The iconic music television brand axed channels while keeping MTV HD, which now focuses primarily on reality programming.

MTV has switched off its remaining dedicated music video channels worldwide, closing the era it created with a symbolic final play of Video Killed The Radio Star.

After 44 years of defining pop culture across the globe, MTV's music only channels were shut down on 31 December 2025.

MTV have closed down their remaining dedicated music video channels, ending with the Buggles’ ‘Video Killed The Radio Star’.

MTV Music, MTV 80s, MTV 90s, Club MTV, and MTV Live—have stopped broadcasting in Europe. The closures will first affect the ...

Though the main channel remains, it's the end of a long era for MTV, as channels such as MTV Music, MTV Live, and others have ...

After over 40 years on TV, multiple MTV music channels will shut down this week in the UK. According to BBC News, MTV Music, ...

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MTV as we know it is over. After more than four decades, the network is shutting down several of its music video channels.

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