Nickelodeon UK To Premiere 'Merry Christmas, Drake & Josh' In December 2008

According to Nickelodeon UK's official Christmas on Nick website, Nickelodeon UK will be premiering the brand new two-hour Drake and Josh TV movie called 'Merry Christmas, Drake & Josh' on Sunday December 21st at 10am:

Drake and Josh Christmas Special

Merry Christmas, Drake & Josh

Drake and Josh will be returning to your screens for a BRAND NEW Christmas movie!

Don't miss the premiere on Sunday December 21st at 10am, only on Nickelodeon!

Also, from PR Newswire-FirstCall, via Yahoo! Finance:

The big comic adventure reuniting Nick's superstar duo Drake Bell and Josh Peck unfolds as a mall Santa and his sack of toys - alias Drake and Josh - promise an adorable little girl that her foster family will have "the best Christmas ever." It's a pledge that will change their holiday and their lives - and one that's tough to keep after Drake's antics at a holiday party land responsible Josh in the slammer. Both boys are hauled into court after Drake tries to break his brother out of jail, and Judge Newman (Henry Winkler) rules that if little Mary Alice (Bailee Madison) and her family don't have the best Christmas ever, it's back behind bars for Drake and Josh. Little sis Megan's (Miranda Cosgrove) clever pranks keep a heartless parole officer at bay, but the guys bump heads and clash on the path to make good on their unbreakable promise, leaving kids to expect the unexpected - including Josh's ex-cellmate Bludge (Kimbo Slice) making an appearance as a rather unusual Santa. Bell rings in the season with rockin' renditions of Jingle Bells and The 12 Days of Christmas.

Nickelodeon Kids' Choice Awards UK 2008 Nominees Press Release

From Nickelodeon UK:

Embargoed until 12.01am 28 July 2008

The Doctor’s Assistants fight it out
for top TV honour

It’s sonic screwdrivers at dawn for Catherine Tate and Freema Agyeman as they compete for the title of Favourite Female TV Star at the
Nickelodeon Kids’ Choice Awards…
…and Doctor Who is nominated for a record four awards!

The nominations are in for the Nickelodeon Kids’ Choice Awards UK which is back for its second year!

Forget the Daleks and the Cybermen, Doctor Who’s Catherine Tate and Freema Agyeman are about to have the biggest fight of their time travelling career to date as they take on each other for the accolade of Favourite Female TV Star at this year’s Nickelodeon Kids’ Choice Awards along with Hannah Montana’s Miley Cyrus and iCarly’s Miranda Cosgove.

The Time Lord himself, David Tennant, is also amongst the nominees as he will be battling it out with Robin Hood’s Jonas Armstrong and American stars Dylan Sprouse (Suite Life) and Josh Peck (Drake & Josh) to take home the Nickelodeon Blimp for Favourite Male TV star.

Following their latest attempt to conquer Earth, can the Daleks exterminate the competition to win Favourite Baddie? They have tough competition in the form of SpongeBob SquarePant’s arch enemy Plankton, WWE bad boy Randy Orton and TV’s original Mr. Nasty himself Simon Cowell!

Doctor Who makes it a record four nominations as it goes head to head against Cowell’s reality juggernauts The X Factor and Britain’s Got Talent as well as the hugely popular Harry Hill’s TV Burp in the Favourite Family TV Show category.

This year also sees a battle of the boogie as some of the country’s top dancers compete for the title of Favourite Winner; Britain’s Got Talent’s dancing sensation George Sampson, Dancing on Ice’s Suzanne Shaw and Strictly Come Dancing’s Alesha Dixon will all be bopping for glory against singing supremo Leon Jackson from The X Factor.

Harry Hill completes a hat-trick of nominations as he battles for Favourite TV Presenter against Dermot O’Leary, Holly Willoughby and last year’s winners Ant & Dec, and for Favourite Funny Person where he faces tough competition again from Ant & Dec, Catherine Tate and pretenders to the comedy throne, Dick & Dom.

Following his outstanding win at the British Grand Prix, Lewis Hamilton is hoping he can race to victory and take the title of Favourite Sportsman but Liverpool and England ace Steven Gerrard, WWE star John Cena and last year’s winner, David Beckham will all be hoping Nickelodeon viewers vote for them.

Nickelodeon is the UK’s number 1 commercial kids’ TV network watched by almost 11 million viewers every month. All Nickelodeon Kids’ Choice Awards winners are chosen by kids – the best critics of all! Kids cast their votes online at www.nick.co.uk/kca and via the red button their TV remote. Kids can enter to win tickets simply by voting. Voting commences 28 July and closes on 1 September.

Last year’s inaugural event was hugely successful with top rocker presenters McFly kicking off proceedings and a multitude of stars, including BAFTA Award winner David Walliams, Harry Potter star Emma Watson, X Factor winner Shayne Ward, dance floor booty-shakers ‘Booty Luv’ and famous faces from Drake & Josh, Hollyoaks, Coronation Street and EastEnders presenting, performing and picking up their coveted Nickelodeon Blimp awards.

TV babe and queen of presenters Holly Willoughby donned snorkel and mask to dive into the world famous Nickelodeon green slime as she was inducted into the Nickelodeon Hall of Slime. Holly is the latest in a long list of A-list slimees including Orlando Bloom, Harrison Ford, Justin Timberlake and Cameron Diaz; but who will join the ranks of the showbiz elite by getting slimed in 2008?

