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| Country | Netherlands |
|---|---|
| Broadcast area | Netherlands Belgium (satellite only) |
| Programming | |
| Languages | Dutch English (subtitled in Dutch) |
| Picture format | 1080iHDTV (downscaled to16:9576i for theSDTV feed) |
| Ownership | |
| Owner | Paramount Networks EMEAA |
| Sister channels | Nick Jr. Nicktoons NickMusic MTV MTV 80s MTV 90s MTV 00s MTV Hits MTV Live Comedy Central Paramount Network |
| History | |
| Launched | 23 February 2002; 23 years ago (2002-02-23) (as channel onKindernet) |
| Links | |
| Website | www.nickelodeon.nl (closed) |
| Availability | |
| Terrestrial | |
| Digitenne | Channel 12 (HD) |
| Streaming media | |
| Ziggo GO | ZiggoGO.tv (Europe only) |
| Canal Digitaal | Watch live (Netherlands only) |
| TV Vlaanderen(Flanders) | Watch live (Belgium only) |
TheDutch version of the broadcastingfree-to-cable channel Nickelodeon in theNetherlands and through satellite inBelgium, was launched on 23 February 2002 (the first two programs were an episode ofRugrats titled "Tommy's First Birthday" and theHey Arnold! episode "Downtown As Fruits / Eugene's Bike").[1][2] In addition to the general Nickelodeon programmes, original productions such asZOOP,Het Huis Anubis, andSuperNick are also broadcast. The DutchKids' Choice Awards were presented in three years (2004, 2005 and 2007), featuring nominees that are relevant to the Dutch In 2010, the USKids' Choice Awards aired, which included categories for the Netherlands and Belgium inserted into the broadcast.
Nickelodeon hasa separate version in Belgium with advertising and programming variations for Belgian viewers. All Belgian cable and ISP providers carry the Belgian version, with the satellite provider TV Vlaanderen offering only the Dutch version, as it uses the feed of the DutchCanalDigitaal.
Nickelodeon in the Netherlands was shared withTalpa (2005-2006; 2007), The Box Comedy (2006-2007) andComedy Central (2007-2010; 2011). After that, between February 14, 2011 to October 1, 2015, Nickelodeon was available 24 hours a day with the block TeenNick in the Netherlands via all providers. After which the channel was shared with Spike on October 1, 2015 to December 12, 2016. From December 12, 2016, Nickelodeon can again be seen forever 24 hours a day via Ziggo and since March 1, 2017, also in via other providers forever.[3][4][5][6][1]
In September 2004, it was announced thatJohn de Mol (aka John de Mol Jr., the creator ofBig Brother, and the TV companyEndemol) Had purchased the evening broadcasting time of the Dutch Nickelodeon, in order to be able to start his own television channel there in the future, De Mol bought the evening broadcasting time (from 6:00 PM to 2:00 PM). This started on October 9, 2004, with the Netherlands-Macedonia football match, but there was little sign of the purchase during the first half of 2005. The individual football matches were even broadcast under the Nickelodeon flag (with promos and logos such as "Nickelodeon is Oranges"). Nickelodeon's regular programming was only occasionally interrupted for an evening, for a report and review of a football match. The television channel was therefore started as Talpa and that officially happened on Saturday, August 13, 2005. The first day was well viewed, but apart from the football broadcasts, the viewing figures of the other programming lagged behind the competition. Talpa managed to attract a large number of well-known television personalities: includingFrits Barend, Henk van Dorp,Linda de Mol (John de Mol's sister),Jack Spijkerman,Humberto Tan,Jan Mulder, Caroline Tensen,André van Duin,Henny Huisman, and others. On August 12, 2005, before the broadcasts had officially started, John de Mol Announced that he would like to start a second Talpa TV channel in 2006 (or at the least early 2007 at the latest). Since of De Mol's channel Talpa on August 16, 2005, Nickelodeon was still able to broadcast from 2.00 AM to 6.00 PM. The channel Talpa was part ofTalpa Media Holding (Talpa TV), a company owned by John de Mol. Other well-known media names from that company areRadio 10 Gold andJuize.FM. through Talpa Producties, the company made several programs that were developed for its own television channel. The channel was called Talpa until 15 December 2006, the Latin name for the nocturnal animal the mole, which is a reference to the founder's surname. At that time, On 16 August 2005 or 16 September 2005 to 15 December 2006, they only broadcast in the evening and night hours; during the Day, Nickelodeon in the Netherlands, was shown on the same channel. On 15 December 2006 to 18 August 2007 (until the end), Talpa/Tien Broadcast 24 hours a day. On September 19, 2006, Talpa announced a deal with SBS Broadcasting about the use of the name Tien: Talpa would be renamed Tien from 16 December 2006. A month later, on October 20 of the same year, the channel Announced that it would broadcast 24 hours a day. Nickelodeon which shared the channel with Talpa, therefore moved to The Box Comedy. From that day on, the name of the channel was changed to Tien. The channel had already broadcast several promos and announcements of Talpa/Tien on 16 December 2006. The latter was officially launched a day later.
On 16 August 2005 and 16 September 2005 to 16 December 2006, Nickelodeon began time-sharing withTalpa, now airing between 6.00 PM and 2.00 PM.[7] On December, 16, 2006, Nickelodeon in the Netherlands moved to the channel ofThe Box Comedy,[8][9] which simultaneously changed its name To The Box Comedy and later to Comedy Central. At the same time, Nickelodeon expanded its airtime by 3 Hours due to high viewing figures. Since then, Nickelodeon has Been broadcast from 05:00 to 20:00 in The Netherlands and Flanders.
