Nickelodeon (German TV channel)
children's TV channel in Germany
Nickelodeon is a German free-to-air television channel for children, part of the international. based on the U.S. counterpart brand originally launched in 1995, relaunched in 2005 as Nick, Nickelodeon is based in Berlin. 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 name Nickelodeon on air and online after being shortened to Nick since its relaunch in 2005, in addition to the new Nickelodeon logo and graphical package being rolled out internationally at the time. In 2017, The Nickelodeon name was shortened again to Nick before being reversed and readopted once again when it rebranded on 1 August 2023, nearly five months after its rebrand in the U.S. 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
Nicknight was a German, Austrian and Swiss programming block operating from 2014 to 2021. On 1 November 2018, Nicknight Germany was replaced by MTV+ (Comedy Central +1 since 1 March 2021). Nicknight closed in Switzerland and Austria on 1 October 2021, and were replaced by Comedy Central Austria and 7+ Family respectively.
History
1995–1998
The original version of Nickelodeon was launched on 5 July 1995 on the DFS Kopernikus satellite and a few cable providers in North Rhine-Westphalia.
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