 Logo used since 2 September 2023[a] | |
| Country | France |
|---|---|
| Broadcast area | France Switzerland Belgium Luxembourg Monaco Morocco Algeria Tunisia Lebanon Madagascar Mauritius Overseas France Haiti |
| Headquarters | Neuilly-sur-Seine |
| Programming | |
| Language(s) | French English |
| Ownership | |
| Owner | Paramount Networks France |
| Sister channels | Nickelodeon Junior Nicktoons MTV France Game One J-One MTV Hits BET Comedy Central |
| History | |
| Launched | 16 November 2005 (2005-11-16) |
| Links | |
| Website | Official website (now redirects to nick.com/global) |
| Availability | |
| Streaming media | |
| MyCanal | canalplus.com/live/?channel=591 |
| Molotov. tv | molotov.tv/fr_fr/c/262/nickelodeon |
Nickelodeon is a Frenchpay television channel and is the local variant of the American children's networkNickelodeon in France, as well as in other French-speaking countries such as ofSwitzerland,Belgium,Luxembourg,Monaco,Francophone Africa,Lebanon,Overseas France, andHaiti. The network has one sister networks,Nickelodeon Junior.
The network is solely branded as "Nickelodeon" inFrancophone regions, with the common branding shortening of "Nick" used in all other markets completely unused due to "Nick" sounding similar to the Frenchswear wordniquer.
On 10 January 2003, Nicktoons was launched as a programming block in France onCanal J.
The French variant of Nickelodeon was announced in 2005,[1] and was officially launched on 16 November of that same year.[2] The channel's application to broadcast on French digital terrestrial television was rejected by the CSA in favor ofGulli, a child-oriented channel (launched as a joint-venture between theLagardère Group and the public broadcasterFrance Télévisions). It gained revenue through advertisement and product sales.[3] At the time, its market value was equal to €300 million.[3] According to research conducted by ConsoJunior in 2006, Nickelodeon France was the most-watched channel among children between 4 and 14 years old.[2] During this time, the channel premiered series from the American channel such asSpongeBob SquarePants,Avatar: The Last Airbender andDora the Explorer.[2] Thereafter, during the first half of 2007, Nickelodeon increased its audience share by 113% over a year.[2] Due to this, some French celebrities such asMatt Pokora started to appear on the channel as hosts.[4]
On 26 January 2010, Nickelodeon France adopted the new logo and rebranded its graphical package.[5] On that same day, the preschool channelNickelodeon Junior was launched.[6] In November of that same year, the network celebrated its fifth anniversary.[7] On 20 September 2011, it switched its aspect ratio from 4:3 to 16:9. In May 2013, Nickelodeon announced the release of two new video games ofDora the Explorer, in association with2K Games.[8]
From 28 June to 12 July 2013, the channel organized the Crazy Tour Nickelodeon in six malls in France.[9] On 6 September 2014, Nickelodeon France premieredRabbids Invasion, an original series of the channel.[10]
On 19 November 2014, Nickelodeon 4Teen was launched, with its programming being centered on series for teenagers.[11] It was rebranded asNickelodeon Teen in 2017. On 22 September 2015, Nickelodeon HD was launched onCanalsat.[12] In March 2016, Nickelodeon +1 was launched, replacing the timeshift feed of MTV, MTV +1. In 2019, Nickelodeon channels were launched on French ISP bouquets, ending their exclusivity onCanal+.[13] In January 2021, Nickelodeon,J-One andComedy Central were added to theMauritius Telecom's My.t offers.[14]
Nickelodeon Junior was first launched as a block on Nickelodeon and became a separate 24-hour digital television channel on 26 January 2010.
Nickelodeon 4Teen was launched on 19 November 2014, broadcasting in HD and focusing on live-action shows for a tween and teen audiences.
On 26 August 2017, the channel was rebranded as Nickelodeon Teen.
On 15 July 2025, the channel was rebrand as a France variant of Nicktoons.
 N-Toons logo used from 21 October 2011 until 31 July 2015 | |
| Programming | |
|---|---|
| Picture format | 576i (SDTV) 1080i (HDTV) |
| Ownership | |
| Owner | Viacom |
| History | |
| Launched | 10 January 2003 (original) 21 October 2011 (2011 reboot) |
| Closed | 7 November 2005 (Nicktoons, the block was subsequently reorganized into N-Toons) 31 July 2015 (2011 reboot) |
| Replaced by | Nickelodeon |
| Links | |
| Website | www.nickelodeon.fr |
N-Toons, formerly known asNicktoons, was a block on theFrench networkCanal J, which launched theNickelodeon brand inFrance. A separate network launched to carry Nickelodeon in 2005 and the Canal J block was rebranded asN-Toons. The block later returned on 21 October 2011, which run until 31 July 2015 on the French version of Nickelodeon Wallonia.
