Nickelodeon (Indian TV channel)

Nickelodeon (abbreviated as Nick) is an Indian children's pay television channel based in Mumbai, Maharashtra, India.

[3][4] In 2004, Viacom revamped Nickelodeon in India to increase its viewership, including branding the channel just as Nick, creating local programs and launching a Hindi audio track.

[8] In 2007, the joint venture between Viacom and TV18 called Viacom18 was formed, and the channels MTV, Nick India and VH1 became part of the new company.

[18] The programming consists of shows like Motu Patlu, Pakdam Pakdai, The Jungle Book, Go, Diego, Go!, Keymon Ache and Chhoti Anandi (Colors TV series).

[citation needed] On 24 January 2022, in association with Nickelodeon India, Colors Tamil launched the "Nick Neram" block, airing Rudra: Boom Chik Chik Boom and Golmaal Jr..[21] On April 15, 2024, the channel, along with its sister channel Nick Jr., started to use the Splat rebrand being used internationally.

Real Monsters, As Told by Ginger, Rocket Power, The Wild Thornberrys, The Adventures of Jimmy Neutron: Boy Genius, Rocko's Modern Life, The Angry Beavers, CatDog, Hey Arnold!, The Fairly OddParents, SpongeBob SquarePants, Danny Phantom, Avatar: The Last Airbender, Kenan & Kel, Drake & Josh, Clarissa Explains It All, Legends of the Hidden Temple, and others.

In 2006 Nick India started acquiring Japanese anime such as Ninja Hattori, Perman and Mighty Cat Masked Niyander.

Newer live-action shows like iCarly were not aired until the launch of TeenNick in 2012 and some ongoing Nickelodeon cartoons at that time such as The Fairly OddParents were permanently removed from the channel.

In 2011, Nickelodeon India began producing local animated shows, starting with Keymon Ache and a theatrical movie based on the series.

[13] Motu Patlu debuted in 2012, and was followed by more local animated series like Pakdam Pakdai in 2013 (which later moved to Nickelodeon Sonic), Shiva in 2015, Gattu Battu in 2017, Rudra in 2018, Ting Tong in 2020 and Chikoo aur Bunty in 2021.

Before the launch of the channel, Nick Jr. was started as a block on Nickelodeon at morning times which broadcast shows for kids like Dora the Explorer, Go Diego Go, etc.

Logo used from 2004 to 2010
Shortened version of the current logo used on air
Nickelodeon Wordmark logo since 2009, given the slight vermillion tint in 2017