Nickelodeon USA Tops Cable Ratings For Sixth Straight Week With Kids And Total Viewers, Fueled By Networks Animation And Preschool Hits

Nickelodeon, the number-one entertainment brand for kids and families, has today, Tuesday 12th November 2013, announced in the following press release, from TVByTheNumbers.com, the exciting Nickelodeon News that Nickelodeon USA marked its sixth straight week as the number-one basic cable network with Kids 2-11 (2.9/934K) and total viewers (1.8M)! This weekly win, for the week of Monday 4th to Sunday 10th November 2013 continues to build upon Nick USA's more than 9 straight months of year-over-year ratings gains.

The net's performance was driven by Nick's hit original animation (Nicktoon) lineup: "SpongeBob SquarePants" ranks as the top program with Kids 2-11 (6.0/1.9M) for the week, followed by "Sanjay and Craig" (5.4/1.8M). "SpongeBob SquarePants" and "Sanjay and Craig" also topped with Kids 6-11, ranking as the week's top two animated series, respectively, with that demo.

Nickelodeon Preschool's "Paw Patrol" marked its fourth consecutive week as TV's top preschool, averaging a 6.8/861K with K2-5. "Paw Patrol" was followed by "Bubble Guppies", which averaged a 6.4/808K with K2-5 for the week.

Nick at Nite's original Sunday night lineup also continues to post gains: "See Dad Run" (Nov. 10 at 8p.m.) drew 1.2M total viewers and posted double-digit increases with Adults 18-49 (0.3/328K, +11% in delivery), Kids 2-11 (1.70/547K, +21%) and Kids 6-11 (2.1/416K, +17%). "Instant Mom" (8:30 p.m. ET) posted +50% delivery gains with Adults 18-49 (0.3/292K) and grew its ratings double digits with Kids 6-11 (1.6/307K, +14%).

Original Nickelodeon Press Release:

NICKELODEON TOPS CABLE WITH KIDS AND TOTAL VIEWERS, FUELED BY ANIMATED AND PRESCHOOL HITS

SpongeBob SquarePants and Sanjay and Craig are Week's Top Series with Kids Across All TV; Paw Patrol and Bubble Guppies Are Week's Top Preschool Series

NEW YORK – Nov. 12, 2013 – Nickelodeon this week was the top basic cable net with Kids 2-11 (2.9/934K) and total viewers (1.8M), marking six straight weeks at number one. This weekly win continues to build upon Nickelodeon’s more than 9 straight months of year-over-year ratings gains.

The network’s performance was driven by Nick’s hit animation lineup: SpongeBob SquarePants ranks as the top program with Kids 2-11 (6.0/1.9M) for the week, followed by Sanjay and Craig (5.4/1.8M). SpongeBob SquarePants and Sanjay and Craig also topped with Kids 6-11, ranking as the week’s top two animated series, respectively, with that demo.

Paw Patrol marked its fourth consecutive week as TV’s top preschool, averaging a 6.8/861K with K2-5. Paw Patrol was followed by Bubble Guppies, which averaged a 6.4/808K with K2-5 for the week.

Nick at Nite’s original Sunday night lineup also continues to post gains: See Dad Run (Nov. 10 at 8p.m.) drew 1.2M total viewers and posted double-digit increases with Adults 18-49 (0.3/328K, +11% in delivery), Kids 2-11 (1.70/547K, +21%) and Kids 6-11 (2.1/416K, +17%). Instant Mom (8:30 p.m. ET) posted +50% delivery gains with Adults 18-49 (0.3/292K) and grew its ratings double digits with Kids 6-11 (1.6/307K, +14%).

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 more than 100 million households and has been the number-one-rated basic cable network for 18 consecutive years. For more information or artwork, visit http://www.nickpress.com. Nickelodeon and all related titles, characters and logos are trademarks of Viacom Inc. (NYSE: VIA, VIA.B).

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O'Keeffe's Bakery In Ireland Announces Plans For "Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles" Branded Pizza

The Irish national daily newspaper The Irish Examiner is reporting in the following article from their official website, irishexaminer.com, the exciting Nickelodeon Licensing news that O'Keeffe's Bakery, a family run bakery based in Ballincollig, County Cork, Ireland, has announced that the company is at the completion stage of contract negotiations with Nickelodeon & Viacom Consumer Products (NVCP) UK and Ireland for a major licensing agreement for "Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles" branded pizza!

