What is "nickelodeon"

Jukebox \Juke"box\, n.

1. A phonograph or compact disc player with multiple discs, requiring the insertion of coins prior to playing, and allowing the user to select the playing of any disc in its inventory. An early version was called the nickelodeon.

2. (Computers) a data-storage device having multiple compact discs, of which only one may be on-line at any given time, which permits the user (through computer commands) to select on-line access to any disc from its inventory, in a manner reminiscent of a musical jukebox[1].

nickelodeon \nick`el*o"de*on\, n. [Nickel + odeon.]

1. A place of entertainment, as for moving picture exhibition, charging a fee or admission price of five cents. [U. S.]

2. An early version of a jukebox that was operated by insertion of a nickel[2].

3. (capitalized) The name of a Cable Television channel, specializing in programs for children. [Trademark]

1888, "motion picture theater," from nickel "five-cent coin" (the cost to view one) + -odeon, as in Melodeon (1840) "music hall," ultimately from Greek oideion "building for musical performances" (see odeon). Meaning "nickel jukebox" is first attested 1938.

n. (alternative form of Nickelodeon English)

n. a cabinet containing an automatic record player; records are played by inserting a coin [syn: jukebox]

The nickelodeon was the first type of indoor exhibition space dedicated to showing projected motion pictures. Usually set up in converted storefronts, these small, simple theaters charged five cents for admission and flourished from about 1905 to 1915.

"Nickelodeon" was concocted from nickel, the name of the U.S. five-cent coin, and the ancient Greek word odeion, a roofed-over theater, the latter indirectly by way of the Odéon in Paris, emblematic of a very large and luxurious theater much as Ritz was of a grand hotel. For unknown reasons, in 1949 the lyricist of a popular song, Music! Music! Music!, incorporated the refrain "Put another nickel in, in the nickelodeon…", evidently referring to either a jukebox or a mechanical musical instrument such as a coin-operated player piano or orchestrion. The meaning of the word has been muddied ever since. In fact, when it was current in the early 20th century, it was used only to refer to a small five-cent theater and not to any coin-in-the-slot machine, including amusement arcade motion picture viewers such as the Kinetoscope and Mutoscope.

The earliest films had been shown in "peep show" machines or projected in vaudeville theaters as one of the otherwise live acts. Nickelodeons drastically altered film exhibition practices and the leisure-time habits of a large segment of the American public. Although they were characterized by continuous performances of a selection of short films, added attractions such as illustrated songs were sometimes an important feature. Regarded as disreputable and dangerous by some civic groups and municipal agencies, crude, ill-ventilated nickelodeons with hard wooden seats were outmoded as longer films became common and larger, more comfortably furnished motion picture theaters were built, a trend that culminated in the lavish " movie palaces" of the 1920s.

Film historian Charles Musser wrote, "It is not too much to say that modern cinema began with the nickelodeons."

Nickelodeon (commonly shortened to Nick, stylized as nickelodeon since September 28, 2009 and originally called Pinwheel) is an American basic cable and satellite television network that is owned by the Viacom Media Networks division of Viacom.

Most of its programming is aimed at children and adolescents aged 8–17, while its weekday morning edutainment programs are targeted at younger children ages 2–8. The channel's programming consists of original first-run television series, along with occasional broadcasts of released and original made-for-cable movies and select other third-party programming. Its programming runs from Sundays through Wednesdays and Fridays from 7:00 a.m. to 9:00 p.m., Thursdays from 7:00 a.m.to 8:00 p.m. and Saturdays from 7:00 a.m. to 10:00 p.m. ( Eastern and Pacific Time).

Since July 1985, it has shared its channel space with Nick at Nite, a nighttime service that airs during the interim hours, and is treated as a separate channel from Nickelodeon by Nielsen for ratings purposes; it features reruns of older primetime sitcoms, along with some original series and feature films. Both services are sometimes collectively referred to as "Nickelodeon/Nick at Nite", due to their common association as two individual channels sharing a single channel space.

, Nickelodeon/Nick at Nite is available to approximately 94.7 million pay television households (81.4% of households with at least one television set) in the United States.

Nickelodeon is the Australian counterpart of the Nickelodeon television network in the United States. It is operated by a joint venture of Foxtel Networks and MTV Networks Australia.

Nickelodeon is a 1976 comedy film directed by Peter Bogdanovich, and stars Ryan O'Neal, Burt Reynolds and Tatum O'Neal. According to Bogdanovich, the film was based on true stories told to him by silent movie directors Alan Dwan and Raoul Walsh. It was entered into the 27th Berlin International Film Festival.

