TeenNick (Indian TV programming block)

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TeenNick India
CountryIndia
Broadcast area
Headquarters Mumbai, India
Programming
Language(s)
Ownership
Owner Viacom18
History
LaunchedNovember 21, 2012 (2012-11-21)
ClosedFebruary 1, 2017 (2017-02-01)

TeenNick India was a programming block devoted to teens, it was part of Nickelodeon India from 2012 to 2017.

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History

Nickelodeon India air Nickelodeon programming on the main channel and decided to launch those shows as part of a night time programming block in 2012 on Nick Jr. India., [2] When it launched, the channel mostly aired action shows like Power Rangers . Nick HD+ launched in 2015 also had some live action programming.

On 1 February 2017 the block was discontinued, making Nick Jr. a 24-hour channel. Nickelodeon HD+ also stopped airing live action programs from that date however they were again started from 2 August 2021.

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