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{{Infobox TV channel
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| launch = December 1, 1977 (as Pinwheel)<br />April 1, 1981 (as Nickelodeon)
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| owner = [[MTV Networks]] <br>([[Viacom]])
| country = [[United States]]
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| headquarters = [[New York City]]/

Channel 170 (East)<br />Channel 171 (West)
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'''Nickelodeon''' (commonly referred to as '''Nick''') is an [[United States|American]] [[cable television]] network owned by [[Viacom International]], founded in 1977 as '''Pinwheel'''. The Pinwheel name was used until 1981. The channel is found in many different countries, including [[Nick UK]] and [[Nickelodeon Australia]]. Nick is also split up into several blocks, such as [[Nick at Nite]], [[Teenick]] and [[Nick Jr.]] The channel focuses on children from ages 7 through 14. [[Nick at Nite]] is meant for adolescents and/or adults and [[Nick Jr.]] focuses on children ages 2 through 6. [[Teenick]] which targets teens, preteens ages 10-17. Since 2006, Nickelodeon has been run by MTVN Kids & Family Group president [[Cyma Zarghami]].

==History==
Nickelodeon was launched in December 1, 1977 as ''Pinwheel'' channel in [[Columbus, Ohio]] alongside the [[QUBE]] cable system (now [[Time Warner Cable]])<ref
name="www.rugratonline.com">{{cite web |
url =
http://www.rugratonline.com/timepr90.htm |
accessdate = 2008-10-26 | author = |
title = The Rugrats Timeline: 1977 | publisher = www.rugratonline.com date = }}</ref>.

During its broadcast day, it would air shows such as the long running ''[[Pinwheel (TV series)|Pinwheel]]'' along with other TV shows such as ''Video Comic Book'', ''America Goes Bananaz'', ''Nickel Flicks'' and ''By the Way''.

[[Image:Nickelodeonoldlogo.jpg|thumbnail|150px|left|The original Nickelodeon "Pinball" logo used by the network from 1981 to 1984.]] On April 1, 1979, the channel went national <ref name="www.nick.com">{{cite web |
url = http://www.nick.com/all_nick/everything_nick/history_home.jhtml | accessdate = 2007-03-26 | author = |
title = Nick History | publisher = www.nick.com | date = }}</ref> when they expanded to another QUBE system in [[Buffalo, New York]].
During the day, Nickelodeon had begun playing "filler" segments in between shows. The network's sign-on featured a pair of hands, which were in some of the fillers. Other fillers featured a male mime. Nickelodeon was mostly famous for 2 things in 1982: [[You Can't Do That on Television]] and the sign off, which involved silver circles which combined to say ''Nickelodeon''. (During its early years Nickelodeon ended its programming at 9 p.m. [[Eastern Time]], turning its channel over to the [[Alpha Repertory Television Service]] and, later for about a year, [[A&E Network]].) The channel was approved by the National Education Association.
In 1980, [[Geraldine Laybourne]] joined Nickelodeon's production team. She would become President of Nickelodeon in 1983.

On April 1, 1981, the channel had expanded nationwide as ''Nickelodeon, the first channel just for kids''.

''Nickelodeon'' became known for its iconic green slime, originally featured in the network's first major hit TV show, the 1980s Canadian comedy show ''[[You Can't Do That on Television]]''. The green slime was then adopted by the station as a primary feature of many of its shows. In the later years, other shows such as [[Livewire]], [[Standby: Lights, Camera, Action]], [[The Third Eye (TV_series)|The Third Eye]], [[Mr. Wizard's World]] and more were part of the regular Nickelodeon time slots.

In December of 1984, the original silver "Pinball" logo, which was used since 1981, was replaced with the current "Orange" splat logo.

In 2008, an impasse was reached between parent company [[Viacom]] and cable-operator [[Time Warner Cable|Time Warner]] between spending costs to carry channels such as Nickelodeon and other Viacom-owned stations such as [[MTV]] and [[Comedy Central]]. A deadline was set at January 1st, 2009 at 12:01. If no mediation could result in a end of the dispute, all affected stations would fall to an indefinite [[blackout]] to be resolved at an unstated date, <ref>http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20081231/ap_on_bi_ge/viacom_time_warner_cable </ref> however they managed to find an agreement a few hours before midnight. As a result [[Time Warner Cable]] continues to carry [[Viacom]] channels.

==Programming==
{{main|List of programs broadcast by Nickelodeon}}

===Nicktoons===
{{main|Nicktoons}}
'''Nicktoons''' are animated television programs airing on Nickelodeon. Prior to 1991, Nickelodeon aired mostly foreign-based cartoons mainly coming from [[Canada]], [[United Kingdom]], [[France]], Eastern Europe (mainly [[Russia]] & [[Poland]]), and [[Japan]] as well as American cartoons that were produced by other companies. Over the years, more Nicktoons were created and aired.

