Overview
- Created by a developer known as Flexasaurus Rex, MTV Rewind streams continuous music videos sourced from YouTube and indexed via IMVDb.
- The library exceeds 33,000 videos with decade channels from the 1970s through the 2020s and dedicated streams for 120 Minutes, Headbangers Ball, Yo! MTV Raps and Unplugged.
- Playback emulates linear TV with random sequencing, a shuffle-all option and skip controls, complemented by occasional era-appropriate commercials instead of modern ads.
- An “MTV 1st Day” channel recreates the network’s 1981 launch programming for a period-specific experience.
- The launch follows MTV’s December 31 closures of music-only channels across the UK, Ireland, parts of Europe, Australia and Brazil as flagship outlets lean on reality series.