Nickelodeon (Italian TV channel)

(Redirected from Nickelodeon (Italy))

Nickelodeon is an Italian children’s television channel launched on 1 November 2004 on Sky Italia. From 1997 until 2000, Rai Sat 2 broadcast Nickelodeon cartoons for three hours a day. It’s based on the eponymous American basic cable channel.

Nickelodeon
Logo used since 2023[a]
CountryItaly
Broadcast areaItaly
San Marino
Vatican City
Programming
Language(s)Italian, English
Picture format576i (SDTV)
Timeshift serviceNickelodeon +1
Ownership
OwnerParamount Networks EMEAA
Sister channelsNick Jr.
History
Launched1 November 2004; 20 years ago (2004-11-01)
Links
Websitenicktv.it
Availability
Streaming media
Sky GoNickelodeon
Sky KidsNickelodeon
NowNickelodeon

History

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In 1997, Viacom collaborated with the Italian company "RaiSat", a now defunct division of RAI made to run their Satellite Networks, to have a TV block on the channel "RaiSat 2 - Ragazzi", which ran for 3 hours a day.

The channel was launched on 1 November 2004. At first it divided its frequency with Comedy Central, which broadcast at night.

On 31 July 2009 a +1 timeshift version was launched. Tomorrow day Nick Jr. was launched, replacing RaiSat YOYO, which became free and is now named Rai Yoyo.

On 9 September 2013, it and the +1 version of the network converted to a 16:9 widescreen aspect ratio.

On July 3, 2023, the channel's graphics and logo undergo a restyling, conforming to the international versions.

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Nick Jr.

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Nick Jr. is an Italian children’s TV channel aimed at pre-school children. It is available on Sky Italia and was launched on 1 August 2009.

TeenNick

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TeenNick was an Italian TV channel aimed at Teens & Pre-Teens and aired a wide-variety of Nickelodeons live-action programming. It was launched in 4 December 2015, though was unsuccessful and closed after about 5 years of broadcasting on 2 May 2020. The channel was available though Sky Italia.

Notes

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  1. ^ The logo's wordmark has been in use since 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.

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