This year’s event will take place at London’s Excel on Saturday 13 September in front of a specially invited audience of 2,500 kids (all competition winners) and will be broadcast a week later (20 September) exclusively on Nickelodeon with subsequent broadcasts on Nick Replay (+1 channel), MTV Hits and TMF – it is sure to be the most spectacular family television event of the year!

Watch out for the announcement of some of the hosts and presenters in the coming weeks…

For further press enquiries please contact:
Christina Joyce / Samantha Elliott

020 7292 8352 / 020 7292 8277
christina.joyce@premierpr.com / samantha.elliott@premierpr.com

Nominations in full:

Favourite Kids’ TV Show
Hanna Montana
Drake & Josh
Suite Life
iCarly

Favourite Kids’ Cartoon
SpongeBob SquarePants
Ben 10
Shaggy & Scooby
Horrid Henry

Favourite Family TV Show
Doctor Who
Britain’s Got Talent
The X Factor
Harry Hill’s TV Burp

Favourite Film
Indiana Jones
Narnia: Prince Caspian
The Golden Compass
The Spiderwick Chronicles

Favourite Male Film Star
William Moseley
Daniel Craig
Freddie Highmore
Shia LaBeouf

Favourite Female Film Star
Amy Adams
Georgie Henley
Anna Popplewell
Dakota Blue Richards

Cont’d

Favourite Animated Film
Ratatouille
Horton Hears a Who
Kung Fu Panda
Wall-E

Favourite Sports Person
David Beckham
Lewis Hamilton
Steven Gerrard
John Cena

Favourite Baddie
The Daleks
Simon Cowell
Plankton
Randy Orton

Favourite Singer
Mika,
Leona Lewis
Duffy
Chris Brown

Favourite Band
Girls Aloud
Sugababes
The Hoosiers
McFly

Favourite Male TV Star
David Tennant
Dylan Sprouse
Josh Peck
Jonas Armstrong

Favourite Female TV Star
Catherine Tate
Miley Cyrus
Freema Agyeman
Miranda Cosgrove

Favourite TV Presenter
Ant & Dec
Harry Hill
Dermot O’Leary
Holly Willoughby

Favourite Winner
George Sampson
Leon Jackson
Suzanne Shaw
Alesha Dixon

Favourite Funny Person
Harry Hill
Ant & Dec
Catherine Tate
Dick & Dom

MTV Hits Favourite Song
Bleeding Love – Leona Lewis
That’s Not My Name – Ting Tings
Rockstar – Nickelback
Don’t Stop the Music – Rihanna
Fascination – Alphabeat
Heartbeat – Scouting for Girls

Notes to Editors:

The first ever annual Nickelodeon Kids’ Choice Awards UK premiered in October 2007 to a floor stomping arena audience of 2,500 people. The family television event of the year was watched by a record breaking 1.2million multi-channel viewers and in excess of 3.3million votes were cast by kids and teens in the UK and Ireland.

The Nickelodeon Kids’ Choice Awards UK will once again be produced by Broadcast Best Children’s Channel of the Year and the UK’s number 1 rating commercial kids’ TV network, Nickelodeon UK, together with the team behind MTV's European Music Awards.

All tickets for the show are free and will be available to win via competitions across Nickelodeon channels, online at www.nick.co.uk and through competitions in the national media.

The Nickelodeon Kids’ Choice Awards is the world’s most successful kids’ television event and the 22nd Nickelodeon Kids’ Choice Awards USA, hosted earlier this year in Los Angeles, was broadcast to over 210million households. The ceremony was hosted by funny man Jack Black and saw special appearances from Chris Brown, Hayden Panettiere, Hilary Duff, Janet Jackson, Jonas Brothers, Miley Cyrus, Miranda Cosgrove, Rihanna, Usher and Will Smith. 2006 saw the launch of the Kids’ Choice Awards Italy, followed in 2007 by inaugural Kids’ Choice Awards in the UK, Australia, Germany and Holland.

Nickelodeon UK is watched by over 10.9 million people and over 3.9 million kids every month. Nickelodeon UK is the number 1 outlet to directly reach kids aged between 2 and 12 years old and their families.

Nickelodeon UK broadcasts five entertainment channels dedicated to kids, including Broadcast Best Children’s Channel Nickelodeon, Nick Replay and NickToons for kids aged 6-12 years old and pre-school specialist channels Nick Jr (Broadcast Best Specialist Channel) and Nick Jr 2 plus Nick Jr on TMF for Freeview subscribers. The network is the official home to hugely successful shows including SpongeBob Squarepants, Drake and Josh, Dora the Explorer and LazyTown.

Nickelodeon UK Announces The Date and Venue For The Nickelodeon Kids' Choice Awards UK 2008

According to the Visit London website, Nickelodeon UK will be holding the Nickelodeon Kids' Choice Awards UK 2008 at ExCel London on Saturday 13th September 2008.

Nickelodeon Kids' Choice Awards

We have a VIP family trip to the Nickelodeon Kids' Choice Awards at ExCel London on 13 September to give away.

Kids' Choice Awards

The Nickelodeon Kids’ Choice Awards are back, and this year they are bigger, starrier and slimier than ever. It's the only award show where you get to choose who wins (and who loses) and it's packed with all your favourite celebs.

Voting goes live on 28 July, so get your thinking caps on now. Will you vote for David Beckham or Lewis Hamilton? Is Dr Who your Favourite Family TV Show or Britain’s Got Talent?

