Nickelodeon's International Channels Announce Plans To Hold Special "Total Tori Hour" "Victorious"-Themed Programming Stunts And Competitions!

Following the success of Nickelodeon Australia and New Zealand's special "Victorious"-themed programming stunt and competition called "Total Tori Hour", which Nick Oz and NZ held throughout January 2013 to celebrate Victoria Justice's recent visit to Australia in November 2012, Nickelodeon channels and networks around the world (Nickelodeon International / Planet Nickelodeon) have announced their own local versions of "Total Tori Hour", letting Nickelodeon viewers and "VicTORIous" fans around the world watch great episodes of the popular Nickelodeon original comedy series "Victorious" whilst having the chance to win great "Victorious" prizes!

Nickelodeon South East Asia has announced the "Victorious" news on their official "Total Tori Hour" website on the official Nickelodeon Asia website, Nick-Asia.com, that Nickelodeon South East Asia will be going Tori crazy with a Total Tori Hour every afternoon between Monday 28th January and Friday 1st February 2013 from 5.00pm to 6.00pm for Nick viewers in Singapore and Malaysia and from 7.30pm to 8.30pm for Nick viewers in the Philippines. Plus, Nickelodeon Asia will be giving fans and viewers the chance to win exclusive "Victorious" prize packs by looking out for Tori Vega's moods and feelings on her pear phone during each days "Total Tori Hour" and logging on and typing them into a special webpage to at nick-asia.com/sites/totaltori! Entrants with the correct answers have the chance to win a great totally packed "Victorious" prize pack full of "Victorious" merchandise, including a "Victorious 3.0: Even More Music From The Hit TV Show" album CD, a Tori Vega fashion doll, and a "Victorious" drawstring bag!

Nickelodeon Italy (also known as Nickelodeon Italia) will also be holding a similar "watch and win" special "Total Tori Hour" programming stunt and contest between Monday 4th February 2013 and Friday 8th February 2013 at 7.10pm. Once viewers spot Tori's Pearphone mood, they will be able to log onto Nick Italy's dedicated "Total Tori" website at www.nicktv.it/totaltori for the chance to win a "Victorious: Season 2" DVD set, a brand new smartphone and a CD signed by Victoria Justice!

Nickelodeon Spain (Nickelodeon Espana) have also launched a localised "Total Tori Hour" programming stunt and contest called "La Hora de Tori" between Monday 28th January and Friday 1st February 2013 at 9.40pm. When fans and viewers spot Tori's mood on her PearPhone on TV, they'll have the opportunity to visit Nick Spain's dedicated competition website at www.nickelodeon.es/micro/total-tori-hour/nqudqo and tell Nickelodeon Tori's mood. Entrants have the chance to win a special "Victorious" prize pack featuring a "Victorious" doll, a "Victorious" Nintendo Wii video game, a "Victorious" paper notebook, and a "Victorious" DVD!

Nickelodeon Poland (Nickelodeon Polska) will also be holding a "Total Tori Hour" style programming stunt and contest called "Mega Tori" between Monday 28th January and Friday 1st February 2013 at 7.45pm, where entrants can win great "Victorious" prizes by imputing Tori's mood in a form on nick.com.pl/mega-tori.html, including a "Victorious" T-Shirt, a "Victorious" doll, "Victorious" CD's, and a autographed promotional picture of Victoria Justice!

Nickelodeon Greece Starts To Show The Third Season Of Nick's Hit Musical Comedy Series "Big Time Rush"

Nickelodeon Greece has announced in the 'Nickelodeon News' section on their official Nickelodeon website that Nickelodeon Greece, the Greek version of the popular kids' channel Nickelodeon, will start to premiere and show brand new episodes from the all-new third season of the Nickelodeon's live action hit musical show "Big Time Rush" everyday at 7.30pm from Saturday 26th January 2013.

Below is Nickelodeon Greece's Nick News article about the Greek premiere of "Big Time Rush" Season 3 from the official Nick Greece website, nickelodeon.gr, which has been translated by Google Translate:

«Big Time Rush»: Premiere of the third cycle
 
BIG TIME RUSH SEASON 3
PREMIERE ON SATURDAY 26 JANUARY 19.30
DAILY IN 19.30

The «Big Time Rush» is a series about friendship, finding that chronicles the creation and rise of a musical group, which has potential to climb very high in the charts. Each band member brings something different to the group as they try to find their place in the music industry and entertainment. But life in the music business is not easy and their actions often lead them to problems with their record company. The examples are many: love for the same girl, the repair of their apartments at Palm Woods, the indecent behavior towards the new teacher at the recording studio. But through these and many other incidents, the group will understand that success only comes with hard work, dedication and support of one to the other group members.

