Nick Jr. (Australian and New Zealand TV channel)
Country | Australia |
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Broadcast area | Australia New Zealand |
Programming | |
Language(s) | English Māori |
Picture format | 576i(SDTV16:9) |
Ownership | |
Owner | Paramount Networks UK & Australia |
Sister channels | Network 10 10 HD 10 Bold 10 Peach MTV Club MTV MTV Classic MTV Hits Nickelodeon (pay-TV) Nickelodeon (free-to-air) NickMusic Comedy Central |
History | |
Launched | 1 January 1998 14 March 2004 (channel) | (block)
Links | |
Website | nickjr.au |
Availability | |
Streaming media | |
Fetch Mobi(AU) | Channel 253 |
Sky Go(NZ) | skygo.co.nz |
Nick Jr.is a 24-hour children's pay televisionchannelin Australia and New Zealand designed for pre-schoolers. Nick Jr. was a morningprogramming blockonNickelodeonuntil 2004, whenFoxtellaunched it as a full 24-hour kids channel.[1]The channel is owned by based on theoriginal American network.onParamount Networks UK & Australia,and was also available onOptus Television.
History
[edit]Before Nick Jr. officially launched as a 24-hour TV channel, it was part ofNickelodeon's morning line-up which included such shows asBlue's Clues,Dora the ExplorerandLazyTown,the block itself was also joined by a presenter known as "Face" which presented the Australian-input from 1998 until 2006, the Australian-input was also the last of the few international Nick Jr. block to have Face being replaced, as others stopped using him by 2004 and 2005, the actor who voiced the Australian dubbed Face is currently unknown.
On 21 January 2004,Foxtelannounced a brand new digital service along with new channel line-ups which included Nick Jr.[2]On 14 March 2004, Nick Jr. officially launched to be the first 24-hour Australian kids channel to play shows suited for pre-schoolers.
For a few months after Nick Jr. became a full channel, it kept a two-hour time slot on Nickelodeon in the mornings from 8:00am until 10:00am, but the time allocated to the block was far shorter than it was before it became a full channel.
The channel introduced some original short-form programming, includingCooking for Kids with Luis[3]andGardening for Kids with Madi.
The channel used the new Nick Jr. logo from Friday 26 March 2010.[4]From 2004 until 2010, the channel used a localised logo with two kangaroos with the tradition of 'Nick' (representing the adult) and 'Jr.' (as the child).
During the time Nickelodeonhad a separate channel in New Zealand,it had a Nick Jr. block running from 9:30 am to 2 pm from Monday to Wednesday, 9:30 am to 2:30 pm on Thursday and Friday and 6:30 am to 8 am on weekends. After the closure of the New Zealand feed, the Australian feed of Nick Jr. launched in New Zealand on 24 December 2010.[5]
On 29 February 2012, a 60-second anthem aired.[6]
On 3 December 2013, Nick Jr. became available on Foxtel's streaming serviceFoxtel Go.[7]
On 1 January 2014, Nick Jr. launched onAustralian IPTVproviderFetchTV.[8][9]
The channel aired for a time as a two-hour block in the afternoons onSky TelevisioninNew Zealand,until this ceased in 2013.
On 1 August 2023, Nick Jr. was removed from Foxtel[10]following an announcement that 10 Shake would rebrand asNickelodeon[11]on the same day, with selected programmes being shifted to that channel and was replaced by Nick Jr. Global. Fetch TV continues to broadcast the channel in Australia, and a variant of the channel is offered as aFAST channelon 10Play.[12]
Logos
[edit]-
Logo used since 2010
Presenters
[edit]- Face (14 March 2004 – 2006), (1998–2006, block)
- Ollie the Australian Muppet (2004–2013)
See also
[edit]- Nick Jr. Channel (United States)
- Nickelodeon (United States)
- Nickelodeon (Australia and New Zealand)
References
[edit]- ^Fenech, Stephen (17 March 2004). "Supplement: The future is in your hands".The Advertiser.p. D01.
- ^"Unknown Error".Foxtel.Retrieved25 November2017.
- ^"Worldwide distribution for children's cookery show".C21Media.
- ^Knox, David (23 March 2010)."Nickelodeon logo switch".tvtonight.au.Retrieved23 March2010.
- ^"Media Research Asia".25 July 2015. Archived fromthe originalon 25 July 2015.Retrieved6 August2023.
- ^Nick Jr. (Australia) Anthem - 2012,retrieved6 August2023
- ^Knox, David (3 December 2013)."Foxtel Go adds Nickelodeon, MTV, ESPN".TV Tonight.Retrieved4 January2014.
- ^FetchTV (16 December 2013)."Fetch TV".Facebook.Retrieved3 January2014.
- ^Davidson, Darren (16 December 2013)."Fetch muscles up before a Foxtel grab".The Australian.Retrieved3 January2014.
- ^Foxtel (18 July 2023)."Thank you for watching Nick Jr".Foxtel.Retrieved30 July2023.
- ^Mediaweek (22 June 2023)."Shake It Off: 10 Shake to rebrand to the Nickelodeon channel as the brand goes in-house at Paramount".Mediaweek.Archivedfrom the original on 22 June 2023.Retrieved30 July2023.
- ^"Fetch".fetchtv.au.Retrieved1 August2023.
External links
[edit]- Nick Jr.
- 1998 establishments in Australia
- 1998 establishments in New Zealand
- 2004 establishments in New Zealand
- 2004 establishments in Australia
- Children's television channels in Australia
- Commercial-free television networks in Australia
- English-language television stations in Australia
- English-language television stations in New Zealand
- Television channels and stations established in 1998
- Television channels and stations established in 2004