More Information

To vote or for further information on this event visit the Nickelodeon Kids' Choice Awards 2008 website

Nickelodeon UK To Launch Brand New Channel Called NickToonsters In August 2008

From C21 Media:

Nick UK unveils new toon net

Nickelodeon UK has launched a new cartoon channel called NickToonsters, aimed at a slightly younger audience than those targeted by NickToons.

NickToonsters will target Nicktoons viewers' younger siblings aged five to seven, launching with favourites such as The Rugrats, Hey Arnold, The Wild Thornberrys, CatDog and As Told By Ginger. It will be slightly more female-skewing than NickToons.

Howard Litton, MD of Nickelodeon UK, said: "NickToonsters will feature the gentler side of animation and provide the perfect transition from Nick Jr to NickToons for five- to seven-year-olds."

"High-quality animation from all over the world is a real hallmark of Nickelodeon, and we have a wealth of exclusive content that we're constantly getting requests for. NickToonsters will provide a chance for popular cartoons like The Rugrats to shine on their own channel, both as a welcome return for existing fans and as a whole new world of friends for a brand new audience."

NickToonsters will launch on August 18 on Sky.




17 Jul 2008
© C21 Media 2008

Also, from Digital Spy:

Nickelodeon to open new UK toon channel

Nickelodeon is to launch a new UK channel called NickToonsters on satellite August 18.

The 7am to 7pm channel will be aimed at children aged five to seven and is slightly more female-focused then the existing Nick Toons.

Programmes will include catalogue episodes of The Rugrats, The Wild Thornberries and Hey Arnold.

During launch week the channel will show the entire back catalogue of The Rugrats.

Nickelodeon UK Unveils The Nickelodeon myPod

According to the Evening Times Online, Nickelodeon UK is currently touring the United Kingdom with it's Nickelodeon myPod, a brand new, state of the art, super exciting, mobile Nickelodeon TV studio purposefully designed for children, with Nickelodeon UK airing the footage from the Nickelodeon myPod throughout the summer holidays:

City kids chasing TV fame

THESE budding TV stars were given the chance to shine when kids' channel Nickelodeon visited Glasgow.

Popular presenter Ugly Mark swapped places with viewers to let the confident youngsters perform for the cameras.

The cable channel giant is currently touring its state-of-the-art mobile studio - called a myPod - around the country.

Presenter Sy is also travelling with the roadshow, signing autographs, playing games and even helping lucky kids run through their lines.

Open to kids aged eight to 12-years-old, the myPod is designed for children, with professional cameras and recording equipment.

The presenters of tomorrow can tape messages, shout-outs and links - just like their favourite TV idols.

And all myPod footage will be shown on Nickelodeon - home of cartoon favourite Spongebob Squarepants - throughout August.

Glasgow brothers Andrew, five, and Alexander Melrose, 10, left, turned out to make the most of their chance at fame.

Rebecca Peters, 10, and big brother Alex, 11, also had a turn in front of the camera.

To catch the myPod as it travels round the country, see www.nick.co.uk.

Nickelodeon UK Announces The Premiere Of The Nickelodeon Kids' Choice Awards UK 2008

According to Nickelodeon UK's official Nickelodeon Kids' Choice Awards UK 2008 website, Nickelodeon UK will premiere the Nickelodeon Kids' Choice Awards UK 2008 on Saturday 20th September 2008, probably as part of Nickelodeon UK's 15th birthday celebrations, with voting for the second annual Nickelodeon Kids' Choice Awards UK opening at the end of July 2008. Nickelodeon UK's official Nickelodeon Kids' Choice Awards UK 2008 website doesn't say whether the Nickelodeon Kids' Choice Awards UK 2008 will be broadcast live or will be pre-recorded.

It looks like this years Nickelodeon Kids' Choice Awards UK will be using the same design as Nickelodeon USA's Nickelodeon Kids' Choice Awards 2008, which was created by New York-based design studio Adolescent.

Nickelodeon UK To Premiere Tak and the Power of Juju on Nicktoons In July

According to the Radio Times website, Nickelodeon UK will premiere the brand new Nicktoon Tak and the Power of Juju on Nicktoons on Saturday 5th July at 11:00am.

Nickelodeon Kids' Choice Awards 2008 Winners Press Release

From www.NickKCApress.com:

Johnny Depp, Jessica Alba, Eddie Murphy, Miley Cyrus, The Jonas Brothers, Drake Bell, Chris Brown, Tony Hawk, Alvin and the Chipmunks, Cameron Diaz (Wannabe Award) – and Many More – Score at Nickelodeon's 2008 Kids' Choice Awards

Kids Cast Record-breaking 88,254,272 Million Votes for Their Favorites in 18 Categories

Stars Go Green with Big Slimy Feats and Longest Slime Time Ever

Host Jack Black and Orlando Bloom Soaked in Spectacular Superstar Sliming

Harrison Ford Gets the Goo, Too!

Heidi Klum, Akon and Usher Usher in Three Interactive Slime Stunts with Host Laila Ali

Los Angeles, Calif. – March 29, 2008 – Kids thanked their stars tonight at Nickelodeon's 2008 Kids' Choice Awards, and lucky luminaries Johnny Depp, Jessica Alba, Eddie Murphy, Miley Cyrus, Drake Bell, The Jonas Brothers, Chris Brown – and more – clinched coveted orange Blimps during the live telecast, Saturday, March 29 (8-9:30 p.m. ET/tape delay PT). Hosted by Jack Black and spotlighting the hottest stars of TV, movies, music and sports, the kudo/mess-fest at UCLA's Pauley Pavilion – "where Hollywood meets the slime" – gave new meaning to "Go Green!" Not only did glorious slime showers drench gleeful kids and celebs throughout the show, for the first time three interactive celebrity slime stunts, hosted by Laila Ali and featuring Akon, Usher and Heidi Klum, wowed the crowd and led to the longest slime time in history – and the climactic superstar sliming of Orlando Bloom and host Black.

