Nickelodeon UK
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| Nickelodeon | |
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| Launched | September 1, 1993 |
| Owned by | Nickelodeon UK (Viacom/BSkyB) |
| Audience share | 0.3% (0.2% for Nick Replay) (June '06, [1]) |
| Sister channel(s) | Nicktoons, Nick Jr., Nick Jr. 2 |
| Timeshift service | Nick Replay |
| Website | www.nick.co.uk |
| Availability | |
| Terrestrial | |
| Top Up TV | On Demand |
| Satellite | |
| Sky Digital | Channel 604 Channel 605 (Replay) |
| Cable | |
| Virgin Media | Channel 712 Channel 713 (Replay) |
| NTL Ireland (soon to be called UPC Ireland) | Channel 604 Channel 605 (Replay) |
Nickelodeon (Nick for short) is a cable and satellite TV network primarily for children and pre-teens. The British version, legally known as Nickelodeon UK, was launched in September 1, 1993. Although one of the oldest children's stations in the United Kingdom, it was not the first (the oldest, The Children's Channel, which started in 1984, is now defunct).
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[edit] History
Launched on September 1, 1993, encrypted as part of British Sky Broadcastings Sky Multichannels package and airing (initially) from 6am to 7pm each day, Nickelodeon shows both cartoons and live action series aimed primarily at children. The channel originally had a transponder to itself on the Astra satellite, and whilst off-air would show testcards (which usually had schedule information) or pages from NickText, the channel's teletext service. On cable, it was up to the operator which channel it would timeshare with, which caused problems whenever Nickelodeon extended its hours. The channel timeshared with the Paramount Channel (later Paramount Comedy Channel, now Paramount Comedy 1) after its launch in 1995. The channels are separate on the digital satellite and digital cable platforms, though still share on some analogue cable services.
There were no live presenters from the channel's launch, but eventually Nick Alive! was introduced, which featured live links between shows, often consisting of just a single presenter and the invitation for viewers to take part in phone-ins. With time, these live links were moved to bigger studios, where children were now invited down to the studios to take part in the live broadcasts, which were given various names over the years.
When Sky Digital launched in 1998, Nickelodeon was in the original channel line-up, and the channel's closedown was moved from 7pm to 10pm for digital satellite viewers. It continues to timeshare on analogue. Nickelodeon was also in the ITV Digital lineup, until the service closed down in 2002.
A few years ago , Nickelodeon launched a separate stream for viewers in the Republic of Ireland. As with Sky One & MTV, the only difference is the advertisements; all programming is the same. The Irish stream is also broadcast from the UK, however, and is supplied to all Irish cable operators and to Irish subscribers of Sky Digital.
[edit] Ownership
The British Nickelodeon channels are operated by Nickelodeon UK Ltd., a private unlimited company that is a 50/50 joint venture between British Sky Broadcasting and Viacom, the ultimate owners of the Nickelodeon branded channels in the USA. Unlike in America, there is little (if any) operational connection to the British and European MTV channels, which are run by MTV Networks Europe.
From 1995, there was an operational connection to the The Paramount Channel, which was launched by the Paramount UK Partnership, another joint venture between British Sky Broadcasting (25%) and Viacom (75%). The channels shared transponder space as well as offices, though they now they have separate offices and each operate multiple channels that no longer share bandwidth.
[edit] Other channels
On September 1, 1999, two channels were launched on Sky Digital: Nick Jr., which shows programming aimed at pre-school children, and Nick Replay, a timeshift service broadcasting the main Nickelodeon channel on a one-hour delay. Pre-school programming was previously shown during the daytime on the main channel, but this strand has long since been dropped (though it was reintroduced briefly during 2005).
On July 22, 2002, Nicktoons TV, now simply Nicktoons, was launched. This shows Nicktoons, as well as other cartoons, all day.
