NickToons UK Announces Plans To Premiere More Brand New "Kung Fu Panda: Legends Of Awesomeness" Episodes In February 2013!

The official Sky Media UK websites' 'Sky TV's Children's Television Highlights In February 2013' webpage has announced the Nickelodeon UK News that Nickelodeon UK and Ireland's animation channel, NickToons UK and Ireland, will premiere and show more brand new episode of the popular animated Nickelodeon series (Nicktoon) "Kung Fu Panda: Legends of Awesomeness" Saturday's during February 2013 as part of "February on Nicktoons UK 2013":

Kung Fu Panda
NickToons
Saturdays Throughout February

Po is back again this February with even more brand new butt kicking episodes of Kung Fu Panda!

British Children's Television Channel 'Kix' To Show "Power Rangers Jungle Fury" From Saturday 9th February 2013

According to the official Sky Media UK websites' 'Sky TV's Children's Television Schedule Highlights In February 2013' webpage, Kix, a free-to-air children's and teen's television channel in the UK, has announced the children's television news that the channel will start to show the "Power Rangers" series "Power Rangers Jungle Fury", the the sixteenth installment in the North American children's television series which uses footage from "Juken Sentai Gekiranger", the thirty-first Japanese "Super Sentai" series, from Saturday 9th February 2013:

Power Rangers Jungle Fury
Kix
Starts Saturday 9 February

For over ten thousand years, a spirit of pure evil has been locked away and safely guarded by the secretive Kung Fu clan, PAI ZHUQ, “Order of the Claw” who use martial arts that taps into individual animal spirts that dwells within each human. But now evil has escaped and the Pai Zhuq must select their three top members to fight this evil. Once selected, the three Kung Fu warriors are given the special gift of becoming Power Rangers, Earth’s only hope to stop their army of evil animal spirits from overtaking the human world.

Cupcake Digital To Release Brand New Interactive Storybook Apps Based On Nick Jr.'s "Tickety Toc"

The 'iKids News' news column of the children's entertainment news website Kidscreen is reporting the news that the New York City, New York, USA-based digital media company Cupcake Digital will bring characters from the Zodiak Kids' popular preschool series "Tickety Toc" to digital life through 12 brand new interactive storybook apps:

Tickety Toc syncs with mobile screens

New York-based Cupcake Digital will bring characters from the Zodiak Kids preschool series Tickety Toc to digital life via 12 new storybook apps.

The apps are currently in development and will be available on iTunes, Amazon, Google Play and Barnes & Noble on the iOS, Android, NOOK and Kindle Fire platforms starting this Spring.

The apps will feature three modes of reading, professional narration as well as learning-based games.

The deal was brokered by US licensing agent Established Brands and Canadian licensing agent Studio Licensing on behalf of Zodiak Kids. The apps will precede Tickety Toc’s consumer products launch this fall, which will be led by master toy partner Just Play and home entertainment partner Anchor Bay Entertainment.

The CGI series launched in April 2012 in the UK and debuted in the US on Nick Jr. in October. The news follows last week's announcement of more licensing partners for the preschool brand.

Tags: Cupcake Digital, Nick Jr., Tickety Toc

Exim Licensing Announced As The Latin American Licensing Agent For UK's Platinum Films' Animated Series "Matt Hatter Chronicles"

The children's entertainment news website Kidscreen is reporting the news that the Miami, Florida, USA-based Exim Licensing will serve as the licensing agent for the UK-based Platinum Films' animated series "Matt Hatter Chronicles" in Latin America, where a consolidated licensing and merchandising rollout is planned for 2014:

Matt Hatter goods headed for South America

Miami-based Exim Licensing will serve as the licensing agent for UK-based Platinum Films’ boys-centric series Matt Hatter Chronicles in Latin America, where a consolidated licensing and merchandising rollout is planned for 2014.

Exim will be responsible for signing licensees across multiple categories and implementing a designated retail program and consumer marketing campaign across the region.

Matt Hatter has already sold to Spanish pubcaster RTVE’s Clan TV, Canal Panda in Portugal and Spain, Canada’s Teletoon, Nickelodeon ANZ [Nickelodeon Australia and New Zealand], Network Ten Australia, TVNZ New Zealand, RTE in Eire, SABC South Africa and JCC Middle East Region.

