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MTV Networks, a unit of Viacom International Inc.
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Operating globally under the AT&T brand, AT&T companies are recognized as the leading worldwide providers of IP-based communications services to business and as leading U.S. ( is one of the world's largest telecommunications holding companies and is the largest in the U.S. Through its subsidiaries, AT&T expects to reach nearly 19 million households by the end of 2008 as part of its initial deployment, using fiber-to-the-node (FTTN) and fiber-to-the-premises (FTTP) technologies.ĪT&T Inc. "As AT&T U-verse TV develops new platforms to provide an advanced and personalized entertainment experience for consumers, we are delighted to partner with them to deliver our strong brands and services and further diversify our customer footprint."ĪT&T U-verse TV is delivered by Project Lightspeed, the company's initiative to deliver U-verse TV, AT&T Yahoo! High Speed Internet U-verse Enabled and, in the future, Voice over IP services. "MTV Networks and BET Networks are dedicated to bringing our audiences the content they are passionate about," said Nicole Browning, president, affiliate sales and marketing, MTV Networks. "We are very happy to be offering the wide array of MTV Networks and BET Networks program services to AT&T U-verse customers." "The MTV Networks and BET Networks brands are among the strongest in television," said Dan York, head of programming, AT&T Operations Inc. Additionally, AT&T will deliver MTV Networks' and BET Networks' video-on-demand content as part of the U-verse "Free On Demand" platform and will also carry MTVN's recently-launched high-definition channel, MHD MTV's channels specifically designed to serve ethnic populations in the U.S., including MTV Chi, MTV Desi and MTV K as well as digital audio radio programming from MTV's new Urge audio service. Financial and other terms of the agreement were not disclosed.ĪT&T will provide its U-verse TV customers with the following network entertainment brands: BET, BET J, BET Gospel, CMT, CMT Pure Country, Comedy Central, LOGO, MTV, MTV2, MTV Hits, MTV Jams, MTV Espanol (soon to become MTV Tr3s), Nickelodeon, Nick2, Nicktoons, Nick GAS, Noggin, The N, Spike TV, TV Land, VH1, VH1 Classic, VH1 Soul and VH Uno. struck a distribution agreement to deliver MTVN and BET linear, high-definition, on-demand and digital music programming as part of the AT&T U-verse TV channel lineup.