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53-464: The first, and most popular, line of "Now" products by Tiger Electronics was introduced in 2003, the VideoNow was a franchise of portable video players for children to watch their favorite shows on the go. The systems use discs called PVDs (which stands for Personal Video Disc ), which can store about 30 minutes (half an hour) of video, the length of an average TV show with commercials (a typical TV episode

106-565: A Hannah Montana , The Cheetah Girls & High School Musical music video. A small number of movies were also released on the system, but due to the limited space on a PVD, said movies would have to be released on at least three discs, depending on the length of said film. Hasbro also produced editing software for creating custom VideoNow Color PVDs called the VideoNow Media Wizard in 2005, which came with blank PVD media. A number of unofficial solutions are available for creating

159-534: A 10-digit "Buddy number" (ex.0794020300), allowing users to communicate with specific other users in a telephone-like manner; to make text messaging easier, the ChatNow units provide limited buddy list capability. There is a limited digital camera built into the device as well, and the unit can store up to 30 black and white pictures. The units are sold in pairs, and come in both flip phone and slide-out configurations. Hasbro also manufactures add-ons and carrying cases for

212-520: A DVD player, cable box, satellite receiver, VCR, or TV, so that they can record and play back their favorite shows on the go. It has a 128MB Built-in Memory, holds up to 1 hour of video, and store stuff on SD cards. It also has a built in MP3 player. The package dimensions up to 9.1 x 7 x 3 inches, weighs 1.35 pounds, and its ASIN is B000M6CIJI. Nickelodeon Nickelodeon (occasionally shortened to Nick )

265-542: A few days of the Nickelodeon premiere, an arrangement possible as Nickelodeon does not have to meet the Federal Communications Commission rules which disallow that arrangement for broadcast channels due to regulations banning paid programming to children. Nick Jr. Channel (sometimes shortened to Nick Jr. ) is a pay television network aimed mainly at children between 2 and 6 years of age. It features

318-418: A long-standing broadcast partnership with Mattel to air films and specials based on the toy company's Barbie (and later Monster High ) dolls. The first Barbie movie to air on Nickelodeon was Barbie as Rapunzel on November 24, 2002. The Barbie and Monster High films are usually aired under a brokered format in which Mattel purchases the time in order to promote the release of their films on DVD within

371-399: A mix of current and former preschool-oriented programs from Nickelodeon, as well as some shows that are exclusive to the channel. The Nick Jr. Channel launched on September 28, 2009, as a spin-off of Nickelodeon's preschool programming block of the same name , which had aired since January 4, 1988. The channel replaced Noggin , which was relaunched as a streaming service in 2015 and acts as

424-526: A mix of newer live-action and animated shows from Nickelodeon such as Henry Danger , The Fairly OddParents , The Loud House , SpongeBob SquarePants , and Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles alongside original series airing exclusively on Nicktoons. TeenNick is a pay television network that is aimed at adolescents and young adults, named after the TEENick block that aired on Nickelodeon from March 2001 to February 2009. The channel merged programming from

477-529: A new nationwide audience on April 1, 1979, with Pinwheel as its inaugural program. The network was initially commercial-free and remained without advertising until 1984. Nickelodeon gained a new facelift regarding programming and image that fall, and its ensuing success led to it and its sister networks MTV and VH1 being sold to Viacom in 1985. Nickelodeon has expanded its franchise through several sister channels and programming blocks. Nick Jr. launched as preschool morning block on January 4, 1988, and

530-564: A program shared with TeenNick , was cancelled in mid-2018. In electronic program listings, the titles of each 'block' merely delineate an hour in those listings and outside those titles denoting video theming, have no on-air mention. The network's specific theming to younger pop artists has also been underplayed as of 2024, due to various cuts at Paramount Global and the network's complete disassociation from further developing "triple threat" stars due to personnel and industry changes. Nickelodeon Animation Studio (formerly Games Productions, Inc. )

583-459: A separate sister brand. Noggin's programming is distinct from the Nick Jr. channel's; it mainly carried preteen-oriented programs at its launch, and its 2015 streaming service features a variety of exclusive series. On October 1, 2012, the Nick Jr. Channel introduced NickMom , a four-hour nighttime block aimed at parents, which ran until September 28, 2015. While traditional advertising appeared on

