Nickelodeon UK To Premier 3 Brand New Episodes Of "iCarly" In April 2012; 'iQ', 'iStill Psycho' And 'iMeet the First Lady'

According to Nickelodeon UK's new "Brand New iCarly, Coming This April, Only On Nickelodeon!" promo (below with transcript), Nickelodeon UK and Ireland and Nickelodeon HD UK (Nickelodeon/HD) will be premiering and showing three brand new episodes of the hit Nickelodeon show "iCarly" in April 2012, which will be the brand new "iCarly" episodes "iQ", "iStill Psycho", and the special "iCarly" episode called "iMeet the First Lady", which guest stars the First Lady of America, Michelle Obama, as part of "April on Nickelodeon 2012":

This April, iCarly is getting explosive!

3 brand new episodes that will have you itching for more!

Brand new iCarly, coming this April, only on Nickelodeon!

Below is a streaming video and transcript of Nickelodeon UK and Ireland's latest brand new "Brand New iCarly, This April, Only On Nickelodeon" promo/trailer which Nickelodeon UK is currently broadcasting on-air to advertise that Nickelodeon UK and Ireland and Nickelodeon HD UK will be premiering and showing three brand new episodes of the popular Nickelodeon television series "iCarly" during April 2012:

This April, iCarly is getting explosive...

...with three brand new episodes...

...with a clever Carly,...

...an obsessed fan,...

...a a very special top secret guest.

Brand new iCarly, coming this April, only on Nickelodeon!

Nickelodeon UK To Show Brand New "Big Time Rush" Episode "Big Time Rocker" On 24th March 2012

According to Nickelodeon UK's "What's On" schedule section on the official Nickelodeon UK and Ireland website, Nick.co.uk, the fourth brand new episode of the hit Nickelodeon live action series "Big Time Rush" that Nick UK will premiere on Nickelodeon UK and Ireland and Nickelodeon HD UK in March 2012 will be the brand new BTR episode titled "Big Time Rocker" on Saturday 24th March 2012 at 5:30pm (repeated at 6.30pm on Nickelodeon UK's plus one (+1) timeshift channel Nick Replay UK):

5:30pm Big Time Rush - Big Time Rocker: Rocker chick Lucy moves into the Palm Woods and blows the guys away by how cool she is. Carlos and James are desperate to date her, while Kendall tries to prove that BTR can rock too.

Special Guest Star: Malese Jow as Lucy Stone; Guest Stars: Erin Sanders (Quinn Pensky in the Nickelodeon show "Zoey 101") as Camille and David Anthony Higgins as Mr. Bitters

The brand new episode of "Big Time Rush" called "Big Time Rocker" also features James Diamond (James Maslow) and Carlos Garcia (Carlos Pena, Jr.) dress up as the popular Nintendo characters Mario and Luigi, two Italian-American plumbers who live in the Mushroom Kingdom.

Nickelodeon UK Unveils The Results Of Their Major New Research Programme Titled "We Heart Family"

According to this Nickelodeon UK News article on the official Sky Media website, SkyMedia.co.uk, Nickelodeon UK has unveiled the findings of their major new research programme called "We Heart Family"/"We Love Family", which has uncovered a revealing portrait of UK families. Nickelodeon UK's "We ♥ Family" research programme was carried out by Nickelodeon UK's "Nickelodeon UK Research And Insights" research department, and involved a nationally representative online panel of nearly 2,000 UK kids and families, which Nickelodeon UK use to maintain a constant dialogue with their audience:

We ♥ Family Research

Nickelodeon UK has revealed the findings of a major new research programme that has uncovered a revealing portrait of UK families. Key findings are that the majority of parents feel the generation gap is closing and that families tend to make decisions as a unit. Want to know more? We'd be happy to come and tell you about it so please get in touch.

Getting right to the heart of what it's like for families today, the research explores what binds families together, family decision making, kids' dreams versus parents' aspirations and the impact that new technology and the recession are having on family life among other topics. The survey suggests that families today are under lots of pressure and time that family members spend together is increasingly valued. The balance of power within families is shifting and it is no longer enough for brands to just appeal to parents; the whole family must be taken into consideration.

"We believe that understanding families is vitallyimportant for brands today," said John Conlon, Senior Director of Research & Insight at Nickelodeon UK. "Families are changing, becoming closer and more democratic. Kids are more empowered and are playing a greater role than ever before in family decisions."

The research, which Nickelodeon plans to carry out annually, is based on bespoke local studies as well as drawing on broader international projects with thepurpose of maintaining a clear and relevant dialogue with Nickelodeon UK viewers, plus serving promotional partners by highlighting the challenges and opportunities for brands in the UK market.

Nickelodeon conducted research between September 2011 and February 2012 based upon over 2,000 nationally representative respondents who completed online quantitative surveys covering key areas of family life. Extensive qualitative video interviews were also carried out with a diverse selection of families from across Britain. International studies based on a total of 16,000 families spread across multiple countries were drawn upon to add global context to the UK findings.

Nickelodeon's findings show that families are becoming closer. 65% of parents believe that there is less of a generation gap today than existed when they were kids. Time together is at the heart of family closeness with days out and shared TV viewing cited as favourite activities for both kids and parents. Kids are playing an increasingly important role in purchasing decisions with only 13% of parents not involving their kids on aregular basis. Far from being seen as unwelcome pestering, most parents actively encourage their kids' involvement with 86% seeking their input to teach them that their opinion matters.

