Owned by MTV Networks (Viacom) Country New Zealand Founded 2006 | Picture format 576i (SDTV 4:3) Language English Replaced by Nickelodeon | |
Launched August 1, 2006; 10 years ago (2006-08-01) Closed November 30, 2010; 6 years ago (2010-11-30) Owner Viacom Media Networks (Viacom) | ||
Nickelodeon New Zealand was a 24-hour TV channel for kids aged 3–14 in New Zealand. The channel launched on 1 August 2006 and was available on SKY Television Channel 041. The channel closed on 30 November 2010, replaced instead by Nickelodeon (Australia and New Zealand). Its headquarters were the same as MTV New Zealand's in Auckland, New Zealand.
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Previous history
Before Nickelodeon was officially launched as its own locally incorporated channel, New Zealand shared the (English-language) Singapore and Malaysia broadcast of Nickelodeon, Nickelodeon (Southeast Asia). This channel began broadcasting on SKY Digital and UHF in January 2000.
Closure
According to the NZPA, MTV Networks New Zealand (which consists of Nickelodeon, MTV and Comedy Central) announced in September 2010 that it would close its New Zealand offices from 1 December 2010, with the networks' portfolio continuing to run from the MTV Networks Australia's Sydney offices. This has led to a closer alignment between the MTV Networks channel offering in Australia and New Zealand, with both Nick Jr. launched and MTV Classic announced to launch in New Zealand.
On 1 December 2010, the Australian channel expanded to New Zealand, thus replacing Nickelodeon New Zealand.