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636-407: A series of hour-long specials. The first installment, Kids, Race and Unity: A Nick News Special premiered on June 29, 2020, and was hosted by R&B musician Alicia Keys . Since 2021, Nickelodeon has aired at least one live National Football League game a year, produced by corporate sibling CBS Sports and incorporating elements unique to Nickelodeon into the broadcast such as green slime in

689-402: A sluggish magazine industry. A new version of the magazine was published by Papercutz from June 2015 to mid-2016. Nick Radio was a radio network that launched on September 30, 2013, in a partnership between both the network and iHeartMedia (then called Clear Channel Communications), which distributed the network mainly via its iHeartRadio web platform and mobile app . Its programming

742-420: A variety of original made-for-TV movies, which usually premiere in weekend evening timeslots or on school holidays . Nickelodeon also periodically acquires theatrically released feature films for broadcast on the channel. The channel occasionally airs feature films produced by the network's Nickelodeon Movies film production division (whose films are distributed by sister company Paramount Pictures ). Although

795-626: Is a mobile phone -like walkie-talkie developed by Hasbro 's Tiger Electronics division for the preteen market, as part of the Now brand of consumer products. It includes simple digital photography and text message functionality and transmits using the Family Radio Service UHF radio band. It has limited compatibility with other FRS gear; in particular, it is not compatible with CTCSS or DCS signals commonly used on standard FRS gear. ChatNow differs from standard walkie-talkies by having

848-463: Is a portable video player produced by Hasbro and released by their subsidiary Tiger Electronics in 2003 as part of Tiger's line of Now consumer products. The systems use discs called PVDs (which stands for Personal Video Disc ), which can store about 30 minutes (half an hour) of video, the length of an average TV show with commercials (a typical TV episode is about 20–23 minutes without them), so each PVD contains only one episode, with trailers at

901-564: Is a production firm with two main locations (one in Burbank, California , and the other in New York City ). They serve as the animation facilities for many of the network's Nicktoons and Nick Jr. series. Nickelodeon Productions is a production studio in New York, that provides original sitcoms, animated shows and game-related programs for Nickelodeon. Despite this, the studio's logo is also seen at

954-756: Is about 20–23 minutes without them), so each PVD contains only one episode, with trailers at the end to use the leftover time on most PVDs, including Nickelodeon PVDs. Video data is stored on the left audio channel with audio on the right channel, thus making it impossible to achieve stereo sound on the system, which only plays in black and white. The video plays at 15fps. Most of the shows were from Nickelodeon , such as SpongeBob SquarePants and The Fairly OddParents , and later they released shows from Cartoon Network , such as Ed, Edd n Eddy and Dexter's Laboratory , Disney only mostly released episodes of America’s Funniest Home Videos and one Hannah Montana music video. A small amount of movies were also released on

1007-610: Is an American pay television channel owned by Paramount Global through Paramount Media Networks ' subdivision, Nickelodeon Group . Launched on April 1, 1979, as the first cable channel for children , the channel is primarily aimed at children and adolescents aged 2 to 17, along with a broader family audience through its program blocks . The channel began life as a test broadcast on December 1, 1977, as part of QUBE , an early cable television system broadcast locally in Columbus, Ohio . The channel, now named Nickelodeon, launched to

1060-416: Is based on an automated "wheel" schedule that was introduced during the early years of MTV2 . A new loop starts at 6 a.m. Eastern Time , and is then repeated at 2 p.m. and 10 p.m. Lyric videos are sometimes substituted due to content concerns with the artist's actual music video. The network launched on May 1, 2002 as MTV Hits , with its programming composed entirely of music videos. As with MTV Jams ,

1113-684: The TeenNick channel in 2009. As of December 2023 , Nickelodeon is available to approximately 70 million pay television households in the United States, down from its peak of 101 million households in 2011. The channel's name comes from the first five-cent movie theaters called nickelodeons . Its history dates back to December 1, 1977, when Warner Cable Communications launched the first 2-way interactive cable system, QUBE , in Columbus , Ohio . The C-3 cable channel carried Pinwheel daily from 7:00 a.m. to 9:00 p.m. Eastern Time, and

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1166-448: The "TV movie" versions of Nickelodeon's original series differ from traditional television films in that they have shorter running times (approximately 45 minutes, as opposed to 75–100 minute run times that most television movies have), and use a traditional multi-camera setup for regular episodes (unless the program is originally shot in the single-camera setup common of films) with some on-location filming. In 2002, Nickelodeon entered

