Nickelodeon (European TV network)
Nickelodeon is a pay television network dedicated to kids. Nickelodeon is widely available throughout Europe as a subscription service or free-to-air service; depending on what region in Europe you are living in. Nickelodeon is seen in 24.2 million households throughout Europe, via channels and blocks.[1]
 The Nickelodeon logo (since January 2010) | |
| Country | United Kingdom |
|---|---|
| Broadcast area | Europe, Middle East and Africa |
| Programming | |
| Language(s) | English |
| Ownership | |
| Owner | ViacomCBS Networks EMEAA |
| History | |
| Launched | 1 September 1993 |
Nickelodeon is operated by ViacomCBS Networks EMEAA on behalf of its owner ViacomCBS. Nickelodeon first launched in Europe in the United Kingdom in 1993, following this Nickelodeon subsequently launched a pan-European version of the channel and other local Nickelodeon channels.
Pan-European Nickelodeon
The Pan-European version, known as Nickelodeon airs a selection of programming from Nickelodeon in the USA and local shows from Nickelodeon in the UK, Ireland, Australia and New Zealand. Nickelodeon Europe is a 24-hour pan-regional feed reaching Europe. The channel is primarily available in English with additional soundtracks in Russian, Hungarian, Croatian and Serbian. A total of more than 68 million homes across Europe and Central Asia can view the pan-European version of Nickelodeon. In a number of countries in Europe also host a local version of the channel and/or localized programming blocks. The UK/Ireland version of the network launched their HD simulcast channel on 5 October 2010 over Sky,[2] and it is expected that further launches of HD channels will occur across the continent in the next few years.
Global on-air identity
In January 2010, Viacom International launched a global on-air identity campaign for its Nickelodeon channels worldwide (except Nickelodeon US, which adopted the new look identity 28 September 2009). The new look on air-identity debuted on France (29 January 2010), UK and Ireland (15 February 2010),[3] Poland (1 March), in Africa on 13 March 2010, and on Nickelodeon Netherlands, Germany, Nickelodeon Austria and Nickelodeon Switzerland on 31 March 2010.[4] The new look design incorporates the newly designed Nickelodeon logo which originally launched on Nickelodeon US in September, 2009. The roll-out of Nickelodeon's new global on-air, online and offline branding will take place throughout 2010 on all Nickelodeon channels worldwide (with exception to Nickelodeon US). Nickelodeon Europe picked up the new 2011 look from Nick USA in 2012. The first country to pick up the new bumpers was Nickelodeon (UK and Ireland). It first got random airings of these bumpers in October 2011 and they were fully used from 2 January 2012.
Localised Nickelodeon channels in EMEA
| Country | Title | Air Date | New Look Release Date | Note | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Austria | Nickelodeon Austria | 1 June 2006 | 31 March 2010 | ||
| Nicktoons Deutschland | 31 March 2010 | Launched as Nick Premium (December 2007) | |||
| Belgium | Nickelodeon Belgique | January 2004 | Timeshared with Dutch MTV | Closed on April 6, 2020, replaced by Nickelodeon Iberia | |
| Nick Jr. (Dutch TV channel) | 1 January 2005 | ||||
| Nick Music (Dutch TV channel) | 2 August 2007 | Launched as Nick Hits | |||
| Nicktoons (Dutch TV channel) | |||||
| Bulgaria | Nickelodeon Bulgaria | 4 November 2013 | 4 November 2013 | ||
| Nick Jr. (Bulgaria) | 1 March 2018 | 1 March 2018 | |||
| CIS | Nickelodeon CIS | 15 November 1998 | 10 February 2010 | ||
| Croatia | Nickelodeon (Croatia) | 2011 | 2010 | Uses default Euro feed | |
| Cyprus | Nickelodeon (Greece) | 3 September 2010 | 3 September 2010 | Formerly as a block on Alfa TV[5] | |
| Czech Republic | Nickelodeon Czechia | 10 February 2010 | 10 February 2010 | ||
| Denmark | Nickelodeon Denmark | 15 March 2008 | 31 March 2010 | ||
| Finland | Nickelodeon (Scandinavia) | 16 July 1996 (block) February 1997 (channel) |
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| Flanders | Nickelodeon Flandre | January 2004 | Timeshared with Dutch MTV | ||
| Nick Jr. (Dutch TV channel) | 1 January 2005 | ||||
| Nick Music (Dutch TV channel) | 2 August 2007 | Launched as Nick Hits | |||
| Nicktoons (Dutch TV channel) | |||||
| France | Nickelodeon (France) | 1 November 2005 | 29 January 2010 | ||
| Nickelodeon Junior | 1 January 2007 | ||||
| Nickelodeon Teen | 19 November 2014 | 19 November 2014 | |||
| Germany | Nickelodeon Deutschland | 5 July 1995 | 31 March 2010 | Second version of network launched September 2005; first version was ended 1 June 1998 | |
