Channels and Festivals

MTV is an American basic cable and satellite television channel owned by the MTV Networks Music & Logo Group, the channel itself is headquartered in Los Angeles, CA, and is a subsidiary of Viacom Inc.  The original purpose of the channel was to play music videos guided by television personalities.  In its early years, MTV's main target demographic were young adults, but today, MTV's programming is primarily targeted at teenagers. MTV's influence on its audience, including issues related to censorship and social activism, has been a subject of debate for years for MTV.

4Music is a music and entertainment channel in the United Kingdom and available on some digital television providers in the Republic of Ireland. The channel launched on 15 August 2008, replacing The Hits. It is the only Channel 4-branded channel within the Box Television network. 4Music has coverage at both festivals of V festival and T4 on the beach during the Summer, with highlights repeated frequently throughout the Summer. The channel also has stages at both events. At T4 on the Beach since 2007 (renamed the "T4 and 4Music Stage" in 2010) and at the V Festival since 2005 (then known as the "Channel 4 Stage", renamed to the "4Music Stage" in 2008).

Glastonbury Festival (originally Pilton Pop, Blues & Folk Festival) is a five-day music festival that takes place near Pilton, Somerset, England. In addition to contemporary music, the festival hosts dance, comedy, theatre, circus, cabaret, and other arts. It is organised by Michael Eavis on his own land, Worthy Farm in Pilton. Leading pop and rock artists have headlined, alongside thousands of others appearing on smaller stages and performance areas. Glastonbury is the largest greenfield festival in the world, and is now attended by around 175,000 people, requiring extensive infrastructure in terms of security, transport, water, and electricity supply. The majority of staff are volunteers, helping the festival to raise millions of pounds for good causes.

V Festival is an annual music festival held in England during the penultimate weekend in August. The event is held at two parks simultaneously which share the same lineup; artists perform at one location on Saturday and then swap on Sunday. The sites are located at Hylands Park in Chelmsford and Weston Park in South Staffordshire. Although predominantly a rock music festival, a wide range of musical genres are accepted now; in recent years pop acts have become more common. The "V" represents the Virgin Group, with the event being sponsored by Virgin Media. It was previously televised by Channel 4, predominantly on their sister channel 4 Music, although for the 2014 edition of the festival it was announced that television broadcast rights would be returned to MTV. V festival normally lasts over the duriation of 3 days in which you arrive on friday and leave Monday morning, V festival has grew in its existance over the years and has appeled highly to the younger generation.