Nicktoons (African TV channel)

Nicktoons
Launched	30 September 2014
Owned by	ViacomCBS Networks EMEAA (ViacomCBS)
Language	English
Broadcast area	Africa
Sister channel(s)	MTV; MTV Base Africa; Nickelodeon; Nick Jr.; Comedy Central; BET
Website	Official website
Availability
Satellite
DStv	Channel 308

Nicktoons is an African pay television channel that was launched on 30 September 2014. It is owned by ViacomCBS Networks EMEAA, and is targeted to children, broadcasting original animated series from sister network Nickelodeon along with other original animated series. It replaced the discontinued kids network Kidsco.

As of August 2017, Nickelodeon Africa currently reaches 1.5 million households in 49 countries across the continent.

History

Before it was a channel, it was a block on the South African children's channel KTV, before Koowee was launched, and rebranded itself as Nickelodeon. Nickelodeon was launched as a channel in July 2008.[1] In 2012, it received new bumpers, promo, and continuity. Later, In 2014, came the launch of Nicktoons as a replacement for the discontinued Kidsco, and the launch of Nick Jr. another channel from Viacom. Nick Jr and Nicktoons share the same website as Nickelodeon.

In June 2017, the Kenya Film Classification Board (KFCB), headed by CEO Ezekiel Mutua, ordered a ban on six cartoons airing on Cartoon Network Africa, Nickelodeon Africa and Nicktoons Africa for allegedly promoting homosexual themes to minors. The shows affected are the currently-running Cartoon Network shows Adventure Time, Clarence and Steven Universe, in addition to the already-ended Nickelodeon shows Hey Arnold! and The Legend of Korra, and the currently-running Nickelodeon cartoon The Loud House.[2] As of 2018, the banned series are only viewable in South Africa since Nickelodeon inherited two different feeds.

In June 2020, Nicktoons Africa was rebranded to the 2018 refresh originally seen on Nicktoons America being the first outside the USA to do so.

References

"Nickelodeon celebrates birthday with multiplay in Africa". balancingact-africa.com. 16 April 2010. Retrieved 19 February 2014.
Dahir, Abdi Latif (June 17, 2017). "Some Nickelodeon kid cartoons have been banned in Kenya for "glorifying homosexuality"". Quartz. Retrieved August 30, 2017.

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[1] "Nickelodeon celebrates birthday with multiplay in Africa". balancingact-africa.com. 16 April 2010. Retrieved 19 February 2014.

[2] Dahir, Abdi Latif (June 17, 2017). "Some Nickelodeon kid cartoons have been banned in Kenya for "glorifying homosexuality"". Quartz. Retrieved August 30, 2017.