Nickelodeon is a Danish television channel targeting children. It replaces

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, which was offered in Denmark between 1996 and 2007.

History

The channel was launched on 15 March 2008 with the launch of

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, where it was broadcast between 6:00 am and 12:00 pm. From 1996 to 2008, Denmark had been served by the pan-Nordic

. The Pan-Nordic channel continues to be available on satellite. VH1 stopped simulcasting Nickelodeon around New Year's Eve 2008/2009, which meant that the two channels had their own frequencies in analogue cable networks such as

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and

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, where Nickelodeon would now be available between 6:00 am and 6:00 pm. On 1 September 2009 the channel started broadcasting between 5:00 am and 7:00 pm The channel has been available on the digital terrestrial Boxer TV platform since November 2009. Nickelodeon was one of the least watched children's channels in Denmark in 2008, with a viewing share of 0.3 percent among 3-11 year olds. It was surpassed by Disney Channel (15.7 percent share), Cartoon Network (12.0), Toon Disney (2.2), Jetix (2.1) and

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(2.1), with only

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and Nickelodeon's satellite version having a smaller share of the children channels in Denmark.

References

External links

Official website
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