The Exim licensing portfolio currently includes Ben 10, Hello Kitty, StarWars, Strawberry Shortcake, Pokemon and Power Rangers. Exim’s digital division, Exim Technology, will support the product launch with a digital campaign including mobile-enhancing promotions, social media events, advergaming and augmented reality mobile apps.

The South American L&M program will follow the UK 2013 roll out spearheaded by ITVS GE, which represents the brand across merchandising, publishing, promotional and home entertainment rights in UK, Eire, Australia and New Zealand.

Tags: Exim Licensing Grouo, Latin America, Matt Hatter Chronicles

A Week In The Life Of: Mark Swift, Vice-President, Commercial Director At Viacom International Media Networks UK, Australia And Eastern Europe

In a special article on the official MediaWeek website, mediaweek.co.uk, Mark Swift, vice-president (VP), commercial director at Viacom International Media Networks UK, Australia and Eastern Europe and Pulp's first drummer, has given readers a special look into a week in the life of an VIMN executive:

My Media Week: Mark Swift

This week, Mark Swift, vice-president, commercial director, Viacom International Media Networks UK, Australia and Eastern Europe talks commercial partnerships, parties with the cast of 'Geordie Shore' and enjoys the new musical talent at MTV Brand New 2013.

[...]

Monday

I am woken as usual at 6.30am by the dulcet tones of Christian O’Connell on Absolute Radio, to be informed that "today is the most depressing day of the year given it is mid-January, we have all given up on our New Year's resolutions, it is still cold and dark when we get up and come home, and we are all skint’.

Then, he plays The Manic Street Preachers.

That's it for me. I'm straight out of bed, showered, changed and out of the door by 7am. Home is Ealing, so the journey into work at MTV's HQ in Camden is relatively stress-free. This gives me time to read the first emails of the week, which, on a Monday, are always from our Sydney office.

Monday morning is spent getting across the latest regional ad revenue forecasts in preparation for weekly sales calls.

This means that Monday actually starts and ends with Australia – with a final call with Sydney at 9pm. Our Aus team are in the midst of a heatwave right now – must work out when I can get down there for a face-to-face meeting.

I spend the afternoon with our legal team to conclude a couple of advertising sales representation contracts that we are negotiating for our channels with Gazprom in Russia and AtMedia in Hungary. Meetings in Moscow, Budapest and Warsaw were certainly highlights last year, but I'm going to hold out from any visits for the next couple of months, especially to -15 degree Moscow.

Tonight it's MTV Brand New for 2013 – presented by Emporio Armani Diamonds. MTV Brand New is MTV UK’s annual shortlist of the 10 artists that the network believes are destined to break through in 2013. Tonight, The Vaccines (an MTV Brand New 2011 nominee) will be headlining at Camden's Electric Ballroom, alongside this year's MTV Brand New acts – Tom Odell and Kodaline.

Tuesday

This morning I meet with Dave Sibley, executive vice-president, managing director, Be Viacom, and then it's back to Camden to meet with a new client with whom we are entering into a commercial partnership, where we invest ad space across our portfolio in return for a share of revenues. We have had great success with this business model over the years, and it's a great way to bring in brands that are totally new to television, such as Ella’s Kitchen and Little Dish.

I meet with our MTV UK Events team this afternoon. As a network, we invest heavily in on-the-ground commercial partnerships, which, in the last two years alone, has seen us taking MTV to Ibiza, Glasgow, Belfast and Manchester. Meeting Bobby Gillespie of Primal Scream in Ibiza and seeing Alicia Keys perform at Manchester Cathedral were definite career highlights.

Tonight we have the final night of MTV Brand New for 2013 – this time at the Forum in Kentish Town – featuring last year's winner, Conor Maynard, alongside Gabrielle Aplin and Little Nikki. The Emporio Armani Diamonds team are out in force – great night, great music – all in a day’s work.

Wednesday

This morning, I'm off to Victoria with Tom Armstrong, vice-president, digital sales, Be Viacom, to meet with Sky Media's Richard Hawking and Julian Dobinson. Our partnership with Sky is strong and very important to us – they are a forward-thinking company and the Sky Media team deliver great results in the market.

