MTV's Shocking Channel Shutdown Has 80s and 90s Kids Mourning Their Youth

Anand Mahindra reflects on MTV’s end and its role in shaping music, taste and popular culture

Anand Mahindra shared a nostalgic tribute as MTV shut down, recalling how the channel transformed music, defined what was ‘cool’ and shaped generations.

MTV 24-hour music channel comes to an end with same song that launched broadcast · American Wire News

MTV, the television channel that raised a generation, has officially signed off in the most appropriate way possible. While there are entire generations of Americans who know MTV more for its reality programming than its iconic music video broadcasts, it may come as a surprise that the channel was still running until recently. Indeed, at the very end of 2025, they aired the very last broadcast and opted to play “Video Killed the Radio Star” by T…

MTV's shocking channel shutdown has 80s and 90s kids mourning their youth

The iconic music television brand axed channels while keeping MTV HD, which now focuses primarily on reality programming.

MTV shuts down music channels in the United Kingdom

MTV is still broadcasting, although it does not look like the same channel that a certain demographic has grown up with.

No, MTV Didn't Shut Down, Despite Fan Concerns

The music channel has evolved over the years, but it hasn't shut down.

The Day the Music Video Died: All Remaining MTV Music Channels Officially Shut Down

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 shifted to favor streaming platforms instead. MTV as a brand isn’t going anywhere, and its main channels will still broadcast reality and scripted television. But its overall model has drastically changed as the decades wore on. In the words of 20th-cent…