Habbo Hotel Opens New Nickelodeon Studios Room And Unveils New Nick Badge; "Sam & Cat" Star Jennette McCurdy To Talk About Brand New Show In Habbo's New Nick Studios Room On Thursday 10th October 2013

Habbo Hotel, a virtual world and social networking service for teenagers, has announced the exciting Nickelodeon UK News in a post on their official Facebook profile page, facebook.com/habbo, that to celebrate Nickelodeon UK and Ireland and Nickelodeon HD UK starting to premiere and show Nick's brand new original buddy comedy series "Sam & Cat", starring Nick Stars Jennette McCurdy and Ariana Grande, on Monday, 14th October 2013 at 6:00pm (repeated at 7:00pm on Nick UK's plus-one timeshift channel, Nick+1), they have teamed up with Nick UK & Eire to open a brand new official Nickelodeon-themed studio sound stage room called 'Nickelodeon Studios', which allows visitors to the room to hang out behind-the-scenes of the all-new Nick sitcom, "Sam & Cat"! Habbo's 'Nick Studios' area includes the sets of Sam and Cat's bedrooms, production equipment, such as cameras and lighting, and a studio audience seating area.

To further celebrate the UK and Irish debut of "Sam & Cat", Habbo Hotel has also announced that Jennette McCurdy, who is currently in the UK with her Nickelodeon co-star Ariana Grande to promote and attend a special Orange Carpet screening of their brand new Nick show, "Sam & Cat" with their biggest fans, will be visiting Habbo's 'Nickelodeon Studios' room on Thursday 10th October 2013 at 4:00pm BST (GMT+1) to talk about her brand new Nick comedy, "Sam & Cat"!

Plus, Habbo have also announced in a second post on their official Facebook page that in celebration of their brand new Nick-themed room and Jennette McCurdy's VIP chat, Habbo have unveiled a brand new and exclusive collectible Nickelodeon Badge, which, in the style of a orange background with white text Nickelodeon logo, members can unlock for their avatars by simply clicking 'Like' button on Nickelodeon UK's official Facebook profile page at http://www.facebook.com/NickelodeonUK! You must have connected your Facebook account to your Habbo ID to receive the badge. Haven't done that yet? Hurry and you'll receive both the spinning thumb effect AND the Nick badge. Aweslime eh?!

Nickelodeon Studios have come to Habbo! Join iCarly's Jennette McCurdy this Thursday at 4pm BST in the Nick Studios room to talk about her *brand new* show Sam & Cat!

- Tuesday 8th October 2013

NEW BADGE ALERT! Who wants to get their hands on this awesome little Nickelodeon badge?!

To add it to your character, all you have to do is 'Like' Nick's FB page over at http://www.facebook.com/NickelodeonUK!

Remember - You must have connected your Facebook account to your Habbo ID to receive the badge. Haven't done that yet? Hurry and you'll receive both the spinning thumb effect AND the Nick badge. Awesome eh? - Wednesday 9th October 2013

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Upcoming Brand New CG-Animated Preschool Series "Quick, Quack, Duck!" Renamed As "Zack And Quack"; To Air On Nickelodeon And Nick Jr. Channels Worldwide From Early 2014; Zodiak Kids Secures Pre-Sales

The licensing industry news website Licensing.biz is reporting the Nickelodeon News that Nickelodeon's upcoming brand new CG-animated series "Quick, Quack, Duck!" has been renamed and will be now called "Zack and Quack". Additionally, the title character of the show has also been renamed from 'Remi' to 'Zack'.

Nickelodeon picked up the global broadcast rights for the new series, set to debut on Nickelodeon and Nick Jr channels worldwide, including Nick Jr. UK and Ireland, from early 2014, last year (2012).

Based on Bafta-winning short film "The Happy Duckling", "Zack and Quack" follows the adventures of an inquisitive seven-year-old boy called Zack and his devoted duck Quack. The duo live in a unique "pop-up world", where they can use tabs, pulls and other devices to trigger popups that create an interactive story. The short's director Gili Dolev co-created the new series with Yvette Kaplan ("Ice Age", "Beavis & Butthead"). Pickard will exec produce with The Foundation's ("Summer In Transylvania") Vanessa Hill, alongside Kaplan and QQD's Ronen Shani. Simon Spencer serves as the series showrunner.

Licensing.biz is also reporting that Zodiak Kids has announced a raft of pre-sales for its brand new 3D animated kids series "Zack and Quack", which has made its debut at MIPCOM 2013.

The new pre-sales include Treehouse in Canada, Discovery Kids in Latin America, France TV, YLE in Finland and Turkey's Minika. Meanwhile, DVD partners have also been secured in North America with Phase 4 DVD in the US and Corus DVD in Canada:

Zodiak secures pre-sales for new kid's series Zack and Quack

3D animated pre-school series will make its debut at Mipcom; Nickelodeon Junior already signed as global broadcaster.

Zodiak Kids has revealed a raft of pre-sales for its brand new kids show, Zack and Quack, a 3D animated pre-schools series making its debut at Mipcom.

The new pre-sales include Treehouse in Canada, Discovery Kids in Latin America, France TV, YLE in Finland and Turkey's Minika.

Meanwhile, DVD partners have also been secured in North America with Phase 4 DVD in the US and Corus DVD in Canada.

Nickelodeon Jr. has already signed as the global broadcaster for the new series, set to debut on Nick Jr channels worldwide from early 2014.

Karen Vermeulen, SVP global sales and co-production, Zodiak Kids, said: “We are delighted to report such a strong start to Zack & Quack sales with this stellar line-up of preeminent broadcasters coming aboard the series.

"This beautifully animated series is absolutely unique in that Zack & Quack’s whole world revolves around the concept of pop-up and paper - so that pulling a tab or lifting a flap can catapult the story in a totally different direction.

"Their world of surprises is sure to resonate with young children everywhere and we look forward to presenting it to potential new broadcast partners at MIPCOM.”

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