hollywoodreporter.com - 5/9/2008
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After a year of upfront presentation silence, MTV Networks rocked the house with a celebration of its connection to its audiences and advertisers. MTVN brought out celebrities from Justin Timberlake and Samuel L. Jackson to Jon Stewart and Stephen Colbert to drive home the message that it is building partnerships with Madison Avenue. Other stars included Ashanti, Chris Rock and Sarah ...
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May 8, 2008, 07:38 PM
After a year of upfront presentation silence, MTV Networks rocked the house with a celebration of its connection to its audiences and advertisers.
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Colbert and Stewart riffed on the commercial partnerships, with Colbert coming out with a bag of Cool Ranch Doritos and integrating it into their bit.
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... saying that he didn't think upfront presentations like this were done anymore. "I thought that was the point of the writers strike ... so we didn't have to do this shit anymore," he quipped. Stewart and Colbert poked fun at the advertisers, thanking them for their mini-operas (30-second spots) "extolling products both needless and unwanted." Stewart noted that their two talk shows on Comedy Central score well in adults 18-34."They trust us, and I think you can exploit that," he said. The Hollywood Reporter
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