Representatives of Paramount Global announced the closure of the MTV News channel, writes “Izvestia”. The termination of the channel's activities will also entail the dismissal of about 25% of the cable networks' staff.
The MTV News channel became a continuation of the 1987 show “A Week in Rock”, dedicated to modern musical culture. Over time, the entertainment show has turned into a full-fledged news channel, popular with the generation whose youth fell on the late 80s and 90s.
MTV News hosted shows featuring Bill Clinton, Barack Obama, Bill Gates, John McCain and other prominent politicians and businessmen of our time. The channel's correspondents received awards and television awards, including the Emmy. The peak of the channel's popularity came in the 2000s.
