KiZmom

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KiZmom
CountrySouth Korea
Broadcast areaNationwide
HeadquartersSeoul
Programming
Language(s)Korean
Ownership
OwnerSBS Medianet
Sister channelsSBS M
History
Launchedc. 2003 (As part of Nickelodeon Asia)
November 1, 2005; 18 years ago (2005-11-01) (As an independent feed)
June 30, 2022; 21 months ago (2022-06-30) (As KiZmom)
ClosedMarch 30, 2023; 12 months ago (2023-03-30)
Replaced bySBS Golf 2
Former names
  • Nickelodeon Asia (2003–2005)
  • Nickelodeon Korea (2005–2022)
Links
Websitehttps://kizmom.sbs.co.kr/
KiZmom
Hangul
키즈맘
Revised RomanizationKijeumam
McCune–ReischauerK'ijŭmam

KiZmom was a children's and family network in South Korea owned by SBS Medianet, a division of SBS Media Holdings.

From 2003 until 2022, the network space was the home to the domestic version of the American channel Nickelodeon before it was transferred to CJ ENM following the deal with Paramount Networks EMEAA.

History

Background of Nickelodeon

Programming on domestic broadcast networks

In South Korea, some of original series from Nickelodeon, like

KBS2 (of public-sector broadcaster KBS
). The Korean version of those series were produced by (or for) the broadcasters themselves, though not specifically branded as block programming under the Nickelodeon name.

Nickelodeon block on JEI TV

JEI TV (a specialty TV channel owned by

Viacom, ran a Nickelodeon programming block for years.[1] It started with TV programmes that were not shown on the generalist terrestrial channels. But later, they aired their own Korean dub of what were shown on EBS. Those alternative dubs were produced by Arirang TV Media (a subsidiary of Arirang TV
).

SkyLife carries Nickelodeon Southeast Asia

South Korean version of Animax, it was announced that Nickelodeon Southeast Asia would be removed from the platform in 2006.[3]
SkyLife did not carry the new South Korean version of Nickelodeon until 2014.

Launch and afterwards

Test broadcasts of a dedicated South Korean version of Nickelodeon began on August 1, 2005, before the formal launch in late 2005. This was a result of a deal between

MTV Networks Asia. The channel was initially branded as Nick, and was exclusively available on cable TV providers. A Nickelodeon-branded programming block was also launched on On-Media's Tooniverse
around that time.

In November 2008, the channel became a subsidiary of C&M Communication, along with

MTV
, when On-Media sold a percentage of its shares in On Music Network (which later became MTV Networks Korea). But a Nickelodeon block on Tooniverse continued to go. The channel was officially renamed Nickelodeon in 2010, using the new logo that unveiled months ago in the USA.

In September 2011,

ViacomCBS in 2019), acquiring shares in MTV Networks Korea from previous South Korean owners and renaming the joint venture SBS Viacom. With this, Nickelodeon became a part of SBS.[4][5]

Rebranding as KiZmom

On 30 June 2022, the channel was rebranded as KiZmom, with Nickelodeon content shifting over to CJ ENM's streaming service, TVING, alongside its sister network Tooniverse.[6] SBS MTV also became SBS M on the same day they not longer carried MTV label.[7] The channel wouldn't however last much longer after dropping the Nickelodeon branding as KiZmom would shut down on March 30, 2023, and ended up being replaced by SBS Golf2.

See also

External links

References

  1. ^ "美채널 '니켈로디언' 제휴" (in Korean). Retrieved 2017-09-28 – via Naver.
  2. ^ "스카이라이프 채널 대폭 개편".
  3. ^ "스카이라이프-Spti, 애니메이션 채널 합작사 설립".
  4. ^ MTV 코리아·니켈로디언, SBS 계열로 재출범. SBS News (in Korean). 2011-08-30. Retrieved 2011-10-01.
  5. ^ Rusak, Gary. "Viacom and SBS create Nickelodeon Korea". Kidscreen. Retrieved 2011-10-01.
  6. ^ Lee, Si-jin (July 18, 2022). "Tooniverse to air hit Nickelodeon animated series". The Korea Herald. Retrieved July 24, 2022.
  7. ^ "시사/이슈/유머 - 니켈로디언 코리아, SBS MTV 6월 30일 폐국".
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