MTV will stop airing its 24-hour pop video channels in the UK after 40 years, marking the end of an era for music television. According to the BBC, MTV Music, MTV 80s, MTV 90s, Club MTV, and MTV Live will cease broadcasting after 31 December 2025. However, MTV HD, the flagship channel, will remain on air, focusing on reality programming such as Naked Dating UK and Geordie Shore.

Why now?

According to the media organisations, the move shadows consumers increasingly turning towards YouTube and other social media platforms for music videos rather than tuning in to a television. A spokesperson for MTV’s parent company, Paramount Global, declined to comment on the closures.

Former MTV VJ Simone Angel described the move as “heartbreaking”, recalling how the channel once united global audience

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