MTV Networks International: Localizing Globally
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Case Code: BSTR236 Case Length: 13 Pages Period: 1987-2006 Pub Date: 2006 Teaching Note: Available |
Price: Rs.300 Organization: MTV Networks Industry: Media, Entertainment and Gaming Countries: USA Themes: Globalization |
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"MTV is a global brand which thinks and acts locally. We reflect the taste and demands of our viewers and this differs in each market. Thus the need to create specific channels (in each country) that meet the needs of our target audience."
- David Flack, Senior Vice President of MTV Asia's Creative and Content Division, in 2003.
"We came out of the gate intuitively thinking that you have to be local to connect with the audience. That it wasn't only about the language and the music, but sensibility...even though the brand can be the same everywhere."
- Bill Roedy, President of MTV Networks International, in June 2005.
MTV Networks - Globetrotting
On August 18, 2006, MTV Networks International (MTVI) launched a 24-hour music channel called MTV New Zealand at an event held at Aotea Square in Auckland, New Zealand. The event also marked the re-launch of Nickelodeon in a localized format in New Zealand. Both the channels were to be available on Sky Television. The localized MTV New Zealand channel (which was expected to reach an estimated 650,000 homes) was to be a platform for musicians from the country to showcase their talent. MTVI, launched in 1987 in Europe, was the international arm of MTV Networks (MTVN), the largest media network in the world.
MTVI, which included MTVN's core channel MTV and its sister channels outside the US, was growing at a rate of 20% annually, as of mid-2006. It was also the first international television network to broadcast channels in local languages with localized content in various countries around the world. In the 1990s, MTVI realized that to be successful globally, it had to adopt a 'region-centric' approach. Therefore, the network began operating localized versions of its channels in addition to acquiring local channels in many regions. As of mid-2006, MTVI catered to an audience of more than one billion, and had a presence in 179 countries across Europe, Asia, Latin America, and Australia. Apart from its flagship channel MTV, it had a number of other channels in its portfolio. The network operated around 130 channels in more than 25 languages worldwide. In addition, it operated some broadband services and more than 130 websites....
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