Nickelodeon (French TV channel)
Country | France |
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Broadcast area | France Switzerland Belgium Luxembourg Monaco Morocco Tunisia Lebanon Madagascar Mauritius Overseas France |
Headquarters | Neuilly-sur-Seine |
Programming | |
Language(s) | French |
Ownership | |
Owner | ViacomCBS Networks France |
Sister channels | Nickelodeon Junior Nickelodeon Teen MTV France Game One J-One MTV Hits BET Comedy Central |
History | |
Launched | 16 November 2005 |
Availability | |
Streaming media | |
MyCanal | canalplus.com/live/?channel=591 |
Molotov.tv | molotov.tv/fr_fr/c/262/nickelodeon |
Nickelodeon is a French pay television channel, working as the local variant of US kids network Nickelodeon in France, as well as to other French-speaking countries such as of Switzerland, Belgium, Luxembourg, Monaco, Lebanon and Francophone Africa. The network has two sister networks, Nickelodeon Junior and Nickelodeon Teen.
The network is solely branded as "Nickelodeon" in Francophone regions, with the common branding shortening of "Nick" used in all other markets completely unused, as "Nick" is too similar to the French vulgarism niquer.
History
The French variant of Nickelodeon was announced in 2005,[1] and was officially launched on 16 November of that same year.[2] The channel's application to broadcast on the French digital terrestrial television was rejected by the CSA in favour of Gulli, a kids-oriented state-owned channel. It gains revenue through advertisement and product sells.[3] At the time, its market value was equal to €300 million.[3] According to a research conducted by ConsoJunior in 2006, Nickelodeon France was the most watched channel among kids between 4 and 14 years old.[2] During this time, the channel premiered new shows such as SpongeBob SquarePants, Avatar: the Last Airbender and Dora the Explorer.[2] Thereafter, during the first half of 2007, Nickelodeon increased its audience share by 113% over a year.[2] Due to this, some French celebrities such as Matt Pokora started to appear on the channel as hosts.[4]
On 26 January 2010, Nickelodeon France adopted the new logo and rebranded its graphical package.[5] On that same day, the preschool channel Nickelodeon Junior was launched.[6] In November of that same year, the network celebrated its fifth anniversary.[7] In 2011, it switched its aspect ratio from 4:3 to 16:9. In May 2013, Nickelodeon announced the release of 2 new videogames of Dora the Explorer, in association with 2K Games.[8]
From 28 June to 12 July 2013, the channel organised the Crazy Tour Nickelodeon on six malls in France.[9] On 6 September 2014, Nickelodeon France premiered Rabbids Invasion, an original series of the channel.[10]
On 19 November 2014, Nickelodeon 4Teen was launched, with its programming being centred on series for teenagers.[11] It rebranded to Nickelodeon Teen in 2017.
On 22 September 2015, Nickelodeon HD was launched.[12]
In March 2016, Nickelodeon +1 was launched, replacing timeshift feed MTV +1.
In 2019, Nickelodeon channels were launched on French ISP bouquets, ending their exclusivity on Canal+.[13]
In January 2021, Nickelodeon, J-One and Comedy Central were added to the Mauritius Telecom's My.t offers.[14]
Sister channels
Nickelodeon Junior
Nickelodeon Junior is now a separate 24-hour digital television channel.
Nickelodeon Teen
Nickelodeon 4Teen was launched on 19 November 2014, broadcasting in HD and focusing on live-action shows for a female audience.
On 26 August 2017, the channel was rebranded as Nickelodeon Teen.
N-Toons
Nicktoons was a block on the French network Canal J. On 1 November 2005 the block ended.
In 2012, a block named N-Toons aired on Nickelodeon, premiering animation shows.
Current programming
- SpongeBob SquarePants (Bob L′eponge)
- Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (Les Tortues Ninja)
- Hey, Arnold! (Hé Arnold!)
- The Loud House (Bienvenue chez les Loud)
- The Adventures of Kid Danger (Les Adventures de Kid Danger)
- Rainbow Butterfly Unicorn Kitty (Arc-en-ciel, Papillon, Licorne, Chaton)
- Rise of the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (Le destin les tortues ninja)
- All That
- Knight Squad (L′ecole des chevaliers)
- Henry Danger
- Game Shakers
- Hunter Street (Les mystères d'Hunter Street)
- School of Rock (Rock Academy)
- Nicky, Ricky, Dicky and Dawn (Nicky, Ricky, Dicky et Dawn)
- The Thundermans (Les Thundermans)
- I Am Frankie (Frankie 2.0)
References
- ^ Anthony (22 October 2005). "Nickelodeon bientôt sur CanalSat". Retrieved 8 September 2014..
- ^ a b c d Émilie Lopez (23 January 2008). "De Bob l'éponge à Dora l'exploratrice, les beaux succès de Nickelodeon". Toute la télé. Retrieved 8 September 2014..
- ^ a b Hélène Laurichesse (2013). La stratégie de marque dans l'audiovisuel. ISBN 978-2200288082. Retrieved 8 September 2014..
- ^ "M.Pokora et Cyril Féraud co-animateurs sur Nickelodeon". jeanmarcmorandini.COM. 6 June 2008. Retrieved 7 June 2019.
- ^ Jean-Marc Morandini (27 December 2009). "Nickelodeon change de look en 2010". Retrieved 8 September 2014..
- ^ "Numericable lance NICKELODEON JUNIOR". Cablebox News. 28 January 2010. Retrieved 8 September 2014.
- ^ "Nickelodeon : la chaîne des enfants fête ses 5 ans du 8 au 12 novembre 2010". telepremiere. 8 November 2010. Retrieved 8 September 2014.
- ^ "2K Play et Nickelodeon annoncent la sortie de 2 nouveaux titres". 24 May 2013. Retrieved 8 September 2014..
- ^ "Le Crazy Tour Nickelodeon va enflammer Claye Souilly !". Citizen Kid. 19 May 2014. Retrieved 8 September 2014..
- ^ "Les Lapins Crétins envahissent Nickelodeon à partir du 6 septembre". AFJV. 28 August 2014. Retrieved 8 September 2014..
- ^ Schmitt, Frédéric (18 November 2014). "Nickelodeon 4teen arrive sur Canalsat et Numéricable". Télé Satellite et Numérique. Retrieved 7 June 2019.
- ^ "Change Log: Nickelodeon HD France". King Of Sat. 22 September 2015. Retrieved 22 September 2015.
- ^ "Nickelodeon n'est plus une exclusivité Canal". Echos du Net (in French). 2020-07-03. Retrieved 2021-02-14.
- ^ myt.mu (22 December 2020). "Toutes les chaînes my.t en FREE VIEWING jusqu'au 11 janvier 2021". www.myt.mu. Retrieved 2021-02-14.
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See also
- Gulli, Free version of Nickelodeon France in France
- Radio Télévision Suisse, Free version of Nickelodeon France in Switzerland
- List of Nickelodeon international channels
External links
- Nickelodeon
- Television channels and stations established in 2005
- Television stations in France
- Television stations in Switzerland
- French-language television in Switzerland
- Television stations in Morocco
- Television stations in Lebanon
- Television stations in Tunisia
- 2005 establishments in France
- French-language television stations