Nickelodeon Sweden To Premiere "Sam & Cat" In November 2013

Nickelodeon Sweden (also known as Nick Sverige), the Swedish version of the popular children's channel, has announced in a post on their official blog, Nickelodeon Bloggen, the exciting Nickelodeon News that Nickelodeon Sweden is planning to start to premiere the brand new Nick original comedy series "Sam & Cat" from November 2013! It is currently unknown whether Nickelodeon Denmark (Danmark) will also start to show the all-new Nickelodeon sitcom "Sam & Cat" at the same time. To celebrate Nick Sweden starting to air "Sam & Cat" in November, Nickelodeon Sverige's blog post is packed full of show information and photographs of Sam Puckett (Jennette McCurdy) and Cat Valentine (Ariana Grande), which you can view here on Nickelodeon.se!

July 2013 On Nickelodeon UK, NickToons, Nick Jr. And Nick Jr. 2

Here are Nickelodeon UK and Ireland's, Nickelodeon HD UK's, Nickelodeon +1's, Nicktoons UK and Ireland's, Nick Jr. Channel UK and Ireland's, Nick Jr. +1's and Nick Jr. 2's channel highlights and events for July 2013:

More of Nickelodeon UK's July 2013 schedule highlights and upcoming events will be posted in this NickALive! Nickelodeon UK blog post when they are announced. Latest Nickelodeon UK schedule news and updates will be posted in each Nick channels category in this blog post.

Keep your TV tuned to Nick this July as Nick, Nicktoons and Nick Junior has more brand new shows and all-new episodes of your favourite Nickelodeon shows this month! Plus, the countdown to Nickelodeon UK's 20th Birthday on Sunday 1st September 2013 continues! #SummerOnNick

Nickelodeon

New Nicktoon - "The Legend of Korra": It;s time to meet the next new Avatar... Nickelodeon UK and Ireland and Nickelodeon HD UK will start to premiere and show Nickelodeon's brand new original animated series (Nicktoon) "Legend of Korra" every Sunday at 9:00am (repeated at 10:00am on Nick UK's plus-one timeshift channel, Nick+1) from Sunday, 7th July 2013!

New Episodes - "Bucket & Skinner's Epic Adventures": Nickelodeon UK and Ireland and Nickelodeon HD UK, the number one commercial kids TV network in the UK, will be premiering and showing more brand new episodes of the Nickelodeon original comedy series "Bucket & Skinner's Epic Adventures" in July 2013, as part of Summer on Nickelodeon UK 2013 (exact transmission (TX) air dates, air times and episode names to be announced by Nickelodeon UK)!

New Season - "Supah Ninjas": Nickelodeon UK and Ireland and Nickelodeon HD UK will start to premiere and show season 2 of Nickelodeon's original action-comedy series "Supah Ninjas" weekdays at 4.30pm (repeated one hour later at 5.30pm on Nick UK's plus-one timeshift channel, Nick +1), from Monday 1st July 2013, as part of "July on Nick UK 2013" and early Summer 2013 on Nickelodeon UK!

New Episodes of "You Gotta See This": Nick UK and Ireland has announced and confirmed to NickALive! the very exciting Nick UK News that Nick UK and Eire/HD will continue to host the world premieres of more never-before-seen brand new episodes of the new Nickelodeon reality show "You Gotta See This" in July 2013 as part of "Summer on Nickelodeon UK 2013" (exact transmission (TX) air dates, air times and episode names to be announced by Nickelodeon UK)!

New Episodes of "Jordan & Perri's Ultimate Block Party": Nickelodeon UK and Ireland/HD will continuing hosting the world premieres of brand new episodes of Nick UK and Sky 1 HD's brand new dance-themed reality series "Jordan & Perri's Ultimate Block Party" in July 2013!

Nicktoons

New Episodes - "Huntik": Nickelodeon UK's animation channel, Nicktoons UK and Ireland, will premiere and show more brand new episodes of the animated action series created and directed by Iginio Straffi, the creator of the popular animated Nickelodeon series "Winx Club", called "Huntik: Secrets & Seekers", in July 2013, as part of Summer on Nicktoons 2013! According to Nick UK's "What's On Nicktoons" schedule section on Nick.co.uk, Nicktoons UK & Eire will be showing all-new episodes of "Huntik" every Sunday at 8:00am from 6th July 2013.

