Nickelodeon (Dutch TV channel)

The Dutch version of Nickelodeon, broadcasting in the Netherlands and through satellite in Belgium, and launched as a block on Kindernet (which was a block on Net5) on 23 February 2002 and replaced Kindernet on 14 July 2003, In addition to the general Nickelodeon programmes, local productions such as ZOOP, Het Huis Anubis, Het Huis Anubis en de Vijf van het Magische Zwaard and SuperNick are also broadcast. The Dutch Kids' Choice Awards were presented in 2004, 2005 and 2007, featuring nominees that are relevant to Dutch audiences. In 2010 the American Kids' Choice Awards aired, which included categories for the Netherlands and Belgium inserted into the broadcast.
Nickelodeon has a separate version in Flanders with advertising and programming variations for Belgian viewers. All Belgian cable and ISP providers carry the Flemish version, with the satellite provider TV Vlaanderen offering only the Dutch version, as it uses the feed of the Dutch CanalDigitaal.
In recent years, with the increase of on-demand services, the market share of the Nickelodeon channel has declined in the Netherlands. In 2019, the channel recorded an average daily market share of 0.7%, which shrank to 0.4% in 2020. In comparison, Nickelodeon had a market share of 2.1% in 2009.
== History ==
Nickelodeon replaced a similarly-themed channel, Kindernet, in 2003 after it was acquired by Viacom at the end of 2001. Before this, Nickelodeon aired as a programming block on Kindernet from 1:00 to 3:00 PM, beginning on 23 February 2002. Throughout the course of 2003, Nickelodeon programming began to gain more prominence on Kindernet outside of the block, before expanding into a 24-hour channel on 14 July. As a result, Kindernet was degraded into a morning block, which later became Nick Jr..
On 1 August 2005, Nickelodeon began time-sharing with Talpa, now airing between 6:00 AM and 6:00 PM. By the end of 2006, MTV's deal with Talpa ended and Nickelodeon began sharing channel space with The Box Comedy on 1 December. Nickelodeon extended its airtime till 8 PM and The Box Comedy changed into Comedy Central on 30 April 2007.
Comedy Central switched to TMF on 1 January 2011, and Nickelodeon resumed its 24-hour broadcast on 14 February. Sometime after, a TeenNick block was added to the channel's schedule during the overnight hours, airing between 9:00 PM and 6:00 AM. All programming on Nickelodeon's regular schedule is available in Dutch, with the exception of Dutch-Flemish productions.
A high-definition simulcast of Nickelodeon was slated to launch through UPC Netherlands on 3 April 2012, but ended up being delayed due to technical problems. Nickelodeon HD eventually launched on 13 September 2012, this time through KPN Interactive TV.
On 1 October 2015, sister channel Spike was launched and initially aired during Nickelodeon's overnight hours. On 12 December 2016, Spike became its own 24-hour channel on Ziggo, before launching on other providers (such as KPN, Telfort, XS4ALL, Caiway and T-Mobile Thuis) three months later.
Nickelodeon continues to air 24/7 in the Netherlands, broadcasting TeenNick programming at night (though no longer using the TeenNick branding) and also introducing a version of The Splat, which aired until sometime in 2021. In Flanders, Spike and Nickelodeon continued to time-share until Spike's flemish feed shut down on 6 January 2021.
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