Nick Jr. (German TV channel)

Nick Jr. Germany
CountryGermany
Broadcast areaGermany
Austria
Switzerland
Liechtenstein
Luxembourg
NetworkParamount Networks EMEAA
HeadquartersBerlin, Germany
Programming
Language(s)German
Picture format576i (16:9 SDTV)
1080i (HDTV)
Ownership
OwnerParamount Networks EMEAA
Sister channelsNicktoons (Germany), Nickelodeon (Germany)
History
Launched1996 (first block)
September 12, 2005 (second block)
March 31, 2009 (channel)
ClosedMay 29, 1998 (first block)
Links
WebsiteNick Jr. Germany

Nick Jr. is a German TV television channel broadcasting to children in Germany, Switzerland and Austria. The current version of channel was launched on September 12, 2005 as a programming block on the relaunched version of Nickelodeon between 6am and 10am and 4:30am to 9:45am on Nick Premium. The channel now broadcasts 24/7 from March 31, 2009. Before the channel launched, some programs were broadcast on Super RTL and Disney Channel.[1][2]

On 1 April 2020, Nick Jr. and Nicktoons were added to Sky Deutschland, replacing Disney Junior.[3]

The channel also had a block on the original version of Nickelodeon Germany which lasted until 29 May 1998 between 9:30am and 11:30am, the German-input block was presented by Face (known in German as Gesicht), although the block was initially titled Nickelodeon Circus.[4] On 31 March 2010, the channel rebranded into its current look.

  1. ^ Engadget HD
  2. ^ Broadband TV News
  3. ^ "Nick Jr. and NickToons to join Sky Deutschland". Broadband TV News. 2020-03-23. Retrieved 2021-02-07.
  4. ^ "25 Jahre Nickelodeon - Eine TV-Kindheit in orange". TV Wunschliste (in German). Retrieved 2023-01-29.