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Country | South Korea |
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Headquarters | Seoul, South Korea |
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Language(s) | Korean |
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Owner | SBS Viacom (joint venture of SBS and Viacom) |
Nickelodeon (a.k.a. Nick) is a South Korean television channel aimed at children and teens. It is the South Korean version of American Nickelodeon. The channel is currently owned by SBS Viacom, a joint venture of SBS Medianet and Viacom International Media Networks.
History
Background
Nickelodeon originals on generalist channels
In South Korea, some of original series from Nickelodeon, like Rugrats, Rocket Power, The Wild Thornberrys, SpongeBob SquarePants and Dora the Explorer, were shown on what is now EBS1 (operated by public-service broadcaster EBS). Jimmy Neutron was broadcast on MBC. A localisation of Nick Jr.'s Blue's Clues was shown on KBS2 (of public-sector broadcaster KBS). The Korean version of those series were produced by (or for) the broadcasters themselves, but none of them had a Nickelodeon-branded block.
Nickelodeon block on JEI TV
JEI TV (a specialty TV channel owned by JEI Corporation), after making a deal with Viacom, ran a Nickelodeon programming block for years.[1] It started with TV programmes that were not shown on the generalist terrestrial channels. But later, they aired their own Korean dub of what were shown on EBS. Those alternative dubs were produced by Arirang TV Media (a subsidiary of Arirang TV).
SkyLife carries Nickelodeon Southeast Asia
DTH satellite television provider SkyLife carried the Southeast Asian version of Nickelodeon from 2003 to 2006. A negotiation between SkyLife and On-Media to extend carriage deal was failed, so SkyLife choose Nickelodeon Southeast Asia to replace Tooniverse (then owned by On-Media) on the platform. Test transmission began in January that year, before the formal launch in March.[2] In 2005, as SkyLife and Sony Pictures Television International reached a deal to launch a South Korean version of Animax, it was announced that Nickelodeon Southeast Asia would be removed from the platform in 2006.[3] SkyLife did not carry the new South Korean version of Nickelodeon until 2014.
Launch
After an agreement between On-Media (then owned by Orion Group) and MTV Networks Asia, a dedicated South Korean version of Nickelodeon, initially branded as Nick, with test broadcasts began in August 1, 2005, was officially launched exclusively on cable TV providers on late 2005, along with a Nickelodeon block on On-Media's Tooniverse.
In around November 2008, the channel became a subsidiary of C&M Communication, along with MTV, when On-Media sold a percentage of its shares in On Music Network (which later became MTV Networks Korea). But a Nickelodeon block on Tooniverse continued to go. The channel officially became Nickelodeon in 2010, using the new logo that unveiled months ago in the U.S..
In September 2011, SBS, a commercial broadcaster, became the official South Korean partner of VIMN, acquiring shares in MTV Networks Korea from previous South Korean owners and renaming the joint venture SBS Viacom. With this, Nickelodeon became a part of SBS.[4][5]
Programming
Current
- Victorious
- SpongeBob SquarePants
- iCarly
- The Fairly OddParents
- T.U.F.F. Puppy
- Sanjay and Craig
- Planet Sheen
- Cardfight!! Vanguard
- Winx Club
- Uchi No Sanshimai
- The Troop
- The Penguins of Madagascar
- Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles
- Power Rangers Jungle Force
- Power Rangers Samurai
- Power Rangers Megaforce
- Big Time Rush
- Breadwinners
- Rocket Monkeys
- Harvey Beaks
- Cosmic Quantum Ray
- Secret Jouju
- The Loud House
- ALVINNN! and the Chipmunks
- Inami
- Shaun the Sheep
- Back at the Barnyard
- The Smurfs
- Bunsen Is a Beast!
- Miraculous: Tales of Ladybug & Cat Noir
Former
- H2O: Just Add Water
- Ned's Declassified School Survival Guide
- Lola & Virginia
- CatDog
- KaBlam!
- Rocko's Modern Life
- Kenan & Kel
- Aaahh!!! Real Monsters
- All That
- Gruff's Groove Box[6]
- SoNick[7]
- Are You Afraid of the Dark?
- Rocket Power
- Hey Arnold!
- El Tigre: The Adventures of Manny Rivera
- Catscratch
- The X's
- Mr. Meaty
- The Angry Beavers
- The Naked Brothers Band
- As Told by Ginger
- The Amanda Show
- ChalkZone
- Wayside School
- Yakkity Yak
- Oh Yeah! Cartoons
- The Wild Thornberrys
- Aladdin
- Kung Fu Panda: Legends of Awesomeness
- Supah Ninjas
- The Mighty B!
- Tokyo Mew Mew
- True Jackson, VP
- Tank Knights Fortress
- Mix Master
- Mermaid Melody Pichi Pichi Pitch
- Mermaid Melody Pichi Pichi Pitch Pure
- Scan2Go
- Ojamajo Doremi
- Futari wa Pretty Cure
- Rugrats
- All Grown Up!
- Drake & Josh
- Jimmy Neutron
- Avatar: The Last Airbender
- Danny Phantom
Nick Jr.
- Ben & Holly's Little Kingdom
- Bob the Builder
- Caillou
- Chuggington
- Digby Dragon
- Dora the Explorer
- Miffy's Adventures Big and Small
- Franklin and Friends
- Rusty Rivets
- Hey Duggee
- Ni Hao, Kai-Lan
- The Wonder Pets
- Pororo the Little Penguin
- Go, Diego, Go!
- Miss Spider's Sunny Patch Friends
- The Backyardigans
- Yo Gabba Gabba!
- PAW Patrol
- StoryBots Super Songs
- Team Umizoomi
- Bubble Guppies
- Teletubbies
- Blue's Clues
- Max and Ruby
- Shimmer and Shine
- Nella the Princess Knight
- LazyTown
- Loopdidoo
- Peppa Pig
- Peter Rabbit
References
- ^ "美채널 '니켈로디언' 제휴" (in Korean). Retrieved 2017-09-28 – via Naver.
- ^ https://news.naver.com/main/read.nhn?mode=LSD&mid=sec&sid1=105&oid=029&aid=0000012440
- ^ https://news.naver.com/main/read.nhn?mode=LSD&mid=sec&sid1=105&oid=029&aid=0000123288
- ^ MTV 코리아·니켈로디언, SBS 계열로 재출범 (in Korean). SBS News. 2011-08-30. Retrieved 2011-10-01.
- ^ Gary Rusak. "Viacom and SBS create Nickelodeon Korea". Kidscreen. Retrieved 2011-10-01.
- ^ Osborne, Magz (October 22, 2001). "Nick Asia follows sibling MTV to local production". Variety. Retrieved January 26, 2013.
- ^ "Begins the second season on Nickelodeon Sonick". Mundo Plus. September 26, 2002. Retrieved January 26, 2013.