Canada's Youth Media Alliance Honors TeenNick's "Degrassi" And Nickelodeon Preschool's "Bubble Guppies" Researcher Kristen McGregor At Awards Of Excellence 2013 Ceremony

Kidscreen's children's digital entertainment and media news website iKids is reporting the exciting news in the following article that during its annual Awards of Excellence gala last night (Tuesday 28th May 2013), Canada's Youth Media Alliance paid homage to the country's producers and entertainers breaking ground in the field of children's screen entertainment, including to TeenNick USA's popular Canadian drama series "Degrassi" and to Kristen McGregor, who works in The Michael Cohen Group's research team for season three of Nickelodeon Preschool Animations's original animated series "Bubble Guppies"!

The "Degrassi: The Next Generation" season 12 episode "Never Ever, Part Two" won the Grand Prize for Best Production award, and The Degrassi Mobile Game developed by XMG Studio Inc. won the Award of Excellence for Best Convergent App award. The Degrassi Game is a episodic role-playing game app comprised of 6 unique Episodes.
Producer, researcher, and writer Kristen McGregor won the Emerging Talent Award. As well as working on Nick Junior's "Bubble Guppies", Kristen McGregor also works as part of the US Department of Education's UMIGO. McGregor is also the producer of the TVO Kids/Sinking Ship Entertainment series "Giver".

The entertaining ceremony highlights included a Harlem Shake break, a Meatloaf-inspired tribute and a barrel of monkeys (a.k.a. the evening's host Sean Cullen dressed as a simian). In total 15 awards were handed out. Read on for winners across television and digital content categories:

Canadian youth screen industry celebrated at Awards of Excellence

Canada’s Youth Media Alliance paid homage to the country’s producers and entertainers breaking ground in the field of children’s screen entertainment at its annual Awards of Excellence gala last night. During the entertaining ceremony that included a Harlem Shake break, a Meatloaf-inspired tribute and a barrel of monkeys (a.k.a. the evening’s host Sean Cullen dressed as said simians), 15 awards were handed out. Read on for winners across television and digital content categories.

Grand Prize for Best Production

Degrassi (Never Ever, Part Two) – produced by: Epitome Pictures, aired on: Much Music

Award of Excellence for Best Television Program, All Genres, Ages 3–5 Category

Kids' CBC (Wowie Woah Woah!) – produced by and aired on: Canadian Broadcasting Corporation

Award of Excellence for Best Television Program, All Genres, Ages 6–8 Category

Giver (Newmarket – Car Park) – produced by: Sinking Ship Entertainment, aired on: TVO

Award of Excellence for Best Television Program, All Genres, Ages 9–12 Category

Cross Country Fun Hunt (Nova Scotia to PEI) – produced by: Apartment 11 Productions, aired on: CBC

Award of Excellence for Best Television Program, All Genres, Teen Category

IN REAL LIFE 3 (Marine Survivalists) – produced by: Apartment 11 Productions, aired on: YTV

Award of Excellence for Best Television Program, Interstitial, All Ages Category

Gisele's Big Backyard (Fun and Friends in the Backyard!) – produced by and aired on: TVO

Award of Excellence for Best Television Program, Animation, Ages 3–5 Category

Stella and Sam (Night Fairies) – produced by: Radical Sheep Productions Inc., aired on: Disney Junior Canada

Award of Excellence for Best Television Program, Animation, Ages 6–8 Category

Jack (Sleepwalking Jack) – produced by: Groupe PVP inc., Sparky Animation, aired on: TVO

Award of Excellence for Best Television Program, Animation, Ages 9–14 Category

Jimmy Two-Shoes (Toast Busters/Beezy 2.0) – produced by: Breakthrough Entertainment, aired on: Teletoon

Award of Excellence for Best Original Digital Content

i Learn With Boing: Ocean Adventures! – produced by: Tribal Nova

Award of Excellence for Best Convergent Website

Cross Country Fun Hunt Interactive – produced by: Apartment 11 Productions

Award of Excellence for Best Convergent App

The Degrassi Mobile Game – produced by: Epitome Pictures

YMA Parents' Award

TVOKids – Mark's Moments (Braun Brothers) – produced by and aired on: TVO

Outstanding Achievement Award to Chris and Martin Kratt, founders and principals of the Kratt Brothers Company. The duo have created and produced more than 200 episodes of television including Kratts' Creatures, Zoboomafoo, Be The Creature, and most recently, Wild Kratts.

