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| Country | Germany |
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| Broadcast area | Germany Austria Liechtenstein Luxembourg Switzerland |
| Network | Paramount Networks EMEAA |
| Headquarters | Düsseldorf, Germany (1995–1998) Berlin, Germany (2005–present) |
| Programming | |
| Languages | German English |
| Picture format | 1080iHDTV (downscaled to16:9576i for the SDTV feed) |
| Ownership | |
| Owner | Paramount Networks EMEAA (Paramount Skydance Corporation) |
| Sister channels | Nicktoons Nick Jr. |
| History | |
| Launched | 5 July 1995 (original) 12 September 2005 (relaunch) |
| Replaced | MTV2 Pop (second iteration) |
| Closed | 31 May 1998 (original) |
| Former names | Nickelodeon (original use; 1995–1998) Nick (2005–2010) Nickelodeon (second use, 2010–2017) Nick (second use, 2017–2023) |
| Links | |
| Website | Official website |
| Availability (channel space shared with nighttime programming blockComedy Central +1) | |
Nickelodeon is a Germanfree-to-airtelevision channel for children, part of theinternational. based on theU.S. counterpart brand originally launched in 1995, and relaunched in 2005 asNick, Nickelodeon is based inBerlin. The channel is available on subscription services and as an unscrambled, free-to-air (FTA) satellite signal. On 31 March 2010, the channel readopted the nameNickelodeon on air and online after being shortened toNick since its relaunch in 2005, in addition to the new Nickelodeon logo and graphical package being rolled out internationally at the time. In 2017, TheNickelodeon name was shortened again toNick before being reversed and readopted once again when it rebranded on 1 August 2023, nearly five months after its rebrand in the U.S.[1] Since then, the channel is also broadcast in English in addition to German on a secondary audio track. It is aimed at children between the ages of 6 and 13.
Nicknight was a German, Austrian and Swiss programming block operating from 2014 to 2021. On 1 November 2018, Nicknight Germany was replaced byMTV+ (Comedy Central +1 since 1 March 2021). Nicknight closed in Switzerland and Austria on 1 October 2021, and were replaced byComedy Central Austria and 7+ Family respectively.
The original version of Nickelodeon was launched on 5 July 1995 on theDFS Kopernikus satellite and a few cable providers inNorth Rhine-Westphalia. The station was launched in a joint venture between Viacom, who owned 90%, andRavensburger's film and television division, who owned the remaining 10%.[2] Nickelodeon initially aired for six hours per day from 1.00 pm to 7.00 pm on weekdays and 8.00 am to 1.00pm on weekends; during off-air hours, the channel looped a half-hour special featuring excerpts from its shows. The station was headquartered inDüsseldorf where live presentation came from. Starting in October 1995, Nickelodeon aired from 6.00 am until 8.00 pm, and timeshared withArte starting in 1996, truncating its broadcast to 5.00 pm, though later expanded to 7.00 pm.
AfterDer Kinderkanal launched in January 1997, Nickelodeon's channel slot replaced by Kinderkanal on many cable providers and started timesharing withVH-1 Germany on satellite between 6.00am and 8.00pm. Nickelodeon was a financial failure and lost 150,000,000Deutsche Mark due to weak advertising sales and its inability to compete against the more successful Kinderkanal.[3] The channel's future had been deliberated since the beginning of 1998 and its closure had been planned months in advance.[4]Viacom announced it with only days of notice given to employees. During the station's final three days, a testcard aired after each programme informing viewers of its incoming closure.
During the final three days, the final episode ofNick Live Club aired, in which the channel's in-vision presenters thanked viewers for watching before performing a farewell song. This episode was filmed on 29 May and was repeated up to and including the final day.[5] The channel closed on 31 May 1998 at 8.00 pm with a video thanking viewers and informing them Nickelodeon's programming would soon be available elsewhere, before switching to VH1. Its transponder space was occupied with an edited version of the testcard in the following weeks,[6] beforeMTV was relocated to the transponder the following year.
Viacom soon thereafter struck a deal withRTL ownerCLT-UFA to broadcast their programming on RTL's own children's channel,Super RTL, in addition to a weekend morningNicktoons block on the main RTL channel. After VH-1 Germany shut down in 2001 (and was replaced by apan-European feed on a separate channel), it was replaced withMTV2 Pop.
