MTV launched on August 1, 1981. The Music Television Network gave a new dimension to songs as artists had the opportunity to pair videos with their music. Some of the videos wound up being the fabric ...

Iconic music television channel MTV is shutting down five of its dedicated music channels globally by December 31st, 2025.

Fans were devastated to learn that several MTV music channels would be shut down, but why has the station's owner decided to ...

The Downfall Of Music Disrupter. When The Buggles' music video“Video Killed the Radio Star” aired on August 1, 1981, it ...

The Original VJs: MTV launched in 1981 with a small cache of videos by mostly unknown British bands and five VJs, or video jockeys: J.J. Jackson, Nina Blackwood, Mark Goodman, Martha Quinn and Alan ...

When we think of '80s aesthetics, no design quite embodies the era like the MTV logo. Evolving into a pop culture icon across the decades, the timeless identity has had a lasting legacy in the design ...

On Friday, October 10, MTV announced that it will close five channels in the U.K., after nearly 40 years. Why It Matters MTV launched in 1981 and was the first 24-hour music broadcaster in the ...

Uneventful VMAs have critics wondering if MTV's popularity has declined. Sept. 11, 2007 — -- Described as a "train wreck," "incoherent" and "weak" by gossip bloggers and TV critics, this year's ...

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.