These new wave one-hit wonders, complete with their iconic music videos, helped make MTV the giant it is today.

MTV channels dedicated to 24/7 music videos began going permanently dark on Wednesday with a nod to the video that started it all: airing the Buggles' iconic "Video Killed the Radio Star." Earlier ...

This August marks 44 years since MTV first appeared on TV screens. The channel became a hub for youth culture and an essential resource in keeping up to date with trending songs and new releases, ...

On August 1, 1981, MTV made its debut on a handful of regional cable companies. The network filled up that entire first day with nothing but music videos. And many of those clips came from artists who ...

MTV UK will stop showing rolling music videos when it shutters its five channels at the end of the year, according to reports. The channel launched in 1981 in the US and the first video to be aired ...

Ultimately, video killed the pioneer of music video channels. MTV’s music channels went dark on Wednesday, closing with the clip that introduced the world to the 24-hour station on Aug. 1, 1981 -- ...

There are sure to be more people saying, “I want my MTV” in the near future. The world’s first 24-hour music broadcaster is set to shut down five of its UK channels including MTV Music, MTV 80s, MTV ...

MTV, the pioneering 24-hour music broadcaster, will stop showing continuous pop videos in the United Kingdom when it closes five channels after Dec. 31. The U.K. MTV channels going off the air are MTV ...