International Nickelodeon Thread Part 13

[nevocated]

When is classic TMNT finally going to air in Europe?

If I'm being honest, chances are it'll be released on SkyShowtime.

 

[shoohorn]

Didn’t most European Nickelodeon channels lose interest in older shows according to a post on here? If anything it’ll probably air on Comedy Central or Paramount Channel

 

[shoohorn]

I find it disturbing how almost every international Nickelodeon channel (and now even non-Paramount channels) has adopted remastered prints of SpongeBob SquarePants, meanwhile South Park still has 20+ year old masters airing on some European channels

 

[Francisque]

I find it disturbing how almost every international Nickelodeon channel (and now even non-Paramount channels) has adopted remastered prints of SpongeBob SquarePants, meanwhile South Park still has 20+ year old masters airing on some European channels

Add to that Pluto TV, although that might be the case of them being cheap to give P+ an advantage

 

[shoohorn]

Add to that Pluto TV, although that might be the case of them being cheap to give P+ an advantage

Actually I saw PlutoTV is still using 14:9 masters that European Nickelodeon channels once aired (at least only SpongeBob as I have seen evidence that other shows and films are from older masters in Brazil and Latin America)

 

[Checkerboard]

Now this is a developed market. Take notes CEE.

 

[NewBogus :)]

I find it disturbing how almost every international Nickelodeon channel (and now even non-Paramount channels) has adopted remastered prints of SpongeBob SquarePants, meanwhile South Park still has 20+ year old masters airing on some European channels

Depends, Comedy Central PL airs Seasons 7-10 of South Park with their 16:9 HD masters.

 

[MagiaDiWinx]

The UK Nicktoons is only in SD, even though Nicktoons in other countries has been HD for a long time. It really bothers me because for the most part, Nick UK doesn’t air cartoons (it’s more of an informal “breakfast block” and then doesn’t air the rest of the day) and so there is no HD linear place for them apart from the on-and-off Saturday morning block on C5. (To be honest, I always thought Nick UK would be a good candidate to be terrestrial, rather than a Milkshake channel.)

Nick UK is really dedicated to their live-action shows, which is why old stuff is constantly reran (again, because it gets high ratings), though intermittently and in inconsistent timeslots, yet they neglect their cartoons.

I think it’s a kind of move to promote streaming, whether Nick’s own on-demand or Paramount+, but Nicktoons UK was always outdated like being in 4:3 until 2017 - though back then, they were heavy on older SpongeBob reruns and even older shows like Rugrats, so I think that’s to do with it even though they could just not crop the shows (Nick only started cropping when they became widescreen around late 2013, but the watermark was 4:3 safe so I don’t know what’s up with that) and it would be fine.

 

[Francisque]

Yeah, the whole situation of HD channels in the UK is a bit strange and underinvested, especially on Freeview

 

[nevocated]

The UK Nicktoons is only in SD, even though Nicktoons in other countries has been HD for a long time. It really bothers me because for the most part, Nick UK doesn’t air cartoons (it’s more of an informal “breakfast block” and then doesn’t air the rest of the day) and so there is no HD linear place for them apart from the on-and-off Saturday morning block on C5. (To be honest, I always thought Nick UK would be a good candidate to be terrestrial, rather than a Milkshake channel.)

Nick UK is really dedicated to their live-action shows, which is why old stuff is constantly reran (again, because it gets high ratings), though intermittently and in inconsistent timeslots, yet they neglect their cartoons.

I think it’s a kind of move to promote streaming, whether Nick’s own on-demand or Paramount+, but Nicktoons UK was always outdated like being in 4:3 until 2017 - though back then, they were heavy on older SpongeBob reruns and even older shows like Rugrats, so I think that’s to do with it even though they could just not crop the shows (Nick only started cropping when they became widescreen around late 2013, but the watermark was 4:3 safe so I don’t know what’s up with that) and it would be fine.

Nickelodeon in the 2010s began to phase out cartoons and shift them to Nicktoons, with some shows making their UK debuts on the channel (i.e The Loud House). Some toons would air on Nick but only at graveyard slots, it wasn't until 2022/23 when cartoons would gradually air more frequently on Nick.

