Nickelodeon (Ukrainian TV programming block)
Nickelodeon Ukraine (Ukrainian; Нікелодеон Україна) was a Ukrainian language channel which appeared on Pluto TV.
Country | Ukraine |
---|---|
Broadcast area | Ukraine Germany Poland Belgium Netherlands Spain Czech Republic |
Programming | |
Language(s) | Ukrainian |
Ownership | |
Owner | Paramount Networks EMEAA |
History | |
Launched | October 1998 (block) 1 April 2022 (Pluto TV channel) 1 June 2023 (Global) |
Closed | 1 July 2023 (Pluto TV channel) |
History
editNickelodeon started in Ukraine in October 1998 as a programming block on the Ukrainian television station QTV.
On 5 November 2003, a Ukrainian version of the channel was launched in Russian using the Pan-European feed.
On 31 August 2017, the Ukrainian-language Nickelodeon block ended after the close-down of QTV.
On 1 June 2023, 1+1 Media Group and Paramount Global announced that Nickelodeon had become available for viewers to watch in Ukrainian, after a Ukrainian audio track was added to Nickelodeon Global.[1]
Return
editOn 1 April 2022 during Russian invasion of Ukraine, Nickelodeon Ukraine returned as a pop up channel for Poland, Germany and Spain on Pluto TV.[2] As for Spain and Portugal, users could watch the channel using Pluto TV, and other TV services such as Movistar Plus+, Vodafone TV or Meo.
Due to the addition of a Ukrainian audio track to Nickelodeon CEE, Nickelodeon Ukraine on Pluto TV closed on 30 June 2023.[3]
References
edit- ^ "В Украине запустили локальную версию телеканала Nickelodeon" [In Ukraine launched a local version of the TV channel Nickelodeon]. TVnews.by (in Russian). 23 June 2023. Retrieved 23 June 2023.
- ^ "Украинским беженцам в Европе предоставят бесплатный доступ к контенту Nickelodeon" [Ukrainian refugees in Europe will be given free access to Nickelodeon content]. Mediasat (in Russian). 19 April 2022. Retrieved 4 June 2023.
- ^ Kaźmierska, Anita (27 June 2023). "Nickelodeon z ukraińską wersją językową" [Nickelodeon with Ukrainian language version]. satkurier.pl (in Polish). SATkurier. Retrieved 27 June 2023.