Nicktoons (European TV channel)
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Broadcast area | Balkans Baltic states Central Europe Ukraine |
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Headquarters | London |
Programming | |
Language(s) | Various |
Picture format | 576i SDTV |
Ownership | |
Owner | Paramount Global |
Sister channels | Nickelodeon Nick Jr. MTV MTV Live MTV Hits |
History | |
Launched | 15 February 2018 12 December 2018 (Russia) 1 April 2019 (Hungary and Romania) 5 June 2019 (Bulgaria) 30 October 2019 (Czech Republic) 1 December 2019 (Moldova) 22 January 2020 (Ukraine) 14 July 2020 (Serbia, Croatia, Slovenia, Albania) April 1, 2023 (Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania) | (Poland)
Replaced | Nickelodeon HD (on Poland) |
Closed | April 28, 2022Russia) December 14, 2022 (Belarus) | (
Nicktoons (sometimes called Nicktoons Global) is a European international pay television network operated by Paramount Networks EMEAA. Launched on February 1, 2017, international version of the American TV channel Nicktoons, the network serves many of the countries in the European Union, and features several feeds differentiated by time zones and local languages being the primary audio feed offered, with other languages offered through second audio program options. Other networks may display the domestic language as open-access subtitles.
History
The channel launched in Poland on February 15, 2018 at 10 a.m. (polish time), replacing Nickelodeon HD.[1]
On December 12, 2018 Nicktoons launched in Russia,[2] then in Hungary and Romania on April 1, 2019,[3] in Bulgaria on June 5, 2019,[4] in Czech Republic on October 30, 2019,[5] in Ukraine on January 22, 2020, and in Serbia, Croatia, Slovenia and Albania on July 14, 2020.[6]
The channel closed in Russia on April 28, 2022[7] and in Belarus on December 14, 2022 because of the Ukraine war.[8]
On April 1, 2023, Nicktoons launched 3 new feeds in Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania, a month before Latvia changed the law on language possibilities, unlike Estonian and Lithuanian, content in Latvian uses is also provided with translation with the help of artificial intelligence, mostly at night.[9][10]
Programming
References
- ^ "Nicktoons zastąpi Nickelodeon HD na początku 2018". saturier.pl (in Polish). Retrieved 6 May 2024.
- ^ "Viacom Russia to Launch Nicktoons Russia on MTS in December 2018". Retrieved 6 May 2024.
- ^ "Viacom Launches Nicktoons Channel in Hungary and Romania". Retrieved 6 May 2024.
- ^ "Viacom Launches Nicktoons Channel in Bulgaria". Retrieved 6 May 2024.
- ^ "Viacom Launches Nicktoons Channel in the Czech Republic". Retrieved 6 May 2024.
- ^ "ViacomCBS Launches NickToons in Croatia, Serbia and Slovenia". Retrieved 6 May 2024.
- ^ Ramachandran, Naman (15 March 2022). "Paramount Pauses Russian Operations, Makes $1 Million Donation for Humanitarian Relief". Variety. Retrieved 6 May 2024.
- ^ "Телеканалы MTV, Nickelodeon и Paramount прекращают вещание в Беларуси". TVnews.by (in Russian). Retrieved 6 May 2024.
- ^ "From May 1, the audio track in Russian will disappear from several foreign TV programs". 1188.lv (in Latvian). 25 April 2023. Retrieved 25 April 2023.
- ^ "With the changes in the law, 'Tet TV' will have more Latvian language". delfi.lv (in Latvian). Retrieved 26 April 2023.