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Paramount shuts down all MTV music channels worldwide—YouTube and TikTok declare victory

At precisely 11:59 p.m. on December 31, 2025, MTV Music broadcast "Video Killed the Radio Star" for the final time—the ...

MTV Music Channels Sign Off Forever With the One That Started It All: ‘Video Killed the Radio Star’

MTV debuted its flagship channel MTV Music in 1981 with the same Buggles song that it went permanently dark with Wednesday.
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MTV Shuts Down: 11 Moments That Defined a Pop Culture Era

Once a nonstop pulse of music, rebellion and youth culture, MTV didn’t just broadcast pop history — it helped write it. These ...
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MTV shutters music-only video channels after nearly 40 years

MTV has shut down several music-only video channels across the UK, Australia, Poland, France, and Brazil after nearly 40 ...
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MTV Shuts Down (sorta): How Black Culture Shaped The Network

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

MTV Channels Going Offline Like They Began, with The Buggles' 'Video Killed the Radio Star'

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 in 2026, MTV Music, MTV 80s, MTV 90s, Club MTV and MTV Live shuttered.
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MTV World Premiere: 20 of The Biggest Music Videos To Debut on The Network

MTV may not look the same today, but make no mistake, the blueprint for how we experience music visuals now was written on ...