Jackassworld.com: 24 Hour Takeover [SEP] original network
Jackassworld.com: 24 Hour Takeover
Jackassworld.com: 24 Hour Takeover was a 24-hour live TV special featuring many stars of the MTV show and movie franchise "Jackass" from February 23–24, 2008.
Like its predecessors "24 Hours of Foo", "24 Hours of Love", and 2007's "Human Giant 24 Hour Takeover", the group took over the MTV Studios for a 24-hour period on MTV. The takeover coincided with the launch of Jackassworld.com.
About the broadcast.
Beginning at noon ET on Saturday
by Leo Laporte beginning with the launch in May 1998 of the new cable network ZDTV (Ziff-Davis Television), until its cancellation after the takeover by Comcast.
After "The Site" was cancelled by MSNBC, which went to a 24-hour news format after the death of Princess Diana, the show's staff were rehired by the parent company, Ziff-Davis, to launch ZDTV. The new channel was devoted to digital technology, and it was substantially an extension of the themes presented by "The Site"