Nickelodeon UK Announces No Plans To Launch A Brand New Programming Block Soon

UPDATE - Nickelodeon UK have confirmed to NickALive! that there is currently no plans for Nickelodeon UK to launch a brand new programming block in the near future.

Nickelodeon UK fanblog NickUKHub are reporting that Nickelodeon UK and Ireland has announced in a email that Nickelodeon UK and Ireland and Nickelodeon HD UK are planning to launch and start to show a brand new Nickelodeon Programming block (similar to Nickelodeon UK's "Anubis Omnibus" and "Nickelodeon Shuffle"/"Nick Shuffle" programming blocks) soon, possibly as part of "October 2012 on Nickelodeon UK". No more information about Nickelodeon UK's brand new programming block, such as whether it will be a weekday, weekend, morning, afternoon or evening programming block, is currently available.

Nickelodeon Asia Announces Plans To Premiere The Animated Original Nickelodeon Series "The Legend Of Korra" On Friday 28th September 2012!

Nickelodeon South East Asia has announced in their official Nickelodeon websites, Nick-Asia.com, latest Nickelodeon e-Newsletter ("September 2012") that Nickelodeon South East Asia will start to premiere and show the brand new animated original Nickelodeon series (Nicktoon) "The Legend Of Korra" in Malaysia, Singapore and the Philippines from Friday 28th September 2012, where Nickelodeon South East Asia will premiere the first episode in Malaysia and Singapore at 6.30pm and in the Philippines at 7.00pm, as part of "September on Nickelodeon Asia":

New Show! The Legend of Korra

Join the headstrong and rebellious, 17-year-old Korra (Aang reincarnated) who embarks on her quest to become the next Avatar!

Friday, September 28
@ 6.30pm (MY [Nickelodeon Malaysia]/ SG [Nickelodeon Singapore]), @ 7.00pm (PH [Nickelodeon Philippines])

Watch!.

Nickelodeon Asia Announces Plans To Premiere The Brand New "Bubble Guppies" Episode Called "Humunga-Truck!" On Monday 17th September 2012

Nickelodeon South East Asia has announced in their official Nickelodeon websites, Nick-Asia.com, latest Nickelodeon e-Newsletter (for 'September 2012') that Nickelodeon South East Asia will premiere and show the brand new episode of Nickelodeon Preschool's popular CGI animated original show "Bubble Guppies" called "Humunga-Truck!" in Malaysia and Singapore at 9.00am and in the Philippines at 11.00am on Monday 17th September 2012, as part of "September on Nickelodeon Asia":

Premiere! Bubble Guppies

Oh no! The "Humunga-Truck" robot is stuck in the mud! Can you lend a helping hand [or fin!] to Gil & Molly to rescue it?

Weekday, September 17
@ 9:00an (MY [Nickelodeon Malaysia]/ SG [Nickelodeon Singapore]), 11:00am (PH [Nickelodeon Philippines])

Watch!.

In the brand new episode of "Bubble Guppies" titled "Humunga-Truck!", Nickelodeon's preschool viewers learn that there are lots of different kinds of trucks, but only one that can turn into a giant robot - Humunga-Truck! The Bubble Guppies learn all about different kinds of trucks on their way to the big Truck Show. (Episode synopsis from the episodes webpage on the official Amazon Instant Video website.)

Leading Kids Broadcasters Headed To The Asian Animation Summit

From Kidscreen:

Leading kids broadcasters headed to Asian Animation Summit

As the first annual Asian Animation Summit (AAS) set for December 10-11 quickly approaches, a number of prominent international broadcast executives have confirmed their attendance for the event which will take place at the InterContinental Kuala Lumpur.

