Overview
- Paramount Global closed MTV Music, MTV 80s, MTV 90s, Club MTV and MTV Live across markets including the U.K., Ireland, France, Poland, Australia and Brazil at the turn of 2026.
- The move follows post-merger cost-cutting tied to Paramount’s $8.4 billion deal with Skydance in 2025, according to multiple reports.
- Several shuttered feeds signed off with The Buggles’ Video Killed the Radio Star, with on-screen messages stating the channel is now closed.
- Variety reports the flagship MTV UK channel continues broadcasting, and in the U.S. MTV and MTV2 remain on air alongside music video outlets such as MTV Classic, MTV Live and Pluto TV FAST channels.
- Media outlets issued fact checks after viral posts claimed MTV had shut down entirely, clarifying the closures targeted specialist linear music channels rather than the brand as a whole.