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WATCH | This was the first music video played on MTV in 1981
MTV launched on 1 August 1981, making it's imprint on pop music and changing pop culture forever.
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MTV, the world’s first 24-hour music broadcaster, has stopped showing rolling pop videos in the UK, with five channels, MTV Music, MTV 80s, MTV 90s, Club MTV, and MTV Live, all ceasing broadcast after 31 December. #vietnamtoday #yourwindowonvietnam #vtv #news #MTV #music #channel | Vietnam Today
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MTV, the world’s first 24-hour music broadcaster, has stopped showing rolling pop videos in the UK, with five channels, MTV Music, MTV 80s, MTV 90s, Club MTV, and MTV Live, all ceasing broadcast after 31 December. #vietnamtoday #yourwindowonvietnam #vtv #news #MTV #music #channel | Vietnam Today
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