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{{infobox brand
| logo           = 
| name           = Noggin
| image          = [[File:Noggin logo (2019).svg|200px|center]]
| type           = 
| currentowner   = [[MTV Networks]]
| origin         = 
| introduced     = February 2, 1999 (as a channel)<br/>March 5, 2015 (as a streaming app)
| related        = 
| markets        = United States<br>United Kingdom
| previousowners = [[Sesame Workshop]] (1999—2002)
| website        = http://www.noggin.com
|discontinued=September 27, 2009 (as a channel)<br/>July 2, 2024 (as a streaming app)}}
'''Noggin''' is a TV brand. It was started by two companies: [[MTV Networks]] and [[Sesame Workshop]].<ref name="llc">{{cite web|title=The-N.com Terms & Conditions|url=http://www.the-n.com/footerPage.php?ipv_sectionID=46&ipv_articleID=52|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20020609152931/http://www.the-n.com/footerPage.php?ipv_sectionID=46&ipv_articleID=52|archive-date=June 9, 2002|work=Noggin LLC|quote=This Site at THE-N.COM is fully controlled and operated by Noggin LLC, a joint venture of MTV Networks, a division of Viacom International, Inc., and Sesame Workshop.}}</ref>  It came out in 1999 as a TV channel. Since 2015, it has been a streaming app instead.<ref>{{cite news |title=Nickelodeon to Launch Noggin Subscription-Video Service in March |url=https://variety.com/2015/digital/news/nickelodeon-to-launch-noggin-subscription-video-service-in-march-1201441634/ |work=[[Variety (magazine)|Variety.com]] |publisher=[[Penske Media Corporation]] |date=February 25, 2015}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |title=Viacom to relaunch Noggin as mobile SVOD service |url=http://www.fiercecable.com/story/viacom-relaunch-noggin-mobile-svod-service/2015-02-25 |work=FierceCable.com |publisher=Questex Media Group |date=February 25, 2015}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |title=Viacom's NY layoffs spotlight TV's radical upheaval |url=http://www.crainsnewyork.com/article/20150330/MEDIA_ENTERTAINMENT/303299994/viacoms-ny-layoffs-spotlight-tvs-radical-upheaval |last=Flamm |first=Matthew |work=Crain's |publisher=Crain Communications |date=March 30, 2015}}</ref>

In 1999, Noggin mostly made TV shows for tweens and teenagers. In 2002, Noggin changed its schedule. It showed preschool shows in the mornings and teen shows at night. The nighttime schedule got its own name, "The N."<ref name="giftsanddec2002">{{cite news |title=Noggin growing into tween TV |url= http://www.giftsanddec.com/article/441510-noggin-growing-into-tween-tv |publisher=Playthings Magazine |date=March 21, 2002}}</ref><ref name="Tweens">{{cite news |title=Noggin Extends Preschool Block and Launches New Programming Block for Tweens as Part of Network Repositioning |url=http://www.lawrence.com/news/2002/mar/21/childrens_network/ |date=March 21, 2002 |work=Lawrence.com}}</ref> It will be back in 30 minutes. It shut down due to subscriber disputes.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Noggin {{!}} Little Kids, Big Learning|url=https://www.noggin.com/|access-date=2024-07-15|website=www.noggin.com|language=en-US}}</ref>

==Name==
The name "Noggin" is a slang word that means "head." The makers of Noggin decided on this name because they wanted Noggin to be a "thinking channel" that inspired kids and made them think.

==Shows==
{{Main|List of programs broadcast by Noggin}}
There have been lots of different shows on Noggin. Some of Noggin's first shows were ''Phred on Your Head Show'' and ''A Walk in Your Shoes''. Noggin made preschool shows like ''[[Oobi]]'' and ''[[The Upside Down Show]]''. It also made teen shows for its nighttime schedule, like ''O'Grady'' and ''South of Nowhere''.

==References==
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==Other websites==
* {{Official website|http://www.noggin.com}}

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