genre hi-jinks
MTV ( originally an initialism of ___MASK86___ Television ) is an American cable and satellite television channel owned by Viacom Media Networks ( a division of Viacom ) and headquartered in New York City . Launched on August 1 , 1981 , the channel originally aired ___MASK86___ videos as guided by television personalities known as " video jockeys " ( VJs ). In its early years , MTV ' s main target demographic was young adults , but today it is primarily towards teenagers , high school students and ___MASK10___ students . MTV has toned down its ___MASK88___ programming significantly in recent years , and its programming now consists mainly of original reality , comedy and ___MASK43___ programming and some off - network syndicated programs and films , with limited ___MASK88___ programming in off - peak time periods . It has received ___MASK31___ towards this change of focus , both by certain segments of its audience and musicians . MTV ' s influence on its audience , including issues involving censorship and social activism , has also been a subject of debate for several years . Ion ___MASK46___ is an American broadcast , cable , and satellite ___MASK46___ network that is owned by Ion Media Networks . The network first began broadcasting on August 31 , 1998 as Pax TV , focusing primarily on ___MASK51___ - oriented ___MASK12___ programming ; it rebranded as i : Independent ___MASK46___ on July 1 , 2005 , converting into a general ___MASK12___ network featuring mainly recent and older acquired programs ; the network adopted its current identity as Ion ___MASK46___ on January 29 , 2007 . The New York International ___MASK16___ and Video Festival was a film , ___MASK86___ and art series of events at various American cities , founded in 1993 . Organized by Independent movie distribution company ITN and ___MASK16___ Quarterly ___MASK55___ , the festival also ran a parallel event titled ___MASK16___ Quarterly Film & Webisode Festival during its last four years . Both festivals , along with ___MASK16___ Quarterly ___MASK55___ , ceased operations after their last documented event in Los Angeles in September 2013 . Jason Goldberg ( born 1972 ) is an American film and ___MASK46___ producer . Goldberg is the producer of the films " Guess Who " and " The Butterfly Effect " and executive producer of the shows " Beauty and the Geek " and " Punk ' d ". He often works with Ashton Kutcher . A hidden camera or spy camera or security camera is a still or ___MASK25___ camera used to record people without their knowledge . The camera is " hidden " because it is either not visible to the subject being filmed , or is disguised as another object . Hidden cameras can be built into commonly used objects such as ___MASK46___ sets , smoke detectors , clock radios , motion detectors , ball caps , plants , and mobile phones . Hidden cameras may be used for household surveillance and may also be used commercially or industrially as security cameras . The proliferation and lower costs of ___MASK25___ recording devices has led to an increase in the use of hidden cameras for legitimate surveillance need , as well as for ___MASK12___ and other purposes . Nick at Nite ( stylized as Nick @ Nite ) is an American programming block that broadcasts nightly over the channel ___MASK72___ of Nickelodeon . It broadcasts on Sundays through Wednesdays and Fridays from 9 : 00 p . m . to 7 : 00 a . m ., Thursdays from 8 : 00 p . m . to 7 : 00 a . m ., and Saturdays from 10 : 00 p . m . to 7 : 00 a . m . ( Eastern and Pacific Time ). Punk ' d is an American hidden camera - practical joke ___MASK24___ series that first aired on MTV in 2003 . It was created by Ashton Kutcher and Jason Goldberg , with Kutcher serving as producer and host . It bears a resemblance to both the classic hidden camera show " Candid Camera " and to " TV ' s Bloopers & Practical Jokes ", which also featured pranks on celebrities . Being " punk ' d " referred to being the victim of such a prank . New episodes hosted by King Bach and DeStorm Power air on BET . ___MASK46___ or TV is a telecommunication medium used for transmitting moving images in monochrome ( black - and - white ), or in color , and in two or three dimensions and sound . It can refer to a ___MASK46___ set , a ___MASK46___ program (" TV show "), or the medium of ___MASK46___ transmission . ___MASK46___ is a ___MASK73___ medium , for ___MASK12___ , education , news , and advertising . CBS ( an initialism of the network ' s former name , the Columbia Broadcasting System ) is an American commercial broadcast ___MASK46___ network that is a flagship property of CBS Corporation . The company is headquartered at the CBS Building in New York City with major production facilities and operations in New York City ( at the CBS Broadcast Center ) and Los Angeles ( at CBS ___MASK46___ City and the CBS Studio Center ). A ___MASK25___ camera is a camera used for electronic motion picture acquisition ( as opposed to a movie camera , which records images on film ), initially developed for the ___MASK46___ industry but now common in other applications as well . ___MASK4___ is the ___MASK79___ of using radio waves to carry information , such as sound , by systematically modulating properties of electromagnetic energy waves transmitted through ___MASK72___ , such as their amplitude , frequency , phase , or pulse width . When radio waves strike an electrical conductor , the oscillating fields induce an alternating current in the conductor . The information in the waves can be extracted and transformed back into its original form . A mobile phone is a portable telephone that can make and receive calls over a ___MASK4___ frequency link while the user is moving within a telephone service area . The ___MASK4___ frequency link establishes a connection to the switching systems of a mobile phone operator , which provides access to the public switched telephone network ( PSTN ). Most modern mobile telephone services use a cellular network architecture , and therefore mobile telephones are often also called " cellular telephones " or " cell phones ". In addition to telephony , 2000s - era mobile phones support a ___MASK61___ of other services , such as text messaging , MMS , email , Internet access , short - range wireless communications ( infrared , Bluetooth ), business applications , gaming , and digital photography . Mobile phones which offer these and more general computing capabilities are referred to as smartphones . Black ___MASK12___ Television ( BET ) is an American basic cable and satellite television channel that is owned by the BET Networks division of Viacom . It is the most prominent television network targeting African American audiences , with approximately 88 , 255 , 000 American households ( 75 . 