Nick Jr. (Portuguese TV channel)

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Nick Jr. (Portugal)
Nick Jr. logo 2023 (outline).svg
Country Portugal
Broadcast area Portugal
Headquarters Lisbon, Portugal
Programming
Language(s) Portuguese
Picture format 1080i (HDTV)
576i (16:9 SDTV)
Ownership
Owner Paramount Networks EMEAA
Sister channels MTV Portugal
Nickelodeon Portugal
History
Launched2 November 2017;6 years ago (2017-11-02)
Links
Website www.nickjr.pt

Nick Jr. is a children's television channel dedicated to preschool children. It started its transmission in Portugal on 2 November 2017. The channel was available exclusively on NOS, [1] until 4 April 2023, when it was also launched on MEO. [2] On 1 February 2024 the channel became available in HD.

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Like Nickelodeon in Portugal, Nick Jr. also shares the same schedule as that of Spain, with the only difference between both feeds being the content broadcast during commercial breaks.

Programming

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References

  1. "Nick Jr debuts in Portugal". broadbandtvnews.com. 2 November 2017. Retrieved 7 November 2017.
  2. "Canal Nick Jr. já está disponível na operadora MEO" (in European Portuguese). unimado.pt. 6 April 2023. Retrieved 6 April 2023.