Nick Jr. (Canada)
| Nickelodeon | |
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| Launched | November 2, 2009 |
| Owned by |
Corus Entertainment (branding licensed from Viacom) |
| Picture format |
1080i (HDTV) (2013–present) 480i (SDTV) (2009–present) |
| Slogan | Nick, Nick, Nick, Nick, Nick, Nick, Nick, Nick, Nickelodeon! |
| Country | Canada |
| Language | English |
| Broadcast area | National |
| Headquarters | Toronto, Ontario |
| Replaced | Discovery Kids |
| Sister channel(s) |
YTV Treehouse TV Teletoon Télétoon Cartoon Network Disney Channel La Chaîne Disney Disney Junior Disney XD ABC Spark |
| Website | Nickelodeon |
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Availability
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| Satellite | |
| Bell TV | Channel 559 (SD) |
| Shaw Direct | Channel 550 (SD) |
| Cable | |
| Available on many Canadian cable systems | Check local listings, channels may vary |
| IPTV | |
| Bell Aliant Fibe TV | Channel 256 (SD) Channel 510 (HD) |
| Bell Fibe TV | Channel 559 (SD) Channel 1559 (HD) |
| Bell MTS | Channel 253 (SD) Channel 1253 (HD) |
| Optik TV | Channel 9614 (SD) Channel 614 (HD) |
| SaskTel | Channel 92 (SD) Channel 392 (HD) |
| VMedia | Channel 231 (SD) |
| Zazeen | Channel 150 (SD) |
Nickelodeon (commonly known as Nick) is a Canadian English language Category B specialty channel based on the main Nickelodeon network from the United States. It is wholly owned by Corus Entertainment, under a brand licensing agreement with Viacom International Media Networks division.
As with all of its sister networks throughout the world, Nickelodeon airs programs aimed at children and young teenagers. YTV and Treehouse TV, have also carried Nickelodeon programs for many years, under output agreements with Viacom. They continue to do so, since they have near-universal coverage across Canada on both basic analogue cable and digital satellite TV, whereas Nickelodeon is limited to digital distribution. Like Treehouse TV, and unlike YTV, Nickelodeon has only one national feed from the Eastern Time Zone.
Nickelodeon is the second Corus network licensing a Viacom network and format, along with CMT.
In September 2008, Corus Entertainment was given approval by the Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission (CRTC) to launch a specialty channel named "YTV OneWorld", described as " a national, English-language Category 2 specialty service that would offer programming from around the world targeting children aged 6 to 17 and their families. The schedule would include programs devoted to entertainment, humour, travel, games and science and technology."
In September 2009, Corus announced it had reached an agreement with MTV Networks, a subsidiary of Viacom, to launch Nickelodeon in Canada as a domestic channel. The channel was launched as Nickelodeon on November 2, 2009 at 6 a.m. using the "YTV OneWorld" license.Jacob Two-Two was the first show broadcast. On the day of the channel's launch, Discovery Kids (which Corus also owned) was shut down and replaced by Nickelodeon on most cable and satellite providers after the final episode of Aquateam ended. Because it is legally a distinct service, cable and satellite companies had to reach new agreements with Corus in order to carry Nickelodeon, as Discovery Kids operated under a different license.
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