| Nickelodeon India | |
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| The logo of Nickelodeon India | |
| Launched | 23 April 1999 |
| Owned by | Viacom 18 |
| Picture format | 4:3 (576i, SDTV) |
| Country | India |
| Broadcast area | India (originally), Sri Lanka and Bangladesh |
| Headquarters | Mumbai, India |
| Sister channel(s) | Sonic Nickelodeon VH1 India MTV India Colors (TV channel) |
| Website | www.nickindia.com |
| Availability | |
| Satellite | |
| Tata Sky (India) | Channel 609 |
| Dish TV (India) | Channel 518 |
| UCS (Bangladesh) | Channel 19 |
| Sun Direct (India) | Channel 530 |
| Asianet Digital TV (Kerala, India) | Channel 323 |
| Cable | |
| Available on all cable systems | Check Local Listings for channels |
Nickelodeon India (or Nick India) is a television channel devoted to children in India based in Mumbai. It is part of Viacom 18. Nick India is a 24-hour English pay channel, with the option of an Hindi audio feed on direct-broadcast satellite. Nick India is an arm of Nickelodeon (USA).
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Nickelodeon India was first started in 1999 by Viacom 18's Indian division, Viacm 18 India.. Nickelodeon India is a television channel devoted to children in India based in Mumbai. It is part of Viacom 18. Nick India is a 24-hour English pay channel, with the option of a Hindi, Tamil and Telugu audio feed on direct-broadcast satellite. Nick India is an arm of Nickelodeon (USA). Nickelodeon India was first started in 1999 by Viacom 18. It is available in all major cable systems of India. It is also available on all DTH and analog platforms all over India, Sri Lanka, and Bangladesh.
Nick India contains a lot of cartoon programmes that appeal to children such as SpongeBob SquarePants and Ninja Hattori. Besides that, educational shows for toddlers, like Dora The Explorer, are featured in Nick India's pre-school block, Nick Jr. Nick at Nite was set to launch on July 31, 2010, but it was later shelved for unknown reason.
Nickelodeon India does not broadcast new programmes such as Fanboy and Chum Chum, Fairly Odd Parents, TUFF Puppy and live action shows like iCarly, House of Anubis and Big Time Rush. Fairly Odd Parents used to air on Nick India but it has been cancelled. Nickelodeon India is now airing Power Rangers Mystic Force, but only refers to it as a general series brand. However, pictures and descriptions of Power Rangers Samurai are shown on Nick India's website.
When the channel was launched, it aired mostly original programs. Few of them are Klasky Csupo programs, like Rugrats, Aaahh! Real Monsters, As told by Ginger, Rocket Power, The Wild Thornberrys and other animated shows like The Adventures of Jimmy Neutron, Rocko's Modern Life, Angry Beavers, Catdog, Hey Arnold!, The Fairly Odd Parents and Danny Phantom. The network used to air live action shows as well, such as Kenan & Kel, Drake and Josh, Clarissa Explains It All, Legends of the Hidden Temple, Nick Bites and lots more. Recently, Nickelodeon India is becoming more diverse from all of its international counterparts. The network continuously airs Nicktoon shows while broadcasting locally made shows and acquired ones from around the world.
Nick Jr. is a preschool block that airs on Nickelodeon. Nick Jr. currently airs reruns of Dora the Explorer only, and no other programs. But on late Nights, two other Nick Jr. shows are telecast.
Current Nick Jr. Programming on Late Nights:
Former Nick Jr. Programming:
Nick Home Cinema started from summer 2007. Originally it started by airing Nickelodeon movies for 3 months. The movies were Drake & Josh Go Hollywood, Drake & Josh: Really Big Shrimp, The Journey of Allen Strange etc. But it also aired movies made by or released in theatres by other networks, like Stuart Little, Spymate, Air Buddies film series etc. Now-a-days it airs Indian movies.
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