Nick Jr. (German TV channel)
Nick Jr. is a German TV television channel broadcasting to children in Germany, Switzerland and Austria. The current version of channel was launched on September 12, 2005 as a programming block on the relaunched version of Nickelodeon between 6am and 10am and 4:30am to 9:45am on Nick Premium. The channel now broadcasts 24/7 from March 31, 2009. Before the channel launched, some programs were broadcast on Super RTL and Disney Channel.[1][2]
Country | Germany |
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Broadcast area | Germany Austria Switzerland Liechtenstein Luxembourg |
Network | Paramount Networks EMEAA |
Headquarters | Berlin, Germany |
Programming | |
Language(s) | German |
Picture format | 576i (16:9 SDTV) 1080i (HDTV) |
Ownership | |
Owner | Paramount Networks EMEAA |
Sister channels | Nicktoons (Germany), Nickelodeon (Germany) |
History | |
Launched | 1996 (first block) September 12, 2005 (second block) March 31, 2009 (channel) |
Closed | May 29, 1998 (first block) |
Links | |
Website | Nick Jr. Germany |
On 1 April 2020, Nick Jr. and Nicktoons were added to Sky Deutschland, replacing Disney Junior.[3]
The channel also had a block on the original version of Nickelodeon Germany which lasted until 29 May 1998 between 9:30am and 11:30am, the German-input block was presented by Face (known in German as Gesicht), although the block was initially titled Nickelodeon Circus.[4] On 31 March 2010, the channel rebranded into its current look.
Nick Jr. von Nickelodeon
On 4 February 2019, the Nick Jr. block was removed from Nickelodeon Germany. However, Nick Jr. von Nickelodeon continued to air on Nick Schweiz and Austria until October 2021.
Current programs
- Abby Hatcher
- Blaze and the Monster Machines (Blaze und die Monster Maschinen)
- Baby Shark's Big Show! (Baby Sharks Große Show!)
- Blue's Clues & You!
- Bubble Guppies
- Butterbean's Cafe
- Deer Squad (Die Waldtruppe)
- Dora and Friends: Into the City! (Dora & Friends)
- Dora the Explorer (Dora)
- Dougie in Disguise
- Hey Duggee
- Miffy's Adventures Big and Small (Miffys Abenteuer groß und klein)
- PAW Patrol
- Peppa Pig (Peppa Wutz)
- Rusty Rivets
- Santiago of the Seas (Santiago auf hoher See)
- Shimmer and Shine
- Top Wing
Former programs
- The Backyardigans
- Tee and Mo
- Team Umizoomi (Umizoomi)
- Miss Spider's Sunny Patch Friends
- Allegra's Window
- Wonder Pets
- Fireman Sam
- Nella the Princess Knight
- GoGoRiki
- Tickety Toc
- The Fresh Beat Band
- Teletubbies
- LazyTown
- Garfield and Friends (Garfield und Seine Freunde)
- Go, Diego, Go!
- Blue's Clues (Blue's Clues - Blau Und Schlau)
- Jack's Big Music Show
- Sunny Day
- Ni Hao, Kai-Lan
- The Smurfs (Die Schlumpfe)
- Dragon Tales
- Pinky Dinky Doo
- SpongeBob SquarePants (SpongeBob Schwammkopf, only aired on occasions)
- Boo!
- Max & Ruby (Max und Ruby)
- Wimzie's House (Was ist denn heut bei Wimzie los)
See also
References
- Engadget HD
- Broadband TV News
- "Nick Jr. and NickToons to join Sky Deutschland". Broadband TV News. 2020-03-23. Retrieved 2021-02-07.
- "25 Jahre Nickelodeon - Eine TV-Kindheit in orange". TV Wunschliste (in German). Retrieved 2023-01-29.