Nickelodeon Global

Nickelodeon
Logo used since 1 August 2023[a]
CountryUnited Kingdom
Broadcast area
HeadquartersLondon, UK
Programming
Language(s)
  • English
  • Romanian
  • Croatian
  • Bulgarian
  • Serbian
  • German
  • Czech
  • Hungarian
  • Kazakh
  • Slovene
  • Russian
  • Estonian
  • Lithuanian
  • Latvian
  • Turkish
  • Ukrainian
  • Arabic
Picture format
Ownership
OwnerParamount Networks EMEAA
History
Launched15 November 1998; 26 years ago (1998-11-15)
Links
Websitenick.tv
Availability
Terrestrial
GO (Malta)Channel 331

Nickelodeon Global (formerly Nickelodeon Europe and Nickelodeon Commercial Light) is a specialized children's TV channel and the international version of the American Nickelodeon channel. It is operated by Paramount Networks EMEAA in Europe, the Middle East, Africa, and Asia, and by Paramount Networks Americas in Latin America and Brazil.

History

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Nickelodeon Export

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Since the late 1980s, many European countries, including the USSR in 1988,[1] have hosted the American version of the channel, where Nickelodeon became available without translation.[2][3] This expansion followed the strategy used in 1987 for launching MTV Networks Europe.[4] Viacom (now Paramount) decided against establishing an independent Nickelodeon channel in Europe to minimize risks.[5] On 1 September 1993, Nickelodeon UK was launched in partnership with BSkyB, (now Sky UK), and this version was subsequently distributed throughout the rest of Europe[6][7]

Nickelodeon Global

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The pan-European channel was officially launched on 15 November 1998, under the name Nickelodeon Europe, broadcasting around the clock. Between 1998 and 2000, Nickelodeon Europe expanded to Malta, Romania, and Hungary.[8]

In the early 2000s, the channel introduced four programming blocks, Nick Movies, Toons on Toast, Nick Zone, and Nick Double. In 2004, Nickelodeon Europe expanded to the rest of Eastern Europe, including broadcasting in Russian. From May 2004 to September 2012, Nickelodeon Europe served as the main TV channel in the CIS and Baltic countries.[9][10]

From 2008 to 2012, the channel experienced periodic technical issues, including audio track problems, which led to the broadcast of animated series in English for some time. During this period, promotional texts were also removed.

On Valentine's Day 2010, a new corporate logo was introduced, aligning with other Nickelodeon channels worldwide but featuring a new design.[11][12][13] That same year, although the broadcasting center remained in London, the channel began broadcasting under a Czech license due to the country's minimum broadcasting regulations.

Between 2010 and 2013, Nickelodeon Europe expanded to the Czech Republic, Slovakia, Croatia, Slovenia, Bulgaria, and Serbia. On 17 September 2011, the channel switched to widescreen broadcasting (16:9), and on 4 October 2011, it switched to HD format. In some countries, including the CIS, it is referred to as Nickelodeon HD.

In 2013, programming of the channel was taken over by Amsterdam.[14][15]

In October 2017, audio tracks in Lithuanian, Latvian and Estonian were added for the Baltic States.

On 31 August 2021, Nickelodeon Europe was renamed Nickelodeon Global, and the channel now serves 85 countries.[16] Nickelodeon Global retains the Czech license (RRTV) to ensure the continuation of legal broadcasting in the European Union in accordance with the EU Audiovisual Media Services Directive (AVMSD) and the Single Market Law after the UK left the European Union.

On 5 April 2022, a Kazakh-language audio track was added for Kazakhstan.[17] Since December 2022, Nickelodeon Global has once again been the main TV channel in the CIS countries (except for Russia and Belarus), replacing the local version, Nickelodeon Russia.[18]

On 1 June 2023, a Ukrainian-language audio track was added,[19] replacing the Nickelodeon Ukraine Pluto TV channel.[20] On 1 August 2023, the channel underwent rebranding, which included an updated logo and new design.[21]

On 25 November 2024, an Arabic-language audio track was added, replacing the Middle East and North Africa feed.[22][23]

Nickelodeon CEE

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Nickelodeon CEE was launched in early December 2004.[24][25][26]

Programming blocks

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Weekend Awesomeness

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This programming block starts on Sundays at 16:45 and features special episodes.

