MTV shutting down music TV channels after nearly 40 years

Goodbye MTV music: End of a 40-year global music journey

Hyderabad: For anyone who grew up in the 80s and 90s, music was not just something you listened to, it was something you watched. That was the time when television and music came together to create a new kind of magic. And leading that change was MTV. When MTV started in 1981 with the slogan “I want my MTV,” it changed how people enjoyed music. For the first time, people could see their favorite singers perform on screen. Artists like Michael Ja…

MTV Shuts Down Music Channels After 40 Years, Internet Says A Nostalgic Goodbye

After 40 years, MTV music channels are shutting down. Netizens are calling it the end of an era

MTV Shutting Down Some of Its Music Channels After 40 Years

MTV is set to shut down five of its stations in the U.K. at the end of the year, although its main station, MTV HD, will continue airing its popular reality series like Geordie Shore.

Was MTV canceled? Did MTV shut down in the U.S.? Here's what MTV channels were axed

If you were an MTV fan of the '80s, '90s, or early '00s, you remember the iconic music videos. Is MTV shutting down in the U.S.? Here's what to know.

MTV's music channels in Europe and UK to go offline in 2025

(WTVO) — MTV is shutting off its music channels in Europe and the UK. According to Yahoo News, Paramount Global, MTV's parent company, plans to shut down MTV Music, MTV 80s, MTV 90s, MTV Live, and Club MTV on December 31st, 2025. Its main channel will remain, although it currently focuses less on music videos than reality TV shows like "Teen Mom" and "Geordie Shore." MTV (short for Music Television) debuted in 1981 as a 24-hour music broadcaster…

MTV is Set to Make Major Changes This Year

Source: NurPhoto / Getty When MTV launched in 1981, the first music video aired was The Buggles’ “Video Killed The Radio Star.” Now, in an ironic twist, it is MTV that’s killing the video star. As reported by BBC News, the now-ironically named “Music Television” network will close five channels in the UK at year’s end, effectively ending its airing of music videos after almost 40 years. MTV Music, MTV 80s, MTV 90s, Club MTV, and MTV Live will al…