MTV Games

Lore & Background

MTV was launched on August 1, 1981, at 12:01 a.m., under the ownership of Warner-Amex Satellite Entertainment. The first video played on MTV was "Video Killed the Radio Star" by the Buggles. On June 25, 1984, Warner Communications spun-off Nickelodeon and MTV into a new public corporation called MTV Networks (now Paramount Media Networks). From August 27, 1985, to May 20, 1986, Warner would sell 31%, and later, 69% of MTV Networks to Viacom. After more than 40 years, MTV would be returned under the same ownership with Warner when Viacom's ultimate successors, Paramount Skydance, reached the agreement with Warner's ultimate successors, Warner Bros. Discovery.

Reader's Guide

It does not confirm or deny the existence of games such as 'The Osbournes: Reloaded' or 'Pimp My Ride' in relation to MTV Games. Therefore, no information about MTV Games or its published titles is available from the source.

Did You Know?

• The MTV Video Music Awards began in 1984, and the statuette is the MTV moon-man, the channel's original image from its first broadcast.
• MTV broadcast 16 hours of Live Aid coverage on July 13, 1985.
• As of November 2023, MTV is available to approximately 67 million pay television households in the United States.