Nickelodeon UK
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Nickelodeon is a children's television channel available on Sky, Virgin Media
, Smallworld Cable, TalkTalk TV and UPC Ireland
in the United Kingdom
and Ireland
, including on demand on BT Vision
. The channel was launched on 1 September 1993. Although one of the oldest children's channels in the United Kingdom, it was not the first (the oldest, The Children's Channel
, which started in 1984, is now defunct).
channel as part of British Sky Broadcasting
's Sky Multichannels
package, it originally aired from 7 a.m. – 7 p.m. each day and showed both cartoons and live action series. At first, Nickelodeon used various orange-coloured logos in different shapes, surrounding the word 'Nick' or 'Nickelodeon' in white text. The channel originally had a transponder to itself on the Astra
satellite, and whilst off-air would show test cards (which usually had schedule information) or pages from NickText, the channel's teletext
service since early-1995. Until 1995, it was up to the operator which channel it would timeshare with, which was dangerous whenever Nickelodeon extended its hours. The channel was then timeshared with the Paramount Channel (later Paramount Comedy Channel, now Comedy Central) starting when it launched in 1995, and still continues in areas where analogue cable hasn't been switched off. The channels are separate on the digital satellite and digital cable platforms.
There were no live presenters at launch, but in subsequent years Nick Alive! was introduced, which featured live links between shows, often consisting of just a single presenter and the invitation for viewers to take part in phone-ins
. With time, these live links were moved to bigger studios, where people were now invited down to the studios to take part in the live broadcasts, which were given various names over the years.
When Sky launched in 1998, Nickelodeon was in the original channel line-up on Astra 2A
, and the channel's closedown was moved from 7 p.m. to 10 p.m. for digital satellite viewers. However, analogue satellite services continued to shut down Nickelodeon at 7 p.m. each day until analogue satellite was discontinued in 2001. In February 2002, Nickelodeon revealed a new 'splat' design which became the main logo for several years. Nickelodeon was also in the ITV Digital
line-up, until the service closed down in 2002.
Later, additional channels were added, which were Nick Jr., aimed towards a pre-school audience, and Nick Replay, which timeshifted Nickelodeon by one hour each day between 8 a.m - 11 p.m. On 31 October 2005, Nickelodeon and Nicktoons extended their hours to 5 a.m. – 11 p.m., and Nick Replay extended its hours to 6 a.m. – midnight. On 15 February 2010, Nickelodeon adopted the new typographical logo that is being used on the channel in other countries around the world. The TEENick
block has also adopted the new American
identity Nicktoons, Nick Jr. and Nick Jr. 2 adopted the new logo on Friday 30 April.
Broadcasting hours were later extended again around July 2010, with Nickelodeon launching an overnight schedule and bringing forward it's start-up time to 2 a.m. However, around October 2011, this was reduced to 2:05 a.m - 11 p.m. with the teleshopping profit gained from Nickelodeon and Nick Replay between 2 a.m. - 2:05 a.m. and 3 a.m. - 3:05 a.m. respectively now used to keep Nicktoons going for an extra ten minutes until 11:10 p.m. However, later in the same month Nicktoons changed back to its old closedown time of 11 p.m.
) chasing an orange ball, which then bounces into the 'i' on the Nickelodeon logo. Another one was of Spongebob SquarePants, doing his jellyfishing trick and flies around the screen, and when he landed, he 'transformed' into the Nick logo. After a few seconds of displaying Nick, some circles radiate to zoom out to the full Nickelodeon logo.
Other promotional materials included:
and Viacom
, the ultimate owners of the Nickelodeon branded channels in the USA. Unlike in America, there is little (if any) operational connection to the European MTV channels, which are run by MTV Networks Europe
. British Sky Broadcasting owns 40% of Nickelodeon UK.
From 1995, there was an operational connection to The Paramount Channel
, which was launched by the Paramount UK Partnership, another joint venture between British Sky Broadcasting
(25%) and Viacom
(75%). The channels shared transponder space, offices and even transmission suites though they now they have separate offices and each operate multiple channels that no longer share bandwidth.
On 1 September 1999, Nick Jr. was launched on Sky, which shows programming aimed at pre-school children, pre-school programming was previously shown during the daytime on the main channel, but this strand has long since been dropped (though it was reintroduced briefly during 2005). Nick Jr. originally timeshared with MTV Dance
when that channel launched in early 2001, though this ceased some time ago, with MTV Dance having gone 24 hours since then.
cartoons, as well as other cartoons, throughout the day. Teleshopping broadcasts on Nickelodeon and Nicktoons outside of regular transmission times. A similar situation occurs with Nick Jr. 2, with teleshopping airing from 10 p.m. until midnight, and simply a blank screen from midnight onwards. Before teleshopping on program channels in the UK was legal, these channels had shown a test card, logo slide or promo loop during downtime hours. SpongeBob SquarePants and The Fairly Odd Parents are part of the Nicktoons schedule.
was launched. It broadcasts Nick Jr. shows on a different schedule to the main Nick Jr. channel. However, unlike the main Nick Jr., it does not broadcast 24 hours a day.
simulcast
of the network on 5 October 2010 on Sky in the UK and the Republic of Ireland. A number of new idents were produced for the channel by manvsmachine.
In response to the Nick HD launch, MTVNHD
will no longer broadcast a block of Nick programming every weekend and instead focus on music-related content. However MTVNHD Still shows Nick Shows, On weekends, SpongeBob is shown from 5am-6am and FanBoy and Chum Chum from 6am-7am and then shows Music related content.
of Nickelodeon was initially launched on Sky. Nick Replay is available on Sky and UPC Ireland
605 and Virgin Media
713.
A one hour timeshift of Nicktoons is also available on Sky channel 630. The timeshift channel replaced the Nicktoons spin off sister channel Nicktoonsters
, and as such only broadcasts between 7 a.m. and 7 p.m., as the channel shares space, bandwidth, and mixerboards with Comedy Central Extra +1 which begins broadcasting at 7 p.m.
shows such as Rugrats
, The Wild Thornberrys
and Hey Arnold!
