MTV UK will stop showing Music Videos : This December 2025

[arista]

[MTV, the world's first 24-hour music broadcaster,
is to stop showing rolling pop videos
in the UK after almost 40 years when it closes five
channels at the end of the year.

MTV Music, MTV 80s, MTV 90s, Club MTV
and MTV Live will all stop broadcasting
after 31 December, the BBC understands.

However, the flagship channel, MTV HD,
will remain on air, showing reality series including
Naked Dating UK and Geordie Shore.

The move reflects a shift in viewing habits,
with music videos largely consumed on
YouTube and social media rather than television.
A spokesman for MTV's parent company,
Paramount, declined to comment.]


https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cdr612yz8p0o

One Channel will remain

Of course, it was bound to happen.

[Cherie]

Ah man MTV and Top of the Pops will always represent my youth

[Niamh.]

Ah man MTV and Top of the Pops will always represent my youthYeah, end of an era

[Nicky91]

our MTV channel no longer does 24 hour music videos anyway for quite some time


more like ''breakfast music'' from 6:00 to 9:00 in the morning, however in ad breaks of their shows, they do still promote new up and coming artists with MTV Push



but their show content is also quite decent, with The Challenge, Ink Master, and from my nation's own version of Ex On The Beach Double Dutch


and also Ridiculousness remains hilarious, although not as iconic now Chanel West Coast is no longer on that but more like with various guests instead

[Gusto Brunt]

To be honest, I thought that channel stopped about 15 years ago. :joker:

[Benjamin]

Sad times. Nowadays though so many artists don’t even bother to make music videos for their songs.

[emseateng2014]

i am suprized that mtv uk is still showing music videos

because music videos on mtv ended around in the 2010s when the reality tv multiverse took over the channel

[Mystic Mock]

Sad times. Nowadays though so many artists don’t even bother to make music videos for their songs.

This.

[OnTheRight]

I remember TOTP when bands had to mime.
Boomtown rats took the piss with I don't like Mondays.

[arista]

Today is the day MTV Music Closes

On Sky TV Today
4 Channels have Closed

Ch 350 MTV Music Now Closed
Ch 351 Club MTV Now Closed
Ch 352 MTV 90's Now Closed
Ch 353 MTV 80's Now Closed


However on
Ch354 Clubland TV NYE Mash Up Party

All the NOW Music Ch's still going


Ch4 News had a feature on the end of MTV Music,

[emseateng2014]

remember the old days of mtv

[Oliver_W]

What does MTV have to do with music? It's a reality tv network :shrug:

[andybigbro]

That’s sad, I miss the age of watching music channels. :sad:

[Zizu]

That’s sad, I miss the age of watching music channels. :sad:


You should love YouTube !!

[arista]

What does MTV have to do with music? It's a reality tv network :shrug:


They still do


But this was 4 additional Music TV channels
that closed yesterday

[Dogeatdog]

It’s quite sad that MTV has done away with these music channels. I remember back in the 2000s on Sky Tv there was so many music channels to choose from (TMF, VH1, The Box, Kiss, Kerrang, Q, The Vault, Channel U, Starz TV, MTV Base, MTV Hits + all the other channels MTV had).

I didn’t realise until I went on the music channel list the other day how many of them have actually gone and the only one that’s still survived from that period is Clubland TV. There’s literally like 5 music channels left now.

[arista]

It’s quite sad that MTV has done away with these music channels. I remember back in the 2000s on Sky Tv there was so many music channels to choose from (TMF, VH1, The Box, Kiss, Kerrang, Q, The Vault, Channel U, Starz TV, MTV Base, MTV Hits + all the other channels MTV had).

I didn’t realise until I went on the music channel list the other day how many of them have actually gone and the only one that’s still survived from that period is Clubland TV. There’s literally like 5 music channels left now.


You are wrong, there are 8 Music Channels left

[Dogeatdog]

You are wrong, there are 8 Music Channels left

Ok then 8 :laugh: but it’s still sad.

[arista]

Ok then 8 :laugh: but it’s still sad.


It is better than nothing

[Benjamin]

What does MTV have to do with music? It's a reality tv network :shrug:

You are kidding right?

[emseateng2014]

What does MTV have to do with music? It's a reality tv network :shrug:

back in the old days mtv used to play music videos

[Zizu]

back in the old days mtv used to play music videos


True enough

All the music videos ever made are free to view on YouTube now so it’s no big deal

Plus there are more and more practice sessions / songwriting/ recording sessions from the Sixties ( Beatles) onwards to the present day


Also thousands of live performances and even full HD quality concerts


It’s mind blowing how much amazing content is available for us music lovers