{"id":210469,"date":"2025-12-31T19:46:09","date_gmt":"2025-12-31T19:46:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/210469\/"},"modified":"2025-12-31T19:46:09","modified_gmt":"2025-12-31T19:46:09","slug":"is-mtv-shutting-down-heres-what-we-know","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/210469\/","title":{"rendered":"Is MTV Shutting Down? Here’s What We Know"},"content":{"rendered":"

\n\tThere is a lot of confusion over whether MTV<\/a> is shutting down for good on December 31, and the answer is\u2026 sort of\u2026 but not really.<\/p>\n

\n\tThe flagship channel will still exist when you wake up in January 1, 2026, but there will be some notable deletions in the number of MTV music-only stations in the U.K., Australia, Poland, France, and Brazil. This cost-saving move was announced in October as a part of Paramount\u2019s merger with Skydance. According to the BBC<\/a>, MTV Music, MTV 80s, MTV 90s, Club MTV, and MTV Live will cease operations on December 31. Per Rolling Stone<\/a>, it\u2019s unclear is these channels will continue to run in the U.S.<\/p>\n

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\n\tThe closures are already happening in some parts of Europe as TV Music News<\/a> UK on X shared<\/a> screenshots the darkened channels. \u201cThe European-exclusive MTV music channels, plus NickMusic, have also closed down,\u201d they wrote on December 31. These were the \u201clast holdouts for continuous music video programming,\u201d another account noted<\/a>.<\/p>\n

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\t\t\t\t\tIn this photo illustration, MTV logo, viewed on a television screen, is seen during the 2020 MTV Video Music Awards broadcast on August 30, 2020 in New York City. <\/p>\n

\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tFrazer Harrison\/Getty Images.<\/p>\n

\n\tStill, the message has not gotten across to all fans, with many of them posting RIP shots of MTV. \u201cMTV had two great decades, the 80s and 90s RIP to my childhood,\u201d wrote<\/a> one X user. Another person added a more personal story, writing<\/a>, \u201cIconic run. My first internship was @MTV. Grateful for the opportunity to learn so much in a hands-on environment. I was there for Jersey Shore and cut my teeth at the VMAs. Met some amazing friends and colleagues, saw epic moments.\u201d<\/p>\n

\n\tViewers will still be able to see the network\u2019s reality and award shows, including The Challenge, Teen Mom: The Next Chapter, and the MTV VMAs. There\u2019s also hope that MTV will see a renaissance under its new Paramount Skydance banner.<\/p>\n

\n\tThe Wall Street Journal revealed<\/a> in September that Paramount Skydance head David Ellison was hoping to revive MTV into a competitor to Spotify or YouTube. If MTV goes back to its music roots, it would be a welcome relief to many fans who were tired of the channel\u2019s turn toward unscripted content. The network premiered on August 1, 1981.<\/p>\n

\n\tJust remember, MTV is still around, just in a smaller size for 2026.<\/p>\n

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