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| Broadcast area | List
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|---|---|
| Network | Nickelodeon |
| Headquarters | London, United Kingdom |
| Programming | |
| Language(s) | Dutch |
| Picture format | 16:9 576i (SDTV) |
| Ownership | |
| Owner | Paramount Networks EMEAA |
| Sister channels | Nickelodeon Nicktoons Nick Jr. MTV MTV 80s MTV 90s MTV 00s MTV Hits MTV Live Comedy Central Paramount Network |
| History | |
| Launched | 2 August 2007 |
| Former names | Nick Hits (2007-2017) |
| Availability | |
| Streaming media | |
| Ziggo GO | ZiggoGO.tv (Europe) |
NickMusic (formerly known as Nick Hits) is a music video channel for children in the Netherlands and Belgium.[4] It is an international version of the U.S pay television channel of the same name, a kid-safe, family-friendly music video channel for 4-15 year olds mainly featuring modern-day pop and teen pop hits on an automated schedule. The channel launched as Nick Hits on 2 August 2007 and became NickMusic on 1 February 2017.[5] It plays mainly child-friendly pop music.[4]
As of 1 July 2020, it was also made available in Australia without any localisation or timeshifting, giving Dutch artists some form of exposure in Australia. It launched replacing Channel [V] on channel 802, taking the slot of [V]'s 2-hour timeshift. On 6 July 2020, NickMusic was made available in New Zealand via satellite TV broadcaster Sky. In April 2021, it was added onto Fetch TV.[6]
It replaced MTV Music 24 throughout Central Europe on 1 June 2021.[7][8] The channel has a Czech license (RRTV) in order to ensure the continuation of legal broadcasting in the EU in accordance with the EU Audiovisual Media Services Directive (AVMSD) and the Single Market Law after the UK leaves the European Union. Since the Czech Republic has minimum broadcasting rules, it was chosen for licensing purposes in the EU.[1][2]