===Programming blocks===
====Nick Jr.====
{{main|Nick Jr.}}
'''Nick Jr.''' is seen on Nickelodeon weekday mornings. It is aimed at a [[preschool]]-age audience.
====TEENick====
{{main|TEENick}}
'''TEENick''' is a current programming block that began in 2002 and played on Sundays nights, eventually replacing [[SNICK]] for a Saturday block. TEENick was originally hosted by [[Nick Cannon]] and is now hosted by [[J Boogie]]

====Nick at Nite====
{{main|Nick at Nite}}
'''Nick at Nite''' is the evening programming block broadcast over Nickelodeon Sunday &ndash; Thursdays from 9 [[12-hour clock|PM]] &ndash; 6 [[12-hour clock|AM]] and Friday &ndash; Saturdays from 10 PM &ndash; 6 AM [[Eastern Standard Time Zone|Eastern]] and [[Pacific Standard Time]]. Nick at Nite appeals to adult audiences with a lineup of classic television; largely 1990s syndicated sitcoms. Such as ''[[The Cosby Show]]'', ''[[Full House]]'', ''[[Home Improvement]]'', ''[[The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air]]'', ''[[Roseanne (TV series)|Roseanne]]'' and recently ''[[Family Matters]]'' and ''[[George Lopez (TV series)|George Lopez]]''.
In 1996, Nick at Nite spun off the channel [[TV Land]]<ref>{{cite web|url=http://nl.newsbank.com/nl-search/we/Archives?p_product=LB&p_theme=lb&p_action=search&p_maxdocs=200&p_topdoc=1&p_text_direct-0=0EAE90B826926DA2&p_field_direct-0=document_id&p_perpage=10&p_sort=YMD_date:D&s_trackval=GooglePM, |title=TV LAND OPENS UP ON MONDAY |date= April 23, 1996 |accessdate=2008-02-03}}</ref> which currently airs a variety of older shows, primarily [[situation comedy|sitcoms]] from 1951 to 2001.

==Sister channels==
Nickelodeon has spun off several other cable networks.

===Nickelodeon Games and Sports===
{{main|Nickelodeon Games and Sports for Kids}}
'''Nickelodeon Games and Sports for Kids''' (commonly referred to as '''Nickelodeon GAS,''' '''Nick GAS''' or '''GAS'''), is a [[United States|U.S.]] [[satellite television]] network which was launched on March 1, 1999 as part of [[MTV Networks]]' suite of digital cable channels. [[Olympic Games|Olympic]] swimmer and ''[[Figure It Out]]'' host [[Summer Sanders]] was named the Commissioner of Nick GAS. [[Dave Aizer]] and Vivianne Collins were the network's original on-air hosts, with [[Mati Moralejo]] joining soon after. The network is now only on [[Dish Network]] until January 31, 2009.

Nick GAS has left the digital cable line-ups on December 31, 2007. On this date, another Nickelodeon-based network, [[The N]], took GAS's channel position.

=== Nicktoons Network ===
{{main|Nicktoons Network}}
'''[[Nicktoons Network]]''', once known as '''Nicktoons TV''' and simply '''Nicktoons''', is a [[digital cable]] and [[satellite television|satellite]] [[television network]] which airs classic and modern Nicktoons.

=== The N ===
{{main|The N}}
'''The N''' is a [[television channel]] in the [[United States]] aimed at [[adolescence|teenagers]] and [[Youth|young adults]]. The network was once sharing the evening portion of each day with Noggin. But in December 31, 2007 it took over Nickelodeon GAS's positions.
There are a variety of Nick logos, the main is an orange splatter with the text Nickelodeon
=== Noggin ===
{{main|Noggin (TV channel) }}
'''Noggin''' is a [[television channel]] in the [[United States]] aimed at preschool-aged and early elementary-school-aged children. The network has only programming promotions in lieu of commercials and is usually carried on a [[digital cable]] tier, and the basic tiers of satellite providers.

=== Nick HD ===
Nickelodeon has started broadcasting some shows in HD. The HD feed is currently available on [[DIRECTV]], [[Cablevision]], [[Bright House Networks]],[[Comcast]], and [[Cox]]. <ref>[http://www.directv.com/DTVAPP/global/contentPageNR.jsp?assetId=3420007 DIRECTV HD channel list]</ref>

=== Nick Two ===
[[Image:Nick2 Logo.png|thumb|The logo for Nick 2, which is rarely used on-air or on the Nickelodeon website.]]
'''Nick Two''' is the former on-air name for a feed provided by Nickelodeon to [[digital cable]] and satellite providers which features either the [[Pacific Time Zone|Pacific/Mountain]] or [[Eastern Time Zone|Eastern/Central]] feed of the network, depending on geographical location and giving viewers a second chance to watch programming three hours after or three hours before the original airing. Previously a '''Nick TWO''' logo was used on the channels until 2004 (the network was also called '''Nick TOO'''); the regular Nickelodeon logo has been used since then. Program listings display the network as either ''Nickelodeon Pacific/NICK-P'' or ''Nickelodeon Eastern/NICK-E''.

== Other Nickelodeon projects ==
{{see also|Nickelodeon Toys|Nick Rewind}}

=== Nick.com ===
{{main|Nick.com}}
'''Nick.com''' is Nickelodeon's main online portal, housing [[Nicktropolis]] and [[TurboNick]].

