After more than 40 years of shaping music and youth culture, MTV shuts down five of its most famous music channels. On October 12, 2025, Paramount Global announced that MTV Music, MTV 80s, MTV 90s, Club MTV, and MTV Live would cease broadcasting by December 31, 2025. These channels were loved by fans for music videos, concerts, and hits from the past. Fans around the world are sharing memories and expressing nostalgia as this era of music television comes to an end.
Which MTV Channels Are Closing
- MTV Music – the main channel for music videos
- MTV 80s – Retro and classic hits
- MTV 90s – Pop and rock favourites
- Club MTV – Dance and electronic music
- MTV Live – Live concerts and performances
Reasons for Closure
The primary reasons for MTV shutting down its music channels are changing viewing habits, cost-cutting measures, and a decline in viewership. People now watch music on YouTube, TikTok, and Spotify instead of TV. Paramount Global’s merger with Skydance Media and a Rs 500 million cost-cutting plan also accelerated the shutdown. Most of these channels now have far fewer viewers than they did in the 1990s and 2000s, making them expensive to run.
MTV Shuts Down
MTV shuts down plans have been confirmed, with the main MTV channel remaining on air but focusing mainly on reality shows like Catfish and The Challenge. The closures will start in the UK and Ireland, followed by countries such as Australia, France, Germany, Poland, Hungary, and Austria. MTV will continue to engage fans online and through the streaming service Paramount+, adapting to changing audience habits.
Fans are sharing memories online, remembering the music, fashion, and culture these channels represented. The end of these channels is a sad but memorable moment in TV history.
MTV shuts down globally…
Which is kinda sad, we grew up on this. https://t.co/zFdpivNqFO
— MJ (@mj_alwayss) October 14, 2025
MTV shuts down after 40 years, the end of an era.
Gen Z will probably think, “What’s that?” pic.twitter.com/bWVEt28d43
— Younish P (@younishpthn) October 14, 2025
Oh my God, MTV is shutting down in December. My millennial heart is aching.
— Marilina Flores (@marilinaflo) October 14, 2025
So, apparently, they are shutting down MTV. Man had so many memories ot me coming back from school and listening to songs on it.
Times do really change.— GeekyVerse (@Geekyverse_yt) October 14, 2025
I grew up listening to songs on the MTV every morning before going to school, so many memories pure nostalgia really can’t believe it’s shutting down 🥲🥲#mtv #MTV #channel #Memories https://t.co/frePeYbNrZ
— Modi Anoop🇮🇳 (@ModiAnoop1) October 14, 2025