On October 31, 2005, Nickelodeon and Nicktoons extended their hours to 5am-11pm, and Nick Replay extended its hours to 6am-12am. Teleshopping began broadcasting on these channels outside of regular transmission times, as well as on Nick Jr. Prior to this, these channels had shown a test card, logo slide or promo loop during the off-air hours. Nick Jr. originally timeshared with MTV Dance when that channel launched in early 2001, though this ceased some time ago, with MTV Dance having gone 24 hours since then.
On April 24, 2006, Nick Jr. 2 was launched. It broadcasts Nick Jr. shows on a different schedule to the main Nick Jr. channel.
[edit] Nickelodeon Presenters
Many presenters have come and gone over the years on Nickelodeon, including:
- Rick Adams
- Mike McClean
- Nigel Mitchell
- Malcolm Bird
- James Gilbey
- Matt Brown
- Lucy Alexander
- Eddie Matthews
- Robin Banks
- Helen Chamberlain
- Simon Amstell
- Dave Benson Phillips
- Kara Triton
- Oliver
- Leon
- Lisa
- Elvis (computer generated puppet)
- Bert the Fish (computer generated puppet)
- Mounya Khamlichi, aka "Moo" (1994 - November 2001)
- Dave Berry (November 2000 - November 2002)
- Rude (puppet, left December 2002)
- Bogey (puppet, left March 2003, returned for a week in July 2003)
- Rani Khanijau (January 2002 - December 2003)
- Yiolanda Koppel, aka "Yolly" or "Yoo" (1994 - August 2004)
- Michelle Barber (April 2001 - August 2004)
- Aidan Power (March 2003 - August 2004)
- Nigel Clarke (March 2003 - August 2004)
- Beth Palmer (January 2005 - present)
- Ed Petrie (January 2005 - present)
- Mark Felgate (January 2005 - present)
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- Jonathan Thompson (fish and chips) 1998
[edit] Nickelodeon Programmes
[edit] Current programming
- The Amanda Show
- Complete Savages
- Danny Phantom
- Drake & Josh
- The Fairly OddParents
- Genie in the House
- Help! I'm A Teenage Outlaw
- Kenan & Kel (4 of the 61 episodes are currently being skipped)
- King Arthur's Disasters
- Mr. Bean - The Animated Series
- Mr. Bean - The Live Action Series (2 more episodes coming soon)
- My Parents are Aliens
- Ned's Declassified School Survival Guide
- Rugrats
- Sabrina, the Teenage Witch
- Saved By The Bell
- The Sleepover Club
- SpongeBob SquarePants
- Three Friends & Jerry
- Unfabulous
- Zoey 101
[edit] Coming Soon
(Note: Due to the constant addition of shows that are not going to air on Nickelodeon UK, this section can not be stated as fact)
- H20 (from April 9)
[edit] Former programming
- 100 Deeds for Eddie McDowd
- AAAHH!!! Real Monsters
- The Adventures Of Jimmy Neutron: Boy Genius
- The Adventures of Pete & Pete
- All Grown Up! (To be returned)
- All That
- Alvin & The Chipmunks
- The Angry Beavers
- Animal Crackers
- Animorphs
- Are You Afraid of the Dark?
- Arthur (now airs on CBBC)
- As Told by Ginger
- Avatar: The Legend of Aang (known as Avatar: The Last Airbender in other countries) - Moved to Nicktoons
- Biker Mice from Mars (1990s series)
- Blossom
- Blue's Clues
- The Brothers Garcia
- California Dreams
- Cardcaptors
- CatDog
- Catscratch (moved to Nicktoons)
- ChalkZone
- Clarissa Explains It All
- Cousin Skeeter
- Count Duckula
- Darcy's Wild Life (To be returned)
- Denver The Last Dinosaur
- Dora The Explorer
- Doug
- Dr. Zitbag's Transylvania Pet Shop
- Extreme Ghostbusters
- Fraggle Rock
- Get the Picture
- Girls In Love
- Gilmore Girls (To be returned)
- GUTS
- Hey Arnold!
- Hey Dude
- Invader Zim
- The Journey of Allen Strange
- Jumanji
- Kappa Mikey - Moving soon to Nicktoons
- Kablam!
- King (now airs on POP!)
