NickMusic (Australia and New Zealand)

NickMusic is an Australian TV channel jointly owned by Foxtel Networks and ViacomCBS. It launched on 1 July 2020 replacing Channel [V] on channel 802, taking the slot of [V]'s 2-hour timeshift.[2] It is an Australian version of the U.S pay television channel of the same name, a kid-safe, family-friendly music video channel for 4-15 year olds mainly featuring current-day pop and teen pop hits on an automated schedule. It is the first NickMusic channel in Oceania and the second to launch outside of the United States (after the Dutch version).

NickMusic
Launched1 July 2020 (2020-07-01) (Australia)
6 July 2020 (2020-07-06) (New Zealand)
Owned byFoxtel Networks (35%)
ViacomCBS Networks UK & Australia (65%)
SloganWhere music comes to play, the Nickelodeon way
CountryAustralia
LanguageEnglish
Broadcast areaAustralia
New Zealand
Replaced[V] + 2 (Foxtel only)
Sister channel(s)Nickelodeon
Nick Jr.
Availability
Satellite
Foxtel[1]Channel 802
Sky (NZ)Channel 100 & 117
Cable
FoxtelChannel 802
Optus TVChannel 802
IPTV
Foxtel NowChannel 802
Streaming media
Foxtel GoChannel 802

On 6 July 2020, NickMusic was made available in New Zealand via satellite TV broadcaster Sky.

Unlike its sister MTV-branded music channels, NickMusic is not programmed locally and is instead a direct (non-timeshifted) simulcast of the Dutch version. As a result, many Dutch-language pop music videos are regularly broadcast on the Australian channel.

References
  1. "Music channel changes". Foxtel. Retrieved 5 June 2020.
  2. David Knox. "Foxtel overhauls music channels". TV Tonight. Retrieved 2020-05-06.


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