MTV Networks and
Sprint Offer Hit Music, Comedy and Entertainment Programming
on Sprint TV
Feb. 27, 2006
MTV Networks,
and Sprint announced that hit music, comedy and
entertainment programming from the nation's premier music
brands - CMT, MTV and VH1 - and the only all-comedy network,
COMEDY CENTRAL, is now available on-demand on the Emmy
Award-winning Sprint TV(SM) lineup. In addition to offering
subscribers select clips from such hit MTV Networks programs
as 'CMT Insider,' 'The Daily Show with Jon Stewart,' 'Laguna
Beach' and 'Best Week Ever,' Sprint becomes the first
domestic wireless service to stream the CMT, MTV and VH1
radio stations.
"Sprint
continues to lead the industry in bringing the best lineup
of entertainment and mobile content to our customers,"
said Jeff Hallock, vice president of wireless product
strategy and marketing for Sprint. "Now our customers
have the flexibility to view compelling programming from CMT,
COMEDY CENTRAL, MTV and VH1. They can also listen to
streaming audio channels from CMT, MTV and VH1 - a service
that currently only Sprint offers to its customers."
"Our
diverse networks air many of the most popular - and creative
- shows on television that define the ever-changing
pop-culture landscape," said Greg Clayman, MTV
Networks' vice president of wireless strategy and
operations. "No matter where they are, Sprint customers
can now stay connected to the short-form programming they
love on CMT, COMEDY CENTRAL, MTV and VH1 and remain plugged
into the latest trends in music, fashion, movies, comedy and
more."