You can find out much more information about Nickelodeon UK's "We Heart Family" research programme, including information about UK Kids and Familiy Nickelodeon Focus Groups, the 'Nickelodeon Kids & Family GPS', and recent Nickelodeon studies, obtain a copy of Nickelodeon UK's new "We Love Family" research, and watch a short and informative streaming Nickelodeon UK video about Nick UK's "We Heart Family" study findings that features British families talking about subjects important to British them, including 'Money', 'Closer Families', 'Sharing', 'Family Roles', 'Connections', and 'Happiness', here on the official Nickelodeon UK and Ireland websites' official "Nickelodeon Research" webpage, Nick.co.uk/info/research.

Nickelodeon UK To Air "Angry Birds In Space" Short Film On Friday 23rd March 2012

According to Nickelodeon UK's "What's On" schedule section on the official Nickelodeon UK and Ireland website, Nick.co.uk, and one of Nickelodeon UK's new Lower Third banner graphics, Nickelodeon UK has made a small late schedule change and will now be premiering and showing the brand new animated "Angry Birds" short film called "Angry Birds in Space" on Nickelodeon UK and Ireland and Nickelodeon HD UK on Friday 23rd March 2012 at 6:00pm (repeated at 7.00pm on Nickelodeon UK's plus one (+1) timeshift channel Nick Replay UK), followed by a encore screening of Nickelodeon's Nickelodeon Original Television Movie "The Boy Who Cried Werewolf":

Angry Birds in Space
Friday at 6pm
Followed by The Boy Who Cried Werewolf

The official Nickelodeon UK website originally announced that Nickelodeon UK and Ireland and Nickelodeon HD UK would be premiering and showing the brand new animated "Angry Birds" short film called titled "Angry Birds in Space" on Saturday 17th March 2012 at 6:59pm (repeated at 7.59pm on Nickelodeon UK's plus one (+1) timeshift channel Nick Replay UK).

"Angry Birds in Space" is an animated short which is based on the animated characters from the globally popular strategy puzzle mobile game "Angry Birds" which is developed by Finnish computer game developer and entertainment media company Rovio Mobile (click here to visit the official Rovio website, Rovio.com).

Also, from Pocket Gamer:

Angry Birds Week: Nickelodeon UK to air exclusive short film on Angry Birds Space on Friday

Promises to reveal 'six brand-new birds'

The avians with a temper just don't let up, do they?

Top children's TV station Nickelodeon has revealed it will be showing an exclusive short film based around the latest game, Angry Birds Space, on its UK channel tomorrow at 6pm.

The film - entitled simply 'Angry Birds Space' - is the story of how Red Bird, Blue Bird(s), and the others managed to end up in space in the first place. Hopefully, it'll also show the useless White Bird being horribly killed during their travels, for I note he's not in the new game.

(Mighty) Eagle-eyed viewers may already know it was a wormhole-wot-did-it from the official launch trailer (see below), but Nickelodeon promises that the new film will reveal six "brand-new" birds, as well.

You can see Angry Birds Space if you tune into Nickelodeon on Friday March 23rd at 6pm.

Also, from MCV:

Angry Birds Space film gets Nickelodeon airing

An exclusive short film based on new iOS release Angry Birds Space will get its first airing on the UK this Friday (March 23rd) at 6pm.

It ties in with today’s global release of Angry Birds Space.

The film is exclusive to Nickelodeon and tells the story of how the iconic characters made the trip to space for their new game.

The Angry Birds franchise to date has attracted 700m downloads worldwide, making it the most downloaded game series ever made.

Also, from GamesPress via Gamasutra:

ANGRY BIRDS SOAR TO NICKELODEON IN AN EXCLUSIVE SHORT FILM, “ANGRY BIRDS SPACE,” PREMIERING FRIDAY 23RD MARCH AT 6 P.M.

[This unedited Nickelodeon UK press release is made available courtesy of Gamasutra and its partnership with notable game PR-related resource GamesPress.]

London, 22nd March, 2012 - An all-new exclusive Angry Birds short film, “Angry Birds Space” lands on Nickelodeon on Friday 23 rd March at 6 p.m.

“Angry Birds Space” is a global exclusive to Nickelodeon and will also reveal six brand-new birds.

This animated short tells the story of how the Angry Birds end up in space. It begins on a day much like any other, but suddenly a cosmic vortex appears and brings visitors from another galaxy with some unfriendly intentions. This means the heroic birds have to slingshot themselves into a new adventure - space.

Angry Birds are the most downloaded games ever, with over 700M downloads in the two years since they launched. The Angry Birds Space game will be available worldwide on from today.

About Nickelodeon UK

Nickelodeon is the top performing commercial kids TV network in the UK. Launched in 1993, it comprises seven dedicated award-winning entertainment channels for kids aged 2-12: Nickelodeon, Nickelodeon HD, Nick Replay, Nicktoons, Nicktoons Replay, Nick Jr., and Nick Jr. 2.

The Nickelodeon network now reaches more than 10 million viewers a month and is available in 12.7 million cable and satellite homes.

The company has built a diverse multi-platform business by putting kids first in everything it does and includes critically acclaimed and hugely popular television programming and production in the United Kingdom and around the world, plus consumer products, online, events, recreation and feature films.

Nickelodeon is available on Sky 604, Virgin 712 and TalkTalk 315 nick.co.uk