Paramount Pushes ‘SpongeBob’ to 2020, Sets Hasbro Flick Dates
Paramount Pictures is closing out 2017 by getting its feature film release date ducks in a row for the coming years. Sadly, Bikini Bottom fans will have to wait a little longer for the third SpongeBob...
View ArticleNickelodeon Teams with Wise Toys for Tooned-Up AR & Apps
Nickelodeon & Viacom Consumer Products and Wise Toys, Ltd. announced Friday a new global, multi-property merchandise agreement (excluding US territories) for three of the latter’s smart toy lines:...
View ArticleNick Jr. Play Preschool App Launches Internationally
Nickelodeon is sending its interactive Nick Jr. Play app out into the wide world! Following its successful debut in the US, where it has totted up more than 16 million downloads to date, the app...
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....
View ArticleCloudco Expands with U.K. Office, Exec & Sales Hires
Cloudco Entertainment (formerly American Greetings Ent.) is growing its senior executive team, adding a third hub in London to join its existing Los Angeles and Cleveland offices, and increasing its...
View ArticleBrian Robbins Named President of Viacom’s Nickelodeon Group
Brian Robbins, a co-founder of AwesomenessTV who joined Viacom a year and a half ago to head Paramount Players, has been tapped to succeed Cyma Zarghami as President of Nickelodeon Group. Robbins will...
View ArticleNickelodeon Plans Holly Jolly December for Pre-K Viewers
Nickelodeon is decking the halls with festive programming for little ones this month! Starting Saturday, Dec. 8, at 11 a.m. (ET/PT), preschoolers can unwrap the gift of all-new premieres of hit series...
View ArticleFormer DreamWorks TV Exec Mark Taylor Joins WOW! Unlimited Media
WOW! Unlimited Media has named Mark Taylor as Consulting Executive Producer and head of Studio Partnerships. Most recently, Taylor was the founding Executive Vice President of Dreamworks Television...
View ArticleNickelodeon’s Biggest-Ever Content Slate Adds ‘SpongeBob’ Spinoffs, ‘Paddington’
Nickelodeon is unveiling a new content slate created for today’s kids who are multicultural, family-focused, and in control of their entertainment choices across platforms. With a foundation of...
View ArticleParamount Taps Director David Bowers for ‘Rugrats’
The live-action/CG animation hybrid feature based on classic Nickelodeon toon Rugrats has its helmer, with Paramount bringing on family film veteran David Bowers. Arlene Klasky and Gabor Csupo’s...
View ArticleRoku to Offer Special Kids and Family Content
Two-year-old streaming service The Roku Channel has added a new dedicated kids and family destination. The straemer, which had a 72% increase in total hours viewed (9.4 billion) across 30.5 million...
View ArticleKids Media Vets Launch Cookbook Media IP Development Shop
Esteemed children’s media and consumer products industry executives, Claudia Scott-Hansen and Rob Bencal, bring their combined expertise to the formation of an all-new agency, Cookbook Media LLC,...
View ArticleNickelodeon Sets Sail with ‘Santiago of the Seas’ This Fall
Preschoolers will set sail for swashbuckling adventures in Nickelodeon’s brand-new animated series Santiago of the Seas, premiering Friday, Oct. 9, at 12:30 p.m. (ET/PT). Infused with a...
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