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Launched last year, SkyLife is the sole provider of digital satellite
broadcasting services in the country, and currently reaches out
to more than 600,000 households. Its services include packaged pay
broadcasting with interactive features such as Electronic Programme
Guide (EPG) and Pay Per View (PPV). Nickelodeon is a part of the
operator's Kids & Mom package, which currently has more than
300,000 subscribers.
In India, the channel ran a contest for the recently concluded
cricket world cup in South Africa. For the group matches, six kids
led Saurav and team onto the field.
Meanwhile, the addition of Nickelodeon to SkyLife's Kids &
Mom package will feature Nickelodeon's award-winning shows, including
pre-school hits, Dora The Explorer, Blue's Clues,
Rugrats, SpongeBob and The Wild Thornberrys.,
Kenan and Kel, .
An official release informs that Nick can also be seen in Korea
on JEI23TV in a daily six-hour block dubbed in the Korean language.
The block, which launched in South Korea in December 2002 reaches
an average of six million households. SpongeBob SquarePants,
Nickelodeon's hit animated series about a sea sponge is consistently
at the top of their ratings charts.
Nickelodeon Asia claims to be seen in more than 100 million households
with 24-hour channels and programming blocks in India, Japan, Philippines,
Singapore, Malaysia, Indonesia, New Zealand, Sri Lanka, Bangladesh,
Nepal, Korea and China.
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