Nickelodeon (German TV channel)
Logo used since 1 August 2023 | |
| Country | Germany |
|---|---|
| Broadcast area | Germany Austria Liechtenstein Luxembourg Switzerland |
| Network | Paramount Networks EMEAA |
| Headquarters | Düsseldorf, Germany (1995–1998) Berlin, Germany (2005–present) |
| Programming | |
| Language(s) | German English |
| Picture format | 1080i HDTV (downscaled to 16:9 576i for the SDTV feed) |
| Ownership | |
| Owner | Paramount Networks EMEAA (Paramount Global) |
| Sister channels | Nicktoons Nick Jr. |
| History | |
| Launched | 5 July 1995 (original) 12 September 2005 (relaunch) |
| Replaced | MTV2 Pop (second iteration) |
| Closed | 31 May 1998 (original) |
| Former names | Nickelodeon (original use; 1995–1998) Nick (2005–2010) Nickelodeon (second use, 2010–2017) Nick (second use, 2017–2023) |
| Links | |
| Website | Official website |
| Availability (channel space shared with nighttime programming block Comedy Central +1) | |
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Nickelodeon is a German free-to-air television channel for children, part of the international. based on the U.S. counterpart brand originally launched in 1995, and relaunched in 2005 as Nick, Nickelodeon is based in Berlin. The channel is available on subscription services and as an unscrambled, free-to-air (FTA) satellite signal. On 31 March 2010, the channel readopted the name Nickelodeon on air and online after being shortened to Nick since its relaunch in 2005, in addition to the new Nickelodeon logo and graphical package being rolled out internationally at the time. In 2017, The Nickelodeon name was shortened again to Nick before being reversed and readopted once again when it rebranded on 1 August 2023, nearly five months after its rebrand in the U.S. Since then, the channel is also broadcast in English in addition to German on a secondary audio track. It is aimed at children between the ages of 6 and 13.