Nickelodeon (previously known as Pinwheel from 1977 until 1981) is an American cable television channel owned by Viacom. Since the early-1990s and early 2000s, Nickelodeon as a brand has expanded into other territories including Europe, the Middle-East, Russia and Asia.
It is often referred to by its shortened name, Nick, a practice that dates back to the early days of the channel. As of 2009, Nick currently has only one block, Nick at Nite. Sinc...
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Nickelodeon (previously known as Pinwheel from 1977 until 1981) is an American cable television channel owned by Viacom. Since the early-1990s and early 2000s, Nickelodeon as a brand has expanded into other territories including Europe, the Middle-East, Russia and Asia.
It is often referred to by its shortened name, Nick, a practice that dates back to the early days of the channel. As of 2009, Nick currently has only one block, Nick at Nite. Since 2006, Nickelodeon has been run by MTVN Kids & Family Group president Cyma Zarghami. The channel is aimed mostly at children ages 2-11, with the exception of their prime time block that is aimed at children ages 9-14.
Nickelodeon was originally launched as Pinwheel on December 1, 1977 and was a local station on the Qube cable station that ran for only 6 hours a day. Shows included Video Comicbook, Pop Clips and Pinwheel (TV series). Pinwheel went national in 1979 thus Nickelodeon has declared that 1979 is the network's official launch year....
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