No Rock And Roll Fun

MTV WITHOUT THE INDIES?: The ongoing struggle between MTV and the independent sector looks set to escalate in the next couple of weeks, with the indies threatening to boycott the networks rather than accept Viacom's much-reduced cash offer. As we've said before, while MTV contains virtually no music, lest it causes too long a gap between programmes featuring rap stars muttering incoherently about the things they own, trying to program MTV2 or VH2 without access to the likes of The White Stripes or Sanctury Records' roster of artists could prove to be a bit of a challenge.