MTV, the first channel to broadcast music around the clock, is set to bring its iconic run to an end after 40 years in the UK, as per the latest reports. It will close down five of its channels in the ...

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 -- ...

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 ...

WASHINGTON — MTV is closing several of its music-focused television channels across the U.K. and other international markets at the end of the year. But the changes do not impact American channels.

Forty years after revolutionizing how we consume music on television, MTV is pulling the plug on five of its longstanding music channels, leaving only its reality-driven flagship to carry on. But this ...

MTV channels dedicated to 24/7 music videos began going permanently dark on Wednesday with a nod to the video that started it all: airing the Buggles’ iconic “Video Killed the Radio Star.” Earlier ...

MTV is shuttering its music channels in the UK – and now fans are wondering if the US could be next. The iconic music TV channel is closing five stations in the UK, including MTV Music, MTV 80s, MTV ...