MTV launched in 1981 with the promise of bringing music to television screens across America, but not every video made the ...

MTV launched on August 1, 1981. The Music Television Network gave a new dimension to songs as artists had the opportunity to pair videos with their music. Some of the videos wound up being the fabric ...

On August 1, MTV turned 40 years old. For younger folks reading this, you might think of MTV as the home of reality shows like Teen Mom and the like. Or the annual VMAs, the only time they really have ...

The audience for music videos is bigger than ever -- even as the flagship music video network keeps killing itself off ...

The Buggles' "Video Killed the Radio Star" launched the network's round-the-clock music video format on Aug. 1, 1981, hosted by video jockeys, or VJs, and paved the way for some of the country's first ...

"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 time.

MTV launched in 1981, five years after Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers formed. According to Petty, the push for music videos brought the band increased exposure. “In those days MTV was so hungry for ...

The Buggles’ “Video Killed the Radio Star” launched the network’s round-the-clock music video format on Aug. 1, 1981, hosted by video jockeys, or VJs, and paved the way for some of the country’s first ...