NickMusic (formerly Nick Hits) is a specialized music channel that is the international version of the American NickMusic. The channel mainly features modern pop music.

NickMusic EMEA [Global]
Broadcast areaEurope
Middle East
Africa[1][2][3]
HeadquartersLondon, United Kingdom
Programming
Language(s)English
Picture format16:9 576i (SDTV)
Ownership
OwnerParamount Networks EMEAA
Sister channelsNickelodeon
Nicktoons
Nick Jr.
TeenNick
MTV
MTV 80s
MTV 90s
MTV 00s
MTV Hits
MTV Live
Club MTV
History
Launched2 August 2007; 17 years ago (2007-08-02)
ReplacedMTV Music 24 (Europe)
VH1 (Denmark)
Former namesNick Hits (2007-2017)
Availability
Streaming media
Ziggo GOZiggoGO.tv (Europe)

History

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On 2 August 2007 Nick Hits was launched in the Netherlands and Belgium, at that time, the channel had promos in Dutch.[4][5]

On 1 February 2017 the channel was rebranded; Nick Hits become NickMusic.[6]

On 1 July 2020 NickMusic was delocalized, promo and advertising were removed. At the same time, NickMusic became available Australia, replacing channel [V]. On 6 July 2020 Nick Music became available in New Zealand.[7]

On 1 June 2021 NickMusic replaced MTV Music 24 in Europe.[8][9] Later, the channel expanded to Africa and the Middle East. The channel has a Czech license (RRTV) in order to ensure the continuation of legal broadcasting in the EU in accordance with the EU Audiovisual Media Services Directive (AVMSD) and the Single Market Law after the UK leaves the European Union. Since the Czech Republic has minimum broadcasting rules, it was chosen for licensing purposes in the EU.[1][2] The editorial office of the channel is still located in London.

References

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  1. ^ a b Rozhodnutí Licence
  2. ^ a b List of service providers
  3. ^ "ViacomCBS Networks International Czech s.r.o". Retrieved 13 March 2023.
  4. ^ David de Jong (August 2, 2007). "MTV Networks gestart met TMF Pure, Nick Hits en Nick Toons". Dutchmedia Weblog.
  5. ^ "Nick Hits Vol. 3 (2009)". YouTube.
  6. ^ pietboon (26 January 2017). "Nick Hits heet voortaan Nick Music". DeRotsMedia.nl.
  7. ^ Brzoznowski, Kristin (March 22, 2021). "BBC Kids to Launch on Fetch in Australia".
  8. ^ "Some new music channels are coming to Foxtel in July!". FOXTEL. 2020-05-04.
  9. ^ "A NickMusic váltja az MTV Music 24-et". DTV News (in Hungarian). 2021-05-11. Retrieved 2021-05-11.