Nickelodeon Sonic
Indian children's television channel
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Sonic (formerly Nickelodeon Sonic, Sonic Nickelodeon) is an Indian children's pay television channel based in Mumbai, Maharashtra, India. it is owned by JioStar, a joint venture between Disney India and Viacom18 under license from Paramount Skydance Corporation as part of Nickelodeon India Network.[1] After 9 years on the air, Sonic became the fourth most watched channel across all genres with TRP in December 2020.[2]
| Country | India |
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| Broadcast area |
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| Headquarters | Mumbai, India |
| Programming | |
| Languages | |
| Picture format | 576i SDTV |
| Ownership | |
| Owner | JioStar |
| Parent | Nickelodeon |
| Sister channels | |
| History | |
| Launched | 20 December 2011 |
| Former names | Sonic Nickelodeon (2011-2016) Nickelodeon Sonic (2016-2025) |
| Links | |
| Website | www |
| Availability | |
| Streaming media | |
| Airtel Digital TV (India) | SD & HD |
| JioTV (India) | SD & HD |
| JioHotstar (India) | HD |
History
Viacom18 launched the channel in December 2011 in Hindi, English, Tamil.[3] When it launched, the channel mostly aired action shows like Power Rangers, Kung Fu Panda and Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles. On 3 May 2016, the channel was rebranded with the tag line "Destination of high decibel comedy and action", and was given a new logo.[4]
Since the rebrand, the channel has shifted its focus to comedy and started producing some original local shows.
Sonic Nickelodeon began broadcasting in Bengali, Malayalam, Marathi, Kannada and Gujarati languages from 2 December 2019.[5]