Stephen O'Keeffe, the managing director (MD) of O'Keeffe's Bakery, said the deal would allow the firm to use images of the pizza-loving Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles on its packaging in Ireland, the UK, and the Channel Islands, as the company targets new markets. "This endorsement would give us a huge platform to get our new products out there," he said.

Additionally, The Irish Examiner is also reporting in the same article, below, that the bakery, which employs 75 people, recently announced details of its groundbreaking new frozen dough technique, and the recruitment of 32 staff, and the launch of a suite of DIY pizza kits with bases made using the new technique:

Cork bakery targets slice of global pizza market after breakthrough

An Irish bakeryhopes to double its workforce and take a major slice of the global bakery market after making a major food technology breakthrough which is poised to revolutionise the sector.

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O’Keeffe’s Bakery in Ballincollig, Co Cork, which employs 75 people, announced details yesterday of its groundbreaking new frozen dough technique, and the recruitment of 32 staff.

Stephen O’Keeffe, the managing director of the family run company, also launched a suite of DIY pizza kits with bases made using the new technique.

However, he said this process has such huge potential he hopes to create an additional 20 jobs within two years.

The company is at the completion stage of contract negotiations with Nickelodeon Television for a major licensing agreement.

Mr O’Keeffe said the deal would allow them use images of the pizza-loving Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles on its packaging in Ireland, the UK, and the Channel Islands, as the company targets new markets.

“This endorsement would give us a huge platform to get our new products out there,” he said.

Food Minister Simon Coveney praised the ambition of the company which ploughed almost €1m into research and development to perfect the technique in recent years.

“This is a great family, business and food story for Ireland,” he said.

Mr O’Keeffe said that research, development, and innovation are the key to any business.

The company set out to solve an ongoing challenge for bakers — how to freeze dough without losing the viability or the baking performance of the yeast.

Usually, yeast becomes inactive or dormant in frozen dough quite quickly.

O’Keeffe’s have now perfected a method of prolonging the shelf life of yeast within the frozen dough.

They have spent months testing the product with input from food giants like Odlums, Bakel Ingredients and German bakery equipment specialists, MIWE.

Mr O’Keeffe said the new technique could lead to a whole range of new frozen dough-based consumer products.

The company’s two DIY pizza kits — a 7in pizza for children and a 10in pizza for adults — recently won an Irish Quality Food Award. It has also launched a DIY garlic bread kit.

The pizza kits include frozen dough, as well as additive-free mozzarella, pizza sauce, flour, and baking paper. The products are now listed in Dunnes Stores, Tesco, and Musgraves.

O’Keeffe’s has achieved listings with OCADO, the British online grocery retailer, and is at advanced talks with leading multiples in Britain.

O’Keeffe’s bakery was established 30 years ago by Stephen’s parents, Liam and Marie, after they bought a bread round.

They went on to buy a second bread round before deciding to bake their own bread. The company now operates from a state-of-the-art bakery in Ballincollig.

The company produces fresh handmade bread which is distributed throughout Cork City and county, and par-baked products distributed nationwide, throughout Britain, and recently to Dubai, under the Irish Country Cuisine brand.

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Harrods Invites Nick Stars From Nickelodeon Land UK To Take Part In Christmas Parade

The famous London department store Harrods and the British regional newspaper the Blackpool Gazette are reporting the exciting news on their official websites that to celebrate Father Christmas making his eagerly-anticipated arrival at Harrods and the start of the shops Christmas season, Harrods invited Nickelodeon Land Megastars Leonardo, Raphael, Donatello and Michelangelo (the "Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles"), SpongeBob SquarePants and Dora the Explorer and Amanda Thompson OBE, the Managing Director at Pleasure Beach Blackpool, down to London to take part in the the Harrods Christmas Parade, which took place on Saturday 2nd November 2013, to help bring festive cheer to London! The Nick stars were joined by a parade of dancers, performers and real-life reindeer, along with Wallace and Gromit and Harrods' very own Henry the Electrical Van! Early birds also had the chance to meet Mini Harrods' special characters, Oska-Poska Doolittle and G & J, the Turbo Twins!

