US EditionMTV shutting down music TV channels after nearly 40 years
Paramount Global will cut costs by $500 million by closing five MTV music channels internationally, ending nearly 40 years of music-focused broadcasting outside the U.S.
- MTV is shutting down five music channels in the UK, including MTV Music and MTV 90s, by December 31, 2025, as reported by BBC News.
- Paramount Global's decision reflects changing viewing habits, as audiences increasingly consume content on streaming services like Paramount+ and Pluto TV, according to various reports.
- Former MTV VJ Simone Angel expressed sadness over the closures, calling it a 'dark day for the music industry.'
- Despite the closures, the main MTV channel will remain active, focusing on reality programming instead of music content, as noted by several sources.
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The BlazeMTV is stopping the music after 44 years
The iconic MTV network is shutting down several channels in the U.K., prompting many to lament the demise of the last of its music-only channels after 44 years. MTV was launched in 1981 and revolutionized the music industry by airing music videos 24 hours a day and later developing the MTV Video Music Awards. It has since lost viewership and relevance, and the U.S. all-music channels closed in 2011.'Music videos were being commoditized, and they…
The era of MTV comes to an end in Europe. According to what Euronews and the BBC report, the first music station that played 24 hours of content, will stop broadcasting videos in the United Kingdom, after almost 40 years, when they close five of their channels, by the end of this year. So far, the channels that will stop broadcasting after 31 December are MTV Music, MTV 80s, MTV 90s, Club MTV and MTV Live. The only channel that will follow the a…
The MTV's music television post is closed after 44 years. The decision belongs to Paramount Global, the giant in the area of entertainment and is one that keeps only business. Moreover, MTV's disappearance is a cultural moment, signaling...
MTV, the world's first 24-hour music television station, will stop broadcasting music and videos in the UK at the end of the year, with the cancellation of five channels, and later also in France, Australia and Poland.
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Fans are continuing to change the tune of how they consume music. It was recently reported that MTV was going to stop broadcasting five channels, including MTV Music, MTV 80s, MTV 90s, Club MTV, and MTV Live in the United Kingdom, and that the channels would go dark the end of this year. (Its flagship channel, MTV HD, will continue to air reality series.) Local news outlets in Australia, Poland, France, and Brazil have also reported that MTV cou…
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