Nickelodeon
Sign in to saveNickelodeon (commonly shortened to Nick) is an American pay television channel and the flagship property of Nickelodeon Group, a sub-division of the Paramount Media Networks division of Paramount Skydance. Launched on April 1, 1979, as the first cable channel for children, it is primarily aimed at children and adolescents aged 2 to 17, along with a broader family audience through its programming blocks.
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Nickelodeon is an American cable television channel launched in 1979 that was the first cable network designed specifically for children and now serves audiences aged 2 to 17, as well as families more broadly. It is part of Paramount Skydance and remains a major force in children's entertainment through its various programming blocks.
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- NickMusic
- Television channel.logo
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- Television channel.logo_size
- 250px
- Television channel.logo_caption
- Logo used since March 4, 2023
- Television channel.founder
- Vivian Horner
- Television channel.owner
- Paramount Media Networks
- Television channel.parent
- Nickelodeon Group
- Television channel.picture_format
- 480i 4:3 (SDTV) presented in 16:9 letterbox
- Television channel.country
- United States
- Television channel.area
- Nationwide
- Television channel.headquarters
- One Astor PlazaNew York City, U.S.
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39 sectionsContents
- History
- Programming
- Nicktoons
- Movies
- Programming blocks
- Current
- Former
- Special events
- Blocks on broadcast networks
- Related networks and services
- Current sister channels
- Nick Jr. Channel
- Nicktoons
- TeenNick
- NickMusic
- Former sister channels
- Other services
- Production studios
- Nickelodeon Animation Studio
- Nickelodeon Productions
- Nickelodeon on Sunset
- Media
- Nickelodeon Games
- Nick.com
- Mobile apps
- Nickelodeon Movies
- Nickelodeon Magazine
- Nick Radio
- Themed experiences and hotels
- Nickelodeon Universe
- Theme park areas
- Hotel brands
- Cruises
- International
- Notes
- See also
- References
- Bibliography
- External links
Nickelodeon (commonly shortened to Nick) is an American pay television channel and the flagship property of Nickelodeon Group, a sub-division of the Paramount Media Networks division of Paramount Skydance. Launched on April 1, 1979, as the first cable channel for children, it is primarily aimed at children and adolescents aged 2 to 17, along with a broader family audience through its programming blocks.
The channel began as a test broadcast on December 1, 1977, as part of QUBE, an early cable television system broadcast locally in Columbus, Ohio. On April 1, 1979, the channel was renamed Nickelodeon and launched to a new nationwide audience, with Pinwheel as its inaugural program. The network was initially commercial-free and remained without advertising until 1984. Nickelodeon gained a rebranding in programming and image that year, and its ensuing success led to it and its sister networks MTV and VH1 being sold to Viacom in 1985.
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