Emerging Talent Award to Kristen McGregor, producer, researcher, and writer. She currently works as part of The Michael Cohen Group’s research team for season three of the Nick Jr. show The Bubble Guppies, and the US Department of Education's UMIGO. McGregor is also the producer of the TVO Kids/Sinking Ship Entertainment series Giver.

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Nickelodeon USA Draws Nearly 4 Million Viewers To "Sanjay And Craig" Animated Series Debut

Nickelodeon, one of the world's leading entertainment brands for kids and families, has announced, in the following press release from TVbytheNumbers, the Nickelodeon News that Nickelodeon's newest original animated series (Nicktoon) "Sanjay and Craig" tallied 3.6 million total viewers for its Saturday 24th May 2013 premiere on Nick USA, driving double-digit gains with kids 2-11 and kids 6-11 and ranking as the number-two kids' program on all TV for the week—second only to top-ranked "SpongeBob SquarePants"! "Sanjay and Craig", which follows the misadventures of a 12-year-old boy and his best friend—a talking snake—earned a 6.0/2.0 Million kids 2-11 (up +22% over last year) and a 6.4/1.3 million kids 6-11 (up +31). Meanwhile, ever popular "SpongeBob SquarePants" was number one with kids 2-11 (6.9/2.3 million, up +33%) and kids 6-11 (6.8/1.3 million, up +36%) for the week, as well as being the month's overall top animated program among kids across all TV.
As the kids' network did in April 2013, Nickelodeon USA finished first in May 2013 as basic cable's number-one network in total day. For May, the net was first with kids 2-11 (2.6/866,000, +10%) and total viewers (1.6 MM, +6%) in total day. Additionally, Nickelodeon's preschool block (M-F 8:30 a.m.-2 p.m. ET/PT) topped with kids 2-5 (4.3/579,000, +10%). This performance also marks the network's 18th straight week of year-over-year growth.

"Sanjay and Craig", produced by Nickelodeon Animation Studios, follows the adventures of Sanjay, an excitable and irreverent 12-year-old boy (Maulik Pancholy, "30 Rock") and Craig, a smooth-talking snake and master of disguise (Chris Hardwick, Nerdist, "The Talking Dead"). Together, they embark on epic kid-inspired quests that are at times totally ridiculous, absolutely gross and weirdly sweet. The only thing that stands in their way is their unhinged, snake-phobic neighbor, Mr. Noodman (Tony Hale, "Arrested Development"), who's always on the verge of figuring out that Craig can talk. Additional voice actors include Linda Cardellini ("Freaks and Geeks") as Megan; Matt Jones ("Breaking Bad") as Hector and Kunal Nayyar ("The Big Bang Theory") as Vijay. The series joins Nickelodeon's hit Saturday morning animation lineup, airing regularly at 10:30 a.m. ET/PT.

Nickelodeon channels and networks around the world (Planet Nickelodeon / Planet Orange) will begin airing "Sanjay and Craig" internationally from early 2014:

Original Nickelodeon Press Release:

NICKELODEON DRAWS NEARLY 4 MILLION VIEWERS TO SANJAY AND CRAIG ANIMATED SERIES DEBUT

Nick also Wins May, Marks 18 Weeks of Consecutive Growth with Kids, Total Viewers

NEW YORK – May 29, 2013 – Nickelodeon’s new animated series Sanjay and Craig tallied 3.6 million total viewers for its Saturday, May 24, premiere, driving double-digit gains with kids 2-11 and kids 6-11 and ranking as the number-two kids’ program on all TV for the week—second only to top-ranked SpongeBob SquarePants. Sanjay and Craig, which follows the misadventures of a 12-year-old boy and his best friend—a talking snake—earned a 6.0/2.0 Million kids 2-11 (up +22% over last year) and a 6.4/1.3 million kids 6-11 (up +31). SpongeBob SquarePants was number one with kids 2-11 (6.9/2.3 million, up +33%) and kids 6-11 (6.8/1.3 million, up +36%) for the week, as well as being the month’s overall top animated program among kids across all TV.

