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Nickelodeon Kuboia was a Kuboian children's television channel owned and operated by MTV Networks Kuboia from 29th September 1995 until 25th July 2010. It was a spin-off of the American television channel of the same name, though unlike that version, Nickelodeon Kuboia focused mostly on 'Nicktoons' and animated programming, with live-action programming covering less of the schedule. Nickelodeon Kuboia had three spin-off channels; Nick Jr. Kuboia, Nick Video and Nick Nederlands.
The inclusion of the country's name in the channel was chosen to distinguish itself from the United Kingdom version, which some Kuboians had access to through cable television piracy.
Despite being one the most watched children's channels in Kuboia early on during its lifetime, its viewing figures decreased around the mid 2000s. Nickelodeon Kuboia ultimately ceased airing on 25th July 2010, with its sister channels also closing later that year.
History[]
Nickelodeon Kuboia was launched on the Rutten Satellite service on 29th September 1995, airing everyday from 6:00a.m. to 7:00p.m. At launch, the channel advertised itself as a more contemporary counterpart to Juicebox, which mostly aired older cartoons from Hanna-Barbera and Warner Bros. in comparison to Nickelodeon Kuboia's more contemporary format. A lot of the channel's programming at launch was acquired from DiC Entertainment, though with 'Nicktoons' programming also being aired regularly.
On 12th August 1996, the channel extended its broadcast hours to 9:00p.m. Nick Jr. Kuboia also launched on the same day, which allowed Nickelodeon Kuboia to target an older audience.
The shortened Nick logo that was used prominently from 31st October 2005.
The channel changed its broadcast hours again on 14th June 2004 to now air everyday until midnight in order to launch two new programming blocks that aired on rotating days; Nicktoons Network and The N. This allowed the main part of the Nickelodeon Kuboia schedule to focus more on original and contemporary animated programming.
Closure[]
During the late 2000s, Nickelodeon Kuboia suffered from budget cuts and a decline in viewing figures. This resulted in various consequences, such as the removal of in-vision continuity in 2008 and a bigger reliance on reruns. In September 2009, MTV Networks Kuboia announced Nickelodeon Kuboia would be closing down within the next twelve months due to poor viewing figures and disputes over its availability on several services as a result, though its sister channels would remain on-air for the foreseeable future due to a "continued interest amongst children".
The channel ceased transmissions shortly before midnight on 25th July 2010 after its The N nighttime block. The channel played a few generic idents for about a minute before the screen switched to a border informing viewers that the channel was no longer available. Its sister channels continued to air until 5th December of that year. Some shows migrated to other channels, such as Telekids, Disney Channel Kuboia and Cartoon Network Kuboia.
Programming[]
Original programming[]
Nickelodeon Kuboia commissioned various original programmes throughout its run. The finale date indicates when the last new episode of a programme premiered on the channel, and does not necessarily indicate when the show stopped airing on the channel.
| Title | Premiere date | Finale date | Note |
|---|---|---|---|
| The Nick Show | 7th September 1999 | 2007 | |
| Plug and Play | 10th September 1999 | 2007 | |
| Sara | 7th September 2004 | 2009 | |
| Staraoke | 18th August 2006 | 2008 | The show was later revived and moved to Telekids for its fourth series in 2010. |
Programming acquired from Nickelodeon US[]
Nearly all of the animated programming that aired on Nickelodeon and Nicktoons in the United States aired on Nickelodeon Kuboia. However, they often debuted a few years after their American premiere, with SpongeBob SquarePants notoriously not having its premiere until June 2004.
Other acquired programming[]
During its early years, the channel acquired a lot of its programming from DiC Entertainment, such as Inspector Gadget, Heathcliff and the Catillac Cats, Dennis the Menace, Captain N: The Game Master and Sonic the Hedgehog. A majority of these were pulled from the schedule during the spring of 2004, though some were eventually brought back for the channel's Nicktoons Network programming block.
