Nickelodeon Launches 'Nick Jr.' App

Nickelodeon has launched the "Nick Jr." app for the iPad, a new branded platform featuring the network's preschool characters and shows including "Dora and Friends" and "PAW Patrol."

The app offers a variety of educational activities, live simulcast streaming of the Nick Jr. channel, on-demand episodes and more than 100 pieces of short-form content such as music videos and exclusive first looks.

The "Nick Jr." app follows the 2013 launch of the "Nick" app, which now has 11 million downloads globally.