R.I.P.> MTV

[sparky]

END OF AN ERA: MTV officially shut down its global 24-hour music channels yesterday. They ended their final broadcast with “Video Killed the Radio Star” by The Buggles — the very first video broadcasted by MTV on August 1st, 1981.
RIP to MTV Music, marking the true end of an era for music video broadcasting. I still WANT MY MTV

say it ain't so....... ~S~

 

[pknopp]

Today MTV is saying it's fake news. I haven't bothered to check.

 

[JoeB131]

ND OF AN ERA: MTV officially shut down its global 24-hour music channels yesterday. They ended their final broadcast with “Video Killed the Radio Star” by The Buggles — the very first video broadcasted by MTV on August 1st, 1981.
RIP to MTV Music, marking the true end of an era for music video broadcasting. I still WANT MY MTV

say it ain't so....... ~S~

MTV hasn't been a music channel in decades, so I am not surprised.

 

[luiza]

You are a soppy sentimentalist Sparkles .

I still have not got over the loss of Andy Williams and the later loss of George Michael nearly broke me .

Now we have CIA and Tranny performers like the Perry thing as influencers .

 

[odanny]

Us oldsters can remember the original VJ's, when all MTV played was music videos.

MTV was like a comatose patient laying in bed for 20 years, everyone thinking they had died a long time ago.

 

[White 6]

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END OF AN ERA: MTV officially shut down its global 24-hour music channels yesterday. They ended their final broadcast with “Video Killed the Radio Star” by The Buggles — the very first video broadcasted by MTV on August 1st, 1981.
RIP to MTV Music, marking the true end of an era for music video broadcasting. I still WANT MY MTV

say it ain't so....... ~S~

I did not know they actually still had a channel that was 24/7 music videos.

 

[JoeB131]

Us oldsters can remember the original VJ's, when all MTV played was music videos.

MTV was like a comatose patient laying in bed for 20 years, everyone thinking they had died a long time ago.

To be fair.

There's very little History on the History Channel

Very little Learning on the Learning Channel

These Basic Cable channels figured out that spewing out Reality TV Garbage was cheaper and easier than creating dramas, comedies, or even music videos.

The thing is, with Streaming, who watches channels anymore?

 

[sparky]

I did not know they actually still had a channel that was 24/7 music videos.

to be honest, neither did I W6........~S~

 

[sparky]

The thing is, with Streaming, who watches channels anymore?

game point Joe.....~S~

 

[TroglocratsRdumb]

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END OF AN ERA: MTV officially shut down its global 24-hour music channels yesterday. They ended their final broadcast with “Video Killed the Radio Star” by The Buggles — the very first video broadcasted by MTV on August 1st, 1981.
RIP to MTV Music, marking the true end of an era for music video broadcasting. I still WANT MY MTV

say it ain't so....... ~S~

MTV was a cultural sensation in the 80s.
All the young people watched it.
Today's generation of young people don't seem to a distinct style.

 

[TroglocratsRdumb]

Streaming TV is killing off broadcast TV.

 

[HikerGuy83]

Who watched that stupid channel?

 

[White 6]

to be honest, neither did I W6........~S~

This isn't the 80s. I doubt either one of us has turned to MTV for a music video on cable TV for many years.

 

[gtopa1]

Greg

 

[JOSweetHeart]

CMT isn't what it used to be anymore either and so maybe a stone with its name on it should be made too.

God bless you always!!!

Holly

 

[GMCGeneral]

MTV was my go to music outlet through much of High School. Hall & Oates were my favorite artists at that time, especially between H2O and Big Bam Boom. VH-1 debuted in the mid 80s and presented the "softer" side of pop music, as well as Jazz on Sundays.

 

[egp320i]

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END OF AN ERA: MTV officially shut down its global 24-hour music channels yesterday. They ended their final broadcast with “Video Killed the Radio Star” by The Buggles — the very first video broadcasted by MTV on August 1st, 1981.
RIP to MTV Music, marking the true end of an era for music video broadcasting. I still WANT MY MTV

say it ain't so....... ~S~

guess it's off the air in many countries but not totally dead here, just some restructure, maybe actually getting back
to music video's and not reality shows with teens, not sure watching music vids is that popular on TV though, everybody uses their phone to watch youtube

headbangers ball was my sat night personal party

 

[Freedomisneverfree]

Not TRUE!

It can be tough telling fact from fiction these days—even when the facts are right in front of you. Case in point: the MTV death rumors. Millions of people believed the iconic cable network had gone off the air, including Pauly Shore, a former MTV host. But it didn’t. This was easily verifiable information that few bothered to check. In a column today, Esquire editor-at-large Dave Holmes, a former MTV veejay, explains how this fake narrative took root and issues a dire warning about our future.

 

[egp320i]

Not TRUE!

It can be tough telling fact from fiction these days—even when the facts are right in front of you. Case in point: the MTV death rumors. Millions of people believed the iconic cable network had gone off the air, including Pauly Shore, a former MTV host. But it didn’t. This was easily verifiable information that few bothered to check. In a column today, Esquire editor-at-large Dave Holmes, a former MTV veejay, explains how this fake narrative took root and issues a dire warning about our future.

MTV is not off the air in the USA.




There was a massive wave of viral social media posts on New Year's Eve (December 31, 2025) claiming MTV had shut down, but this was a case of "right news, wrong location."




Here is the breakdown of what actually happened and what the current status is:

1. What actually shut down?​

On December 31, 2025, Paramount (MTV's parent company) shut down several international music-only channels. These included:

• MTV Music
• MTV 80s / MTV 90s
  
  
  
  
• Club MTV
  
  
  
  
• MTV Live
  
  
  

These channels went dark in the UK, Ireland, France, Australia, and Brazil, among other regions. In a poetic move, the very last song played on those channels was "Video Killed the Radio Star" by The Buggles—the same video that launched MTV in 1981.

2. The Status of MTV in the USA​

The main MTV flagship channel in the United States remains active on cable and satellite.

• Programming: It continues to air its usual lineup of reality TV and entertainment, such as The Challenge, RuPaul’s Drag Race, and near-constant marathons of Ridiculousness.
  
  
  
  
• US Sister Channels: Smaller US-based channels like MTV2 and MTV Classic (which still plays music videos) are also still broadcasting as of January 2026.
  
  
  

3. Why the confusion?​

The confusion stemmed from the "Video Killed the Radio Star" finale going viral. Many Americans saw the clip of the channel signing off and assumed it applied to the domestic US network. In reality, the shutdown was part of a cost-cutting measure following the merger between Paramount and Skydance earlier in 2025, specifically targeting international linear channels where viewers have largely moved to streaming.