New Episodes of "T.U.F.F. Puppy": Nicktoons UK and Ireland (100% toons, may contain nuts mutts), will continue to premiere more brand new episodes of Nickelodeon's hit action packed original animated series (Nicktoon) "T.U.F.F. Puppy", in July 2013, as part of Summer on Nicktoons 2013! Although to be confirmed, Nicktoons UK & Eire is expected to continue to show all-new episodes of "T.U.F.F. Puppy" every Monday at 4.30pm.

Nick Jr. and Nick Jr. 2

New Episodes of "Let's Go Pocoyo": Nickelodeon UK and Ireland's preschool channel, Nick Jr. UK and Ireland, will start to premiere and show brand new episodes of the popular animated preschool series "Let's Go Pocoyo" from Monday 22nd July 2013 (transmission (TX) time to be announced by Nick Jr. UK), as part of "Summer on Nick Jr. UK 2013"!

New Episodes of "Max and Ruby": Nickelodeon UK and Eire has announced and confirmed to NickALive! the exciting Nick Jr. UK News that Nickelodeon UK's preschool channel, Nick Jr. UK and Ireland, will be premiering and showing brand new episodes of the popular animated preschool series "Max and Ruby" ("Ruby and Max") in July 2013 (transmission (TX) dates and times to be announced by Nick Jr. UK), as part of "Summer on Nick Jr. UK 2013"!

Nickelodeon South East Asia Announces First Ever Nickelodeon Slime Cup Soccer Event; To Be Held In Singapore During July 2013

Eventfinda Singapore is reporting in the following event listing from their official website, eventfinda.sg, the exciting Nickelodeon Asia news that Nickelodeon, in collaboration with SingTel's mio TV, will be launching the worlds first-ever Nickelodeon Slime Cup soccer event in Singapore and in Southeast Asia in July 2013!

UPDATE: To celebrate the 2013 Nickelodeon Slime Cup, Nickelodeon Asia has launched a brand new watch-and-win competition called "Slimey Contest" where Nicksters have the chance to win great prizes, including iPad minis and amazing Nickelodeon goodie bags (goody bags)! Simply tune into Nick between 6pm-7pm and count the number of times slime balls appear on the screen, then head to the contests official webpage and fill in your details! It's the slimiest contest to ever hit your TV screens!

At Nick Asia's new pro-social initiative, kids aged between 7-14 years and their families are invited to bond together over two days of playful soccer-oriented activities and clinics at this special SpongeBob SquarePants-themed event featuring soccer legend Fandi Ahmad, one of Singapore's most successful footballers, complete with Nickelodeon's world famous signature slime! Visitors can catch freestyle football performances and futsal competitions, and play games for great Nickelodeon goodies and the rare opportunity of getting slimed. Admission is free. Nickelodeon SEA has announced in a post on their official Facebook profile page, facebook.com/nickasia, that the Urban Street Team, the only freestyle football crew in Singapore which specializes in performance at all event types, will also be at the Nick Slime World Cup, where they will be helping Nicksters learn a new trick or two!

Nickelodeon will be holding Nickelodeon Slime Cup 2013 on Saturday 20th July 2013 between 11:00am – 7:00pm and on Sunday 21st July 2013 between 11:00am–7:00pm at Downtown East, D'Marquee, 1 Pasir Ris Close, Singapore, Singapore:

Nickelodeon Slime Cup
Nickelodeon Slime Cup, Singapore, July 20 2013 – July 21 2013

When:
Sat Jul 20, 11:00am–7:00pm
Sun Jul 21, 11:00am–7:00pm

Where: D'Marquee, 1 Pasir Ris Close, Singapore, Singapore
Restrictions: All ages
Ticket Information: Admission: Free
Website: Nickelodeon
Event listed by: loh9

Nickelodeon, in collaboration with SingTel’s mio TV, will be launching the first-ever Nickelodeon Slime Cup in Singapore and in Southeast Asia. Kids aged between 7-14 years and their families, are invited to bond together over two days of playful soccer-oriented activities and clinics at this SpongeBob SquarePants-themed event featuring Fandi Ahmad, one of Singapore’s most successful footballers, complete with Nickelodeon’s signature slime! Visitors can catch freestyle football performances and futsal competitions, and play games for Nickelodeon goodies and the rare opportunity of getting slimed. Admission is free.

