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In the end, video didn’t just kill the radio star, it did itself in as well. After MTV’s parent company pulled the plug on its remaining music-only channels in the U.K., Ireland and Australia on New ...

Reports of MTV’s death may have been premature, but it’s still a far cry from the Music Television of yore. Some of our elder readers probably remember their elders telling them that MTV used to show ...

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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 -- ...

As the New Year approached, MTV shuttered its 24-hour music channels. The move wasn’t sudden, as an announcement was made in October that the network’s channels would “go dark” all over the world. On ...

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On Dec. 31, 2025, the network shut down a number of its music-only channels Charlotte Walsh is an evergreen editor at PEOPLE. She has been contributing to PEOPLE since 2022. Her work has previously ...

MTV shut down five of its music channels in the United Kingdom. The television channel officially stopped broadcasting on its MTV Music, MTV 80s, MTV 90s, Club MTV and MTV Live channels in the country ...

MTV was the soul of music, at least for those who were around to feel it rise. Come 2026, ownership clashes and contractual framings have kicked that soul to the curb. On December 31, 2025, 6 ...

It’s hard to overstate the impact of the first 24-hour music video channel on the world’s teens. But after four decades, and with the advent of Instagram’s direct fan connections, the endless variety ...