MTV Channels Going Offline Like They Began, with The Buggles' 'Video Killed the Radio Star'

MTV first debuted in the US on Aug. 1, 1981, adding MTV Europe to their slate in Aug. 1987. This fall, MTV announced that MTV ...

Tom Freston On MTV’s Golden Era And Where The Channel Is Now

Adventures From MTV to Timbuktu (published by Gallery Books), which, among many things, contains his memories of MTV’s ...
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How the Moonman was born: Inside the first MTV VMAs that shot ‘unknown’ Madonna to superstardom 40 years ago

It all started with Tina Turner. She was the first artist to sign on to perform at the first MTV Video Music Awards 40 years ago on Sept. 14, 1984. And with her blond mane and black miniskirt, the ...
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MTV Turns 35: Here Are The Channel's First Firsts

This week, MTV turns 35-years-old. For a network that never likes to admit how old it is, having last acknowledged their age on an “MTV Turns 20” Special a whopping 15-years-ago, the youth-culture ...
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The First 100 Videos Played On MTV

"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 ...

MTV Channels Bid Farewell to Fans With Poignant Final Music Videos

MTV 90s was a channel devoted to playing hits from the 1990s, and their final music video was the perfect choice for the end ...