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'''''Video Jukebox''''' was an American television program that aired from 1981 to 1986 on [[HBO]]. It was a monthly series that showcased [[music videos]] from the popular recording artists of the time such as [[Duran Duran]], [[Prince]], [[Madonna (entertainer)|Madonna]], [[REO Speedwagon]], [[Culture Club]], [[David Bowie]], [[Blondie (band)|Blondie]] and [[Human League]] to name a few. A typical episode of ''Video Jukebox'' consisted of seven or eight music videos and lasted roughly 30 minutes, and the lineup changed in the middle of each month.

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'''''Video Jukebox''''' was an American television program which aired from 1981 to 1986 on [[HBO]]. It was a monthly series that showcased [[music videos]] from the popular recording artists of the time such as [[Duran Duran]], [[Michael Jackson]], [[Prince (musician)|Prince]], [[Culture Club]], [[Linda Ronstadt]], [[David Bowie]], [[Bow Wow Wow]], [[Kim Wilde]], [[Hall & Oates]], [[Madonna (entertainer)|Madonna]], [[Blondie (band)|Blondie]], [[Rush (band)|Rush]], and [[The Human League]]. A typical episode of ''Video Jukebox'' consisted of seven or eight music videos and lasted roughly 30 minutes, and the lineup changed in the middle of each month.<ref>''1980's HBO program guides''</ref>



During the late 1970s (and before the [[MTV]] network debuted), HBO was already airing one or two music videos (or "promotional clips" as they were known at the time) as filler in between their feature films and other series. These short clips also carried the ''Video Jukebox'' moniker. When ''Video Jukebox'' premiered as a half-hour series in December 1981, HBO was reaching more households than MTV (which had been launched only four months earlier), so for about a year until MTV caught up to HBO's subscriber count, a video that aired on ''Video Jukebox'' may have received more exposure there than it would on MTV.<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20071003050845/http://www2.jsonline.com/enter/tvradio/jul01/mtvtime26072501.asp MTV through the years]</ref>

In the late 1970s (and before the [[MTV]] network debuted), HBO was already airing one or two music videos (or "promotional clips" as they were known at the time) as filler in between their feature films and other series. These short clips also carried the ''Video Jukebox'' moniker. When ''Video Jukebox'' premiered as a half-hour series in December 1981, HBO reached more households than MTV (which was launched only four months earlier), so a video that aired on ''Video Jukebox'' may have received a little more exposure than it would on MTV, a claim that would be short-lived as MTV quickly gained more cable markets by around 1983. [http://www2.jsonline.com/enter/tvradio/jul01/mtvtime26072501.asp] [http://www.answers.com/topic/home-box-office-inc]



The series had no host until September 1985, when [[Dennis Elsas]] was brought on as voiceover talent, introducing the videos that were shown on the program. Elsas served as host of ''Video Jukebox'' until its final airing on December 5, 1986.

The series had no host until September 1985, when [[Dennis Elsas]] was brought on as voiceover talent, introducing the videos that were shown on the program. Elsas served as host of ''Video Jukebox'' until its final airing in November 1986.



At the peak of its popularity in the mid-1980s, ''Video Jukebox'' spawned many "special editions", including ''Christmas Jukebox'', ''Country Jukebox'', ''Comedy Jukebox'', ''Heavy Metal Jukebox'', ''Sixties Jukebox'', and other editions featuring songs from movies and [[Grammy]] winners.<ref>''HBO Guides''</ref>

At the peak of its popularity in the mid-1980s, ''Video Jukebox'' spawned many "special editions", including ''Christmas Jukebox'', ''Country Jukebox'', ''Comedy Jukebox'', ''Heavy Metal Jukebox'', ''Sixties Jukebox'', and other editions featuring songs from movies and [[Grammy]] winners.



Other Uses of the Term "Video Jukebox" or "Video Jukebox"

==References==

{{reflist}}



Video Juke Box – (Digital Video Music) - The TV or another display device hooks directly to the “Juke Box,” often a set-top box, (though it can be a much larger unit, and could have a video screen built-into it.) Whatever network it's hooked up to, (the transmissions could come via satellite,) the Video Juke Box regularly receives, and often is automatically updated with, different music videos. The least played tracks are automatically deleted upon each transmission of new material.

==See also==

* [[Cable Music Channel]]

* [[MOR Music TV]]

* [[Night Tracks]]

* [[The Tube Music Network]]



A video Jukebox may also refer to small electronic devices like iPods that record and playback music. (Slang)

{{HBONetwork Shows}}



Video JukeBox (Internet) – The presentation of Videos in a media player on a website, usually a flash player similar to those found on youtube, google or vnertia.

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== References ==

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*Milwaukee Journal-Sentinel [http://www2.jsonline.com/enter/tvradio/jul01/mtvtime26072501.asp "MTV Through The Years"]

*Answers.com [http://www.answers.com/topic/home-box-office-inc "Home Box Office Inc."]


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