| Nicktoons Deutschland | 31 March 2010 | Launched as Nick Premium (December 2007) | |||
| Greece | Nickelodeon (Greece) | 3 September 2010[6] | 3 September 2010 | Formerly as a block on Channel 9[7] | |
| Hungary | Nickelodeon (Hungary) | 1 August 1998 (block) 6 October 1999 (channel) |
10 February 2010 | Is part of Eastern Europe | |
| Ireland | Nickelodeon Ireland | February 2004 | 15 February 2010 | ||
| Nick Jr. Ireland | 2006 | 30 April 2010 | Part of the British version of Nick Jr. | ||
| Israel | Nickelodeon Israel | July 2003 | 2 May 2010 | Owned by Tipo | |
| Nick Jr. (Israel) | 7 February 2012 | 7 February 2012 | |||
| TeenNick (Israel) | 14 July 2015 | 14 July 2015 | |||
| Italy | Nickelodeon Italy | 1 November 2004 | 1 April 2010 | ||
| Nickelodeon +1 Italy | 31 July 2009 | Timeshift service of Nickelodeon Italy | |||
| Nick Jr. (Italy) | |||||
| TeenNick | 4 December 2015 | 4 December 2015 | Defunct as of 2020 | ||
| Middle East & North Africa | Nickelodeon (Arabia) | July 2008 (Original Launch)
5 January 2015[8](Re-Launch) |
5 January 2015 | The Original Version of Nickelodeon MENA existed from July 2008-September 2011 though was closed after all of the shows that were aired of the channels rights were sold to MBC3 and were aired under a Nickelodeon themed block, Nickelodeon MENA was re-launched on January 5th, 2015 on OSN. | |
| Nick Jr. (Arabia) | |||||
| Nicktoons (Arabia) | February 15, 2017 | February 15, 2017 | |||
| Netherlands | Nickelodeon Holland | 14 July 2003 | 31 March 2010 | Timeshared with several channels between 2002–2003 and 2005–2011. | |
| Nick Jr. (Dutch TV channel) | 1 January 2005 | ||||
| Nick Music (Dutch TV channel) | 2 August 2007 | Launched as Nick Hits | |||
| Nicktoons (Dutch TV channel) | |||||
| Norway | Nickelodeon (Scandinavia) | 16 July 1996 (block) February 1997 (channel) |
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| Poland | Nickelodeon (Poland) | 7 November 1999 (block) 10 July 2008 (channel) |
1 March 2010 | Formerly as a block on Fantastic, which was closed on 1 July 2001[9] | |
| Nickelodeon (Portugal) | 1 June 2005 | 1 April 2010 | |||
| Romania | Nickelodeon (Romania) | December 1998 (block) 10 February 2010 (channel) |
10 February 2010 | ||
| Russia | Nickelodeon Russia | 15 November 1998 | 1 March 2010 | ||
| Serbia | Nickelodeon (Serbia) | 28 April 2013 | 28 April 2013 | Uses default Euro feed | |
| Slovakia | Nickelodeon Slovakia | 10 February 2010 | 10 February 2010 | ||
| South Africa | Nickelodeon (Africa) | 12 June 1999 (block) 4 July 2008 (channel) |
13 March 2010 | ||
| Spain | Nickelodeon Iberia | 27 March 1999 | 1 April 2010 | ||
| Sweden | Nickelodeon Sweden | 18 June 2008 | 31 March 2010 | ||
| Switzerland | Nickelodeon (Switzerland) | 28 September 1998 (block) 1 April 2009 (channel) |
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| Nicktoons Premium | 31 March 2010 | Launched as Nick Premium (December 2007) | |||
| Turkey | Nickelodeon (Turkey) | 11 April 1997 | |||
| Nick Jr. (Turkey) | 1 May 2012 | 1 May 2012 | |||
| Ukraine | Nickelodeon (Ukraine) | 12 October 1998 (block) |
2010 | Aired as block on QTV until September, 2017, The channel is in Russian. | |
| United Kingdom | Nickelodeon UK | 1 September 1993 | 15 February 2010 | ||
| Nick Jr. UK | 1993 (block) 1 September 1999 (channel) |
30 April 2010 | |||
| Nick Jr. Too | 24 April 2006 | ||||
| Nicktoons UK | 22 July 2002 | ||||
| NickToons Replay | 17 June 2009 | Timeshift service of NickToons | |||
| Nickelodeon Replay | September 1999 | February 2010 | Timeshift service of Nickelodeon UK | ||
| Nicktoonsters | 18 August 2008 | Closed 31 July 2009, replaced with NickToons Replay |
References
- "Nick International". Nick.com. Retrieved August 20, 2010.
- "MTV to launch Nickelodeon HD on Sky". Digital Spy. September 23, 2010.
- Rushton, Katherine (February 11, 2010). "Nickelodeon drops splat for 'older' identity | News | Broadcast". Broadcastnow.co.uk. Retrieved August 20, 2010.
- "MTV renames German Nick channels | News". Rapid TV News. February 21, 2010. Retrieved August 20, 2010.
- "ALFA: Friday, 16th February 2007". Archived from the original on September 21, 2010. Retrieved October 10, 2018.
- "Nickelodeon: Το διασκεδαστικό Fun Tour συνεχίζεται" [The exciting fun tour goes on]. In.gr (in Greek). September 3, 2010. Retrieved June 19, 2019.
- "TV Cosmopolis Program". polisfm.gr. Archived from the original on October 13, 2004. Retrieved September 16, 2018.
- Nickelodeon Arabia Launches Official Website
- "Fantastic Schedules". Zonevision.com. Archived from the original on March 3, 2001. Retrieved June 19, 2019.