Information Systems Internship at MTVN/Viacom

In The New Media Monopoly, Ben H. Bagdikian writes, ôIn 1983 there were 50 dominant media corporations; now there are fiveàTime Warner, Viacom, News Corporation, Disney, and Bertelsmannö (Shafer). As one of the top five, Viacom is a leader in the media industry, with a diverse portfolio that comprises many well-known brands, such as CBS, MTV, Nickelodeon, Nick at Nite, VH1, BET, Paramount Pictures, TV Land, Comedy Central, Showtime, Simon & Schuster, and others (ôViacom Overviewö).

One of these brands, MTV, or Music Television, is a cable television network that was founded in 1981 and originally showed nothing but music videos, primarily rock music videos; it later expanded its offerings and now airs a variety of material that is geared mainly toward adolescents and young adults (ôMTVö). Acquired by Viacom Inc. in 1985, MTV became part of MTV Networks, or MTVN, a wholly owned subsidiary (ôMTVö). With its music videos and video jockeys, ôirreverent commentary,ö promotion of rock concerts, and documentaries about rock bands and performers, MTV has become ôa driving force in pop cultureö and a big hit with youthful viewers (ôMTVö). The popular slogan ôI want my MTVö expresses the continuing demand for MTV among teen and college age students in America.

VH1 is another property of Viacom, is equally popular, with recent statistics showing that the third quarter was its ômost-watched quarter ever in primetime

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hanging FAT 32 to NTFS Installed Adobe software as well as some custom software Upgraded RAM to 1.5 GB on four Dell desktops Performed troubleshooting and fix HP laptop that could not browse the Internet Was able to see the IP address but could not ping or trace router Laptop worked in safe mode Uninstalled Norton Firewall, and this resolved the problem On October 5 and 6, I provided assistance to Natacha Aemkapung, the Assistant Manager, performing the following services: Imaged 20 used Dell PCs that had power supply, battery, or hard drive problems Imaged 10 new Dell laptops and installed custom applications on them During the same period, I subsequently reported to Tatman Lam, the Manager, and Ken Antoaqrorgi to perform the following tasks: Add users and profiles for employees on three floors Remove the administrator rights for over 200 users, including MTVÆs legal team, architectural team, and college recruiters On October 12 and 13, I worked as a part of Denise JonesÆ team along with Demitrious Orellano and Wicoff Douglas performing the following tasks: Inventory network copiers, checking IP addresses, and adding data port number Perform maintenance on eight Xerox network printers: Changed rollers Changed imaging unit Change
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