Nicktoons Network 925645 224946425 2008-07-11T03:28:16Z 165.228.167.143 /* International versions */ {{Infobox TV channel | name = Nicktoons Network| | logofile = Nicktoons.png| | logosize = 100px | logoalt = [[Image:Logo nicktoons tv.png|thumb|left|''Nicktoons '' logo (2003-2005); alternate versions used different colors]] | launch = [[May 1]], [[2002 in television|2002]]| | closed date = | picture format = [[SDTV]] | owner = ([[Viacom]])| | slogan = Not Just Cartoons, Nicktoons | former_name = [[Nicktoons TV]] (2002-2003)<br/> [[Nicktoons]] (2003-2005) | country = [[United States]] | headquarters = [[Burbank, California]], [[United States|U.S.]]| | sister names = [[Nickelodeon (TV channel)|Nickelodeon]], [[Nickelodeon (TV channel)|Nick Too]], [[Nickelodeon Games and Sports for Kids|Nick GaS]], [[Noggin (TV channel)|Noggin]], [[The N]] | | web = [http://www.nicktoonsnetwork.com/ Official Site]| | sat serv 1 = [[DirecTV]]| | sat chan 1 = Channel 302| | sat serv 2 = [[Dish Network]]| | sat chan 2 = Channel 178| | cable serv 1 = Available on most cable systems| | cable chan 1 = Check Local Listings for channels| }} [[Image:NicktoonsTV.jpg|100px|thumb|''Nicktoons TV'' logo (2002-2003); alternate versions featured other Nicktoon characters.]] '''Nicktoons Network''', once known as '''Nicktoons TV''' and simply '''Nicktoons''', is a [[digital cable]] and [[satellite television|satellite]] [[television network]]. It is a sister service of the [[Nickelodeon (TV channel)|Nickelodeon]] cable channel. This network is similar to [[Disney Channel]]'s sister-related project ''[[Toon Disney]]/[[Jetix (US)|Jetix]]'' and [[Cartoon Network]]'s sister-related project ''[[Boomerang (TV channel)|Boomerang]]''. == History == [[Image:Logo nicktoons.png|thumb|left|''Nicktoons'' logo (2003-2005); alternate versions used different colors]] It was launched on [[May 1]], [[2002 in television|2002]] (SpongeBob's 3rd anniversary) as [[Nicktoons TV]], at first only available on [[digital cable]] until early [[2005 in television|2004]], when it began its broadcast on [[satellite television]] as well. In February [[2005 in television|2005]], Nickelodeon announced that [[Nicktoons]] would become ad-supported. Nicktoons re-launched itself on [[September 23]], [[2005 in television|2005]], as '''Nicktoons Network''', introducing a brand new logo of a globe with the familiar Nickelodeon "Splat" that had been a Nick trademark since that network re-launched in [[1984 in television|1984]], and adapted a [[Hollywood]]-esque theme and a new campaign slogan of "Animation Capital of the World." In [[February 2006]], Nicktoons Network introduced their first original series, ''[[Kappa Mikey]]''. Ever since the re-launch in 2005, the channel has had a darker sense of humor. This includes the [[paper-mache]] interstitials "Don't Try This", which usually include one or two characters getting hurt or dying. == Programming == {{main|List of programs broadcast by Nicktoons Network}} Its original programming consists nearly all of [[animated television program]]s formerly or currently broadcasted on its parent network. The network has also premiered many original shows in recent years, causing many of the older Nickelodeon cartoons to be removed from the schedule, most recent of the removals being Ren and Stimpy and Rocko's Modern Life. == International versions == ''[[Nicktoons UK|Nicktoons]]'' was launched in the [[United Kingdom]] in July of [[2002]], although, unlike the [[United States]] version, it has been ad-supported since it launched. Also unlike the US version, it does not broadcast 24/7. Nicktoons Network will also launch in Australia along with its competitor ''[[Toon Disney]]'' on Foxtel and Austar in late 2008. == See also == * [[Nicktoons]] * [[Nickelodeon (TV channel)|Nickelodeon]] == External links == * [http://www.nicktoonsnetwork.com/ Official Site] * [http://www.nickrewind.com/ NICK Rewind] {{Nicktoons}} {{MTV Networks}} {{Viacom}} [[Category:American television networks]] [[Category:MTV Networks]] [[Category:Nickelodeon]] [[Category:Nicktoons]] [[Category:Television channels and stations established in 2002]] [[Category:Youth broadcasters]] [[es:Nicktoons Network]] [[nl:NickToons]] [[no:Nickelodeon]] [[pt:Nicktoons Network]]