How tech created — and doomed — Logo. A technological advance helped give birth to Logo nearly two decades ago: Eager to fill the territory offered by then-new digital cable providers, the MTV ...

Representatives for MTV and Paramount declined to comment for this story. Originally airing from 2005 to 2006, the two-season “Noah’s Arc” was revolutionary for its time.

Someone wanted their MTV, so they bought a piece of its history. A gong used throughout the ’80s on MTV was sold at auction for $15,300. It was famously struck by an upside-down Tina Turner ...