MTV to axe its music TV channels in the UK

News Source : BBC News
News Summary
- MTV Music, MTV 80s, MTV 90s, Club MTV and MTV Live will all stop broadcasting after 31 December.
- The flagship channel, MTV HD, will remain on air, showing reality series including Naked Dating UK and Geordie Shore.
- The closures come as the company seeks to cut costs by as much as $500m (£376m) across its global portfolio.
- Former MTV VJ Simone Angel says she is "really sad, and I'm a little bit in disbelief"
Mark SavageMusic CorrespondentMTV Europe launched in 1987, with the UK getting a dedicated channel in 1997MTV, the worlds first 24hour music broadcaster, is to stop showing rolling pop videos i [+2893 chars]