MTV Digital EVP McCormack On Content, Connections & Snookie [VIDEO]
Yesterday's post by Alison McCarthy, "MTV Tries Music Discovery: New Tune Or Catch-up?" looked at recent changes in MTV programming. Today an insider weighs. Content is still king, according to Dermot McCormack, EVP of Digital Media for MTV Music and Logo Group at a recent Beet.TV Video Strategy Summit at Bloomberg. "Snooki is Snooki," said McCormack referring to the star power of the cast member of MTV's highly MTV show "Jersey Shore." Watch the video:
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I agree, its ALL about storytelling, we connect through shared human experiences.
Transmedia is the name of the game.