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, Maharashtra, India |
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| Picture format | 576i SDTV |
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| Owner | JioStar |
| Parent | Nickelodeon |
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| Launched | 16 October 1999 |
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 TV channel. It is owned by JioStar. JioStar is a company made by Disney India and Viacom18. They have a special agreement with Paramount Skydance Corporation.
Even though it's called "Nickelodeon," this channel mostly shows its own Indian cartoons. It has done this since the 2010s. The original American Nickelodeon shows are shown on a different channel, Nickelodeon HD+. As of October 2020, Nick was the most-watched children's channel in India.
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How Nick India Started
Nickelodeon first started in India on October 16, 1999. A company called Zee TV helped bring the channel to homes. They worked with Viacom to do this. Zee TV also had a special Nickelodeon show block on its main channel. This block was later replaced by Cartoon Network in 2002.
In 2004, Viacom made some big changes to Nickelodeon in India. They wanted more people to watch it. They started calling the channel just "Nick." They also began making local shows and added a Hindi language option.
On November 23, 2006, Nick India stopped being shown in Pakistan. A new, special version of Nickelodeon for Pakistan started instead.
In 2007, Viacom and TV18 created a new company called Viacom18. Nick India, along with MTV and VH1, became part of this new company.
On June 25, 2010, Nick India changed its look. It started using the same new logo that Nickelodeon in the US had launched. India was the last big market to get this new look.
In December 2011, Viacom18 launched a new channel called Sonic. At first, Sonic showed action and adventure programs. Later, in 2016, it started focusing more on comedy shows.
Viacom18 also made movies based on Nick India shows. In 2012, they released Keymon Ache & Nani in Space Adventure. Another movie, Motu Patlu: King Of Kings, came out on October 14, 2016. It was based on the popular Motu Patlu cartoon.
Nick Jr. started in late 2012. It was a separate channel for younger kids. The main Nick channel did not show live-action shows. So, these shows aired on TeenNick. TeenNick was a block that aired in the evenings on Nick Jr. It stopped on February 1, 2017.
In 2013, Nick India held its first local Kids Choice Awards.
On December 5, 2015, Viacom18 launched Nickelodeon HD+. This was the first children's channel in High Definition in India. It shows different programs than the main Nick channel. This includes international shows that had not been seen in India before, like The Legend of Korra.
In March 2016, Viacom18 started a "Nick Hour" block. This block aired on their free channel Colors Rishtey. It showed popular cartoons like Motu Patlu and Pakdam Pakdai.
Nick India added a Kannada language option on September 1, 2018. In 2019, four more languages were added. These were Marathi, Bengali, Gujarati, and Malayalam.
Nick India also worked with Nickelodeon International on a new show. It was called The Twisted Timeline of Sammy & Raj. This show first aired internationally in late 2022. It premiered in India on October 15, 2023.
On April 15, 2024, Nick and its sister channel Nick Jr. updated their look. They started using the "Splat" rebrand, which is used around the world. Nick India kept its on-air name as "Nick."
Popular Shows on Nick India
When Nick India first started, it showed many cartoons from the US Nickelodeon channel. These included Rugrats, Aaahh!!! Real Monsters, Hey Arnold!, SpongeBob SquarePants, and Avatar: The Last Airbender. It also showed live-action shows like Kenan & Kel and Drake & Josh.
After some time, Nick India started making its own shows. They made two game shows called Dum Dama Dum and Gilli Gilli Gappa. They also launched J Bole Toh Jadoo in 2004. This was a cartoon spin-off of the movie Koi... Mil Gaya.
In 2006, Nick India began showing Japanese anime. Popular shows like Ninja Hattori and Perman aired. Because the original Nickelodeon shows were not doing as well, the channel started to focus more on cartoons from other companies. Newer live-action shows like iCarly were not shown on the main channel. They later aired on TeenNick in 2012.
In 2009, Nick started showing Jai Shri Krishna from Colors TV. This show was edited to be suitable for younger viewers. They also got Little Krishna, an animated series. In the same year, the French cartoon Oggy and the Cockroaches also started airing.
In 2011, Nickelodeon India began making its own animated shows. The first was Keymon Ache. Then came Motu Patlu in 2012, which became very popular. Other local cartoons followed, like Pakdam Pakdai in 2013, Shiva in 2015, and Rudra in 2018. The original shows from the American network moved to Nickelodeon HD+ in 2015.
Other Nick Channels
Nick HD+
Nick HD+ is also known as Nickelodeon HD+. It started on December 5, 2015. This is the high-definition version of Nickelodeon India. It is the only channel in India that shows the original content from the U.S. television channel. It was the first children's channel in high definition in India.
Nick Jr.
Before it became a separate channel, Nick Jr. was a morning block on Nickelodeon. It showed programs for very young children. These included shows like Dora the Explorer and Go Diego Go.
On November 21, 2012, Viacom18 launched TeenNick and Nick Jr. as one channel. Nick Jr. aired during the day, and TeenNick aired at night. However, TeenNick stopped airing on February 1, 2017. This made Nick Jr. a channel that aired all day. The Nick Jr. block on the main Nickelodeon channel stopped in 2018.
Sonic
Sonic launched on December 20, 2011. It first focused on action shows for older kids and teens. In 2016, the channel changed its plan. It started to show more comedy and local cartoons for younger viewers.
