MTV is shutting down its last dedicated 24-hour music channels worldwide, including in the UK, as part of cost-cutting measures following Paramount Skydance's merger, with plans to possibly revamp MTV into a streaming service or other formats.
MTV is shutting down its music TV channels in the UK after nearly 40 years, including MTV Music, MTV 80s, MTV 90s, Club MTV, and MTV Live, as part of a cost-cutting strategy by its parent company, Paramount, while the US channels remain unaffected.
Paramount Global is shutting down five iconic MTV music channels by the end of 2025, marking the end of an era for music video culture and reflecting a shift towards reality programming on the main MTV channel, leaving fans to mourn the loss of a significant part of music history.