Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. MTV’s 24-hour music channels in the United Kingdom did shut down, with other closures reportedly taking place in European ...
At precisely 11:59 p.m. on December 31, 2025, MTV Music broadcast "Video Killed the Radio Star" for the final time—the identical track that launched the network at 12:01 a.m. on August 1, 1981.
MTV's descent from youth culture powerhouse to obsolescence represents one of entertainment's most dramatic collapses. The network that revolutionized music television with its August 1, 1981 ...
The MTV logo is displayed on a mobile phone with the company branding visible in the background. (Photo by Jonathan Raa/NurPhoto via Getty Images) Paramount Skydance is exploring bringing on a ...