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| Country | Russia |
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| Broadcast area | |
| Headquarters | Moscow, Russia |
| Programming | |
| Languages | Russian, English |
| Picture format | 16:9576iSDTV |
| Ownership | |
| Owner | Paramount Networks EMEAA |
| Sister channels | Nick Jr., Nicktoons, MTV Russia, Paramount Comedy, Paramount Channel |
| History | |
| Launched | November 15, 1998 |
| Replaced | Nickelodeon Europe (March 1, 2010) Nickelodeon Poland (October 2, 2012) |
| Closed | April 28, 2022 (Russia) December 14, 2022 (Belarus and CIS countries) |
| Replaced by | Nickelodeon Global (in CIS except Russia and Belarus) |
| Links | |
| Website | https://www.nickelodeon.ru/ Now official site redirects toNickelodeon Global |
| Availability in Russia before 28.04.2022 | |
| Terrestrial | |
| Wink | Channel 301 (Before 28.04.2022) |
| MTS | Channel 094 (Before 28.04.2022) |
Nickelodeon was a Russian children's television channel launched on November 15, 1998, across thepost-Soviet states. Localised version of the American television channelNickelodeon.
On September 1, 1993,Nickelodeon UK began broadcasting in Europe and the western part of Russia from the Astra 1C and Astra 1B satellites. Broadcasting was from 9:00 to 22:00 MSK. Since 1996, Nickelodeon UK has broadcast from the Sirius satellite for the western and north-western part of Russia.[1][2]
On September 16, 1998,[3] Nickelodeon International signed an agreement with Metromedia International Group.[4] MIG was engaged in localization of the channel into Russian, the editorial office was located on 2nd Brestskaya Street, in house No. 43 inMoscow. The presentation of the channel in the newspaper media and some Moscow schools also began.[5]
On November 15, 1998, Nickelodeon Russia began broadcasting around the clock in the CIS and Baltic countries, having two audio tracks broadcasting languages (Russian and English). Dubbing was done in Moscow. Initially, cassettes with recordings were sent to Moscow, after which the material was dubbed, and the cassettes were returned to London, from there broadcasting was still going on.[6] In the same year, three thematic blocks premiered:Nicktoons,[7][8][9]Nick at Nite,[10][11] andNick Jr. According to statistics from June 1999, the channel was already received by 30,000 households in the cable networks of Arkhangelsk.[5]
In 2000, the educational programME TV premiered, which told about the cultural and national traditions of the CIS and Baltic countries. The Moscow office also developed a program for Poland.[12]
In 2001, a website was launched, Nickelodeon.ru.[13][14] In 2002, two more new blocks premiered: "Nick Films"[15] and "Toons on toast".[16] In 2003, the channel began broadcasting on the territory of Ukraine.[17] In September 2003, MTV Networks International signed an agreement with EMC, the new distributor continued to localize and adapt the channel.[18]
In May 2004, the channel was delocalized and replaced by Nickelodeon Europe. Now broadcasting was carried out throughoutEastern Europe, and a Hungarian soundtrack was also added.[19][20] In 2006, Media Broadcasting Group became the distributor of the channel in the CIS.[21][22][23] Also in 2006, two new blocks "Nick Zone" and "Nick Double" premiered, which offered additional animated series.
From 2008 to 2012, the channel periodically experienced failures on the air, including with an audiotrack, as a result of which animated series in Polish and English were released for some time period.
On March 1, 2010, a new corporate identity and logo were introduced, as well as a new design.[20] In the same year, the broadcasting center moved from Warsaw and London to Prague, but Warsaw and London were responsible for programming and controlling the channel.[24][25]
At the beginning of 2011, a representative office ofViacom opened in Russia, which began distributing the local version of the channel. On September 17, 2011, Nickelodeon switched to 16:9 widescreen broadcasting. On October 4, 2011, Nickelodeon Europe switched to HD format. This HD channel in some countries, including the CIS, is referred to as Nickelodeon HD. After that, it began broadcasting as the main channel ofNickelodeon Poland with a Russian soundtrack, this version was also delocalized for international broadcasting,[26] Amsterdam took over programming of the channel.[27][28]
In October 2012, the channel separated from the Polish version and was localized again, and its own set of programs also aired. For some time, the broadcast continued to go from Warsaw and Prague, later moved to London.[29][30][31]
In 2013, the blocks "Family Friday" and "Old School" aired,[32] consisting of classic animated series of the television channel.
In 2014, Nickelodeon and the Aeroplane production company signed a license agreement for the animated seriesThe Fixies, under which the channel had broadcast an animated series for preschoolers for two years starting in January 2015.[33]
Starting on January 1, 2015, the channel began broadcasting without advertising. In the summer of 2015, their updated website was presented, the audience of the site exceeded 650,000 unique users for the second quarter of 2015.[34] In 2016, the block "Sunday Block Premier" aired.
In 2017, Moscow took over programming of Nickelodeon,[35][36] but broadcasting continued from Warsaw and London.[37][38] Also, audio tracks in Lithuanian, Latvian and Estonian were added for the Baltic countries.[39]
At the beginning of 2020, Okko andViacomCBS Networks Russia signed a deal under which the online cinema received the rights to the content of the Nickelodeon, Nick Jr, Comedy Central, Channel 5 and MTV brands. On June 1, 2020, Paramount+ was launched in the Okko service.[40] On June 1, 2021, a similar service was launched in ivi, but under the name Paramount Play.[41]
On April 1, 2022, the Nickelodeon Ukraine television channel began broadcasting in Poland and Germany, previously this channel broadcast on the streaming servicePluto TV.[42][43][44] On the territory of Ukraine, at the same time, the Russian-language version of the channel continued to broadcast on cable and satellite networks. The channel closed in Russia on April 28 of that year while airing an episode ofRugrats[45] due to Paramount shutting down operations in that country in response to theRussian-Ukraine War.[46] In theCommonwealth of Independent States (CIS), as well as Georgia, Ukraine the broadcasting of Russian-language versions of MTV and other Paramount channels continued until December 14.
From December 14, 2022, the broadcasting of Nickelodeon and affiliated channels in Belarus were closed.[47] And on the same day, the channel was closed and replaced byNickelodeon CEE (except Belarus).
Episodes ofThe Loud House featuringHoward and Harold McBride,Luna, Sam, Lainey and Alice were removed from broadcast due to the nation's domesticanti-gay propaganda law.
