Nickelodeon Studios in Burbank, California as it appeared in 2008.

Rtl Group’s children’s television channel Super Rtl has announced plans to take over the satellite spot currently occupied by Paramount Global’s Nickelodeon Germany in order to launch a new youth-oriented network.

The deal will allow Rtl Group to incorporate more Nickelodeon programming into Super Rtl while working with the brand on a revamped version of its Toggo channel that will launch in the future. The arrangement needs regulatory approval from Germany’s trade and commerce watchdog, the Bundeskartellamt.

The partnership between Rtl Group and Nickelodeon comes about three years after the Walt Disney Company sold its stake in Super Rtl back to the broadcaster, as reported by The Desk in 2021. Super Rtl originally launched as a joint venture between Disney and Rtl Group in 1999; Disney divested its stake in order to focus on developing and marketing its direct-to-consumer streaming service,...