Nick Jr. (Indian TV channel)
Logo used since 2024 | |
| Country | India |
|---|---|
| Broadcast area | |
| Headquarters | Mumbai, India |
| Programming | |
| Language(s) | |
| Picture format | 576i SDTV |
| Ownership | |
| Owner | JioStar a Joint Venture between Viacom18 & Disney India branding licensed from (Paramount Networks EMEAA) |
| Parent | Nickelodeon |
| Sister channels | Nick Nick HD+ Sonic |
| History | |
| Launched | 21 November 2012 |
| Links | |
| Website | www |
| Availability | |
| Streaming media | |
| Airtel Digital TV (India) | SD & HD |
| JioTV (India) | SD & HD |
| JioHotstar (India) | HD |
Nick Jr. is an Indian children's pay television kids channel which is devoted to toddlers. The channel is the Indian equivalent to the American Nick Jr and a part of the Indian Nickelodeon.
History
The channel was a block on Nickelodeon before Viacom18 launched it as a separate channel in fall 2012.[2]
Viacom18 launched TeenNick and Nick Jr. as a single channel on 21 November 2012. At first, Nick Jr. aired in the daytime while TeenNick aired at night. However, TeenNick was discontinued on 1 February 2017, which made Nick Jr. a 24-hour channel.
References
- ^ "BICMA approves 56 channels for uniformity". Kuensel Online. 22 September 2017. Retrieved 14 January 2018.
- ^ "Viacom18 launches Nick Jr. to enter preschool segment in India | TelevisionPost.com". www.televisionpost.com. Archived from the original on 7 November 2017. Retrieved 30 November 2017.