More than doubling last year's record-breaking record, 88,254,272 million kids cast votes March 3-29 in 18 categories to honor their favorites. Votes were cast via http://www.nick.com, http://www.nicktropolis.com, http://www.turbonick.com and for the first time via Nick's new mobile website (wap.nick.com).

Tally yielded treasured blimps for Johnny Depp (Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End) and Jessica Alba (Fantastic Four: Rise of the Silver Surfer) as Favorite Movie Actor and Favorite Movie Actress. Alvin and the Chipmunks and Ratatouille respectively grabbed Favorite Movie and Favorite Animated Movie. Eddie Murphy clinched a Blimp as Favorite Voice in an Animated Movie (Shrek the Third). Top TV awards went to American Idol as Favorite Reality Show, to Drake & Josh as Favorite TV Show and to Avatar: The Last Airbender as Favorite Animated Show. Drake Bell (Drake & Josh) collected his third consecutive Blimp as Favorite TV Actor, and last year's Favorite TV Actress, Miley Cyrus (Hannah Montana), nabbed a pair for Favorite TV Actress and Favorite Female Singer. Tony Hawk and Danica Patrick scored for Favorite Male Athlete and Favorite Female Athlete. In music, Chris Brown seized Favorite Male Singer, and The Jonas Brothers triumphed as a group; Avril Lavigne's Girlfriend won for Favorite Song. The Harry Potter series by J.K. Rowling notched Favorite Book honors.

Setting the stage for the revelry and mess, cameras captured host Jack Black backstage as he stunned his onetime School of Rock co-star, Miranda Cosgrove (Nickelodeon's iCarly), with his spiritual and physical quest – part maharishi and part The Six Million Dollar Man – to "become one with the slime" and the best Kids' Choice host in history. Then, caped and clad in slime green, he bounded onstage and pumped up the volume with I Was Made for Sliming You, musically paving the way for pop sensations Miley Cyrus and Nickelodeon's The Naked Brothers Band. Superstar Cyrus excited the kid crowd with a lavish production number of Girl's Night Out from her concert tour/movie, and The Naked Brothers Band rocked with I Don't Wanna Go to School while skateboarders, BMX bikers and in-line skaters leaped and played with eye-popping moves.

Laila Ali provided colorful commentary for not one but three interactive spectacular slime stunts. Swinging on a crane for Celebrity Slime Darts, Heidi Klum came through with flying colors as she popped scores of slime-filled balloons on a giant wall. Voting at nick.com, kids picked her popping mode: a giant butt pad covered in spikes. For Scuba Sumo Slimo, scuba diver stepped aside for sumo wrestler, after kids selected him at nick.com, and Usher blasted a high-pressure hose at the human slime target: The stunt man slid, flew and rolled through a shuffleboard point set-up to determine "slimage" for the giant tank onstage. And in Slime-o-lition Derby, Akon hopped into the bumper car shaped like a giant Jack Black bobble-head doll and zigzagged through an obstacle course, thwacking slime filled targets and topping the slime-o-meter. Kids picked the vehicle on nick.com that gave more bang for the buck and more slime for the tank.

Filled to the brim, the giant slime tank was poised, goo-d and ready to spill as veteran slime recipient Jack Black and Orlando Bloom levitated upward in their slime seats to make Nick history. "It's the whole reason I became an actor – to take part of the biggest celebrity sliming in Kids' Choice history," said Bloom. Their climactic superstar sliming was the longest in show history, and Bloom joined an elite fraternity of stars who reveled in the slime experience including Vince Vaughn, Robin Williams, Johnny Depp, Mike Myers, Adam Sandler, Tom Cruise, Jim Carrey, James Earl Jones, Rosie O'Donnell, Mary-Kate and Ashley Olsen, Will Ferrell and Ben Stiller.

In a show highlight, The Wannabe Award, an annual honor bestowed on a celebrity role model who kids most "want to be," was presented to Cameron Diaz – former Kids' Choice Awards host (2004)/Burp Award winner (2001) – by Ashton Kutcher. The presentation was green-themed in keeping with Diaz's laudable conservation/environmental efforts, and in accepting, she exclaimed, "This is the biggest honor of my entire life! Kids are the future... and I'm honored to inspire you to change this world." She prompted the crowd to shout, "We are the future and the future is bright!" and urged them to "Go out and make this a better world."

Burping was music to kids' ears this year, as celebrities who visited the orange carpet Burp Zone punctuated the song Y.M.C.A. with burps, and all of the belchers appeared in a resounding montage that showcased their efforts – and took burping to a new level. Past proud best belchers include Cameron Diaz, Jessica Alba and Steve Irwin (shared honor), Justin Timberlake (two-time winner) and Hugh Jackman.