- LOL: Laugh Out Loud
- Instant Star (To be returned)
- Magic School Bus (now airs on Pop)
- Mary-Kate And Ashley In Action
- Mighty Max
- Moesha
- Mona the Vampire (now airs on CBBC)
- The Monkees
- Mr Magoo
- Muppet Babies
- My Dad The Rock Star
- My Life as a Teenage Robot
- Naturally, Sadie
- The Nick Cannon Show
- Noah Knows Best
- Oscar's Orchestra
- Out of Control
- Papa Beaver Stories
- Press Gang
- Redwall (now airs on Pop)
- The Ren & Stimpy Show
- Renford Rejects (To be returned)
- Rocket Power
- Rocko's Modern Life
- Romeo
- Roobarb (now airs on Boomerang)
- Rotten Ralph
- Round the Twist
- Santo Bugito
- Scaredy Camp
- The Secret World of Alex Mack
- Salute Your Shorts
- Sister, Sister
- Space Cases
- Speed Racer
- Spider-Man: The New Animated Series (now airs on Toonami)
- Stickin' Around
- SuperTed
- Taina
- Teenage Mutant Hero Turtles
- Tube Mice
- Tucker
- Two Of A Kind
- Ultraman
- USA High
- What I Like About You
- The Wild Thornberrys
- Winx Club
- The World of David the Gnome
- The Worst Witch
- The X's - Moved to Nicktoons
- Yu-Gi-Oh!
[edit] Programming Blocks
Programming on Nickelodeon UK has often been segmented into blocks. These have included:
- Morning blocks
- Rise and Slime - (?)
- Dawn Patrol - (?)
- Get Up! - weekends (?)
- Bedroom Bedlam - weekends (?)
- Nick AM - (?, existed 1996[2])
- Nicktoons Breakfast Feast - (?)
- Nicktoons TV - (?)
- Nick Jr. - weekday mornings, featured programming for pre-school children, replaced by a dedicated Nick Jr. channel (?-1999, 2005)
- Nick Juice - weekday mornings, 7am to 9am (?-2002)
- Weekend Juice - weekend mornings, 7am/9am to 12pm/2pm (?-2002)
- SLAM! - weekend mornings, 7am to 9am, featured animated action series (2002-2004)
- You're Nicked - weekday mornings, 7am to 9am, featured a presenter & crew 'invading' a viewer's home before school (2002-2004, latterly became a programme in its own right)
- The Crunch - weekday mornings, 7am to 9am (2005-present)
- Afternoon blocks
- Lunchtoons - daily, 12pm to 2pm, featured animated series (?-2002)
- Nickelozone - weekends, 2pm to 7pm, featured double episodes of mainly live-action shows (1999-2002)
- Nick in the Afternoon - (?)
- Nick PM - (?)
- Nick NOW - (?)
- Nick L8R - weekdays, 3:30-5pm to 7pm, featured live studio presentation (?-2004)
- Thank Nick It's Friday - Fridays, 3:30pm/4pm to 7pm, featured live studio presentation (2000-2004)
- 4 til 6 - (?)
- Evening blocks
- NickALive - (?)
- SNICK - weekend evenings, 7pm to 10pm (?-2002)
[edit] Hall of Fame
During August 2006, Nickelodeon aired classic Nick shows such as Taina, The Brothers Garcia, Pete & Pete and Cousin Skeeter for an hour every day. Viewers were also given a chance to vote for their favourites on the Nickelodeon website[3].
[edit] Nickelodeon: Outta Control
In 1997, Alton Towers opened an attraction in conjunction with Nickelodeon. There were several rooms, each with its own theme. Upon leaving, you were played back a recording of your journey around the attraction. It closed in 1998, possibly due to low visitor numbers[4].
[edit] See also
- Nicktoons - UK TV channel
- Nick Jr. - UK TV channel
- Nick Jr. 2 - UK TV channel
- Nickelodeon - US TV network
[edit] External links
- Official site
- Nickelodeon: Outta Control
- Nick Rewind
- 10th Birthday history
- Nickelodeon UK listings and schedules
