GOODBYE MTV AND THANK YOU FOR THE MUSIC!
- In The Media
- 6 days ago
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December, 2025 – Ralph magazine 06
‘Issue 06 has the brilliant Greg Davies and Alex Horne on the Ralph issue 06 cover, to celebrate 20 seasons of their hilarious show Taskmaster, with contributing quotes from comedy greats like Noel Fielding, Maisie Adam, Jason Mantzoukas, Rosie Jones, Julian Clary, Jo Brand and Mae Martin.Elsewhere in the magazine, Dr Lida Hujić, the only person with a PhD in MTV, analyses what went right and what went wrong with the iconic, pioneering, and soon to be shut down broadcaster. We also ask Nottingham’s post-punk duo Sleaford Mods silly questions about the end of the world, take Japanese artist Sebastian Masuda’s express train to the future in Kyoto, visit India’s fastest (and only) speed skater, speak to the brilliant (and megastar-in-waiting) comedian Janine Harouni, learn to be a music manager, find out what bread is best for thrush, and loads, loads more fun stuff.’
Get your copy of Ralph from Rare Mags: https://raremags.co.uk/products/ralph-issue-6
Also available worldwide from Newsstand, which stocks back issues as well: https://stockists.newsstand.co.uk/magazine/36813-RALPH-MAGAZINE
Other stockists available worldwide for the edition in English. A Japanese language version of Ralph is also on sale.
Lida’s feature in Ralph starts from the genesis of MTV and traces its rise and fall. (We’re not the first to know for nothing, here on TFTK!).
Focusing MTV’s success across Eastern Europe, more specifically, where a visit by an MTV VJ was treated on a par with a state visit, is the Balkan Insight feature, as per previous post for details and link. This article was trending as number 1 on Google News ‘MTV’ search, ahead of articles and reports by mainstream media, such as The Guardian and Euro News, when Paramount announced that it would be shutting downs its music channels, which caused a media frenzy.
You can also see find out more about MTV’s groundbreaking business model and influence in The First to Know book and companion website, with original footage from MTV’s offices and other occasions, thus acting as unique, original social documents. www.thefirsttoknow.info
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