Nickelodeon HD+
Nickelodeon HD+ (abbreviated as Nick HD+) is an Indian children's pay television channel based in Mumbai, Maharashtra, India.It is the High definition counterpart of Nickelodeon India and is owned by Viacom 18, a joint venture between Paramount Global and TV18. Original content from original American network are shown only on this channel.
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| Country | India |
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| Broadcast area | India |
| Headquarters | Mumbai, Maharashtra, India |
| Programming | |
| Language(s) | English Hindi |
| Picture format | 1080i HDTV |
| Ownership | |
| Owner | Viacom 18 |
| Sister channels | Nickelodeon Nickelodeon Sonic Nick Jr VH1 MTV Colors Infinity Comedy Central India Sports18 |
| History | |
| Launched | 5 December 2015 |
| Links | |
| Website | nickindia |
| Availability | |
| Streaming media | |
| Voot | Watch live |
| Toffee (Bangladesh) | Watch live |
| Binge (Bangladesh) | Watch live |
| Voot (India) | HD |
History
On 5 December 2015, Viacom 18 launched Nickelodeon HD+, the first children's channel in high definition in India.[1] The channel used to air select content from its SD channels along with Nickelodeon international originals. However, in 2018, the HD channel began to focus solely on international Nickelodeon content, thus removing all local content, which only air on the SD channel.
The channel also aired Nickelodeon live action shows under the TeenNick branding but was stopped in February 2017.
The channel telecasted Digimon Adventure tri. after receiving lots of requests from fans after Nickelodeon Sonic removed the Digimon Adventure tri.[2]
After 4 years the channel decided to bring live action shows back starting from 2 August 2021. The channel was also formerly provided in Bangladesh until 2 October 2021, where it was temporarily suspended for not broadcasting in clean feed, along with all other foreign television channels.[3]
Criticism
The channel received criticism for taking up to 5 years to air new content in India, and usually the last in the world, one example being The Loud House, which premiered 4 years after its US debut.[4]
References
- "Nickelodeon to launch local animated series and new channel Nick HD+". afaqs!. Retrieved 16 June 2022.
- "Digimon Adventure Tri | Nick HD+". www.nickindia.com. Retrieved 16 June 2022.
- Haq, Rejoan (2 October 2021). "'The govt did not shut down foreign channels, only foreign commercials'". The Business Standard. Retrieved 28 April 2022.
- "#HomeOkPlease says Nickelodeon". afaqs!. Retrieved 8 July 2021.