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This article is about the British-Irish version of Nick Jr.. For the American version of the channel, see Nick Jr.
For other uses, see Nick Jr. (disambiguation).

Nick Jr.
CountryUnited Kingdom and Ireland
NetworkNickelodeon (UK & Ireland)
Programming
Language(s)English
Ownership
OwnerViacom International Media Networks Europe/Sky plc

Nick Jr. is a British television channel in the United Kingdom and Ireland operated by a joint venture between Viacom International Media Networks Europe and Sky plc. The channel is aimed at pre-school children.

History

Nick Jr. was first broadcast in the UK and Ireland from 1993, during the daytime hours from 9am - 12pm (later changed to 10am – 2:30pm) on the main Nickelodeon channel.

In 1999, the Nick Jr slot was spun off into its own channel although the slot on Nickelodeon continued until July 2000, initially broadcasting on channel 606 on Sky, and from 6am to 12pm alongside Sky Sports 3 on analogue satellite, although this schedule would sometimes be altered if sports were being covered in the early morning. [citation needed]

When it first properly aired it was presented by Face. [citation needed] In 2001, MTV Dance started broadcasting during its downtime hours after it was spun off from MTV Extra. MTV Dance acquired its own separate channel in 2002 and both channels have since extended their broadcasting hours.

File:Old Nick Jr logo.png
The first Nick Jr. logo used from September 1999 – April 2010.

A version of Nick Jr. for Ireland was launched in 2006. [citation needed] This version, like Nickelodeon Ireland, shares the same schedule as the UK feed, but has Irish adverts. [citation needed] On 30 April 2010, the channel updated to the United States look.

As of 2 August 2010, Nick Jr. broadcasts 24 hours a day. [citation needed]

As of 5 July 2016, Nick Jr. HD launched on Sky channel 637, replacing MTV Live HD's Sky slot. [citation needed]


Nick Jr. Classics

Nick Jr. Classics (formerly Noggin) was a British television programming block broadcast nightly on Nick Jr. from 2004 to 2010.

File:Noggin (aka Nick Jr Classics) Logo.gif
The Noggin logo used from May 2004 to August 2005.

The block launched under the name Noggin on 31 May 2004.[1] The block ran from 8:00 p.m. until 10:00 p.m.[2] The block was rebranded as Nick Jr. Classics on 1 September 2005.

The block was first seen on Nick Jr., and was also shown on Nick Jr. Too before it permanently moved to that channel on 5 January 2009. The slot was popular with both the target audience and parents/guardians.

The block closed down on 30 April 2010, following the rebranding of both channels.

Programming

Main article: List of programmes broadcast by Nick Jr. (UK and Ireland)

See also

References

  1. ^ https://web.archive.org/web/20040711044454/http://nickjr.co.uk/noggin/index.aspx
  2. ^ https://web.archive.org/web/20040711045708/http://nickjr.co.uk/noggin/shows.aspx
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