MTV, the world's first 24-hour music broadcaster, is to stop showing rolling pop videos in the UK after almost 40 years when it closes five channels at the end of the year. MTV Music, MTV 80s, MTV 90s ...

MTV, the first channel to broadcast music around the clock, is set to bring its iconic run to an end after 40 years in the UK, as per the latest reports. It will close down five of its channels in the ...

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. "It definitely marks ...

WASHINGTON — MTV is closing several of its music-focused television channels across the U.K. and other international markets at the end of the year. But the changes do not impact American channels.

The classic MTV logo—a symbol of music television’s golden age—faces a bittersweet farewell as five U.K. music channels prepare to sign off. | ©Image Credit: MTV Forty years after revolutionizing how ...

The MarketWatch News Department was not involved in the creation of this content. DENVER, Sept. 16, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- Underscoring the increasingly important role music plays in creating a ...