Nickelodeon (Indian TV channel) facts for kids
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| Country |  India |
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| Broadcast area | India Bangladesh Nepal Sri Lanka |
| Headquarters | Mumbai, India |
| Programming | |
| Language(s) | SD channel: Hindi Tamil Telugu Kannada Malayalam Bengali Marathi Gujarati HD+ channel: English Hindi |
| Picture format | 576i SDTV 16:9 1080i, HDTV (Nick HD+ only) |
| Ownership | |
| Owner | MTV Networks India (1999–2007) Viacom 18 (2007–present) |
| Sister channels | Nickelodeon Sonic VH1 India MTV India Colors Nick Jr. India Colors Infinity Comedy Central India Colors Rishtey |
| History | |
| Launched | 16 October 1999 5 December 2015 (HD+ channel) |
| Availability | |
| Cable | |
| Siti cable | Channel 445 |
| Asianet Digital TV (Kerala, India) | Channel 320 |
| Bengal Digital (Bangladesh) | Channel 441 |
| Satellite | |
| Airtel digital TV | Channel 455 (SD) Channel 456 (HD+) |
| Dish TV | Channel 975 (SD) Channel 974 (HD+) |
| Reliance Digital TV | Channel 609 (SD) |
| Sun Direct | Channel 530 (SD) |
| Tata Sky | Channel 663 (SD) Channel 662 (HD+) |
| Videocon d2h | Channel 507 (SD) Channel 950 (HD+) |
| Tata Sky (Bangladesh) | Channel 663 (SD) Channel 662 (HD+) |
| Dish Home (Nepal) | Channel 801 |
| Akash DTH (Bangladesh) | Channel 456 (SD) Channel 451 (HD+) |
| IPTV | |
| PEO TV (Sri Lanka) |
Channel 60 |
| Dhiraagu TV (Maldives) |
Channel 168 |
Nickelodeon (often called Nick) is a popular TV channel for kids in India. It's based in Mumbai, Maharashtra. This channel is like the Indian version of the original American network. It is owned by Viacom 18, which is a company formed by ViacomCBS and TV18.
Even though it shares the "Nick" name, Nickelodeon India mostly shows its own unique content. It doesn't air many shows from the American Nickelodeon anymore. This is part of a plan to make the channel more local. You can usually find the original Indian shows on the main channel. Some foreign shows are shown on the Nick HD+ channel.
As of October 2020, Nickelodeon India was the most watched kids' channel in the country!
Awesome Shows on Nickelodeon India
When Nickelodeon India first started, it showed many cartoons and live-action series from the US. These included popular shows like:
- Rugrats
- Aaahh! Real Monsters
- As Told by Ginger
- Rocket Power
- The Wild Thornberrys
- The Adventures of Jimmy Neutron: Boy Genius
- Rocko's Modern Life
- The Angry Beavers
- CatDog
- Hey Arnold!
- The Fairly OddParents
- Danny Phantom
They also aired live-action shows such as:
Indian-Made Shows and More
Nickelodeon India also created its own game shows. These were called Dum Dama Dum and Gilli Gilli Gappa. They even launched J Bole Toh Jadoo in 2005. This was a cartoon series that came from the popular movie Koi... Mil Gaya.
Around 2006, Nick India started showing Japanese cartoons. Some of these were Ninja Hattori, Perman, and Mighty Cat Masked Niyander.
In 2009, the channel began airing Jai Shri Krishna, a show from Colors. It was edited to be more suitable for younger viewers. They also got Little Krishna, an animated series made in India. In the same year, the French cartoon Oggy and the Cockroaches also joined the lineup.
Creating Their Own Cartoons
Starting in 2011, Nickelodeon India began making its own animated shows. The first one was Keymon Ache, which even had a movie! This idea of creating local shows became very successful.
Some of their most popular Indian animated series include:
- Motu Patlu (launched in 2012)
- Pakdam Pakdai (launched in 2013)
- Shiva (launched in 2015)
- Gattu Battu (launched in 2017)
- Rudra (launched in 2018)
- Ting Tong (launched in 2020)
Because these Indian shows were so popular, Nickelodeon India started relying less on American content. When Nickelodeon HD+ launched in 2018, most of the foreign shows moved to that channel. Indian cartoons have been a big hit for the network. However, American live-action shows generally didn't get as many viewers in India.