Other acquired programmes include Grizzly Tales for Gruesome Kids, The Three Friends and Jerry, the Challenge UK dubs of Takeshi's Castle and Unbeatable Banzuke, Kirby: Right Back at Ya! and Paper Luigi: The Marvelous Compass.
Interstitial programming[]
As programmes were aired under a half-hour slot, and Nickelodeon Kuboia only aired two breaks an hour, the channel aired interstitial segments during breaks in order to avoid showing too much advertisements. Segments included Nickelodeon Fact Files, Nick Replay and Viewer's Choice.
Programming blocks[]
Nick Party[]
Nick Party was a music-based programming block introduced in 1999, running on Tuesdays and Fridays at 6:00p.m. in an hour-long block, featuring music videos and occasionally interviews from musicians. In later years, the Tuesday block would be dedicated to older music whilst the Friday block would air newer music including a "Song of the Week".
The block was eventually discontinued on 31st December 2004, though it continued to air on Nick Video until 2010.
Choice TV[]
A block called Choice TV was introduced on 9th April 2003. Airing on Wednesday afternoons (except during school holidays) from 4:00p.m. to 5:30p.m., the block allowed viewers to phone in and choose which programmes they would like to see. Choice TV was discontinued after its final airing on 20th December 2006.
Nicktoons Network and The N[]
Nicktoons Network logo used from 2005 to 2010.
When Nickelodeon Kuboia extended its hours in June 2004, two nighttime programming blocks were introduced; Nicktoons Network and The N. The two blocks occupied the 9:00p.m. to midnight timeslot on rotating days, with Nicktoons Network airing on Tuesday, Friday and Saturday, and The N airing on Sunday, Monday, Wednesday and Thursday.
Nicktoons Network's programming consisted of both classic Nicktoons programming as well as older acquired animated series, such as Magma Eye, The Adventures of Super Mario Bros. 3, Paper Luigi: The Marvelous Compass, Sonic the Hedgehog and The Adventures of Sam and Max: Freelance Police. The N meanwhile aired a mixture of both old and new live-action programming aimed at older audiences, including The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air, iCarly, Kenan & Kel and Zoey 101.
Nicktoons Network last aired on 24th July, one day before the channel's closure. The N, on the other hand, was the final thing the channel aired before its closure.
Presentation[]
In-vision continuity[]
From October 1999, Nickelodeon Kuboia featured in-vision continuity. These were pre-recorded and filmed in a private snack bar in Gutstone, East Kuboia. The continuity links featured a group of (usually two or three) young presenters announcing what programmes were coming up and reading fan messages and birthday cards sent to the channel.
In-vision continuity was eventually discontinued on 27th April 2008 following budget cuts and an overhaul to the channel's format.
Announcers[]
Throughout the channel's lifetime, idents were usually backed with an announcer proclaiming "This is Nickelodeon Kuboia!"
Nicktoons Network and The N had their own unique announcers, whom would welcome the viewer to the block and announce what was coming up next. Each broadcast day would end with the announcer saying when the block would next be airing, and wishing the viewer a goodnight.
Idents[]
On 14th June 2004, Nickelodeon Kuboia updated its ident packaging to the 'Letters' one that had been used by several Nickelodeon feeds in Europe since 2002. On 31st October 2005, it began to use the 'Scribble' version of said idents.
On 4th June 2007, Nickelodeon Kuboia launched a new ident package that was based on the variants used by other European feeds at the time. They were used until the channel's closure in 2010.
International availability[]
Outside of Kuboia, the channel was available on NTL in Sallisland, in the Philippines on Destiny Cable and certain providers in Jetania, Cupia and the Nooblandia.
Website[]
In August 1996, a website for the channel was launched. Originally, it was simply a singular page with the channel's weekly schedule and a breif summary of its content and sister networks. Later on, more pages were added.
Following the channel's closure in July 2010, the Nickelodeon Kuboia website was updated to explain the closure, with links provided to redirect the user to the websites of its sister channel's websites. A few months later, it redirected to a placeholder webpage, before finally redirecting to an error message by early 2011.