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Nickelodeon (Canadian TV channel)
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Nickelodeon is a Canadian English language discretionary specialty channel and a localized version of the U.S. cable network of the same name. It owned by YTV Canada, Inc., a subsidiary of Corus Entertainment, under a brand licensing agreement with the Paramount Media Networks division of Paramount Global.
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As with all of its counterparts around the world, Nickelodeon airs programs aimed at children and young teenagers. Historically, YTV and Treehouse TV have served as the main Canadian outlets for Nickelodeon and Nick Jr. Channel programming under licensing agreements with Viacom. Both channels continue to premiere new original series from the U.S. networks as they are more widely distributed than the Canadian Nickelodeon channel, owing to their status as analog channels.
Nickelodeon is one of two Paramount-branded channels owned by Corus, along with CMT. On July 10, 2025, it was announced that Nickelodeon, alongside ABC Spark, Disney Jr., Disney XD, and La Chaîne Disney, would shut down on September 1 due to financial pressure within Corus.
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In September 2008, Corus Entertainment was given approval by the Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission (CRTC) to launch a specialty channel named "YTV OneWorld", described as featuring "programming from around the world targeting children and teenagers aged 6 to 17 and their families. The schedule would include programs devoted to entertainment, humour, travel, games and science and technology."[1]
In September 2009, Corus announced it had reached an agreement with MTV Networks, a subsidiary of Viacom (one of two predecessors of the current Paramount Global), to launch Nickelodeon in Canada as a domestic channel. The channel was launched as Nickelodeon on November 2, 2009, at 6 a.m. using the "YTV OneWorld" license.[2] Jacob Two-Two was the first show to broadcast. On the day of the channel's launch, Discovery Kids (which Corus also owned) was shut down and replaced by Nickelodeon on most pay-TV providers after the last episode of Aquateam ended.[3] Because it is legally a distinct service, subscription television companies had to reach new agreements with Corus in order to carry Nickelodeon, as Discovery Kids operated under a different license.
On April 9, 2013, Telus Optik TV launched Nickelodeon HD, a high-definition simulcast of the standard-definition feed. It was later launched on June 25, 2013, for Rogers Cable and added to Bell Fibe TV's service on October 25, 2013.[4]
On September 22, 2015, Corus Entertainment announced the launch of Nickelodeon GO, an app that allows viewers to watch the channel live, as well as stream shows from its U.S. counterpart. The app is currently available for iOS and Android platforms, but requires a subscription to Nickelodeon from a pay-TV provider.[5]
In June 2019, as part of the launch of Amazon Prime Video Channels in Canada, Corus launched a standalone subscription video on demand channel featuring Nickelodeon content,[6] later branded as Nick+.[7] On August 30, 2022, it was announced that Nick+ would be discontinued and replaced on September 1 by Teletoon+, which focuses on programming from Warner Bros. Animation and Cartoon Network.[7]
On July 10, 2025, Corus announced that it would stop distributing Nickelodeon along with four of its Disney Branded Television-affiliated specialty channels on September 1.[8] Despite the closure, Corus confirmed that it would continue the air Nickelodeon and Disney content on its other channels.
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Nickelodeon primarily airs a mix of both contemporary and older original programming seen on its U.S. counterpart, with most of Nickelodeon's current programming airing on YTV and Treehouse TV. The channel also features a commercial-free (ad-supported on the weekends), Nick Jr.-branded block of preschool programming during the daytime hours. In order to fulfil Canadian content guidelines, Nickelodeon also airs programming sourced from other Corus-owned networks.
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