Nickelodeon Scandinavia is a children's channel broadcasting in Denmark, Norway and Finland. It broadcasts programming from the similarly branded channels in the United Kingdom and the United States as well as a few locally produced programmes.

Nickelodeon is a television channel dedicated to kids' programming. In the UK and Ireland, it is operated under a joint venture between Viacom International Media Networks Europe and Sky plc.

On 1 September 1993, a localised version of the US channel launched in the United Kingdom and much later in Ireland. In the United Kingdom, the channel is available on Sky, Virgin Media, and TalkTalk Plus TV. In Ireland, the channel is available on Virgin Media Ireland, eVision and Sky Ireland.

Different than other Nickelodeon versions worldwide, Nickelodeon UK and Ireland does not air any animated programming on its schedule apart from Winx Club and SpongeBob SquarePants, and all Nickelodeon animated programming is switched to Nicktoons in the UK and Ireland.

Nickelodeon was a Japanese television channel for children, teens and adults. Started on November 1998 as a cable and satellite TV channel, Viacom attempted to bring their Nickelodeon brand to the Japanese market. However, due to declining viewership, the television network was taken off the air on September 30, 2009. It was once thought that the network had been shut down abruptly during a SpongeBob SquarePants bumper, however this has been proven false. After the network's closure, some programs were moved to other pay channels (including MTV Japan), DTH satellite channels and terrestrial networks. New programs made their national television premiere on other channels. For example, The Penguins of Madagascar made its debut on NHK Educational Television on April 4, 2010. The official website is still online, with program information, flash games, goods, etc.

Nickelodeon's programs were then broadcast on Animax in Japan under a television block titled "NickTime", starting with SpongeBob SquarePants from September 1, 2010.

Nickelodeon New Zealand was a 24-hour TV channel for kids aged 3–14 in New Zealand. The channel launched on 1 August 2006 and was available on SKY Television Channel 041. The channel closed on 30 November 2010, replaced instead by Nickelodeon (Australia and New Zealand). Its headquarters were the same as MTV New Zealand's in Auckland, New Zealand.

The Dutch version of Nickelodeon, broadcasting in the Netherlands and the Flanders region of Belgium, launched on 14 July 2003. In addition to the general Nickelodeon programmes, local productions such as ZOOP, Het Huis Anubis, Het Huis Anubis en de Vijf van het Magische Zwaard and SuperNick are also broadcast. The Dutch Kids' Choice Awards were presented in 2004, 2005 and 2007, featuring nominees that are relevant to Dutch audiences. In 2010 the American Kids' Choice Awards aired, which included categories for the Netherlands and Flanders inserted into the broadcast.

Nickelodeon as aired in Flanders carries generally the same schedule, but with advertising and programming variations for Belgian viewers. All Belgian cable providers carry the Flemish version, with the satellite provider TV Vlaanderen offering only the Dutch version, as it uses the feed of the Dutch CanalDigitaal.

Nickelodeon Germany , known on-air only as Nickelodeon, is a children's cable television network in Germany, part of the international Nickelodeon franchise. Launched on 2005, Nickelodeon Germany is based in Berlin. The channel is available on cable and an unscrambled, free-to-air (FTA) satellite signal. On 31 March 2010, the channel adopted the name Nickelodeon on-air and online, in addition to the new Nickelodeon logo being rolled out internationally at the time.

Nickelodeon Latin America is a cable and satellite television channel, counterpart of the American network Nickelodeon. It is oriented to the Spanish-speaking countries of Latin American and the Caribbean, mainly for children and teens. It is owned by MTV Networks Latin America. The channel was launched on December 20, 1996. It includes shows like Skimo and the hit teen drama Isa TKM and its successor Isa TK+.

The channel has a broadband channel called Nick Turbo (being the Latin American version of TurboNick).

Nickelodeon Latin America is divided into three feeds: North, Central and South. Brazil has its own dedicated Portuguese language channel, Nickelodeon Brazil.

Nickelodeon Sweden is a children's channel broadcasting to Sweden.

Nickelodeon has been the third most popular children's television channel in Sweden since 2006. SVTB is by far the most popular, with the Disney Channel as a strong second.

Nickelodeon is an Italian television channel launched on 1 November 2004 on Sky Italia. Since 1997 Rai Sat 2 has broadcast Nickelodeon cartoons for three hours a day.

