On Friday, October 10, MTV announced that it will close five channels in the U.K., after nearly 40 years. MTV launched in 1981 and was the first 24-hour music broadcaster in the world. It has been a ...

The U.K.-headquartered TV-based music streaming service, backed by the likes of Simon Cowell and Kylie Minogue, promises to "turn TVs into an alternative to smart speakers." By Georg Szalai Global ...

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 ...

After 40 years, MTV is finally saying goodbye to music. Like, for real this time. So long, my friend. Well, it turns out that behind the aggressive amount of Rob Dyrdek, the music is still alive. For ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. MTV 2021 (brand version). Image Credit: CillBill - Loyalkaspar/Wikimedia Commons If you grew up waiting all day for your favorite ...

On December 31, 2025, music lovers mourned as MTV officially shut down the last of its 24-hour music channels. Programs in Europe and the U.K. were removed from Sky and Virgin Media networks, while in ...

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 ...

Broadcast TV provider Sinclair launches interactive music channel ROXi across 31 US TV markets, with more launching later this year. ROXi, the first fully interactive TV music channel, has partnered ...

See more of our trusted coverage when you search. Prefer Newsweek on Google to see more of our trusted coverage when you search. On Friday, October 10, MTV announced that it will close five channels ...