Nickelodeon Group

Evolution of Nickelodeon
1977	Pinwheel broadcasts on Qube
1979	Nickelodeon is launched by Warner-Amex Satellite Entertainment
1984	Nickelodeon introduces its Balloon font logo
1985	Nick at Nite is launched
1986	Double Dare premieres; Viacom gains full ownership of the network
1987	The Big Ballot (later known as the Nickelodeon Kids' Choice Awards) premieres
1988	The programming block Nick Jr. is launched
1991	Nickelodeon debuted their "Nicktoons" brand with Doug, Rugrats and Ren & Stimpy premiering
1992	The programming block SNICK was launched
1994	Nickelodeon launches The Big Help
1996	Nickelodeon released its first feature-length film in theaters, Harriet the Spy
1996	Blue's Clues premieres on Nick Jr.
1999	Noggin, a joint venture with Sesame Workshop, is launched
1999	SpongeBob SquarePants premieres
2000	Dora the Explorer premieres on Nick Jr.
2001	TEENick is launched
2002	The N is launched on Noggin and the Nicktoons channel is launched
2005	Nickelodeon premieres Avatar: The Last Airbender
2009	Nickelodeon goes through a major rebrand: TEENick and The N merged to form TeenNick, Noggin was replaced by the Nick Jr. Channel, and Nicktoons Network became Nicktoons
2009	Nickelodeon acquired the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles franchise
2015	Nickelodeon revived Noggin as a streaming service
2023	Nickelodeon introduces a new take on their classic splat branding
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Nickelodeon Group
	Wordmark logo used since September 28, 2009
Company type	Division
Industry	Entertainment
Founded	2002
Founder	Herb Scannell
Headquarters	1515 Broadway, New York City, U.S.
Products	Pay television; Television production;
Brands	Nickelodeon; Nick Jr. (block, channel); Nick@Nite; Nicktoons; TeenNick; NickMusic;
Parent	Paramount Media Networks
Subsidiaries	Nickelodeon Productions; Nickelodeon Animation Studio; Paws, Inc.;
Website	nick.com; (Redirects to country/territory site outside the U.S.)

Nickelodeon Group, also known as Nickelodeon Networks Inc., is an American children's entertainment company owned by Paramount Global through its Paramount Media Networks division that oversees cable television channels (including its flagship service Nickelodeon), its in-house animation studio, and Paws, Inc.


1977	Pinwheel broadcasts on Qube
1979	Nickelodeon is launched by Warner-Amex Satellite Entertainment
1984	Nickelodeon introduces its Balloon font logo
1985	Nick at Nite is launched
1986	Double Dare premieres; Viacom gains full ownership of the network
1987	The Big Ballot (later known as the Nickelodeon Kids' Choice Awards) premieres
1988	The programming block Nick Jr. is launched
1991	Nickelodeon debuted their "Nicktoons" brand with Doug, Rugrats and Ren & Stimpy premiering
1992	The programming block SNICK was launched
1994	Nickelodeon launches The Big Help
1996	Nickelodeon released its first feature-length film in theaters, Harriet the Spy
1996	Blue's Clues premieres on Nick Jr.
1999	Noggin, a joint venture with Sesame Workshop, is launched
1999	SpongeBob SquarePants premieres
2000	Dora the Explorer premieres on Nick Jr.
2001	TEENick is launched
2002	The N is launched on Noggin and the Nicktoons channel is launched
2005	Nickelodeon premieres Avatar: The Last Airbender
2009	Nickelodeon goes through a major rebrand: TEENick and The N merged to form TeenNick, Noggin was replaced by the Nick Jr. Channel, and Nicktoons Network became Nicktoons
2009	Nickelodeon acquired the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles franchise
2015	Nickelodeon revived Noggin as a streaming service
2023	Nickelodeon introduces a new take on their classic splat branding
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