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Nickelodeon Schweiz is a Swiss German-language pay television channel centred towards children. It was launched on 1 April 2009 timesharing with VIVA Switzerland, replacing the German feed that was available in Switzerland.[1] The programming schedule is the same as Nickelodeon Germany feed, with commercial breaks from the country being replaced by local ads.
 Logo used since 23 August 2023[a] | |
| Country | Switzerland |
|---|---|
| Network | Paramount Networks EMEAA |
| Programming | |
| Language(s) | German |
| Picture format | 1080i HDTV (downscaled to 16:9 576i for the SDTV feed) |
| Ownership | |
| Owner | CH Media (under license from Paramount) |
| Sister channels | Nick Jr. |
| History | |
| Launched | 28 September 1998 (Block on SF2) 1 April 2009 (TV Channel) |
| Closed | 16 September 2003 (Block on SF2) |
| Former names | Nickelodeon Schweiz (2010-2017) Nick Schweiz (2017-2023) |
| Links | |
| Website | www |
In March 2010, Nick was rebranded. From 1 January 2011 until 30 September 2014, Nickelodeon Switzerland timeshared with Comedy Central.
Before Nickelodeon Switzerland was launched as a TV channel it was a 7-hour programming block on the Swiss channel SF2 which used to broadcast from 28 September 1998 [citation needed]-16 September 2003 after the shutdown of the German channel on 31 May 1998. It was replaced by another programming block called Junior.
Since 1 October 2021, the channel has been run by CH Media under license from Paramount, timesharing with the new channel 7+ Family.[2][3]
The channel was rebranded back to Nickelodeon on 23 August 2023.
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See also
edit- Nickelodeon France, French-speaking version, also distributed in Switzerland
- List of Nickelodeon international channels
- Nickelodeon
- Nickelodeon Germany
Notes
edit- ^ The logo's wordmark has been in use since March 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- ^ Krieger, Jörn (23 February 2009). "Nick comes to Switzerland". RapidTVNews. Archived from the original on 13 June 2022. Retrieved 10 July 2022.
- ^ "CH Media to run Nick in Switzerland". 30 June 2021. Archived from the original on 5 March 2022. Retrieved 5 March 2022.
- ^ "ViacomCBS Networks International und CH Media: Umfangreiche strategische Partnerschaft in der Schweiz | CH Media". Archived from the original on 5 March 2022. Retrieved 5 March 2022.