Nick to Open Flagship Store in London
Nickelodeon Viacom Consumer Products has partnered with Entertainment Retail Enterprises to create Nickelodeon stores in a slew of destination cities around the world, kicking off with a flagship shop...
View ArticleFive Films Up for PGA Animated Feature Award
The Producers Guild of America offered few surprises in its nominations for the 2015 Producers Guild Awards, announced Jan. 5. No animated films were among the 10 nominees for The Darryl F. Zanuck...
View Article‘LEGO Movie’ Wins PGA Award for Animated Feature
It may have been overlooked by the Academy Awards, but The LEGO Movie is tops with the Producers Guild of America. The Warner Bros. film took the top honor for producer Dan Lin in the animated feature...
View ArticleSky Plans 600% Growth of Kids Content Library
European pay TV leader Sky has announced it plans to expand its library of on-demand kids’ content from 700 titles to 4,000. The move is part of the broadcaster’s multi-million-dollar endeavor to...
View ArticleNick Jr.’s ‘Shimmer and Shine’ Premieres Aug. 24
Preschoolers will be making some enchanting new friends next month as CG animated series Shimmer and Shine has its premiere on Nick and Nick Jr. August 24 at 7:30 p.m. ET/PT. The 20-episode show...
View ArticleNick Orders Season 10 for ‘Fairly OddParents’
Nickelodeon has greenlit a 10th season for the Emmy-winning animated series The Fairly OddParents. Created and executive produced by Butch Hartman, the show is the network’s third longest running...
View ArticleDePaul Student Wins $25k Nickfluence Scholarship
Nickelodeon and national non-profit Get Schooled — co-founded by the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation and Viacom — have named DePaul University student Dawn Adepoju as the winner of the inaugural...
View ArticleViscardi to Oversee Nick Franchises; ‘Hey Arnold!’ TV Movie Planned
Nickelodeon has named Chris Viscardi, co-creator of The Adventures of Pete and Pete, to the newly created role of senior VP, content development, Nickelodeon Franchise Properties. Viscardi will oversee...
View ArticleCanada’s Shomi Secures 700+ Nickelodeon Episodes
Kids and family-targeted streaming service Shomi has made a deal with Corus Entertainment — the exclusive brand partner for Nickelodeon in Canada — that will bring over 700 episodes of 21 of the...
View ArticleCal State Fullerton Exhibit Celebrates 25 Years of NickToons
Hundreds of visitors arrived at the California State University, Fullerton campus on Saturday April 16th to celebrate an event 25 years in the making. Nickelodeon’s Happy Happy Joy Joy: Art and...
View ArticleNick UK Vet Launches Larkshead Media
Tim Patterson, formerly VP and director of programming for Nickelodeon UK, has officially launched his end-to-end children’s media service company, Larkshead Media. Headquartered in the United Kingdom,...
View ArticleNickelodeon Opens Burbank Studio Expansion
Nickelodeon officially opened Wednesday its newly expanded studio in Burbank — a state-of-the-art 200,000-square-foot expansion that will house more than 700 jobs and more than 20 show productions....
View Article‘Nella,’‘Digby,’‘Trucktown’ Coming to Nick Channels
Nickelodeon networks are off to an animated start in 2017 with the announcements that new preschool series Nella the Princess Knight is heading to the Nickelodeon channel (premiering Feb. 6 at 10 a.m....
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Taichung Int’l Animation Festival Calls for Entries Three-year-old Taiwanese fest has opened an international call for entries this year, introducing new categories International Short Films and...
View ArticleShout! Inks Multiyear Deal for ‘P. King Duckling’
Shout! Factory and Chinese entertainment company UYoung have secured an agreement that will bring preschool series P. King Duckling to the North American home entertainment market. The deal was...
View ArticleNick to Launch Interactive Videos on Preschool Noggin App
Top kids’ entertainment brand Nickelodeon is introducing a sparkling new collection of interactive, curriculum-driven preschool content to its NOGGIN ad-free subscription service starting June 1,...
View Article2017 World Animation Celebration Judges Announced
The official judges panel for The World Animation Celebration 2017 international short film animation festival have been announced, with pros from across the animation and visual effects spectrum on...
View ArticleNew Kidz Global Study: SpongeBob, Peppa Pig, Doraemon Among Top Toons
LIMA has released its bi-annual Kidz Global Study, providing a snapshot of children’s favorite brands and characters across more than 40 countries. Calculated from consumer surveys created by Brand...
View ArticleDaily News Bytes: Anime’s Industry Illness, Original Force Prods Depart, Best...
Japan’s Animation Industry Failing to Cultivate Next Generation of Talent Nippon.com‘s culture section dissects the problems behind the country’s impending talent gap — namely, poor work conditions and...
View Articlemitú Partners with Sony to Accelerate Next Gen of Latino Animators
mitú, a leader in creating media and entertainment with a Latino POV, has partnered with Sony Pictures Animation to conduct a joint edition of mitú’s ACCELERATOR mentorship and fellowship program for...
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