Nick Jr. (UK & Ireland)

For other uses, see Nick Jr. (disambiguation).

Nick Jr.
Launched	1 September 1999
Owned by	Nickelodeon UK (MTV Networks Europe/BSkyB)
Picture format	576i (4:3 SDTV)
Audience share	0.3% (June 2011, BARB)
Sister channel(s)	MTV MTVNHD MTV Base MTV Classic MTV Dance MTV Hits MTV Rocks MTV Shows VH1 Viva Comedy Central Comedy Central Extra Nickelodeon Nick Jr. 2 Nicktoons
Website	www.nickjr.co.uk
Availability
Satellite
Sky	Channel 615
Cable
Virgin Media	Channel 715
UPC Ireland	Channel 687
Smallworld Cable	Channel 615
IPTV
TalkTalk TV	Channel 318
Internet television
Sky Go	Watch live (UK & Ireland only)

Nick Jr. is a television channel in the United Kingdom and Ireland operated by Nickelodeon UK. The channel is aimed at pre-school children.

History

Nick Jr. logo, used until April 30, 2010

Nick Jr. was first broadcast in the UK and Ireland from 1993, during the daytime hours on the main Nickelodeon UK channel. In 1999, the slot was spun off into its own channel, initially broadcasting on its own channel (then channel 606) on Sky, and from 06:00-12:00 alongside Sky Sports 3 on analogue satellite, although this schedule would sometimes be altered if sports were being covered in the early morning. Analogue transmissions ceased some years later. When it first properly aired it was presented by Face. In 2001 MTV Dance started broadcasting during its downtime hours after it was spun off from MTV Extra. MTV Dance acquired its own separate channel in 2002 and both channels have since extended their broadcasting hours. As of 2 August 2010, Nick Jr. broadcasts 24 hours a day, offering a lineup of 'Nick Jr. Classics' including classic programming such as Rainbow, Bagpuss, Mr. Benn, and the like, between 20:00 and 22:00.

The shows are sometimes presented by a number of anthropomorphic characters. The morning show, between 07:00 and 09:00 is presented by Helena Dowling ,and is called "Wake Up World".

A version of Nick Jr. for Ireland was launched in 2006. This version, like Nickelodeon Ireland, shares the same schedule as the UK feed, but has Irish adverts. On the 30th April 2010 Nick Jr. introduced a new logo as seen the US.

Nick Jr. Programmes

Current programming

• A Bedtime Story
• Angelina Ballerina: The Next Steps
• The Backyardigans
• Ben & Holly's Little Kingdom
• Blue's Clues
• Bob the Builder
• The Bopps
• Bubble Guppies
• Bubble and Squeak
• Dora the Explorer
• Fifi and the Flowertots
• Fresh Beat Band
• Go, Diego, Go!
• Humf
• Little Bill
• Maggie and the Ferocious Beast
• Max & Ruby
• Ni Hao Kai-Lan
• Olivia
• Olive the Ostrich
• Peppa Pig
• Poppy Cat
• Roary the Racing Car
• Rugrats (This show is a Nicktoon however)
• Super Why!
• Team Umizoomi
• Thomas and Friends
• Toot & Puddle
• Wake Up World
• What's Your News?
• The Wiggles
• Yo Gabba Gabba!

Nick Jr. Classics

Main article: Nick Jr. Classics

See also

• Nickelodeon (UK & Ireland)
• Nickelodeon Ireland
• Nicktoons (UK & Ireland)
• Nick Jr. 2

Presenters

• Face (1st September 1999 - 4th September 2005)
• Piper O. Possum (5th September 2005 - 29th April 2010)
• Moose A. Moose and Zee D. Bird (30th April 2010 - Present)

External links

• Official UK site
• Link from "Wake Up World" - 1 Feb 2011 on YouTube