Nickelodeon Stars Jennette McCurdy And Ariana Grande Celebrate Their Birthdays On The Set Of Their New Nick Show, "Sam & Cat"

To celebrate Nickelodeon Stars' Ariana Grande ("Victorious") and Jennette McCurdy's ("iCarly") recent Birthdays on Wednesday 26th June 2013, Nickelodeon Italy (also known as Nickelodeon Italia) has unveiled in a post on their official Nickelodeon Magazine (Nick Magazine) blog a very special photo gallery which features exclusive pictures of Jennette McCurdy ("iCarly") and Ariana Grande ("Victorious") celebrating their recent Birthdays and showing off their colorfully decorated birthday cakes on the set of their brand new Nickelodeon original comedy series "Sam & Cat", which you can view on NickTV.it by clicking on the photo montage below!

To help celebrate their Birthdays, Ariana and Jennette were joined by two very special guests - the popular comedy duo Penny Marshall and Cindy Williams, stars of the hit American comedy series "Laverne & Shirley" - who were at the "Sam & Cat" studios in Los Angeles, California, to film their scenes for their upcoming episode of "Sam & Cat" in which the television stars stage a reunion.

You can view more photographs of Ariana Grande and Jennette McCurdy celebrating their Birthday's on the studio set of "Sam & Cat" here on Just Jared Jr.

One Direction's Zayn Malik And Liam Payne Dress Up As The "Power Rangers" At Recent Concert At The Comcast Center In Mansfield, MA

Nickelodeon Italy (also known as Nick Italia) is reporting in a post on their official Nickelodeon Magazine (Nick Magazine) blog the One Direction news that backstage during One Direction's concert at the Comcast Center (formerly Tweeter Center) in Mansfield, Massachusetts on Wednesday 26th June 2013, 1D's Zayn Malik and Liam Payne were spotted dressed up as heroes from Nickelodeon's hit action series "Power Rangers"! 1D boyband member Zayn Malik got dressed up as the Black Ranger, while co-band member Liam Payne became the Blue Ranger. Those pesky villains better watch out, as Liam also demonstrated some of his combat skills! According to the teenage celebrity gossip website Sugarscape, the idea came around after a Directioner (One Direction super fan) brought the 1D lads their very own superhero costumes to a recent meet and greet. Click on the picture montage below to view NickTV.it's photograph gallery of Zayn and Liam from One Direction as the Power Rangers at the Comcast Center in Mansfield!:

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Nick Jr. Channel UK To Premiere Brand New Episodes Of "Max and Ruby" In July 2013

Nickelodeon UK and Eire has announced and confirmed to NickALive! the exciting Nick Jr. UK News that Nickelodeon UK's preschool channel, Nick Jr. UK and Ireland, will be premiering and showing brand new episodes of the popular animated preschool series "Max and Ruby" in July 2013 (transmission (TX) dates and times to be announced by Nick Jr. UK), as part of "Summer on Nick Jr. UK 2013"!

"Max and Ruby" is a Canadian-American preschool animated series created by children's book author/illustrator Rosemary Wells and is based on the world of her "Max and Ruby" books. Each episode presents stories about Max, a rambunctious and determined three-year-old rabbit, and his big sister, Ruby, a patient, goal-oriented, seven-year-old rabbit. In each episode, kids learn valuable life lessons while they watch as these bunnies teach lessons in kindness, working together, and respecting and listening to others.

Nick Jr. Channel UK To Premiere Brand New Episodes Of "Let's Go Pocoyo" In July 2013

Nickelodeon UK and Ireland and Sky Media UK websites' 'Sky TV's Children's Television Schedule Highlights In July 2013' webpage have announced the exciting Nick Jr. UK News that Nickelodeon UK and Ireland's preschool channel, Nick Jr. UK and Ireland, will start to premiere and show brand new episodes of the popular animated preschool series "Let's Go Pocoyo" from Monday 22nd July 2013 (transmission (TX) time to be announced by Nick Jr. UK), as part of "Summer on Nick Jr. UK 2013"!

Let's Go Pocoyo (New Episodes)
Nick Jr
Starts Monday 22 July

Pocoyo is a curious little boy. Him and his friends, Pato and Elly always manage to have fun together while learning lots about things like colours, animals and shapes. Join them all for brand new eps!

