Nickelodeon Hungary | |
Launch Date: | August 1, 1998 (block) January 2000 (Nickelodeon CEE channel) |
Closed Date: | (block) |
Owner: | Paramount Networks EMEAA |
Language: | Hungarian |
Area: | Hungary |
Headquarters: | Budapest |
Sister Channels: | Nick Jr. Channel Nicktoons TeenNick MTV Comedy Central |
Website: | Official website |
Nickelodeon is a Hungarian channel that is aimed at children. The channel launched in January, 2000,[1] based on a block that the channel M-Sat launched in 1998 version of the U.S. television channel of the same name, launched from Nickelodeon Hungary is served by the Nickelodeon CEE.
It was originally launched as a short block on August 1, 1998 on the youth entertainment channel M-Sat. On April 25, 1999 it had expanded to 12 hours, starting at 7AM. After M-Sat closed on October 5, 1999, the block was so successful that MTV Networks Europe decided to make a 12-hour channel out of the block. Nickelodeon Hungary started in January, 2000[2] in the place of formerly M-Sat.From May 2004 to September 2012 was based on Nickelodeon Russia.[3]