In addition, the star-studded telecast featured celebrity participants including Will Smith, Steve Carell, Shia LaBeouf, Harrison Ford, Chris Brown, Janet Jackson, James Marsden, Heidi Klum, Drake Bell, Hayden Panettiere, Ashlee Simpson, Miranda Cosgrove, America Ferrera, Abigail Breslin, Brendan Fraser, Amy Poehler, Jennifer Love Hewitt, Howie Mandel, Josh Peck, Ryan Seacrest, Devon Werkheiser, Ryan Sheckler, Pete Wentz, Rihanna and many others.

The day's special programming began early on Nickelodeon with iLove the KCAs, interstitials (9-11 a.m. ET/PT). starring the cast of TEENick hit iCarly – Miranda Cosgrove, Jennette McCurdy, Nathan Kress and Jerry Trainor – in-character: Carly, Sam, Freddie and Spencer hosted a special edition of their web show from the Orange Carpet. Later, following a SpongeBob SquarePants marathon (5-8 p.m.), Nick's J. Boogie, Lily Collins and Pickboy hosted a unique star-studded two-hour pre-show telecast, Countdown to the Kids' Choice Awards – interlacing programming from 6 to 8 p.m. ET/PT – featuring a musical performance by Lil Mama. Sean Kingston's POV on-carpet camera added a new dimension to the arrivals/interviews. The hip new Dance on Sunset series kicked off on the heels of Kids Choice, premiering at 9:30 p.m. (ET/PT)

Nickelodeon's 2008 Kids Choice Awards encores in its entirety on Nick Saturday at 10 p.m. and Sunday, March 30 at 1 p.m. A 30-minute program of highlights, Kids' Choice Awards: Best of the Mess airs Tuesday, April 1 at 8:30 p.m.; Thursday, April 3 at 4 p.m.; Saturday, April 5 at 2 p.m. and Sunday, April 8 at 5:30 p.m. In addition, the N will replay the full show on Sunday, March 30 at 9 a.m. and encore KCA: Best of the Mess on Saturday, April 5 at 4 p.m. The full show will encore on Nicktoons, Sunday, March 30 at midnight (all times ET/PT). Kids can also catch an instant replay of the full show on TurboNick (http://www.turbonick.com) and the edited version, the week after the live event.

Following are Nickelodeon's 2008 Kids' Choice Awards winners:

MOVIES:

Favorite Movie
Alvin and the Chipmunks

Favorite Animated Movie
Ratatouille

Favorite Movie Actress
Jessica Alba

Favorite Movie Actor
Johnny Depp

Favorite Voice from an Animated Movie
Eddie Murphy (Shrek the Third)

MUSIC:

Favorite Music Group
The Jonas Brothers

Favorite Female Singer
Miley Cyrus

Favorite Male Singer
Chris Brown

Favorite Song
Girlfriend (Avril Lavigne)

TELEVISION:

Favorite Reality TV Show
American Idol

Favorite TV Show
Drake & Josh

Favorite TV Actress
Miley Cyrus (Hannah Montana)

Favorite TV Actor
Drake Bell (Drake & Josh)

Favorite Cartoon
Avatar: The Last Airbender

WANNABE AWARD:
Cameron Diaz

SPORTS:

Favorite Male Athlete
Tony Hawk

Favorite Female Athlete
Danica Patrick

OTHER CATEGORIES:

Favorite Video Game
Madden NFL '08

Favorite Book
Harry Potter series by J.K. Rowling

The Kids' Choice Awards 2008 mini-site includes exclusive video clips, a video mixer where kids can create their own KCA video, games, message boards, nominee bios, downloads and more. Nicktropolis, nick.com's virtual world, features a KCA world where kids can walk on the Orange Carpet, hang out backstage and visit the Control Room. After the live event, on Nicktropolis kids also can check out the KCA After Party and chat about the big show. On the night of the live show, TurboNick served as the interactive broadband home base for all things Kids' Choice Awards and gave kids an insider's look at the entire live event hosted by Mark Keller and Ryan Willard: streaming live (7-8 p.m.) from the orange carpet and backstage. Exclusive backstage webcams gave kids control of what they wanted to see. In addition nick.com blogged from the carpet and backstage giving kids all the insider info they can't get anywhere else.

The U.S. Nickelodeon Kids' Choice Awards is broadcast in more than 228 million households across Nickelodeon's 36 channels in the UK, Europe, Russia, Israel, Asia, Australia, Latin America and Brazil. Nickelodeon also produces nine fully localized Kids Choice Awards annually in the U.K., Germany, Sweden, Holland, Italy, Brazil, Australia and China.

Nickelodeon's 2008 Kids' Choice Awards is produced by Nickelodeon Productions in association with Bob Bain Productions. This year's telecast featured Saturday Night Live veteran Beth McCarthy as director. Bob Bain and Marjorie Cohn are executive producers. Paula Kaplan is co-executive producer. General Mills, Burger King, Kia Motors and Hasbro are presenting sponsors of Nickelodeon's 2008 Kids Choice Awards, with Dixie, Skechers and Kraft Foods serving as associate sponsors. Media outlets can reference the most up-to-date information on Nickelodeon's 2008 Kids' Choice Awardsby logging onto www.NickKCApress.com.

About Nickelodeon

Nickelodeon, in its 28th year, is the number-one entertainment brand for kids. It has built a diverse, global business by putting kids first in everything it does. The company includes television programming and production in the United States and around the world, plus consumer products, online, recreation, books, magazines and feature films. Nickelodeon's U.S. television network is seen in more than 96 million households and has been the number-one-rated basic cable network for 13 consecutive years. Nickelodeon and all related titles, characters and logos are trademarks of Viacom Inc. (NYSE: VIA, VIA.B).

