genre the head
The Head began as an ongoing series that originally ran under the title MTV ' s Oddities , on MTV . It has begun airing on MTV2 in August 2009 . It was released on DVD on December 15 , 2009 . A ___MASK41___ is a ___MASK44___ integrating a song and imagery , produced for promotional or artistic purposes . Modern music videos are primarily made and used as a marketing device intended to promote the sale of music recordings . There are also cases where songs are used in tie in marketing campaigns that allow them to become more than just a song . Tie ins and merchandising could be used in toys or marketing campaigns for food and other products . Although the origins of music videos date back to ___MASK93___ short films that first appeared in the 1920s , they came into prominence in the 1980s when MTV based their format around the medium . Prior to the 1980s , these works were described by various terms including " illustrated song ", " filmed insert ", " promotional ( promo ) film ", " promotional clip ", " promotional video ", " song video ", " song clip " or " film clip ". Since the creation and increased popularity of YouTube , mainstream artists now promote new music videos by releasing trailers of short promos on the site for their upcoming song and ___MASK41___ . Consequentially , YouTube has been converted into a social media platform for celebrities and artists to market themselves to their fans MTV ( originally an initialism of ___MASK6___ 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 ___MASK6___ 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 ___MASK70___ students . MTV has toned down its ___MASK41___ programming significantly in recent years , and its programming now consists mainly of original reality , ___MASK46___ and drama programming and some off - network syndicated programs and films , with limited ___MASK41___ programming in off - peak time periods . It has received criticism 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 . Viacom , Inc . ( known simply as Viacom ) is an American media conglomerate with interests primarily in cinema and cable ___MASK74___ . It is currently the world ' s sixth largest broadcasting and cable company in terms of revenue , behind Comcast , The Walt Disney Company , Time Warner , 21st Century Fox and CBS Corporation , respectively . Voting control of Viacom is held by National Amusements , Inc ., a privately owned theater company controlled by the billionaire Sumner Redstone . Redstone also holds via National Amusements a controlling stake in CBS Corporation . Viacom Media Networks ( formerly MTV Networks ) is an American ___MASK25___ media division of Viacom that oversees the operations of many of its television channels and Internet brands , including Nickelodeon , BET , CMT , ___MASK46___ Central , VH1 and the original MTV channel in the United States . Its sister international division is Viacom International Media Networks . ___MASK13___ is a genre of television programming that documents supposedly unscripted real - life situations , and often features an otherwise unknown cast of individuals who are typically not professional actors , although in some shows celebrities may participate . It differs from documentary television in that the focus tends to be on drama , personal conflict , and ___MASK24___ rather than educating viewers . The genre has various standard tropes , including " confessionals " ( also called " talking heads " or " interview segments ") used by cast members to express their thoughts , which often double as the shows ' narration . In competition - based reality shows , a notable subset , there are other common elements such as one participant being eliminated per episode , a panel of judges , and the concept of " immunity from elimination ." MTV2 ( formerly M2 ) is an American digital cable and satellite ___MASK74___ channel owned by Viacom Global ___MASK24___ Group , a unit of the Viacom Media Networks division of Viacom . The channel was initially broadcast over - the - air in selected markets , where the former all - request music channel known as The Box was broadcast . The channel was originally launched as a constant commercial - free music video channel , much like the original MTV channel ; but once MTV started to change its focus from music to reality ___MASK74___ in the 2000s , MTV2 ' s focus changed as well , thus bringing music video programming away from both MTV and MTV2 . Today , MTV2 broadcasts unscripted programming and syndicated ___MASK74___ episodes from MTV and other networks . The City of New York , often called New York City or simply New York , is the most populous city in the United States . With an estimated 2015 population of 8 , 550 , 405 distributed over a land area of just , New York City is also the most densely populated major city in the United States . Located at the southern tip of the state of New York , the city is the center of the New York metropolitan area , one of the most populous ___MASK49___ agglomerations in the world . A global power city , New York City exerts a significant impact upon commerce , ___MASK29___ , media , art , ___MASK86___ , research , technology , education , and ___MASK24___ , its fast pace defining the term " New York minute ". Home to the headquarters of the United Nations , New York is an important center for international diplomacy and has been described as the cultural and financial capital of the world . Satellite ___MASK74___ is  according to " article 1 . 39 " of the International Telecommunication Union  s ( ITU ) ITU ___MASK33___ Regulations ( RR )  a " Broadcasting - satellite service ". Digital cable is any type of cable ___MASK74___ distribution using digital video compression for USE . The ___MASK59___ was originally developed by General Instrument before being acquired by Motorola and subsequently acquired by ARRIS Group . Cable companies converted to digital systems during the 2000s , around the time that ___MASK74___ signals were converted to the digital HDTV format , which was not compatible with earlier analog cable systems . In addition to providing higher resolution HD video , digital cable systems provide expanded services such as pay - per - view programming , cable internet access and cable telephone services . Most digital cable signals are encrypted , which reduced the high incidence of cable theft which occurred in analog systems .