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| Country | South Africa |
|---|---|
| Broadcast area | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| Headquarters | Johannesburg,South Africa |
| Programming | |
| Languages | English Afrikaans Amharic (Ethiopia) |
| Picture format | HDTV1080i |
| Ownership | |
| Owner | Paramount Networks EMEAA (Paramount Skydance Corporation) Multichoice (GOtv andDStv version only) |
| Sister channels | MTV Nick Jr. Nicktoons MTV Base Comedy Central BET BET International |
| History | |
| Launched | June 12, 1999; 26 years ago (1999-06-12) (block) July 1, 2008; 17 years ago (2008-07-01) (channel) |
| Links | |
| Website | www |
| Availability | |
| Terrestrial | |
| StarSat/StarTimes | Channel 357 (recently removed) |
| GOtv | Channel 87 |
| DStv | Channel 305, Channel 312 (Southern Africa except South Africa) |
| Zuku TV (East Africa) | Channel 640 |
| Azam TV (East Africa) | Channel 220 |
Nickelodeon (commonly shortened asNick) is a South African 24-hour television channel owned byParamount Networks EMEAA. The channel was launched on July 1, 2008. North Africa receives the Arabic-language version of the channelNickelodeon MENA.
Unlike other Nickelodeon feeds and much like theGerman andDutch feeds, the end credits on shows (except on interstitial shows) never appear. They were replaced by short credits including the show name, production year and production company and much like theEuropean feed, the promos and bumpers do not contain any text other than the Nickelodeon logo (prior to 2023 in the case of promos). This is also includesNick Jr. since it launched onNicktoons since 2021.SpongeBob SquarePants inAfrikaans,isiZulu andEnglish will premiere on Nicktoons (DStv channel 308)[1]
Before it was a channel, it was a block on the South African children's channelKTV and Koowee. Nickelodeon was launched as a channel on July 1, 2008.[2] In 2012, it received new bumpers, promo, and continuity. Later in 2014,Nicktoons was launched as a replacement for the discontinuedKidsco alongsideNick Jr., another channel from Viacom (now Paramount). Nick Jr and Nicktoons share the same website as Nickelodeon until Nick Jr. launched its own website.
In June 2017, theKenya Film Classification Board (KCFB), headed by CEO Ezekiel Mutua, ordered a ban on six cartoons airing onCartoon Network Africa, Nickelodeon Africa andNicktoons Africa for allegedly promoting LGBT themes to minors. The shows affected are the currently-running Cartoon Network showsAdventure Time,Clarence andSteven Universe, in addition to the already ended Nickelodeon showsHey Arnold! andThe Legend of Korra, and the currently running Nickelodeon cartoonThe Loud House, although The Loud House returned to Nicktoons Africa in late 2021, similar to that of Cartoon Network Africa with Adventure Time andDisney Channel Africa withThe Owl House.[3]
In 2018, Viacom merged official websites of Southeast Asian, Middle Eastern and African versions of Nickelodeon into nick.tv. Along the way Nickelodeon adapted two feeds with the South African feed airing series banned from the channel such as The Loud House and Bubble Guppies.
On March 5, 2019, Nickelodeon (South Africa only) along with Comedy Central, BET,MTV andMTV Base were available in HD onDStv. The Nickelodeon channel in South Africa has a separate feed from the rest of Africa, with different programming and schedule.
In 2020, the channel relaunched itsNick Jr programming block, airing from 5 a.m (CAT) to 7 a.m (CAT) daily (previously 5 a.m (CAT) to 6:30 a.m (CAT) on weekdays and 5 a.m (CAT) to 7:00 a.m (CAT) on weekends). However, the block is not available on the South African feed.
On May 17, 2021,NickMusic was launched as a TV program onNickToons, airing on weekdays at 4 p.m.(CAT).
In July 2022, Nickelodeon was made available onStartimes ON in selected countries as a supplement ofDreamWorks Channel which was removed from StarTimes andStarSat on February 17, 2022, and relaunched on DStv on March 18, 2022.
On August 1, 2023, the channel rebranded to its current era nearly 5 months after its rebrand in the U.S.
Nickelodeon Africa is divided into two feeds for its broadcast in the Sub-Saharan African region with each feed carrying its own schedule and programming.
Nicktoons Africa is a sister-channel of Nickelodeon that airs reruns of animated series from Nickelodeon along with other cartoons. The channel was launched on 30 September 2014 as a replacement toKidsco onDStv.
Nick Jr. Africa is a sister-channel of Nickelodeon that is aimed at pre-school children. The channel was launched on 30 September 2014. The channel also has an Ethiopian feed.[5]