Nickelodeon-India

Nickelodeon India
The logo of Nickelodeon India
Launched	23 April 1999
Owned by	Viacom 18
Picture format	4:3 (576i, SDTV)
Country	India
Headquarters	Mumbai, Maharashtra
Website	www.nickindia.com
Availability
Satellite
Tata Sky (India)	Channel 609
Dish TV (India)	Channel 518
Hathway (India)	Channel 508
	Channel 46
UCS (Bangladesh)	Channel 19
Cable
Available on all cable systems	Check Local Listings for channels

Nickelodeon India (or Nick India) is a television channel devoted to children in India based in Mumbai. It is part of Viacom 18. Nick India is a 24-hour English pay channel, with the option of an Hindi audio feed on direct-broadcast satellite. Nick India is an arm of Nickelodeon (USA).

History

Nickelodeon India was first started in 1999 by Viacom 18.^[1]

When the channel was launched, it aired mostly original programs. Few of them are Klasky Csupo programs, like Rugrats, Aaahh! Real Monsters, As told by Ginger, Rocket Power, The Wild Thornberrys and other animated shows like The Adventures of Jimmy Neutron, Rocko's Modern Life, Angry Beavers, Catdog, Hey Arnold!, The Fairly Odd Parents and Danny Phantom. The network used to air live action shows as well, such as Kenan & Kel, Drake and Josh, Clarissa Explains It All, Legends of the Hidden Temple, Nick Bites and lots more. Recently, Nickelodeon is becoming more diverse from all of its international counterparts. The network continuously airs Nicktoon shows while broadcasting locally made shows and acquired ones from all over the world.

Viacom 18 formed a joint venture with India's Television 18 in 2007, bringing motion pictures and other programming to India. This included the production of local programming, such as Nickelodeon India.^[2] The venture involved an investment of $90.5 million by Television 18.^[3]

Programming

Nick India contains a lot of cartoon programmes that appeal to children such as SpongeBob SquarePants. Besides that, educational shows for toddlers like Dora The Explorer are featured in Nick India's pre-school block, Nick Jr. Anime are the main featured in Nickelodeon. The 2004 Nickelodeon Kids' Choice Awards was aired "exclusively on Nickelodeon India".^[4]

Nickelodeon India has not broadcast new programmes. Fanboy and Chum Chum, Fairly Odd Parents, TUFF Puppy and live shows like iCarly, House of Anubis and Big Time Rush. Fairly Odd Parents used to come on Nick India but it has been cancelled^{[citation needed]}. Nickelodeon India is now airing Power Rangers Mystic Force, but only refers to it as a general series brand. However, pictures and descriptions of Power Rangers Samurai are shown on Nick India's website.

Current Shows

Show	Status	General Showtimes and Duration [IST]
Power Rangers Mystic Force	New!	Mon-Fri, 9pm (60 mins)
Chicken Stew	New!	Mon-Fri, 4pm (30 mins)
Zig and Sharko	New!	Mon-Fri, 7pm (30 mins)
Keymon Ache	Re-Runs	Mon-Fri, 6:30pm (30 mins)
Nick Pick-A-Trick	New! Season 2!	Sundays, am
SpongeBob SquarePants	Re-Runs	Mon-Fri, 5pm (30 mins)
The Penguins of Madagascar	Re-Runs	Mon-Fri, 10:30pm (30 mins)
Ninja Hattori-kun	Re-Runs	Mon-Fri, 7:30pm (60 mins)
Perman	Re-Runs	Sat-Sun, 8am (60 mins)
Little Krishna	Re-Runs	Mon-Fri, 7:30am (60 mins)
Oggy and the Cockroaches	Re-Runs	Mon-Fri, 6pm (60 mins)
Avatar: The Last Airbender	Re-Runs	Sat-Sun, 11pm (30 mins)
Back at the Barnyard	Re-Runs	Mon-Fri, 4:30pm (30 mins)
Dora the Explorer	Re-Runs	Mon-Fri, 7am (30 mins)
Khushi ki Duniya	Re-Runs	Sat-Sun, 9pm (30 mins)
Shaun the Sheep	Re-Runs (dubbing for Season 2)	Mon-Fri, 11:30am (30 mins)

