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 ...

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

On Aug. 1, 1981, MTV — which, at the time, stood for Music Television — burst forth onto screens, heralded by the melodies of The Buggles’ “Video Killed the Radio Star.” That choice alone was an act ...