. Its licence first appeared on the Ofcom website in September 2007 (initially named "Nicktoons 2", this was changed to Nicktoonsters on 3 July 2008). The channel closed on 31 July 2009 and was replaced with a one hour timeshift of Nicktoons, Nicktoons Replay on 1 August 2009.
Rugrats is now shown on Nick and Nick Jr.
and Spongebob Squarepants
. They are both shown over seven times a day.
The 2007 US Awards show was aired on Nick UK on 14 April 2007. The KCA's usually air in the UK shortly after they are broadcast in the US. But for the first time Nick UK made their version of the KCA's. It was broadcast from London's ExCeL Exhibition Centre
, Docklands. The awards were held on 20 October 2007 and were shown on Nick UK a week later on 27 October 2007 and were repeated many times during that week. Nickelodeon did a competition where four lucky winners would be able to carry a 'blimp' (the Nickelodeon award) up on stage and present it to a winning celebrity. UK pop band McFly
presented the ceremony.
2008
The 2008 UK Kids Choice Awards were held on 13 September 2008 at London's ExCeL Exhibition Centre
, Docklands. The awards where shown on the channel a week later on 20 September 2008 with other four million votes being cast. The X Factor
judge Danni Minogue presented the ceremony.
2011
The 2011 UK Kids Choice Awards were merged with the main Awards in LA. There was an award for Nick UK's Funniest Person won by Jerry Trainor and Nick UK's Best TV Show which was won by House of Anubis, which is a first for Nickelodeon as it only started this year.
and Nickelodeon, which will see a six acre area of Pleasure Beach transformed into Nickelodeon Land, which will feature 14 rides, nine new and five re-themed existing rides. Nickelodeon Land also includes themed retail and catering outlets and represents an investment of £10.3m. The attractions was open to the pubilc in April 2011. http://www.nickelodeonland.co.uk/
Virgin Media
Virgin Media Inc. is a company which provides fixed and mobile telephone, television and broadband internet services to businesses and consumers in the United Kingdom...
, Smallworld Cable, TalkTalk TV and UPC Ireland
UPC Ireland
UPC Ireland is Liberty Global Europe's telecommunications operation in Ireland. UPC Ireland is the largest digital cable television provider within the Republic of Ireland. As of September 2010 the company offers broadband internet, digital television and digital telephony to over 531,000 customers...
in the United Kingdom
United Kingdom
The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern IrelandIn the United Kingdom and Dependencies, other languages have been officially recognised as legitimate autochthonous languages under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages...
and Ireland
Ireland
Ireland is an island to the northwest of continental Europe. It is the third-largest island in Europe and the twentieth-largest island on Earth...
, including on demand on BT Vision
BT Vision
BT Vision is a hybrid IPTV-digital terrestrial television service provided by BT Group in the United Kingdom which was launched in December 2006...
. The channel was launched on 1 September 1993. Although one of the oldest children's channels in the United Kingdom, it was not the first (the oldest, The Children's Channel
The Children's Channel
The Children's Channel, also known as TCC, was a television station in the United Kingdom, Benelux and Scandinavia, which was owned by Flextech . It began broadcasting on 1 September 1984, and was closed on 3 April 1998...
, which started in 1984, is now defunct).
History
Launched on 1 September 1993 as an encryptedEncryption
In cryptography, encryption is the process of transforming information using an algorithm to make it unreadable to anyone except those possessing special knowledge, usually referred to as a key. The result of the process is encrypted information...
channel as part of British Sky Broadcasting
British Sky Broadcasting
British Sky Broadcasting Group plc is a satellite broadcasting, broadband and telephony services company headquartered in London, United Kingdom, with operations in the United Kingdom and the Ireland....
's Sky Multichannels
Sky Multichannels
Sky Multichannels was a package of analogue television channels offered by BSkyB on the Astra satellites at 19.2° east. The service started on 1 September 1993 based on the idea from the then chief executive officer, Sam Chisholm and Rupert Murdoch, of adjusting BSkyB's business strategy to include...
package, it originally aired from 7 a.m. – 7 p.m. each day and showed both cartoons and live action series. At first, Nickelodeon used various orange-coloured logos in different shapes, surrounding the word 'Nick' or 'Nickelodeon' in white text. The channel originally had a transponder to itself on the Astra
Astra 19.2°E
Astra 19.2°E is the name for the group of communications satellites co-located at the 19.2°East orbital position in the Clarke Belt that are owned and operated by SES Astra, a subsidiary of SES based in Betzdorf, Luxembourg....
satellite, and whilst off-air would show test cards (which usually had schedule information) or pages from NickText, the channel's teletext
Teletext
Teletext is a television information retrieval service developed in the United Kingdom in the early 1970s. It offers a range of text-based information, typically including national, international and sporting news, weather and TV schedules...
service since early-1995. Until 1995, it was up to the operator which channel it would timeshare with, which was dangerous whenever Nickelodeon extended its hours. The channel was then timeshared with the Paramount Channel (later Paramount Comedy Channel, now Comedy Central) starting when it launched in 1995, and still continues in areas where analogue cable hasn't been switched off. The channels are separate on the digital satellite and digital cable platforms.
There were no live presenters at launch, but in subsequent years Nick Alive! was introduced, which featured live links between shows, often consisting of just a single presenter and the invitation for viewers to take part in phone-ins
Phone in
In broadcasting, a phone-in or call-in is a programme format in which viewers or listeners are invited to air their live comments by telephone, usually in respect of a specific topic selected for discussion on the day of the broadcast. On radio , it is common for an entire programme to be dedicated...
. With time, these live links were moved to bigger studios, where people were now invited down to the studios to take part in the live broadcasts, which were given various names over the years.