Nickelodeon Pakistan or '''Nick '''is the Pakistani feed of Nickelodeon, which is operated as a joint venture between local media company Ary Digital and MTV Networks International. The network transmits over the Intelsat satellite to cable and satellite viewers in Pakistan features some portions of the schedule dubbed or subtitled in Urdu. Nickelodeon Pakistan is also responsible for distributing Hollywood films aimed at children in Pakistan

Nickelodeon (Russia and CIS) is a children's channel broadcasting in Russia, the CIS countries and all of the other Post-Soviet countries that was launched on November 15, 1998. The channel is broadcast in Russian and English. Both soundtracks are available.

The High-Definition simulcast started broadcasting on October 4, 2011, becoming the first kids channel throughout the CIS countries to broadcast in HD.

'''Nickelodeon ''' the cable and digital satellite television network dedicated to kids. Nickelodeon is widely available throughout Europe as a subscription service or free-to-air service; depending on what region in Europe you are living in. Nickelodeon is seen in 24.2 million households throughout Europe, via channels and blocks.

Nickelodeon is operated by MTV Networks Europe on behalf of its owner Viacom. Nickelodeon first launched in Europe in the United Kingdom in 1993, following this Nickelodeon subsequently launched a pan-European version of the channel and other local Nickelodeon channels.

Nickelodeon Portugal (formerly Nick Portugal) is a Portuguese digital cable and satellite television, which is the fourth Portuguese television network mostly for children and teens. The network launched on June 1, 2005.

Initially, Nickelodeon Portugal relayed the Central European feed with a Portuguese audio track and partial local breaks. This changed on September 1, 2009, when the feed source changed to the Spanish feed.

On April 1, 2010, Nickelodeon adopted the new typographical logo that is currently being used on the network in other countries around the world.

The channel has been broadcasting in 16:9 since the 22nd of November 2012. In Portugal it was only available on specific NOS digital packages, but in the summer of 2014 it became free-to-air in all NOS digital packages during the season's holidays, with ratings climbing. It kept free-to-air, during the new school year and widely available across digital services from the company. It is unavailable in analog basic cable and rival platforms.

In September 2014, it and MTV Portugal moved their headquarters to one of the Colombo towers in Lisbon.

Nickelodeon is a Danish television channel targeting children.

Nickelodeon Poland (also simply called as Nick) is a children's channel broadcasting in Poland. The channel broadcasts 24/7. All animated and live-action shows are dubbed into Polish. On March 1, 2010, Nickelodeon Poland changed its logo.

Nickelodeon (a.k.a. Nick) is a South Korean cable TV channel aimed at children and teens. It is the South Korean version of American Nickelodeon. The channel is currently owned by SBS Viacom LLC, a joint venture of SBS Medianet and Viacom International Media Networks.

Nickelodeon, commonly known as Nick, is a Canadian English language Category B specialty channel based on the U.S. cable network of the same name. It is wholly owned by Corus Entertainment, with its name licensed from Viacom International Media Networks, a division of Viacom.

As with its counterparts in the U.S. and elsewhere, Nickelodeon airs programs aimed at children and young teenagers. YTV and Treehouse TV, have also carried Nick programs for many years, under output agreements with Viacom. They continue to do so, since they have near-universal coverage across Canada on basic analogue cable, whereas Nickelodeon is limited to digital distribution.

This is the second Viacom-branded channel to be owned by Corus; the companies also partner on CMT Canada.

Nickelodeon Turkey is a children's cable/satellite television channel which launched on 10 December 1997.

Nickelodeon France is the French version of the kids' channel Nickelodeon which is carried in that country, along with the French-speaking region of Wallonia in Belgium, along with the capital city of Brussels, the French-speaking region of Suisse Romande in Switzerland, and Morocco. The network has one sister network, Nickelodeon Junior, it also airs in Belgium: in Wallonia and Brussels, and in Morocco. Nickelodeon France was one of the first Nickelodeon Channel's to change its style and logo to the new Nickelodeon logo after Nickelodeon USA. Its sister channels are Nickelodeon Junior in France, the local division of the Nick Jr. concept which has "Junior" fully spelled out to meet language policies. Nickelodeon started in France in 2003 before the network's launch in 2005 with a Nicktoons block airing over Canal J.

Nickelodeon premiered in November 1998 in Malta as a 12/7 feed. On Christmas Eve 1998, Nickelodeon came to Romania airing 14/10 in Romanian. On October 6, 1999, this version started to air in Hungarian also. Later, Nickelodeon debuted in the Czech Republic on February 10, 2010, in Croatia on November 18, 2011, in Ukraine on March 2012, in Slovenia and Serbia on April 28, 2013 and in Bulgaria on November 4, 2013.

Nickelodeon Africa is a 24-hour children's channel. Nickelodeon currently reaches 1.5 million households in 49 countries across the continent.

