Nickelodeon (Italian TV channel)

Nickelodeon is an Italian children’s television channel launched on 1 November 2004 on Sky Italia. From 1997 until 2000, Rai Sat 2 broadcast Nickelodeon cartoons for three hours a day. Its based on the US version of the channel.

History
In 1997, Viacom collaborated with the Italian company "RaiSat", a now defunct division of RAI made to run their Satellite Networks, to have a TV block on the channel "RaiSat 2 - Ragazzi", which ran for 3 hours a day.

The channel was launched on 1 November 2004. At first it divided its frequency with Comedy Central, which broadcast at night.

On 31 July 2009 a +1 timeshift version was launched. The same day Nick Jr. was launched, replacing RaiSat YOYO, which became free and is now named Rai Yoyo.

On 9 September 2013, it and the +1 version of the network converted to a 16:9 widescreen aspect ratio.

On July 3, 2023, the channel's graphics and logo undergo a restyling, conforming to the international versions.

Nick Jr.
Nick Jr. is an Italian children’s TV channel aimed at pre-school children. It is available on Sky Italia and was launched on 31 July 2009.

TeenNick
TeenNick was an Italian TV channel aimed at Teens & Pre-Teens and aired a wide-variety of Nickelodeons live-action programming. It was launched in 4 December 2015, though was unsuccessful and closed after about 5 years of broadcasting on 2 May 2020. The channel was available though Sky Italia.