MTV News is no more following ongoing layoffs at parent company Paramount Global.

Per multiple outlets — including Variety and The Hollywood Reporter — the news division of MTV is the latest casualty of the overall merger of Paramount Media Networks, Showtime and MTV Entertainment Studios. Combined, there will be layoffs of 25% of the total workforce of those three companies.

MTV News first began in 1987 with the show The Week in Rock. The program was hosted by Kurt Loder, which was one of the division’s most popular correspondents. MTV News had a number of notable correspondents in its 36-year run. Among them were John Norris, SuChin Pak, Sway Calloway, Serena Altschul, Chris Connelly, Tabitha Soren, Gideon Yago and more.

MTV News shutting down is just the latest layoffs from the media and tech world. Notably, BuzzFeed announced last month it would lay off 15% of its staff. Among those layoffs was the entire BuzzFeed News division, which officially shut down on May 5. Its final story published was an oral history about the division.

Celebrity Deaths 2023: Musicians, Entertainers & Cultural Figures We Lost

• Jeff Beck

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  Guitar icon and two-time Rock &Roll Hall of Fame inductee.

• Lola Mitchell

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  Gangsta Boo of Three 6 Mafia

• Lisa Marie Presley

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  Singer/songwriter and only child Elvis and Priscilla Presley.
• Robbie Bachman

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  Co-founding member/drummer for Bachman-Turner Overdrive

• David Crosby

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  Singer-songwriter best known for his work with the Byrds and Crosby, Stills & Nash (& Young)

• Jeremiah Green, drummer for Modest Mouse

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  Drummer for Modest Mouse.
• Anita Pointer

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  Founding member of the Pointer Sisters.

• The Beatles 50 Year Commemorative Anniversary Photo Exhibit

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• Art McNally, “Father of Instant Replay” in the NFL

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• Adam Rich, Child Star on ‘Eight Is Enough’

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• Gina Lollobrigida

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• Lynette Hardaway (L), “Diamond” of conservative media personalities “Diamond and Silk”

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• Carl Hahn, former head of Volkswagen that helped popularize the VW Beetle

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• Cindy Williams

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• Burt Bacharach

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• Raquel Welch

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• De La Soul’s Trugoy the Dove

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• Songwriter Kyle Jacobs

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• Charles Kimbrough

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  Actor of stage, screen and television. Best known for playing Jim Dial on the hit CBS sitcom 'Murphy Brown.'

• Bob Born

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  Confectioner best known for inventing Peeps.

• Bobby Hull

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  Hockey Hall of Famer best known for his 15 seasons with the Chicago Blackhawks.
• Lloyd Morrisett

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  Co-creator of 'Sesame Street'

• Jerry Blavat

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  Iconic Philadelphia DJ, "The Geator with the Heater" and "The Big Boss with the Hot Sauce."

• Tom Verlaine

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  Songwriter and guitarist from influential punk band Television.
• Lisa Loring

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  Actress best known for playing Wednesday Addams on ABC's 'The Addams Family' from 1964-1966.

• Cody Longo

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  Actor and singer/songwriter best known for his roles on 'Hollywood Heights' and 'Days of Our Lives.'

• Tim McCarver

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  MLB All-Star and two-time World Series Champion that went on to be a Hall of Fame broadcaster.
• Sal Piro

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  Noted superfan of 'The Rocky Horror Picture Show.'

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