Nickelodeon Israel is an Israeli children's channel. On May 2, 2010, Nickelodeon Israel started to use the new international logo.

Nickelodeon Spain is a Spanish channel for kids shown in Spain.

Nickelodeon Brazil is a cable and satellite television channel, the Brazilian counterpart of the American network Nickelodeon.

Nickelodeon, a network that was originally established as a cable channel in the United States, has expanded to include worldwide versions.

Nickelodeon is an American cable TV channel. The term Nickelodeon may also refer to:

Nickelodeon (Switzerland), known on-air only as Nickelodeon, is a television channel for kids in Switzerland, and part of the international Nickelodeon franchise.

Nickelodeon Switzerland started off as part of a programming block on Schweizer Fernsehen (now known as SF). The block aired between 8am till 5pm and would be pre-empted if sporting or breaking news events occurred. From 12pm till 1pm Nick ran live programming which was repeated at 4pm. The Nickelodeon Switzerland block ended on 26 September 2003. After five years of being on air SF decided to change their plans and create a new programming block known as Junior.

The current block for children is now SF Tubii.

Nickelodeon (Malaysia) is Malaysian version of Nickelodeon Channel.

Nickelodeon is available on Astro Channel 612. English is the primary audio channel with dub in Malay on secondary audio channel. In 2008, a third audio channel, Mandarin, was added. However the Malay and Mandarin audio channels are only available on selected programming blocks. Attempts to access them on blocks where they are not transmitted yields the English primary audio channel.

Due to an agreement between Viacom and Astro, Nickelodeon Asia cannot appear on other pay TV networks in Malaysia. Many of Nickelodeon's programming are also available on free-to-air channel TV9, albeit dubbed into Malay with the original English language track lost, as part of its Nickelodeon block, called Nick di 9. More popular programs are also aired with their original English soundtrack on TV3 and formerly over NTV7 with certain programmes airing with Malay subtitles.

Nickelodeon Croatia is a Croatian cable and digital satellite television network dedicated to kids. The channel broadcasts 24 hours a day. All animated and live-action shows are dubbed into the Croatian Language. The channel is served by the Pan-European feed.

Nickelodeon China is a channel block on CCTV, a channel broadcasting in China.

Nickelodeon China is a joint venture between MTV Networks Asia and CCTV.

Nickelodeon Greece is the Greek kids' TV version of Nickelodeon. It launched on 3 September 2010. It is available free-to-air in the Athens area on 35 UHF signal broadcast from Hymettus, while it is also available through the Digea DVB-T2 digital consortium on 54 UHF signal broadcast from Aegina. Nickelodeon HD started officially broadcasting on October 17, 2011 via OTE TV. As with MTV Greece, Restis Enterprises was involved in launching Nickelodeon in Greece. Nickelodeon was originally a block on Channel 9 from 2000 to 2006.

Nickelodeon Ukraine is a 10-hour block that airs everday on Ukrainian channel QTV. The Ukrainian version of the channel is served by the Pan-European feed.

Nickelodeon (Norway) is the Norwegian version of Nickelodeon. The channel is part of the pan-Nordic version of Nickelodeon.

Nickelodeon Finland is the Finnish version of Nickelodeon.

Nickelodeon Hungary is a Hungarian channel that is aimed at children.

Nickelodeon Philippines (usually abbreviated as "Nick" but more commonly stated as " Nickelodeon" in commercials) is a satellite and cable TV channel that launched a dedicated channel to the country in April 1, 2011. Aimed for children and teenagers and owned by Viacom International Media Networks Asia in partnership with All Youth Channels.

In October 11, 2006, Viacom's subsidiary MTV Networks Asia Pacific set up a new unit to manage Nickelodeon's southeast Asia operations. On April 1, 2011, MTV Networks launched a dedicated Filipino Nickelodeon channel.

Nickelodeon is a 24-hour children's channel that broadcasts in Southeast Asia. It also used to broadcast in New Zealand until that country got its own channel. The programs are in English.

Nickelodeon Serbia is the Serbian version of Nickelodeon. It is broadcasting in Serbia and Montenegro. All animated and live-action shows are dubbed into the Serbian language. The channel broadcasts 24/7. The Serbian version of channel is served by the Nickelodeon Pan-European feed.

Nickelodeon Montenegro is the Montenegrin version of Nickelodeon. It is broadcasting in Montenegro. All animated and live-action shows are dubbed into the Serbian language. The channel broadcasts 24/7 (until 2007). The Montenegrin version of the channel is served by the Pan-European feed.