Nickelodeon Arabia
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Nickelodeon (OSN Relaunch) logo
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Launched | July 16, 1996 (old version) July 23, 2008 (relaunch) May 1, 2015 (OSN Relaunch) |
Closed | September 8, 2011 (2008 version) |
Owned by | Viacom International Media Networks Europe (Viacom) |
Sister channel(s) | MTV Live HD VH1 Europe |
OSN (Nickelodeon) | 355 (HD) |
OSN (Nick Jr) | 356 (SD) |
Nickelodeon Arabia is a satellite, free-to-air channel for Arab children, teens and adults that is carried by OSN cable networks in the Middle East. It is the official Arab arm of Nickelodeon and until 2010, it was the last remaining arm to retain the 'splat' logo that was used from 2003 to 2009 in the United States and 2002 to 2010 in Europe.
It was the second channel in the joint venture between MTV Networks International and Arabian Television Network, part of Arab Media Group, the largest media group in the United Arab Emirates, after the successful launch for MTV Arabia (now known as MTV Middle East).[1]
As of 2011, it was the only Nickelodeon channel worldwide that had not changed its logo from the orange splat to the orange text.[citation needed] Since late 2010, the channel had been suffering a frozen broadcast, broadcasting its usual programmes repetitively without any evidence of upcoming updates.[citation needed] Its official website went down, and there were no clear indications or citations for why the channel was being heavily neglected.[citation needed] Regardless, the channel remained live for many months into 2011.[citation needed]
On September 8, 2011, at one minute past midnight in U.A.E. time, and without a mainstream warning, the channel went on an indefinite hiatus without any explanation.[citation needed] The broadcast signal initially displayed nothing but a static message indicating Nickelodeon Arabia's viewers to continue watching Nickelodeon programmes via the Nickelodeon block on MBC 3.[citation needed] The signal then reverted to a casual test card a few days later[when?], and the channel was de-listed by various satellite television providers.[citation needed] As of 2011[update], the signal itself disappeared completely.[2]
In January 2015 the channel returned on Orbit Showtime network (OSN) as a part of their children/pre-teen Pay TV channels.[citation needed]
Contents
Programming
Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. The animated shows featured on Nickelodeon Arabia are all dubbed into Arabic, and there had been no means of switching between audio languages.[citation needed] The live-action TeenNick shows aired in English with Arabic subtitles.[citation needed] However, original social shows produced by Nickelodeon Arabia's own studio, such as Shoof Kids and Jamaatna, were also in Arabic.[citation needed]
Most of the network shows were outdated, older series at the time that have already been cancelled or have ended before their debut, although they are considered fairly never-before-seen by most of the Arab audience at one time, in either their English or Arabic formats.[citation needed] There were even several series yet to debut on Nickelodeon Arabia, with exception of The Fairly OddParents, which apparently already settled on the Middle Eastern Disney Channel. Although Fairly OddParent characters did appear in activity segments from Nickelodeon Magazine cutouts.[citation needed]
Like most Arab channels, Nickelodeon did feature censorship, but this is by far limited to simply scenes of French kissing, although any mention of said kisses are retained.[citation needed] This was similar to the censorship on MTV Arabia.[citation needed]
Shows on Nickelodeon (OSN)
Current
- SpongeBob SquarePants (5 January 2015 – Present)
- Winx Club (5 January 2015 – Present)
- The Penguins of Madagascar (5 January 2015 – Present)
- Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (9 January 2015 – Present)
- Sanjay and Craig (9 January 2015 – Present)
- Rabbids Invasion (5 January 2015 – 8 February 2015)
- Breadwinners (9 February 2015 – Present)
- Get Blake! (18 April 2015-Present)
- Harvey Beaks (13 September 2015-Present)
- The Haunted Hathaways (5 January 2015-Present)
- Nicky, Ricky, Dicky & Dawn (9 February 2015-Present)
- Henry Danger (1 April 2015-Present)
- Max & Shred (18 June 2015-Present)
Upcoming programming
- Winx Club New Season 6 (27 December)
- 100 Things to Do Before High School (TBA)
- Game Shakers (TBA)
Shows on Nick Jr. (OSN)
Current
- Ben & Holly's Little Kingdom
- Blaze and the Monster Machines
- Bubble Guppies
- Dora and Friends: Into the City!
- Dora the Explorer
- Go Diego Go!
- Little Charmers
- Max & Ruby
- PAW Patrol
- Shimmer and Shine
- Team Umizoomi
- Tickety Toc
Shows on Nickelodeon Arabia (Defunct)
- The Adventures of Jimmy Neutron: Boy Genius[1]
- As Told by Ginger[3]
- Avatar: The Legend of Aang[3]
- CatDog[3]
- Catscratch[3]
- Chalkzone[3]
- Danny Phantom[3]
- Hey Arnold![3]
- Kappa Mikey[3]
- My Life as a Teenage Robot[3]
- Rugrats[1]
- SpongeBob SquarePants[1]
- The Wild Thornberrys[3]
- The X's[3]
- Nickelodeon Kids' Choice Awards[1]
- Drake & Josh[1]
- iCarly[3]
- Just Jordan
- Unfabulous[1]
Nickelodeon Junior.
Filler shows
The following short-slot shows appeared as fillers in-between the prime shows and during commercial breaks:
Original Programming
Catch Match
Catch Match (كاتش ماتش) was an original programme for Nickelodeon Arabia that was renewed every holy month of Ramadan. It was a kids' game show that had two opposing teams compete in a variety of physical challenges to gain the most points. This show was hosted by the announcer Taj Aser, and was filmed on location in Jeddah.[3][4]
Shoof Kids
Shoof Kids was an original show that featured home-made videos sent in by viewers.[1]
Shows on Nickelodeon on MBC3
Current Nickelodeon Shows On MBC3
Were On MBC3
- The Adventures of Jimmy Neutron: Boy Genius[1]
- As Told by Ginger
- Avatar: The Legend of Aang
- CatDog
- Catscratch
- Chalkzone
- Drake & Josh
- My Life as a Teenage Robot
- Rugrats
- Rocko's Modern Life
- The X's
- Unfabulous
- Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles
- T.U.F.F. Puppy
- Danny Phantom
- The Penguins of Madagascar
- iCarly
- Kung Fu Panda: Legends of Awesomeness
- The Fairly OddParents
- Victorious
Logos
Nickelodeon (OSN) logo
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 1.6 1.7 1.8 1.9 Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
- ↑ http://en.kingofsat.net/channelhistory.php?ch=6495
- ↑ 3.00 3.01 3.02 3.03 3.04 3.05 3.06 3.07 3.08 3.09 3.10 3.11 3.12 3.13 Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
- ↑ http://www.okaz.com.sa/new/issues/20110730/Con20110730436998.htm
External links
- Official Arabic website 15 June 2015)
- Official English website
- Articles with unsourced statements from July 2013
- Vague or ambiguous time from January 2014
- Articles containing potentially dated statements from 2011
- Articles with unsourced statements from April 2015
- Arabic-language television stations
- Children's television networks
- Nickelodeon
- Television channels and stations established in 1996
- Television channels and stations established in 2008
- Television channels and stations established in 2015
- Television channels and stations disestablished in 2011
- Television stations in the United Arab Emirates