nick jr. disambiguation . nick jr. launched 1 april 1998 block 14 march 2004 channel owned by foxtel networks 35 % 1 mtv networks australia 65 % picture format 576i sdtv 16 9 audience share 0.2 % november 05 web 1 country australia language english broadcast area australia sister channel s mtv mtv classic mtv dance mtv hits mtv music nickelodeon website www.nickjr.com.au availability satellite foxtel channel 703 cable foxtel channel 703 optus tv channel 703 iptv fetchtv channel 147 streaming media foxtel go channel 703 nick jr. is a 24 hour children s channel in australia designed for pre schoolers . nick jr. was a morning programming block on nickelodeon until 2004 when foxtel launched it as a full 24 hour kids channel . 2 the channel is run by foxtel networks under license from viacom and is also available on optus television and fetchtv . contents 1 history 2 programming 2.1 current programming 2.2 former programming 3 see also 4 logos 5 presenters 6 references 7 external links history edit logo used from 2004 to 2010 before nick jr. officially launched as a 24 hour tv channel it was part of nickelodeon s morning line up which included such shows as blue s clues bob the builder and dora the explorer . on 21 january 2004 foxtel announced a brand new digital service along with new channel line ups which included nick jr. and on 14 march 2004 nick jr. officially launched to be the first 24 hour australian kids channel to play shows suited for pre schoolers . for a few months after nick jr. became a full channel it kept a 2 hour time slot on nickelodeon in the mornings from 8 00am until 10 00am but the time allocated to the block was far shorter than it was before it became a full channel . the channel used the new nick jr. logo from friday 26 march 2010 . 3 from 2004 until 2010 the channel used a localised logo with two kangaroos with the tradition of nick representing the adult and jr. as the child . on 3 december 2013 nick jr. became available on foxtel s streaming service foxtel go . 4 on 1 january 2014 nick jr. launched on australian iptv provider fetchtv . 5 6 the channel aired for a time as a 2 hour block in the afternoons on sky television in new zealand until this ceased in 2013 . programming edit current programming edit this is a list of programming that currently airs on the channel as of may 30 2016 7 alvinnn and the chipmunks 2015 present the backyardigans 2004 present bali 2015 present big block singsong 2015 present bigmouth 2016 present blaze and the monster machines 2015 present bubble guppies 2013 present curious george 2009 present didi and b. 2012 present dino dan 2013 present doozers 2014 present dora and friends into the city 2014 present dora the explorer 2004 present the fresh beat band 2010 present fresh beat band of spies 1 february 2016 present 8 go diego go 2006 present harry and his bucket full of dinosaurs 2004 14 ; 2016 present hi 5 house 2013 present julius jr. 2014 present little charmers 2015 present max & ruby 2004 present paw patrol 2014 present peppa pig 2004 present play along with sam 2013 present roary the racing car 2008 present shaun the sheep 2009 present shimmer and shine 2015 present team umizoomi 2011 present trucktown 2015 present wanda and the alien 2015 present wallykazam 2014 present yo gabba gabba 2008 present zack & quack 2014 present former programming edit blue s clues 2004 06 bob the builder 2004 06 cooking for kids with luis gardening for kids with madi hi 5 2004 12 harvey beaks 2016 jay jay the jet plane 2004 06 little robots oobi 2005 06 open sesame pecola 2004 12 percy s tiger tales 2012 16 pingu 2004 06 poppy cat 2012 15 the save ums 2004 09 super why 2009 13 thomas the tank engine and friends 2004 05 the upside down show 2006 08 see also edit nick jr. united states nickelodeon united states nickelodeon australia and new zealand logos edit logo used from 2004 to 2010 with two kangaroos the national animal of australia logo used from 2010 to present presenters edit face april 1998 block and 14 march 2004 channel to 30 september 2005 original look only piper o possum 1 october 2005 to 25 march 2010 moose a. moose and zee d. bird 26 march 2010 to 30 june 2012 references edit foxtel about foxtel what we do shareholdings . foxtel . 2009 . retrieved 20 december 2009 . fenech stephen 17 march 2004 . the future is in your hands . the advertiser . p. d01 . access date requires url help ; section ignored help knox david 23 march 2010 . nickelodeon logo switch . tvtonight.com.au . retrieved 23 march 2010 . knox david 3 december 2013 . foxtel go adds nickelodeon mtv espn . tv tonight . retrieved 4 january 2014 . fetchtv 16 december 2013 . fetch tv . facebook . retrieved 3 january 2014 . davidson darren 16 december 2013 . fetch muscles up before a foxtel grab . the australian . retrieved 3 january 2014 . nick jr tv guide australian tv guide yahoo7 tv archived from the original on 2016 01 12 retrieved 2016 01 12 what s on free tv & paid tv specials . femail . retrieved december 26 2015 . external links edit official nick jr. australia website v t e nickelodeon blocks nick jr. nick u.s. nick at nite nick u.s. the splat teennick u.s. sister networks nick jr. nickmusic nicktoons teennick programming nickelodeon nick at nite nick jr. nicktoons teennick brand extensions nick.com nick digital nick radio nick records nickelodeon rewind nickelodeon toys nickelodeon magazine studios nickelodeon animation studio nickelodeon movies nickelodeon on sunset outreach the big help let s just play go healthy challenge worldwide day of play amusement parks nickelodeon universe nickelodeon central nickelodeon land blackpool pleasure beach nickland movie park germany nickelodeon suites resort nickelodeon resorts by marriott international channels nickelodeon africa asia china india malaysia mongolia pakistan philippines south korea vietnam australia and new zealand canada europe bulgaria cis croatia denmark finland france germany greece hungary italy netherlands & flanders norway poland portugal scandinavia slovenia serbia spain switzerland sweden uk and ireland ukraine turkey latin america brazil middle east israel vietnam nick jr. africa asia india kazakhstan pakistan turkey turkmenistan australia europe finland france germany greece italy netherlands & flanders russia scandinavia uk & ireland too ukraine latin america brazil united states middle east nicktoons europe germany netherlands & flanders uk & ireland latin america africa united states programming australia and new zealand brazil canada latin america pakistan philippines southeast asia uk & ireland other nick hits netherlands & flanders sonic nickelodeon india mon nickelodeon junior france nickelodeon4teen france defunct blocks nickelodeon splat nick hits latin america nick in the afternoon nick jr. nick on cbs nick jr. on cbs nickel o zone nick studio 10 nickmom nick jr. u.s. noggin viva uk block slime time live snick teenick u pick live got ta see saturdays sister 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