Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. MTV launched on August 1, 1981. The Music Television Network gave a new dimension to songs as artists had the opportunity to pair ...
In 1981, asking someone if they wanted to watch a music video would likely get a confused reaction. The concept hadn’t ...
The Original VJs: MTV launched in 1981 with a small cache of videos by mostly unknown British bands and five VJs, or video jockeys: J.J. Jackson, Nina Blackwood, Mark Goodman, Martha Quinn and Alan ...
Ultimately, video killed the pioneer of music video channels. MTV’s music channels went dark on Wednesday, closing with the clip that introduced the world to the 24-hour station on Aug. 1, 1981 -- ...
On August 1, 1981, MTV made its debut on a handful of regional cable companies. The network filled up that entire first day with nothing but music videos. And many of those clips came from artists who ...