This evening, I am at the ME Hotel on the Strand (incredible space – you must check out the views from the 10th floor) - for MTV UK's 2013 Programming launch.

Last year was a great year for MTV UK, with its highest ratings for five years, including record-breaking ratings (one million-plus) from 'Geordie Shore'. We're pretty proud that we're the number one music TV network in the UK (according to BARB figures), and to top it all, Kerry Taylor, our SVP director of television, introduces MTV's new programming slate and music plans for 2013, to a packed room of journalists and clients.

The inimitable Nev and Max, of MTV’s hit international show 'Catfish' (which premieres on MTV UK this week) are at the event, as are the cast of 'Geordie Shore' (in the mood to party, as always). MTV Brand New nominee Gabrielle Aplin performs an incredible-set – very special in such an intimate setting – and MTV News presenter Becca DJs.

Sameer Amin and Alina Dumitrache from Reckitt Benckiser come along to the event and we have a long chat about Nick Jr. We're going to meet to conclude our discussions.

Thursday

This morning I chair a Viacom International Media Networks UK and Ireland commercial meeting with teams from MTV, Nickelodeon and Comedy Central. There are a whole range of new opportunities on the table, ranging from noodles to make-up.

Meet up with Mark Brown of MarkBrown Media to put the finishing touches to our 2013 Teleshopping contract. This is the third year we have worked with Mark's team, so it is a good feeling to sign the new deal over a few drinks.

It's then back to Ealing, where I find the kids immersed in the network portfolio. Tom's in one room watching Nickelodeon and the girls are in the other watching 'Friends' on Comedy Central. I interrupt them (in an effort to generate some cool credibility) to tell them all about meeting the 'Geordie Shore' cast last night.

If only I could get a BARB box in the house.

Friday

I spend the morning with our head of digital sales, Duncan McCrum, as we meet Nickelodeon to take them through latest forecasts for their sites and strategy for the coming year.

I don't do "dry Januarys", so when Friday lunchtime comes I head to the Gaucho in Piccadilly to eat a juicy steak and share a decent bottle of red or two with Adrian Lee, head of channel partners from Sky. It's a great way to catch up on business and finish off the week (after all it's a long way back to Camden!)

Personal CV

Age... ask my mum
Favourite Media... Sky Sports
Biggest inspiration... Paul Taylor, BMP
Dream job... Nick Milligan’s (SKY Media)
One thing not a lot of people know... I was Pulp's first drummer

Mark Swift: VP, commercial director, Viacom Brand Solutions UK & Ireland,vice-president, commercial director, Viacom Brand Solutions UK & Ireland

Nickelodeon UK To Premiere The Brand New Australian Drama Series "Dance Academy" On Monday 11th February 2013

The official Sky Media UK websites' 'Sky TV's Children's Television Highlights In February 2013' webpage has announced the Nickelodeon UK News that Nickelodeon UK will start to premiere and show the brand new Australian teen-oriented television drama series "Dance Academy" on Nickelodeon UK & Ireland and Nickelodeon HD UK from Monday 11th February 2013, as part of "February on Nickelodeon UK 2013". Although the exact timeslot has yet to be confirmed by Nick UK, Nickelodeon UK is expected to debut the show "Dance Academy" at 6.30pm (repeated at 7.30pm on Nick UK's +1 (plus-one) timeshift channel, Nickelodeon+1), straight after Nickelodeon UK premieres the brand new episode of the popular Nickelodeon comedy series "Victorious" called "Wanko's Warehouse" at 6.00pm (replayed at 7.00pm on Nick+1):

Dance Academy
Nickelodeon
Starts Friday 11 February

Dance Academy follows small town girl Tara Webster as she pursues her dream of becoming a professional ballet dancer at the fictitious National Academy of Dance. Tara soon discovers that there's much more to this school than dancing!

To celebrate the launch Nick UK's brand new drama series, Nickelodeon UK's Press team recently held a exclusive press screening of their new show, "Dance Academy", at the Pineapple Dance Studios dance studio complex in the Covent Garden area of central London, UK.

