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Overview
- On Dec. 31, Paramount Skydance ended MTV Music, MTV 80s, MTV 90s, Club MTV and MTV Live, which were pulled from pay-TV lineups such as Sky and Virgin Media.
- The blackout covered markets including Ireland, Germany, Austria, Poland, France, Hungary, Australia and Brazil.
- The flagship network in the U.K. remains on air and is expected to lean toward reality programming.
- The channels signed off with The Buggles’ “Video Killed the Radio Star,” echoing MTV’s 1981 launch.
- Executives have evaluated a possible streaming relaunch to compete with online platforms, though no plan has been confirmed as music-video viewing continues to shift to YouTube and social apps.