When Sky launched in 1998, Nickelodeon was in the original channel line-up on Astra 2A
Astra 2A
Astra 2A is a communications satellite owned by SES Astra. Launched in 1998, half its expected end-of-life capacity of 28 transponders were pre-booked by BSkyB, who utilised it to launch their new Sky Digital service...
, and the channel's closedown was moved from 7 p.m. to 10 p.m. for digital satellite viewers. However, analogue satellite services continued to shut down Nickelodeon at 7 p.m. each day until analogue satellite was discontinued in 2001. In February 2002, Nickelodeon revealed a new 'splat' design which became the main logo for several years. Nickelodeon was also in the ITV Digital
ITV Digital
ITV Digital was a British digital terrestrial television broadcaster, which launched a pay-TV service on the world's first digital terrestrial television network as ONdigital in 1998 and briefly re-branded as ITV Digital in July 2001, before the service ceased in May 2002. Its main shareholders...
line-up, until the service closed down in 2002.
Later, additional channels were added, which were Nick Jr., aimed towards a pre-school audience, and Nick Replay, which timeshifted Nickelodeon by one hour each day between 8 a.m - 11 p.m. On 31 October 2005, Nickelodeon and Nicktoons extended their hours to 5 a.m. – 11 p.m., and Nick Replay extended its hours to 6 a.m. – midnight. On 15 February 2010, Nickelodeon adopted the new typographical logo that is being used on the channel in other countries around the world. The TEENick
TEENick
TEENick was a teen-oriented television programming block that aired on Nickelodeon. The block launched on 2001 and lasted until February 2, 2009. TEENick aired on Sunday nights from 6-9 p.m. ET/PT and, beginning in 2004, began to also air on Saturday nights from 8-10 p.m. ET/PT...
block has also adopted the new American
Nickelodeon (TV channel)
Nickelodeon, often simply called Nick and originally named Pinwheel, is an American children's channel owned by MTV Networks, a subsidiary of Viacom International. The channel is primarily aimed at children ages 7–17, with the exception of their weekday morning program block aimed at preschoolers...
identity Nicktoons, Nick Jr. and Nick Jr. 2 adopted the new logo on Friday 30 April.
Broadcasting hours were later extended again around July 2010, with Nickelodeon launching an overnight schedule and bringing forward it's start-up time to 2 a.m. However, around October 2011, this was reduced to 2:05 a.m - 11 p.m. with the teleshopping profit gained from Nickelodeon and Nick Replay between 2 a.m. - 2:05 a.m. and 3 a.m. - 3:05 a.m. respectively now used to keep Nicktoons going for an extra ten minutes until 11:10 p.m. However, later in the same month Nicktoons changed back to its old closedown time of 11 p.m.
Ident and Bumper Refresh 2011
On 1 November 2011, Nickelodeon (UK & Ireland) released a range of new bumpers and idents part of the Nickelodeon UK Ident and Bumper Refresh 2011. Some included Dudley Puppy (T.U.F.F. PuppyT.U.F.F. Puppy
T.U.F.F. Puppy is an American animated television series created by Butch Hartman for Nickelodeon. It premiered on October 2, 2010 on Nickelodeon after the premiere of Planet Sheen. The series' main character is a dim-witted but determined dog named Dudley Puppy , who works as a secret agent for an...
) chasing an orange ball, which then bounces into the 'i' on the Nickelodeon logo. Another one was of Spongebob SquarePants, doing his jellyfishing trick and flies around the screen, and when he landed, he 'transformed' into the Nick logo. After a few seconds of displaying Nick, some circles radiate to zoom out to the full Nickelodeon logo.
Other promotional materials included:
- A new Nickelodeon song sung by the characters of various NickToon's characters including Sheen (Planet Sheen) and the Penguins & Julien (The Penguins of Madagascar), released on 17 November;
- Nickelodeon started using the new bumpers for live action shows today. Only the 'now', the 'you're watching' and the 'now back to' bumpers use them at this time. The 'next' bumpers are still the old style. Some shows with these bumpers include iCarly and Victorious (as 19 November)
- Nickelodeon UK & Ireland updated the Fairly Odd Parents 'bumpers' to the new style on 21 November.
- Nickelodeon UK & Ireland started showing the new stlye Spongebob bumpers on 28 November.
Ownership
The British Nickelodeon channels are operated by Nickelodeon UK Ltd., a private limited company that is a joint venture between British Sky BroadcastingBritish Sky Broadcasting
British Sky Broadcasting Group plc is a satellite broadcasting, broadband and telephony services company headquartered in London, United Kingdom, with operations in the United Kingdom and the Ireland....
and Viacom
Viacom
Viacom Inc. , short for "Video & Audio Communications", is an American media conglomerate with interests primarily in, but not limited to, cinema and cable television...
, the ultimate owners of the Nickelodeon branded channels in the USA. Unlike in America, there is little (if any) operational connection to the European MTV channels, which are run by MTV Networks Europe
MTV Networks Europe
MTV Networks Europe is a division of Viacom International Media Networks, a subsidiary of Viacom.MTV Networks Europe includes the multimedia entertainment brands: MTV, VH1, TMF, VIVA, Nickelodeon, Comedy Central and Nick Jr...
. British Sky Broadcasting owns 40% of Nickelodeon UK.
From 1995, there was an operational connection to The Paramount Channel
Paramount Comedy
Paramount Comedy is a 24-hour Spanish cable television and satellite television comedy channel available in Spain. It is owned by MTV Networks Europe and Viacom. In other parts of the world, such as the United States, United Kingdom, Ireland and Italy, the channel is known as Comedy Central...
, which was launched by the Paramount UK Partnership, another joint venture between British Sky Broadcasting
British Sky Broadcasting
British Sky Broadcasting Group plc is a satellite broadcasting, broadband and telephony services company headquartered in London, United Kingdom, with operations in the United Kingdom and the Ireland....