Broadcasters confirmed for the summit include:

Jules Borkent – SVP of programming and acquisitions, Nickelodeon International

Karen Miller – executive director, acquisitions and co-productions, Disney Channels Worldwide

Sarah Muller – head of development and acquisitions, CBBC, BBC Children's

Jocelyn Hamilton – VP of original programming, kids, comedy and drama, Corus Entertainment

Tiphaine de Raguenel – head of children’s and youth activities, France Télévisions

Frank Dietz – deputy program director/head of acquisitions and co-productions, Super RTL

Kim Wilson – creative head, children's and youth programming, CBC Canada

Laurence Blaevoet – director of youth programming, Canal+

Henrietta Hurford-Jones – director of CBeebies Investment, BBC Worldwide

Nicole Keeb – head of international co-productions and acquisitions, Children and Youth, ZDF

Carole Bonneau – VP of programming, TELETOON Canada

Luca Milano – head of animation production, RAI Fiction

In addition, broadcasters from the Asian region planning to attend include Australia's ABC TV; Malaysia's Media Prima, Astro, RTM and TV Al-Hijrah; Korea's KBS, EBS and Tooniverse, Singapore’s Mediacorps; and the Asian offices of Nickelodeon, Disney and Cartoon Network.

An initiative of Australia’s ABC TV, Korea’s KOCCA and Malaysia’s MDeC, the Asian Animation Summit is produced and owned by Kidscreen, and will showcase the best new animated projects from Australia, Korea, Malaysia and Singapore to potential co-producers, broadcasters, distributors and investors.

AAS 2012 takes place two days after Asia Television Forum (December 5 to 7), with a weekend in between for travel from Singapore to Kuala Lumpur.

More information about the Asian Animation Summit can be found online at www.asiananimationsummit.com.

Tags: Asian Animation Summit, InterContinental Kuala Lumpur

Nickelodeon And The US National Football League Extend Partnership; NickToons To Premiere Season Two Of "NFL Rush Zone: Season of the Guardians" In November 2012

From Kidscreen:

Nick and the NFL head back to Rush Zone

Nickelodeon and the US National Football League have extended their partnership and will launch season two of their original half-hour animated kids series NFL Rush Zone: Season of the Guardians on NickToons this November.

The 24-episode season is based on the NFL's virtual world and web portal NFL Rush Zone which launched in 2007 and spawned the animated series Rush Zone: Guardians of the Core. The original series bowed on NickToons US in September 2010.

NFL Rush Zone: Season of the Guardians, aimed at a broad six to 13 demographic and produced by Rollman Entertainment, sees young hero Ish and his friends embark on a quest to protect the league's 32 teams and the world from a new crop of super villains.

The series features an all-star voice cast including NFL stars such as New Orleans Saints quarterback Drew Brees and Dallas Cowboys Pro Bowl linebacker DeMarcus Ware.

To support the series launch, NickToons and the NFL have created weekly video segments featuring NFL Network analyst and Pro Football Hall of Famer Deion Sanders that will premiere on NickToons following Sunday NFL matchups.

The new episodes will be available on Nicktoons.com and NFLRUSH.com following each episode’s broadcast premiere, and will be promoted on video boards in NFL stadiums.

NFL Rush Zone will be also be available on mobile devices this season featuring exclusive content based on the animated TV series.

Tags: National Football League, NFL Rush Zone: Season of the Guardians, Nickelodeon, NickToons, Rollman Entertainment

Also, from C21Media:

Nick returns to the field

Viacom's Nickelodeon has greenlit a second season of the American football-themed cartoon it coproduces with the NFL, this time in long-form.

NFL Rush Zone
NFL Rush Zone: Season of the Guardians (24x30′) will launch on US cablenet Nicktoons this November, with production coming from Rollman Entertainment. Each episode will go live on nicktoons.com and NFLRush.com after each on-air premiere.

This comes after Nick and the NFL, which this week secured another multi-year agreement with UK satcaster BSkyB, partnered on an initial 22-episode short-form season in 2010. The NFL launched the kids-aimed online world NFL Rush Zone in late 2007.

The new season will feature NFL players and coaches, with the plot following a group of kids that protect the NFL and its 32 teams from a master villain.

Additionally, exclusive video segments featuring comment from NFL Network analysts will run on Nicktoons after NFL games have been played on Sundays.

The news follows last month’s shake-up at Nick, which saw Russell Hicks made president of content development and production and president of animation Brown Johnson leave after nearly two decades with the kidscaster.

