Nickelodeon (German TV channel)

The channel’s logo since 2023

Nickelodeon is a German free-to-air television channel, part of the international Nickelodeon franchise. The channel originally launched in 1995, but was closed in 1998. after MTV2 Pop closed, The channel relaunched in September 12, 2005, Nickelodeon is based in Berlin. The channel is available on subscription services and as an unscrambled, free-to-air (FTA) satellite signal. On 31 March 2010, the channel re-adopted the name Nickelodeon on air and online, in addition to the new Nickelodeon logo and graphical package being rolled out internationally at the time.Since then, the channel is also broadcast in English in addition to German on a secondary audio track.

Unlike other Nickelodeon feeds and like the Dutch counterpart, the end credits on shows do not appear. They were replaced by short credits including the show name, production year and production company.

Interestingly, Nickelodeon Germany airs Johnny Test, despite it being a Cartoon Network show.

Proposed Closure

On 23 April 2024, it was reported that Super RTL, had reached an agreement with Paramount Global to acquire Nickelodeon Germany, as Paramount wants to refocus its resources on Paramount+ and Pluto TV. If the deal gets approved, Super RTL will rebrand the channel as Toggo, the same name used for Super RTL's programming block for children, while also having the broadcasting rights for Nickelodeon shows on German TV. On 17 September, it was announced by the German Federal Cartel Office (FCO) that they had blocked RTL's purchase of Nickelodeon Germany.

Nicknight

Nicknight was a German, Austrian and Swiss programming block operating from 2014 to 2021. On 1 November 2018, Nicknight Germany rebranded into MTV+ (Comedy Central +1 since 1 March 2021). Like it was done in Germany, Nicknight stopped broadcasting in Switzerland and Austria on 1 October 2021, instead they were both replaced by Comedy Central Austria and 7+ Family.

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