Keedoo

Keedoo is a Greek free-to-air children's television channel that began broadcasting on 1 January 2026. It was introduced as the de facto terrestrial successor to Nickelodeon Greece after Tilekinisi, the operator associated with the Greek channel, did not renew its brand-licensing agreement with Paramount Skydance. The transition formed part of a wider change in the availability of Nickelodeon-branded services, as the Paramount Skydance era brought cost pressures and a reduction of selected non-essential networks amid the continuing decline of traditional pay television. At launch, Keedoo replaced Nickelodeon Greece on terrestrial television and used the Digea digital terrestrial broadcasting network for free-to-air distribution in Greece. The channel can also be received through compatible satellite receivers. Its programming retained part of the previous channel's audience proposition: the launch schedule included eight non-Nickelodeon programmes that had already appeared on the former Nickelodeon Greece schedule, alongside other children's programmes circulated across Europe. This gave the new service continuity with the prior channel while separating its identity from the Nickelodeon licensing system. Keedoo is positioned as a children's television service rather than as a standalone production company or consumer-products brand. Its principal offering is scheduled audiovisual programming for children, delivered through linear television. A related service, Keedoo Plus, also launched on 1 January 2026 as the replacement for Nickelodeon Plus. Publicly available reference material provides limited information about Keedoo's ownership structure, management, financial performance, headquarters, original productions, or long-term programming strategy. The available evidence establishes its launch date, distribution model, relationship to the former Nickelodeon Greece service, and broad programming continuity, but does not support claims about audience size, revenue, market share, or corporate control.

Keedoo entered the Greek television market on 1 January 2026, launching as a free-to-air children's channel. Its arrival followed the end of Nickelodeon Greece's terrestrial operation. Tilekinisi did not renew the licence that had allowed it to use the Nickelodeon brand under an agreement with Paramount Skydance. Keedoo therefore functioned as a replacement service in practical broadcasting terms, while adopting a distinct name and identity. The launch occurred against a changing international television environment. Paramount Skydance had been reducing or winding down selected non-essential networks in response to cost pressures associated with new ownership and the structural decline of traditional pay television. In Greece, the expiration of the Nickelodeon branding arrangement created the circumstances for a locally distributed successor rather than a continuation of the Nickelodeon name. Keedoo's distribution model is free-to-air terrestrial broadcasting through the Digea network. The channel is also available through compatible satellite receivers, extending access beyond terrestrial reception where the relevant equipment is available. This distribution approach makes the service a conventional linear television channel rather than an exclusively subscription-based or streaming offering. Programming at launch combined continuity with rebranding. The schedule included eight non-Nickelodeon programmes that had already been shown on the previous Nickelodeon Greece service, together with other children's programmes distributed across the European television market. This approach preserved some familiar programming while allowing the channel to operate independently of Nickelodeon's licensed catalogue and brand presentation. A companion service, Keedoo Plus, launched on the same date as the replacement for Nickelodeon Plus. Available reference material does not identify Keedoo's ultimate owner, senior management, headquarters, financial results, original production slate, or audience performance. It also does not establish whether the brand operates beyond Greece. The documented history therefore supports describing Keedoo as a newly launched Greek children's television service created during the transition away from Nickelodeon-branded terrestrial broadcasting, but not as an internationally established media group.

• 2026

  Keedoo begins broadcasting

  [1]Keedooen.wikipedia.org

  Keedoo launches on 1 January as a Greek free-to-air children's television channel, replacing Nickelodeon Greece on terrestrial television.

• 2026

  Keedoo Plus launches

  [1]Keedooen.wikipedia.org

  Keedoo Plus replaces Nickelodeon Plus on the same day that Keedoo replaces Nickelodeon Greece.

A Greek free-to-air children's television channel providing linear programming through terrestrial and compatible satellite distribution.

• Children's television channel · 2026

  Keedoo

  Keedoo is a Greek free-to-air children's television channel launched on 1 January 2026. It is distributed terrestrially through the Digea network and can also be received through compatible satellite receivers. Its launch schedule combined programmes carried by the former Nickelodeon Greece service with other pan-European children's content.

• Children's television channel · 2026

  Keedoo Plus

  Keedoo Plus is the companion service introduced on 1 January 2026 as the replacement for Nickelodeon Plus. The available reference material confirms its launch and replacement role but does not provide further detail about its distribution, schedule, ownership, or technical format.

• 2026

  Transition from Nickelodeon Greece to KeedooStrategy

  Background

  Tilekinisi did not renew its brand-licensing agreement with Paramount Skydance. The change took place during a period in which Paramount Skydance was reducing selected non-essential networks amid cost pressures and the weakening of traditional pay television.

  Action taken

  A new Greek children's channel, Keedoo, launched on 1 January 2026 as the de facto terrestrial replacement for Nickelodeon Greece. Keedoo Plus simultaneously replaced Nickelodeon Plus.

  Aftermath

  The new service retained some programmes from the former Nickelodeon Greece schedule while operating under a separate brand. The available sources do not report financial results, audience effects, or subsequent ownership changes.

  Source

• 2026

  Keedoo launches in Greece as the terrestrial successor to Nickelodeon Greece[1]Keedooen.wikipedia.org

  Product launch · Other

  Keedoo began broadcasting on 1 January 2026 as a Greek free-to-air children's channel. It replaced Nickelodeon Greece on terrestrial television and was distributed through the Digea network, with additional reception available through compatible satellite receivers.

• 2026

  Keedoo replaces Nickelodeon Greece after the brand licence was not renewed[1]Keedooen.wikipedia.org

  Product launch · Other

  Tilekinisi's decision not to renew its brand licence agreement with Paramount Skydance led to the replacement of Nickelodeon Greece by Keedoo. Nickelodeon Plus was replaced at the same time by Keedoo Plus.

1. 1Keedooen.wikipedia.org
2. 2Nickelodeon Greece websitenickelodeon.gr