Spike (Dutch TV channel)

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Spike
Spike logo 2015.svg
Country Netherlands
Broadcast areaNetherlands
NetworkSpike
Programming
Picture format 1080i HDTV
(downscaled to 16:9 576i for the SDTV feed)
Ownership
Owner Paramount Networks EMEAA
Sister channels MTV
MTV Hits
MTV Live
MTV 80s
MTV 90s
MTV 00s
Comedy Central
Comedy Central Extra
Nickelodeon
Nick Jr.
Nicktoons
NickMusic
History
Launched1 October 2015;6 years ago (2015-10-01)
Links
Website www.spiketv.nl
Availability
Streaming media
Ziggo GO ZiggoGO.tv (Europe only)

Spike is a Dutch free-to-air television channel in the Netherlands, based on the American rebranded Paramount Network. It was the third Spike channel next to the US and UK version of the channel. The television channel aims at an audience of mainly men. The channel launched on 1 October 2015. Initially it only broadcast daily between 21:00 and 2:30, time-sharing with Nickelodeon. As of 12 December 2016 the channel is broadcasting 24 hours a day in the Netherlands. Until 6 January 2021, the channel was also available in Flanders.

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History

On 18 August 2015, Viacom announced that Spike would launch in the Netherlands and Flanders on 1 October 2015. [1] It started broadcasting at night and broadcasts from 21:00 to 2:30 on Nickelodeon, replacing TeenNick in its time slot. [2] This brings the American Spike channel for the first time in the Netherlands and Belgium.

On 12 December 2016 Spike launched as a 24-hours channel on Ziggo in the Netherlands, followed by KPN, Telfort, XS4ALL, Caiway and T-Mobile Thuis 3 months later. Nickelodeon became a 24-hours channel again. On some platforms Spike keeps on time-sharing daily between 21:05 and 5:00 with Nickelodeon, which is 2.5 hours more than before 12 December 2016. [3] [4] [5] In Flanders Spike is time-sharing daily between 21:05 and 5:00 with Nickelodeon, which is 2.5 hours longer than before 12 December 2016.

On 18 January 2018, the American channel Spike was rebranded as Paramount Network by Viacom Media Networks to closely associate with the Paramount Pictures movie studio. Later followed by 5Spike in the UK. [6]

In December 2020 it was announced that Spike will stop broadcasting in Flanders on 6 January 2021. Since that day, Nickelodeon is broadcasting 24 hours a day in Flanders. [7] [8]

Programming

Local shows

Imports

See also

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References

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