MTV first debuted in the US on Aug. 1, 1981, adding their MTV Europe to their slate in Aug. 1987. As viewers in Europe rang ...

MTV’s music channels went dark, closing with the clip that introduced the world to the 24-hour station on Aug. 1, 1981.

On Dec. 31, 2025, MTV permanently ended its 24-hour music video feeds globally. MTV Music, MTV 80s, MTV 90s, Club MTV, and ...

MTV debuted its flagship channel MTV Music in 1981 with the same Buggles song that it went permanently dark with Wednesday.

MTV’s 24-hour music channels went permanently dark on Wednesday, ending decades of operation. The flagship MTV Music channel ...

As MTV shuts down its remaining music-only channels worldwide, a new fan-built website called MTV Rewind offers a rare ...

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

MTV has officially shut down its 24/7 music channels. Explore how Black artists shaped MTV's legacy and transformed music ...

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") ...

MTV has shut down several music-only video channels across the UK, Australia, Poland, France, and Brazil after nearly 40 ...

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