Jesse Whittock
07-09-2012
©C21Media

GENRES: Animation, Children's
SHOWS: NFL Rush Zone Season of the Guardians
COMPANIES: National Football League, Nickelodeon
SECTIONS: C21Kids
COUNTRIES: US

Nickelodeon Animation News: Global Sales Update

From Animation Insider:

TV Animation Sales 2012 (July-August)

TV Animation News: Global Sales Update

The following article spotlights news items regarding TV animation sales announced during the months of July and August 2012. A Canadian original production about a boy's vivid imagination (Justin Time), Nickelodeon's venture to the bottom of the ocean for preschool readiness (Bubble Guppies), and a CG series about song, dance, and camaraderie (Angelina Ballerina: The Next Steps), among several others, have made their way to new viewing territories in recent weeks.

[...]

Already well into its second season is the fantasy cartoon Ben & Holly's Little Kingdom, which started debuting said second season on Channel 5 (UK) in mid-July 2012. The animated series, produced by London's AstleyBakerDavies, introduces young viewers into a tiny world guided by the insights of Ben, an elf, and Holly, a fairy. eOne Family, which manages Ben & Holly's Little Kingdom, has secured promotional and licensing support through the autumn season for stage performances, apps, apparel, and more. A regular timeslot is scheduled for Nick Jr. UK later this year as well [Nick Jr. UK already airs "Ben & Holly's Little Kingdom"]. eOne Family orchestrated a number of television sales earlier this year.

[...]

Bubble Guppies
Nickelodeon's undersea preschool project about music-driven fish kids who promote school readiness in math, literacy, and the sciences, Bubble Guppies, was the focus of several third-party broadcast agreements a few weeks ago. Relatively new television agreements for the first season of Bubble Guppies includes TSR (Switzerland), EBS (Korea), Home Choice (Korea), and Telenica (Nicaragua). TVA (Canada) and Teletica (Costa Rica) picked up the CG series' second season, while PBS (Thailand) acquired both the first and second season, via POD Worldwide.

[...]

Olive the Ostrich
Sprout (U.S.) acquired the animated series Olive the Ostrich in late August 2012. The preschool cartoon, which currentlyairs in the UK and Canada, is about a busy family of ostriches and the daughter, Olive, who adores traveling to new places and learning new things (by sticking her head in the sand and ultimately popping up somewhere else and somewhere new). The indie artists of Blue-Zoo Animation Studio (London, England) produced Olive the Ostrich in association with the UK's Prince's Foundation for Children & the Arts ["Olive the Ostrich" is currently show regularly on Nick Jr. UK and Ireland].

Ni Hao, Kai-lan
In general TV sales news for Nickelodeon programming, a number of southeast Asia deals hit the newswire this past month. The second season of the catchy 2D preschool animation Ni Hao, Kai-lan found its way to NTV7 (Malaysia), along with another season of SpongeBob SquarePants and the first season of Planet Sheen. Juita Viden (Malaysia) picked up seasons six and seven of the original Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles cartoon. International Media JS Company (Vietnam) acquired the first two seasons of Penguins of Madagascar, the first season of Kung Fu Panda TV, and the sixth and seventh seasons of Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles.

PBS (Thailand) agreed to take on the first three seasons of Wonder Pets!, and Channel 7 (Thailand) the first two seasons of Penguins of Madagascar and the first season of Kung Fu Panda TV. MediaCorp okto (Singapore) inked new agreements for all sorts of SpongeBob SquarePants, including a renewal of season six and an acquisition of season seven.

Mind Candy Announces "Moshi Monsters" Golden Ticket Promotion; Nickelodeon UK To Advertise "Moshi Monsters" Promotion On Television And The Official Nickelodeon UK Website, Nick.co.uk

From Licensing.biz:

Over 1m Moshi Monsters golden tickets in mags

Mind Candy offers readers a free 24 hours of Moshi Monsters membership.

This month our sister publication ToyNews contains a golden ticket offering readers a free 24 hours on Moshi Monsters.

It’s part of a campaign which has seen the golden tickets inserted into over one million UK magazines. The offer runs until September 10th.

Mind Candy is also targeting young gamers and Moshi fans via children's networks such as CITV, Cartoon Network and Nickelodeon. Special ads promoting the Golden Ticket have been running for three months.

Takeovers will see Moshi Monsters invading the Cartoon Network, Nickelodeon and Swapit websites for the next five weeks. There’s also a dedicated campaign running over multiple social networks.