Nickelodeon UK's brand new show "Dance Academy" is a Australian drama series that follows small-town girl Tara Webster (portrayed by Australian actress and dancer Xenia Goodwin) as she pursues her dream of becoming a professional ballet dancer at the fictitious National Academy of Dance. After 15-year-old Tara spins her way into the best school in the country, she is positive her life will be spectacular. But unfortunately, while she's lucky to have been born with an athleticism almost perfectly suited for ballet, she's far behind in her training.

In addition to the intense work out schedules and her troubles on the dance floor, Tara soon realizes it takes a lot more to survive than just dancing at this school - a spiteful roommate, first-time heartbreak and homesickness blend together to make this dream more difficult to achieve than she initially thought.

Throughout the series, while learning ballet, Tara Webster also learns contemporary and hip-hop dance, alongside fellow students Katrina Karamakov (played by Alicia Banit), Ethan Karamakov (Tim Pocock), Samuel "Sammy" Lieberman (Tom Green), Abigail Armstrong (Dena Kaplan) and Christian Reed (Jordan Rodrigues).

"Dance Academy" is produced by Werner Films Productions in association with the Australian Broadcasting Corporation, Screen Australia, Film Victoria, Film New South Wales and ZDF for Germany. Series (season) one of "Dance Academy" debuted on the Australian public television channel ABC1 on 31st May 2010. Series two premiered on Australian Broadcasting Corporation's children's public television channel ABC3 on 12th March 2012, and a brand new third season (series 3) is currently in production and is expected to premiere on Australian TV during mid-2013. Nickelodeon USA's TeenNick Network also picked up the broadcast rights to the series in February 2012.

Nickelodeon UK To Premiere The Nickelodeon 2013 Kids' Choice Awards On Sunday 24th March 2013 at 5.30pm!

Nickelodeon UK and Ireland has the very exciting Nickelodeon UK News in the following Press Release that Nickelodeon UK will premiere and show Nickelodeon's 26th Annual Kids' Choice Awards ceremony, the Nickelodeon 2013 Kids' Choice Awards, which will be presented by the North American actor Josh Duhamel ("Transformers: Dark of the Moon", "New Year's Eve" and upcoming "Safe Haven"), on Nickelodeon UK and Ireland and Nickelodeon HD UK on Sunday 24th March 2013 at 5.30pm (repeated at 6.30pm on Nickelodeon +1), less than 24 hours after Nickelodeon holds the the Nickelodeon Kids' Choice Awards 2013 on Saturday 23rd March 2013 at the Galen Center at USC [University of Southern California] in Los Angeles, California, USA! Nick UK has also announced the Nick UK News that one of the UK-specific Nickelodeon 2013 Kids' Choice Awards award category's exclusive to Nickelodeon UK's version of "Kids' Choice Awards 2013" will be "Favourite UK TV Show"!:

ACTOR JOSH DUHAMEL TO HOST NICKELODEON’S KIDS’ CHOICE AWARDS 2013

Star-Studded Slime Fest to hit UK screens on Sunday, 24th March at 5:30pm

London, 23rd January 2013 – Kids' Choice Awards slime recipient and Transformers actor, Josh Duhamel (Transformers: Dark of the Moon, New Year's Eve and upcoming Safe Haven) will take the reins for the first time as host of Nickelodeon’s Kids’ Choice Awards 2013, broadcast on Sunday, 24th March at 5:30pm. Celebrated as the ultimate kid experience where Hollywood and slime collide, kids rule and honour their favourites from the worlds of film, music, sports and television. The celebrity-filled ceremony will take place at USC’s Galen Center on 23rd March with UK audiences able to see all of the slime and star action less than 24 hours after the live US show. The nominees for this year’s awards will be revealed in the upcoming weeks.

“Josh Duhamel will be joined by the world’s biggest stars on stage at this year's Kids' Choice Awards in L.A.,” said Tina McCann, Managing Director, Nickelodeon UK & Ireland. “UK kids can take part in the show by voting for their favourite movie, TV and music stars online.”

