MTV Overdrive Broadband Video Channel

MTV Overdrive is a free premium broadband video service brought to you by MTV.com. It brings you the latest news, music, live performances, short form shows and music videos directly to your PC. Since it is a beta preview, there will be initial technical difficulties and frequent updates as they fine tune the experience.

MTV News on Overdrive brings you up-to-the-minute stories on all of your favorite stars and trends in Music, Movies, Video Games and more. Get up close and personal in acoustic sets from your favorite bands with MTV.com Live. Check out the hottest Pop, Rock, Hip-Hop, R&B and Indie videos, updated daily for your viewing pleasure. Interviews with your favorite stars, peeks behind the scenes on location, news on the best movies. Check out the top new movies every week on Trailer Thursdays.

MTV Overdrive is a totally free service. It is a free, advertiser supported service.

You must have a high speed connection (DSL or Cable modem).
Minimum Broadband Bandwidth: 500kbs
Optimal Broadband Bandwidth: 1,000kbs

The minimum system configuration to use MTV Overdrive is:
Processor: Intel Pentium III 666 MHz (or equivalent)
Internal Memory: 256 Mb RAM
Operating System: Windows 2000 SP4+, Windows XP
Browser: Microsoft Internet Explorer 5.5 (or higher)
Media Player: Windows Media Player 9 (Windows 2000) Windows Media Player 10 (Windows XP)
Flash Player: Macromedia Flash 7

To enhance playback of high-quality video on your computer, you may choose to download the MTV Overdrive Video Optimizer.