Tags: moshi monsters

Also, from MCV:

Mind Candy readies global campaign for Moshi Monsters Golden Ticket offer

This week's issue of MCV includes a Golden Ticket that gives users 24 hours of free membership to Moshi Monsters.

The ticket is part of a massive worldwide campaign by Mind Candy to raise awareness of the online kids phenomenon. More than one million tickets have been inserted into kids, parents and trade magazines since July.

Each ticket grants contains a unique code that can be redeemed at www.moshimember.com, granting access to the site's paid features like new mini-games and advanced social options.

Promotions are running across 10 key territories around the globe. In the UK, Mind Candy is mainly targeting young gamers and Moshi fans via children’s TV networks, such as CITV, Cartoon Network and Nickelodeon. Special ads promoting the Golden Ticket offer have been running for three months.

Meanwhile online takeovers will see Cartoon Network, Nickelodeon and Swapit dominated by Moshi Monsters for five weeks. There is also a dedicated campaign running over multiple social networks.

Tags: moshi monsters , marketing , mind candy , Moshi , golden ticket

"Sopranos" Star James Gandolfini Set For Cameo in Nickelodeon's Upcoming Original Television Movie "Nicky Deuce"

From Broadway World:

James Gandolfini Set For Cameo in Nickelodeon's NICKY DEUCE

As first reported on Deadline.com, James Gandolfini will join his former 'Sopranos' co-stars in the upcoming Nickelodeon movie NICKY DEUCE. The actor will make a cameo appearance in the film which is based on Soprano's scripe Steve Schirripa's children's book. Schriripa will also produce and star in the film.

Production on Nicky Deuce is currently underway in Montreal. The cast features former 'Soprano' cast members Michael Imperioli, Tony Sirico and Vincent Curatola. The film follows Nicholas Borelli II, (Noah Munck), described as "a nerdy, over-protected teen who gets caught in the adventure of a lifetime when he is sent to Brooklyn, NY to spend the summer with an uncle (Schirripa) and other members of his Italian American family he never knew he had." Eventually, Nicky uncovers family secrets and learns the hard way about life on the streets of Brooklyn.

Gandolfini, who filmed his role this past weekend, will portray Bobby Eggs, described as "a two-bit guy from the neighborhood who gets unintentionally "scrambled" by the young Nicky (Munck)."

Nicky Deuce is scheduled to premiere next year [2013] on Nickelodeon and Canada's YTV.

Nickelodeon USA To Premiere The Brand New CGI-Animated Preschool Series "Tickety Toc" From Monday 10th September 2012

Below is a Nickelodeon Press Release from Broadway World:

Nickelodeon Premieres CG-Animated Preschool Series TICKETY TOC, 9/10

Nickelodeon presents Tickety Toc, a brand-new CG-animated preschool series (26 episodes) that follows the comedic adventures of twins, Tommy and Tallulah. The half-hour series premiering Monday, Sept. 10, teaches kids about friendship, problem-solving and teamwork. New episodes will roll out Monday, Sept. 10 - Thursday, Sept. 13, at 9 a.m. (ET/PT).

Tickety Toc is created and directed by FunnyFlux Entertainment founder and president, Gil Hoon Jung and executive-produced by Nigel Pickard and Vanessa Hill for The Foundation. The series is produced by the Zodiak Kids Production Company, The Foundation, and FunnyFlux Entertainment. Tickety Toc will regularly air weekdays at 9 a.m. (ET/PT) on Nickelodeon.

"Tickety Toc allows viewers to enter an imaginative world of eccentric characters and slapstick surprises while being introduced to the concept of time in a fun and engaging way," said Teri Weiss, EVP of Production and Development, Nickelodeon Preschool. "The series allows preschoolers to join in the action-packed adventures, laughing and learning along the way."

"We are delighted Tickety Toc will be joining the brilliant line-up on Nickelodeon," said Nigel Pickard, CEO Zodiak MEAA/UK Family and Kids. "It is is a new and unique series for preschoolers who will enjoy following Tommy & Tallulah as they set off on their latest adventure."