"Nickelodeon's Kids' Choice Awards is a great event that celebrates kids by honouring their opinions and taps into the kid in all of us," said Duhamel. "I have a lot of secret plans for when I host the awards, but I can tell you I'm excited to lead millions of kids into total crazy fun, chaos... and, of course, endless
slime!"

One of Hollywood’s top leading men, Duhamel recently began production on the drama You're Not You, alongside Hilary Swank and Emmy Rossum. This month, Duhamel will be seen in the star-studded, ensemble comedy Movie 43 alongside Emma Stone, Hugh Jackman, Halle Berry, Kate Winslet and Richard Gere, among others. In February, Duhamel will star opposite Julianne Hough in Lasse Hallstrom's Safe Haven, and the thriller Scenic Route. Additional film credits include the romantic comedy Life as We Know It, Ramona and Beezus, When in Rome and The Romantics. On television, Josh is best known for his role as Danny McCoy on the NBC crime drama Las Vegas. Additionally, he lent his voice to Nickelodeon’s Emmy Award-winning animated series Fanboy & Chum Chum and starred in several seasons of the long-running ABC soap opera All My Children, in which he received three consecutive Daytime Emmy nominations.

Last year Nickelodeon UK emerged as the #1 kids’ channel during the premiere broadcast of the KCAs 2012 (including pre-show) reaching 280,000 kids (446,000 viewers) and the audience was up 26% year-on-year.* Voting spanned six continents across 13 localized voting sites in eleven different languages.

Over 220 million votes were registered worldwide in 2012, including almost two million online UK votes for Nick UK-specific categories.

Nickelodeon's Kids' Choice Awards 2013 will be seen in more than 350 million households around the world and in more than 25 languages. Within hours of airing live in the US and Canada, the show will roll out internationally, providing kids around the world the opportunity to tune into their local Nickelodeon channel to enjoy the show faster than ever. In many international markets, Nickelodeon's KCAs 2013 will feature country-specific award categories and nominees, such as “Favourite UK TV Show” and “Artista Brasileiro Favorito.” Voting for Nickelodeon’s KCAs 2013 will span over six continents across 16 localized voting sites, giving kids practically everywhere the chance to decide who takes home a coveted blimp. Ratings for the KCAs 2012 were up double-digits YOY internationally, and the show was rated #1 in its timeslot among kids channels in key international markets including the UK, Italy, Spain, Mexico, Singapore and more.

Presenting international sponsor for the Nickelodeon's Kids' Choice Awards 2013 is DreamWorks' The Croods.

Nickelodeon’s Kids’ Choice Awards 2013 is being produced by Nickelodeon Productions in association with Bob Bain Productions. Bob Bain, Marjorie Cohn and Paula Kaplan are Executive Producers.

Nickelodeon has been bringing audiences in the UK and Ireland hit international and locally-produced kid’s content since 1993. Reaching 14 million homes, Nickelodeon offers a schedule packed with innovative, playful and heartfelt programming featuring top shows such as House of Anubis, SpongeBob SquarePants and iCarly. Viewers can also catch Nickelodeon in high definition through Nickelodeon HD and have the opportunity to catch up with the schedule through Nick +1. Exclusive games, behind the scenes clips, show information and more are available on nick.co.uk Nickelodeon is on Sky 604, Virgin 712, through BT Vision and TalkTalk channel 315.

Nickelodeon UK comprises seven dedicated entertainment channels for kids aged 4-15 and is a joint venture between Viacom International Media and BSkyB Networks. Launched in 1993, the Nickelodeon Network is a top-performing commercial kids TV network in the UK and Ireland with Nickelodeon channels available in over 14 million cable and satellite homes.

* figures and comparisons for live and same day time shift only. Source: BARB/ C&S homes/ Nickelodeon/ K4-15/K4-14/Ind 4+(includes live data)

Dynamic And Versatile Actor Josh Duhamel To Host Nickelodeon's 26th Annual Kids' Choice Awards, Live From Los Angeles On Saturday 23rd March 2013!

