Nickelodeon (Italy)
Nickelodeon is an Italian children’s television channel launched on 1 November 2004 on Sky Italia. From 1996 until 1999, Rai Sat 2 broadcast Nickelodeon cartoons for three hours a day. It is based on the eponymous American cable television channel. HistoryIn 1997, Viacom collaborated with the Italian company "RaiSat", a now defunct division of RAI made to run their Satellite Networks, to have a TV block on the channel "RaiSat 2 - Ragazzi", which ran for 3 hours a day. The channel was launched on 1 November 2004. At first it divided its frequency with Comedy Central, which broadcast at night. On 31 July 2009 a +1 timeshift version was launched. The next day Nick Jr. was launched, replacing RaiSat YOYO, which became free and is now named Rai Yoyo. On 9 September 2013, it and the +1 version of the network converted to a 16:9 widescreen aspect ratio. On July 3, 2023, the channel's graphics and logo underwent a restyling, conforming to the international versions. Related channelsNick Jr.Nick Jr. is an Italian children’s TV channel aimed at pre-school children. It is available on Sky Italia and was launched on 1 August 2009. TeenNickTeenNick was an Italian TV channel aimed at teens and pre-teens and aired a wide-variety of Nickelodeons live-action programming. It was launched on 4 December 2015, though was unsuccessful and closed after about 5 years of broadcasting on 2 May 2020. The channel was available through Sky Italia. Notes
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