Nickelodeon (Australia and New Zealand)
Nickelodeon NZ (in New Zealand) | |
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Nick/Nickelodeon is an Australian and New Zealand children's pay television channel owned by Paramount Networks UK & Australia. It is based on the namesake American television channel.
Since 1 December 2010 the Australian and New Zealand versions of the subscription channel have been the same. The
The channel ceased broadcasting on Foxtel on 1 August 2023 as a result of free-to-air channel
History
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Nickelodeon Australia was launched on 23 October 1995, replacing the Max and ClassicMax channels, offering live action shows and
On 14 March 2004,
During Kids Choice Awards 2010 Nickelodeon Australia rebranded the network with the new one using completely different bumpers than America's channel however the iCarly bumper with slime has been used in most advertisement breaks. The Nick Shack rebranded much earlier before the channel itself.[8]
On 1 December 2010, Nickelodeon Australia launched in New Zealand, replacing
On 30 July 2013, Nickelodeon Australia became available on the newly launched Australian IPTV service Foxtel Play, making it one of the first channels to be available via the service.[10]
On 3 December 2013, Nickelodeon Australia became available on
From 27 September 2020, a 12-hour block of Nickelodeon and Nick Jr. programming was broadcast on the new
On 22 June 2023, it was announced that 10 Shake itself would rebrand as Nickelodeon on 1 August.[14] Foxtel chose to discontinue the pay-TV channel then using that name at this time,[15] along with Nick Jr. The channel continues to air on Fetch in Australia[16] and on Sky in New Zealand.
Programming
Nickelodeon Australia mainly airs shows from its US counterpart such as
Kids' Choice Awards
The annual awards show commenced in 2003, celebrating kids' favourite choices in music, movies, books and more.
Programming blocks
- Nick at Nite – From Nickelodeon's opening date until July/August 2000, Nickelodeon shared its channel with an Australian version of Sci Fi Channel.[18]
- Kyle Linahan. sarvo airs in the afternoons and plays various Nicktoons such as SpongeBob SquarePants, Kappa Mikey, and Captain Flamingo as well as other shows such as Zoey 101. As well as children's programs, this show also offers other things such as interviews with celebrity guests and funny extras of what the hosts get up to. It has now ended and Maude & Kyle has since left Nickelodeon Australia.
- Weekend Mornings – a block of two episodes each of four Nicktoons on Saturday and Sunday mornings. It was originally named Double Up but changed names to support Nickelodeon's new format in 2006.
- Saturday Nick Television – a morning show that was launched in 2002 with the help of Britney Spears. This show was shot in Melbourne and involved games in which the live audience could participate in, celebrity interviews, performances, skits and more. Nickelodeon canceled the show in 2005 due to a lack of audience numbers.
- Lunchtoon – a weekday lunchtime block that has four half-hour episodes of a Nickelodeon show. It is usually played from 12 pm to 2 pm.
- Toons2Nite – played classic Nickelodeon shows such as Rocko's Modern Life and Aaahh!!! Real Monsters in the late night hours of weeknights. It was originally named Classics, however it has since been rebranded Toons2Nite. It now shows a wide range of cartoons on every night.
Other projects
Nick Takes Over Your Beach
Over the summers of 1995, 1996, 1998, 1999, 2000 and 2004, Nickelodeon toured Australian beaches, setting up games and activities.[19][20][21]
Nickelodeon Magazine Australia
The Australian
You're on Nick
To support Nickelodeon Australia's new format, the network launched Moby Nick, a bus that would tour around Australia in places such as Sydney Olympic Park. Part of the bus was a small recording studio, where kids could say a sentence or two about what they could do, or who they were. The ten-second clips would be shown during the ads on Nickelodeon Australia shows.
Slimefest
Slimefest is the world's only slime-filled annual music festival for kids. Introduced in Sydney in September 2012, the first line up included Jessica Mauboy, Stan Walker, Justice Crew, Guy Sebastian, Reece Mastin, Johhny Ruffo and Christina Parie.
The 2013 line-up included headliners Big Time Rush, along with performances by Guy Sebastian, Justice Crew, Samantha Jade, Heffron Drive and Jadagrace.
The year 2014 saw the festival to tour both Sydney and Melbourne, with performances by Cody Simpson, Savage, Justice Crew, Sabrina Carpenter, The Collective, Alli Simpson, Ricki Lee (Sydney) and Dami Im (Melbourne).
