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 was launched on 12th August, 1996, airing everyday from 6:00a.m. to 6:00p.m. The channel used the same idents and packaging used in the United States at the time. During its first few years on-air, the channel time shared with Paramount Select. Paramount Select had previously time shared with Nickelodeon Kuboia.

In 15th October, 1999, Nick Jr. Kuboia changed its on-air presentation and extended its hours, now ending everyday at 9:00p.m. Another new on-air presentation was launched on 29th April, 2002, following an increase in the channel's budget. On 31st October, 2005, Nick Jr. Kuboia changed its on-air presentation again.

Closure
In September 2009, it was confirmed that all Viacom-owned channels would be closed in Kuboia by the end of 2010. Although Nick Jr. Kuboia was scheduled to close on 26th September, 2010, the channel unexpectedly continued to broadcast over that date.

Nick Jr. Kuboia's final day on-air was 5th December, 2010. The last show to air on the channel was an episode of Bod at 11:45p.m. The channel officially ceased transmissions at midnight 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.

In Gau, the channel was available on Sky PerfectTV.

In the United Kingdom, the channel was available on NTL and Telewest until their closures. The channel was also available on Sky Digital from October 1998, appearing in the "Specialist" category on the EPG. It was available in Circlia on Claro TV from 1999.

Nick Jr. Replay
A one-hour time-shift service for the channel, titled Nick Jr. Replay, was launched on 1st November, 2004.

Pop-up channels
Occasionally, Nick Jr. Replay would be replaced by a pop-up channel, which would solely broadcast one programme, or a certain group of programmes. One example includes Dora and Friends, which was available during the summer of 2006 and solely aired Dora the Explorer.

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, such as Dora the Explorer, which premiered in 2002.

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.

Original programming

 * Cindi and Friends; premiered 1999
 * Playgroup; premiered 1999
 * Pop's Puzzles; premiered 2003
 * Spot the Dot; premiered 2001

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.

Although anime had mostly been dropped by the channel by the mid 2000s, Kirby: Right Back at Ya! saw its Kuboian premiere on Nick Jr. Kuboia in January 2006.

Nick Jr. Party
In April 2002, Nick Jr. Kuboia introduced a block titled Nick Jr. Party, which aired non-stop music videos for half an hour, a majority of which were bubblegum pop, eurodance and novelty songs. Some of the videos were edited in order to fit time constraints. During this period, the channel had a unique digital on-screen graphic.

Two compilation albums featuring the Nick Jr. Party name were released in 2003 and 2004.

Nick Jr. Party last aired on 6th January, 2008, following a shuffle in the channel's schedule several days later.

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.

Schedules

 * Nick Jr. Kuboia/June 2003