1219-572: The "VideoNow XP", that's designed to resemble the Nintendo Game Boy Advance SP , and included interactive features. By 2006, the fifth and final of the original VideoNow Players was introduced as the "VideoNow Color FX"; a more translucent version of the VideoNow Color. Hasbro also produced editing software for creating custom VideoNow Color PVDs called the VideoNow Media Wizard in 2005, which came with blank PVD media. Also included

1272-621: The Power of Juju . Nick.com is Nickelodeon's main website , which launched in October 1995 as a component of America Online 's Kids Only channel before eventually moving to the full World Wide Web. It provides content, as well as video clips and full episodes of Nickelodeon series available for streaming. The website's popularity grew to the point where in March 1999, Nick.com became the highest rated website among children aged 6–14 years old. Nickelodeon used

1325-546: The TEENick block with The N , a former block on Noggin. Although TeenNick has more relaxed program standards than the other Nickelodeon channels (save for Nick at Nite and the NickMom block on Nick Jr.) – allowing for moderate profanity, suggestive dialogue and some violent content – the network has shifted its lineup almost exclusively towards current and former Nickelodeon series (including some that are burned off due to low ratings on

1378-769: The ancestors of the Satcom series, the SES and AMC satellite constellations, still operate, Nickelodeon presently broadcasts on AMC-11 ). Originally commercial-free, advertising was introduced in January 1984. Programming seen on Nickelodeon includes animated series (such as SpongeBob SquarePants , The Loud House , Middlemost Post , The Patrick Star Show , Kamp Koral: SpongeBob's Under Years , The Smurfs , Rugrats and Monster High ), live-action, scripted series (such as Danger Force , Tyler Perry's Young Dylan and That Girl Lay Lay ), and original made-for-TV movies , while

1431-526: The animated series that aired on Nickelodeon were largely imported from foreign countries, with some original animated specials that were also featured on the channel up to that point. Though the Nicktoons branding has infrequently been used by the network itself since the 2002 launch of the channel of the same name , original animated series continue to make up a substantial portion of Nickelodeon's lineup. Roughly, six to seven hours of these programs are seen on

1484-620: The app will be discontinued. Nickelodeon Movies is a motion picture production unit that was founded in 1995, as a family entertainment arm of Paramount Pictures (owned by Nickelodeon's corporate parent, Paramount Global). The first film released from the studio was the 1996 mystery/comedy Harriet the Spy . Nickelodeon Movies has produced films based on Nickelodeon animated programs including The Rugrats Movie and The SpongeBob SquarePants Movie , as well as other adaptations and original live-action and animated projects. Nickelodeon Magazine

1537-523: The channel during the NickMom block, the network otherwise only runs programming promotions and underwriter-style sponsorships in lieu of regular commercials. Nicktoons is a pay television network that launched on May 1, 2002, as Nicktoons TV ; it was renamed Nicktoons in April 2003 and rebranded as Nicktoons Network in September 2005 before reverting to its previous name in September 2009. The network airs

1590-624: The channel was labelled "Pinwheel" on remote controllers, as it was the only program broadcast. Initially scheduled for a February 1979 launch, Nickelodeon launched on April 1, 1979, initially distributed to Warner Cable systems via satellite on the RCA Satcom-1 transponder (the owner of the satellite, RCA Americom, later became GE Americom as a result of General Electric 's acquisition of RCA Americom 's parent company, RCA Corporation , before merging with Luxembourg -based Société Européenne des Satellites to form SES Global, now SES , which one of

1643-575: The end of animated TV shows. Nickelodeon on Sunset was a studio complex in Hollywood, California which served as the primary production facility for Nickelodeon's series from 1997 until 2017; the studio is designated by the National Register for Historic Places as a historical landmark as a result of its prior existence as the Earl Carroll Theater, a prominent dinner theater . It served as

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1696-596: The end to use the leftover time on most PVDs, including Nickelodeon PVDs. Video data is stored on the left audio channel with audio on the right channel, thus making it impossible to achieve stereo sound on the system, which only plays in black and white. The video plays at 15fps. Most of the shows were from Nickelodeon , such as SpongeBob SquarePants and The Fairly OddParents , and later they released shows from Cartoon Network , such as Ed, Edd n Eddy and Dexter's Laboratory , Disney only mostly released episodes of America’s Funniest Home Videos and one PVD of each

