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{{Infobox TV channel
| name             = Nicktoons|
| logofile         = Nicktoons Network logo 2009.svg|| logoalt          = 
| logosize         = 225px
| launch           = May 1, 2002
| closed date      = 
| former names     = Nicktoons Network (2005-2009)
| picture format   = [[SDTV]] ([[480p]])<br/>[[HDTV]] ([[1080i]])
| owner            = [[MTV Networks]] ([[Viacom]])
| slogan           = ''Not Just Cartoons, Nicktoons''
| former names     = Nicktoons TV (2002-2003)<br>Nicktoons (2003-2005, 2009-present)<br>Nicktoons Network (2005-2009)
| country          = [[United States]]
| headquarters     = [[New York City]]<br><small>([[Nickelodeon Animation Studios]] in [[Burbank, California]] is promoted on air)</small>| 
| sister names     = [[Nickelodeon (TV channel)|Nickelodeon]], [[Nick Jr. (TV channel)|Nick Jr.]],  [[TeenNick]] |
| web              = http://nicktoons.nick.com 
| sat serv 1       = [[DirecTV]]|
| sat chan 1       = Channel 302|
| sat serv 2       = [[Dish Network]]|
| sat chan 2       = Channel 178|
| cable serv 1 = Available on most cable systems|
| cable chan 1 = Check local listings for channels|
}}

'''Nicktoons''' is a [[digital cable]] and [[satellite television|satellite]] [[television network]] owned by [[Viacom]].  It is a sister service of the [[Nickelodeon (TV channel)|Nickelodeon]] cable channel. The network broadcasts Nickelodeon's animated series, [[Nicktoons]], along with other original [[animated series]] and foreign animation from other Nickelodeon networks overseas 24 hours a day. 

This network is somewhat similar in focus to [[Disney Channel]]'s former sister network [[Toon Disney]] (now known as [[Disney XD]]), along with and [[Cartoon Network]]'s archived programming network, [[Boomerang (TV channel)|Boomerang]], though (especially as of late) much less focus on archived materials and more of a focus on reruns of shows still in production on sister station Nickelodeon. 

== History ==
[[Image:Nicktoons Network.svg|thumb|125px|left|Former Nicktoons Network logo from September 23, 2005 until September 28, 2009.]]
NickToons was launched on May 1, 2002 as '''Nicktoons TV''' as part of the [[digital cable]]-exclusive MTV Digital Suite in order to entice cable operators to pick up the network and give them a marketing advantage over satellite services. However by early 2004 Nickelodeon management changed course and offered it to the [[Digital Satellite Service|digital satellite service]]s [[DirecTV]] and [[Dish Network]] also, based on consumer demand.

At first, airing only archived Nicktoons, the network was marketed as commercial free, with comedic promos involving the Nickelodeon Animation Studios, two-minute cartoon shorts from foreign markets, and former program promotions which had previously been used on Nickelodeon taking up commercial time. As the network's distribution increased, by 2005 the network was airing regular advertising.

The network was renamed to '''Nicktoons''' in 2003, featuring a white CGI version of the Nickelodeon "splat" logo with blue text, replacing a rotating logo which featured various silhouettes of Nicktoons characters in orange with the ''NICK'' logomark above the text "Toons TV".

As part of the launch on the satellite services, the network once again rebranded further as '''Nicktoons Network''' on September 23, 2005. A new logo with the familiar Nickelodeon "Splat" fanning onto a [[globe]] shape (reminiscent of the [[Sherwin-Williams]] logomark) was used, along with the new slogan of "Animation Capital of the World" and a promotion theme consisting of the characters being placed in a celebrity setting.

On January 6, 2006, Nicktoons Network introduced their first original series, ''[[Kappa Mikey]]'', which lasted for 52 episodes. Further series have followed, mainly imported programming from [[Canada]] and [[Europe]]. The network has since taken more of an action-based programming format mixed in with classic Nicktoons and other comedic programming.

On September 28, 2009, Nicktoons Network's logo changed as part of Nickelodeon's universal rebranding effort that also saw Nickelodeon's first logo change in 25 years and name changes for sister networks The N to [[TeenNick]] and Noggin to [[Nick Jr. (TV channel)|Nick Jr.]].<ref>[http://www.variety.com/article/VR1118006659.html?categoryid=14&cs=1 Nickelodeon Unveils New Logo], ''Variety.com'', July 29, 2009</ref><ref>http://nickelodeon.wikia.com/wiki/File:Nicktoons_Network_logo_2009.svg</ref> In conjunction with this move the "Network" identifier was dropped, leaving the network to be rebranded as '''Nicktoons''' for the second time in its history.

== Programming ==
{{main|List of programs broadcast by Nicktoons}}
Its original programming consists nearly all of [[animated television program]]s formerly or currently broadcasted on its parent network. As has been the pattern with many children's networks over the years as they make forays into original programming and build up an archive of their newer series, older Nicktoons programs, along with those which had low sustaining popularity, have moved off the network's schedule. Advertising was also added before the 2005 relaunch. The network also aired original episodes of the final season of ''[[My Life as a Teenage Robot]]'' in October 2008; that series had long been pulled off Nickelodeon's main schedule. A similar thing occured with ''[[Invader Zim]]'' and ''[[Yakkity Yak]]''.

For a Halloween theme week in October 2008, the network aired the 90's live-action program ''[[Are You Afraid of the Dark?]]'' on October 20, the first non-animated program to air on the network, although live-action segments involving the Nicktoons studio and animators have aired in the past in short form during commercial breaks. An episode of ''[[Nick News]]'' also aired on the network in early February 2009, along with episodes of [[Nick@Nite]] series ''[[Glenn Martin, DDS]]'' and new Nickelodeon teen series ''[[The Troop]]''.

== International versions ==
''[[Nicktoons (UK & Ireland)|Nicktoons]]'' was launched in the [[United Kingdom]] on 22 July 2002, although, unlike the [[United States]] version, it has been ad-supported since it launched. Also unlike the US version, it does not broadcast 24 hours a day. There are also other Nicktoons channels in [[Spain]], [[The Netherlands]], and the [[Flanders|Flemish]] region of [[Belgium]]. Nicktoons will also launch in [[Australia]] along with its competitor ''[[Disney XD]]'' on [[Foxtel]] and [[Austar]] in mid 2009.

== See also ==
* [[Nicktoons]]
* [[Nickelodeon (TV channel)|Nickelodeon]]
* [[Nick Jr.]]

== References ==
{{reflist}}

== External links ==
* {{official|http://nicktoons.nick.com}}

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{{Nicktoons}}
{{MTV Networks}}
{{Viacom}}

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