Nickelodeon (Japanese TV channel)
Country | Japan |
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Broadcast area | Japan |
Headquarters | Tokyo |
Programming | |
Language(s) | Japanese |
Picture format | 480i, 4:3 (SD); 720i, 16:9 (HD) |
Ownership | |
Owner | ViacomCBS Networks Japan K.K. (ViacomCBS) |
History | |
Launched | November 15, 1998(original) January 30, 2018 (relaunch as a brand for OTT media services) |
Closed | September 30, 2009; 11 years ago (original) |
Links | |
Website | https://www.nickjapan.com |
Availability | |
Nickelodeon is a Japanese television channel which is targeted mainly at children, teens and adults. It is the brand of ViacomCBS Networks Japan K.K. (a subsidiary of ViacomCBS Networks EMEAA division of ViacomCBS). Started in November 1998 as a cable and satellite television channel, Viacom attempted to bring their Nickelodeon brand to the Japanese market.
However, due to declining viewership, the television channel was taken off the air on September 30, 2009 with the channel closing after airing a short cartoon known as “Red & Bull” then airing an generic bumper before signing off. After the channel's closure, some programs were moved to other specialty channels (including MTV Japan), DTH satellite channels and terrestrial television networks. New programs made their national television premiere on other channels: For example, The Penguins of Madagascar made debut on NHK ETV on April 4, 2010. However, the official website is still online, with program information, website games and downloadable content, etc. In October 2017, Viacom brought back into the brand in Japan starting on January 30, 2018. It is currently available exclusively on dTV (a subscription TV streaming service of NTT Docomo), Hulu Japan[1][2] and RakutenTV.[3]
NickTime block on Animax[]
Nickelodeon's programs were also broadcast on Animax in Japan under a television block titled "NickTime", starting with SpongeBob SquarePants from September 1, 2010.[4]
NHK[]
Only one Nickelodeon program is also broadcast on NHK, which is SpongeBob SquarePants. First aired on January 21, 2012.
References[]
- ^ "DTV-Channel Japan marks milestone with Nickelodeon for streaming linear content | Mobile | News | Rapid TV News".
- ^ "Nickelodeon to launch OTT channel in Japan".
- ^ "楽天とバイアコムCbs・ネットワークス・インターナショナル、国内の動画ストリーミング配信とEコマース分野においてパートナーシップを締結".
- ^ "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2016-03-05. Retrieved 2010-07-25.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
External links[]
- Official website (In Japanese)
- Nickelodeon
- Television stations in Japan
- Children's television channels in Japan
- Television channels and stations established in 1998
- Television channels and stations disestablished in 2009
- Television channels and stations established in 2018
- Re-established companies
- Japanese-language television stations
- 1998 establishments in Japan
- 2009 disestablishments in Japan
- 2018 establishments in Japan
- Television station stubs
- Japanese television stubs