Nick Jr. (Indian TV channel)
{{short description|Indian pay television network}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=October 2019}}
{{Merge to|Nickelodeon (Indian TV channel)|discuss=Talk:Nick Jr. (Indian TV channel)#Merger proposal|date=March 2025}}
{{Use Indian English|date=September 2015}}
{{Infobox television channel
| name = Nick Jr.
| logo = Nick Jr. logo 2023.svg
| launch_date = {{Start date and age|2012|11|21|df=yes}}
| owner = JioStar
a Joint Venture between Viacom18 & Disney India branding licensed from (Paramount Networks EMEAA)
| country = India
| languages = {{flatlist|
}}
| area = {{flatlist|
- India
- Bangladesh
- Pakistan
- Bhutan{{Cite news|url=http://www.kuenselonline.com/bicma-approves-56-channels-for-uniformity/|title=BICMA approves 56 channels for uniformity|date=22 September 2017|publisher=Kuensel Online|access-date=14 January 2018}}
- Nepal}}
| headquarters = Mumbai, India
| sister_channels = Nickelodeon
Nickelodeon HD+
Nickelodeon Sonic
| parent = Nickelodeon
| website = {{URL|nickjrindia.com}}
| online_serv_1 = Jio TV
(India)
| online_chan_1 = SD
| online_serv_2 = Tata Play
(India)
| online_chan_2 = SD
| online_serv_3 = Voot
(India)
| online_chan_3 = HD
}}
Nick Jr. is an Indian children's pay television kids channel which is devoted to toddlers. The channel is the Indian equivalent to the American Nick Jr and a part of the Indian Nickelodeon.
History
The channel was a block on Nickelodeon before Viacom18 launched it as a separate channel in fall 2012.{{Cite web|url=http://www.televisionpost.com/television/viacom18-launches-nick-jr-to-enter-preschool-segment-in-india/|title=Viacom18 launches Nick Jr. to enter preschool segment in India {{!}} TelevisionPost.com|website=www.televisionpost.com|language=en-US|access-date=2017-11-30|archive-date=7 November 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171107030952/http://www.televisionpost.com/television/viacom18-launches-nick-jr-to-enter-preschool-segment-in-india/|url-status=dead}}
Viacom18 launched TeenNick and Nick Jr. as a single channel on 21 November 2012. At first, Nick Jr. aired in the daytime while TeenNick aired at night. However, TeenNick was discontinued on 1 February 2017, which made Nick Jr. a 24-hour channel.{{citation needed|date=December 2019}}
References
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{{Nickelodeon India}}
{{Nickelodeon}}
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Category:Children's television channels in India
Category:Television channels and stations established in 2012
Category:English-language television stations in India