Freston, 80, led MTV from the start, along with sister networks Comedy Central, VH1, and Nickelodeon, at their peak of ...

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MTV's descent from youth culture powerhouse to obsolescence represents one of entertainment's most dramatic collapses. The ...

Tom Freston, who helped shape MTV’s anarchic spirit, sees late-night comics doing the cultural work rock stars once did.

LONDON, United Kingdom — MTV kick-started a new era of music and pop culture in 1981, when it went on air for the first time, emblematically playing "Video Killed the Radio Star" as its debut music ...

In Freston’s globe-spanning memoir Unplugged, out this month, he traces his journey from free-spirited wanderer to co-founder of MTV and, eventually, CEO of Viacom. It blends personal history with a ...

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