MTV Channels Come Full Circle With Final Clip "Video Killed The Radio Star"
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Key Points:
- MTV has ceased broadcasting its 24-hour music video channels, including MTV Music, MTV 80s, MTV 90s, Club MTV, and MTV Live, in the UK, Ireland, France, Germany, Austria, Poland, Hungary, Australia, and Brazil after 38 years.
- The original American 24/7 music video channel began with the Buggles' "Video Killed the Radio Star," marking a significant cultural moment now contrasted by MTV's shift away from continuous music video programming.
- MTV's main network in the U.S. has moved away from music videos, focusing instead on reruns of shows like Ridiculousness, which faced criticism for its repetitive scheduling and is now ending after 14 years.
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