Comedy Central switched toTMF on 1 January 2011, and Nickelodeon resumed its 24-hour broadcast on 14 February.[10] Sometime after, aTeenNick block was added to the channel's schedule during the overnight hours, airing between 9.00 PM and 6.00 AM. All programming on Nickelodeon's regular schedule is available in Dutch, with the exception of Dutch-Belgian productions.
Ahigh-definition simulcast of Nickelodeon was slated to launch throughUPC Netherlands on 3 April 2012, but ended up being delayed due to technical issues.[11] Nickelodeon HD eventually launched on 13 September 2012, the time throughKPN Interactive TV.[12]
On 1 October 2015, sister channelSpike was launched and initially aired during Nickelodeon's overnight hours.[13][14] On 12 December 2016, Spike became its own 24-hour channel onZiggo, before launching on other providers (such asKPN,Telfort,XS4ALL,Caiway andT-Mobile Thuis) three months later.
Nickelodeon continues to air 24/7 in the Netherlands, broadcasting TeenNick programming at night and also introducing a version ofThe Splat. In Belgium, Spike and Nickelodeon continue to time-sharing.[15][16][17]
| Date | Shared channel with | Closedown time |
|---|---|---|
| 23 February 2002 - 31 August 2002, 1 September 2002 - 13 July 2003 | Net5 (TV channel)Veronica (TV channel, 2002-2003) Nickelodeon/Kindernet | 6:00 pm - 6:00 am |
| 13 July 2003 – 15-16 September 2005 | 24-hour service (Kindernet Closedown on 7 January 2004) | |
| 15-16 September 2005 - 30 November 2006, 1 December 2006 - 15-16 December 2006 | Talpa/Tien (Channel Created by John De Mol of Talpa TV/Talpa Holding/Talpa Media) | 6:00 pm - 2:00 am, 6:00 pm - 5:00/6:00 am |
| 15-16 December 2006 - 29-30 April 2007 | The Box Comedy | 8:00 pm - 5:00 am |
| 29-30 April 2007 – 13 February 2011; 13-14 February - 1 January 2011 - 3 April 2011 | Comedy Central | 8:00 pm - 5:00 am |
| 1 January 2011 - 3 April 2011, - 1 October 2012 - 31 October 2013, 1 November 2013 | Comedy Central moved to the channel used byTMF, and began sharing with that channel. Kindernet returned to television, On 4 April, 2011, and the name is Nickelodeon KinderNet. Nickelodeon KinderNet stopped its broadcasts again, The freed up time has since been by Comedy Central, which therefore broadcasts 24-hour a day. On 1 October 2012, Comedy Central broadcasts 21 hours a day, from 9:00 AM to 6:00 AM local time. Kindernet broadcast on the same channel in the early morning hours, from 6:00 am to 9:00 am local time. From 1 November 2013 to the present, Comedy Central will broadcast 24-hours a day. | 8:00 pm - 6:00 am |
| 14 February 2011 – 18-19 September 2015 | 24-hour service/TeenNick (TV channel 2011-2015) | |
| 18-19 September 2015 – 30 September 2015, 1 October 2015 - 12 December 2016 - 1 March 2017 | Spike/TeenNick (TV channel 2011-2015) | 9:00 pm-5:00 am, 6:00 am |
| 12 December 2016 & 1 March 2017 – present | 24-hour service |
Since 2002,Stichting Kijkonderzoek (SKO) has been monitoring the viewer ratings for Nickelodeon programmes in the Netherlands. Between 2003 and 2017, SKO published an annual list of the most-watched broadcasts of the channel. From 2018 onwards, it publishes a list of the most-watched programmes within the Viacom-owned network.[18]
| Year | Broadcast | Viewers |
|---|---|---|
| 2003 | Bassie & Adriaan & De reis vol verassingen (repetition) | 279,000 |
| 2004 | Zoop | 468,000 |
| 2005 | Zoop | 320,000 |
| 2006 | SpongeBob SquarePants | 292,000 |
| 2007 | Het Huis Anubis | 421,000 |
| 2008 | Avatar | 507,000 |
| 2009 | Het Huis Anubis | 477,000 |
| 2010 | Avatar | 333,000 |
| 2011 | iCarly | 322,000 |
| 2012 | Avatar: The Legend of Korra | 340,000 |
| 2013 | Kids Choice Awards 2013 | 265,000 |
| 2014 | Avatar | 356,000 |
| 2015 | SpongeBob SquarePants | 155,000 |
| 2016 | Kids Choice Awards 2016 | 219,000 |
| 2017 | Kids Choice Awards 2017 | 179,000 |
| 2018 | Thundermans | 124,000 |
| 2019 | — | — |
| 2020 | — | — |
Nicktoons is a Dutch TV channel broadcasting in theNetherlands andBelgium, which mostly airs cartoons. It launched together withNickMusic on 2 August 2007. At daytime the cartoons are dubbed in Dutch and at night the cartoons are spoken in English, but subtitled in Dutch.[19]
Nick Jr. is a preschooler's channel and is the sister channel to Nickelodeon. After the transition ofKindernet to Nickelodeon in 2003[20] Nick Jr. became a programme block on Nickelodeon in the morning.[1] Nick Jr. would launch as a separate 24-hour channel on 1 January 2005 but due to some capacity issues it eventually launched a few months later on 1 May.[21]
NickMusic (formerlyNick Hits) is a digital music video channel for children. It launched together withNicktoons on 2 August 2007.[19]
