New Music Television / New Music TV (NMTV), presented by

Marc Almond Peter Mark Sinclair "Marc" Almond, (born 9 July 1957) is an English singer. Almond first began performing and recording in the synthpop/ new wave duo Soft Cell where he became known for his distinctive soulful voice and androgynous image. He ...

(of

Soft Cell Soft Cell are an English synthpop duo who came to prominence in the early 1980s. The duo consists of vocalist Marc Almond and instrumentalist David Ball. The band are primarily known for their 1981 hit version of "Tainted Love" and their plat ...

) was a weekly series of 26 half-hour music programmes first aired in the UK at 11:30pm in July 2001 on

ITV ITV or iTV may refer to: ITV *Independent Television (ITV), a British television network, consisting of: ** ITV (TV network), a free-to-air national commercial television network covering the United Kingdom, the Isle of Man, and the Channel Islan ...

and

ITV2 ITV2 is a British free-to-air television channel owned by ITV Digital Channels, a division of ITV plc. It was launched on 7 December 1998. For a number of years, it had the largest audience share after the five analogue terrestrial stations, a ...

. Each show featured six videos from artists and bands around the world together with an interview with a well known or up-and-coming artist/band. The series was formatted to portray a retro, fun and quirky style. It went on to sell around the world into 48 countries via Southern Star distribution and was responsible for helping to break 24 then unknown artists or bands into the UK top 20. e.g. The White Stripes, Feeder, The Hives and

P.J. Harvey Polly Jean Harvey (born 9 October 1969) is an English singer, songwriter, and musician. Primarily known as a vocalist and guitarist, she is also proficient with a wide range of instruments. Harvey began her career in 1988 when she joined loca ...

. The NMTV executive and series producer was Stephen Benham (formally known as Bo Benham of

The Pleasers The Pleasers are an English power pop group, founded in 1977 in West London/Surrey, England, consisting of Stephen Benham, Steve McNerney, Nick Powell and Dave Rotchelle. They released five singles; one on Solid Gold Records (released on Ariol ...

) the series was directed by Enrico Lando.

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