MTV’s music channels went dark, closing with the clip that introduced the world to the 24-hour station on Aug. 1, 1981.

Once a nonstop pulse of music, rebellion and youth culture, MTV didn’t just broadcast pop history — it helped write it. These ...

MTV debuted its flagship channel MTV Music in 1981 with the same Buggles song that it went permanently dark with Wednesday.

MTV’s 24-hour music channels went permanently dark on Wednesday, ending decades of operation. The flagship MTV Music channel ...

On Dec. 31, 2025, MTV permanently ended its 24-hour music video feeds globally. MTV Music, MTV 80s, MTV 90s, Club MTV, and ...

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 ...

It is the end of an era. That got us thinking about MTV's culture-defining arrival in August 1981 and how music videos ended ...

The decision will affect a slate of channels in the U.K., as well as some in Australia, Poland, France, and Brazil ...

I think MTV had its time and history that time will never repeat, and it's time to change," former MTV DJ Daisy Fuentes tol ...

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

MTV was the soul of music, at least for those who were around to feel it rise. Come 2026, ownership clashes and contractual ...