Nick Jr. Australia
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| Launched | March 14, 2004 |
| Owned by | XYZnetworks |
| Audience share | 0.2% (November '05, [1]) |
| Sister channel(s) | Nickelodeon Australia |
| Website | www.nickjr.com.au |
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| Foxtel Digital | Channel 703 |
| Austar Digital | Channel 703 |
| Optus Television | Channel 703 |
Nick Jr. Australia is a 24-hour children's channel in Australia designed for pre-schoolers. Nick Jr. was a morning programming block on Nickelodeon until 2004, when Foxtel Digital arrived and made Nick Jr. into a full 24-hour kids channel. The channel is run by XYZnetworks, under license from Viacom, and is also available on Austar Digital and Optus Television.
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[edit] History
Before Nick Jr. officially launched as a 24-hour TV channel, it was part of Nickelodeon's morning line-up which included such shows as Blue's Clues, Bob the Builder, and Dora the Explorer and much more.
On January 21, 2004, Foxtel announced a brand new digital service along with new channel line-ups which included Nick Jr. and on March 14, 2004, Nick Jr. officially launched to be the first 24-hour Australian kids channel to play shows suited for pre-schoolers.
For a few months after Nick Jr. became a full channel, it kept a 2-hour time slot on Nickelodeon in the mornings from 8:00am until 10:00am, but the time allocated to the block was far shorter than it was before it became a full channel.
[edit] Original programming
- Ollie - Ollie is a show presented by the first Australian Sesame Street Muppet Ollie.
- Hi-5
- Cooking For Kids with Luis
- The Upside Down Show
- The Koala Brothers
- Gardening For Kids with Madi
[edit] Other shows
These shows are regular Nick Jr. shows taken from other countries.
- Angelina Ballerina
- The Backyardigans
- Balamory
- Bill and Ben
- Billy the Scientist
- Blue's Clues
- Blue's Room
- Connie the Cow
- Bruno
- Curious George
- Dora the Explorer
- Engie Benjy
- The Fairies
- Fetch the Vet
- Fifi & the Flowertots
- Franny's Feet
- Giddy Goanna
- Go, Diego, Go!
- Hamtaro (formerly, but channel sold it to Cartoon Network)
- Harry and His Bucket Full of Dinosaurs
- Henry's World
- It's a Big Big World
- Jack's Big Music Show
- Jakers! The Adventures of Piggley Winks
- LazyTown
- Little Robots
- Maggie and the Ferocious Beast
- Maisy
- Make Way for Noddy
- Miffy and Friends
- Miss BG
- Miss Spider's Sunny Patch Friends
- The Mr. Men Show
- Open Sesame
- Oswald
- Paz the Penguin
- Peppa Pig
- PicMe
- The Save-Ums
- Shaun the Sheep
- Wobbly Land
- Wonder Pets
- Wow! Wow! Wubbzy!
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