According to a published report by Newsweek, after over four decades on the air, MTV is closing the book on music and television history. MTV‘s parent company, Paramount Global, has confirmed plans to shut down all remaining MTV music channel in the UK by December 31, 2025, marking the end of an era for millions of fans who grew up watching music videos and related music shows such as Headbanger’s Ball, The Osbournes, Beavis And Butthead, MTV NEWS, Total Request Live (TRL), Aeon Flux,Yo! MTV Raps, Behind The Music, Reuniting The Band, 120 Minutes, and more on cable, satellite, broadcast, or streaming. The article speculates the same fate will also reach other countries, such as the US. The shutdown will affect several MTV-branded spin-offs across Europe, including MTV Music, MTV 80s, MTV 90s, Club MTV, and MTV Live, This comes less than a year after Paramount shut down many of their websites (MTVnews.com) and archives, wiping them from the internet.

According to other industry reports, the decision is part of a broader restructuring effort by Paramount, driven by cost-cutting and the ongoing shift of audiences from traditional TV to digital streaming. There is no word yet whether cornerstone shows will remain on Paramount+ or its sister networks across the globe via other carriers, where some of that programming lives, or not.

https://www.newsweek.com/mtv-uk-music-channel-shutdown-paramount-10869278

MTV to Shut Down Music Channels After 40 Years as Paramount Restructures Global Network