As it did in April, Nickelodeon finished first in May as basic cable's number-one network in total day. For May, the net was first with kids 2-11 (2.6/866,000, +10%) and total viewers (1.6 MM, +6%) in total day. Additionally, Nickelodeon’s preschool block (M-F 8:30 a.m.-2 p.m. ET/PT) topped with kids 2-5 (4.3/579,000, +10%). This performance also marks the network’s 18th straight week of year-over-year growth.

Sanjay and Craig, produced by Nickelodeon Animation Studios, follows the adventures of Sanjay, an excitable and irreverent 12-year-old boy (Maulik Pancholy, 30 Rock) and Craig, a smooth-talking snake and master of disguise (Chris Hardwick, Nerdist, The Talking Dead). Together, they embark on epic kid-inspired quests that are at times totally ridiculous, absolutely gross and weirdly sweet. The only thing that stands in their way is their unhinged, snake-phobic neighbor, Mr. Noodman (Tony Hale, Arrested Development), who’s always on the verge of figuring out that Craig can talk. Additional voice actors include Linda Cardellini (Freaks and Geeks) as Megan; Matt Jones (Breaking Bad) as Hector and Kunal Nayyar (The Big Bang Theory) as Vijay. The series joins Nickelodeon’s hit Saturday morning animation lineup, airing regularly at 10:30 a.m. ET/PT.

Nickelodeon, now in its 34th 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.

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Nickelodeon Opens First-Ever Branded Retail Destination; Launches 1,000 Square Foot 'Nick Shop' In Toys"R"Us Times Square In New York City

Nickelodeon, one of the world's leading recognized entertainment brands for kids and families, has today (Wednesday 29th May 2013) announced, in the following press release from PRNewswire, the very exciting Nickelodeon News the launch of its 'Nick Shop' in Toys"R"Us in New York Cities Times Square, the company's international flagship store!
The 1,000 square foot Nick Shop is an immersive Nickelodeon retail experience jam-packed with fun and adventure around every corner. The Nick Shop features exclusive New York-branded products such as kids and adult apparel, accessories, plush toys, drinkware, home goods and more, featuring popular Nickelodeon characters including "Dora the Explorer", "Bubble Guppies", "Team Umizoomi", "Winx Club", "SpongeBob SquarePants" and "Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles", retailing between $5.99 and $49.99. Additionally, the shop, located on Level One of The World's Greatest Toy Store™, offers visitors an assortment of Nickelodeon-branded toys, books and DVDs!

The Nick Shop's vibrant orange walls and columns are covered with cutting edge decor stencils of characters from Nickelodeon's hit animated series, with several interactive, touchscreen LED screens placed throughout. From a distance, the large digital displays create a unified canvas that showcases humorous and entertaining Nickelodeon content. When guests walk near the space, they can interact with and explore the content using their hands to swipe and tap the screens.

Customers can also find more Nickelodeon merchandise on Level Two of Toys"R"Us Times Square. The Nick Shop is now open to the public during regular business hours*: Sunday-Friday, 10:00 a.m.-11:00 p.m. and Saturday, 9:00 a.m.-11:00 p.m. (*Store hours subject to change.)

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Original Nickelodeon Press Release:

Nickelodeon Opens First-Ever Branded Retail Destination; Launches 1,000 Square Foot 'Nick Shop' In Toys"R"Us Times Square

Shop Provides Consumers One-of-a-Kind Nickelodeon Shopping Experience in Heart of New York City

NEW YORK, May 29, 2013 /via PRNewswire/ -- Nickelodeon announced today the launch of its 'Nick Shop' in Toys"R"Us Times Square, the company's international flagship store. The 1,000 square foot Nick Shop is an immersive Nickelodeon retail experience jam-packed with fun and adventure around every corner. The Nick Shop features exclusive New York-branded products such as kids and adult apparel, accessories, plush toys, drinkware, home goods and more, featuring Nickelodeon characters including Dora the Explorer, Bubble Guppies, Team Umizoomi, Winx Club, SpongeBob SquarePants and Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, retailing between $5.99 and $49.99. Additionally, the shop, located on Level One of The World's Greatest Toy Store™, offers visitors an assortment of Nickelodeon-branded toys, books and DVDs.

(Download Photo - Nickelodeon celebrates the launch of the Nick Shop in Toys"R"Us Times Square. (PRNewsFoto/Nickelodeon): http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20130529/NY22459 )

"We are overjoyed to officially launch our 'Nick Shop' at Toys"R"Us Times Square, offering exclusive products featuring some of our most iconic brands," said Pam Kaufman , Chief Marketing Officer, Nickelodeon Group. "Times Square is one of the world's most-visited attractions and now consumers from all around the world can take home a piece of the number-one entertainment brand for kids, in the number-one city in the world."

