MTV News

MTV News is the news production division of MTV. The service is available in the US with localized versions on MTV's global network. In February 2016, MTV Networks confirmed it would refresh the MTV News brand in 2016, to compete with the likes of BuzzFeed and Vice.

MTV News content is available from respective MTV websites, Apps, YouTube and on-air.

History

MTV News began in the late 1980s with the program The Week In Rock, hosted by Kurt Loder, the first official MTV News correspondent. Since 1990, the opening riff to Megadeth's "Peace Sells" has been the main opening theme for The Week In Rock.

It first began covering political news in the 1992 American presidential elections, through its "Choose or Lose" campaign. Since then, MTV has run "Choose or Lose" for other presidential elections in the United States. For the 2008 election, Barack Obama and Hillary Clinton appeared on an MTV special to discuss the Iraq war.

MTV News in the U.S.

Current correspondents

Former correspondents

MTV News (Canada)

MTV News is a Canadian entertainment and pop culture news program on the Canadian cable specialty channel, MTV.

MTV News is hosted by Aliya-Jasmine Sovani, along with correspondents Johnny Hockin and Sharlene Chiu. MTV News reports on the day's entertainment and pop culture news and interviews with emerging and well-known artists in music and celebrities.

The program's cancellation was announced in 2014, as part of significant staffing and production cutbacks at Bell Media.

Beginning

MTV News originated as a segment on MTV's flagship program MTV LIVE, with Sharlene Chiu reporting on trends in music, often travelling to high-profile music events and interviewing artists. MTV News developed into its own half hour program on August 18, 2008 when MTV LIVE was transformed into a half hour program and MTV News taking the last half of the hour.

Reformatting

As of September 2009, MTV News functioned under the program name 'Sex, News & Rock 'n' Roll' airing weekdays at 6:26 pm. The first 10 minutes of the show featured Sovani with the day's top headlines, continued with in-depth reporting from Sharlene Chiu and Johnny Hockin and ended with a sneak peek of 1 Girl 5 Gays.