===Nickelodeon Magazine===
{{main|Nickelodeon Magazine}}
''Nickelodeon Magazine'' was launched by Nickelodeon in 1993, following a short-lived effort from 1990. It contains informative non-fiction pieces, humor, interviews, pranks, recipes (such as green slime cake), and a comic book section in the center featuring original comics by leading underground cartoonists as well as strips about popular Nicktoons.

===Nickelodeon Movies===
{{main|Nickelodeon Movies}}
''Nickelodeon Movies'' is the network's motion picture production arm. It has produced films based on Nickelodeon programs, as well as other adaptations and original projects. Its films are released by [[Paramount Pictures]].

==Destinations==
===Nicktoons Studios===
{{main|Nicktoons Studios}}
[[Image:Nickelodeon at Comic Con 2008 by Gage Skidmore.jpg|200px|right|thumb|A giant Nickelodeon balloon that was located above Nickelodeon's booth at [[Comic Con]] 2008 in [[San Diego]], [[California]].]]
''Nicktoons Studios'' (formerly known as ''Games Animation'') is a facility at [[Burbank, California]]. It serves as a production facility for many active [[Nicktoons]]. It also has earlier Nicktoons scattered on top of the studio at random places. It also serves as a home to the [[Nicktoons Network]] and has been used on the Nicktoons Network site replacing the Nickelodeon foot logo with the Nicktoons Network logo.

===Nickelodeon Universe===
{{main|Nickelodeon Universe}}
The Nickelodeon theme park, "Nickelodeon Universe", a rebranding of [[The Park at MOA]] in the [[Mall of America]], opened on March 15, 2008. New attractions include an [[Avatar: The Last Airbender]]-themed half-pipe ride, a [[SpongeBob SquarePants]]-themed [[roller coaster]], and a new Splat-O-Sphere drop tower ride.

===Theme park areas===
====Nickelodeon Studios====
[[Image:Nickelodeon-Rajchel.JPG|thumb|right|Nickelodeon Studios as viewed from the Hard Rock Cafe in March 2004.]]
{{main|Nickelodeon Studios}}
''Nickelodeon Studios'' was an attraction at [[Universal Orlando Resort]] that opened on June 7, 1990, and housed production for many Nickelodeon programs. It closed on April 30, 2005, after all of Nickelodeon's production had re-located to [[Burbank, California]]. The Slime Geyser was removed from the front of the facility in May 2005, the trademark Nickelodeon sign was removed in January 2006, and the Nickelodeon Time Capsule was removed prematurely in August 2006. The building was then converted into the [[Sharp Aquos Theatre]], a venue for the [[Blue Man Group]], which opened on June 7, 2007.

====Nickelodeon Central====
{{main|Nickelodeon Central}}
Nickelodeon Central is an area inside many theme parks around The United States, Canada, and Australia. The area is filled with attractions, shows, and themes featuring the Nickelodeon characters.

====Nickland====
Nickland is an area inside of [[Movie Park Germany]] featuring Nickelodeon-themed rides, including a Spongebob Squarepants-themed "Splash Battle" ride, and a Jimmy Neutron-themed roller coaster. This area is currently being expanded to fill space formerly occupied with rides based on [[Looney Tunes|Warner Bros. characters]].

====Nickelodeon Universe====
Nickelodeon Universe is an area inside of [[Kings Island]] featuring Nickelodeon-themed rides and attractions. The area is one of the largest areas in the park, and has been voted "Best Kid's Area" by Amusement Today magazine since 2001

====Nickelodeon Blast Zone====
The Nickelodeon Blast Zone was an area in [[Universal Studios Hollywood]] that featured attractions centered around Nickelodeon characters and themes. The four attractions that were present in the area were "Nickelodeon Splash", a waterpark-style area, 'The Wild Thornberrys Adventure Temple', a jungle-themed foam ball play area, and "Nick Jr Backyard", a medium-sized toddler playground. This area closed in winter 2007 and has been rethemed to Curious George. Another attraction, "Rugrats Magic Adventure", was present at the opening of the area in 2001, but closed in 2002 to make way for [[Shrek 4-D]].
However, though, Spongebob, Dora and the Rugrats still hang out near the shop that is still open.

====Nickelodeon Splat City====
{{main|Nickelodeon Splat City}}
Nickelodeon Splat City was an area inside of [[California's Great America]] (1995-2002), [[Kings Island]] (1995-2000), and [[Kings Dominion]] (1995-1999), that featured attraction involving getting messy or wet. The slime refinery theme was carried out in the attractions such as the "Green Slime Zone Definery", the "Crystal Slime Mining Maze", and the "Green Slime Transfer Truck". All of these areas have been transformed into [[Nickelodeon Central]] or [[Kings Island|Nickelodeon Universe]].

===Hotels===
{{main|Nickelodeon Family Suites}}
''Nickelodeon Family Suites'' is a Nickelodeon-themed [[Holiday Inn]] hotel in [[Orlando, Florida]], located near [[Universal Studios Resort]] and one mile (1.6 km) from [[Walt Disney World Resort]]. The property includes one, two, and three-bedroom Nick-themed kid suites and various forms of Nick-themed entertainment. ''Nickelodeon Family Suites'' also contains a [[Nick at Nite]] suite for adults.