The Nick Shop's vibrant orange walls and columns are covered with cutting edge decor stencils of characters from Nickelodeon's hit animated series, with several interactive, touchscreen LED screens placed throughout. From a distance, the large digital displays create a unified canvas that showcases humorous and entertaining Nickelodeon content. When guests walk near the space, they can interact with and explore the content using their hands to swipe and tap the screens.

"The thousands of kids and families who visit Toys"R"Us Times Square each year are sure to be wowed by this truly unique Nickelodeon shopping experience," said Richard Barry , Executive Vice President, Chief Merchandising Officer, Toys"R"Us, Inc. "Nickelodeon has created some of the most recognizable characters in the world and we fully expect to hear squeals of delight from young kids when they visit this new environment. In addition to an expanded assortment of Nickelodeon products, we're excited to offer so many exclusive items available only at our international flagship store."

Customers can also find more Nickelodeon products on Level Two of Toys"R"Us Times Square. The Nick Shop is now open to the public during regular business hours*: Sunday-Friday, 10:00 a.m.-11:00 p.m. and Saturday, 9:00 a.m.-11:00 p.m.

Nickelodeon, now in its 34th 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).

About Toys"R"Us, Inc.

Toys"R"Us, Inc. is the world's leading dedicated toy and juvenile products retailer, offering a differentiated shopping experience through its family of brands. Merchandise is sold in 874 Toys"R"Us and Babies"R"Us stores in the United States and Puerto Rico, and in more than 660 international stores and over 160 licensed stores in 35 countries and jurisdictions. In addition, it exclusively operates the legendary FAO Schwarz brand and sells extraordinary toys in the brand's flagship store on Fifth Avenue in New York City. With its strong portfolio of e-commerce sites including Toysrus.com, Babiesrus.com, eToys.com and FAO.com, it provides shoppers with a broad online selection of distinctive toy and baby products. Headquartered in Wayne, NJ, Toys"R"Us, Inc. employs approximately 70,000 associates annually worldwide. The company is committed to serving its communities as a caring and reputable neighbor through programs dedicated to keeping kids safe and helping them in times of need. Additional information about Toys"R"Us, Inc. can be found on Toysrusinc.com. Follow Toys"R"Us, Babies"R"Us and FAO Schwarz on Facebook at Facebook.com/Toysrus, Facebook.com/Babiesrus and Facebook.com/FAO and on Twitter at Twitter.com/Toysrus and Twitter.com/Babiesrus.

*Store hours subject to change.

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To celebrate the grand opening of Nickelodeon's Nick Shop in Toys"R"Us in New York Cities world famous Times Square, Nickelodeon USA has shared a exclusive photograph from the event on the networks official Instagram profile page, @officialnicktv, which was joined by Nickelodeon Superstars SpongeBob SquarePants and Patrick Star:

Today's a big day for us... We just launched our first ever Nick Shop!!! If you're in Times Square, NYC come check it out, it's inside the Toys"R"Us! #nickelodeon #awesomegram #allnickeverything

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Former Viacom Executive Chris Linn Joins TruTV As Programming Head

The entertainment news website C21Media is reporting the Nickelodeon Employee news in the following article that the US cable network TruTV has hired a senior executive from MTV as its president and head of programming, triggering a reshuffle in MTV's unscripted division.

Chris Linn, previously executive Vice President (VP) of programming and head of production at MTV, is joining Turner-owned TruTV to head all programming on the network, including the development and production of original series. He will replace executive VP and chief operating officer Marc Juris, whose departure was announced earlier this month (May 2013) after spending nearly 10 years with the channel.

Linn joined MTV in 2004 and was promoted to his most recent position in 2010. During that time he helped to develop and produce hits including the American reality television series "Jersey Shore" and its successful spin-off Snooki & JWOW. More recently, he led the team that developed the television series version of the reality-based docudrama television series "Catfish", "Catfish: The TV Show".

Prior to that he held various positions at Nickelodeon including a stint as general manager (GM) of the Nickelodeon Digital Animation Studio in New York. He has also previously been VP of production the Viacom owned general entertainment cablenet, Spike TV.

