January 20, 2009

MTV Channels In Southeast Asia and Greater China To Exclusively Air The Youth Inaugural Ball

By News Desk

MTV announced that it will exclusively air Kanye West, Kid Rock and Fall Out Boy's performances globally as they headline the official Youth Inaugural Ball, where MTV is anchoring Be the Change: Live From The Inaugural...Obama.

Today at 10pm ET in the US, Grammy award-winning artist Usher and Rosario Dawson will be on hand as MTV Guest Correspondents reporting live from the Youth Inaugural Ball. They will join MTV News Correspondent Sway Calloway to capture all of the night's action, including President Obama's remarks as the addresses young people across the globe and calls on them to be the change and continue to engage in national and community service.

Tobey Maguire, actor and chair of the ServiceNation ambassador council, will also be among the thousands of young people celebrating the inauguration and youth service from the Youth Inaugural Ball. MTV channels across Southeast Asia and Greater China will air the 60-minute version Be The Change: Live From The Inaugural...Obama starting from January 24, 2009. MTV Indonesia will carry the show live on January 21, 2009.

MTV announced Be The Change: Live From The Inaugural - celebrating the massive youth voter turnout in the 2008 Presidential Election and an active commitment from America's youth to impart social change through volunteer service. Through MTV's global network in 162 countries in 33 languages, more than 1.5 billion young people around the world will be able to witness this historic event.

The program, which will take place at the Hilton Washington in Washington DC, airs live on MTV in the United States on January 20, 2009 at 10 PM ET/ 7PM PT. The event will also be carried live on many of the international MTV channels including MTV Indonesia. The 60-minute version Be The Change: Live From The Inaugural will be aired across MTV channels in Southeast Asia and Greater China including MTV Asia, MTV China, MTV Philippines, MTV Thailand and MTV Taiwan.

Be The Change: Live From The Inaugural...Obama Premiere Schedule in Southeast Asia and Greater China (all in respective local timings):

>> MTV Asia: January 24, 2009 @ 8.30pm (MY) and 7.30pm (SG/HK)
>> MTV China: January 29, 2009 @ 8pm
>> MTV Indonesia: January 21, 2009 @ 10am (Live feed on event day)
>> MTV Philippines: January 25, 2009 @ 10.30pm
>> MTV Thailand: January 28, 2009 @ 12p,
>> MTV Taiwwan: Februay 14, 2009 @ 8pm

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