Nickelodeon has announced in the following Nickelodeon Press Release from PRNewswire the very exciting Nickelodeon News / Kid's Choice Awards News that the North American actor Josh Duhamel ("Transformers: Dark of the Moon", "New Year's Eve" and upcoming "Safe Haven") will be the host of Nickelodeon's 26th Annual Kids' Choice Awards, which Nickelodeon will hold at and broadcast live from USC's Galen Center in Los Angeles, California, USA on Saturday 23rd March 2013 from 8.00pm - 9.30pm. ET/PT (tape delayed for the West Coast)!:

Dynamic And Versatile Actor Josh Duhamel To Host Nickelodeon's 26th Annual Kids' Choice Awards, Live From Los Angeles On Saturday, March 23

Duhamel to Helm Star-Studded, Slime Fest at USC's Galen Center

SANTA MONICA, Calif., Jan. 23, 2013 /Nickelodeon Press Release via PRNewswire/ -- Kids' Choice Awards slime recipient and "Arm Fart Hall of Fame" champ, Josh Duhamel (Transformers: Dark of the Moon, New Year's Eve and upcoming Safe Haven) will take the reins for the first time as host of Nickelodeon's 26th Annual Kids' Choice Awards, Saturday, March 23 (8-9:30 p.m. ET/PT). Celebrated as the ultimate kid experience where Hollywood and slime collide, kids rule and honor their favorites from the worlds of film, music, sports and television. The celebrity-filled live telecast will air live from USC's Galen Center and is tape delayed for West Coast.

(Download image - Photo: http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20130123/NY46762 [; above image from Nickelodeon's "2013 Nickelodeon Kid's Choice Awards Press Kit", nickkcapress.com])
"Josh has come out to play before for Kids' Choice and as a previous 'best arm fart' winner we know he'll do what it takes to be a great host," said Marjorie Cohn , President, Content Development for Nickelodeon and Executive Producer of the Kids' Choice Awards. "We promise that this year will deliver the special, one-of-a-kind surprise-filled slimefest for which our annual telecast is famous."

"Nickelodeon's Kids' Choice Awards is a great event that celebrates kids by honoring their opinions and taps into the kid in all of us," said Duhamel. "I have a lot of secret plans for when I host the awards, but I can tell you I'm excited to lead millions of kids into total crazy fun, chaos ...and, of course, endless slime!"

One of Hollywood's leading males, Duhamel recently began production on the drama You're Not You, alongside Hilary Swank and Emmy Rossum . This month, Duhamel will be seen in the star-studded, ensemble comedy Movie 43 alongside Emma Stone , Hugh Jackman , Halle Berry , Kate Winslet and Richard Gere , among others. In February, Duhamel will star opposite Julianne Hough in Lasse Hallstrom's Safe Haven, and the thriller Scenic Route. Additional film credits include the romantic comedy Life as We Know It, Ramona and Beezus, When in Rome and The Romantics. On television, Josh is best known for his role as Danny McCoy on the NBC crime drama Las Vegas. Additionally, he lent his voice to Nickelodeon's Emmy Award-winning animated series Fanboy & Chum Chum and starred in several seasons of the long-running ABC soap opera All My Children, in which he received three consecutive Daytime Emmy nominations.

Last year, Nickelodeon's 2012 Kids' Choice Awards, ranked as basic cable's top telecast for the week (March 26, 2012–April 1, 2012) with 6.2 million total viewers and was the number-one telecast for the week with kids and tweens across all TV. The celebrity filled telecast scored the most votes in the show's history—a record 223 million (+11%, over last year). Votes were cast across Nick.com, Nick's mobile site, a brand-new iPhone/iPad/iPod Touch apps, an iPad-optimized site, an application on Nick's Facebook page and via Twitter and custom hash tags. Beginning today, Nickelodeon kicks off the 2013 Kids' Choice Awards digital experience on www.Nick.com/KCA13. Fans will be able to relive the slimiest moments from years past, play KCA-themed games, and receive updates on all things KCA. Additionally, on the day of the show, March 23, viewers can visit the site to watch a live webcast of the Kids' Choice Orange Carpet pre-show, and stay logged on during the show to see all the backstage action.

