Collider report that MTV is ending music-only channels after 44 years as ViacomCBS shifts programming away from music.

Published Dec 30, 2025, 12:51 PM EST
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If you're of a certain age, and you feel like your youth is dying in front of you — you're probably right. Forty-four years after it first launched, MTV as we know it is dead. By the end of this year, MTV’s remaining 24-hour music channels will shut down globally, closing the book on one of the most influential chapters in pop culture history. Whil