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14/10/2025

MTV to Shut Down Five Music Channels by Year’s End

The network that taught a generation how to feel through music is turning the volume down for good.

The music died a little more on October 12, when Paramount Global announced it would shut down five MTV music channels: MTV Music, MTV 80s, MTV 90s, Club MTV, and MTV Live by December 31, 2025.

After 44 years of shaping pop culture, MTV’s decision feels less like a quiet fade out and more like the final note of an anthem that once defined entire generations.

For those who grew up waiting for their favorite videos to hit the screen, it’s the end of an era that raised them.

The shutdown will begin in the UK and Ireland, followed by similar closures across Europe and other regions. The main MTV channel will remain, but its focus has long shifted from music to reality hits like Catfish and The Challenge.

Paramount’s recent merger with Skydance Media accelerated these cuts as the company streamlines costs and doubles down on its Paramount+ streaming strategy.

With audiences now discovering music through YouTube, TikTok, and Spotify, dedicated music TV simply can’t compete. The closure also affects older viewers who still rely on MTV’s retro channels for nostalgia and discovery.

When MTV launched on August 1, 1981, its first broadcast, “Video Killed the Radio Star,” predicted everything that followed. It turned music videos into cultural events, gave the world Thriller, Like a Virgin, and Smells Like Teen Spirit, and made stars out of dreamers.

Now, as the curtain falls on its final music channels, MTV leaves behind a legacy few networks will ever match.