No one person created Nickelodeon, at least no one is credited for the idea.
Nickelodeon's pre-history
began on December 1, 1977 when
QUBE, the first two-way
interactive cable TV system was launched in
Warner Cable (owned by Warner Communications (
Warner Bros.), and an ancestor of
Satellite Entertainment
). One of the specialized channels available to subscribers of the QUBE system was The Pinwheel Network,a cable channel offering children's programming. It ultimately changed its name to Nickelodeonin 1979.
Nickelodeon Studios was created in 1990.
Nickelodeon Creative Labs was created in 1989.
Nickelodeon Philippines Kids' Choice Awards was created in 1988.
No, TeenNick is a channel, copyright from Nickelodeon - actually, Nickelodeon created TeenNick on September 28, 2009.
In it's very early years, Nickelodeon used to be called Pinwheel.
Nickelodeon - Croatia - was created in 1997.
Nickelodeon - Taiwan - was created in 2008.
Nickelodeon Streak was created in 1933.
Nickelodeon - Japan - was created in 1998.
Nickelodeon - Brazil - was created in 1996.
Nickelodeon Israel was created in 2003.
Nickelodeon Arabia was created in 2008.
Nickelodeon - Germany - was created in 2005.
Nickelodeon Land was created in 2011.
Nickelodeon - Scandinavia - was created in 1996.
Nickelodeon Indonesia was created in 1993.
Nickelodeon Magazine was created in 1990.