Nick Jr. (British and Irish TV channel) facts for kids
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| Country | United Kingdom and Ireland |
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| Broadcast area | United Kingdom and Ireland |
| Slogan | Everyday's an adventure! |
| Programming | |
| Language(s) | English |
| Picture format | 1080i HDTV (downscaled to 576i for the SDTV feed) |
| Timeshift service | Nick Jr. +1 |
| Ownership | |
| Owner | (ViacomCBS Networks UK & Australia/Sky Group) |
| Sister channels | Nickelodeon Nick Jr. Too Nicktoons |
| History | |
| Launched | 1993 (programming block) 1 September 1999 (TV channel) |
| Availability | |
| Cable | |
| Virgin Media | Channel 715 Channel 716 (Too) |
| Virgin Media Ireland | Channel 607 |
| WightFibre | Channel 101 |
| Satellite | |
| Sky (UK) | Channel 606 (HD) Channel 613 (Too) Channel 622 (+1) Channel 645 (SD) |
| Sky (Ireland) | Channel 606 Channel 622 (+1) Channel 625 (HD) |
| IPTV | |
| TalkTalk Plus TV | Channel 484 |
| BT | Channel 484 |
| BT (via Now TV) | Channel 470 Channel 476 (HD) Channel 490 (Too) |
| Plusnet | Channel 484 Channel 490 (Too) |
| Eir Vision | Channel 615 |
| Streaming media | |
| Sky Go | Watch live (UK & Ireland only) |
| Now TV | Watch live (UK only) |
| TVPlayer | Watch live (UK only, TVPlayer Plus subscription required) |
| Virgin TV Anywhere | Watch live (UK only) |
Nick Jr. is a British television channel in the United Kingdom and Ireland operated by a joint venture between ViacomCBS Networks UK & Australia and Sky Group. The channel is aimed at pre-school children.
Nick Jr. Too
Another channel, Nick Jr. 2, was launched on 24 April 2006, it was renamed to Nick Jr. Too in November 2014.
Since October 2013, the channel has occasionally branded itself as Nick Jr. Peppa for short periods, usually one month, where the channel solely screens Peppa Pig. Also, it rebrands as Nick Jr. Paw Patrol that only airs Paw Patrol that ususally airs for one months as well.
Unlike the main channel, Nick Jr. Too is not available on TalkTalk, Eir TV or WightFibre.
Nick Jr. Classics
During the mid and late 2000s, Nick Jr. and Nick Jr. 2 presented a nighttime programming block dedicated to classic British children's programmes from the 1970s under the title Nick Jr. Classics. The block launched under the name Noggin on 31 May 2004, running every night from 8:00 p.m. until 10:00 p.m. It was rebranded as Nick Jr. Classics on 5 September 2005.
The block was discontinued on Nick Jr. on 4 January 2009 and Nick Jr. 2 in 2010.
Programming
See also
In Spanish: Nick Jr. (Reino Unido e Irlanda) para niños