1749-474: The end zone and SpongeBob SquarePants ' face superimposed on the netting of the goalposts. Nickelodeon also carries the weekly shoulder program NFL Slimetime during the season which includes similar graphics. Nickelodeon offered the first alternate broadcast of a Super Bowl in 2024 when it aired a SpongeBob SquarePants -themed simulcast of CBS' coverage. Nicktoons is the branding for Nickelodeon's original animated television series . Until 1991,

1802-648: The film division bears the Nickelodeon brand name, the channel does not have access to most of the movies produced by its film unit. The majority of the live-action feature films produced under the Nickelodeon Movies banner are licensed for broadcast by various free-to-air and pay television outlets within the United States other than Nickelodeon (although the network has aired a few live-action Nickelodeon Movies releases such as Angus, Thongs and Perfect Snogging and Good Burger ). Nickelodeon also advertises hour-long episodes of its original series as movies; though

1855-431: The flagship channel) that have stricter content standards. It also airs some acquired sitcoms and drama series. NickMusic is a pay television network in the United States featuring music videos from arists appealing to Nickelodeon's target audience. It launched on the channel space formerly held by MTV Hits on September 9, 2016. Like its sibling music video -only networks BET Jams, BET Soul , and CMT Music , NickMusic

1908-498: The gaming and video streaming options on the website. Nickelodeon released a free mobile app for smartphones and tablet computers operating on the Apple and Android platforms in February 2013. Like Nick.com, a TV Everywhere login code provided by participating subscription providers is required to view individual episodes of the network's series. In December 2023, it was announced

1961-596: The largest indoor theme park in the western hemisphere, unseating the Mall of America's Nickelodeon Universe which had the title from 2008 to 2019. On August 18, 2009, Nickelodeon and Southern Star Amusements announced that it would build a Nickelodeon Universe in New Orleans, Louisiana on the site of the former Six Flags New Orleans by the end of 2010, which was set to be the first outdoor Nickelodeon Universe theme park. On November 9, 2009, Nickelodeon announced that it had ended

2014-543: The licensing agreement with Southern Star Amusements. Current attractions Closed areas Between 1993 and 1995, Nickelodeon opened international channels in the United Kingdom , Australia , and Germany ; by the later year, the network had provided its programming to broadcasters in 70 countries. Since the mid-1990s and early 2000s, Nickelodeon as a brand has expanded into include language- or culture-specific channels for various other territories in different parts of

2067-704: The line. Originally released in 2005 as the VuGo , the TVNow was a personal handheld DVR player from 2006 to 2007, published by Hasbro under Tiger Electronics , and was the last product Tiger released under the "Now" brand of personal devices for kids, following the VideoNow , the PlayItNow, the VCamNow, and the ChatNow. Advertised as a portable video recorder, the TVNow allows kids to connect to

2120-449: The network started off when THQ published their Ren & Stimpy game for Nintendo consoles in 1992, followed by a full-fledged console deal in 1998 with several Rugrats titles, and expanded in 2001, when THQ acquired some of the assets from Mattel Interactive , namely the computer publishing rights, and all video game rights to The Wild Thornberrys . Nickelodeon also worked, alongside THQ on an original game concept, Tak and

2173-516: The network was named for a daily program on MTV; in this case, MTV Hits , which was that network's main pop music video program. The network composed of current hit music videos, along with a few older videos from earlier in the year, as well as a few from the late 1990s. As both MTV Hits and NickMusic, the network has maintained a commercial-free format, other than internal promotions for Nickelodeon or MTV and MTV-branded properties. The network has no individual or original programs; TeenNick Top 10 ,

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2226-429: The network's daytime schedule is dedicated to shows targeting preschoolers (such as Bubble Guppies , PAW Patrol , and Blue's Clues & You! ). A re-occurring program was bi-monthly special editions of Nick News with Linda Ellerbee , a news magazine series aimed at children that debuted in 1992 as a weekly series and ended in 2015. In June 2020, Nickelodeon announced that they would bring back Nick News in

2279-493: The park was themed as "Camp Snoopy" and "The Park at MoA." The theme park contains a variety of Nickelodeon-themed rides, including: SpongeBob SquarePants: Rock Bottom Plunge , Fairly Odd Coaster , and Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Shell Shock . Nickelodeon and Triple Five Group opened a second Nickelodeon Universe theme park in the American Dream Meadowlands complex on October 25, 2019. Upon opening, it became

