Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. The Buggles' "Video Killed the Radio Star" (YouTube) MTV channels dedicated to 24/7 music videos began going permanently dark on ...

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

Most of MTV's 24-hour music channels across the globe are permanently shut down as of Dec. 31, 2025, and fans are touched by the poignant final songs each network chose. While MTV's flagship channel, ...

NEW YORK (CNN) - After 40 years, MTV’s music-only channels are now a thing of the past. Those channels around the world, from the United Kingdom to Ireland, France, Australia and Brazil went dark ...

It's the end of an era for MTV as several of its channels are set to go dark as 2026 begins. All the music-focused stations in the United Kingdom — MTV Music, MTV 80s, MTV 90s, Club MTV, and MTV Live ...

MTV channels dedicated to 24/7 music videos began going permanently dark on Wednesday with a nod to the video that started it all: airing the Buggles' iconic "Video Killed the Radio Star." Earlier ...