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MTV Shifts Focus, Cuts Channels and News Programming
1/6/2026
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Story summary
- Music Television (MTV) remains active, continuing to air shows such as Ridiculousness and The Big Bang Theory.
- Paramount Skydance discontinued several United Kingdom (UK) MTV music channels on New Year’s Eve as it reshapes its Pay TV portfolio.
- MTV primarily broadcasts reruns and has stopped producing new episodes for some long-running shows.
- MTV News was shut down in 2023 as the network shifted away from music videos.