''Nickelodeon Resorts'' by ''[[Marriott International|Marriott]]'' is an upcoming hotel chain similar to the above Family Suites, featuring a {{convert|110000|sqft|m2|sing=on}} waterpark area and 650 hotel rooms. The first of the 20 planned hotels will open in [[San Diego, California]] in 2010. <ref>{{cite web
| last =Clabaugh
| first =Jeff
| title = Marriott strikes resort deal with Nickelodeon
|date=May 31, 2007
| newspaper =Washington Business Journal
| url =http://www.bizjournals.com/washington/stories/2007/05/28/daily32.html
| accessdate = 2007-08-03 }}</ref>

===Royal Caribbean Cruise Line===

''Nickelodeon Family Cruises'' is a series of Nickelodeon-themed cruise packages in partnership with [[Royal Caribbean International]]. These cruises will feature special amenities and entertainment themed to various Nickelodeon Properties.<ref>[http://www.usatoday.com/travel/cruises/item.aspx?ak=44763096.blog&type=blog Sail with SpongeBob on new Nickelodeon Family Cruise - Cruise Log - USATODAY.com<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref>

== International ==
[[Image:Picnickelodeon.jpg|thumb|200px|An attempt at the [[Guinness record]] for the world's largest picnic, sponsored by Nickelodeon in [[Petah Tikva]], [[Israel]].]]

It also operates language- or culture-specific Nickelodeon channels for various markets in different parts of the world, and has licensed some of its cartoons and other content, in English and local languages, to TV and cable stations such as [[KI.KA]] and [[Super RTL]] in Germany, [[RTÉ Two]] (English speaking) and [[TG4]] (Irish speaking) in [[Ireland]], [[YTV (TV channel)|YTV]] (English) and [[VRAK.TV]] (French) in [[Canada]], [[Canal J]] in [[France]], Alpha Kids in [[Greece]] and [[CNBC-e]] in [[Turkey]].

As of August 2007, the network also broadcasts in [[Nickelodeon South East Asia|South East Asia]], [[Nickelodeon (Japan)|Japan]], [[Nickelodeon Australia|Australia]], [[Nickelodeon New Zealand|New Zealand]], [[Nickelodeon UK|UK]], [[Nickelodeon Scandinavia|Scandinavia]], [[Nickelodeon UK|Republic of Ireland]], [[Nickelodeon Netherlands|Netherlands]], [[Spain]], [[Portugal]], [[Belgium]], [[Nickelodeon Germany|Germany]], [[Cyprus]], [[India]], [[Italy]], [[Israel]], [[Pakistan]], [[Bangladesh]], [[Turkey]], [[Hungary]], [[France]], [[Russia]], [[Latvia]], [[Lithuania]], [[Estonia]], [[Africa]], and [[Latin America]].

On October 11, 2006, [[Viacom]]'s subsidiary [[MTV Networks]] Asia Pacific set up a new unit to manage [[Nickelodeon South East Asia]] TV based in [[Singapore]].<ref>[http://www.viacom.com/view_release.jhtml;jsessionid=APLJH3MQVAW1CCQBAFLA4CY?inID=10000007&inReleaseID=227417 "MTV Networks Asia Pacific Announces A New Structure To Advance Its Localization Strategy"], Viacom, 11 October 2006</ref> Nickelodeon was launched in [[Singapore]] and expanded its services in [[Southeast Asia]], [[South Asia]], and [[Polynesia]]. In the present, Nickelodeon [[Philippines]] and Nickelodeon [[India]] started working independently. They started their new website, [http://www.nicksplat.com Nicksplat.com] in 2003.

In [[India]], Nickelodeon is available on the One Alliance bouquet, through the [[Dish TV]] and [[Tata Sky]] DTH services. In the Philippines, it is available on [[SkyCable|SkyCable Gold, Silver and Platinum]] channel 45, [[SkyCable|Sun Cable]] channel 34 and [[GlobalDestinyCable|Global Destiny Cable]] channel 21. In [[Hong Kong]], it is available on [[now TV]], while in [[Malaysia]], it is available over [[Astro (satellite TV)|Astro]] via Channel 612. In Singapore, it is available over [[StarHub TV]] and in Indonesia, Nickelodeon is available on [[Astro Nusantara]] channel 14, [[Global TV (Indonesia)|Global TV]], a free-to-air television channel, and is also broadcast on Indovision channel 33.

