Background The
Southeast Asian version of Nickelodeon (broadcast from Singapore) was made available to the viewers on Sky Digital and UHF in New Zealand in January 2000. The channel was available on the basic package for all digital subscribers. In 2002, it was added to TelstraClear's cable service.
Launch Viacom announced in May 2006 that it would launch a localised Nickelodeon channel from 1 August that year.
Operation The channel broadcast for 24 hours a day. Nick Jr. was a block on the channel, broadcasting from 9:30am to 2pm from Monday to Wednesday, 9:30am to 2:30pm on Thursday and Friday and 6:30 to 8am on weekends.
Closure According to the NZPA, MTV Networks New Zealand (which consists of Nickelodeon, MTV and Comedy Central) announced in September 2010 that it would close its New Zealand offices from 1 December 2010, with the networks' portfolio continuing to run from the
MTV Networks Australia's Sydney offices. This meant that Viacom's television channel operations in New Zealand were to be overseen from Australia, with both Nick Jr. and MTV Classic announced to launch in New Zealand. On 1 December 2010, the
Australian version of Nickelodeon replaced the New Zealand version. On the same day, Nick Jr. launched on the platform. == Logo history ==