The Dutch version of the broadcasting free-to-cable channel Nickelodeon in the Netherlands and through satellite in Belgium, was launched on 23 February 2002 (the first two programs were an episode of Rugrats titled Tommy's First Birthday and the Hey Arnold Episode Downtown As Fruits / Eugene's Bike.

[1][2] In addition to the general Nickelodeon programmes, original productions such as ZOOP, Het Huis Anubis, and SuperNick are also broadcast.

Had purchased the evening broadcasting time of the dutch Nickelodeon, in order to be able to start his own television channel there in the future, De Mol bought the evening broadcasting time (from 6:00 PM to 2:00 PM) This started on October 9, 2004, with the Netherlands-Macedonia football match, but there was little sign of the purchase during the first half of 2005.

Nickelodeon's regular programming was only occasionally interrupted for an evening, for a report and review of a football match.

Talpa managed to attract a large number of well-known television personalities: including Barend en Van Dorp, Linda de Mol (john de mol's sister), Jack spijkerman, Humberto Tan, Jan Mulder, Caroline Tensen, André Van Duin, Henny Huisman, and Others.

The channel was Called Talpa until 15 December 2006, the Latin name for the nocturnal animal the mole, which is a reference to the founder's surname.

At that time, On 16 August 2005 or 16 September 2005 to 15 December 2006, they only broadcast in the evening and night hours; During the Day, Nickelodeon in The Netherlands, was shown on the same Channel.

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 issues.

[12] On 1 October 2015, sister channel Spike was launched and initially aired during Nickelodeon's overnight hours.

[13][14] 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 and also introducing a version of The Splat.