| MT-USA | |
|---|---|
 Title card | |
| Genre | Music television |
| Created by | Green Apple Productions |
| Presented by | Vincent Hanley |
| Country of origin | Ireland |
| Original language | English |
| No. of seasons | 3 |
| Production | |
| Running time | 3 hours |
| Original release | |
| Network | RTÉ 2 |
| Release | February 19, 1984 – 1987 |
MT-USA (Music Television — USA) was an Irish music television programme broadcast between February 1984 and 1987. Known for the slogan, "Music Television USA - Music never looked better", it was produced by Green Apple Productions, co-founded by the show's presenter Vincent Hanley. MT-USA was broadcast on RTÉ 2 on Sunday afternoons and during the 1984–85 series was repeated on Friday nights. Each edition ran for three hours. Each block of videos was followed by a segment filmed in New York City with Hanley introducing the videos, discussing American music and culture, and interviewing a celebrity.[1] RTÉ described him as Europe's first VJ (video jockey). The videos were primarily American acts, many previously little-known in Ireland., but the show also featured English pop chart acts, as well as up and coming Irish acts such as U2, In Tua Nua & light a big fire. A double-CD and DVD compilation featuring acts from the show's heyday went on release on 16 November 2007.[2]
References
- ↑ "Green Apple now reaping the harvest". The Irish Times. 13 October 1987. p. 19.
- ↑ "MT USA on disc". The Irish Times. 16 November 2007. Retrieved 21 November 2008.