{{Short description|European children's television channel}} {{more citations needed|date=June 2022}} {{Use dmy dates|date=June 2022}} {{Infobox television channel | name = Nicktoons Global | logo = Nicktoons Logo 2023.svg | logo_size = 200px | logo_caption = Logo used since 20 May 2024 | area = Scandinavia<br />Balkans<br />Central Europe<br />Eastern Europe<br />CIS | headquarters = London, UK | language = English<br>Polish<br>Czech<br />Danish<br>Hungarian<br />Norwegian<br>Russian<br>Romanian<br>Bulgarian<br>Serbian<br>Croatian<br>Slovenian<br />Swedish<br />Turkish<br>Estonian<br>Latvian<br>Lithuanian <br>Kazakh | owner = Paramount Networks EMEAA | parent = Nickelodeon Group | launch_date = {{Start date and age|df=y|2017|1}} (Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania)<br>{{Start date and age|2017|2|df=y}} (Nordic and Türkiye)<br>{{Start date and age|2018|2|15|df=y}} (Poland)<br />{{Start date and age|2018|12|12|df=y}} (Russia)<br />{{Start date and age|2019|4|1|df=y}} (Hungary and Romania)<br />{{Start date and age|2019|6|5|df=y}} (Bulgaria)<br />{{Start date and age|2019|10|30|df=y}} (Czech Republic)<br />{{Start date and age|2019|12|1|df=y}} (Moldova)<br />{{Start date and age|2020|1|22|df=y}} (Ukraine)<br />{{Start date and age|2020|7|14|df=y}} (Serbia, Croatia, Slovenia, Albania) | closed_date = {{End date|df=y|2022|4|28}} (Russia)<br />{{End date|df=y|2022|12|14}} (Belarus)<br />{{End date|df=y|2026|1|1}} (Ukraine) | picture_format = 16:9 1080i HDTV (downscaled to 16:9 576i for the SDTV feed) | sister_channels = Nickelodeon<br>Nick Jr. Channel<br>MTV Global }} '''Nicktoons''' (sometimes called '''Nicktoons Europe''') is a European international children's television network operated by Paramount Networks EMEAA. Launched on March 1, 2012, international version of the American television channel Nicktoons, the network serves many of the countries in the European Union, and features several feeds differentiated by time zones and local languages being the primary audio feed offered, with other languages offered through second audio program options. Other networks may display the domestic language as open-access subtitles.{{Citation needed|date=August 2024}}
==History== On March 1, 2012, Nicktoons Global was created by merging Nicktoons Germany and Nicktoons Netherlands. The promo without text.<ref>{{Cite AV media |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qdorf7ROVY4 |title=Nicktoons Germany - Trailer, Idents - June 2015 (2) |date=2015-06-18 |last=Karma Kaplan |access-date=2025-07-28 |via=YouTube}}</ref><ref>{{Cite AV media |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jpBaspXhnVI |title=NickToons Germany Continity 16-08-12 |date=2012-08-18 |last=VGX / TVHolidays |access-date=2025-07-28 |via=YouTube}}</ref>
In January 2017, a Russian audio track was added for the Baltics (the channel appeared in the CIS in 2018).<ref>https://vk.com/video-137730994_456239018</ref><ref>https://m.vk.com/video-137730994_456239017</ref> In February 2017, the channel was expanded by adding audio tracks in Swedish, Danish, Norwegian, Arabic, and Turkish for the respective countries.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Viasat opruster på børneindhold med Nicktoons |url=https://www.flatpanels.dk/nyhed.php?subaction=showfull&id=1478253037 |access-date=2025-07-28 |website=FlatpanelsDK}}</ref><ref>{{Cite AV media |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kkhr_HpSn8s |title=EXCLUSIVE {{!}} NICKTOONS ARABIA LAUNCH !! {{!}} Small Continuity |date=2017-02-14 |last=Nightosphere Prime |access-date=2025-07-28 |via=YouTube}}</ref>
The channel launched in Poland on 15 February 2018 at 10 a.m. (Polish time), replacing Nickelodeon HD.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Nicktoons zastąpi Nickelodeon HD na początku 2018 |url=https://satkurier.pl/news/165789/nicktoons-zastapi-nickelodeon-hd-na-poczatku-2018.html |access-date=2024-05-06 |website=saturier.pl |language=pl-PL}}</ref>