Nickelodeon Kids' Choice Awards 2008 Host And Nominees Press Release

From www.NickKCApress.com:

Nickelodeon's 21st Annual Kids' Choice Awards Taps Jack Black to Host, as Hollywood Primes to Meet the Slime, Saturday, March 29

Jack's Back to Helm Live Star-Studded, Slime-Filled Telecast at UCLA's Pauley Pavilion

Jessica Alba, Drake Bell, Beyonce, Miley Cyrus, Johnny Depp, Cameron Diaz, Fergie, Keira Knightley, Eddie Murphy, Shaquille O'Neal, Josh Peck, Justin Timberlake and Many More Nab Nominations

LOS ANGELES, Calif. – February 7, 2008 – Slime recipient/movie star/funnyman Jack Black (DreamWorks' upcoming animated feature Kung Fu Panda) will host Nickelodeon's 21st Annual Kids' Choice Awards, Saturday, March 29 (8-9:30 p.m. ET/PT) — "where Hollywood meets the slime" — live from UCLA's Pauley Pavilion. Black, who helmed in 2006 and was doused then with the green goo, reclaims the reins at the 2008 "mini-Oscars" event where kids honor their favorites from the worlds of film, music, sports and television in a star-studded live telecast (tape delayed for West Coast).

"We couldn't be happier that Jack is back to host Nickelodeon's Kids' Choice, and we're looking forward to seeing what he'll do for an encore on the show," said Marjorie Cohn, Executive Vice President, Development and Original Programming, Nickelodeon and an Executive Producer of the telecast. "Kids adore Jack, and his energy and unpredictability are a perfect fit for KCA. Last year's 20th milestone show broke records, but with Jack's energy and unpredictability we're expecting more surprises and more slime than ever before."

Jazzed about the return hosting gig, Black said, "I had a ball hosting The Kids Choice Awards, and I'm gearing up big-time to 'take charge' of the chaos and mess again this year. After all, I'm a second-time dad-to-be. I have a lot of secret plans, and I hope to give as good as I get when it comes to good, clean, slimy-green fun."

The ogre's odds to triumph grew tallest this year, as Shrek the Third nabbed four nominations: one for Favorite Animated Movie and three for Favorite Voice from an Animated Movie (Mike Meyers as Shrek, Cameron Diaz as Princess Fiona and Eddie Murphy as Donkey). Murphy also notched the list for Favorite Movie Actor (Norbit). Treasured noms went to Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End for Favorite Movie and its stars, Johnny Depp for Favorite Movie Actor and Keira Knightley for Favorite Movie Actress. The Bee Movie made the grade with a couple of noms for Favorite Animated Movie and Favorite Voice from an Animated Movie (Jerry Seinfeld as Barry B. Benson). Two-time winner Drew Barrymore (Music and Lyrics) grabbed a nom for Favorite Movie Actress as did Jessica Alba (Fantastic Four: Rise of the Silver Surfer) and Kirsten Dunst (Spiderman 3).

In television, last year's Favorite TV Show, American Idol, got the nom in a new additional category this year, Favorite Reality Show. Nominee Drake Bell gets a chance to win Favorite TV Actor for the third consecutive year, and 2007's Favorite TV Actress, Miley Cyrus, could repeat her performance and also snag Favorite Female Singer this time around, while her show Hannah Montana faces off against Drake & Josh, The Suite Life of Zack and Cody and first-time nominee iCarly. Five-time Favorite Cartoon SpongeBob SquarePants absorbed another nom and will square off against former Blimp winning animated family The Simpsons, who also turn up in the category of Favorite Animated Movie.

Last year's Favorite Female Singer, Beyonce, made the list again to compete against Cyrus, Alicia Keys and Fergie, whose song Big Girls Don't Cry also is nominated for Favorite Song. Last year's Kids' Choice host and Favorite Male Singer, Justin Timberlake, nabbed a nomination in that category again, and the Jonas Brothers and Boys Like Girls are among the contenders for Favorite Musical Group.

The nominees for Nickelodeon's 21st Annual Kids' Choice Awards are:

MOVIES:

Favorite Movie
Alvin and the Chipmunks
Are We Done Yet?
The Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End
The Transformers

Favorite Male Movie Star
Ice Cube (Are We Done Yet?)
Johnny Depp (Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End)
Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson (The Game Plan)
Eddie Murphy (Norbit)

Favorite Animated Movie
Bee Movie
Ratatouille
Shrek the Third
The Simpsons Movie

Favorite Female Movie Star
Jessica Alba (Fantastic Four: Rise of the Silver Surfer)
Drew Barrymore (Music and Lyrics)
Kirsten Dunst (Spiderman 3)
Keira Knightley (Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End)

Favorite Voice from an Animated Movie
Cameron Diaz (Princess Fiona, Shrek the Third)
Mike Meyers (Shrek, Shrek the Third)
Eddie Murphy (Donkey, Shrek the Third)
Jerry Seinfeld, (Barry B. Benson, Bee Movie)

MUSIC:

Favorite Song
Beautiful Girls (Sean Kingston)
Big Girls Don't Cry (Fergie)
Don't Matter (Akon)
Girlfriend (Avril Lavigne)

Favorite Male Singer
Bow Wow
Chris Brown
Soulja Boy
Justin Timberlake

Favorite Music Group
Boys Like Girls
Fall Out Boy
Jonas Brothers
Linkin Park

Favorite Female Singer
Beyonce
Fergie
Miley Cyrus
Alicia Keys

TELEVISION:

Favorite TV Show
Drake & Josh
Hannah Montana
iCarly
The Suite Life of Zack and Cody

Favorite Reality Show
America's Next Top Model
American Idol
Are You Smarter Than a Fifth Grader?
Deal or no Deal?

