Original sentence: In August 2011, MTV began reusing the MTVX brand (with X standing here for 'extended') for "a new cross-media group in charge of developing content for various platforms such as TV, computers and mobile phones.MTV also claimed in their explanation that hard rock formats went into a quick decline post-9/11 due to industry and radio de-emphasis.The channel closed on May 1, 2002, and was replaced by the hip hop music-oriented MTV Jams.The decision was based upon television ratings and Billboard chart information, which favored hip hop and R&B genres over the alternative rock and hard rock videos.The shuttering of MTVX was decried by rock music fans
Edited sentence: " MTV launched MTVX in August The effort never resulted in any actual product or program branded by MTVX, though the brand name of MTVX remained present on MTV's official corporate page for several years.Also, MTV-X showcased otherwise unknown or unheard music to the masses, such as Static-X, Disturbed, Finger Eleven, Black Label Society, SOiL, Soulfly, Sepultura, Tool, Pantera, Kittie, Dope, Coal Chamber, Primus, Mushroomhead and others.In 2011 MTV began reusing the MTVX brand (with X standing here for 'extended') for "a new cross-media group in charge of developing content for various platforms such as TV, computers and mobile phones.Likewise, MTVX was not limited to just one genre of rock music videos.MTV's explanation, based upon ratings and Billboard chart information, was that viewers wanted a devoted network for hip hop and R&B videos, rather than the alternative rock and hard rock videos that MTVX had been created to play, and claims that hard rock formats went into a quick decline post-9/11 due to industry and radio de-emphasis.MTVX aired no advertising outside of MTV2 promos, airing videos on a daily loop programmed to air in three eight-hour blocks per day.MTVX ended on May 1, 2002, and was replaced by MTV Jams, a hip hop music video channel.The channel aired a variety of genres, including punk, metal, and grunge.The channel aired contemporary videos and older videos that were no longer shown on MTV.The replacement of MTVX was decried by rock music fans