Fast forward to now and Nicktoons is being treated the same way as Nick Jr. Too. I've also heard somewhere that the viewership for the channel is declining, I sure wonder why.

 

[Walker]

The UK Nicktoons is only in SD, even though Nicktoons in other countries has been HD for a long time. It really bothers me because for the most part, Nick UK doesn’t air cartoons (it’s more of an informal “breakfast block” and then doesn’t air the rest of the day) and so there is no HD linear place for them apart from the on-and-off Saturday morning block on C5. (To be honest, I always thought Nick UK would be a good candidate to be terrestrial, rather than a Milkshake channel.)

Nick UK is really dedicated to their live-action shows, which is why old stuff is constantly reran (again, because it gets high ratings), though intermittently and in inconsistent timeslots, yet they neglect their cartoons.

I think it’s a kind of move to promote streaming, whether Nick’s own on-demand or Paramount+, but Nicktoons UK was always outdated like being in 4:3 until 2017 - though back then, they were heavy on older SpongeBob reruns and even older shows like Rugrats, so I think that’s to do with it even though they could just not crop the shows (Nick only started cropping when they became widescreen around late 2013, but the watermark was 4:3 safe so I don’t know what’s up with that) and it would be fine.

This may be Turkey's preference, but Nicktoons Global - Turkey feed still has SD broadcast. (If I'm not mistaken, Global has HD broadcasting.)

 

[Francisque]

Actually Nickelodeon UK shows more cartoons than ever

Nicktoons obviously needs to be in HD in the UK, although yes, its task is now to be Nickelodeon Two, rather than "Nicktoons" against a Nickelodeon which worked similar to TeenNick as in the past (competing against DIsney Channel)
Probably they're competing more against Cartoon Network now, as opposed to Disney Channel

Now it's a bit more balanced

 

[MagiaDiWinx]

Actually Nickelodeon UK shows more cartoons than ever

Nicktoons obviously needs to be in HD in the UK, although yes, its task is now to be Nickelodeon Two, rather than "Nicktoons" against a Nickelodeon which worked similar to TeenNick as in the past (competing against DIsney Channel)
Probably they're competing more against Cartoon Network now, as opposed to Disney Channel

Now it's a bit more balanced

I can be a little clueless which is honestly just down to being older than everyone, so not personally watching these channels.

Anyway…on analogue cable, Nick UK continued after 2001 and even still time-shared with Paramount but I don't know how they did the handover. The way pre-2001 was the cows appearing twice, once at 7 for everyone (the channel "closed down" then immediately continued on Sky Digital), then again at 10 on Sky Digital. This wasn’t the case afterwards but again, I don’t know what they ended up doing to handover on digital.

I think the reason Nick had such early digital closing times was simply to fit in more hours of teleshopping earlier on so they could air the European shows (like Winx Club, Rabbids Invasion, random Peppa Pig and Ben & Holly airings on main Nick) when there is genuinely nobody up. They also tried to go 24/7 in September 2011 and I think another time as well.

 

[AdrenalineRush1996]

Nickelodeon UK continuity from June 4, 2002.

 

[Moleoman]

According to Satkurier and parabola.cz a version of Nick Jr. Global is also broadcasting in... Amharic: Nick Junior dołączył do MTV Networks z 0,8°W

Even though the channel added Amharic audio way back in 2020, I'm still surprised about the fact: http://www.nickalive.net/2020/07/multichoice-and-viacomcbs-africa-launch.html

 

[JulianRO]

I guess the channel is quite popular in Ethiopia....

 

[MagiaDiWinx]

I guess the channel is quite popular in Ethiopia....

It’s a language promotion thing. I’m not sure how many are natively bilingual in Ethiopia but this is why more obscure languages get such random dubs.

 

[Underleón]

Nickelodeon Pakistan continuity from today

 

[Markus Nelis]

Nickelodeon fits by having a mixture of live-action and cartoons so it's good to see Nick UK finally treating their cartoons with respect. Nicktoons is there as a backup marathon channel at this point.

 

[Sl!ght!yGreg]

Are there still some international feeds that air Avatar: The Last Airbender on Nicktoons? Would love to compare.