(25%) and Viacom
Viacom
Viacom Inc. , short for "Video & Audio Communications", is an American media conglomerate with interests primarily in, but not limited to, cinema and cable television...
(75%). The channels shared transponder space, offices and even transmission suites though they now they have separate offices and each operate multiple channels that no longer share bandwidth.
Nick Jr.
MTV Dance
MTV Dance is a 24-hour dance music channel operated by MTV Networks Europe.The channel is widely available throughout Europe on subscription satellite and digital television services...
when that channel launched in early 2001, though this ceased some time ago, with MTV Dance having gone 24 hours since then.
Nicktoons
On 22 July 2002, Nicktoons shows NicktoonsNicktoons
Nicktoons are animated television shows that are produced by and aired on the children's television channel Nickelodeon. Prior to 1991, Nickelodeon aired mostly foreign made animated series. The idea for Nicktoons was formed in 1989 and on Sunday, August 11, 1991, the first Nicktoon, Doug, was...
cartoons, as well as other cartoons, throughout the day. Teleshopping broadcasts on Nickelodeon and Nicktoons outside of regular transmission times. A similar situation occurs with Nick Jr. 2, with teleshopping airing from 10 p.m. until midnight, and simply a blank screen from midnight onwards. Before teleshopping on program channels in the UK was legal, these channels had shown a test card, logo slide or promo loop during downtime hours. SpongeBob SquarePants and The Fairly Odd Parents are part of the Nicktoons schedule.
Nick Jr. 2
On 24 April 2006, Nick Jr. 2Nick Jr. 2
Nick Jr. 2 is Nick Jr.'s second channel in the United Kingdom, generally presenting popular Nick Jr. programming at other times of the day. It launched 24 April 2006. Currently, Nick Jr. 2 carries a schedule separate from the main Nick Jr. channel; however, during the first week after launching, it...
was launched. It broadcasts Nick Jr. shows on a different schedule to the main Nick Jr. channel. However, unlike the main Nick Jr., it does not broadcast 24 hours a day.
Nick HD
The network premiered a high-definitionHigh-definition television
High-definition television is video that has resolution substantially higher than that of traditional television systems . HDTV has one or two million pixels per frame, roughly five times that of SD...
simulcast
Simulcast
Simulcast, shorthand for "simultaneous broadcast", refers to programs or events broadcast across more than one medium, or more than one service on the same medium, at the same time. For example, Absolute Radio is simulcast on both AM and on satellite radio, and the BBC's Prom concerts are often...
of the network on 5 October 2010 on Sky in the UK and the Republic of Ireland. A number of new idents were produced for the channel by manvsmachine.
In response to the Nick HD launch, MTVNHD
MTVNHD
MTV Live HD is an international 24-hour HD music and entertainment television network that is operated by Viacom International Media Networks' subsidiary MTV Networks Poland...
will no longer broadcast a block of Nick programming every weekend and instead focus on music-related content. However MTVNHD Still shows Nick Shows, On weekends, SpongeBob is shown from 5am-6am and FanBoy and Chum Chum from 6am-7am and then shows Music related content.
Timeshifts
On 1 September 1999, a one hour timeshiftTimeShift
TimeShift is a sci-fi first-person shooter developed by Saber Interactive and published by Sierra Entertainment for Microsoft Windows, Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3. It was developed using the Saber 3D engine, v.S-3 and Havok. On August 31, 2007 a demo of TimeShift was released on Xbox Live Marketplace...
of Nickelodeon was initially launched on Sky. Nick Replay is available on Sky and UPC Ireland
UPC Ireland
UPC Ireland is Liberty Global Europe's telecommunications operation in Ireland. UPC Ireland is the largest digital cable television provider within the Republic of Ireland. As of September 2010 the company offers broadband internet, digital television and digital telephony to over 531,000 customers...
605 and Virgin Media
Virgin Media
Virgin Media Inc. is a company which provides fixed and mobile telephone, television and broadband internet services to businesses and consumers in the United Kingdom...
713.
A one hour timeshift of Nicktoons is also available on Sky channel 630. The timeshift channel replaced the Nicktoons spin off sister channel Nicktoonsters
Nicktoonsters
Nicktoonsters was a television channel in the United Kingdom, which launched on August 18, 2008 on Sky 630. It was a spinoff channel of Nicktoons. Its licence first appeared on the OFCOM website in September 2007...
, and as such only broadcasts between 7 a.m. and 7 p.m., as the channel shares space, bandwidth, and mixerboards with Comedy Central Extra +1 which begins broadcasting at 7 p.m.
Irish channels
In 2004, MTV Europe launched a Nick for Republic of Ireland. It has the same feed as the UK just Irish advertisements. This was followed in 2006 by an Irish feed of Nick Jr.Nicktoonsters
On 18 August 2008, Nick Toonsters was launched. It broadcast some old NicktoonsNicktoons
Nicktoons are animated television shows that are produced by and aired on the children's television channel Nickelodeon. Prior to 1991, Nickelodeon aired mostly foreign made animated series. The idea for Nicktoons was formed in 1989 and on Sunday, August 11, 1991, the first Nicktoon, Doug, was...
shows such as Rugrats
Rugrats
Rugrats is an American animated television series created by Arlene Klasky, Gábor Csupó, and Paul Germain for Nickelodeon. The series premiered on August 11, 1991, and aired its last episode on June 8, 2004....
, The Wild Thornberrys
The Wild Thornberrys
The Wild Thornberrys is an American animated television series that aired on Nickelodeon. It was rerun in the USA on Nickelodeon and occasionally The N until 2009 and Nicktoons until 2007...
and Hey Arnold!
Hey Arnold!
Hey Arnold! is an American animated television series created by Craig Bartlett for Nickelodeon. The show's premise focuses on a fourth grader named Arnold who lives with his grandparents. Episodes center on his experiences navigating big city life while dealing with the problems he and his friends...