Also, below is Nickelodeon Greece's original untranslated BTR Season 3 news article:

«Big Time Rush» : Πρεμιέρα 3ου κύκλου

BIG TIME RUSH SEASON 3
ΠΡΕΜΙΕΡΑ ΣΑΒΒΑΤΟ 26 ΙΑΝΟΥΑΡΙΟΥ ΣΤΙΣ 19.30
ΚΑΘΗΜΕΡΙΝΑ ΣΤΙΣ 19.30

Το «Big Time Rush» είναι μία σειρά για τη φιλία, που εξιστορεί την εύρεση, τη δημιουργία και την άνοδο ενός μουσικού group, που έχει προοπτικές να σκαρφαλώσει πολύ ψηλά στα charts. Κάθε μέλος του συγκροτήματος φέρνει το κάτι διαφορετικό στην ομάδα, καθώς προσπαθούν να ανακαλύψουν τη θέση τους στη βιομηχανία της μουσικής και του θεάματος. Η ζωή όμως στο χώρο της μουσικής δεν είναι εύκολη και οι ενέργειές τους, τους οδηγούν πολλές φορές σε προβλήματα με τη δισκογραφική τους εταιρία. Τα παραδείγματα είναι πολλά: ο έρωτας για την ίδια κοπέλα, η επισκευή του διαμερίσματός τους στο Palm Woods, η απρεπής συμπεριφορά προς τον καινούργιο δάσκαλο στο στούντιο ηχογράφησης. Μέσα όμως από αυτά και πολλά άλλα περιστατικά, το συγκρότημα θα καταλάβει ότι η επιτυχία έρχεται μόνο με σκληρή δουλειά, αφοσίωση και την υποστήριξη του ενός προς τα υπόλοιπα μέλη της ομάδας.

Nickelodeon's International Channels Announce Their Premiere Dates For The Nickelodeon 2013 Kids' Choice Awards!

To celebrate Nickelodeon's 26th Annual Kids' Choice Awards, which Nick USA will hold at and broadcast live from USC's Galen Center in Los Angeles, California, USA on Saturday 23rd March 2013 from 8.00pm to 9.30pm (ET/PT; tape delayed for the West Coast) and will be hosted by the North American actor Josh Duhamel ("Transformers: Dark of the Moon", "New Year's Eve" and upcoming "Safe Haven"), Nickelodeon channels and networks around the world (Nickelodeon International / Planet Nickelodeon) have announced the air dates for when they'll be premiering the Nickelodeon's 26th Annual Kids' Choice Awards (also known as the Nickelodeon 2013 Kids' Choice Awards)! In addition to the main award categories, for many international versions of the world's number one kids' channel, this years edition of the KCAs (2013 KCAs) will feature country-specific award categories and nominees, such as Favorite Asian Act and Favourite UK TV Show. Voting for the 2013 KCAs will span over six continents across 16 localised voting sites, giving kids practically everywhere the chance to decide who takes home a coveted blimp at this years Kids Choice Awards event!

Nickelodeon UK and Ireland and Nickelodeon HD UK - Sunday 24th March 2013 at 5.30pm (repeated at 6.30pm on Nickelodeon +1)

Nickelodeon Portugal - Wednesday 27th March 2013 at 5.20pm. Encores: Friday 29th March 2013 at 7.00pm, Saturday 30th March 2013 at 10.15am and Sunday 31st March 2013 at 6:10pm

Nickelodeon Denmark (Nickelodeon Danmark) - Monday 25th March 2013

Nickelodeon Sweden (Nickelodeon Sverige) - Monday 25th March 2013

Nickelodeon Norway - Tuesday 26th March 2013

Nickelodeon Finland - (TBA)

Nickelodeon Netherlands (Nickelodeon Nederland) - Sunday 24th March 2013

Nickelodeon Belgium - Sunday 24th March 2013

Nickelodeon France - Wednesday 27th March 2013

Nickelodeon Latin America (Nick LatAm; Mexico, Colombia, Venezuela and Chile) - (TBA)

Nickelodeon Brazil (Nickelodeon Brasil) - (TBA)

Nickelodeon Poland (Nickelodeon Polska) - Sunday 24th March 2013

Nickelodeon Greece - (TBA)

Nickelodeon Germany (Nickelodeon Deutschland) - Sunday 24th March 2013

Nickelodeon Austria - Sunday 24th March 2013

Nickelodeon Switzerland - Sunday 24th March 2013

Nickelodeon Italy (Nickelodeon Italia) - Wednesday 27th March 2013

Nickelodeon Australia and New Zealand - Sunday, March 24th 2013 at 6.00pm AEST

Nickelodeon Spain (Nickelodeon Espana) - (TBA)

Nickelodeon Africa - (TBA)

Nickelodeon India - (TBA)

Nickelodeon China - (TBA)

Nickelodeon Taiwan - (TBA)

Nickelodeon South Korea - TBA

Nickelodeon South East Asia (Nickelodeon SEA): Singapore (SG) and Malaysia (MY/MAL) - Monday 25th March 2013 at 6.00pm; Philippines and Indonesia - (TBA)

Nickelodeon Japan - TBC.