The 2013 Nickelodeon's Kids' Choice Awards will be seen in more than 350 million households around the world and in more than 25 languages. Within hours of airing live in the United States and Canada, the show will roll out internationally, providing kids around the world the opportunity to tune into their local Nickelodeon channel to enjoy the show faster than ever. In many international markets, the 2013 KCAs will feature country-specific award categories and nominees, such as Favorite Asian Act and Favorite UK TV Show. Voting for the 2013 KCAs will span over six continents across 16 localized voting sites, giving kids practically everywhere the chance to decide who takes home a coveted blimp. Ratings for the 2012 KCAs were up double-digits YOY internationally, and the show was rated #1 in its timeslot among kids channels in key international markets, including the UK, Italy, Spain, Mexico, Singapore and more.

Presenting sponsors of Nickelodeon's 26th Annual Kids' Choice Awards are General Mills, Hasbro Twister Rave Games and Target. Associate sponsors are Bounty™, McDonald's®, nabi, Nintendo and Skechers.

Nickelodeon's 26th Annual Kids' Choice Awards is being produced by Nickelodeon Productions in association with Bob Bain Productions. Bob Bain, Marjorie Cohn and Paula Kaplan are Executive Producers. Media outlets can reference the most up-to-date information on Nickelodeon's 26th Annual Kids' Choice Awards by logging onto www.NickKCApress.com.

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 almost 100 million households and has been the number-one-rated basic cable network for 18 consecutive years. For more information or artwork, visit www.nickpress.com. Nickelodeon and all related titles, characters and logos are trademarks of Viacom Inc. (NASDAQ: VIA, VIAB).
For downloadable photos and additional information visit: www.nickkcapress.com

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Also, from Digital Spy UK:

Josh Duhamel hosting Nickelodeon Kids' Choice Awards 2013

The Transformers actor makes his hosting debut on this year's awards show.

Josh Duhamel will host the 2013 Nickelodeon Kids' Choice Awards.

The Transformers actor will be making his hosting debut at this year's awards show, although he has previously been slimed on the annual event.

© WENN
(Pictured: Josh Duhamel and wife Fergie)

Nickelodeon's Kids' Choice Awards will be held in Los Angeles at the Galen Centre on March 23.

The awards ceremony pays tribute to young people's favourite music, movies, television, sports stars and celebrities.

© Rex Features / Action Press/Rex Features

This year's ceremony will be the 26th annual Kids' Choice Awards. The very first award show was hosted by Tony Danza, Debbie Gibson, Brian Robbins and Dan Schneider.

Nickelodeon's Kids' Choice Awards airs at 8pm ET on March 23.

[Click here to view Digital Spy's] Nickelodeon Kids Choice Awards 2012 [photograph gallery on DigitalSpy.co.uk]:

Also, from FemaleFirst.co.uk:

Josh Duhamel Hosting Kids' Choice Awards

Josh Duhamel has confirmed he is hosting the 26th annual Nickelodeon Kids' Choice Awards in Los Angeles and has lots of surprises and slime in store

Josh Duhamel has signed on to host the Nickelodeon's 26th Annual Kids' Choice Awards.

The 'Safe Haven' star - who is married to Black Eyed Peas singer Fergie - has revealed he is really looking forward to hosting the star-studded event because he's still a child a heart.

The 40-year-old actor told USMagazine.com: "Nickelodeon's Kids' Choice Awards is a great event that celebrates kids by honouring their opinions and taps into the kid in all of us.

"I have a lot of secret plans for when I host the awards, but I can tell you I'm excited to lead millions of kids into total crazy fun, chaos . . . and, of course, endless slime!"

Previous presenters have included Will Smith, Justin Timberlake, Cameron Diaz and Ben Stiller.

The event will take place on March 23, at the University of Southern California's Galen Centre in Los Angeles and will be broadcast live.

[Click here to read the article in full on FemaleFirst.co.uk]

Also, from E! Online UK's TV Scoop news column:

News/ Josh Duhamel Hosting Nickelodeon Kids' Choice Awards

Hope Josh Duhamel doesn't mind getting slimed!

The Safe Haven star is the host of Nickelodeon's 26th Annual Kids' Choice Awards, the children's channel announced Wednesday.

NPG.com
"Josh has come out to play before for Kids' Choice and as a previous 'best arm fart' winner we know he'll do what it takes to be a great host," the show's executive producer said in a statement. "We promise this year will deliver the special one-of-a-kind surprise-filled slimefest for which our annual telecast is famous."

