Ah, the good old days of MTV, back when music was music, and MTV played and showed plenty of it. Those days are gone. Here's why.

This decision came into play after a consistent decline in viewership, with people preferring YouTube and social media over television. This news has all of us reminiscing about the times we saw some ...

MTV will shut down many of its last dedicated 24-hour music channels after today, Dec. 31. The move, announced back in October, will affect channels around the world, with the U.K. seeing five ...

When The Buggles’ music video “Video Killed the Radio Star” aired on August 1, 1981, it marked a historic moment for both television and music. The day marked the launch of the Music Television ...

MTV channels dedicated to 24/7 music videos began going permanently dark on Wednesday with a nod to the video that started it all: airing the Buggles’ iconic “Video Killed the Radio Star.” Earlier ...

MTV is reportedly shutting down five of its music channels in the United Kingdom. The television channel will stop broadcasting on its MTV Music, MTV 80s, MTV 90s, Club MTV and MTV Live channels, ...

As of December 31, 2025, MTV has closed the book on a defining era of music television. The music video giant has officially shut down its remaining 24-hour music channels as trends have notably ...

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