A [[Pan-Arabism|pan-Arabia]] version of Nickelodeon is slated to relaunch in 2008, in countries such as [[Saudi Arabia]], [[Egypt]], the [[United Arab Emirates]] and [[Lebanon]]. From the late-1990s until the mid-2000s, Nickelodeon was offered on the [[Showtime Arabia]] and [[Orbit Satellite Television and Radio Network|Orbit]] satellite services, until they were removed. <ref>{{cite news | first = | last = | author = | coauthors =| url =http://www.digitalspy.co.uk/broadcasting/a77868/mtv-to-launch-nickelodeon-arabia.html | title =Nickelodeon Arabia| work = | publisher = | pages = | page = |date=2007-10-16 | accessdate = | language = }}</ref>

In December 2007, Nickelodeon announced an unprecedented relationship with The Hertz Corporation to rent a Nickelodeon-branded media player, Nick on the Go, for traveling families that rent cars from Hertz. The unit is available at 43 US airports.

Also in 2007, [[Canada|Canadian]] [[cable television]] giant [[Shaw Cable]] had applied to the [[Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission|CRTC]] (Canada's television regulation body, similar to the [[United States]]' [[FCC]]) for permission to carry several popular American [[cable network]]s, including [[Turner Network Television]], [[USA Network]], [[HBO]], [[Cartoon Network (United States)|Cartoon Network]] and [[Nickelodeon]]. While the CRTC denied permission to carry USA Network and the others, it did say it would review the situation and reconsider. A few weeks later, Shaw Cable had requested the CRTC remove the remaining barriers to American cable networks, and automatically approve and allow any "[[English language]] [[General interest]] networks" from the United States, including Nickelodeon and USA Network. Competitor and second-largest cable company, [[Rogers Cable]] has also expressed its agreement with Shaw Cable's propsals and supports them.

The Polish version of Nickelodeon has relaunched on July 10, 2008 (now relaunched).

==See also==
*[[Nicktoons]]
*[[Nicktoons Network]]
*[[Nickelodeon Games and Sports for Kids]]
*[[Noggin]]
*[[The N]]
*[[YTV]]
*[[Nick Jr.]]

== References ==
{{reflist}}
Nick Turbo

==External links==
{{portalpar|Nickelodeon}}
* {{wikia|nickelodeon|Nickelodeon}}

===Official sites===
<div class="references" style="-moz-column-count:2; column-count:2;">
* [http://www.nick.com Nickelodeon America]
* [http://www.nickarabia.net/ Nickelodeon Arabia]
* [http://www.nicksplat.com/ Nickelodeon Asia]
* [http://www.nickelodeon.com.au Nickelodeon Australia]
* [http://www.nickelodeon.at/ Nickelodeon Austria]
* [http://www.nickcentral.net Nickelodeon Central]
* [http://www.hahanick.com Nickelodeon China]
* [http://www.nickelodeon.fr Nickelodeon France]
* [http://www.nick.de Nickelodeon Germany]
* [http://www.nickindia.com Nickelodeon India]
* [http://www.nicktv.it Nickelodeon Italy]
* [http://www.nick.tipo.co.il/ Nickelodeon Israel]
* [http://www.nickjapan.com Nickelodeon Japan]
* [http://www.nick.co.kr Nickelodeon Korea]
* [http://www.mundonick.com Nickelodeon in Latin America]
* [http://www.nickelodeon.nl Nickelodeon Netherlands]
* [http://www.nicknz.co.nz/ Nickelodeon New Zealand]
* [http://www.nick.com.pl/ Nickelodeon Poland]
* [http://www.nickelodeon.pt/ Nickelodeon Portugal]
* [http://www.nickelodeon.se/ Nickelodeon Scandinavia]
* [http://www.nickelodeon.es Nickelodeon Spain]
* [http://nickelodeon-tv.ru Nickelodeon in Russia and CIS]
* [http://www.nickelodeon.com.tr Nickelodeon Turkey]
* [http://www.nick.co.uk/ Nickelodeon UK]
* [http://www.nicktropolis.com Nicktropolis]
* [http://www.nickjr.com/ Nick Jr.]
* [http://www.nicktoonsnetwork.com Nicktoons Network]
* [http://www.nick.com/minisites/familycruise/ Official cruise line website]
</div>

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Revision as of 01:21, 18 January 2009

This article is about the TV channel. For other uses, see Nickelodeon.

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Nickelodeon
CountryUnited States
HeadquartersNew York City/ Channel 170 (East)
Channel 171 (West)
Ownership
OwnerMTV Networks
(Viacom)

Nickelodeon (commonly referred to as Nick) is an American cable television network owned by Viacom International, founded in 1977 as Pinwheel. The Pinwheel name was used until 1981. The channel is found in many different countries, including Nick UK and Nickelodeon Australia. Nick is also split up into several blocks, such as Nick at Nite, Teenick and Nick Jr. The channel focuses on children from ages 7 through 14. Nick at Nite is meant for adolescents and/or adults and Nick Jr. focuses on children ages 2 through 6. Teenick which targets teens, preteens ages 10-17. Since 2006, Nickelodeon has been run by MTVN Kids & Family Group president Cyma Zarghami.

History

Nickelodeon was launched in December 1, 1977 as Pinwheel channel in Columbus, Ohio alongside the QUBE cable system (now Time Warner Cable)[1].

During its broadcast day, it would air shows such as the long running Pinwheel along with other TV shows such as Video Comic Book, America Goes Bananaz, Nickel Flicks and By the Way.

