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Tom Freston on creating Beavis and Butt-Head 02:01

Interview: Tom Freston | Show: Beavis and Butt-Head



Tom Freston on criticism that MTV had no black artist in the early days  01:07

Interview: Tom Freston | Topic: Criticism of TV



Tom Freston on Viacom taking over MTV 01:00

Interview: Tom Freston | Topic: Media Consolidation



Tom Freston on MTV's Standards & Practices 02:20

Interview: Tom Freston | Topic: Censorship / Standards & Practices



Tom Freston on MTV News covering the 1992 election (Clinton) and the "Choose or Lose" campaign - building upon "Rock the Vote" 03:09

Interview: Tom Freston | Topic: Bill Clinton



Tom Freston on creating the MTV "soap opera" The Real World 01:23

Interview: Tom Freston



On Jackass; On the MTV Movie Awards; On show failures at MTV; on the 1996 creation of MTV Films; on TRL 11:01

Interview: Tom Freston



On Spring Break; on Viacom acquiring CBS in 1999; On 9/11; on reality programming on MTV 13:17

Interview: Tom Freston



On how audiences have changed over the years; on VH1; on branding and digital channels; on branding VH1; on Nickelodeon, Nick at Nite and TV Land 11:16

Interview: Tom Freston



On Comedy Central - The Daily Show and South Park; on becoming co-VP of Viacom with Les Moonves; on getting fired by Sumner Redstone 11:49

Interview: Tom Freston



On travelling to Burma after getting fired; on running OWN; on what he contributed to the cable industry; on television shows he watches; on advice to aspiring executives and how he'd like to be remembered 12:29

Interview: Tom Freston



Tom Freston on how reality TV played into MTV 10:05

Interview: Tom Freston | Genre: Reality TV



Tom Freston on getting a call from David Geffen (Geffen Records), wanting to make a Beavis and Butt-Head movie - the start of MTV Films 03:18

Interview: Tom Freston | Person: David Geffen



Tom Freston on Mel Karmazin becoming his boss when Viacom bought CBS 02:42

Interview: Tom Freston | Person: Mel Karmazin



Tom Freston on starting The Daily Show 02:33

Interview: Tom Freston | Person: Jon Stewart



Tom Freston on becoming co-President of Viacom with Les Moonves, and Viacom splitting in two 06:16

Interview: Tom Freston | Person: Leslie Moonves



Tom Freston on Sumner M. Redstone splitting Viacom in two and firing Freston 04:46

Interview: Tom Freston | Person: Sumner Redstone



Tom Freston on getting hired to run Oprah's network, OWN 03:38

Interview: Tom Freston | Person: Oprah Winfrey



Tom Freston on running Paramount and CBS with Les Moonves; on the split of Viacom and becoming CEO of a public company; on getting fired by Redstone 05:36

Interview: Tom Freston | Profession: Television Executive



Tom Freston on advice to aspiring television executives 00:46

Interview: Tom Freston | Profession: Television Executive



Tom Freston on reality television 04:33

Interview: Tom Freston



Tom Freston on creating Nick at Nite, and then TV Land 02:33

Interview: Tom Freston



Tom Freston on meeting Mr. Whipple 00:24

Interview: Tom Freston



Tom Freston on The Daily Show 00:20

Interview: Tom Freston



Tom Freston on life after being fired and trying to live an interesting life  01:28

Interview: Tom Freston



Tom Freston on how being General Manager of MTV impacted his life 01:22

Interview: Tom Freston



Tom Freston on the MTV show Jackass 01:31

Interview: Tom Freston | Show: Jackass



Tom Freston on the MTV Movie Awards 02:26

Interview: Tom Freston | Show: MTV Movie Awards, The



Tom Freston on Total Request Live 02:23

Interview: Tom Freston | Show: Total Request Live



Tom Freston on the relationship between Total Request Live, boy bands and pop princesses 01:40

Interview: Tom Freston | Show: Total Request Live



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