Nickelodeon is a French

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channel, working as the local variant of US kids network

Nickelodeon Nickelodeon (often shortened to Nick) is an American pay television channel which launched on April 1, 1979, as the first cable channel for children. It is run by Paramount Global through its networks division's Kids and Family Group. It ...

in France, as well as to other French-speaking countries such as of

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, Belgium,

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, Monaco,

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, &

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. The network has two sister networks,

Nickelodeon Junior Nickelodeon Junior is a French 24-hour television channel broadcasting to France and Switzerland for a toddler audience. It is the French equivalent of Nick Jr., though with its French branding meeting domestic language policies, along with " ...

and

Nickelodeon Teen Nickelodeon Teen (formerly Nickelodeon 4Teen) is a French pay television channel owned by Paramount Networks EMEAA. It is the French equivalent of TeenNick, though with its French branding meeting domestic language policies, along with "Nick" so ...

. The network is solely branded as "Nickelodeon" in

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regions, with the common branding shortening of "Nick" used in all other markets completely unused, as "Nick" is too similar to the French

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'' niquer''.

History

On 10 January 2003, Nicktoons was launched as programming block in France on

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The French variant of Nickelodeon was announced in 2005, and was officially launched on 16 November of that same year. The channel's application to broadcast on the French digital terrestrial television was rejected by the CSA in favour of

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, a kids-oriented state-owned channel. It gains revenue through advertisement and product sells.. At the time, its market value was equal to €300 million. According to a research conducted by ConsoJunior in 2006, Nickelodeon France was the most watched channel among kids between 4 and 14 years old.. During this time, the channel premiered new shows such as

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, Avatar: the Last Airbender and

Dora the Explorer ''Dora the Explorer'' is an American children's animated television series and multimedia franchise created by Chris Gifford, Valerie Walsh Valdes and Eric Weiner that premiered on Nickelodeon on August 14, 2000, went on hiatus on June 5, 20 ...

. Thereafter, during the first half of 2007, Nickelodeon increased its audience share by 113% over a year. Due to this, some French celebrities such as

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started to appear on the channel as hosts. On 26 January 2010, Nickelodeon France adopted the new logo and rebranded its graphical package. On that same day, the preschool channel

was launched. In November of that same year, the network celebrated its fifth anniversary. On 20 September 2011, it switched its aspect ratio from 4:3 to 16:9. In May 2013, Nickelodeon announced the release of 2 new videogames of Dora the Explorer, in association with

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. From 28 June to 12 July 2013, the channel organised the Crazy Tour Nickelodeon on six malls in France. On 6 September 2014, Nickelodeon France premiered Rabbids Invasion, an original series of the channel. On 19 November 2014, Nickelodeon 4Teen was launched, with its programming being centred on series for teenagers. It rebranded to

in 2017. On 22 September 2015, Nickelodeon HD was launched. In March 2016, Nickelodeon +1 was launched, replacing the timeshift feed of MTV, MTV +1. In 2019, Nickelodeon channels were launched on French ISP bouquets, ending their exclusivity on

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. In January 2021, Nickelodeon,

J-One J-One is a French television channel dedicated to Asian anime and culture. It was launched on 4 October 2013. J-One broadcast anime in simulcast. Many of these are then broadcast with French dub on Game One Game One is a French television ch ...

and Comedy Central were added to the Mauritius Telecom's My.t offers.

Sister channels

Nickelodeon Junior

Nickelodeon Junior is now a separate 24-hour digital television channel.

Nickelodeon Teen

Nickelodeon 4Teen was launched on 19 November 2014, broadcasting in HD and focusing on live-action shows for a female audience. On 26 August 2017, the channel was rebranded as Nickelodeon Teen.

N-Toons

Nicktoons was a block on the French network

. On 1 November 2005 the block ended. In 2012, a block named N-Toons aired on Nickelodeon, premiering animation shows.

Current programming

* '' Game Shakers'' * ''

Henry Danger ''Henry Danger'' is an American comedy television series created by Dan Schneider and Dana Olsen that aired on Nickelodeon from July 26, 2014 to March 21, 2020. The series stars Jace Norman, Cooper Barnes, Riele Downs, Sean Ryan Fox, Ella And ...

'' * ''

Instant Mom ''Instant Mom'' is an American sitcom produced for the NickMom block on the Nick Jr. channel. It was developed by Howard Michael Gould and stars Tia Mowry as a stepmother of three children alongside her husband. The series first aired on Sept ...

'' * '' It's Pony'' * '' Kamp Koral: SpongeBob's Under Years'' * ''

Max & Shred ''Max & Shred'' is a comedy television series produced by Breakthrough Entertainment in Canada, with Nickelodeon and YTV involvement throughout the production process. It was created by Josh Greenbaum and Ben McMillan. The series aired on YTV i ...

'' * ''

Nicky, Ricky, Dicky & Dawn ''Nicky, Ricky, Dicky & Dawn'' is an American comedy television series developed by Michael Feldman and created by Matt Fleckenstein that premiered on Nickelodeon on September 13, 2014. It ran for four seasons and 82 episodes, with the final ep ...

'' (19 June 2015 – present) * '' Rabbids Invasion'' * ''

'' () * '' Taffy'' * '' Rainbow Butterfly Unicorn Kitty'' () * ''

Rise of the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles ''Rise of the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles'' (also known as ''Rise of the TMNT'' and ''ROTTMNT'') is an American animated television series developed and executive produced by Andy Suriano and Ant Ward, and based on the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turt ...

'' * ''

The Fairly OddParents ''The Fairly OddParents'' is an American animated television series created by Butch Hartman for Nickelodeon. The series follows the adventures of Timmy Turner, a 10-year-old boy with two fairy godparents named Cosmo and Wanda who grant him ...

'' * ''

The Loud House ''The Loud House'' is an American animated television series created by Chris Savino that premiered on Nickelodeon on May 2, 2016. The series revolves around the chaotic everyday life of a boy named Lincoln Loud, who is the middle child and only s ...

'' () * ''

The Thundermans ''The Thundermans'' is an American comedy television series created by Jed Spingarn that aired on Nickelodeon from October 14, 2013 to May 25, 2018. The series stars Kira Kosarin, Jack Griffo, Addison Riecke, Diego Velazquez, Chris Tallman, R ...

'' * ''

The Casagrandes ''The Casagrandes'' is an American animated comedy television series developed by Michael Rubiner and Miguel Puga that aired on Nickelodeon from October 14, 2019 to September 30, 2022. It is a spin-off of ''The Loud House'' and the second tele ...

'' () * '' Middlemost Post'' * '' The Patrick Star Show'' * ''

Rugrats ''Rugrats'' is an American animated television series created by Arlene Klasky, Gábor Csupó, and Paul Germain for Nickelodeon. The show focuses on a group of toddlers; most prominently— Tommy, Chuckie, Angelica, and twins Phil and Lil, a ...

'' (2021)

References

External links

Official website

Nickelodeon Junior France
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History

Sister channels

Nickelodeon Junior

Nickelodeon Teen

N-Toons

Current programming

See also

References

External links