File:Nickelodeonoldlogo.jpg
The original Nickelodeon "Pinball" logo used by the network from 1981 to 1984.

On April 1, 1979, the channel went national [2] when they expanded to another QUBE system in Buffalo, New York.

During the day, Nickelodeon had begun playing "filler" segments in between shows. The network's sign-on featured a pair of hands, which were in some of the fillers. Other fillers featured a male mime. Nickelodeon was mostly famous for 2 things in 1982: You Can't Do That on Television and the sign off, which involved silver circles which combined to say Nickelodeon. (During its early years Nickelodeon ended its programming at 9 p.m. Eastern Time, turning its channel over to the Alpha Repertory Television Service and, later for about a year, A&E Network.) The channel was approved by the National Education Association.

In 1980, Geraldine Laybourne joined Nickelodeon's production team. She would become President of Nickelodeon in 1983.

On April 1, 1981, the channel had expanded nationwide as Nickelodeon, the first channel just for kids.

Nickelodeon became known for its iconic green slime, originally featured in the network's first major hit TV show, the 1980s Canadian comedy show You Can't Do That on Television. The green slime was then adopted by the station as a primary feature of many of its shows. In the later years, other shows such as Livewire, Standby: Lights, Camera, Action, The Third Eye, Mr. Wizard's World and more were part of the regular Nickelodeon time slots.

In December of 1984, the original silver "Pinball" logo, which was used since 1981, was replaced with the current "Orange" splat logo.

In 2008, an impasse was reached between parent company Viacom and cable-operator Time Warner between spending costs to carry channels such as Nickelodeon and other Viacom-owned stations such as MTV and Comedy Central. A deadline was set at January 1st, 2009 at 12:01. If no mediation could result in a end of the dispute, all affected stations would fall to an indefinite blackout to be resolved at an unstated date, [3] however they managed to find an agreement a few hours before midnight. As a result Time Warner Cable continues to carry Viacom channels.

Programming

Main article: List of programs broadcast by Nickelodeon

Nicktoons

Main article: Nicktoons

Nicktoons are animated television programs airing on Nickelodeon. Prior to 1991, Nickelodeon aired mostly foreign-based cartoons mainly coming from Canada, United Kingdom, France, Eastern Europe (mainly Russia & Poland), and Japan as well as American cartoons that were produced by other companies. Over the years, more Nicktoons were created and aired.

Programming blocks

Nick Jr.

Main article: Nick Jr.

Nick Jr. is seen on Nickelodeon weekday mornings. It is aimed at a preschool-age audience.

TEENick

Main article: TEENick

TEENick is a current programming block that began in 2002 and played on Sundays nights, eventually replacing SNICK for a Saturday block. TEENick was originally hosted by Nick Cannon and is now hosted by J Boogie

Nick at Nite

Main article: Nick at Nite

Nick at Nite is the evening programming block broadcast over Nickelodeon Sunday – Thursdays from 9 PM – 6 AM and Friday – Saturdays from 10 PM – 6 AM Eastern and Pacific Standard Time. Nick at Nite appeals to adult audiences with a lineup of classic television; largely 1990s syndicated sitcoms. Such as The Cosby Show, Full House, Home Improvement, The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air, Roseanne and recently Family Matters and George Lopez. In 1996, Nick at Nite spun off the channel TV Land[4] which currently airs a variety of older shows, primarily sitcoms from 1951 to 2001.

Sister channels

Nickelodeon has spun off several other cable networks.

Nickelodeon Games and Sports

Main article: Nickelodeon Games and Sports for Kids

Nickelodeon Games and Sports for Kids (commonly referred to as Nickelodeon GAS, Nick GAS or GAS), is a U.S. satellite television network which was launched on March 1, 1999 as part of MTV Networks' suite of digital cable channels. Olympic swimmer and Figure It Out host Summer Sanders was named the Commissioner of Nick GAS. Dave Aizer and Vivianne Collins were the network's original on-air hosts, with Mati Moralejo joining soon after. The network is now only on Dish Network until January 31, 2009.

Nick GAS has left the digital cable line-ups on December 31, 2007. On this date, another Nickelodeon-based network, The N, took GAS's channel position.

Nicktoons Network

Main article: Nicktoons Network

Nicktoons Network, once known as Nicktoons TV and simply Nicktoons, is a digital cable and satellite television network which airs classic and modern Nicktoons.

The N

Main article: The N

The N is a television channel in the United States aimed at teenagers and young adults. The network was once sharing the evening portion of each day with Noggin. But in December 31, 2007 it took over Nickelodeon GAS's positions. There are a variety of Nick logos, the main is an orange splatter with the text Nickelodeon

Noggin

Main article: Noggin (TV channel)

Noggin is a television channel in the United States aimed at preschool-aged and early elementary-school-aged children. The network has only programming promotions in lieu of commercials and is usually carried on a digital cable tier, and the basic tiers of satellite providers.

Nick HD

Nickelodeon has started broadcasting some shows in HD. The HD feed is currently available on DIRECTV, Cablevision, Bright House Networks,Comcast, and Cox. [5]

Nick Two

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The logo for Nick 2, which is rarely used on-air or on the Nickelodeon website.