2332-463: The production facilities for several Nickelodeon series. Nickelodeon Games (formerly Nick Games from 2002 to 2009, from 1997 to 2002, Nickelodeon Software , and from 1993 to 1997, Nickelodeon Interactive ) is the video gaming division of Nickelodeon. It was originally a part of Viacom Consumer Products, with early games being published by Viacom New Media . They started a long-standing relationship with game publisher THQ . THQ's relationship with

2385-527: The system, but due to the limited space on a PVD, said movies would have to be released on at least three discs, depending on the length of said film. The first VideoNow was released in October 2003 as a black and white media player, and by 2004, the VideoNow Color was introduced as a more colorized version of the system. In 2005, two new VideoNow systems were introduced; one called the "VideoNow Jr.", made for preschoolers through Playskool that also contains discs that were more flexible and rubbery. Another called

2438-417: The website in conjunction with television programs which increased traffic. In 2001, Nickelodeon partnered with Networks Inc. to provide broadband video games for rent from Nick.com; the move was a further step in the multimedia direction that the developers wanted to take the website. Skagerlind indicated that over 50% of Nick.com's audience were using a high speed connection , which allowed them to expand

2491-500: The weekday schedule, and around nine hours on weekends, including a dedicated weekend morning animation block . In 2006, the channel struck a deal with DreamWorks Animation to develop the studio's animated films into television series (such as The Penguins of Madagascar ). Since the early 2010s, Nickelodeon Animation Studio has also produced series based on preexisting IP purchased by Paramount, such as Winx Club and Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles . Nickelodeon has produced

2544-1022: The world including Europe, Asia, Oceania , and Canada, and has licensed some of its cartoons and other content, in English and local languages, to free-to-air networks and subscription channels such as KI.KA and Super RTL in Germany, RTÉ Two (English language) and TG4 (Irish language) in Ireland, YTV (in English) and Vrak.TV (in French) in Canada, Canal J in France, Alpha Kids in Greece, CNBC-e in Turkey and Network 10's localised version of Nickelodeon in Australia . VideoNow The VideoNow

2597-557: Was a print magazine that was launched in 1993; the channel had previously published a short-lived magazine effort in 1990. Nickelodeon Magazine incorporated informative non-fiction pieces, humor (including pranks and parodical pieces), interviews, recipes (such as green slime cake), and a comic book section in the center of each issue featuring original comics by leading underground cartoonists as well as strips about popular Nicktoons. It ceased publication after 16 years in December 2009, citing

2650-611: Was also streamed via the Nick.com website and on New York City radio station WHTZ as a secondary HD channel. Nick Radio focused on Top 40 and pop music (geared towards the network's target audience of children, with radio edits of some songs incorporated due to inappropriate content), along with celebrity interview features. In addition to regular on-air DJs , Nick Radio also occasionally featured guest DJ stints by popular artists as well as stars from Nickelodeon's original series. Nick Radio shut down without warning on July 31, 2019, and

2703-460: Was eventually spun-off into a separate channel in 2009. Nicktoons , based on the flagship brand for original animated series , launched as a standalone channel in 2002. Noggin , an interactive educational brand created in partnership with Sesame Workshop , existed as a channel from 1999 to 2009 and as a mobile streaming service from 2015 to 2024. Two blocks aimed at teenage audiences, Nickelodeon's TEENick and Noggin's The N , were merged to form

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2756-455: Was replaced by Hit Nation Junior, likely due to the network's general failure to establish any sustained "triple threat" artists/actors throughout the 2010s, along with the general failure of the children's-only radio format in the streaming age. Nickelodeon Universe at the Mall of America is the first indoor Nickelodeon theme park in the United States. Before being re-themed to Nickelodeon in 2007,

2809-720: Was the VCamNow, a VideoNow-branded camcorder that came with a copy of the Media Wizard. The PlayItNow was a Digital Music Recorder launched in 2004 that also functions as a game console. It included an auxiliary port that allows users to record audio, including music, and they'll listen to it wherever they go, semi-similar to the HitClips . The device also came with licensed games from Atari , as usually 5 games were included, such as Pong , Circus Atari , Adventure , Battlezone , and Lunar Lander . Although, some PlayItNow devices also included another Atari game called Wayniak . The ChatNow

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