Upcoming Shows

• Pick-A-Trick Season 2 (Starts Late 2011)
• T.U.F.F. Puppy (Starts TBA 2011)
• Cyberchase (Seasons 1 & 3 only and starts TBA 2011)
• Shaun the Sheep (Season 2 Part 2)
• Power Rangers Samurai (Starts TBA 2012)

Late Night Shows

These shows are shows which do not include in the Nick India's day list. But these shows come late night. However, these shows have been kept to prevent TVC brand products from showing. Pick a Trick, SpongeBob Squarepants and The Penguins of Madagascar are shows which comes in Nick India's schedule and comes in Late Night Shows too.

• Pick-A-Trick (Mon-Fri, 10pm)
• The Penguins of Madagascar (Mon-Fri, 10:30pm; Sat-Sun, 10pm)
• Avatar: The Last Airbender (Sat-Sun, 10:30pm)
• All Grown Up! (Mon-Sun, 1am)
• Rocket Power (Mon-Sun, 1:30am)
• As Told By Ginger (Mon-Sun, 2am)
• SpongeBob Squarepants (Mon-Sun, 3am)
• Rugrats (Mon-Sun, 3:30am)
• Danny Phantom (Mon-Sun, 4:30am)
• The Adventures of Jimmy Neutron: Boy Genius (Mon-Sun, 5:30am)

Nick at Nite

Nick at Nite has not launched yet. The planned release was on July 31, 2010, but it was delayed indefinitely.

Nick Jr.

Nick Jr. is a preschool block that airs on Nickelodeon. Nick Jr. is currently airing reruns of Dora the Explorer.

Nick Jr.'s current Programming:

• Dora the Explorer (Mon-Fri, 7am & Mon-Sun, 5am)

Nick Jr. air these programmes:

• Allegra's Window (Mon-Sun, 2:30am)
• Blue's Clues (Mon-Sun, 4am)

Former Nick Jr. Programming:

• Go, Diego Go!
• Lazy Town
• The Backyardigans
• Peppa Pig
• Dougie in Disguise
• Little Bill
• Roary the Racing Car
• Blue's Room

Former Shows

• Chibi Maruko Chan
• Jankenman
• ChalkZone
• The Adventures of Little Carp
• Hey Arnold!
• Fairly Oddparents
• Atashin'chi (Season 1)
• Rocko's Modern Life
• The Wild Thornberrys
• Kenan and Kel
• Kung Fu Masters Of The Zodiac
• Uncle Max
• Tak and the Power of Juju
• Batfink
• Drake & Josh

Nick Home Cinema

Nick Home Cinema started from summer 2007. Originally it started by airing Nickelodeon movies for 3 months. The movies were Drake & Josh Go Hollywood, Drake & Josh: Really Big Shrimp, The Journey of Allen Strange etc. But it also aired movies made by or released in theatres by other networks, like Stuart Little, Spymate, Air Buddies 1 2 3 etc. In September 2011, Singh is Kinng was the newest movie that appeared in this block. At present, It is the movie block of Nickelodeon India, and is broadcast every Sundays on the channel, with different movies each week, mostly being of Hindi Language.

Now Nick has decided to change Nick Home Cinema As Nickelodeon Movies where on 11 November 2011, they are going to put The Adventures of Tintin: The Secret Of The Unicorn in the nearest theaters.

References

1. ^ "Nick to get 'MTV India treatment' for makeover", IndianTelevision, May 22, 2004. Retrieved September 30, 2010.
2. ^ "Viacom in India joint venture", Malaysia Star, May 23, 2007. Retrieved September 30, 2010.
3. ^ "India's Network18 to invest $90.5 mln in Viacom JV", Reuters India, November 7, 2007. Retrieved September 30, 2010.
4. ^ "13 year old kid wins LA trip courtesy Nick", IndianTelevision, March 29, 2004. Retrieved September 30, 2010.

External links

• Official website