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Broadcast area |
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Headquarters | Singapore |
Programming | |
Language(s) | English (Asia) Malay (Malaysia) Indonesian (Indonesia) Thai (Thailand) Mandarin (Taiwan) |
Picture format | 1080i HDTV SDTV 576i (downscaled) |
Ownership | |
Owner | Paramount Networks EMEAA (Paramount International Networks) |
Sister channels | Nick Jr. MTV Live MTV 90s Paramount Network Colors Colors Infinity |
History | |
Launched | |
Replaced | Nickelodeon India (On specific providers in Sri Lanka and the Maldives) Disney Channel Taiwan (On specific cable providers in Taiwan) |
Closed | July 31, 2006 (New Zealand) |
Replaced by | Nickelodeon New Zealand (in New Zealand) |
Links | |
Website | Official website |
Nickelodeon is a pan-Asian pay television channel operated by Paramount Networks EMEAA and owned by Paramount International Networks, based in Singapore and broadcast to audiences in Southeast Asia and certain regions in Oceania like Polynesia and Papua New Guinea. [1] The channel was launched on 1998 and mainly broadcasts original series from Nickelodeon's namesake television channel in the United States.
The channel was first launched in the Middle East and North Africa in June 1996 [2] as a 24-hour English-language TV channel.
In October 1998, Nickelodeon decided to reach the popular channel to the Philippines, [2] Japan, Russia & the CIS as an attempt to bring the popular channel to Asia. One of their shorts were Right Here, Right Now (based on the 1993 Nick US shorts) and their ID's were by FRONT. Broadcasts in Singapore started on 9 March 2001. [3] In 2003, it became a part of NickSplat (Nickelodeon's headquarters in Asia).
On October 11, 2006, Viacom's subsidiary MTV Networks Asia Pacific set up a new unit to manage a feed based in Singapore. [4] [5] Nickelodeon was launched in Singapore and expanded its services in Southeast Asia and Polynesia. Nickelodeon Philippines, Nickelodeon Pakistan, and Nickelodeon India started working independently. They started their new website in 2003.
In 2018, the channel launched in both Sri Lanka (via Dialog TV) and Maldives, replacing Nickelodeon India due to the said feed's heavy localization.
On January 1, 2022, the channel launched in Taiwanese cable providers, replacing Disney Channel. [6]
In the Middle East, Nickelodeon Asia was made available to Middle Eastern viewers in the region via the ABS-2 satellite and it was broadcast in English. Previously, the channel was made available to Middle Eastern viewers in the region via the Palapa C2 and D satellites until 2010, when Nickelodeon Asia left Palapa D.[ citation needed ]
In Singapore, Nickelodeon Asia is available in English. The channel was launched on March 9, 2001. [2] [7] [8]
In Indonesia, Nickelodeon Asia is available in both Indonesian and English and it was launched in February 1999. [2]
Available since October 1999; [2] currently broadcasting in English, Malaysian, Mandarin Chinese. [1]
In Thailand, Nickelodeon Asia is available via TrueVisions and it was broadcast in Thai. In 2020, Nickelodeon was extended to AIS Play & 3BB Giga TV for Major Pay Television Networks in Thailand along with Nick Jr. [ citation needed ]
In Taiwan, Nickelodeon Asia is available in Mandarin Chinese.
In Hong Kong, Nickelodeon Asia is currently broadcasting in Cantonese, made available since February 2002. [2]
In the Maldives, Nickelodeon and Nick Jr. Asia were launched available on Medianet in June 2018. [9]
In Myanmar, Nickelodeon Asia is available on Channel 15 on Sky Net and Canal+ Myanmar Channel 114 and is also on OTT Platform Cookie TV.
in Sri Lanka, Nickelodeon Asia launched in August 2018 on Dialog TV, replacing Nick India. However, Nick India continues to broadcast on PEO TV.
In South Korea, Nickelodeon Asia was launched in 2003 in South Korea airing in English with subtitles in Korean and was available through SkyLife. the channel replaced Tooniverse but was later removed in 2006, SkyLife did not carry Nickelodeon until 2014.[ citation needed ]
On July 1, 2022, Nickelodeon was replaced with KiZmom, and relaunched as a programming block on Tooniverse.[ citation needed ]
On February 1, 2022, Nickelodeon Asia launched in Japan and replaced the Japanese version in this country.[ citation needed ]
In Vietnam, Nickelodeon was a programming block on YouTV, branded as Nick & You. It first launched in September 2016. However, the block was closed on December 31, 2022.[ citation needed ]
In Mainland China, Nickelodeon was made available to Chinese viewers via a programming block branded as HaHa Nick based in Shanghai, which existed from May 2005 to October 2007, broadcasting in Mandarin Chinese. Nickelodeon is currently defunct in China with its programming moved to channels such as CNTV.[ citation needed ]
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