Shows filled with superheroes and a couple of Japanese animé used to be broadcast on Nickelodeon(Nick)'s Slam, which aired on Sundays Shows between 4PM to 6PM Eastern-Pacific. It was launched in 2002, but was cancelled the following year.

Nickelodeon, owned by Viacom, has also spun off the following cable networks: Nick Too, Nick Games and Sports (Nick GAS), NickToons, and Noggin (a joint venture with Sesame Workshop). They also operate language- or culture-specific Nickelodeon channels for various markets in different parts of the world, and have licensed translated versions of some of their cartoons and other content to TV and cable stations (such as Kinderkanal of Germany, (originally) YTV_(television) (Youth TV) of Canada and parts of the North with the exception of some parts of Nunavut , and Alpha Kids from Greece) in areas not directly served by Nickelodeon.

Nickelodeon began producing its own cartoons, known as Nicktoons, in 1991. Rugrats was among the first Nicktoons ever created (the others were Doug and Ren and Stimpy).

Its website nick.com was launched in 1995. Nick began to introduce info on shows, etc. The myNick service was later introduced in 2001, to allow regular visitors to the website to get personalized info, post on message boards, and collect "e-Collectibles", akin to trading cards (the very first collection commemorated the 10th anniversary of Rugrats). The website features many sections:

• The "All Nick" section features description of their TV shows and movies, the current schedule, specials, and their magazine (see below).
• The "Games" section features, obviously enough, games of various sorts (many based on Nick programs) and video game info.
• The "Music" section is devoted, obviously, to music, featuring scoops on various artists (including Aaron Carter) and music videos.
• The "Web Lab" section features has web exclusives: for example, Flash-animated series of games such as Agent Pixel and Tony Simiano, and shorts featuring Crimson Chin from the The Fairly Oddparents, not to mention e-Cards.
• The "Blab" section features Message boards of each Nickelodeon shows, and from time to time, celebrities chat in the "Blab-a-torium".
• The "Your World" section features the Nick GAS subsection, sections devoted to entertainment news, e-calendar, weather, horoscopes, jokes, weird news, and "Nick Talk".

Every year in April, the Kids Choice Awards is held. It features awards given to casts, and so on. As the title suggests, the winners are chosen by kids.

In the US, Nick's night time schedule is Nick at Nite. It features shows from the history of Paramount and Viacom-owned programs like Dennis the Menace, Happy Days, Laverne and Shirley, and Sanford and Son. Nick at Nite later launched TV Land in 1996 or 1997. TV Land later launched to other parts of the globe before the end of the 20th century.

List of countries with the Nickelodeon channel

• Argentina - part of Nick Latin America
• Australia
• Belgium - as a block on the TMF music channel
• Bolivia - part of Nick Latin America
• Brazil - part of Nick Latin America
• Chile - part of Nick Latin America
• Colombia - part of Nick Latin America
• Costa Rica - part of Nick Latin America
• Denmark
• Dominican Republic - part of Nick Latin America
• Ecuador - part of Nick Latin America
• El Salvador - part of Nick Latin America
• Guatemala - part of Nick Latin America
• Honduras - part of Nick Latin America
• India
• Ireland
• Japan
• Mexico - part of Nick Latin America
• Netherlands
• Nicaragua - part of Nick Latin America
• Panama - part of Nick Latin America
• Paraguay - part of Nick Latin America
• Peru - part of Nick Latin America
• Russia
• Spain
• Sweden
• United Kingdom
• United States
• Uruguay - part of Nick Latin America
• Venezuela - part of Nick Latin America

External links

• Nickelodeon main website (Nick.com)
• http://www.johnsrealmonline.com/classicnick/
• Unofficial Nickelodeon discussion board by Stewart
• Usenet newsgroup alt.tv.nickelodeon (may not be carried on some Usenet servers)