On 7 April 2005, it was announced that Nickelodeon Germany would be relaunched under the nameNick as a new channel on 12 September 2005.[7] Nick started with a prime-time programming block titled Nick Comedy that aired sitcoms and other comedy shows. Nickelodeon eventually replacedMTV2 Pop; since February 2006, in addition to international series, it started airing locally produced shows.[8] In October 2007, a special German version of theKids' Choice Awards was produced and broadcast on the channel.
In the start of 2008, Nick launched a family-oriented programming block namedNick nach acht (Nick after eight), which was the local adaptation of US overnight blockNick at Nite. It aired documentaries, drama series, films and sitcoms.[9] It used an adapted logo of its US counterpart. Most of the block's programming schedule consisted on repeats ofThe Ren & Stimpy Show andCatDog.[10] On 15 December 2008,Comedy Central Germany replaced Nick nach acht on Nickelodeon, taking over its airing time as a timeshared channel starting 8.15pm.[11]
On 31 March 2010, the channel adopted the new international branding. The fullNickelodeon name was restored, while Nick Premium was rebranded asNicktoons.[12]
On 1 June 2011, Nickelodeon Germany started broadcasting in HD.[13]
On 1 October 2014, Nickelodeon Germany became a 24-hour channel, with Comedy Central leaving Nickelodeon's channel slot and moving toVIVA Germany. Furthermore, Nickelodeon introduced a new overnight programming block calledNicknight, replacing Comedy Central's airing time from 9.00 pm to 5.45 am.[14][15]
On 28 June 2017, the channel rebranded and shortened its name back toNick.
On 1 November 2018 at 5am, Nicknight was discontinued. At 8.15 pm on that dayMTV+ launched airing from 8.15 pm to 5 am. However, the Austrian and Swiss feeds continued carrying the Nicknight brand until 1 October 2021, when they were replaced byComedy Central Austria and 7+ Family.
On 1 March 2021, MTV+ was replaced byComedy Central +1.[16]
On 1 August 2023, Nickelodeon Germany rebranded on the same date as other international feeds and reverted to the original "Nickelodeon" name.[17]
On 23 April 2024, it was reported thatRTL Group (the former CLT-UFA) had reached an agreement withParamount Global to acquire Nickelodeon Germany, as Paramount wants to refocus its resources onParamount+ andPluto TV. If the deal were to have been approved, RTL Group would rebrand the channel as Toggo, the same name used for Super RTL's programming block for children, while also having the broadcasting rights for Nickelodeon shows on German television.[18] On 17 September, it was announced by the German Federal Cartel Office (FCO) that they had blocked RTL's purchase of Nickelodeon Germany.[19]
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On 1 June 2006, an Austrian subfeed of the channel was launched, initially timesharing with VIVA Austria from 6.00 am to 7.00 pm.[20] On 1 January 2011, it started timesharing withComedy Central Austria. The channel is known on-air asNickelodeon Austria.
On 1 October 2014, Nick Austria started broadcasting 24 hours a day with the launch ofNickNight.
On 1 October 2021, the channel started timesharing withComedy Central Austria, along with a new licence fromRRtv, using the European graphics package, its schedule and its original name,Nickelodeon. Nick Austria rebranded into the 2023 Splat, and was reverted back to its original name "Nickelodeon".
At the end of June 2025, Nickelodeon Austria stopped broadcasting and was replaced by the German feed.
A Swiss subfeed for German-speaking viewers was launched on 1 April 2009, first timesharing withVIVA Switzerland and then with Comedy Central starting on 16 May 2011. For many years, its programming schedule was identical with the main, German feed. Nevertheless, it got its own, separate schedule. The channel is known on-air asNickelodeon Schweiz.
On 1 October 2014, Nick Switzerland started broadcasting 24 hours a day with the launch ofNickNight.
Since 1 October 2021, the channel has been run byCH Media under license fromParamount.
On 23 August 2023, Nick Switzerland rebranded into the 2023 Splat and was reverted back to its original name "Nickelodeon".
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Nicktoons was launched in December 2007 as Nick Premium.[21] In 2009, Nickelodeon announced that Nick Premium would be rebranded as Nicktoons.[22] The channel airs animated programmes from Nickelodeon.
Nick Jr. is a channel that broadcasts to younger children. The channel was launched on 12 September 2005 as a block and on 31 March 2009 as a channel. Before the channel launched, some programmes were broadcast onSuper RTL andDisney Channel.[23][24]
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