Nickelodeon (Canada)
| Nickelodeon | |
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Current logo - an alternate logo is a modified version of this logo, using only the words "nick"
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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) |
| 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) |
| MTS | Channel 253 (SD) Channel 1253 (HD) |
| Optik TV | Channel 9614 (SD) Channel 614 (HD) |
| SaskTel | Channel 92 (SD) |
| 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 U.S. cable network of the same name. It is wholly owned by Corus Entertainment, with its name licensed from Viacom International Media Networks, which is still a division of Viacom.
As with its counterparts in the U.S. and elsewhere, 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. In 2014, Nickelodeon programs began to air on another basic analogue cable and digital satellite TV channel, Teletoon, following Corus' purchase of it (as well as Cartoon Network and Teletoon Retro) and YTV's addition of select Teletoon programming.
Like Treehouse TV and unlike YTV, Nickelodeon has only one national feed from the Eastern Time Zone.
This is the second Viacom-branded channel to be owned by Corus; the companies also partner on CMT Canada.
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."
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