Nickelodeon (Italian TV channel)
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.
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 |
History
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.
Related channels
Nick Jr.
Nick Jr. is an Italian children’s' TV channel aimed at pre-school children, It is available on Sky Italia & was launched on 31 July 2009.
TeenNick
TeenNick was an Italian TV channel aimed at Teens & Pre-Teens & aired a wide-variety of Nickelodeons Live-action programming it was launched in 4 December 2015, though was unsuccessful & closed after about 4 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.