Nickelodeon (India)
Indian counterpart of Nickelodeon From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Nickelodeon is a kids' TV channel in India. It started on October 16, 1999, and has its headquarters in Mumbai. It is similar to the American Nickelodeon but shows different programs to suit Indian audiences.[2]
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History
Nick India is the most viewed kids' channel in India since October 2020. First of all, it started using Hindi in 2004, and within a few years, it added Tamil, Telugu, Kannada, etc. In 2010, Nick India got a new look and logo similar to that of Nickelodeon in the US.[3][4]The channel launched Nick Jr. for younger kids in 2012, running a TeenNick block in the evening up until 2017. [5][6][7]
Nick India held its first Kids Choice Awards in 2013.[8] In 2015, it launched Nickelodeon HD+.[9] The channel kept adding new shows and language tracks, like Marathi, Bengali, Gujarati, and Malayalam in 2019.[10]
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Programming
In the first years, Nickelodeon India mostly showed American cartoons like Rugrats, SpongeBob SquarePants, Hey Arnold!, The Fairly OddParents, and Danny Phantom. They also did broadcast live-action shows such as Kenan & Kel, Drake & Josh, and Legends of the Hidden Temple.
Nick India created two local game shows called Dum Dama Dum and Gilli Gilli Gappa.[11] and Gilli Gilli Gappa.[12]
In 2011, Nick India began creating its own local animated series. First was Keymon Ache.[13]
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Sister channels
Nickelodeon HD+
Nickelodeon HD+ started on 5 December 2015. Only original U.S. Nickelodeon shows are on this channel.
Nick Jr.
Viacom18 launched the channel on 21 November 2012. But on 1 February 2017, TeenNick stopped airing, and Nick Jr. became a 24-hour channel.
Nickelodeon Sonic
Nickelodeon Sonic was launched on 20 December 2011 and targeted teens and action shows.
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