Linn will be based in New York, reporting to president of Turner Entertainment Networks Steve Koonin.

His departure has prompted a restructure of MTV's unscripted programming team. Lauren Dolgen, a 16-year company veteran, has been promoted to head of West Coast reality programming and executive VP of series development. She will oversee the development of all reality series in the region while overseeing current hits such as "Teen Mom". Kimberly Rach, formerly senior VP of West Coast production, and Andrew Portnoy, who has held the same role on the East Coast since 2010, are now co-heads of production, splitting production responsibilities for all of MTV’s programming on both US seaboards. All three report to MTV programming president Susanne Daniels:

MTV unscripted exec joins TruTV

US cablenet TruTV has hired a senior executive from MTV as its president and head of programming, triggering a reshuffle in MTV’s unscripted division.

Chris Linn, previously executive VP of programming and head of production at MTV, is joining Turner-owned TruTV to head all programming on the network, including the development and production of original series.

He will replace executive VP and chief operating officer Marc Juris, whose departure was announced earlier this month after nearly 10 years with the channel.

Linn joined MTV in 2004 and was promoted to his most recent position in 2010. During that time he helped to develop and produce hits including Jersey Shore and its successful spin-off Snooki & JWOW. More recently, he led the team that developed the television series version of Catfish.

Prior to that he held various positions at Nickelodeon including a stint as general manager of the Nickelodeon Digital Animation Studio in New York. He has also previously been VP of production at another cablenet, Spike TV.

Linn will be based in New York, reporting to president of Turner Entertainment Networks Steve Koonin.

His departure has prompted a restructure of MTV’s unscripted programming team. Lauren Dolgen, a 16-year company veteran, has been promoted to head of West Coast reality programming and executive VP of series development. She will oversee the development of all reality series in the region while overseeing current hits such as Teen Mom.

Kimberly Rach, formerly senior VP of West Coast production, and Andrew Portnoy, who has held the same role on the East Coast since 2010, are now co-heads of production, splitting production responsibilities for all of MTV’s programming on both US seaboards.

All three report to MTV programming president Susanne Daniels.

Clive Whittingham
29-05-2013
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TAGS: Appointments
GENRES: Factual, Reality
SHOWS: Jersey Shore
PEOPLE: Andrew Portnoy, Chris Linn, Kimberly Rach, Lauren Dolgen, Marc Juris, Steve Koonin
COMPANIES: MTV, TruTV, Turner Broadcasting Network, Viacom
SECTIONS: C21Factual
COUNTRIES: US

Worle, UK Mother And Her Friends Raise Thousands For The Bone Cancer Research Trust By Running The Virgin London Marathon 2013 Dressed As Characters From "SpongeBob SquarePants" In Memory Of Her 11-Year-Old Daughter!

The Weston & Somerset Mercury is reporting the fantastic news in the following article that a mother from Worle, a village in North Somerset, England, UK, and her friends have raised thousands of pounds for the Bone Cancer Research Trust charity in memory of her daughter by running in the Virgin London Marathon 2013 dressed as SpongeBob SquarePants, Patrick Star and Gary the Snail, Nickelodeon Superstars from the hit Nick's original animated series (Nicktoon) "SpongeBob SquarePants"! You can still help support the teams worthy cause by visiting their donations page via www.justgiving.com/Sue-Collard2:

Worle mum raises cash with help from SpongeBob

A WORLE mother and her friends have raised thousands in memory of her daughter while donning SpongeBob SquarePants costumes.

Sue Collard, aged 44, took on the London Marathon with friends Michelle Williams and Liz Price to raise awareness of bone cancer in memory of her 11-year-old daughter Mary.

Photo: Sue Collard as SpongeBob Squarepants with friends Michelle and Liz.

Mary, who was a keen golfer, a member of Weston’s Swimming Club and the town’s Act One drama group, lost her brave battle with the disease last year.

And because Mary’s favourite cartoon was the Nickelodeon show, mum Sue decided this would be the perfect way to remember her daughter and raise money for the Bone Cancer Research Trust.

Sue dressed up as the main character, while Michelle and Liz zipped up the costume suits of SpongeBob’s friends Gary the snail and Patrick the starfish.

The team raised a total of £13,563 for the bone cancer research trust through the challenge, as well has holding various quizzes, a cake sale and their friends, family and colleagues supporting them.