. Its licence first appeared on the Ofcom website in September 2007 (initially named "Nicktoons 2", this was changed to Nicktoonsters on 3 July 2008). The channel closed on 31 July 2009 and was replaced with a one hour timeshift of Nicktoons, Nicktoons Replay on 1 August 2009.
Rugrats is now shown on Nick and Nick Jr.
Programmes & Highlights
The most commonly shows on Nick are iCarlyICarly
iCarly is an American sitcom that focuses on a girl named Carly Shay who creates her own web show called iCarly with her best friends Sam and Freddie. The series was created by Dan Schneider, who also serves as executive producer. It stars Miranda Cosgrove as Carly, Jennette McCurdy as Sam, Nathan...
and Spongebob Squarepants
SpongeBob SquarePants
SpongeBob SquarePants is an American animated television series, created by marine biologist and animator Stephen Hillenburg. Much of the series centers on the exploits and adventures of the title character and his various friends in the underwater city of "Bikini Bottom"...
. They are both shown over seven times a day.
Programming blocks
Programming on Nickelodeon UK has often been segmented into blocks. These have included:Morning blocks
- Rise and Slime - (1996–1999)
- Dawn Patrol
- CBBC on Nickelodeon - (1996–1999)
- Get Up! - weekends
- Bedroom Bedlam
- Nick AM - (1993–1996)
- Nicktoons Breakfast Feast
- Nicktoons TV - (1998–2000)
- Nick Jr. - weekday mornings, featured programming for pre-school children, replaced by a dedicated Nick Jr. channel (1997–1999, 2005, 2009, 2011–present)
- Nick Juice - weekday mornings, 7 a.m. to 9 a.m. (2000–2002)
- Weekend Juice - weekend mornings, 7 a.m./9 a.m. to 12 p.m./2 p.m. (2000–2002)
- SLAM! - weekend mornings, 7 a.m. to 9 a.m., featured animated action series (2002–2004)
- You're Nicked - weekday mornings, 7 a.m. to 9 a.m., featured a presenter & crew 'invading' a viewer's home before school (2002–2004, latterly became a programme in its own right)
- The Crunch - aired weekday mornings, 7 a.m. to 9 a.m. (January 2005 - 2006) Each day had a different set of children who were called the 'kidcrew', who signed up to be on the show, and played studio games. The programming block aired animated shows / live action series.
- Control Freaks (2005) Children competed in a series of challenges live on air, with the two presenters. Included cartoons such as SpongeBob SquarePantsSpongeBob SquarePantsSpongeBob SquarePants is an American animated television series, created by marine biologist and animator Stephen Hillenburg. Much of the series centers on the exploits and adventures of the title character and his various friends in the underwater city of "Bikini Bottom"...
. - The Crunch - Summer Sizzle - (Summer of 2005)
- ME:TV (2006–2007) Features live presentation, and four kids with their webcams help the presenters to introduce shows, but only one of the four children can do this, so they have to compete with the other children in challenges live on air. This programming block airs on half-term holidays. 'ME:TV' was a big success with UK viewers. Nickelodeon US, later picked up the show's format. The block was originally presented by Ed PetrieEd PetrieEdward 'Ed' Oliver James Petrie is a British actor, comedian and television presenter. He was born, and grew up in, the seaside resort of Rustington, and was educated at Broadwater Manor in Worthing and the independent school Ardingly College in the village of Ardingly in West Sussex...
and Sy ThomasSy ThomasSy Thomas is a British TV presenter, stand-up comedian and actor.-Early years and career:Thomas attended Aberystwyth University, Wales, where he studied drama from 1998 to 2001 and received a BA upper second....
. 'ME:TV' returned in the lead-up to the first UK Kids Choice Awards (October 2007), and was presented by Mark Felgate, Sy ThomasSy ThomasSy Thomas is a British TV presenter, stand-up comedian and actor.-Early years and career:Thomas attended Aberystwyth University, Wales, where he studied drama from 1998 to 2001 and received a BA upper second....
and Laura Hamilton. - Slime Across the UK and Ireland (Summer 2007) aired 11 a.m. to 1 p.m., 2nd to the 5th week of the summer holidays, presented by Ed Petrie and Sy ThomasSy ThomasSy Thomas is a British TV presenter, stand-up comedian and actor.-Early years and career:Thomas attended Aberystwyth University, Wales, where he studied drama from 1998 to 2001 and received a BA upper second....
in the studio. With Mark Felgate and Laura Hamilton touring the UK and Ireland. - Summer on Nick (Summer 2008) aired from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. from the 2nd week of the Summer holidays. It was presented by Sy ThomasSy ThomasSy Thomas is a British TV presenter, stand-up comedian and actor.-Early years and career:Thomas attended Aberystwyth University, Wales, where he studied drama from 1998 to 2001 and received a BA upper second....
, Mark Felgate and Laura Hamilton. All three presenters were usually in the studio. Celebrity guests were regularly featured and the main contact with viewers was through the Nickelodon website. Features included 'Dare the Presenters', 'What The Heck are They Talking About', 'Topic of the Day' and more. Programming during this slot was iCarly, Drake and Josh and SpongeBob SquarePants. There was also a parody of Big Brother entitled 'Big Bother'. - Ross Lee's Ghoulies (28 September - 13 December 2008) 13-part series, airing each Sunday morning from 10 a.m. to 12 p.m.. Ross LeeRoss LeeRoss Lee is a British comedian, actor and television presenter originally from Calverley, Pudsey, Leeds.-Ross Lee's Ghoulies:Lee was the host of Ross Lee's Ghoulies, a horror-comedy themed Saturday morning studio-based show which began broadcasting on Sunday 28 September and ended 13 December 2008...
invited viewers to his manor, with spooky tricks and celebrity guests. Included popular Nickelodeon shows such as iCarlyICarlyiCarly is an American sitcom that focuses on a girl named Carly Shay who creates her own web show called iCarly with her best friends Sam and Freddie. The series was created by Dan Schneider, who also serves as executive producer. It stars Miranda Cosgrove as Carly, Jennette McCurdy as Sam, Nathan...
