WASHINGTON — MTV is closing several of its music-focused television channels across the U.K. and other international markets at the end of the year. But the changes do not impact American channels.

MTV is pulling the plug on much of its global music television presence. Parent company Paramount Skydance announced last week that five of the network’s U.K. music channels — MTV Music, MTV ’80s, MTV ...

MTV, the pioneering 24-hour music broadcaster, will stop showing continuous pop videos in the United Kingdom when it closes five channels after Dec. 31. The U.K. MTV channels going off the air are MTV ...