The classic MTV logo—a symbol of music television’s golden age—faces a bittersweet farewell as five U.K. music channels prepare to sign off. | ©Image Credit: MTV Forty years after revolutionizing how ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. The Buggles' "Video Killed the Radio Star" (YouTube) MTV channels dedicated to 24/7 music videos began going permanently dark on ...

MTV will shut down many of its last dedicated 24-hour music channels after today, Dec. 31. The move, announced back in October, will affect channels around the world, with the U.K. seeing five ...

On Friday, October 10, MTV announced that it will close five channels in the U.K., after nearly 40 years. MTV launched in 1981 and was the first 24-hour music broadcaster in the world. It has been a ...

In 1981, The Buggles declared that video killed the radio star. For several decades, MTV became a cultural phenomenon and with it, the music video. (SOUNDBITE OF MICHAEL JACKSON SONG, "THRILLER") ...

Reports from late last year about the demise of MTV were overstated; but it got us thinking about the network’s legacy and most memorable moments. So, on this episode, we remember the best of MTV with ...

Ultimately, video killed the pioneer of music video channels. MTV’s music channels went dark on Wednesday, closing with the clip that introduced the world to the 24-hour station on Aug. 1, 1981 -- ...

WASHINGTON — MTV is closing several of its music-focused television channels across the U.K. and other international markets at the end of the year. But the changes do not impact American channels.