Nickelodeon (Sub-Saharan African TV channel)

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Nickelodeon

Nickelodeon logo (since 2010)
Country	South Africa
Broadcast area	Sub-Saharan Africa
Headquarters	Johannesburg, South Africa
Programming
Language(s)	English
Picture format	HDTV 1080i
Ownership
Owner	ViacomCBS Networks EMEAA (ViacomCBS) MultiChoice
Sister channels	MTV Nick Jr. Nicktoons MTV Base Comedy Central BET BET International
History
Launched	12 June 1999; 22 years ago (1999-06-12) (block) 1 July 2008; 13 years ago (2008-07-01) (channel)
Links
Website	Official website
Availability
Terrestrial
StarSat	Channel 357
GOtv	Channel 62
Satellite
DStv	Channel 305 Channel 312 (Southern Africa only; excluding South Africa)
(Ghana)	Channel 145
(Ghana)	Channel 153
StarTimes	Channel 304
StarTimes	Channel 357
Zuku TV	Channel 640
AzamTV	Channel 220

Nickelodeon is a South African 24-hour television channel aimed at children, The channel was launched on 1 July 2008 & reaches most English-speaking countries in the continent via DStv overall the channel is available in 49 countries across the continent, in Ghana the channel is available on Skyy TV and GO TV, In Kenya it is available on Zuku TV along with AzamTV which is also in Kenya, (except Malawi), Tanzania and Uganda.

History[]

Before it was a channel, it was a block on the South African children's channel KTV, before it created another channel in 2006, Koowee, and rebranded itself as Nickelodeon. Nickelodeon was launched as a channel in July 2008.^[1] In 2012, it received new bumpers, promo, and continuity. Later in 2014, came the launch of Nicktoons as a replacement for the discontinued Kidsco, and the launch of Nick Jr. another channel from Viacom. Nick Jr and Nicktoons share the same website as Nickelodeon.

In June 2017, the Kenya Film Classification Board (KCFB), headed by CEO Ezekiel Mutua, ordered a ban on six cartoons airing on Cartoon Network Africa, Nickelodeon Africa and Nicktoons Africa for allegedly promoting LGBT themes to minors. The shows affected are the currently-running Cartoon Network shows Adventure Time, Clarence and Steven Universe, in addition to the already ended Nickelodeon shows Hey Arnold! and The Legend of Korra, and the currently running Nickelodeon cartoon The Loud House.^[2]

In 2018, Viacom merged official websites of Southeast Asian, Middle Eastern and African versions of Nickelodeon into nick.tv. Along the way Nickelodeon adapted two feeds with the South African feed airing series banned from the channel such as The Loud House and Bubble Guppies.

On 5 March 2019, Nickelodeon (South Africa only) along with Comedy Central, BET, MTV and MTV Base were available in HD on DStv. The Nick channels in South Africa have separate feeds from the rest of Africa.

As of 2020, the channel has the Nick Jr as well as the Nick@Nite block.

The 17 May 2021 channel NickToons add block of NickMusic on their time slot.

Programming[]

Current programming[]

SpongeBob SquarePants (2008 - present)

Henry Danger(2015 - October 18 2020)*On Air*

School Of Rock(November 7 2016- May 25 2018)*On Air*

Game Shakers(February 8 2016 - June 8 2019)*On Air*

The Thundermans(2014 - August 27 2018)*On Air*

Nicky,Ricky,Dicky & Dawn(2015-2018)

Danger Force October 18 2020 - Present

Young Dylan 2020- Present

Side Hustle 2021 - Present.

The Casagrandes (2020 - present)

Rugrats (2021 - present)

Kamp Koral (2021 - present)

The Smurfs (2021 - present)

Former programming[]

April 1 2019 - June 2019

iCarly (2009 - April 12 2013)

Big Time Rush (2010 - 2013)

Knight Squad (June 11 2018 - May 24 2019)

Bella and the Bulldogs (2016)

Victorious (December 4 2010 - November 30 2013)

Sam and Cat (2013 - 2014)

Lego City Adventures (2019 - 2021)

It's Pony (2020 - 2021)

Nicktoons[]

Nicktoons Africa is a sister-channel of Nickelodeon Africa launched in 2014.

Nick Jr.[]

Nick Jr. Africa is a sister-channel of Nickelodeon Africa which also launched in 2014.

References[]

External links[]

• Official website

See also[]

• Nickelodeon (Middle Eastern & North African TV channel) (also distributed in Africa)
• Nickelodeon (French TV channel) (also distributed in Africa)
• Nickelodeon (Spanish & Portuguese TV channel) (also distributed in Africa)