Favorite Television Actress
Miley Cyrus/Hannah Montana
Emma Roberts/Unfabulous
Jamie Lynn Spears/Zoey 101
Raven-Symone/That's So Raven

Favorite Television Actor
Drake Bell/Drake & Josh
Josh Peck/Drake & Josh
Dylan Sprouse/The Suite Life of Zack and Cody
Cole Sprouse/The Suite Life of Zack and Cody

Favorite Cartoon
Avatar: The Last Airbender
Ed, Edd and Eddy
The Simpsons
SpongeBob SquarePants

SPORTS:

Favorite Male Athlete
Tony Hawk
Shaquille O'Neal
Alex Rodriguez
Tiger Woods

Favorite Female Athlete
Cheryl Ford
Danica Patrick
Serena Williams
Venus Williams

OTHER CATEGORIES:

Favorite Video Game
Dance Dance Revolution
Guitar Hero
High School Musical: Sing It!
Madden NFL '08

Favorite Book
Buffy the Vampire Slayer Season Eight, Volume One: The Long Way Home
Diary of a Wimpy Kid
Harry Potter series
How to Eat Fried Worms

Kids will be able to cast their vote online at http://www.nick.com/kca beginning Monday, March 3 in a total of 18 categories. Surprise awards also will be announced during the show. Kids also will be able to vote via the Nick mobile website (wap.nick.com). Beginning Monday-Friday, March 10-14, a different category will be featured on-air each day, and kids again vote for their favorite online at Nick.com.

Leading up to the award show, TurboNick, Nickelodeon's broadband video service on Nick.com, will feature a Nickelodeon's Kids' Choice Awards playlist, along with various clips from past awards shows and current promotions for the 21st Annual Nickelodeon's Kids' Choice Awards. Mini-site features of the KCA 2008 area in TurboNick will include KCA clips, quizzes, games, mash-ups and more. On the night of the live show, TurboNick will serve as the interactive broadband home base for all things Nickelodeon's Kids' Choice Awards and will give kids an insider's look at the entire live event: on the orange carpet, backstage and at the after party. Exclusive backstage webcams will give kids control of what they want to see. Free promotional Podcasts will be available on Nick.com for various media players. These Podcasts also will be available on the iTunes Music Store (www.itunes.com) as free downloads to iPods.

Nickelodeon/MTVN Kids and Family Group will host a special package of On Demand content in March that will incorporate Nickelodeon Kids' Choice Awards related content. Nickelodeon will also partner with affiliates to host Nickelodeon Kids' Choice Awards screening parties in select markets. General Mills, Burger King, Kia and Hasbro are presenting sponsors of Nickelodeon's 21st Annual Kids Choice Awards, with Dixie, Skechers and Kraft Foods serving as associate sponsors.

The U.S. Nickelodeon Kids' Choice Awards show is seen in more than 205 million households across Nickelodeon's 34 channels in the U.K., Europe, Russia, Israel, Asia, Australia, Latin America and Brazil. Since premiering the first KCAs in the US in 1987, Nickelodeon has launched eight fully localized versions around the globe starting with Meus Premios Brasil in 2000 and Mis Premios Nick Mexico in 2003. Annual events now also take place in Sweden, Holland, Italy, China and Australia.

Last year, two new Kids' Choice Awards debuted in the biggest television markets in Europe. For the first time ever, Nickelodeon UK brought the Kids' Choice Awards to the UK. That event was produced by Nickelodeon UK, together with the team behind MTV's European Music Awards. Nickelodeon's Kids' Choice Awards Germany took place in fall 2007.

Nickelodeon's 21st Annual Kids' Choice Awards is being produced by Nickelodeon Productions in association with Bob Bain Productions. This year's telecast will feature Saturday Night Live veteran Beth McCarthy as director. Bob Bain and Marjorie Cohn are executive producers. Paula Kaplan is co-executive producer. Media outlets can reference the most up-to-date information on Nickelodeon's 21st Annual Kids' Choice Awards by logging onto www.NickKCApress.com.

Host Black starred on the big screen as a Friar-turned-wrestler in the smash hit Nacho Libre and as showman Carl Denham, who captures the giant ape, in King Kong. He starred most recently in the critically acclaimed Margot at the Wedding and last year in Tenacious D in the Pick of Destiny. After earning a cult following for his comic rock-folk band Tenacious D, the actor first gained big-screen attention and won a Blockbuster Entertainment Award in High Fidelity as John Cusack's sarcastic music store clerk. He went on to prove his box-office draw in School of Rock and to win a Golden Globe Award nomination for his portrayal of a failed rock musician turned substitute teacher in an uptight private school. Black made his mark, too, starring in the title role opposite Gwyneth Paltrow in Shallow Hal and in films including The Holiday, Envy, Orange County, Saving Silverman and Bob Roberts. He was the voice of Lenny in the animated hit feature Shark Tale and will voice Po in the upcoming Kung Fu Panda. Next up, he is literally magnetic in the comedy Please Be Kind, Rewind as his character sets out to remake every film he inadvertently erases in a video store.

