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24 alternatives to NMTV

I built a 24/7 MTV time machine to save my wife’s birthday

NMTV is a 24/7 streaming service that recreates MTV's original format with curated channels spanning the 80s, 90s, 2000s, and beyond. It features official music videos, vintage advertisements, and classic shows without… Below are 24 products that do a similar job, ranked by how close each is in meaning and then by launch-day votes.

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   MTV REWIND▲253

   24/7 music video streaming-MTV when it actually played music

   Jan 2026 · wantmymtv.org · its alternatives →

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   24/7 Casey Neistat▲181

   Rewatch all vlog episodes in sync with your friends 🎥🔴

   2016 · its alternatives →

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   Rewind▲1,420

   The search engine for your life

   2022 · rewind.ai · its alternatives →

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   Play20Back▲91

   Play videos from MTV from exactly 20 years ago

   2015 · its alternatives →

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   Channel Surfer – Watch YouTube like it’s cable TV▲604

   I know, it's a very first-world problem. But in my house, we have a hard time deciding what to watch. Too many options! So I made this to recreate Cable TV for YouTube. I made it so it runs in the browser. Quickly import your subscriptions in the browser via a bookmarklet. No accounts, no sign-ins. Just quickly import your data locally.

   Mar 2026 · channelsurfer.tv · its alternatives →

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   My 90's TV▲287

   TV from your childhood

   2015 · my90stv.com · its alternatives →

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   Rewind Radio▲103

   The world's first radio time machine.

   2014 · rewind.radio.fm · its alternatives →

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   Play20Back – MTV as It Looked 20 Years Ago▲61

   2015 · play20back.com · its alternatives →

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   CaseyNeistat.tv▲121

   If you're nostalgic about Casey's vlogs too

   2021 · its alternatives →

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    My 2000's TV▲97

    Relive the early 2000's via this nostalgic TV simulator

    2021 · my00stv.com · its alternatives →

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    MusicTV▲93

    Watch non-stop music videos

    2021 · musictelevision.com · its alternatives →

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    Primetime▲156

    New programming experiment by YouTube Gaming

    2016 · youtube.com · its alternatives →

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    Nodetube – Open-source YouTube alternative with image and audio uploads▲151

    Open-source YouTube alternative that offers video, audio and image uploads, livestreaming and built-in monetization - mayeaux/nodetube

    2020 · github.com · its alternatives →

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    Retro NYE broadcast synchronizer▲8

    Sync's old New Year's Eve broadcasts to a given time

    2024 · sync-play.netlify.app · its alternatives →

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    MVO▲3

    24/7 music videos, charts, nostalgia, and discovery

    Jun 2026 · musicvideosonly.com · its alternatives →

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    Tele.rocks▲81

    YouTube based 24/7 online TV 📺

    2018 · tele.rocks · its alternatives →

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    Muki▲75

    MIDI music streaming in your browser #nostalgia

    2015 · its alternatives →

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    Rageaholic▲89

    Browse and watch 20 years of music video playlists

    2017 · apps.apple.com · its alternatives →

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    Vynchronize▲69

    Watch videos with friends online in real time

    2018 · vynchronize.herokuapp.com · its alternatives →

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    Zoomy▲69

    Awesome HD videos on non-stop music television.

    2015 · its alternatives →

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    spool.tv▲86

    Just music videos.

    2014 · spool.tv · its alternatives →

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    mps-youtube▲82

    Terminal based YouTube player and downloader

    2017 · github.com · its alternatives →

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    Vidayo▲64

    Streaming the best of boomer content.

    2020 · its alternatives →

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    TuneMachine, version control for Spotify playlists▲29

    :notes: A time machine for your Spotify tunes! Contribute to jez/tunemachine development by creating an account on GitHub.

    2015 · github.com · its alternatives →

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