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| Country | Australia New Zealand |
|---|---|
| Broadcast area | Australia New Zealand Fiji |
| Programming | |
| Languages | English Māori |
| Picture format | 576i (SDTV16:9) |
| Ownership | |
| Owner | Paramount Networks UK & Australia |
| Sister channels | Network 10 10 HD 10 Drama 10 Comedy Comedy Central MTV Club MTV MTV 80s MTV Hits Nickelodeon (free-to-air) Nick Jr. NickMusic |
| History | |
| Launched | 23 October 1995; 30 years ago (1995-10-23) (Australia) 1 December 2010; 14 years ago (2010-12-01) (New Zealand and Fiji) |
| Replaced | Max[1]/Classic Max (Australia; Foxtel) Nickelodeon NZ (in New Zealand) |
| Closed | 1 August 2023; 2 years ago (2023-08-01) (Foxtel) 1 November 2025; 22 days ago (2025-11-01) (Australia) 2 December 2025; 8 days' time (2025-12-02) |
| Replaced by | Sky Kids (New Zealand) |
| Links | |
| Website | nick.com.au |
| Availability | |
| Terrestrial | |
| Foxtel (Australia) | Channel 701 |
| Fetch TV (Australia) | Channel 252 |
| Freeview Australia | Nickelodeon (free to air) |
| Sky Television (NZ) | Channel 101 |
| Streaming media | |
| Sky Go (NZ) | skygo.co.nz |
Nickelodeon (also known asNick on Fetch in Australia) is a New Zealand children's pay television channel owned byParamount Networks UK & Australia. It is based on thenamesake American television channel.
Since 1 December 2010, the Australian and New Zealand versions of the subscription channel have been the same. TheNew Zealand-specific version of Nickelodeon shut down the day before.
The channel was removed from Foxtel on 1 August 2023, the same day as the free-to-air channel 10 Shake rebranded asNickelodeon. The existing pay television channel continued to broadcast throughFetch in Australia until November 2025, as well as onSky in New Zealand. The Fetch feed was renamed "Nick", to differentiate it from the free-to-air channel.[2]
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Nickelodeon Australia was launched on 23 October 1995, replacing the Max and ClassicMax channels, offering live action shows andcartoons.[3] Originally the channel timeshared withNick at Nite which began at 8 on weekdays and 10 pm on weekends, and ended at 6 am. From 1 July 1998, the channel gained an extra half-hour on weekdays, moving Nick at Nite back to 8.30 pm.[4] On 2 January 2000, the channel introduced "More Nick", extending its broadcast hours to 10 pm every night of the week.[5][6] Eventually in mid-2000, Nick at Nite closed and Nickelodeon began broadcasting for 24 hours every day.[7] After that, almost all of Nick at Nite's programming moved toTV1. Nickelodeon was also added to theOptus Television service in December 2002.
On 14 March 2004,Nick Jr. launched as the first full, 24-hour television channel designed for pre-school audiences in Australia. Before this, Nick Jr. was a morning and afternoon programming block on Nickelodeon, including shows that eventually received much more airtime on the full channel, such asDora the Explorer andPaw Patrol. For a few months after Nick Jr. became a full channel, it kept a 2-hour-long time slot on Nickelodeon, but it was drastically shorter than it was before it became a full channel. Nickelodeon and Nick Jr. began broadcasting in widescreen on 2 March 2009.
During Nickelodeon Australia's broadcast of the2010 Kids' Choice Awards, the network rebranded with the new one using completely different bumpers than America's channel, however theiCarly bumper with slime was used in most advertisement breaks. The Nick Shack rebranded much earlier before the channel itself.[8]
On 1 December 2010, Nickelodeon Australia launched in New Zealand, replacingthe New Zealand version of Nickelodeon.[9]
On 30 July 2013, Nickelodeon Australia became available on the newly launchedAustralian IPTV serviceFoxtel Play, making it one of the first channels to be available on the service.[10]
On 3 December 2013, Nickelodeon Australia became available onFoxtel's streaming service Foxtel Go.[11] On 1 January 2014, Nickelodeon Australia launched onAustralian IPTV providerFetch TV.[12][13]
From 27 September 2020, a 12-hour block of Nickelodeon and Nick Jr. programming was broadcast on the new10 Shake free-to-air channel.