. - Jamie & Anna's Big Weekend (October 2010 - 2 January 2011) Fridays from 5 p.m. - 7 p.m., Saturdays from 8 a.m. - 11 a.m. and Sundays from 9 a.m. - 11 a.m.
Afternoon blocks
- NickALive!
- Lunchtoons - daily, 12 p.m. to 2 p.m., featured animated series (1993–2002)
- Nickelozone - weekends, 2 p.m. to 7 p.m., featured double episodes of mainly live-action shows (1999–2002)
- Nick in the Afternoon - (1995)
- Nick PM - (1998)
- Nick NOW - (1997)
- Nick L8R - weekdays, 3:30 p.m./5 p.m. to 7 p.m., featured live studio presentation (2000–2004)
- Thank Nick It's Friday - (2000–2004) Fridays:
- (2000–2004), 3:30 p.m./4 p.m. to 7 p.m., featured live studio presentation (2000–2004)
- The 4 til 6 Show - presented by two of the 'Big Nick Pick' presenters Claire & Teresa, in a tiny studio, they introduced shows, however this only lasted one week in the children's half term holidays. The two presenters have never been seen on Nickelodeon since, unlike the other 'Big Nick Pick' presenters (2005)
- The Crunch! - had a short period in the afternoons. Details above, in Morning Blocks (2006)
- NickHeads - (2006–2007) the first series aired for a short period in the 4 p.m.-6 p.m. slot, presented by Mark Felgate and Laura Hamilton. The second series returned on 4 June, at 4 p.m.-6 p.m., with Mark and Laura 'back with popular demand' with the run finishing on 22 June 2007.
- Teen NickTeenNick (UK & Ireland)TeenNick was the former evening block of Nickelodeon. It was hosted by Olly Murray and Nathan A. Thomas. Olly Murray launched TeenNick solely and various Nickelodeon stars occasional took co-host spaces. TeenNick varied programmes for teenagers and below and has often had interviews, singers and...
- (2009–2010) Presented by Olly Murray and Nathan A. Thomas from 5 p.m. to 7 p.m. It may start again in 2011 - Jamie and Anna's U-Pick Summer (August 2010) Was a programming block on Nickelodeon from 12pm to 2pm and 5pm to 7pm.
- Jamie and Anna's Big Weekend - See Morning blocks.
Former presenters
- Rick AdamsRick Adams (television presenter)Rick Mark Adams is an English television presenter and online radio DJ.- Early career :...
- Mike McCleanMike McCleanMike "Squeaky" McClean is a British television presenter and actor, most famous for being a roving reporter on Richard & Judy and The Big Breakfast....
- Myk Scarlett
- Nigel MitchellNigel MitchellNigel Mitchell is a British television presenter. Nigel is also known for his radio presenting and voiceover work. Nigel is represented by Wise Buddah Talent Management.-Nickelodeon:...
- Malcolm Bird
- James GilbeyJames GilbeyJames Gilbey is a former British actor. He is possibly best known for playing the character Jack Woodman in the BBC soap opera EastEnders during the early 1990s...
- Matt BrownMatt Brown (TV presenter)Matt Brown is a British television presenter. He started out in 1999 hosting Nickelodeon UK along with Mike McClean, Simon Amstell, Mounya Khamlichi and Yiolanda Koppel, but is best known for presenting the ITV2 spin-off programmes Love Island Aftersun, which he hosted in 2005 with Celebrity Love...
- Lucy AlexanderLucy AlexanderLucy Alexander is a British television presenter.Alexander graduated at the London Studio Centre in drama and dance. One of her friends there was actress Tamzin Outhwaite.-Presenting career:...
- Eddie Matthews
- Robin BanksRobin BanksRobin Banks is a TV presenter and radio DJ originally from Kilkenny, Ireland. He is not to be confused with the former Radio North Sea International DJ and engineer Robin Banks, real name Robin Adcroft.-Career:He is the narrator in the British/European version of the popular Discovery Channel...
- Helen ChamberlainHelen ChamberlainHelen Marie Chamberlain is an English television presenter.She previously worked as a holiday camp entertainer and Disc Jockey before working on a variety of radio and television programmes...
- Simon AmstellSimon AmstellSimon Marc Amstell is a BAFTA nominated, award-winning English comedian, television presenter, screenwriter and actor, best known for his roles as former co-host of Popworld, former host of Never Mind the Buzzcocks and co-writer and star of the sitcom Grandma's House.-Early life:Amstell was born...
(1998) - Dave Benson Phillips
- Kara Tritton
- Sarah CawoodSarah CawoodSarah Cawood is an English television presenter.-Career:Cawood grew up in the Cambridgeshire village of Maxey and was educated at Stamford High School, Lincolnshire near Peterborough, United Kingdom. She also attended the Royal Ballet School and Arts Educational Schools London.Between 1995 and...
- Lisa Brockwell
- Oliver Clark
- Leon Campbell
- Elvis (computer generated puppet)
- Bert the Fish (computer generated puppet)
- Mounya Khamlichi, a.k.a. "Moo" (1994 - November 2001)
- Kate HumbleKate HumbleKatherine 'Kate' Humble is an English television presenter, mainly for the BBC, specialising in wildlife and science programmes...
(1996, Coast to Coast) - Jonathan ThompsonJonathan ThompsonJonathan Thompson, born in Salford, Greater Manchester, November 1976 is a British television presenter but he is also an actor and entrepreneur and photographic model. He is an avid collector of classic arcade games-Early life:...
(1998) - Dave BerryDave Berry (presenter)David "Dave" Berry is a British TV and Radio presenter from Charlton, London, England. Currently working with ITV and Capital London.-Career:...
