GaryP

to run anti-war PSA...


NOT IN OUR NAME TO AIR ANTI-WAR ADS ON
LOCAL CABLE SYSTEMS

Ads Feature Young People Speaking Out Against War on Iraq

MTV Refuses To Air Ads Nationally While Frequently
Airing Military Recruitment Ads

March 11, 2003, New York, NY � An advertisement produced in conjunction with the anti-war group Not In Our Name will begin airing regionally on MTV and BET as the first in a series of anti-war advertisements to be shown during programs such as 106 and Park, Total Request Live and Direct Effect, some of the network�s most popular shows among 18-34 year olds. The ads will begin airing on Thursday and Friday March 13th and 14th.


http://www.notinourname.net/NION_tv_ad/tv_ad.html

Philosoft

Yeah, those Truth anti-tobacco ads are so much more topical and effective.

Subtle Progression

I personally have a soft spot for the anti-marijuana ads that say you'll run over a little girl and also get pregnant.

Gee-wilickers, it's almost like alcohol!

Putney Swope

MTV knows which side it's bread is buttered on. Or maybe they're just afraid the military will backball them off of the satelite due to "causes unknown".

And how much does the Marijuana Council spend to advertise on MTV compared to Miller Beer?

Just because I'm parinoid, that doesn't mean they're not out to get me.

Follow the money.

Arvel Joffi

I thought the thread was going to go something like

...to air quality programming.

Thanatoast

Or this...
...to acknowledge talented and creative musicians and songwriters, prefering the safety of shit-pop.

a8o

I get channel V where I am and it is basically the same as what little exposure to MTV I have.

A whole lot of self-promotion and presenters making YOU the star. If you happen to subscribe to the musical tastes and the demographics of the channel. It is always of interest late at night when their marketing executives have decided that only people who appreciate their music will be watching. And it always makes good eye-candy.