NEWS & NOTES : NETWORK EARMARKS $420 MILLION FOR NEW MTV, NICK ANIMATION.Beavis and Butt-head may get some new friends. MTV Networks MTV Networks is a division of media conglomerate Viacom that oversees the operation of many TV network and Internet brands, including the first MTV channel. The company was established in 1984 after Warner Communications and American Express decided to divest the basic cable announced Tuesday that it will invest $420 million in original animation projects for both MTV MTV in full Music Television U.S. cable television network, established in 1980 to present videos of musicians and singers performing new rock music. MTV won a wide following among rock-music fans worldwide and greatly affected the popular-music business. and Nickelodeon during the next five years, including a spinoff of the two miscreants who analyze videos and wreak havoc. The animation will include new series, feature films, promotion and other stuff. Coming projects will include the previously announced Nickelodeon series ``Hey Arnold'' and ``Angry Beavers,'' as well as a weekly series called ``Daria,'' who is the female character on ``Beavis and Butt-head,'' whom they call ``Diarrhea, cha, cha, cha.'' Both Nick and MTV are scheduled to release major animated films in conjunction with fellow Viacom company Paramount Pictures. One movie will be ``Beavis and Butt-head Do America,'' scheduled to be released in December, and a ``Rugrats'' movie. More tubes: According to according to prep. 1. As stated or indicated by; on the authority of: according to historians. 2. In keeping with: according to instructions. 3. Nielsen Media Research, the number of TV households in the United States United States, officially United States of America, republic (2005 est. pop. 295,734,000), 3,539,227 sq mi (9,166,598 sq km), North America. The United States is the world's third largest country in population and the fourth largest country in area. has increased during the last year, from 95.9 million to 97 million. So, starting this week, the weekly Nielsen ratings Nielsen ratings National ratings of the popularity of U.S. television shows. Developed by A.C. Nielsen in 1950, the system now samples television viewing in about 5,000 homes. survey will be based on the new, expanded TV universe. Not only are there now more households with television, but Nielsen estimates that the number of people ages 2 and older increased from 249.1 million last season to 251.3 million now. |
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