Nickelodeon (German TV channel)
children's TV channel in Germany
Nickelodeon is a German free-to-air television channel. It is part of the international Nickelodeon brand. The channel was first launched in 1995. It was relaunched in 2005. Nickelodeon is based in Berlin. The channel is available on subscription services and as a free-to-air (FTA) satellite signal. On 31 March 2010, the channel began to use the name Nickelodeon on air and online. It also used the new Nickelodeon logo.[1] The channel is broadcast in English and has a secondary audio track in German.
| Nickelodeon | |
|---|---|
 Logo used since 1 August 2023[a] | |
| Country | Germany |
| Broadcast area | Germany Austria Liechtenstein Luxembourg Switzerland |
| Network | Paramount Networks EMEAA |
| Headquarters | Berlin, Germany |
| 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) |
| 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) | |
| Cable | |
| Vodafone Kabel Deutschland | Channel 182 (HD) Channel 482 (SD) |
| Satellite | |
| Astra 1M | 11.973 GHz V / 27.5 |
| Astra 1N | 12.148 GHz H / 27.5 (Austria) |
| Eutelsat 9B | 11.785 GHz H / 27.5 (DVB-S2) |
| Sky Deutschland | Channel 550 (HD) Channel 1351 (Austria) |
| HD Austria | Channel 73 |
| IPTV | |
| Telekom Entertain (Germany) | Channel 11 (HD) |
| A1 TV (Austria) | Channel 30 (SD) |
| FL1 TV (Liechtenstein) | Channel 29 (SD) |
| Streaming media | |
| nick.de | Watch live |
Like the Dutch and African version of the channel, the normal end credits on programs are not used. They were replaced by short credits including the name of the program, the year is was made and the company that made it.
Notes
change- ↑ The logo's wordmark has been in use since 31 March 2010. Additionally, this logo is a variant meant to be used for white backgrounds; the main variant has a white wordmark in conjunction with a fully orange splat.
References
change- ↑ "MTV goes global with Nickelodeon". Techwatch Tech News – Rapid TV News. February 22, 2010.