Hosts
Current
Past
- Angus King (1998–1999): Hot Chunks
- Jamie Croft (2003): sarvo
- Josh Quong Tart (2003): sarvo
- Dave "Kambo" Kambouris (2002–2003): sn:tv, Nickelodeon Australian Kids' Choice Awards (2003)
- Dave Lawson (2002–2007): sn:tv, Nick Takes Over Your School, Camp Orange, sarvo, Nickelodeon Australian Kids' Choice Awards (2005 and 2006)
- Natalie Garonzi (2002–2003): sn:tv, Nickelodeon Australian Kids' Choice Awards, sarvo
- Tony Brockman (2003–2005): sarvo, Nickelodeon Australian Kids' Choice Awards (2004)
- James Kerley (2003–2007): sarvo, Nickelodeon Australian Kids' Choice Awards (2004, 2005 and 2006)
- Emily Perry (2004–2005): sn:tv
- Jesse Tobin(2004–2005): sn:tv
- Camp Orange: The Curse of the Emerald Eye, sarvo
- Kyle Linahan(2007–2009): sarvo
- Luke & Wyatt (Luke Ryan and Wyatt Nixon-Lloyd) (2010–2015): Camp Orange
- Kristy (Kristy Best) (2016–present): Slime Cup
Logo History
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1995 – 2010
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2010 – August 1, 2023 (Concurrently used)
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August 1, 2023 - Present[a]
Notes
See also
- Nickelodeon Australian Kids' Choice Awards
- Nick Jr. (Australia)
- NickMusic (Australian TV channel)
- Nickelodeon (United States)
References
- The Asian Wall Street Journal. 25 September 1995. p. 30.
- ^ "What's Hot on Fetch this August". us9.campaign-archive.com. Retrieved 10 September 2023.
- Sydney Morning Herald. p. 2. Archivedfrom the original on 22 April 2012. Retrieved 27 November 2010.
- ^ Nickelodeon (Australia) (1998). Nick Nooze. 1.
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(help) - ^ Everton, Denise (31 December 1999). "First-footing down memory lane". Illawarra Mercury. Fairfax Media. p. 43. Archived from the original on 16 July 2011. Retrieved 19 December 2009.
From Sunday, January 2, Nickelodeon Australia will extend viewing hours from 8.30 pm to 10 pm seven days a week, taking its total to 16 hours per day.
- ^ Nick Nooze. Autumn. Nickelodeon (Australia). 2000.
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(help) - ^ Nick Nooze. Winter. Nickelodeon (Australia). 2000.
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(help) - ^ Knox, David (23 March 2010). "Nickelodeon logo switch". tvtonight.com.au. Archived from the original on 24 March 2010. Retrieved 23 March 2010.
- MTV Networks Asia Pacific. 28 September 2010. Archived from the originalon 25 July 2015. Retrieved 1 December 2010.
- ^ Knox, David (30 July 2013). "Foxtel Play-offers first-ever internet-only subscriptions". TV Tonight. Archived from the original on 23 January 2014. Retrieved 4 January 2014.
- ^ Knox, David (3 December 2013). "Foxtel Go adds Nickelodeon, MTV, ESPN". TV Tonight. Archived from the original on 23 January 2014. Retrieved 4 January 2014.
- ^ FetchTV (16 December 2013). "Fetch TV". Facebook. Archived from the original on 14 July 2023. Retrieved 3 January 2014.
- ^ Davidson, Darren (16 December 2013). "Fetch muscles up before a Foxtel grab". The Australian. Archived from the original on 18 December 2013. Retrieved 3 January 2014.
- ^ Mediaweek (22 June 2023). "Shake It Off: 10 Shake to rebrand to the Nickelodeon channel as the brand goes in-house at Paramount". Mediaweek. Archived from the original on 22 June 2023. Retrieved 22 June 2023.
- ^ Knox, David (25 June 2023). "10 Shake to rebrand as Nickelodeon Channel | TV Tonight". TV Tonight. Archived from the original on 24 June 2023. Retrieved 25 June 2023.
- ^ "Fetch". www.fetchtv.com.au. Retrieved 1 August 2023.
- ^ Brown, Pam (17 February 1998). "Rich Mix To Start The Day". The West Australian. p. 12.
- ^ Rugrats Down Under Archived 14 January 2010 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ "Nick Takes Over Your Beach". Nick Nooze. 3. Nickelodeon (Australia): 4. 1998.
- ^ Nick Nooze. Summer. Nickelodeon (Australia). 1999.
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(help) - Sydney Morning Herald. 9 February 1996. p. 3. Archivedfrom the original on 22 April 2012. Retrieved 27 November 2010.