Nick Jr. (British and Irish TV channel)

Nick Jr. is a British television channel in the United Kingdom and Ireland operated by a joint venture between ViacomCBS Networks UK & Australia and Sky Group. The channel is aimed at pre-school children.

This article is about the British-Irish version of Nick Jr.. For the American version of the channel, see Nick Jr.

Nick Jr.
Launched1993 (programming block)
1 September 1999 (TV channel)
Owned by(ViacomCBS Networks UK & Australia/Sky Group)
Picture format1080i HDTV
(downscaled to 16:9 576i for the SDTV feed)
Audience share0.38%
0.06% (+1) (March 2017 (2017-03), BARB)
SloganEveryday's an adventure!
CountryUnited Kingdom and Ireland
LanguageEnglish
Broadcast areaUnited Kingdom and Ireland
Sister channel(s)Nickelodeon
Nick Jr. Too
Nicktoons
Timeshift serviceNick Jr. +1
Websitewww.nickjr.co.uk
Availability
Satellite
Sky (UK)Channel 615 (HD)
Channel 628 (+1)
Channel 648 (SD)
Sky (Ireland)Channel 615
Channel 628 (+1)
Channel 631 (HD)
Cable
Virgin MediaChannel 715
Virgin Media IrelandChannel 607
WightFibreChannel 101
IPTV
TalkTalk Plus TVChannel 484
BTChannel 484
BT (via Now TV)Channel 470
Channel 476 (HD)
PlusnetChannel 484
Eir VisionChannel 615
Streaming media
Sky GoWatch live (UK & Ireland only)
Now TVWatch live (UK only)
TVPlayerWatch live (UK only, TVPlayer Plus subscription required)
Virgin TV AnywhereWatch live (UK only)

History

Nick Jr. was first broadcast in the UK and Ireland from 1993, during the daytime hours from 9am - 12pm (later changed to 10am – 2:30pm) on the main Nickelodeon channel.

In 1999, the Nick Jr. slot was spun off into its own channel although the slot on Nickelodeon continued until July 2000, initially broadcasting on channel 606 on Sky, and from 6am to 12pm alongside Sky Sports 3 on analogue satellite, although this schedule would sometimes be altered if sports were being covered in the early morning.

When it first properly aired it was presented by Face. In 2001, MTV Dance started broadcasting during its downtime hours after it was spun off from MTV Extra. MTV Dance acquired its own separate channel in 2002 and both channels have since extended their broadcasting hours.


A version of Nick Jr. for Ireland was launched in 2006. This version, like Nickelodeon Ireland, shares the same schedule as the UK feed, but has Irish adverts. On 30 April 2010, the channel updated to the United States look.

As of 2 August 2010, Nick Jr. broadcasts 24 hours a day.

As of 5 July 2016, Nick Jr. HD launched on Sky channel 637, replacing MTV Live HD's Sky slot.

Nick Jr. Classics

During the mid and late 2000s, Nick Jr. and Nick Jr. 2 presented a nighttime programming block dedicated to classic British children's programmes under the title Nick Jr. Classics. The block launched under the name Noggin on 31 May 2004,[1] running every night from 8:00 p.m. until 10:00 p.m.[2] It was rebranded as Nick Jr. Classics on 5 September 2005.

The block was discontinued on Nick Jr. on 4 January 2009 and Nick Jr. 2 in 2010.

Programming
Main article: List of programmes broadcast by Nick Jr. (UK and Ireland)
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See also

References
  1. https://web.archive.org/web/20040711044454/http://nickjr.co.uk/noggin/index.aspx
  2. https://web.archive.org/web/20040711045708/http://nickjr.co.uk/noggin/shows.aspx
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