NickMusic (Dutch TV channel)

NickMusic (formerly known as Nick Hits) is a music video channel for children in the Netherlands and Belgium.[4] It is an international version of the U.S pay television channel of the same name, a kid-safe, family-friendly music video channel for 4-15 year olds mainly featuring modern-day pop and teen pop hits on an automated schedule. The channel launched as Nick Hits on 2 August 2007 and became NickMusic on 1 February 2017.[5] It plays mainly child-friendly pop music.[4]

NickMusic
Broadcast area
List
  • Australia, Austria, Croatia, Denmark, Finland, Germany, Hungary, Israel, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malta, Netherlands, New Zealand, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, South Africa
[1][2][3]
NetworkNickelodeon
HeadquartersLondon, United Kingdom
Programming
Picture format16:9 576i (SDTV)
Ownership
OwnerParamount Networks EMEAA
Sister channelsNickelodeon
Nicktoons
Nick Jr.
MTV
MTV 80s
MTV 90s
MTV 00s
MTV Hits
MTV Live
Comedy Central
Paramount Network
History
Launched2 August 2007 (2007-08-02)
Former namesNick Hits (2007-2017)
Availability
Streaming media
Ziggo GOZiggoGO.tv (Europe)

As of 1 July 2020, it was also made available in Australia without any localisation or timeshifting, giving Dutch artists some form of exposure in Australia. It launched replacing Channel [V] on channel 802, taking the slot of [V]'s 2-hour timeshift. On 6 July 2020, NickMusic was made available in New Zealand via satellite TV broadcaster Sky. In April 2021, it was added onto Fetch TV.[6]

It replaced MTV Music 24 throughout Central Europe on 1 June 2021.[7][8] The channel has a Czech license (RRTV) in order to ensure the continuation of legal broadcasting in the EU in accordance with the EU Audiovisual Media Services Directive (AVMSD) and the Single Market Law after the UK leaves the European Union. Since the Czech Republic has minimum broadcasting rules, it was chosen for licensing purposes in the EU.[1][2]

References
  1. Rozhodnutí Licence
  2. List of service providers
  3. "ViacomCBS Networks International Czech s.r.o". Retrieved 13 March 2023.
  4. David de Jong (August 2, 2007). "MTV Networks gestart met TMF Pure, Nick Hits en Nick Toons". Dutchmedia Weblog.
  5. pietboon (26 January 2017). "Nick Hits heet voortaan Nick Music". DeRotsMedia.nl.
  6. Brzoznowski, Kristin (March 22, 2021). "BBC Kids to Launch on Fetch in Australia".
  7. "Some new music channels are coming to Foxtel in July!". FOXTEL. 2020-05-04.
  8. "A NickMusic váltja az MTV Music 24-et". DTV News (in Hungarian). 2021-05-11. Retrieved 2021-05-11.
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