Before the dawn of 2026, all of MTV's music-only channels have shut down. They played our favorite music videos for 44 years.
The decision will affect a slate of channels in the U.K., as well as some in Australia, Poland, France, and Brazil ...
MTV has shut down several music-only video channels across the UK, Australia, Poland, France, and Brazil after nearly 40 ...
On Dec. 31, 2025, the network shut down several music-only channels, ending decades of 24-hour music broadcasting. MTV first ...
MTV debuted its flagship channel MTV Music in 1981 with the same Buggles song that it went permanently dark with Wednesday.