On 22 June 2023, it was announced that 10 Shake itself would rebrand as Nickelodeon on 1 August.[14]Foxtel chose to discontinue the pay television channel then using that name at this time,[15] along with Nick Jr. The channel continues to air onFetch in Australia[16] and onSky in New Zealand.
The channel was removed onFetch TV on 1 November 2025.[17]
The channel will be withdrawn in New Zealand from 2 December 2025 ultimately shutting down the channel after 30 years on the air.[18]
Nickelodeon Australia mainly airs shows from its American counterpart such asSpongeBob SquarePants andThe Loud House. The channel also broadcasts a variety of non-US and locally produced shows, some of which are detailed below. Other locally produced shows not included below areNick Takes Over Your School, as well as an Australian version ofNick GAS. There are several local productions.Hot Chunks starring Angus King as a variety of characters.[19]Camp Orange launched in 2005, and was hosted byDave Lawson. The adventure camp reality series features teams of children competing in the great outdoors, using their wits to win prizes. Thesecond,third,fourth seasons aired in 2006, 2007, and 2008 respectively.Camp Orange was hosted by Maude Garrett from 2006 onwards. In 2009, the highly successful fifth series,Camp Orange: The Final Frontier, brought a positive element into the competition by advising teams to "play nice" to be voted for the title of "Champ Orange" by their teammates. The latest version ofCamp Orange wasCamp Orange: Spill Seekers.Juice is another weekday morning show. It aired Nicktoons between 7 am and 9 am such asSpongeBob SquarePants andThe Adventures of Jimmy Neutron, Boy Genius. The show was originally hosted, but this was removed over time.
In 2003, an Australian version of theNickelodeon Kids' Choice Awards was introduced. It honored children's favourite choices in music, movies, books and more.
Over the summers of 1995, 1996, 1998, 1999, 2000 and 2004, Nickelodeon toured Australian beaches, setting up games and activities.[21][22][23]
The AustralianNickelodeon Magazine was a monthly magazine available in most newsagents and supermarkets between September 2005 and May 2006. The American version of the magazine was sold in some Australian newsagents and supermarkets from 1995, coinciding with the launch of Australian pay TV providersGalaxy in January andFoxtel in October 1995. The Australian version was created in 2005. In total, six issues of the Australian "Nickelodeon Magazine" were published before being discontinued byAustralian Consolidated Press. It was edited by former AustralianDisney Adventures contributor, Santi Pintado. The AustralianNickelodeon Magazine content was borrowed heavily from its American counterpart,Nickelodeon Magazine. The first copy of the magazine was handed out free at the 2005Nickelodeon Australian Kids' Choice Awards.
Following Nickelodeon Australia's rebrand, the network launched Moby Nick, a bus that would tour around Australia in places such asSydney Olympic Park. Part of the bus was a small recording studio, where children could say a sentence or two about what they could do, or who they were. The ten-second clips would be shown during commercials on Nickelodeon Australia shows.
In 2012, Nickelodeon launchedSlimefest, a children's slime-filled annual music festival. It was first held in Sydney in September 2012, the first line up includedJessica Mauboy,Stan Walker,Justice Crew,Guy Sebastian,Reece Mastin,Johnny Ruffo andChristina Parie.
The 2013 line-up included headlinersBig Time Rush, along with performances by Guy Sebastian, Justice Crew,Samantha Jade,Heffron Drive andJadagrace.
In 2014, the festival toured in both Sydney and Melbourne, with performances byCody Simpson, Savage, Justice Crew,Sabrina Carpenter,The Collective,Alli Simpson,Ricki Lee (Sydney) andDami Im (Melbourne).
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