The classic MTV logo—a symbol of music television’s golden age—faces a bittersweet farewell as five U.K. music channels prepare to sign off. | ©Image Credit: MTV Forty years after revolutionizing how ...

A music video blast from the tech past—resurrected and modernized for 2026. Call it the day the music died. On December 31, 2025, MTV’s last music-only stations shut down forever​.

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. I'm sure that you've heard the heartbreaking news that MTV has decided to stop broadcasting its music channels—MTV Music, MTV 80s, ...

MTV will shut down many of its last dedicated 24-hour music channels after today, Dec. 31. The move, announced back in October, will affect channels around the world, with the U.K. seeing five ...

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 ...

In 1981, The Buggles declared that video killed the radio star. For several decades, MTV became a cultural phenomenon and with it, the music video. (SOUNDBITE OF MICHAEL JACKSON SONG, "THRILLER") ...

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.

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 -- ...

MTV shut down five of its music channels in the United Kingdom. BBC journalist Jono Read captured MTV Music's final moments in an X post on Wednesday. The station ended its run with The Buggles' 1979 ...