny.com/blog/2006/01/10/mtvs_aftershock/comment-page-1/#comment-41114 DesiDancer Wed, 11 Jan 2006 17:30:41 +0000 http://sepiamutiny.com?p=2827#comment-41114 <p>somewhat OT, but it seems John Norris isn't aging quite as hiply as Kurt Loder.</p> somewhat OT, but it seems John Norris isn’t aging quite as hiply as Kurt Loder.

]]> By: chick pea http://sepiamutiny.com/blog/2006/01/10/mtvs_aftershock/comment-page-1/#comment-41066 chick pea Wed, 11 Jan 2006 01:52:16 +0000 http://sepiamutiny.com?p=2827#comment-41066 <p>this sounds interesting.... gideon yago in pakistan... hmm</p> this sounds interesting…. gideon yago in pakistan… hmm

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