Nick Two is the former on-air name for a feed provided by Nickelodeon to digital cable and satellite providers which features either the Pacific/Mountain or Eastern/Central feed of the network, depending on geographical location and giving viewers a second chance to watch programming three hours after or three hours before the original airing. Previously a Nick TWO logo was used on the channels until 2004 (the network was also called Nick TOO); the regular Nickelodeon logo has been used since then. Program listings display the network as either Nickelodeon Pacific/NICK-P or Nickelodeon Eastern/NICK-E.

Other Nickelodeon projects

See also: Nickelodeon Toys and Nick Rewind

Nick.com

Main article: Nick.com

Nick.com is Nickelodeon's main online portal, housing Nicktropolis and TurboNick.

Nickelodeon Magazine

Main article: Nickelodeon Magazine

Nickelodeon Magazine was launched by Nickelodeon in 1993, following a short-lived effort from 1990. It contains informative non-fiction pieces, humor, interviews, pranks, recipes (such as green slime cake), and a comic book section in the center featuring original comics by leading underground cartoonists as well as strips about popular Nicktoons.

Nickelodeon Movies

Main article: Nickelodeon Movies

Nickelodeon Movies is the network's motion picture production arm. It has produced films based on Nickelodeon programs, as well as other adaptations and original projects. Its films are released by Paramount Pictures.

Destinations

Nicktoons Studios

Main article: Nicktoons Studios
A giant Nickelodeon balloon that was located above Nickelodeon's booth at Comic Con 2008 in San Diego, California.

Nicktoons Studios (formerly known as Games Animation) is a facility at Burbank, California. It serves as a production facility for many active Nicktoons. It also has earlier Nicktoons scattered on top of the studio at random places. It also serves as a home to the Nicktoons Network and has been used on the Nicktoons Network site replacing the Nickelodeon foot logo with the Nicktoons Network logo.

Nickelodeon Universe

Main article: Nickelodeon Universe

The Nickelodeon theme park, "Nickelodeon Universe", a rebranding of The Park at MOA in the Mall of America, opened on March 15, 2008. New attractions include an Avatar: The Last Airbender-themed half-pipe ride, a SpongeBob SquarePants-themed roller coaster, and a new Splat-O-Sphere drop tower ride.

Theme park areas

Nickelodeon Studios

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Nickelodeon Studios as viewed from the Hard Rock Cafe in March 2004.
Main article: Nickelodeon Studios

Nickelodeon Studios was an attraction at Universal Orlando Resort that opened on June 7, 1990, and housed production for many Nickelodeon programs. It closed on April 30, 2005, after all of Nickelodeon's production had re-located to Burbank, California. The Slime Geyser was removed from the front of the facility in May 2005, the trademark Nickelodeon sign was removed in January 2006, and the Nickelodeon Time Capsule was removed prematurely in August 2006. The building was then converted into the Sharp Aquos Theatre, a venue for the Blue Man Group, which opened on June 7, 2007.

Nickelodeon Central

Main article: Nickelodeon Central

Nickelodeon Central is an area inside many theme parks around The United States, Canada, and Australia. The area is filled with attractions, shows, and themes featuring the Nickelodeon characters.

Nickland

Nickland is an area inside of Movie Park Germany featuring Nickelodeon-themed rides, including a Spongebob Squarepants-themed "Splash Battle" ride, and a Jimmy Neutron-themed roller coaster. This area is currently being expanded to fill space formerly occupied with rides based on Warner Bros. characters.

Nickelodeon Universe

Nickelodeon Universe is an area inside of Kings Island featuring Nickelodeon-themed rides and attractions. The area is one of the largest areas in the park, and has been voted "Best Kid's Area" by Amusement Today magazine since 2001

Nickelodeon Blast Zone

The Nickelodeon Blast Zone was an area in Universal Studios Hollywood that featured attractions centered around Nickelodeon characters and themes. The four attractions that were present in the area were "Nickelodeon Splash", a waterpark-style area, 'The Wild Thornberrys Adventure Temple', a jungle-themed foam ball play area, and "Nick Jr Backyard", a medium-sized toddler playground. This area closed in winter 2007 and has been rethemed to Curious George. Another attraction, "Rugrats Magic Adventure", was present at the opening of the area in 2001, but closed in 2002 to make way for Shrek 4-D. However, though, Spongebob, Dora and the Rugrats still hang out near the shop that is still open.

Nickelodeon Splat City

Main article: Nickelodeon Splat City

Nickelodeon Splat City was an area inside of California's Great America (1995-2002), Kings Island (1995-2000), and Kings Dominion (1995-1999), that featured attraction involving getting messy or wet. The slime refinery theme was carried out in the attractions such as the "Green Slime Zone Definery", the "Crystal Slime Mining Maze", and the "Green Slime Transfer Truck". All of these areas have been transformed into Nickelodeon Central or Nickelodeon Universe.

