MTV (originally an initialism of Music Television) is an American cable television channel. It was officially launched on August 1, 1981. Based in New York City, it serves as the flagship property of the MTV Entertainment Group, part of Paramount Media Networks, a division of Paramount Global.

But again, it's now less about those channels, and more about what MTV Entertainment Studios is producing as a whole, and especially for Paramount Plus. MTV is alive and well — but not on MTV. MTV's “The Real World Homecoming: New York” didn't air on MTV, but rather on Paramount Plus.

What does MTV stand for? The name MTV stands for Music Television. MTV is a cable television network that began as a 24-hour platform for music videos.