Nickelodeon (Filipino TV channel)

The Philippines Kids Choice Awards is the second setting of the Kids Choice Awards in Asia preceded by Indonesia. The show was first held since 2008 at the Aliw Theater in Pasay and was first hosted by Michael V. with some various Filipino artists. Nickelodeon, an American cable television network, brought Kids' Choice Awards to the Philippines in an effort to strengthen its presence in Asia.[9] According to Amit Jain, executive Vice-President and managing director of MTV Networks India, China and Southeast Asia, "This is a milestone for Nickelodeon's business in Southeast Asia as it will deliver on Nick's commitment of providing global kids-centric shows and properties which are adapted to reflect local tastes and aspirations."[10] The Philippines KCA has been inactive all over the years.

Prior to the launch of Nickelodeon Philippines in the fall of 1998, Nickelodeon first aired in the country as a block of the free-to-air state-owned TV channel PTV until 1992. The block used to air in the mornings and afternoons consisting of mostly drama-related programmes, educational and game shows. Then, it moved to New Vision 9 until 1998, and again from 2003 to 2006 as RPN 9. During that time, GMA Network purchased the rights to air Rugrats and selected Nick Jr. shows from 1998 to 2006.

RPN and GMA lost the broadcasting rights of Nickelodeon shows to ABC 5 in May 2006. Nick shows were later dubbed for the first time to Filipino on August 11, 2008 (with the exception of Go, Diego, Go!), making it the first national network to do so. Later rebranded as TV5, the channel ended its contract with Nickelodeon on June 30, 2010, months after it was purchased by PLDT's MediaQuest Holdings from the Cojuangco group and Malaysia-based broadcaster Media Prima Berhad which caused a major, permanent reshuffle in the TV5's programming. Yo Gabba Gabba! was the only Nick program retained by TV5, although produced by Nickelodeon, it wasn't dubbed to Filipino as the contract have been already expired. SpongeBob SquarePants was also aired on Q (GMA Network's former affiliate) every weekday mornings until February 18, 2011, when the channel was discontinued to relaunch as GMA News TV, a news-oriented channel.

In 2010, ABS-CBN brought the rights to air Nickelodeon shows. The network launched Nick Time (later renamed Nickelodeon on ABS-CBN) on July 26, 2010, airing every weekday mornings. Nickelodeon shows such as Dora the Explorer, SpongeBob SquarePants, The Adventures of Jimmy Neutron, and Avatar: The Last Airbender among others are shown during Nick Time, thus continuing the Filipino dub that was started by TV5. However, ABS-CBN's airing of Nickelodeon's shows was criticized for having majority of its episodes edited due to time constraints, heavy advertising gaps, and ABS-CBN's importance to movie and sports programming. Studio 23 (ABS-CBN's former affiliate) launched Nickelodeon on Studio 23 on October 4, 2010. Similar to its mother network ABS-CBN, the programs are dubbed in Tagalog. Studio 23 aired Catscratch which premiered on August 2011. Three years later, the Nickelodeon on Studio 23 block ended on January 16, 2014 to give way for the channel's relaunch as ABS-CBN Sports+Action (also known as S+A), a sports-oriented channel. To allow smooth transition of the new channel, Nickelodeon shows were put into ABS-CBN Sports+Action's Action Kids block on January 20, 2014 and all of its programs were reverted to its original English language rather than Filipino-dubbed. The block was cancelled early January 2015 when the launch of ABS-CBN's digital black box was later introduced.

On Yey!, a digital channel of ABS-CBN TV Plus (the network's black box), Nickelodeon and Nick Jr. shows are currently airing (under the Nickelodeon sa Yey! block) every daily mornings from Mondays to Sundays. All programs are in Filipino-dubbed audio, with the exception of some shows like Peppa Pig. In 2017, Yey! channel launched The Loud House and Harvey Beaks for the first time. The next few years, they also aired The Fairly OddParents and The Mighty B!.

Meanwhile, ABS-CBN is still airing Nickelodeon programs on the main network every weekends, with SpongeBob SquarePants remained as the longest-running Nick show aired in the channel since 2010. During the decade, ABS-CBN only aired the first, third and fourth seasons of The Legend of Korra, as well as the new episodes of Kung Fu Panda: Legends of Awesomeness and Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles.

Nickelodeon airs new programs and episodes of current Nick shows every two to seven months after the US broadcast, but sometimes it takes a year. The program lineup is different from the Nick-Asia feed where live-action programs are aired twice in the afternoon and evening and the Nick Jr. block runs longer. Along with the announcement of the dedicated feed, there were several shows announced to be premiering on Nickelodeon this year such as Bubble Guppies, House of Anubis, The Fresh Beat Band, Kung Fu Panda: Legends of Awesomeness and T.U.F.F. Puppy. Original Nickelodeon and Nick Jr. titles still remains in the channel. Chinese dub for The Loud House is available in Malaysia and Singapore via SAP (Second Audio).

• Nickelodeon
• Nickelodeon Asia
• Nickelodeon (Southeast Asia)
• Cartoon Network (Philippines)
• Cartoon Network (Southeast Asia)
• All Youth Channels

• Official website (in English)