Sue said: “We want to say a big thank you to everyone who has supported us and donated to the Bone Cancer Trust.”

Sue, her family and friends have hosted numerous fundraising events for the trust and in total have raised around £40,000.

You can still help support Sue, Michelle and Liz for their efforts by visiting their donations page via www.justgiving.com/Sue-Collard2

For more information about the disease and the trust visit www.bcrt.org.uk.

Nickelodeon Europe Commissions Second Season Of "Hotel 13"; TV Movie Also Ordered

Nickelodeon Germany (Deutschland) has announced the exciting Nickelodeon International news in the following press release, from Nick Germany's "Nick Pressecenter" and translated by Google Translate, that Nickelodeon Europe has commissioned a second season of "Hotel 13", Nick's live-action daily soap opera for Nickelodeon's European channels. In addition, Nickelodeon Europe has also ordered a brand new "Hotel 13" television movie to accompany the series! "Hotel 13" is a co-production between Nickelodeon and the Belgium production company "Studio 100", who also make the hit mystery Nickelodeon TV series, "House of Anubis" for Nickelodeon channels and networks around the world.
Nick and Studio 100 is expected to start filming the new "Hotel 13" television film on Monday 17th June 2013. The "Hotel 13" movie will see Patrick Baehr, Carola Schnell und Julia Schäfle reprise their roles as Tom, Anna and Liv again for their next all-new time-travel adventure.

Production for "Hotel 13" season 2, which will be comprised of 56 episodes, is expected to commence in August 2013.

In the TV movie, fans can discover the 1950s: After the summer, the hotel Tom, Anna and Liv are home again. But suddenly standing in front of Tom's door is a girl in a petticoat, who asks him for help. Someone has sent them to the present time in a time machine which thus sets off a dangerous chain of events in motion. The three have to bring the girl back to her time otherwise Tom, Anne and Liv will have never met each other. Not only their friendship, but also the love between Tom and Anna is at stake.

Nick Europe is planning to premiere and show the new "Hotel 13" movie in early November 2013, and is planning to start to premiere and show episodes from "Hotel 13" season two from Spring 2014 on Nickelodeon.

'Hotel 13' is produced in the vicinity of Antwerp Studio 100. The German language version is broadcast in Germany, Austria and Switzerland with a local language version broadcast in the Netherlands, Belgium, Denmark, Sweden:

Nickelodeon gives the green light for the second season of 'Hotel 13'
Joy in the 'Hotel 13' lobby: the children's channel Nickelodeon will produce another season of the popular series. On 17 June start the filming of a TV movie in which Patrick Baehr, Carola Quick and Juliet Schäfle reprise their roles as Tom, Anne and Liv again to pass the next time-travel adventure. In August, following the production of the second season with 56 episodes.

"With our partner Studio 100 we have '13 Hotel' developed a coherent and exciting concept for the sequel. At a time travel story, there are infinitely many eras and adventurous stories to experience. Using the TV movie we have the opportunity to make a to tell these stories and simultaneously to shorten the waiting time for the new season, "said Janine Weigold, Director, Acquisitions & Development, Nickelodeon.

In the TV movie, fans can discover the 1950s: After the summer, the hotel Tom, Anne and Liv are home again. But suddenly standing in front of Tom's door a girl in a petticoat, which asks him for help. Someone has sent them into a time machine to the present and thus set a dangerous chain of events in motion. The three have to bring the girl back to her time because Tom, Anne and Liv will never meet. This not only their friendship, but also the love between Tom and Anna at stake.

A broadcast of the film is planned for early November. The second season is seen from spring 2014 on Nickelodeon.

'Hotel 13' is produced in the vicinity of Antwerp Studio 100 in German. The German language version is broadcast in Germany, Austria and Switzerland. In the Netherlands, Belgium, Denmark, Sweden, the series can be seen in the local language.

Footage of 'Hotel 13' can be found in [Nickelodeon Germany's Press Center] library.

