Is MTV Shutting Down? Everything to Know About the Channels Going Off the Air

On Dec. 31, 2025, MTV shut down a number of its music-only channels. Here's everything to know about the channels leaving MTV ...
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MTV Shuts Down 24-Hour Music Channel After 44 Years, What's Left?

Among the ideas considered is transforming MTV into a digital music platform that could compete with streaming services like ...

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 ...

Inside mad and controversial world of MTV that launched careers of Davina and string of stars as channel closes for good

WHEN MTV launched in 1981 as the world’s first 24-hour rolling music channel, it ushered in an exciting era for pop culture.
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MTV's 24-Hour Music Channels Go Dark Worldwide As Era Officially Ends

Meanwhile, MTV HD will continue broadcasting, focusing on reality television and pop culture programming rather than music.

MTV, now ripe with reality TV, ends 24-hour music channels in the UK

MTV offshoots like MTV Music and MTV Live reportedly went off air in the United Kingdom. It ended where it began, playing "Video Killed the Radio Star." ...

MTV shutting down? Iconic network pulls plug on 24-hour music channels on New Year’s Eve. What to know about channels going off air

Is MTV shutting down? On December 31, MTV shut down a number of its music-only channels which left the netizens in a state of ...

MTV Goes Silent: Streaming Tech Ends 44-Year Era of Music TV; Officially Shuts Down on 31 December 2025

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