Nickelodeon (Italian TV channel)
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.svg){kind=logo} Logo used since 2023[a] | |
| 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 TV | 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. Its based on the US version of the channel.
History
In 1997, Viacom collaborated with the Italian company "RaiSat", The 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. The same 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
Nick Jr.
Nick Jr. is an Italian children’s TV channel aimed at pre-school children. It is available on Sky Italia and was launched on 31 July 2009.
TeenNick
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
- ^ 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.