(November 2000 - November 2002) - Rude (puppet, left December 2002 but briefly returned during Summer on Nick (2008) for a sketch called 'Big Bother')
- Bogey (puppet, left March 2003, returned for a week in July 2003)
- Rani KhanijauRani KhanijauRani Price, born Rani Khanijau is a children's television presenter who has presented a variety of children's shows for CBBC Channel, Disney, Channel 5 and Nickelodeon.-Children's television:...
(January 2002 - December 2003) - Yiolanda KoppelYiolanda KoppelYiolanda "Yolly" Koppel is a television presenter with many years experience presenting for Carlton Television, CITV and Nickelodeon, with her friend Mounya Khamlichi...
, a.k.a. "Yolly" or "Yoo" (1994 - August 2004) - Michelle Barber (April 2001 - August 2004)
- Aidan PowerAidan PowerAidan Power is an Irish television presenter. He appears from time to time on Raidió Teilifís Éireann .-Career:Power was educated at St. Mac Dara's community college and then Ballyfermot Senior College where he obtained a postgraduate diploma in broadcasting and journalism in 1998...
(March 2003 - August 2004) - Nigel Clarke (March 2003 - August 2004)
- Rose Omari (March 2003 - August 2004)
- Teressa and Claire (2005)
- Beth Palmer (January 2005 - October 2006)
- Ed PetrieEd PetrieEdward 'Ed' Oliver James Petrie is a British actor, comedian and television presenter. He was born, and grew up in, the seaside resort of Rustington, and was educated at Broadwater Manor in Worthing and the independent school Ardingly College in the village of Ardingly in West Sussex...
(January 2005 - August 2007) - Mark Felgate (January 2005 - September 2009)
- Sy ThomasSy ThomasSy Thomas is a British TV presenter, stand-up comedian and actor.-Early years and career:Thomas attended Aberystwyth University, Wales, where he studied drama from 1998 to 2001 and received a BA upper second....
(October 2006 - September 2008) - Laura HamiltonLaura HamiltonLaura Hamilton is a British television presenter who participated in Dancing on Ice 2011 finishing in second place.-Early career:...
(October 2006 - September 2008) - Ross LeeRoss LeeRoss Lee is a British comedian, actor and television presenter originally from Calverley, Pudsey, Leeds.-Ross Lee's Ghoulies:Lee was the host of Ross Lee's Ghoulies, a horror-comedy themed Saturday morning studio-based show which began broadcasting on Sunday 28 September and ended 13 December 2008...
(September - December 2008) - David de RothschildDavid Mayer de RothschildDavid Mayer de Rothschild is a British adventurer, ecologist, and environmentalist and head of Adventure Ecology, an expedition group raising awareness about climate change. He is a member of the Rothschild family, the youngest of three children of Victoria Schott and Sir Evelyn de Rothschild of...
(2006–2010, Big Green Thing) - Olly Murray (2009–2010)
- Anna WilliamsonAnna WilliamsonAnna Williamson is a British television presenter.She is best known as the co-presenter of GMTV's Toonattik and Action Stations! alongside Jamie Rickers...
(August 2010–August 2011, may return) - Jamie RickersJamie RickersJames "Jamie" Rickers is a British television presenter, best known as the co-presenter and co-creator of GMTV's Toonattik alongside Anna Williamson. The programmes were produced by GMTV and broadcasted as live on ITV1, ITV4 and the CITV channel...
(August 2010–August 2011, may return)
Nickelodeon's UK Kids Choice Awards
2007The 2007 US Awards show was aired on Nick UK on 14 April 2007. The KCA's usually air in the UK shortly after they are broadcast in the US. But for the first time Nick UK made their version of the KCA's. It was broadcast from London's ExCeL Exhibition Centre
ExCeL Exhibition Centre
ExCeL London is an exhibitions and conference centre in the London Borough of Newham, England. It is located on a site on the northern quay of the Royal Victoria Dock in London Docklands, between Canary Wharf and London City Airport.- History :The centre was built by Sir Robert McAlpine, opened...
, Docklands. The awards were held on 20 October 2007 and were shown on Nick UK a week later on 27 October 2007 and were repeated many times during that week. Nickelodeon did a competition where four lucky winners would be able to carry a 'blimp' (the Nickelodeon award) up on stage and present it to a winning celebrity. UK pop band McFly
McFly
McFly are an English pop rock band who first found fame in 2004. The band consists of Tom Fletcher , Danny Jones , Dougie Poynter and Harry Judd . They were signed to the Island Records label from their 2004 launch until December 2007, before creating their own label, Super Records...
presented the ceremony.
2008
The 2008 UK Kids Choice Awards were held on 13 September 2008 at London's ExCeL Exhibition Centre
ExCeL Exhibition Centre
ExCeL London is an exhibitions and conference centre in the London Borough of Newham, England. It is located on a site on the northern quay of the Royal Victoria Dock in London Docklands, between Canary Wharf and London City Airport.- History :The centre was built by Sir Robert McAlpine, opened...
, Docklands. The awards where shown on the channel a week later on 20 September 2008 with other four million votes being cast. The X Factor
The X Factor (UK)
The X Factor is a British television music competition to find new singing talent. Created by Simon Cowell, it began in September 2004 and is contested by aspiring singers drawn from public auditions. It is the originator of the international X Factor franchise. The seven series of the show to date...
judge Danni Minogue presented the ceremony.
2011
The 2011 UK Kids Choice Awards were merged with the main Awards in LA. There was an award for Nick UK's Funniest Person won by Jerry Trainor and Nick UK's Best TV Show which was won by House of Anubis, which is a first for Nickelodeon as it only started this year.
