Under the renewal deal with Viacom International Media Networks, the Middle Eastern free-to-air children's channel will continue to air Nickelodeon content on weekdays for one hour of preschool in the morning, 90 minutes of animation and live-action in the afternoon, plus a maximum of two hours of live-action in the evening.
New animated pick-ups for the Middle East channel include season one of CGI series "Robot & Monster", seasons one and two of preschool series "Bubble Guppies", Russian animation "Kikoriki", season one of "Planet Sheen" (the spin-off of "The Adventures of Jimmy Neutron: Boy Genius") and season one of "Legend of Korra".
Among the live-action titles in the latest Nickelodeon block are "Fred: The Show", "Supah Ninjas" season one and "The Troop", seasons one and two. MBC3 has taken 520 episodes of Nickelodeon content per year since 2010:
C21Media is also reporting the Nick News in the same article that Nickelodeon & Viacom Consumer Products has named Petia Toncheva as senior licensing manager for Russia and CIS. She joins from cosmetic brands and licensing firm Clever Company in Moscow:
Nick deals in Mid-East
MBC3 in the Middle East has renewed its block deal for Nickelodeon programming and bagged a number of new animated and live-action series.
Under the renewal with Viacom International Media Networks, the free-to-air channel will continue to air Nickelodeon content on weekdays for one hour of preschool in the morning, 90 minutes of animation and live-action in the afternoon, plus a maximum of two hours of live-action in the evening.
New animated pick-ups for the Middle East channel include season one of CGI series Robot & Monster, seasons one and two of preschooler Bubble Guppies, Russian animation Kikoriki, season one of Planet Sheen and season one of Legend of Korra.
Among the live-action titles in the latest Nickelodeon block are Fred: The Show, Supah Ninjas season one and The Troop, seasons one and two. MBC3 has taken 520 episodes of Nickelodeon content per year since 2010.
Elsewhere in the Middle East region, pay-TV broadcaster OSN has picked up Comedy Central properties including Daily Show with Jon Stewart, daily and global editions of The Colbert Report, plus South Park season 15.
In other news, Nickelodeon & Viacom Consumer Products has named Petia Toncheva as senior licensing manager for Russia and CIS. She joins from cosmetic brands and licensing firm Clever Company in Moscow.
C21 reporter
20-02-2013
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SHOWS: Bubble Guppies, Daily Show with Jon Stewart, Fred: The Show, Kikoriki, Legend of Korra, Planet Sheen, Robot & Monster, South Park, Supah Ninjas, The Colbert Report
COMPANIES: MBC3, OSN, Viacom International Media Networks
SECTIONS: C21Kids
COUNTRIES: Middle East