About Nickelodeon

Nickelodeon, in its 28th year, is the number-one entertainment brand for kids. It has built a diverse, global business by putting kids first in everything it does. The company includes television programming and production in the United States and around the world, plus consumer products, online, recreation, books, magazines and feature films. Nickelodeon's U.S. television network is seen in almost 94 million households and has been the number-one-rated basic cable network for 13 consecutive years. Nickelodeon and all related titles, characters and logos are trademarks of Viacom International Inc. (NYSE: VIA, VIA.B).

Jamie Oliver's Fresh One Productions Plans Kids' Food Show For Nick Jr Channel UK

From Digital Spy:

Oliver's company plans kids' food show

Jamie Oliver will executive produce a live action/CGI pilot show about cooking "with a touch of magic" for children.

Fresh One Productions, the chef's company, is making the episode of Made with Magic for Nick Junior.

Head of Fresh One Zoe Collins explained the concept: "This is a huge opportunity for Fresh One Productions and we are dead excited about potentially producing a world class kids’ TV set in a fantasy woodland world with food as its central theme."

Debbie MacDonald, Nickelodeon UK's programming director, added: "At Nickelodeon we share Jamie’s passionate belief in the power of inspiring kids to take an active interest in food and where it comes from."

Oliver will be an executive producer on the pilot which will be filmed in the UK this year.

Nickelodeon UK To Premiere iCarly In March 2008

From New Media Age Magazine:

Nickelodeon launches interactive sitcom for kids

Platform: Internet | Author: Luan Goldie | Source: nma.co.uk | Published: 31.01.08

Nickelodeon is to bring its interactive sitcom iCarly to UK children this March.

The comedy follows 13-year-old Carly and her friends as they host their own online TV show about their adventures.

Viewers can then go to Nick.co.uk to upload their own content, play games and watch clips.

From spring, UK viewers will be able to upload content that will then be incorporated into the script of iCarly.

The show began last September in the US, with up to 13m viewers over its premier weekend.

Nickelodeon UK MD Howard Litton said, "We're very proud and excited to be introducing iCarly to the UK audiences, the show has a superb production and talent line-up, combined with a very strong plot."

Nickelodeon To Have A Global Brand Refresh In 2008

From Mainframe:

Jan 08 News

First off we'd like to say a big thanks to all our clients and collaborators who made 2007 Mainframe's best year by a distance.

The new year sees us kicking off in fine fettle too, with the hugely prestigious Nickelodeon global brand refresh getting underway. Mainframe will be working with with both the Nickelodeon UK and US teams and the new look will roll out across all 21 Nickelodeon territories towards the end of 2008.

Nickelodeon UK To Air Nick's Big Green Thing Week

From Broadcast Freelancer:

Wised Up the kids indie, is producing 2 thirty minute documentaries exploring climate change for Nickleodeon. The shows, commissioned by Nickleodeon’s UK managing director Howard Litton, will see David de Rothchild setting challenges for kids to find everyday evidence of global warming, then help them find ways to tackle it. The children will present these findings to secretary of state for environment, food and rural affairs Hillary Benn.

Also, from C21 Media:

Nick airs green week 17 Jan 2008

Nickelodeon UK is to launch a large-scale multimedia environmental initiative called Nick's Big Green Thing, teaming up with adventurer David de Rothschild on a doc that will lead a week of environmental programming on the net.

Also, from Broadcast:

Nick News returns to take on climate change

Nickelodeon is reviving its award-winning factual strand Nick News for a special season tackling global warming

Third Series Of Genie in the House Planned

From The Official Genie in the House Website:

Jan 17th 2008

Mr. Ox is in Paris this week putting the finishing touches to the next 16 new episodes! Next week, he is meeting with the writers to come up with ideas for season three so, if you would like to have a say in what happens to us all in the next series, now is the time to let us know!!!

Nickelodeon UK Buys Rights To Transformers Animated

From C21 Media:

Transformers to battle in new territories

UK-based kids content distributor Entertainment Rights (ER) has secured three new broadcast deals for Transformers Animated (26x22'/1x70' special).

The latest instalment in the ongoing battle between the Autobots and the Decepticons is set to air on Nickelodeon in the UK, Gulli in France and Germany's Super RTL. It recently launched in the US on Cartoon Network.

A product of Cartoon Network Studios in Los Angeles, Transformers Animated promises a "bold new 2D style" of animation and a suite of new characters alongside the return of old favourites like Optimus Prime and Megatron. ER, which holds worldwide distribution rights (excluding North America), has already sold the series to over 20 territories.

"We recently extended distribution rights to include Latin America, where broadcasters are also showing great demand for the series," said ER's director of international, Chloe van den Berg. "We expect to announce new agreements in due course."

Emily Brookes
14 Jan 2008
© C21 Media 2008

Welcome To NickALive - Coming Soon!

Welcome to NickALive, my website/blog about Nickelodeon UK's live continuity presenters and on-air presentation from the past to present. I'll also be putting up photocards/postcards of Nickelodeon UK's presenters from past to present, channel idents, classic Nickelodeon UK promos/adverts, and some Nickelodeon UK memorabilia.

My NickALive website/blog is still under construction, so please check back often for updates! I'm hoping to launch NickALive during early 2008!

Meanwhile, here's a blast from the past - What In The World Is Nickelodeon?

Also, the countdown and launch of Nickelodeon UK.

Also, NickToons Only On Nick NickToons on Nickelodeon NickToons! Classic Nickelodeon commercial song.