On the wall of an old clock shop hangs a very special clock -- Tickety Toc clock. Every hour, on the hour, it chimes and out pop twins Tommy and Tallulah. Inside the clock is a fantastical and funny place inhabited by puppy-dog trains, hare-brained rabbits, cooking cows and weather-obsessed chickens. Each action-packed adventure centers on inseparable heroes, Tommy and Tallulah, as they race against time to save the day, return life to normal, and keep the clock ticking.

The schedule for the Sept. 10 premiere week for Tickety Toc is as follows (all times are 9 a.m. ET/PT):

- Monday, Sept. 10 - Race Time/Bouncy Time

It's Race Time and Hopparoo has beaten everyone in town except for Tallulah. Tommy tries to train his sister in a variety of silly ways. Tallulah races her own way and pulls off an amazing victory. / It's Bouncy Time and Tommy and Tallulah compete to see who can bounce the highest.

- Tuesday, Sept. 11 - Watermelon Time/Mystery Time

The twins set out to find a watermelon, but instead find a giant pumpkin that's too big to control! / Food is going missing all over Tickety Town and Tommy and Tallulah must solve the mystery.

- Wednesday, Sept. 12 - Jelly Sandwich Time/Bell Time

When Tommy and Tallulah spill jelly on a blanket, they must race to get it cleaned before Chime Time! / The twins try to fix McCoggins' bell in some very unusual ways before Chime Time.

- Thursday, Sept. 13 - Bubble Time/Fruity Pudding Time

The twins blow an unpoppable bubble that traps everyone - except Hopparoo! Can he get them free before Chime Time? / Madame Au Lait is busy making her pudding, so the twins polish the Clock House for her - with slippery results!

At www.nickjr.com, Nickelodeon's award-winning website for parents and preschoolers, kids can make Tickety Toc puppets, print Tommy and Tallulah coloring pages, and play a Tickety Toc Toe game. Plus, parents can watch Tickety Toc videos with their kids and find out more about the show, the characters, and the curriculum.

Zodiak Kids is the global independent leader in kids' entertainment, combining Zodiak Media's dedicated kids' Production Companies, Consumer Products and Sales Division. Zodiak Kids represents a yearly output of over 350 episodes of new programming produced by prominent producers: The Foundation (UK); Marathon Media (France); Tele Images Productions (France); and Zodiak Active Kids Entertainment Division (Italy). Sales for Zodiak kids are handled by a dedicated team within Zodiak Rights, one of the leading international distributors in the industry. Zodiak Kids boasts one of the largest, high-quality kids catalogues in the world, which includes Totally Spies!, the international hit animation series; Waybuloo, the CBeebies pre-school hit; Redakai, a brand new series on Cartoon Network US; Mister Maker, the ultimate arts and craft show; Gormiti, based on the extraordinarily successful figurine range that sold over 100 million pieces and Street Football, one of the top rated animated shows in France and Italy.

Nickelodeon, now in its 33rd 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 and feature films. Nickelodeon's U.S. television network is seen in more than 100 million households and has been the number-one-rated basic cable network for 17 consecutive years. Nickelodeon and all related titles, characters and logos are trademarks of Viacom Inc. (NASDAQ: VIA, VIA.B).

In the UK, Nickelodeon UK's preschool channel Nick Jr. UK and Ireland, premiered "Tickety Toc" on Monday 23rd April 2012.

Viacom International Media Networks Accelerates Distribution Of Multimedia Content With EMC Isilon

Below is a EMC Corporation press release via PRNewswire:

Viacom International Media Networks Accelerates Distribution of Multimedia Content with EMC Isilon

European TV Channel Operator Leverages EMC Isilon to Increase Performance and Reliability of Content Delivery for MTV, Nickelodeon and Comedy Central

AMSTERDAM, Sept. 6, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- IBC 2012 -- EMC Corporation (NYSE: EMC) today announced that Viacom International Media Networks (VIMN) has standardized on EMC® Isilon® scale-out storage for all of its media content in Europe.

VIMN is comprised of many of the world's most popular multimedia entertainment brands, including MTV, Nickelodeon, Comedy Central, BET, Paramount Channel, VH1, VIVA, COLORS, Game One and Tr3's MTV, Musica y Mas, which are seen globally in more than 600 million households in 170 territories and 37 languages via more than 200 locally programmed and operated TV channels. With more than two petabytes of Isilon storage, VIMN has improved the speed and delivery of its multimedia content across Europe.

