MTV launches channel focusing on 1990s

NEW YORK - MTV is rebranding VH1 Classic as MTV Classic and says the channel plans to serve up heaps of nostalgia for fans of “Beavis and Butt-head,” ”Daria,“ ”Total Request Live,“and other MTV staples. MTV says the channel will have “a special focus on the 1990s and early 2000s.” MTV Classic will debut on Aug. 1 - 35 years to the day of MTV’s debut.