On 12 December 2018, Nicktoons launched in Russia,<ref>{{Cite web |title=Viacom Russia to Launch Nicktoons Russia on MTS in December 2018 |url=http://www.nickalive.net/2018/12/viacom-russia-to-launch-nicktoons.html | publisher=NickALive! | date=19 December 2018 | access-date=2024-07-24}}</ref> then in Hungary and Romania on 1 April 2019,<ref>{{Cite web |title=Viacom Launches Nicktoons Channel in Hungary and Romania |url=http://www.nickalive.net/2019/02/viacom-russia-to-launch-nicktoons.html | publisher=NickALive! |access-date=2024-05-06}}</ref> in Bulgaria on 5 June 2019,<ref>{{Cite web |title=Viacom Launches Nicktoons Channel in Bulgaria |url=http://www.nickalive.net/2019/06/viacom-launches-nicktoons-channel-in.html | publisher=NickALive! |access-date=2024-05-06}}</ref> in Czech Republic on 30 October 2019,<ref>{{Cite web |title=Viacom Launches Nicktoons Channel in the Czech Republic |url=http://www.nickalive.net/2019/09/viacom-to-launch-nicktoons-channel-in.html | publisher=NickALive! |access-date=2024-05-06}}</ref> in Ukraine on 22 January 2020, and in Serbia, Croatia, Slovenia and Albania on 14 July 2020.<ref>{{Cite web |title=ViacomCBS Launches NickToons in Croatia, Serbia and Slovenia | publisher=NickALive! |url=http://www.nickalive.net/2020/07/viacomcbs-to-launch-nicktoons-in.html |access-date=2024-05-06}}</ref>
The channel closed in Russia on 28 April 2022<ref>{{Cite web |last=Ramachandran |first=Naman |date=2022-03-15 |title=Paramount Pauses Russian Operations, Makes $1 Million Donation for Humanitarian Relief |url=https://variety.com/2022/film/global/paramount-russia-operations-donation-1235205339/ |access-date=2024-05-06 |website=Variety |language=en-US}}</ref> and in Belarus on 14 December 2022.<ref>{{Cite news |title=Телеканалы MTV, Nickelodeon и Paramount прекращают вещание в Беларуси |url=https://tvnews.by/tb/18494-telekanaly-mtv-nickelodeon-i-paramount-prekraschajut-veschanie-v-belarusi.html |access-date=2024-05-06 |work=TVnews.by |language=ru |archive-date=3 December 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221203131919/https://tvnews.by/tb/18494-telekanaly-mtv-nickelodeon-i-paramount-prekraschajut-veschanie-v-belarusi.html |url-status=live }}</ref>
On 1 April 2023, Nicktoons launched three new feeds in Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania, a month before Latvia changed the law on language possibilities.<ref>{{cite web |title=From May 1, the audio track in Russian will disappear from several foreign TV programs.|url=https://www.1188.lv/zinas/no-1-maija-vairakas-arvalstu-tv-programmas-pazudis-audiocelins-krievu-valoda/15100|access-date=2023-04-25|website=1188.lv|date=25 April 2023 |language=lv}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=With the changes in the law, 'Tet TV' will have more Latvian language|url=https://www.delfi.lv/bizness/biznesa_vide/lidz-ar-izmainam-likuma-tet-tv-bus-vairak-latviesu-valodas.d?id=55466106|access-date=2023-04-26|website=delfi.lv|language=lv}}</ref>
On 1 January 2026, the channel closed in Ukraine along with the Nick Jr. channel and the main Nickelodeon channel in the area.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2025-12-09 |title=January 2026 on Nickelodeon Global Unlimited: Feed Changes {{!}} Unbanned Episodes {{!}} Young Dylan 5 |url=http://www.nickalive.net/2025/12/january-2026-on-nickelodeon-global.html |access-date=2025-12-27 |website=NickALive! |language=en}}</ref>
==Logos== <gallery> File:Nicktoons Network logo 2009.svg|1 March 2012 until 1 February 2017 File:Nicktoons 2014 Logo.svg| 1 February 2017 until 20 May 2024 File:Nicktoons Logo 2023.svg|from 20 May 2024 </gallery>
==See also== * Nicktoons (American TV channel) * Nickelodeon Global Unlimited
==References== {{reflist}}
==External links== * [http://nicktoons.bg/ Bulgarian website] * [http://nicktoons.cz/ Czech website]
{{Nickelodeon}} {{Paramount Global}} {{Paramount Networks EMEAA}}
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