Customer Benefits:

Streamlined Content Publishing — With Isilon, VIMN accelerated content publishing 150 percent by streamlining end-to-end content development, access, distribution and transmission.

* Improved Efficiency — VIMN's integration between Isilon, media asset management and playout systems automates flow of content to program schedules, reducing the number of operators per 25 channels from five to just one.

* Increased Performance — Isilon delivers 8,000 gigabytes of content per day to 100 playout servers in each media center simultaneously, ensuring that content is consistently available for daily program schedules.

* Enhanced Agility — Isilon enables VIMN to supply its creative teams with new storage resources in hours instead of weeks.

* Customer Challenges and Solution:

VIMN's prior distributed storage environment was difficult to scale and limited in performance, affecting its ability to reliably deliver media content to the broadcast channels. With media content growing by 600 terabytes annually, VIMN needed a centrally managed storage infrastructure integrated with its media asset management system to streamline and simplify content access, publishing and transmission.

After evaluating solutions from multiple storage vendors, VIMN chose EMC Isilon scale-out storage for its excellent scalability, performance and reliability. VIMN deployed Isilon NL-Series systems to consolidate media content from multiple sites across Europe to two primary media centers in London and Amsterdam, providing nearline storage for a global, file-based content delivery system. An additional Isilon system is deployed in VIMN's London content production environment, which also enables content delivery to locations outside of Europe, including Australia.

Isilon InsightIQ™ analytics enables VIMN to optimize performance and workflows, and forecast future storage needs. With Isilon's OneFS file system, VIMN maintains one global source of content for use with multiple reference language tracks across all multimedia channels. For disaster recovery and content sharing, VIMN is implementing Isilon SyncIQ® software to automatically replicate content between its two media centers.

VIMN's Evertz Mediator media asset management, Grass Valley® K2 Edge™ integrated automated playout system and MediaGenex channel management systems are integrated with the Isilon infrastructure.

Customer Quotes:

Tim Bertioli, Senior Director, Media & Technology Infrastructure, Viacom International Media Networks

"Our international content workflow is now almost completely file-based — access to content is streamlined for editing, compliance and desktop viewing. As a result, we've accelerated time-to-publication of new international content by 150 percent. By giving the channel teams more control over media content, Isilon has enabled us to execute on a completely new content publishing model in the broadcast industry."
"It's absolutely critical to our business to deliver complied, quality checked content to the networks in as short a time as possible. With Isilon, we no longer worry about being able to access the content for transmission in time. Isilon has given us real peace of mind."

"Our annual EMA event, as an example, is distributed to a potential global audience of over 600 million homes. It's vital that we are able to create and distribute multiple versions of the show for linear, mobile and on-demand viewing quickly — centralizing our storage for the different stages of our file-based workflow makes this possible."

"For our content production system in London, we can handle administration with one less full-time engineer because of Isilon's streamlined manageability and reliability. Overall, one engineer spends about an hour per week managing Isilon and we're saving a substantial sum per year in support costs. We pretty much just leave Isilon alone."

Roderick Aal, VP Technology, North and UK, Viacom International Media Networks

"Adopting the Isilon OneFS storage solution enables VIMN to store more content in more formats and make it instantly accessible simultaneously to more people at a lower cost than done before on linear tape-open digital file based tape storage."

"The Isilon OneFS storage solution has not just reduced costs, but has allowed us to make video content, such as video on demand, instantly accessible to more people at a lower cost. We've also been able to allow disparate applications and clients to share a single pool of storage that all users can access instantly and accelerate ROI on storage. Ultimately, VIMN has adopted a storage solution optimized specifically for the unique requirements of digital content, enabling us to store more content in more formats."

"In general, Isilon OneFS has enabled our businesses to use a common storage solution across multiple applications in the digital content lifecycle including production, archiving and delivery."

Additional Resources:

* Learn more about EMC Isilon

* Connect with EMC via Twitter, Facebook, YouTube, LinkedIn and ECN

About EMC

EMC Corporation is a global leader in enabling businesses and service providers to transform their operations and deliver IT as a service. Fundamental to this transformation is cloud computing. Through innovative products and services, EMC accelerates the journey to cloud computing, helping IT departments to store, manage, protect and analyze their most valuable asset — information — in a more agile, trusted and cost-efficient way. Additional information about EMC can be found at www.EMC.com.

