Nicktoons (European TV channel)

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.

Nicktoons
Broadcast areaBalkans
Baltic states
Central Europe
Ukraine
HeadquartersLondon
Programming
Language(s)Various
Picture format576i SDTV
Ownership
OwnerParamount Global
Sister channelsNickelodeon
Nick Jr.
MTV
MTV Live
MTV Hits
History
Launched15 February 2018; 6 years ago (2018-02-15) (Poland)
12 December 2018; 5 years ago (2018-12-12) (Russia)
1 April 2019; 5 years ago (2019-04-01) (Hungary and Romania)
5 June 2019; 4 years ago (2019-06-05) (Bulgaria)
30 October 2019; 4 years ago (2019-10-30) (Czech Republic)
1 December 2019; 4 years ago (2019-12-01) (Moldova)
22 January 2020; 4 years ago (2020-01-22) (Ukraine)
14 July 2020; 3 years ago (2020-07-14) (Serbia, Croatia, Slovenia, Albania)
April 1, 2023; 13 months ago (2023-04-01) (Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania)
ReplacedNickelodeon HD (on Poland)
ClosedApril 28, 2022 (2022-04-28) (Russia)
December 14, 2022 (2022-12-14) (Belarus)

History edit

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 edit

References edit

  1. ^ "Nicktoons zastąpi Nickelodeon HD na początku 2018". saturier.pl (in Polish). Retrieved 6 May 2024.
  2. ^ "Viacom Russia to Launch Nicktoons Russia on MTS in December 2018". Retrieved 6 May 2024.
  3. ^ "Viacom Launches Nicktoons Channel in Hungary and Romania". Retrieved 6 May 2024.
  4. ^ "Viacom Launches Nicktoons Channel in Bulgaria". Retrieved 6 May 2024.
  5. ^ "Viacom Launches Nicktoons Channel in the Czech Republic". Retrieved 6 May 2024.
  6. ^ "ViacomCBS Launches NickToons in Croatia, Serbia and Slovenia". Retrieved 6 May 2024.
  7. ^ Ramachandran, Naman (15 March 2022). "Paramount Pauses Russian Operations, Makes $1 Million Donation for Humanitarian Relief". Variety. Retrieved 6 May 2024.
  8. ^ "Телеканалы MTV, Nickelodeon и Paramount прекращают вещание в Беларуси". TVnews.by (in Russian). Retrieved 6 May 2024.
  9. ^ "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.
  10. ^ "With the changes in the law, 'Tet TV' will have more Latvian language". delfi.lv (in Latvian). Retrieved 26 April 2023.

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