Nick Jr. (Australia)
Nick Jr. | |
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Nick Jr. Australia's logo rebranded late March 2010. | |
Launched |
1 April 1998 (block) 14 March 2004 (channel) |
Owned by |
Foxtel Networks (35%)[1] MTV Networks Australia (65%) |
Picture format | 576i (SDTV 16:9) |
Audience share | 0.2% (November '05, web=) |
Country | Australia |
Language | English |
Broadcast area | Australia |
Sister channel(s) |
MTV MTV Classic MTV Dance MTV Hits MTV Music Nickelodeon |
Website | www.nickjr.com.au |
Availability | |
Satellite | |
Foxtel | Channel 703 |
Cable | |
Foxtel | Channel 703 |
Optus TV | Channel 703 |
IPTV | |
FetchTV | Channel 147 |
Streaming media | |
Foxtel Go | Channel 703 |
Nick Jr. is a 24-hour children's channel in Australia designed for pre-schoolers. Nick Jr. was a morning programming block on Nickelodeon until 2004, when Foxtel launched it as a full 24-hour kids channel.[2] The channel is run by Foxtel Networks, under license from Viacom, and is also available on Optus Television and FetchTV.
History
Before Nick Jr. officially launched as a 24-hour TV channel, it was part of Nickelodeon's morning line-up which included such shows as Blue's Clues , Bob the Builder and Dora the Explorer.
On 21 January 2004, Foxtel announced a brand new digital service along with new channel line-ups which included Nick Jr. and on 14 March 2004, Nick Jr. officially launched to be the first 24-hour Australian kids channel to play shows suited for pre-schoolers.
For a few months after Nick Jr. became a full channel, it kept a 2-hour time slot on Nickelodeon in the mornings from 8:00am until 10:00am, but the time allocated to the block was far shorter than it was before it became a full channel.
The channel used the new Nick Jr. logo from Friday 26 March 2010.[3] From 2004 until 2010, the channel used a localised logo with two kangaroos with the tradition of 'Nick' (representing the adult) and 'Jr.' (as the child).
On 3 December 2013, Nick Jr. became available on Foxtel's streaming service Foxtel Go.[4]
On 1 January 2014, Nick Jr. launched on Australian IPTV provider FetchTV.[5][6]
The channel aired for a time as a 2-hour block in the afternoons on Sky Television in New Zealand, until this ceased in 2013.
Programming
Current programming
- Blue's Clues (2004-present)
- Dora the Explorer (2005-present)
- Dora and Friends: Into the City! (2013-present)
- Poppy Cat (2012-present)
- PAW Patrol (2014–present)
- Team Umizoomi (2011-present)
- The Backyardigans (2005–present)
- Blaze and the Monster Machines
- Wanda and the Alien (2015-present)
- Bubble Guppies (2013–present)
- Curious George (2012–present)
- Didi and B. (2012-present)
- Max & Ruby (2004-present)
- Harry and His Bucket Full of Dinosaurs (2006–present)
- Ni Hao, Kai-Lan (2008–2012)
- The Fresh Beat Band (2010-present)
- Dino Dan (2013-present)
- Doozers (2013-present)
- Go, Diego, Go! (2006–present)
- Hi-5 (2004–present)
- Hi-5 House (2013-present)
- Super Why! (2009-present)
- Julius Jr. (2014-present)
- Percy's Tiger Tales (2012-present)
- Play Along With Sam (2013-present)
- Shaun the Sheep (2009–present)
- Wallykazam! (2014-present)
- Yo Gabba Gabba! (2008–present)
- Zack & Quack (2014-present)
See also
Logos
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logo used from 2004 to 2010
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logo used from 2010 to present
Presenters
- Face (April 1998 (block) and 14 March 2004 (channel) to 30 September 2005)
- Piper O' Possum (1 October 2005 to 25 March 2010)
- Moose A. Moose and Zee D. Bird (26 March 2010 to June 2012)
References
- ↑ "FOXTEL - About FOXTEL - What We Do - Shareholdings". Foxtel. 2009. Retrieved 20 December 2009.
- ↑ Fenech, Stephen (17 March 2004). "The future is in your hands". The Advertiser. p. D01.
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ignored (help) - ↑ Knox, David (23 March 2010). "Nickelodeon logo switch". tvtonight.com.au. Retrieved 23 March 2010.
- ↑ Knox, David (3 December 2013). "Foxtel Go adds Nickelodeon, MTV, ESPN". TV Tonight. Retrieved 4 January 2014.
- ↑ FetchTV (16 December 2013). "Fetch TV". Facebook. Retrieved 3 January 2014.
- ↑ Davidson, Darren (16 December 2013). "Fetch muscles up before a Foxtel grab". The Australian. Retrieved 3 January 2014.
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