NickMusic is an Australian TV channel jointly owned by Foxtel Networks and

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. It launched on 1 July 2020 replacing Channel on channel 802, taking the slot of s 2-hour timeshift. It is an Australian version of the U.S pay television channel of the same name, a kid-safe, family-friendly music video channel for 4-15 year olds mainly featuring modern-day

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and teen pop hits on an automated schedule. It is the first NickMusic channel in Oceania and the second to launch outside of the United States (after the Dutch version). On 6 July 2020, NickMusic was made available in New Zealand via satellite TV broadcaster

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. In April 2021, it was added onto

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. Unlike its sister

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-branded music channels, NickMusic is not programmed locally and is instead a direct (non-timeshifted) simulcast of the Dutch version, giving Dutch artists some form of exposure in Australia.

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* Foxtel

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