MTV to shut down multiple music channels this week

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

Sky and Virgin Media users given 24-hour warning as major TV shake-up confirmed

Sky and Virgin Media TV users will suddenly notice fewer channels to watch from tomorrow, including popular music services.

Tom Freston On MTV’s Golden Era And Where The Channel Is Now

Adventures From MTV to Timbuktu (published by Gallery Books), which, among many things, contains his memories of MTV’s ...
EntertainmentNow

Why MTV Is Shutting Down Its Music Channels After 44 Years

MTV is closing its iconic music channels after 44 years. Here’s what led to the decision and why the era is officially ending ...
PopCulture.com

It’s Official — MTV Music Channels Are Going off the Air for Good on Dec. 31

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

You can learn a lot about music and society from 1,200 hit songs

“Uncharted Territory” provides an entertaining and empirical look at how the Billboard chart has changed over the decades.
Barron's

'End Of An Era': MTV Pulling Plug On Global Music Channels

MTV kick-started a new era of music and pop culture in 1981, when it went on air for the first time, emblematically playing "Video Killed the Radio Star" as its debut music video. The Barron's news ...
The Paintsville Herald

'End of an era': MTV pulling plug on global music channels

MTV kick-started a new era of music and pop culture in 1981, when it went on air for the first time, emblematically playing "Video Killed the Radio Star" as its debut music video. More than four ...