At precisely 11:59 p.m. on December 31, 2025, MTV Music broadcast "Video Killed the Radio Star" for the final time—the identical track that launched the network at 12:01 a.m. on August 1, 1981.

However, MTV had not shut down completely. U.S. channels were still running, as was MTV UK. While parent company Paramount did shut down MTV's 24-hour music channels in the U.K. and other countries, ...

MTV shut down five of its music channels in the United Kingdom. BBC journalist Jono Read captured MTV Music's final moments in an X post on Wednesday. The station ended its run with The Buggles' 1979 ...

Music and television fans across the UK are set for massive disappointment later this year. Over the past 24 years, viewers have been able to tune into music videos throughout the day with tunes ...

Video may have killed the radio star, but the video star seems to be going the way of 8-tracks. MTV UK will be pulling the plug on five channels by the end of the year, according to reports. MTV HD ...

The unofficial website MTV Rewind has recreated the channel’s classic era, pulling in thousands of clips. Its developer says it’s an antidote to the algorithms.