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For other uses, see Nick Jr. (disambiguation).
Nick Jr.
CountryAustralia
Programming
Language(s)English
Ownership
OwnerFoxtel Networks (35%)[1]
MTV Networks Australia (65%)

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

logo used from 2004 to 2010

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

Future programming

Current programming

This is a list of programming that currently airs on the channel as of February 19, 2016.[7]

Former programming

See also

Logos

  • logo used from 2004 to 2010 with two Kangaroos, the national animal of Australia
    logo used from 2004 to 2010 with two Kangaroos, the national animal of Australia
  • logo used from 2010 to present
    logo used from 2010 to present

Presenters

  • Face (April 1998 (block) and 14 March 2004 (channel) to 30 September 2005) (original look only)
  • Piper O' Possum (1 October 2005 to 25 March 2010)
  • Moose A. Moose and Zee D. Bird (26 March 2010 to 30 June 2012)

References

  1. ^ "FOXTEL - About FOXTEL - What We Do - Shareholdings". Foxtel. 2009. Retrieved 20 December 2009.
  2. ^ Fenech, Stephen (17 March 2004). "The future is in your hands". The Advertiser. p. D01. {{cite news}}: |access-date= requires |url= (help); |section= ignored (help)
  3. ^ Knox, David (23 March 2010). "Nickelodeon logo switch". tvtonight.com.au. Retrieved 23 March 2010.
  4. ^ Knox, David (3 December 2013). "Foxtel Go adds Nickelodeon, MTV, ESPN". TV Tonight. Retrieved 4 January 2014.
  5. ^ FetchTV (16 December 2013). "Fetch TV". Facebook. Retrieved 3 January 2014.
  6. ^ Davidson, Darren (16 December 2013). "Fetch muscles up before a Foxtel grab". The Australian. Retrieved 3 January 2014.
  7. ^ Nick Jr TV Guide - Australian TV Guide - Yahoo7 TV, archived from the original on 12 January 2016, retrieved 12 January 2016
  8. ^ "What's On - Free TV & Paid TV Specials". Femail. Retrieved 26 December 2015.
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