NickToons UK To Premiere More Brand New Episodes Of The Acton-Packed Nicktoon "T.U.F.F. Puppy" In July 2013

Nickelodeon UK and Ireland has announced and confirmed to NickALive! the exciting Nick UK News that Nickelodeon UK's animation channel, Nicktoons UK and Ireland (100% toons, may contain nuts mutts), will continue to premiere more brand new episodes of Nickelodeon's hit action packed original animated series (Nicktoon) "T.U.F.F. Puppy", in July 2013, as part of Summer on Nicktoons 2013! Although to be confirmed, Nicktoons UK & Eire is expected to continue to show all-new episodes of "T.U.F.F. Puppy" every Monday at 4.30pm:

Nickelodeon's all-action animated original series "T.U.F.F. Puppy" follows a 'dim-witted' but determined dog named Dudley Puppy (who is voiced by Nickelodeon Star Jerry Trainor), who, along with his co-workers, Kitty Katswell (voiced by Grey DeLisle), The Chief (voiced by Daran Norris), and Keswick (voiced by Jeff Bennett), works as a secret agent for an organization called T.U.F.F. (Turbo Undercover Fighting Force). "T.U.F.F. Puppy" takes place in a fictional city called Petropolis, which is populated by animal characters. "T.U.F.F. Puppy" is Butch Hartman's third animated series for Nickelodeon, after "The Fairly OddParents" and "Danny Phantom".

NickToons UK To Premiere More Brand New Episodes Of The Acton-Packed Animated Series "Huntik: Secrets And Seekers" In July 2013

Nickelodeon UK and Ireland has announced and confirmed to NickALive! the exciting Nick UK News that Nickelodeon UK's animation channel, Nicktoons UK and Ireland, will premiere more brand new episodes of the animated action series created and directed by Iginio Straffi, the creator of the popular animated Nickelodeon series "Winx Club", called "Huntik: Secrets & Seekers", in July 2013, as part of Summer on Nicktoons 2013! According to Nick UK's "What's On Nicktoons" schedule section on Nick.co.uk, Nicktoons UK & Eire will be showing all-new episodes of "Huntik" every Sunday at 8:00am from 6th July 2013:

8:00am: Huntik - New series! Join the Seekers as they travel the world in search of ancient amulets.

NickToons UK's new animated action show "Huntik: Secrets & Seekers" is an action adventure comedy/drama about a group of Seekers traveling around the globe in search of ancient Amulets that can invoke different types of titans. Long before our times, humanity fought against an evil of unimaginable power. The darkness was broken only by the Seekers, humans able to invoke legendary creatures - the Titans - into their own plane of existence. With the Titans executing their every order, the first Seekers fought against the dark forces of the underworld and against themselves. Centuries went by, and one by one, the Titans were hidden: some were buried following grueling battles, others merely forgotten as time passed. The magical and powerful creatures lie hidden and dormant in the most remote parts of the universe, waiting to be awakened by a new and bold group of Seekers. After centuries, the Seekers divided themselves into chapters in order to find traces and clues of past and extinct populations in order to reveal the mystery of the Titans. The Huntik Foundation reaching for these answers will travel from the tip of the South American continent to Europe, from North America to African terrains. Only the most worthy of Seekers are able to invoke the Titans and benefit from their unbelievable powers.

"Huntik" is an Italian animated series created and directed by Iginio Straffi (creator of the "Winx Club"), and is a co-production between Big Bocca Productions, a company owned by Richard McWilliam, CEO and owner of Upper Deck and Rainbow S.p.A., and is one of the spin-offs to Nick's popular "Winx Club" series. All of the show's designs, animation and visual style were created in Italy, while the scriptwriting and original voice recording were done in the United States.

Also, from Sky Media UK's 'Sky TV's Children's Television Schedule Highlights In July 2013' webpage:

Huntik (New Episodes)
NickToons
Starts Saturday 6 July

A boy named Lok is thrown into a world of adventure and danger when he accidentally breaks a statue left behind by his long lost father. Inside he finds a journal and a magical Amulet, but he also finds himself under attack by a mysterious Organization that will stop at nothing to get them.

The Irish Times Interviews Colin Williams, Founder Of Sixteen South; Nick Jr. UK To Debut New Mixed Media Series "Driftwood Bay" In Spring 2014

The Irish Times, a Irish daily broadsheet newspaper, has unveiled a exclusive interview they recently held with Colin Williams, the founder of the Belfast-based independent children's television production company Sixteen South Television, who are currently producing "Driftwood Bay", a brand new mixed media animated preschool series that Nickelodeon UK's preschool channel, Nick Jr. UK and Ireland, commissioned in 2012, and is due to premiere on Nick Jr. UK in Spring 2014, as part of 2014 on Nickelodeon UK, which you can read below:

Colin Williams

Children’s television production company Sixteen South was established in 2008

Colin Williams founded children’s television production company Sixteen South in 2008. He worked in advertising before setting up his first business, post production company Inferno, which produced animation, film and interactive content for museums and television commercials.

