MTV shutting down? Here's why and when the company is halting its five music channels

Iconic music television channel MTV is shutting down five of its dedicated music channels globally by December 31st, 2025.

After 40 Years, MTV Is Finally Taking Its Music Channels Off-The-Air Internationally - Here's Why

Fans were devastated to learn that several MTV music channels would be shut down, but why has the station's owner decided to ...
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R.I.P MTV: how an '80s icon stayed relevant for 40 years

When we think of '80s aesthetics, no design quite embodies the era like the MTV logo. Evolving into a pop culture icon across the decades, the timeless identity has had a lasting legacy in the design ...
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Is MTV shutting down? These channels set to cease broadcasting, reports say

The television channel will stop broadcasting on its MTV Music, MTV 80s, MTV 90s, Club MTV and MTV Live channels, according to Newsweek and BBC. Its flagship MTV HD will remain on air, and its ...

MTV Is Shutting Its Music Channels Forever And I'm Remembering These 30 Iconic Music Videos We Grew Up With

Peter Gabriel's iconic song holds the record for the most wins for a single video at the MTV Music Video Awards in 1987. It won 9 awards, which included Best Special Effects, Best Editing, Best Art ...
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MTV to shut down some of its music channels

MTV will stop broadcasting on five music channels in the United Kingdom, according to reports. MTV will be shutting down MTV Music, MTV 80s, MTV 90s, Club MTV and MTV Live channels on Dec. 31, BBC and ...
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MTV Returns to Original ‘80s Music Video Format for One Week, But There's a Catch

MTV has announced a return to its original music video format, first debuted in 1981, ahead of the 2025 VMAs. For one week, the network will play exclusively music videos, but there's a catch. Here ...
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MTV Wrote the Anthem. Streaming Wrote the Obituary.

MTV started by declaring that video had killed the radio star. Four decades later, the platform that defined music television is being buried by the very thing it inspired — on-demand streaming.
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MTV Channel Shutdowns — Will US Channels Be Affected?

As Paramount Global accelerates cost-cutting post its blockbuster merger with Skydance Media, MTV is pulling the plug on five iconic music channels across Europe by the end of 2025, sparking urgent ...
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Can You Name These Iconic ’80s Music Videos From a Single Freeze-Frame?

Well, it happened again. The internet had a meltdown recently when it was widely reported that MTV was shutting down its music channels. The panic was understandable, especially after the genuine ...
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MTV to shut down some of its music channels

What has happened in jukeboxes of days gone by. Well, for one thing, video, jukeboxes are fast replacing the old machines we used to love and there is good reason. Dollar for dollar or rather quarter ...