Senator and Presidential candidate Barack Obama (D-IL) was expected to field a question about Network Neutrality today during a live video stream via MTV and MySpace from Coe College, in Cedar Rapids, Iowa. Doing so, according to supporters would bring the issue to the campaign table officially. If they were waiting for it, they were disappointed.

MTV Networks is preparing to launch an online lyric search service in November.

NBC isn’t the only one making moves online. ABC, CBS and MTV are also in the news today for their online strategies.

Viacom’s MTV has launched a new social networking site called Think.MTV.com, and the site is focused on encouraging young people to become involved in youth activism.

MySpace and MTV have announced details of their first Presidential Candidate Dialogue, which will feature former Senator John Edwards.

It was strange enough to see Nissan and Yahoo become involved with a series of live music concerts.  Now those concerts are being moved from the Web to cable TV, and they will wind up on MTV’s high-definition channel (known as MHD).

MTV Networks (MTVN) announced today the development of two dozen targeted Web sites that will allow users to have better access to their favorite music, entertainment and pop culture content.

MySpace and MTV are following in the footsteps of CNN and YouTube with their own partnership into presidential politics.

RealNetworks, MTV Networks and Verizon Wireless have partnered to create a digital music service that users can access using their PC, portable music device or mobile phone.

MTV Networks and Internet video company ROO have formed a partnership to offer a video player and customizable video channels to over 500 online college newspapers in mtvU’s College Publisher network.

MTV jettisoned into the teen consciousness back in the Eighties by having a presence on the powerful new platform of cable programming. It was video that killed the radio star back then, but these days, it could be the Web star wielding the knife, and MTV’s on board with another powerful new platform.

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Over the past year large brands have been extending their sites out, adding interactive features which leverage their brand value and trust against niche user generated content.

Google wants its MTV and has tapped Viacom to team-test a video distribution model intended for use by consumers, web publishers and advertisers. Under the deal, Google will distribute ad-supported content from MTV Networks.

When MTV President Judy McGrath gave her keynote address at the CTAM Summit, she made her admiration of YouTube quite clear. McGrath also gave some strong hints that she might like for MTV to acquire, or at least imitate, the video-sharing site.

The nation’s hottest video blog is back, and it’s snappy. Rocketboom interim host Joanne Colan (pictured here holding a symbol for triumph) displays the polish and ease that many viewers felt long-time host Amanda Congdon lacked.

88SLIDE: the daily one minute trivia challenge is one podcast that I catch every day. It’s a one-minute game show … and I love game shows. Total gameshow junkie. Always have been. Plus, a total useless data / information / trivia junkie. I coulda been a contender on Jeopardy. But, was always too lazy.

Many people have bemoaned the evolution of MTV, a shift that has taken it away from featuring music videos.

Viacom has decided to pick up gaming tool developer Xfire for $102 million, and place it under the MTV Networks division.

YouTube is capping video lengths to reduce copyright infringement, according Ars.

A digital music service from MTV called URGE launches in 2006, and Microsoft will integrate URGE into a new version of the Windows Media Player.