Hotels

Main article: Nickelodeon Family Suites

Nickelodeon Family Suites is a Nickelodeon-themed Holiday Inn hotel in Orlando, Florida, located near Universal Studios Resort and one mile (1.6 km) from Walt Disney World Resort. The property includes one, two, and three-bedroom Nick-themed kid suites and various forms of Nick-themed entertainment. Nickelodeon Family Suites also contains a Nick at Nite suite for adults.

Nickelodeon Resorts by Marriott is an upcoming hotel chain similar to the above Family Suites, featuring a 110,000-square-foot (10,000 m2) waterpark area and 650 hotel rooms. The first of the 20 planned hotels will open in San Diego, California in 2010. [6]

Royal Caribbean Cruise Line

Nickelodeon Family Cruises is a series of Nickelodeon-themed cruise packages in partnership with Royal Caribbean International. These cruises will feature special amenities and entertainment themed to various Nickelodeon Properties.[7]

International

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An attempt at the Guinness record for the world's largest picnic, sponsored by Nickelodeon in Petah Tikva, Israel.

It also operates language- or culture-specific Nickelodeon channels for various markets in different parts of the world, and has licensed some of its cartoons and other content, in English and local languages, to TV and cable stations such as KI.KA and Super RTL in Germany, RTÉ Two (English speaking) and TG4 (Irish speaking) in Ireland, YTV (English) and VRAK.TV (French) in Canada, Canal J in France, Alpha Kids in Greece and CNBC-e in Turkey.

As of August 2007, the network also broadcasts in South East Asia, Japan, Australia, New Zealand, UK, Scandinavia, Republic of Ireland, Netherlands, Spain, Portugal, Belgium, Germany, Cyprus, India, Italy, Israel, Pakistan, Bangladesh, Turkey, Hungary, France, Russia, Latvia, Lithuania, Estonia, Africa, and Latin America.

On October 11, 2006, Viacom's subsidiary MTV Networks Asia Pacific set up a new unit to manage Nickelodeon South East Asia TV based in Singapore.[8] Nickelodeon was launched in Singapore and expanded its services in Southeast Asia, South Asia, and Polynesia. In the present, Nickelodeon Philippines and Nickelodeon India started working independently. They started their new website, Nicksplat.com in 2003.

In India, Nickelodeon is available on the One Alliance bouquet, through the Dish TV and Tata Sky DTH services. In the Philippines, it is available on SkyCable Gold, Silver and Platinum channel 45, Sun Cable channel 34 and Global Destiny Cable channel 21. In Hong Kong, it is available on now TV, while in Malaysia, it is available over Astro via Channel 612. In Singapore, it is available over StarHub TV and in Indonesia, Nickelodeon is available on Astro Nusantara channel 14, Global TV, a free-to-air television channel, and is also broadcast on Indovision channel 33.

A pan-Arabia version of Nickelodeon is slated to relaunch in 2008, in countries such as Saudi Arabia, Egypt, the United Arab Emirates and Lebanon. From the late-1990s until the mid-2000s, Nickelodeon was offered on the Showtime Arabia and Orbit satellite services, until they were removed. [9]

In December 2007, Nickelodeon announced an unprecedented relationship with The Hertz Corporation to rent a Nickelodeon-branded media player, Nick on the Go, for traveling families that rent cars from Hertz. The unit is available at 43 US airports.

Also in 2007, Canadian cable television giant Shaw Cable had applied to the CRTC (Canada's television regulation body, similar to the United States' FCC) for permission to carry several popular American cable networks, including Turner Network Television, USA Network, HBO, Cartoon Network and Nickelodeon. While the CRTC denied permission to carry USA Network and the others, it did say it would review the situation and reconsider. A few weeks later, Shaw Cable had requested the CRTC remove the remaining barriers to American cable networks, and automatically approve and allow any "English language General interest networks" from the United States, including Nickelodeon and USA Network. Competitor and second-largest cable company, Rogers Cable has also expressed its agreement with Shaw Cable's propsals and supports them.

The Polish version of Nickelodeon has relaunched on July 10, 2008 (now relaunched).

See also

References

  1. ^ "The Rugrats Timeline: 1977". www.rugratonline.com date =. Retrieved 2008-10-26. {{cite web}}: Missing pipe in: |publisher= (help)
  2. ^ "Nick History". www.nick.com. Retrieved 2007-03-26.
  3. ^ http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20081231/ap_on_bi_ge/viacom_time_warner_cable
  4. ^ "TV LAND OPENS UP ON MONDAY". April 23, 1996. Retrieved 2008-02-03.
  5. ^ DIRECTV HD channel list
  6. ^ Clabaugh, Jeff (May 31, 2007). "Marriott strikes resort deal with Nickelodeon". Washington Business Journal. Retrieved 2007-08-03.
  7. ^ Sail with SpongeBob on new Nickelodeon Family Cruise - Cruise Log - USATODAY.com
  8. ^ "MTV Networks Asia Pacific Announces A New Structure To Advance Its Localization Strategy", Viacom, 11 October 2006
  9. ^ "Nickelodeon Arabia". 2007-10-16. {{cite news}}: Cite has empty unknown parameter: |coauthors= (help)

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External links

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