Nickelodeon is a French pay television channel, working as the local variant of the US kids network Nickelodeon in France, as well as in other French-speaking countries such as of Switzerland, Belgium, Luxembourg, Monaco, Lebanon, Francophone Africa, & Haiti. The network has two sister networks, Nickelodeon Junior and Nickelodeon Teen.
 Logo used since September 2, 2023[a] | |
| Country | France |
|---|---|
| Broadcast area | France Switzerland Belgium Luxembourg Monaco Morocco Algeria Tunisia Lebanon Madagascar Mauritius Overseas France Haiti |
| Headquarters | Neuilly-sur-Seine |
| Programming | |
| Language(s) | French English |
| Ownership | |
| Owner | Paramount Networks France |
| Sister channels | Nickelodeon Junior Nickelodeon Teen MTV France Game One J-One MTV Hits BET Comedy Central |
| History | |
| Launched | 16 November 2005 |
| Links | |
| Website | Official website |
| Availability | |
| Streaming media | |
| MyCanal | canalplus.com/live/?channel=591 |
| Molotov. tv | molotov.tv/fr_fr/c/262/nickelodeon |
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 swear word niquer.
History
editOn 10 January 2003, Nicktoons was launched as a programming block in France on Canal J.
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 French digital terrestrial television was rejected by the CSA in favor of Gulli, a kids-oriented channel (launched as a joint-venture between the Lagardère Group and the public broadcaster France Télévisions). It gains revenue through advertisement and product sales.[3] At the time, its market value was equal to €300 million.[3] According to 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] On 20 September 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 organized the Crazy Tour Nickelodeon in 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 centered on series for teenagers.[11] It rebranded to Nickelodeon Teen in 2017. On 22 September 2015, Nickelodeon HD was launched on Canalsat.[12] In March 2016, Nickelodeon +1 was launched, replacing the timeshift feed of MTV, 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
editNickelodeon Junior
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Nickelodeon Junior is now a separate 24-hour digital television channel.
Nickelodeon Teen
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Nickelodeon 4Teen was launched on 19 November 2014, broadcasting in HD and focusing on live-action shows for a tween and teenager audience.
On 26 August 2017, the channel was rebranded as Nickelodeon Teen.
N-Toons
edit N-Toons logo used from around 2010 until July 31, 2015 | |
| Programming | |
|---|---|
| Picture format | 576i (SDTV) 1080i (HDTV) |
| Ownership | |
| Owner | Viacom |
| History | |
| Launched | January 10, 2003 (original) October 21, 2011 (2011 reboot) |
| Closed | November 7, 2005 (Nicktoons, the block was subsequently reorganized into N-Toons) July 31, 2015 (2011 reboot) |
| Replaced by | Nickelodeon |
| Links | |
| Website | www.nickelodeon.fr |
N-Toons, formerly known as Nicktoons, was a block on the French network Canal J, which launched the Nickelodeon brand in France. A separate network launched to carry Nickelodeon in 2005 and the Canal J block was rebranded as N-Toons. The block later returned the reboot, used from 21 October 2011 until 31 July 2015 on the French version of Nickelodeon Wallonia.
See also
edit- List of Nickelodeon international channels
- Nickelodeon Switzerland, German-speaking Swiss version in Switzerland
Notes
edit- ^ The logo's wordmark has been in use since 26 January 2010. Additionally, this logo is a variant meant to be used for white backgrounds; the main variant has a white wordmark in conjunction with a fully orange splat.
References
edit- ^ Anthony (22 October 2005). "Nickelodeon bientôt sur CanalSat". Archived from the original on 8 September 2014. 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. Archived from the original on 8 September 2014. Retrieved 8 September 2014..
- ^ a b Hélène Laurichesse (2013). La stratégie de marque dans l'audiovisuel. Armand Colin. 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. Archived from the original on 8 September 2014. Retrieved 8 September 2014.
- ^ "Nickelodeon : la chaîne des enfants fête ses 5 ans du 8 au 12 novembre 2010". telepremiere. 8 November 2010. Archived from the original on 8 September 2014. Retrieved 8 September 2014.
- ^ "2K Play et Nickelodeon annoncent la sortie de 2 nouveaux titres". 24 May 2013. Archived from the original on 8 September 2014. Retrieved 8 September 2014..
- ^ "Le Crazy Tour Nickelodeon va enflammer Claye Souilly !". Citizen Kid. 19 May 2014. Archived from the original on 8 September 2014. Retrieved 8 September 2014..
- ^ "Les Lapins Crétins envahissent Nickelodeon à partir du 6 septembre". AFJV. 28 August 2014. Archived from the original on 8 September 2014. Retrieved 8 September 2014..
- ^ Schmitt, Frédéric (18 November 2014). "Nickelodeon 4teen arrive sur Canalsat et Numéricable". Télé Satellite et Numérique. Archived from the original on 8 June 2019. Retrieved 7 June 2019.
- ^ "Change Log: Nickelodeon HD France". King Of Sat. 22 September 2015. Archived from the original on 16 March 2016. Retrieved 22 September 2015.
- ^ "Nickelodeon n'est plus une exclusivité Canal". Echos du Net (in French). 2020-07-03. Archived from the original on 2021-06-02. 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. Archived from the original on 2021-01-16. Retrieved 2021-02-14.