Saturday Marathons

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This programming block starts on Saturdays at 12:00 and features marathons episodes of popular shows.

Notes

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  1. ^ The logo's wordmark has been in use since 10 February 2010. Additionally, this logo is a variant meant to be used for white backgrounds; the main variant has a white wordmark in conjunction with a fully orange splat.

References

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  1. ^ "MTV Goes Global : The pioneering American cable music video network is bringing its distinctive brand of entertainment to 24 countries worldwide—and the Soviet Union may be next". Los Angeles Times. 18 December 1988. Archived from the original on 15 November 2021. Retrieved 2 April 2021.
  2. ^ "Nick Rewind Россия – YouTube". YouTube.
  3. ^ ""До 16 и старше..."". Теле-Спутник. April 1997. Archived from the original on 2 February 2021. Retrieved 28 January 2021.
  4. ^ "Товарный знак №085639 » Правообладатель Виаком Интернешнл Инк., корпорация штата Делавэр, 1515 Бродвей, Нью-Йорк, Нью-Йорк 10036, Соединенные Штаты Америки (US)". Archived from the original on 17 January 2023. Retrieved 17 January 2023.
  5. ^ "Источник". Archived from the original on 14 October 2022. Retrieved 19 December 2022.
  6. ^ nick.co.uk
  7. ^ Chalaby, Jean K. (2009). Transnational Television in Europe: Reconfiguring Global Communications Networks. I.B.Tauris. p. 129. ISBN 9780857717474.
  8. ^ "Media Ownership: Children's TV channels in Europe – Who are the key players?". European Audiovisual Observatory. July 2017. Archived from the original on 14 October 2022.
  9. ^ Журнал Теле-Спутник
  10. ^ ""Наш Nickelodeon отделился от Польского уже как месяц..."". vk.com. [user-generated source]
  11. ^ "Nickelodeon Europe представил новый логотип и визуальную идентичность » SAT.UZ – Первый спутниковый".
  12. ^ "Nickelodeon Europe представил новый логотип и визуальную идентичность – Новости спутникового телевидения Lugasat". 15 February 2010.
  13. ^ "Nickelodeon Europe представил новый логотип и визуальную идентичность | Спутниковое телевидение глазами профессионалов". Archived from the original on 6 June 2021.
  14. ^ Подключайтесь к #Nickelodeon, чтобы посмотреть.. | Nickelodeon | VK
  15. ^ 1 июня – твой день! Сделай его идеальным –.. | Nickelodeon | VK
  16. ^ https://web.archive.org/web/20210415164541/https://www.rrtv.cz/files/lic/l1115936.pdf [bare URL PDF]
  17. ^ Nickelodeon HD арнасын қазақ тілінде қарсы алыңыздар!
  18. ^ "Nickelodeon и MTV CIS (ранее Russia) прекратили вещание TV Archive | ВКонтакте". vk.com (in Russian). Retrieved 14 December 2022. [user-generated source]
  19. ^ "В Украине запустили локальную версию телеканала Nickelodeon" [In Ukraine launched a local version of the TV channel Nickelodeon]. TVnews.by (in Russian). 23 June 2023. Retrieved 23 June 2023.
  20. ^ Kaźmierska, Anita (27 June 2023). "Nickelodeon z ukraińską wersją językową" [Nickelodeon with Ukrainian language version]. satkurier.pl (in Polish). SATkurier. Retrieved 27 June 2023.
  21. ^ Nickelodeon Global – смена логотипа (01.08.2023) – YouTube
  22. ^ https://www.nickalive.net/2024/12/nickelodeon-arabia-merges-with-global.html
  23. ^ https://animesuperhero.com/forums/threads/international-nickelodeon-thread-part-13.5795981/post-87981809
  24. ^ "Access Denied". Archived from the original on 14 October 2004.
  25. ^ "Access Denied". Archived from the original on 5 December 2004.
  26. ^ on the official website Nick.com . mention the nick cee channel since December 2004
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