Nickelodeon was a pan-Arab pay television channel for kids that was exclusively available on OSN. It was the official Arabic-localised variant of Nickelodeon and until 2011, it was the last remaining channel to retain the 'splat' logo that was used from 1984 to 2009 in the United States.
History
Originally launched in June 1996 on Showtime Arabia, although at the time it was solely available in English.[1] A standalone feed for Middle Eastern audiences was launched on 23 July 2008 with Arabic and English audio tracks. Nickelodeon was the second international children's television network to establish an Arabic language service, the first being Disney Channel.[2]
It was the second channel in the joint venture between Viacom International Media Networks and Arabian Television Network, part of Arab Media Group, the largest media group in the United Arab Emirates