MTV as we know it is over. After more than four decades, the network is shutting down several of its music video channels.

WHEN MTV launched in 1981 as the world’s first 24-hour rolling music channel, it ushered in an exciting era for pop culture.

MTV launched on August 1, 1981. The Music Television Network gave a new dimension to songs as artists had the opportunity to pair videos with their music. Some of the videos wound up being the fabric ...

When MTV launched in August 1981, few understood how it would revolutionize the music industry. By 1982, music videos had come to define artists as much as their studio recordings. Video directors ...

MTV kick-started a new era of music and pop culture in 1981, when it went on air for the first time, emblematically playing "Video Killed the Radio Star" as its debut music video. More than four ...

"Ladies and gentlemen, rock 'n' roll." Those were the words spoken by Warner Cable executive John Lack on Aug. 1, 1981, at 12:01 am when MTV — Music Television — went on air for the very first time.

When we think of '80s aesthetics, no design quite embodies the era like the MTV logo. Evolving into a pop culture icon across the decades, the timeless identity has had a lasting legacy in the design ...

Paramount Skydance is also expected to pull the plug on MTV music channels in Australia, Poland, France, and Brazil, according to media reports in those countries. Last month, Ellison shared plans in ...

Michael Block is a 14 time GLAM Award nominated writer, producer, and host of the podcast Block Talk. Throughout his time in the entertainment industry, he has worked on and off Broadway as a stage ...