MTV at 30: from Dire Straits to Jersey Shore

MTV turns 30 this year. It's come a long way from its early days of wall-to-wall music videosMTV is 30! Shall we give it the bumps or the elbow? Are we grateful that it still exists, or should we show it, and its never-ending reality shows, the door to the dumper?It's hard to remember, but in 1981, when it launched in the US, MTV seemed as exciting as a lunar landing. (The station even used an astronaut planting a flag as one of its graphics.) Music videos playing all day long – how could this...

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