EMC, Isilon, InsightIQ, OneFS and SyncIQ are either registered trademarks or trademarks of EMC Corporation in the United States and other countries. All other trademarks used herein are the property of their respective owners.

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YP Appoints Former Nickelodeon International Managing Director Jonathan Miller To Board Of Directors

Below is a YP press release via PRNewswire:

YP Appoints Digital Media Visionary Jonathan Miller to Board of Directors

TUCKER, Ga., Sept 6, 2012 /PRNewswire/ --YP, North America's largest local search, media and advertising company, announced today the appointment of Jonathan Miller, one of the world's most respected digital media executives, to the company's Board of Directors.

Mr. Miller most recently served as Chief Digital Officer of News Corporation as well as Chairman and CEO of the company's Digital Media Group. He continues to serve as an advisor to News Corporation. In those roles, Mr. Miller successfully transformed News Corporation's digital strategy by integrating the company's content onto emerging, third-party internet platforms. In addition to leading News Corporation's overall online strategy, Mr. Miller also oversaw the company's standalone digital businesses globally and represented the company on Hulu's Board of Directors.

Mr. Miller was also the Chairman and CEO of AOL from 2002 to 2006, during which he led the company to achieve a record annual profit growth of 21 percent.
"We are thrilled to have a person of Jon's stature join YP's Board of Directors," said David Krantz, CEO of YP." Jon is truly a digital visionary and has led some of the largest and most successful digital businesses in the world. I am confident that his unparalleled expertise and deep relationships in the industry will benefit YP's robust digital and mobile platforms enormously as we continue to innovate and meet the needs of our 700,000 advertisers and millions of YP.com and YPmobile users."

"I am honored to join YP as a board member at this exciting time in the company's history," said Mr. Miller. "YP's nearly $1 billion of annual digital revenues already makes it one of the largest media businesses in the U.S. And with YP.com and other search listing sites across the YP Local Ad Network generating more than 70 million monthly unique visitors, YP is well placed to leverage its strong market position. Coupled with its still-robust print directory business, the company offers the broadest and most cost effective range of ways for local businesses to connect with their customers. I look forward to working with the company as it continues to grow its online and mobile businesses to reach its full digital potential."

Mr. Miller was a founding partner of Velocity Interactive Group (now Fuse Capital), an investment firm focusing on digital media and the consumer Internet industry. Prior to joining AOL, he served as President and CEO of USA Information and Services (now IACI and Expedia) and Managing Director of Nickelodeon International, a unit of Viacom's MTV Networks. From 1987 to 1993, Mr. Miller was Vice President, Programming and Co-General Manager of NBA Entertainment, where he was responsible for league-wide brand management and programming.

Mr. Miller is a member of the Board of Directors of the American Film Institute, Shutterstock, TripAdvisor and Ticketmaster, and serves on the Board of Trustees of Emerson College and WNYC Public Radio in New York. Mr. Miller received his B.A. with honors from Harvard College.

ABOUT YP

YP is North America's largest local search, media and advertising company. Its mission is to develop innovative solutions that connect consumers and businesses. Millions of searches occur daily using YP products to find, compare and select local merchants. The company's flagship consumer brands include the YP.comSM site, a top 40 U.S. Web domain, the highly rated YPSM app and the YP Real Yellow PagesSM directory, the largest Yellow Pages directory in the world by revenue.

The company's wide range of print and digital advertising products is designed to address the evolving local search needs of consumers and help advertisers grow their business. The YPSM search and display Local Ad Network provides advertisers with an opportunity to reach more than 180 million monthly users across more than 300 affiliated online and mobile publishers. Through customized campaigns designed by expert advisors, YP provides local businesses with one of the most cost effective sources for consumer leads.

YP products and service are backed by thousands of media consultants and customer service professionals in local markets across the US with relationships spanning over 700,000 businesses. An affiliate of Cerberus Capital Management, L.P., one of the world's leading private investment firms, recently acquired a controlling interest in YP from AT&T.

Keep tabs on YPSM updates on Facebook: www.facebook.com/YP or by following @YP on Twitter.

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