Who was the best dressed at last year's Kids' Choice Awards!?

Fergie's hubby seems pretty psyched about the gig, too. "Nickelodeon's Kids' Choice Awards is a great event that celebrates kids by honoring their opinions and taps into the kid in all of us," he said. "I have a lot of secret plans for when I host the awards, but I can tell you I'm excited to lead millions of kids into total crazy, fun, chaos...and of course, endless slime!"

Last year Will Smith hosted the awards, which drew in 6.2 million viewers.

To see Josh in action and catch the show that honors kids' favorites in film, music, sports and TV, tune in to Nickelodeon on March 23 at 8 p.m. PT.

Take a look back at last year's Kids' Choice Awards! [photo gallery]

filed under Top Story, TV, Josh Duhamel, Awards

Also, from the Daily Mail:

[...]

Josh this week was tapped to host the Nickelodeon Kid's Choice Awards in March, which he said he jumped at the chance to join.

[...]

'Nickelodeon's Kids' Choice Awards is a great event that... taps into the kid in all of us,' Josh said in a statement.

'I have a lot of secret plans for when I host the awards, but I can tell you I'm excited to lead millions of kids into total crazy fun, chaos -- and of course, endless slime!'

[...]

[Click here to read the full news article about KCA2013 host Josh Duhamel and his wife Fergie on DailyMail.co.uk]

Also, from Indiantelevision.com:

Actor Josh Duhamel to host Nick's 26th Kids' Choice Awards

MUMBAI: Actor Josh Duhamel will host for the first time US kids' broadcaster Nickelodeon's 26th Annual Kids' Choice Awards on 23 March 2013.

It is a kid experience where Hollywood and slime collide, kids rule and honour their favorites from the worlds of film, music, sports and television. The celebrity-filled show takes place at USC's Galen Center.

Nickelodeon president, content development Marjorie Cohn, who is also the executive producer of the Kids' Choice Awards, said, "Josh has come out to play before for Kids' Choice and as a previous 'best arm fart' winner we know he'll do what it takes to be a great host. We promise that this year will deliver the special, one-of-a-kind surprise-filled slimefest for which our annual telecast is famous."

Duhamel said, "Nickelodeon's Kids' Choice Awards is a great event that celebrates kids by honouring their opinions and taps into the kid in all of us. I have a lot of secret plans for when I host the awards, but I can tell you I'm excited to lead millions of kids into total crazy fun, chaos ...and, of course, endless slime!"

The 2013 Nickelodeon's Kids' Choice Awards will be seen in more than 350 million households around the world and in more than 25 languages. Within hours of airing live in the US and Canada, the show will roll out internationally, providing kids around the world the opportunity to tune into their local Nickelodeon channel to enjoy the show faster than ever. In many international markets, the show will feature country-specific award categories and nominees, such as Favourite Asian Act and Favourite UK TV Show. Voting for the 2013 KCAs will span over six continents across 16 localised voting sites, giving kids the chance to decide who takes home a blimp.

Presenting sponsors of the show are General Mills, Hasbro Twister Rave Games and Target. Associate sponsors are Bounty, McDonald's, nabi, Nintendo and Skechers.

Also, from the Press Association Ltd., via Glasgow South and Eastwood Extra:

Duhamel to host Kids' Choice Awards

Josh Duhamel will need to prepare himself for a life of slime after being chosen to host the latest Kids' Choice Awards in the US.

The star of Transformers: Dark Of The Moon will swap battling Decepticons for the ceremony's famous slimings as presenter of Nickelodeon's 26th Annual Kids' Choice Awards, which will be broadcast from the Galen Centre in Los Angeles on March 23.

Josh, who starred on the NBC drama Las Vegas, has already been inducted into Nickelodeon's Arm Fart Hall of Fame and showered in green goo.

The Kids' Choice Awards honour children's favourites in film, music, sports and television by tallying the votes online and via mobile devices. During the show, green gunk is routinely dumped on celebrities and winners receive trophies shaped like blimps.

Last year's awards, hosted by Will Smith, attracted 6.2 million viewers.