So it seems that social media and online streaming had a major impact and now the "video killed the radio star" which was MTV's first video on air, might seem ironic. The news here is that Paramount Global who owns MTV now , choose to shut down all MTV broadcasting stations across Europe and leave just one playing mostly reality shows. I don't know what are your thoughts but it seems that this time "The end of an era" is not just a clickbait

 

Who´s gonna make song "TikTok killed the Video stars"?

There´s wasn´t much music anyways in the end, it was more like Reality Show channel

 

Agree. Well I guess it's more my inner thoughts on Media giants handling shows , stations etc that took over. I guess you are right about reality shows on MTV. It turned from pure music channel to something that has to do with music.

 

it's about as much an "end to an era" as AOL finally ending dialup service, in recent news articles. It is sometimes lunacy how long these companies keep something around that has been already dead for years. A lot of times the mention of them only results in "that still exists?"

 

I'm not bothered at all. Haven't watched any MTV since they ditched MTV2. That channel had great shows like Head bangers Ball and Ray Cokes (Roy Cakes) as a VJay.

 

wow in the US Mtv died over 20yrs ago same with Aol

 

While most of it was pretty shit, there were great shows... 120 minutes, Chill Out Zone etc. etc.

That said, Ray Cokes indeed was the man, I don't think I've ever seen show as self-consciously full of shit as that one was (what was it called... Most Wanted?). Yes, it was gloriously utter bullshit. The presenters and the staff knew it, the guests knew it, the viewers knew it. And we all loved every ridiculous minute of it. It was truly genius.

 

The last time I watched MTV or VH1 was more than twenty years ago.

The end of an era indeed.

It gives some clue how old I am

 

Nostalgia.....these bring so many pure & beautiful memories for me personally,enjoy! :

 

So... Did that Rob Dyerwhatever die or retire or something? My understanding was him and the VMA ceremony basically were the product for the last 20 years.

 

Finally, more space and time for MediaShop.

 

Life is weird. In my circles, the "end of an era" happened when MTV came out, not now when it went off the air.

Maybe... the end of two eras?