About Nickelodeon:

Nickelodeon is a world-emitting children's channel and home to some of the most popular children's series at the moment, including "SpongeBob SquarePants," "iCarly," "The Penguins of Madagascar," "Victorious", "Kung Fu Panda", "Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles" and "Dora". Special program highlight is the annual Nickelodeon Kids' Choice Awards, a star-studded show in which children worldwide vote on the winners. Nickelodeon is one of the Viacom International Media Networks Ltd. For Nickelodeon television company in addition to the varied activities for children also includes the Consumer Products Division, online and other leisure activities and publishing products. Nickelodeon Northern Europe, with headquarters in Berlin, the Nickelodeon radiates content in 14 countries from Northern Europe to its channels Nickelodeon, Nicktoons, Nick Jr., Nick Hits, Teen Nick and Kindernet. The productions "Het Huis Anubis" / "House of Anubis", "Cheeese", "Hotel 13" and "Nick Battle" round off the range of Nickelodeon in Northern Europe.

Viacom International Media Networks Northern Europe
Contact: Volker Körkemeier
Phone: 49 30 700 100-394, Fax: 49 30 700 100-9394
E-mail: koerkemeier.volker@vimn.com, Info: www.presse.nick.de.

Also, below is the untranslated version of the same Nickelodeon Deutschland Press Release:

Nickelodeon gibt grünes Licht für die zweite Staffel 'Hotel 13'

Freude in der 'Hotel 13' Lobby: der Kindersender Nickelodeon wird eine weitere Staffel der beliebten Serie produzieren. Bereits am 17. Juni starten die Dreharbeiten zu einem TV-Movie, in dem Patrick Baehr, Carola Schnell und Julia Schäfle ihre Rollen als Tom, Anna und Liv wieder aufnehmen, um das nächste Zeitreise-Abenteuer zu bestehen. Im August folgt dann die Produktion der zweiten Staffel mit insgesamt 56 Folgen.

"Mit unserem Partner Studio 100 haben wir ein stimmiges und spannendes Konzept für die Fortsetzung von 'Hotel 13' erarbeitet. Bei einer Zeitreise-Geschichte gibt es unendlich viele Epochen und abenteuerliche Geschichten zu erleben. Mit dem TV-Movie haben wir die Gelegenheit, eine dieser Geschichten zu erzählen und gleichzeitig die Wartezeit auf die neue Staffel zu verkürzen", so Janine Weigold, Director Aquisitions & Development, Nickelodeon.

In dem TV-Movie können die Fans die 1950er Jahre entdecken: Nach dem Sommer im Hotel sind Tom, Anna und Liv wieder zuhause. Doch plötzlich steht vor Toms Tür ein Mädchen im Petticoat, das ihn um Hilfe bittet. Irgendjemand hat sie mit der Zeitmaschine in die Gegenwart geschickt und damit eine gefährliche Kette an Ereignissen in Gang gesetzt. Die Drei müssen das Mädchen zurück in ihre Zeit bringen, denn sonst werden sich Tom, Anna und Liv nie begegnen. Damit steht nicht nur ihre Freundschaft, sondern auch die Liebe zwischen Tom und Anna auf dem Spiel.

Eine Ausstrahlung des Films ist für Anfang November geplant. Die zweite Staffel ist ab Frühjahr 2014 bei Nickelodeon zu sehen.

'Hotel 13' wird in der Nähe von Antwerpen von Studio 100 auf Deutsch produziert. Die Deutschsprachige Version wird in Deutschland, Österreich und der Schweiz ausgestrahlt. In den Niederlanden, Belgien, Dänemark, Schweden ist die Serie in Landessprache zu sehen.

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Nickelodeon and Studio 100's brand new live-action daily soap opera series called "Hotel 13" stars Patrick Baehr as Tom Kepler, Gerrit Klein as Jack Leopold, Julia Schäfle as Liv Sonntag, Carola Schnell as Anna Jung, Hanna Scholz as Victoria von Lippstein and Marcel Glauche as Flo Tuba, and is about six teenagers that could not be more different than each other who meet up with each other at Hotel 13, a beautiful Art Nouveau hotel near the sea, during the holidays. Tom and Anna have applied for summer jobs at the hotel, Flo is training in the kitchen, Victoria is a pampered guest, Jack is the son of the hotel owner, and as Anna's friend Liv arrives at the hotel, the group is complete. Tom has his own reasons for a summer job at the Hotel 13: He got a cryptic message to "find the room and 13th" But that's easier said than done, as seems to be a room with the number 13 did not give it." The search begins and with it a great holiday adventure full of friendship, fun and first love. The first season of "Hotel 13 - Die Zeit Deines Lebens (the time of your life)" includes 120 12-minute long episodes.