Everyone has a story about where they were when they first saw Michael Jackson’s “Thriller”—arguably the best music video of all time (of all time)—or how they would run home from school to catch a ...

Ireland and the UK were the first to bid farewell to MTV's music channels TheBugglesVEVO/YouTube MTV first debuted in the US on Aug. 1, 1981, adding MTV Europe to their slate in Aug. 1987 This fall, ...

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 ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. The Buggles' "Video Killed the Radio Star" (YouTube) MTV channels dedicated to 24/7 music videos began going permanently dark on ...

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 ...

Every generation has that one place where everything cool happens. Whether it was “American Bandstand,” “Solid Gold,” “Soul Train” or G4, it’s the place where young people would find out what they’re ...

Martha Quinn was taken aback when she heard what the final video on MTV’s music channels was—because it was the same video that launched the music television channel in 1981. On Dec. 31, 2025, MTV ...

According to the BBC, MTV Music, MTV 80s, MTV 90s, Club MTV, and MTV Live will cease operations on December 31. Per Rolling Stone, it's unclear is these channels will continue to run in the U.S. The ...

Multiple MTV music channels will shut down this week in the UK after more than 40 years on the air, BBC News reported. MTV Live, MTV Music, MTV 80s, MTV 90s and Club MTV will cease to broadcast after ...

In terms of the television landscape heading into 2026, we've been saying all along that we could be looking at a very brutal reckoning for linear television. With Comcast having spun off its cable ...

MTV’s 24-hour music channels went permanently dark on Wednesday, ending decades of operation. The flagship MTV Music channel concluded its run on New Year’s Eve by playing the Buggles’ “Video Killed ...

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 -- ...