Nickelodeon (Italian TV channel)
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| Country | Italy |
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| Broadcast area | Italy San Marino Vatican City |
| Programming | |
| Language(s) | Italian, English |
| Picture format | 576i (SDTV) |
| Timeshift service | Nickelodeon +1 |
| Ownership | |
| Owner | Paramount Networks EMEAA |
| Sister channels | Nick Jr. |
| History | |
| Launched | 1 November 2004 |
| Links | |
| Website | nicktv.it |
| Availability | |
| Streaming media | |
| Sky Go | Nickelodeon |
| Sky Kids | Nickelodeon |
| Now | Nickelodeon |
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.
History
[edit]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.
Related channels
[edit]Nick Jr.
[edit]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
[edit]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
[edit]- ^ 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.
References
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