8 % of households with television ) receiving the channel . The channel has offices in Washington , D . C ., New York City , Los Angeles and Chicago . Lend Me a Tenor is a ___MASK68___ by Ken Ludwig . The ___MASK87___ was produced on both the West End ( 1986 ) and Broadway ( 1989 ). It received nine Tony Award nominations and won for Best Actor ( Philip Bosco ) and Best Director ( Jerry Zaks ). A Broadway revival opened in 2010 . " Lend Me a Tenor " has been translated into sixteen languages and produced in twenty - five countries . ___MASK12___ Tonight , ( stylized as ET ), is an American first - run syndicated ___MASK12___ television newsmagazine that is distributed by CBS Television Distribution throughout the United States , and is broadcast on the Global Television Network in Canada , and on networks in many countries around the world . , the program ' s weekday broadcasts are currently anchored by Nancy O ' Dell and Kevin Frazier , while the weekend editions are anchored by Cameron Mathison and Nischelle Turner . TV Land is an American ___MASK78___ cable and satellite ___MASK46___ channel that is owned by Viacom Global ___MASK12___ Group , a unit of the Viacom Media Networks division of Viacom . Originally consisting exclusively of classic ___MASK46___ shows , the channel now airs a combination of recent and classic ___MASK46___ series ( ranging from the 1960s to the 2000s ), original scripted series , and limited theatrically released movies . The network is headquartered at One Astor Plaza in New York City . Christopher Ashton Kutcher ( born February 7 , 1978 ) is an American actor and investor . Kutcher began his career as a model and began his acting career portraying Michael Kelso in the Fox sitcom " That ' 70s Show ," which aired for eight seasons . He made his film debut in the ___MASK54___ comedy " Coming Soon " and became known by audiences in the comedy film " Dude , Where ' s My Car ?", which was a box office hit . In 2003 , Kutcher appeared in ___MASK54___ comedies " Just Married " and " My Boss ' s Daughter " and , the same year , he created , produced , and hosted " Punk ' d " which aired on MTV for five seasons until its revival in 2012 . In 2004 , Kutcher starred in the lead role of the psychological film " The Butterfly Effect " and gained public recognition . Leila Sbitani is an American host and actress . Leila  s career has included hosting stints on ___MASK12___ Tonight , E !, Style , , ION Television , Metro TV , Oxygen , and TV Land . Leila  s film credits include " The Reunion ", which was a winner at the New York International Independent Film and Video Festival , and " Fractured ". Her favorite Regional Theatre roles are Kathleen in Terra Nova and Maggie in Lend Me a Tenor . Hi - Jinks is a hidden camera show that premiered on Nick at Nite in 2005 . The show is hosted by Leila Sbitani . The show gives parents a chance to ___MASK87___ practical jokes on their children , in a similar fashion to Candid Camera . Taking a cue from Punk ' d , each show features a prank that is conducted with the assistance of a known celebrity . Candid Camera is an American hidden camera / practical joke ___MASK24___ series created and produced by Allen Funt , which initially began on radio as The Candid Microphone June 28 , 1947 . After a series of theatrical film shorts , also titled " Candid Microphone ", Funt ' s concept came to television on August 10 , 1948 , and continued into the 1970s . Aside from occasional specials in the 1980s and 1990s , the show was off air until making a comeback on CBS in 1996 , before moving to PAX in 2001 . This incarnation of the weekly series ended on May 5 , 2004 , concurrent with the selling of the PAX network itself . Beginning on August 11 , 2014 , the show returned in a new series with hour - long episodes on TV Land . Surveillance ( or ) is the monitoring of the behavior , activities , or other changing ___MASK34___ , usually of people for the purpose of influencing , managing , directing , or protecting them . This can include observation from a distance by means of electronic equipment ( such as CCTV cameras ), or interception of electronically transmitted ___MASK34___ ( such as Internet traffic or phone calls ); and it can include simple , no - or relatively low - ___MASK79___ methods such as human intelligence agents and postal interception . The word "" comes from a French phrase for " watching over " (" sur " means " from above " and " veiller " means " to watch "), and is in contrast to more recent developments such as sousveillance . Nickelodeon ( often shortened to Nick ) is an American ___MASK78___ cable and satellite ___MASK46___ network launched on December 1 , 1977 , and is owned by Viacom through Viacom Media Networks and based in New York City . It is primarily aimed at children and adolescents aged 8  17 , while its weekday morning edutainment programs are targeted at younger children ages 2  7 . Allen Albert Funt ( September 16 , 1914  September 5 , 1999 ) was an American ___MASK46___ producer , director , writer and ___MASK46___ personality best known as the creator and host of " Candid Camera " from the 1940s to 1980s , as either a regular ___MASK46___ show or a ___MASK64___ of specials . Its most notable run was from 1960 to 1967 on CBS . E ! ___MASK12___ Television , LLC ( more commonly known as E ! and formerly E !: ___MASK12___ Television ) is an American basic cable and satellite television channel that is owned by the NBCUniversal Cable division of NBCUniversal , all owned by Comcast . It features ___MASK12___ - related programming , ___MASK24___ , feature films , and occasionally series and specials unrelated to the ___MASK12___ industry . As of February 2015 , E ! has an audience reach of approximately 94 , 296 , 000 American households ( 81 . 0 % of households ). The channel is also available in Canada , which broadcasts original programming at the same as the United States and localized versions across Europe , Asia , and Australia .