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MTV Live is an American television program that aired from 1997 to 1998 onMTV, featuring interviews with celebrity guests, live musical performances, news coverage, and music video premieres.
The program began its run in September 1997 in the then-newly acquiredTimes Square Studio on Broadway in New York.Toby Amies,Carson Daly andAnanda Lewis served as resident hosts to the daily hour-long live broadcast until its eventual merger withTotal Request on September 14, 1998, forming what is now known asTotal Request Live. In a similar vein to its successor, the series featured celebrity interviews, music video premieres, musical performances, and reports fromMTV News. Through a partnership withIntel, viewers were able to call into the show via voice or video calls using their own computers or kiosks established at locations such as theMall of America.[1]
A separate program with the same title began airing on MTV in February 2007. This version ofMTV Live featured live performances filmed at theHard Rock Cafe in Times Square. Through a partnership withVerizon Wireless, subscribers were able to submit text comments from their cellphones to appear in a crawl on the screen, as well as have their cellphone concert footage edited into the program.[2]
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