Nick Jr. Kuboia

Nick Jr. Kuboia was a preschool Kuboian children's television channel owned by MTV Networks Kuboia. The channel was launched on 12th August 1996 and operated for fourteen years until the channel ceased transmissions on 5th December 2010. It was the last Viacom channel to close in Kuboia.

History
Nick Jr. Kuboia originally launched both as a block on Paramount Select and as a television channel exclusive to Rutten Satellite on 12th August 1996 at 6:00a.m. The block was actually a simulcast of the channel, except the block ended at 12:00p.m. whilst the channel continued until 6:00p.m. Despite sharing a name it had little of the same programming as American programming block, instead airing mostly older programming from European sources, although it acquired more shows from thr US block in later years.

The Paramount Select block was eventually retired on 10th October 1999, and the channel went through a major rebrand five days later on the 15th of that month, updating to a new look that was similar to that of the UK channel and now being free-to-air following its launch on the newly-launched Teleview digital terrestrial service. The channel also gained an extra hour of programming, now ending each night at 7:00p.m. In-vision continuity was also introduced on this same day. On 29th April 2002, Nick Jr. Kuboia gained a new look to match the branding of the British version of the channel. It also increased its runtime again on 3rd May that year, now ending everyday at 9:00p.m., though in-vision continuity ended at 6:00p.m. each night.

Another new look and ident packaging was launched on 31st October 2005, once again matching the branding that was adapted by the British version of the channel a month earlier. On 7th January 2008, in-vision continuity was abruptly dropped following some budget cuts.

Closure
In September 2009, it was announced on TVVC's website that all Viacom-owned channels would be closed in Kuboia by the end of 2010. Following the closure of Nickelodeon Kuboia in July 2010, it was announced Nick Jr. Kuboia was scheduled to close on 5th September that year. Despite this, the channel unexpectedly continued to broadcast over that date; TVVC eventually announced that Nick Jr. Kuboia would continue to air until 5th December, and would be the last of the Viacom channels to close.

Nick Jr. Kuboia aired no advertisement breaks duirng its last day on-air, instead immediately airing the next programme after one of its generic idents. The last programme to air on the channel was an episode of Bod. The channel officially ceased transmissions at 9:00p.m. after airing one more generic ident before fading out to a screen informing viewers that the channel is no longer available.

International availability
For unknown reasons, Nick Jr. Kuboia was available in many international regions. The channel was available on NTL in Sallisland and on Destiny Cable in the Philippines. In Puerto Chango, it was available on Changosat as part of the "Cultural" package. In Kronezia, the channel was available on a selection of cable providers, meanwhile in Gau, the channel was available on Sky PerfectTV. In the United Kingdom, Nick Jr. Kuboia was available on Sky, appearing in the "Specialist" category on the EPG. It was also available in Circlia on Claro TV from 1999.

Programming
A majority of Nick Jr's original programming from the United States aired on the Kuboian channel, though shows typically premiered a while after their US debut. A notable example being Dora the Explorer, which premiered in 2002, over two years after its US premiere.

For shows that had versions created specifically for the UK market, such as Blue's Clues and Maggie and the Ferocious Beast, Nick Jr. Kuboia would usually air said version in favour of the original American version, though it did air the original American version of Blue's Clues from 1997 until 1999.

Original programming

 * Cindi and Friends; premiered 1999
 * Hi-5; premiered 2002
 * Mr. Dex's House; premiered 2001
 * Toylympics; premiered 2000

Anime
A limited selection of anime was broadcast on Nick Jr. Kuboia, with the English dub of Chimpui and the El Kadsreian English dubs of Floral Magician Mary Bell and Princess Sarah airing on the channel from the late 1990s into the 2000s.

Kirby: Right Back at Ya! saw its Kuboian premiere on Nick Jr. Kuboia in January 2006. It was also the only anime series to remain on the channel after the rest were pulled by early 2007.

Other acquired programming
During its first few years on air, Nick Jr. Kuboia mostly aired programming from a variety of European sources, such as Bagpuss, The Magic Roundabout, Pingu, Pat & Mat, Tik Tak and The Smurfs. Because of a contract it had at the time, Nick Jr. Kuboia also aired several programmes from DiC Entertainment, including The Littles, The Wizard of Oz, Adventures of Sonic the Hedgehog, Madeline and Gadget Boy & Heather. The channel also aired some Kuboian children's programmes, such as The Incredible World of Riddles, The Adventures of Charlie and Tutu, Ouraine and Greenwood Forest. A majority of these were pulled from the channel's schedule around 2004/2005.

Programmes the channel acquired later in its lifetime included The Wiggles, ''Jakers! The Adventures of Piggley Winks, Sagwa the Chinese Siamese Cat, Lazy Lucy, Melanie, Numberjacks and Faireez''.

Nick Jr. Party
A half-hour block titled Nick Jr. Party was launched in October 1999. Airing on Tuesday and Friday evenings at 4:30p.m., the block aired non-stop music videos of child-friendly (or edited) songs, especially European dance and bubblegum pop songs that were popular at the time. Music videos also came with on-screen lyrics, encouraging viewers to sing along with the songs. The popularity of the block saw several Nick Jr. Party compilation CDs being released in the early and mid 2000s.

Nick Jr. Party last aired on 6th January 2008 following budget cuts.

Website
The official website for the channel launched on 15th October 1999. The website featured information on shows broadcast on the channel and what the channel's schedule was for the upcoming week (Monday to Sunday).

After the channel's closure, the website was replaced with a singular page mentioning that the channel had closed. In October 2011, the website was completely shut down and currently redirects to an error message.