The classic MTV logo—a symbol of music television’s golden age—faces a bittersweet farewell as five U.K. music channels prepare to sign off. | ©Image Credit: MTV Forty years after revolutionizing how ...

Ultimately, video killed the pioneer of music video channels. MTV’s music channels went dark on Wednesday, closing with the clip that introduced the world to the 24-hour station on Aug. 1, 1981 -- ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Most of MTV's 24-hour music channels across the globe are permanently shut down as of Dec. 31, 2025, and fans are touched by the ...

The music died a little more on October 12, when Paramount Global delivered crushing news to millions of MTV fans worldwide. After 44 years of defining youth culture and launching countless musical ...

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, ...

NEW YORK (CNN) - After 40 years, MTV’s music-only channels are now a thing of the past. Those channels around the world, from the United Kingdom to Ireland, France, Australia and Brazil went dark ...

MTV shut down its remaining 24/7 music channels in several countries, including the UK and Australia, at the end of 2025. The main MTV network shifted its focus to reality shows long ago and it ...

At the very end of 2025, a quiet but seismic shift marked the true end of an era: MTV officially shut down its remaining 24-hour music video channels worldwide. For many fans, that closure felt ...