Nickelodeon | |
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Launched | December 20, 1996 |
Network | Nickelodeon |
Owned by |
Viacom International Media Networks The Americas (Viacom) |
Picture format |
480i (in north and central feeds) (SDTV) 576i (in south feed) (SDTV) 1080i (HDTV) |
Country | Latin America |
Language | Spanish English (only available as SAP) |
Broadcast area | Latin America |
Headquarters | Quito, Ecuador |
Sister channel(s) |
MTV VH1 Nick Jr. Nicktoons Comedy Central Paramount Channel (International) |
Website | MundoNick.com |
Availability
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Satellite | |
Dish Network Mexico | Channel 305 (North Feed) |
SKY México | Channel 307 (North Feed), Channel 1307 (HD) |
DirecTV | Channel 308 (Central Feed), Channel 1308 (HD) |
Cable | |
Cablemas | Channel 408 (Digital), Channel 409 (HD), Channel 316 (North Feed) |
Megacable | Channel 156 (Digital), Channel 1156 (HD) |
Flow Trinidad | Channel 278 |
Streaming media | |
Nick Turbo | Available on channel's website |
Nickelodeon Latin America is a cable and satellite television channel, counterpart of the American network Nickelodeon. It is oriented to the Spanish-speaking countries of Latin American and the Caribbean, mainly for children and teens. It is owned by Viacom International Media Networks The Americas. The channel was launched on December 20, 1996. It includes shows like Skimo and the hit teen drama Isa TKM and its successor Isa TK+.
The channel has a broadband channel called Nick Turbo (being the Latin American version of TurboNick).
Nickelodeon Latin America is divided into three feeds: North, Central and South. Brazil has its own dedicated Portuguese language channel, Nickelodeon Brazil.
The channel was launched on December 20, 1996 in Latin America as a cartoon-oriented channel, being the main competitor of Cartoon Network, which was launched three years before. In 1999, Nickelodeon launched its official website for the region, MundoNick.com. "Nick Radio" was also available, but eventually it was replaced by the Nick Jr. official site.
On February 13, 2006, Nick at Nite was launched in Latin America, and aired on weeknights from 10 pm to 6 am, and on May 15 of the same year, it debuted the first original sitcom produced in Mexico, Skimo.
On June 9, 2008, the channel launched "Nickers", a live-action show with two hosts introducing shows and music. It followed the same line and was very similar to Disney Channel's Zapping Zone. The block was retired in all feeds in December 2008. In 2008, two new original productions premiered, both being telenovelas. The first one, Isa TKM premiered on September 29, 2008 and La Maga y el Camino Dorado premiered on October 13 of the same year.