MTV 80s
MTV 80s was a channel featuring music videos from the 1980s. It had a commercial-free schedule.
History
Pop-up channel and launch
From 28 February to 31 March 2020, MTV 80s was broadcast for one month as a themed alternative to its host channel, MTV Classic UK, but was not planned as a full-time replacement. From 30 June 2020, until 5 October 2020, VH1 Classic Europe broadcast a block of MTV 80s programming from midnight until midday as a test bed for what would eventually become the permanent replacement to VH1 Classic Europe.MTV 80s broadcast around the clock in New Zealand since 1 July 2020 and Australia since 1 August 2023 replacing MTV Classic. On 5 October 2020, from 05:00 CET onwards, MTV 80s started broadcasting full-time, replacing VH1 Classic in Europe, Latin America and the Caribbean.
Closure
The channel closed in Australia on 1 November 2025.On 31 December 2025, MTV 80s, along with MTV's other international music channels, closed globally due to the company's restructuring policy. The last video played was "Together in Electric Dreams" by Philip Oakey and Giorgio Moroder before the channel's closing at 7:00 AM CET.