MTV & ServiceNation's 'Be the Change: Live from the Inaugural' to Air Exclusive Performances by Kanye West, Kid Rock and Fall Out Boy Live from the Youth Inaugural Ball to Global MTV Audience
Usher and Rosario Dawson Report Live As MTV Guest Correspondents
President Obama's Inaugural Oath and Remarks to Air Across MTV Channels in the U.S. at 12pm ET
MTV and ServiceNation announced "Be the Change: Live from the Inaugural"
-- celebrating the massive youth voter turnout in the 2008 Presidential
Election and an active commitment from America's youth to impart social change
through volunteer service -- earlier this week. The show will feature
footage from service activities around the country on
Through MTV's global network in 162 countries in 33 languages, more than
1.5 billion young people around the world will be able to witness this
historic event. The program, which will take place at the Hilton Washington
in
In addition to airing "Be the Change: Live from the Inaugural," MTV, its
24-hour college network mtvU, MTV2, MTV Tr3s, MTV Jams, MTV Hits, MTV.com and
MTV 44 1/2, the high definition screen located in Times Square, will carry
President-elect Obama's oath of office and remarks live at approximately
MTV will provide a satellite feed of "Be the Change: Live from the Inaugural" for use by news media outlets post show. Media outlets can excerpt up to 2 minutes total footage, including one minute of performance footage from an artist or band's first song only. All footage must include credit to MTV. DATE:Tuesday, January 20, 2009 TIME: Line UP:9:45pm - 10:00pm ET LIVE:10:00pm - 11:30pm ET SATELLITE: G- 18/ 19 (C band - ANALOG) ORBITAL SLOT: 123 WEST Uplink Frequency: 6305 MHz (H) Downlink Frequency: 4080 MHz (V) 631-300-3275 Tech Coord Line 631-435-4900 Main Number
About MTV
MTV is the dynamic, vibrant experiment at the intersection of music,
creativity and youth culture. For over 26 years, MTV has evolved, challenged
the norm, and detonated boundaries--giving each new generation a creative
outlet and voice that entertains, informs and unites on every platform and
screen. On-air, MTV has been the number one rated 24 hour ad-supported cable
network P12-24 for 16 straight years. Online, MTV.com scored double-digit
growth in 2007 and MTV launched 15 dynamic online communities and eight new
virtual worlds. On the go, MTV Mobile is the #1 music brand in the wireless
space - delivering 90% more streams than in 2006. And MTV's successful
sibling networks MTV2, mtvU and MTV Tr3s each deliver unprecedented customized
content, super-serving music fans, college students and young American Latinos
like no one else. MTV is part of MTV Networks, a unit of
About ServiceNation
The goal of ServiceNation (www.servicenation.org), which currently
includes 120 organizations who collectively reach some 100 million Americans,
is to mobilize a grassroots movement that will inspire America's leaders to
expand voluntary community and national service opportunities for all
Americans; use proven service strategies to create targeted service corps that
will tackle some of America's most chronic social challenges; and call on all
Americans to make citizen service a bedrock ideal in our democracy. The
ServiceNation coalition is co-led by Be the
SOURCE MTV
CONTACT:
Jeannie Kedas, +1-212-846-4629, Jeannie.kedas@mtvstaff.com, both of MTV
Communications; or
DeShong Reed
Web Site: http://www.mtv.com