Nick Specials
Over the years Nick have had many special programmes.- Red Hot Lobster Tour/Nick on the Road (1996–2004) Hosted by the various Nickelodeon presenters over the years, Nickelodeon toured the UK during the summer holidays setting up a large stage at the destinations they visited. They had a large TV screen, broadcasting the Nickelodeon channel with shows such as Saved by the BellSaved by the BellSaved by the Bell is an American television sitcom that aired between 1989 and 1993. The series is a retooled version of the 1988 series Good Morning, Miss Bliss, which was itself later folded into the history of Saved by the Bell...
and SpongeBob SquarePantsSpongeBob SquarePantsSpongeBob SquarePants is an American animated television series, created by marine biologist and animator Stephen Hillenburg. Much of the series centers on the exploits and adventures of the title character and his various friends in the underwater city of "Bikini Bottom"...
airing. The presenters would interact with the audience of children and play games with them. A commercial for this event later appeared on Nick in 1997. - Hall of Fame - During August 2006, Nickelodeon aired classic Nick shows such as TainaTaina (TV series)Taina is an American sitcom that aired on Nickelodeon and was one of the last live-action comedy shows taped at Nickelodeon Studios but later moved to the Nickelodeon On Sunset in Hollywood, for its second season. The show aired from January 14, 2001 to May 11, 2002.-Premise:Taina Morales is a...
, The Brothers GarciaThe Brothers GarciaThe Brothers García is an American sitcom that premiered in 2000 on Nickelodeon and ended in 2004. It was among the first projects of Sí TV, an effort to produce programming featuring Latino characters, however being aimed at a diverse audience...
, Pete & Pete,Renford RejectsRenford RejectsRenford Rejects was a teen sitcom produced and broadcast by Nickelodeon UK between 1998 and 2001. The show briefly aired in the United States on Nick GaS....
and Cousin SkeeterCousin SkeeterCousin Skeeter is a television show which ran on Nickelodeon from 1998 to 2003. It starred Robert Ri'chard as Bobby, a young boy, whose life changed when his strange cousin Skeeter comes to live with his family. With Skeeter's help, Bobby learns life lessons and tackles the general ups and downs of...
for an hour every day. Viewers were also given a chance to vote for their favourites on the Nickelodeon website http://www.nick.co.uk/whatson/halloffame.aspx. - Paint Your Town Orange - Summer 1995. A series of many short films (around 3 minutes in length), where viewers showed off the best aspects of where they live. Children acted as presenters in this programmes, and also recorded advert bumpers for the network, which were also screen throughout the summer of 2005.
- Coast to Coast - Summer 1996. A series of thirty minute episodes tracking eight Nickelodeon viewers as they travelled from the east to west coast of the USA. The programme featured two Nickelodeon viewers from England, as well as two from Scotland, two from Germany and two from Australia. Involved in the production of the programme was Kate HumbleKate HumbleKatherine 'Kate' Humble is an English television presenter, mainly for the BBC, specialising in wildlife and science programmes...
, who later presented wildlife and science programmes for the BBC. - Nick-A-Lottery - 1995-1996. Cable or satellite subscribers were sent a 'Nick-A-Lottery' card, a plastic card with numbers printed on. Presenters regularly gave out numbers which if matched with the numbers on the card would entitle the viewer to win a prize, if they could claim within a very short amount of time. After matching the numbers, the viewer had to immediately call the channel's regular freephone number 0800 801 801. This was often engaged even before the Nick-A-Lottery started, so potential winners had difficulty in claiming a prize.
- Big Green Thing - 2006–present. An environmental short series aired during commercials.
- Jamie and Anna's Big Weekend - October 2010. A weekend special fronted by Jamie Rickers and Anna Williamson- the same people who did the CITV Games. Returns in Autumn 2011
- Nickelodeon Music Exclusives - January -present. presented by Nathan A. Thomas. Featuring Big Time Rush, Victoria Justice & Miranda Cosgrove.
- N-View - April 2011 – present. A special fronted by Anna Williamson. Latest music, games, DVD'S, days out and interviews.
- Anubis Unlocked - March - June 2011 A behind-the-scenes of House of Anubis presented by Jamie Rickers and Anna Williamson.
- Anubis Omnibus - March - June 2011 A catch up of the weeks House of Anubis, followed by Anubis Unlocked (see above)
- Big Time Rush: Hello London - 10 May 2011 A special about Big Time Rush's latest trip to London.
- iCarly Marathon - 29 Saturday 2011 Presented by Nathan A Thomas. iCarly episodes all day.
Nickelodeon Magazine
Nick UK relaunched its magazine in March 2011, following a number of short-lived attempts in previous years at introducing a regular Nick-branded publication to the UK market.Nickelodeon Land
Nickelodeon Land is a collaboration between Pleasure Beach BlackpoolPleasure Beach Blackpool
Pleasure Beach Blackpool is a family owned amusement park and resort situated along the Fylde coast in Blackpool, England. It is the most visited amusement park in the United Kingdom, and one of the top twenty most-visited amusement parks in the world with an estimate of 5.5 million visitors in...
and Nickelodeon, which will see a six acre area of Pleasure Beach transformed into Nickelodeon Land, which will feature 14 rides, nine new and five re-themed existing rides. Nickelodeon Land also includes themed retail and catering outlets and represents an investment of £10.3m. The attractions was open to the pubilc in April 2011. http://www.nickelodeonland.co.uk/
External links
- Nick.co.uk - Official website
- Nick.ie - Official Ireland website (note, site redirects to Nick.co.uk)
- Nickelodeon: Outta Control
- Nickelodeon UK listings and schedules
- [www.onastra.com/how-to-receive-astra/index.php SES guide to receiving Astra satellites]
- [www.onastra.com/channel-guide/index.php SES guide to channels broadcasting on Astra satellites]
See also
- Nicktoons (UK & Ireland)
- Nick Jr. (UK & Ireland)
- Nick Jr. 2Nick Jr. 2Nick Jr. 2 is Nick Jr.'s second channel in the United Kingdom, generally presenting popular Nick Jr. programming at other times of the day. It launched 24 April 2006. Currently, Nick Jr. 2 carries a schedule separate from the main Nick Jr. channel; however, during the first week after launching, it...