MTV to launch internet 'channel'

MTV is launching a free "channel" on the internet that will show some of the station's TV programmes, including reality hit The Osbournes.

The MTV Overdrive website will let users with high-speed computer connections watch music videos and extended programmes on demand. The website is currently being tested and will launch fully on 25 April. Other companies, including Walt Disney and Microsoft, already provide content for online viewers.

Jason Hirschhorn, MTV's senior vice president of digital music and media, said the channel was being launched in response to the high number of young fans with broadband.

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