Paramount has decided to take down the archives of several of its channels, including MTV News, erasing decades of cultural history. This move has resulted in the complete removal of more than 20 years of articles and clips from the MTV News website. The decision has sparked passionate reactions, as much of the content is not available on Paramount's streaming service, Paramount+. The removal is seen as part of a broader trend of online archives evaporating, with some speculating it is a cost-cutting measure. Paramount has also pulled archives from other popular shows such as 'The Daily Show' and 'The Colbert Report.' This follows similar actions by Warner Bros, contributing to what some describe as 'internet rot.'
Following the unexpected shuttering of the MTV News website earlier this week, Paramount has now largely cleaned house on the sites for several more of its cable channels, in a potential cost-cutting move. https://t.co/hxqCt4u6nh
Paramount Pulls “Daily Show,” “Colbert” Archives https://t.co/npKKgr4I3T https://t.co/rEddbMk4Rg
I assumed Paramount would be one of the streaming services that wouldn’t make it but I didn’t expect the company to struggle so much it would rather delete its websites than maintain them. First Warner Bros, now this. What’s up with studios choosing to destroy value in this way? https://t.co/DhODKHGKbx
MTV News site is gone with more than 20 years of archives erased Decades of cultural history destroyed due to a centralized point of failure One of many reasons why the future of media is onchain
Paramount Is Taking Down Decades Worth of Old TV Clips from the Web https://t.co/jJ477plOQV
Wrote about the latest in internet rot, with Paramount pulling down the archives of many of its channels and telling people to sign up for Paramount+ instead. Much of what was on these sites is unavailable on the streaming service. https://t.co/EUO2e4cC2k
Yet another online archive evaporates. https://t.co/pyFIn6DSNB
MTV News Is Dead: Full Wipe of Decades of Work Inspires Passionate Reactions https://t.co/j51MGLX6bE
Long ago I copied all my articles off of TechCrunch that I care about. If they ever do turn TechCrunch off I hope they give me a call and let me buy it, even if it’s just to keep the lights on. Paramount Erases Archives of MTV Website, Wipes Music, Culture History After 30…