{"id":2088820,"date":"2025-10-13T22:47:23","date_gmt":"2025-10-13T22:47:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/?p=2088820"},"modified":"2025-10-13T22:47:23","modified_gmt":"2025-10-13T22:47:23","slug":"mtv-shutting-down-some-of-its-music-channels-after-40-years","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/mtv-shutting-down-some-of-its-music-channels-after-40-years\/","title":{"rendered":"MTV Shutting Down Some of Its Music Channels After 40 Years"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div data-article-body=\"true\">\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Originally appeared on <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.eonline.com\/news\/1423766\/mtv-shutting-down-some-music-channels-after-40-years\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:E! Online;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">E! Online<\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\"><span>There are sure to be more people saying, \u201cI want my <\/span><a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.eonline.com\/news\/mtv\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:MTV;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \"><span>MTV<\/span><\/a><span>\u201d <\/span><span>in the near future.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\"><span>The world\u2019s first 24-hour music broadcaster is set to shut down five of its UK channels including MTV Music, MTV 80s, MTV 90s, Club MTV and MTV Live on Dec. 31 of this year, according to the <\/span><a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.eonline.com\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:BBC;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \"><span>BBC<\/span><\/a><span>.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\"><span>The outlet notes that flagship channel MTV HD will remain on air, broadcasting reality shows like <\/span><em><span>Naked Dating UK<\/span><\/em><span> and <\/span><em><span>Geordie Shore<\/span><\/em><span>.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\"><span>E! News has reached out to MTV for comment.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\"><span>MTV first launched in the U.S. in 1981 with a focus on showing the most popular music videos\u2014the first one to air was <\/span><strong>The Buggle<\/strong><span>\u2019s \u201cVideo Killed the Radio Star.\u201d MTV Europe launched six years later in 1987, and by 1997 the U.K. officially got their own channel.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\"><span>After all these years, saying goodbye to MTV U.K. will certainly be difficult for some, including former MTV video jockey <\/span><strong>Simone<\/strong> <strong>Angel<\/strong><span> who <\/span><span>admitted to<\/span><span> the BBC <\/span><span>that<\/span><span> she was &#8220;really sad, and I&#8217;m a little bit in disbelief, and I know it&#8217;s been a long time coming.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\"><strong>More from E! Online<\/strong><\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\"><span>&#8220;We need to support these artists and we all need to dance again and listen to music,&#8221; the 53-year-old continued. &#8220;And I know we do that online in our own little bubbles, but MTV was the place where everything came together. So it really does break my heart.&#8221;<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\"><span>The TV personality also reflected on the early years of MTV in the U.K., joking that it was a \u201cwild\u201d time.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\"><span>&#8220;It was like being on a school trip without any teachers,\u201d she shared. \u201cWe had so much fun.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<figure class=\"relative mb-4\">\n<div class=\"relative\"><button aria-label=\"View larger image\" class=\"group absolute bottom-3 right-3 size-10 md:size-[50px] lg:inset-0 lg:size-full lg:bg-transparent\" data-ylk=\"elm:expand;itc:1;sec:image-lightbox;slk:lightbox-open;\"><span class=\"absolute bottom-0 right-0 rounded-full bg-white p-3 opacity-100 shadow-elevation-3 transition-opacity duration-300 group-hover:block group-hover:opacity-100 md:p-[17px] lg:bottom-6 lg:right-6 lg:bg-white\/90 lg:p-5 lg:opacity-0 lg:shadow-none\"><svg viewbox=\"0 0 22 22\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"size-4 lg:size-6\" width=\"22\" height=\"22\"><path d=\"M12.372.92c0-.506.41-.916.915-.916L21 0l-.004 7.712a.917.917 0 0 1-1.832 0V3.183l-6.827 6.828-1.349-1.348 6.828-6.828h-4.529a.915.915 0 0 1-.915-.915M1.835 17.816l6.828-6.828 1.349 1.349-6.829 6.827h4.529a.915.915 0 0 1 0 1.831L0 21l.004-7.713a.916.916 0 0 1 1.831 0z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/button><dialog aria-label=\"Modal Dialog\" aria-modal=\"true\" class=\"fixed inset-0 z-4 size-full max-h-none max-w-none bg-white hidden\"\/><\/div><figcaption class=\"relative text-sm mt-1 pr-2.5\">\n<p>Pavlo Gonchar\/SOPA Images\/Shutterstock<\/p>\n<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\"><span>Plus, the station and its offshoots played an important role in people\u2019s lives in the <\/span><span>\u201890s<\/span><span>, as Simone noted, \u201cMTV Europe was really the forerunner to the internet.\u201d <\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\"><span>\u201cWe were the most widespread TV channel in the world at that point,\u201d she added. \u201cWe had between 100 and 150 million viewers.&#8221;<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\"><span>And although she knows that it\u2019s important \u201cto move with the times,\u201d that doesn\u2019t mean she\u2019s not sad about the end of an era.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\"><span>\u201cTo this day, it&#8217;s one of the most recognisable brands in the world,\u201d Simone said. \u201cWhy on earth throw that away? It&#8217;s not thrown away, but it&#8217;s just reality TV. That&#8217;s not what MTV is or should be.&#8221;<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">For the latest breaking news updates, click here to download the E! News App<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><em> \u2018 The preceding article may include information circulated by third parties \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n<p><em> \u2018 Some details of this article were extracted from the following source www.yahoo.com \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Originally appeared on E! Online There are sure to be more people saying, \u201cI want my MTV\u201d in the near future. 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