Infotainment
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| July 2024 | Internet Archive launched a searchable index of 460,575 web pages from MTV News dating back to 1997 on the Wayback Machine. |
| June 2024 | Variety reported that over two decades of content on MTVNews.com was removed from the internet. |
| June 24 2024 | The MTV News website was officially shut down, marking the end of the news division. |
| May 2023 | MTV News division was shut down. |
| 2020 | The show featured recurring comedy segments and jokes in episodes throughout 2020. |
| 2020 | The show was revived, introducing a second camera position stage right with an auxiliary video display for additional content presentation. |
| October 2020 | The Soup returned for its 13th season, hosted by Jade Catta-Preta, with 19 episodes airing before being abruptly canceled. |
| October 14 2020 | The Soup's second run ended, likely impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic. |
| October 14 2020 | The show aired its final episode before a second shutdown. |
| July 2020 | Production resumed after the initial pandemic shutdown. |
| July 1 2020 | Production of the show resumed after the initial pandemic shutdown. |
| March 11 2020 | The show went on an unexpected hiatus due to the coronavirus pandemic shutting down production across the industry. |
| February 12 2020 | The Soup returned to E! with new host Jade Catta-Preta, reviving the show's original concept. |
| February 12 2020 | The first new episode of the revived series aired. |
| January 9 2020 | E! announced the revival of The Soup, with Jade Catta-Preta as the new host. |
| July 29 2019 | David Spade premiered Lights Out with David Spade on Comedy Central, a new show similar to The Showbiz Show. |
| November 2018 | MTV News began producing daily updates on Twitter called 'MTV News: You Need to Know', later renamed to 'MTV News Need to Know'. |
| October 2018 |
On Air With AIB
Sexual misconduct allegations were raised against AIB co-founders Tanmay Bhat and Gursimranjeet Singh Khamba in the first week of October. Bhat was accused of being complicit in a sexual harassment case involving former employee Utsav Chakraborty, while Khamba was accused of consent violation and emotional abuse by an unnamed woman.
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| October 10 2018 |
On Air With AIB
Season 3 of On Air With AIB was cancelled by Hotstar due to sexual misconduct allegations against AIB members
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| October 8 2018 |
On Air With AIB
Hotstar cancelled 'On Air With AIB' following sexual misconduct allegations against AIB co-founders Tanmay Bhat and Gursimranjeet Singh Khamba.
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| October 8 2018 |
On Air With AIB
Third episode of On Air With AIB Season 3 titled 'Indian Travellers' aired on Hotstar
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| October 1 2018 |
On Air With AIB
Second episode of On Air With AIB Season 3 titled 'Iss Cheez Pe Nai Bolne Ka' aired on Hotstar
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| September 24 2018 |
On Air With AIB
First episode of On Air With AIB Season 3 titled 'Petrolololol' aired on Hotstar
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| February 18 2018 | Netflix premiered The Joel McHale Show, a spiritual successor to The Soup, continuing McHale's comedic television recap format. |
| June 2017 | MTV News underwent significant downsizing due to organizational cutbacks. |
| 2016 |
On Air With AIB
Second season of On Air With AIB became a Hotstar digital exclusive, with shorter segments uploaded to the AIB YouTube channel.
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| 2016 | MTV News International was significantly reduced, with news reports primarily confined to social media and localized websites in the UK, Benelux, Australia, and New Zealand. |
| 2016 | MTV refreshed the MTV News brand to compete with digital media competitors like BuzzFeed and Vice. |
| June 2016 | Viacom International Media Networks confirmed plans to relaunch the MTV Brand and its content. |
| 2015 |
On Air With AIB
On Air With AIB first aired as an Indian web television satire show created by All India Bakchod on Hotstar, modeled after international comedy news shows like The Daily Show, SNL, and Last Week Tonight.
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| 2015 |
On Air With AIB
First season of the show was replayed on traditional TV channels StarPlus and Star World during weekends.
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| December 18 2015 | The one-hour finale of The Soup aired, ending with 561,000 viewers. |
| November 2015 | MTV introduced a new direction for its news department, hiring Dan Fierman as editorial director and announcing plans to produce long-form journalism and diversify its staff. |
| November 27 2015 | The previously held back episode was aired, likely replacing a clip show the day after Thanksgiving. |
| November 18 2015 | E! cancelled The Soup, marking the end of the show's original run. |
| November 18 2015 | The Soup was canceled. An episode pre-filmed for November 18 was not aired due to references to 'killing Baby Hitler', in light of the Paris attacks. |
| June 2 2014 | The Soup began airing live episodes, originally planned for one month but ultimately continuing as a live show. |
| July 2013 | The Soup averaged 682,000 viewers, with about 56 percent watching a recorded version of the show. |
| January 9 2013 | The Soup debuted a new graphics package, including a redesigned logo created by Newspeak Agency. |
| 2010 | The show's intro is changed, moving from a format of McHale and his dog Lou watching TV shows to a new style featuring clips introduced by announcer Anndi McAfee. |
| October 2010 | Jon Stewart delivers a metaphorical critique of media at the Rally to Restore Sanity and/or Fear, highlighting how news media can transform real problems into sensationalized infotainment. |
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