He set up Sixteen South as a side project to Inferno after seeing an ad to pitch to Sesame Workshop in New York to produce a local version of its iconic show Sesame Street. After success with what became Sesame Tree, his team developed Big City Park, which was shot on location in Belfast's Ormeau Park and aired on the BBC children's channel CBeebies.

Belfast-based Sixteen South has since produced more than 200 episodes of children’s television for broadcasters across the globe, including the BBC, Nickelodeon, US cable giant Sprout and ABC Australia. It was ranked among the UK’s top indie producers by Televisual and also won the Deloitte Fast 50 Rising Star award in both 2011 and 2012. The shows, which include Sesame Tree, Big City Park, Big and Small, Pajanimals and Driftwood Bay, have received an IFTA award, a BAFTA and two Emmy nominations.

How did you secure your first investment?
I asked the bank to remortgage my house to raise some money to buy some equipment and pay the bills.

What vision prompted you to start-up your business?
I had been running a successful commercial production and post production company and while it was doing well, I was unhappy that the work we were producing was all about selling stuff to people who didn’t want to buy it. I wanted to create content that would make a difference and be seen, enjoyed and remembered in years to come. Children’s television was exactly that.

What moment or deal would you identify as the “game changer” or turning point for the company?
I think that the game keeps changing and there are lots of game changing moments, which constantly move us to bigger opportunities and bigger challenges. Pajanimals, our fourth show in partnership with The Jim Henson Company and the broadcaster Sprout, brought us into the global market and our work into over 300 million homes. And Driftwood Bay, our new show, has had an incredible response from the market, gaining us independent credibility.

What were the best and worst pieces of advice you received when starting out?
The best advice was something I scribbled down: “Do some good, make some money, have some fun”.
Three pieces of worst advice: being told by my Biology A-level teacher that I was a waste of space and wouldn’t do anything with my life; being told by a tutor at art college that animated media was too hard and wouldn’t catch on; and being told by a local broadcaster not to think about getting into children’s television because it was impossible.

Do you plan to extend your services to a new customer demographic or penetrate a new sector in the next 12 months?
Yes. We have produced five shows – all of which are created for preschoolers (2-6 year olds). We are currently negotiating a deal for a live action drama for 7-11 year olds with a global broadcaster.

What are the biggest challenges you face now?
Our biggest challenge is to get a large-scale children's drama off the ground while juggling all the other shows.

Topics: Business, Sectors, Media & Marketing, Colin Williams, Inferno, Jim Henson Company, Sixteen South

Nick Jr. UK's upcoming brand new mixed-media animated show for 3-6 year olds, "Driftwood Bay", is about a very special island that exists in the imagination of a little girl named Lily who creates a world of adventure and friendship from different treasures she finds washed up on the beach. Lily is 5 years old and lives on the Island of Arranish with her Dad. They live in a little hut on the beach packed full of jars, knick-knacks, driftwood and some very special friends... all made by Lily from salvage washed up by the sea. Across the way is Driftwood Bay – another island that Lily can see from her window, and it is here that the characters that she has created in her imagination come to life. Every day the sea washes up a new treasure which sparks Lily’s imagination about what might be happening on Driftwood Bay. And so, accompanied by her best friend Gull, the clever seagull, an adventure begins as they head off 'across the way to Driftwood Bay'.

"Driftwood Bay" is a unique series about making your own fun and adventures from the things that you find. It's about using your imagination and creativity to inspire an adventure or tell a story. It's based on real artwork made entirely from things washed up on the beach - from the animal characters to the backdrops and landscapes, everything has been created from beach salvage. It came to life when children's artist, Joanne Carmichael began to create characters from various things that she found washed up on the beach outside her cottage on the Scottish Island of Arran. Production of Season One (52 episodes x 7 minutes) commenced in Autumn (Fall) 2012 and will available for broadcast from Spring 2014. Show bible, scripts and a animated trailer is available on request from sixteensouth.tv.