MTV to Shut Down All Music Channels as Paramount Restructures Its Global Network


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. Continue reading


Metallica Will Stream Its All Within My Hands – “The Helping Hands Concert and Auction” via Paramount Plus


Metallica’s All Within My Hands foundation, a 501(c)3 non-profit foundation focused on creating sustainable communities by tackling issues including hunger and workforce education, brings its Helping Hands Concert & Auction back into the physical world for its third year: On December 16, Helping Hands will make its Southern California debut with Metallica and special guests performing at the Microsoft Theater in downtown Los Angeles. Metallica has now announced the event will stream on the Paramount Plus service! 

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