The parade also marked the opening of Harrods' famous Christmas Grotto, where lucky attendees were invited to visit via a very special Father Christmas Library located on the Fourth Floor. It's the only place to read about The Amazing Adventures of Henry the Electrical Harrods Van in his magical story books and be entertained with festive fun, music and dance, as you make your way to meet Father Christmas in the Harrods Grotto!

From blackpoolgazette.co.uk:

Resort characters in Harrods parade

Amanda Thompson OBE with the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles from Nickelodeon Land at the Harrods Christmas Parade in London

Blackpool characters filled the streets of London as part of a Christmas parade.

All the characters from Nickelodeon Land at Blackpool Pleasure Beach including SpongeBob and the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles were invited to the Harrods Christmas Parade, which shut the streets of the capital on Saturday morning, along with managing director Amanda Thompson.

She said: "It was a fabulous way to show off Blackpool’s best in London."

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Nickelodeon Adds Jennette McCurdy, Kevin Jonas, Nikki Reed And Enrique Iglesias To Line-Up Of The Fifth Annual TeenNick HALO Awards, Sunday, Nov. 17, At 8 P.M. (ET/PT) On Nick At Nite USA

The entertainment industry news magazine The Hollywood Reporter is reporting the exciting Nickelodeon News that Nickelodeon, the number-one entertainment brand for kids and families, has announced that Nickelodeon Star Jennette McCurdy ("Sam & Cat") and the American musician and actor Kevin Jonas (The Jonas Brothers) will co-host the fifth annual "TeenNick HALO Awards" with Nick Cannon, the Chairman of 'TeenNick'!

THR is also reporting that Nick has also confirmed that the American film and television actress, screenwriter, singer-songwriter, and model Nikki Reed ("The Twilight Saga") will be a presenter at the awards ceremony, joining previously announced co-presenters Dax Shepard ("Parenthood"), Darren Criss ("Glee") and Chloe Bennet ("Marvel's Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D."), and that singer Enrique Iglesias will perform his brand new song "Heart Attack" at the star-studded event celebrating four teens who are "Helping and Leading Others" (HALO), which takes place Sunday 17th November 2013 at the Hollywood Palladium and will be broadcast live for the first time ever on Nickelodeon USA beginning at 8pm ET (tape-delayed on the West Coast). Enrique Iglesias joins previously announced performers Fall Out Boy and Austin Mahone.

The HALO Awards also will host a interactive social media lounge, dubbed the HALO Hive, that will be led by YouTube personality iJustine, in which celebrities in attendance at the 2013 "TeenNick HALO Awards" can visit and encourage viewers to tweet and Instagram their pics. Fans can tweet with #HALOawards to share how they plan on helping and leading others in their own communities. New York-based duo The Jane Doze has also been tapped as the event's official DJs:

TeenNick HALO Awards: Kevin Jonas to Co-Host, Enrique Iglesias to Perform (Exclusive)

Enrique Iglesias and Kevin Jonas [...] Getty Images

Nickelodeon star Jennette McCurdy will co-host alongside Jonas and Nick Cannon, while "Twilight's" Nikki Reed has come aboard as a presenter for the Nov. 17 event.

Kevin Jonas and Nickelodeon star Jennette McCurdy have been tapped to co-host the TeenNick HALO Awards, joining regular emcee Nick Cannon.

Singer Enrique Iglesias also has been added to the bill for the fifth annual event, which takes place Sunday, Nov. 17, at the Hollywood Palladium and will be broadcast live on Nickelodeon beginning at 8 p.m. ET (tape-delayed on the West Coast). He joins previously announced performers Fall Out Boy and Austin Mahone.

"I'm excited about performing my new single 'Heart Attack' on the TeenNick HALO Awards," Iglesias said. "This award show is special to me because we get to honor real teens who have earned their way on the show by doing community service."

Additionally, Twilight star Nikki Reed has been confirmed as a presenter, joining a slate that already includes Darren Criss (Glee), Dax Shepard (Parenthood) and Chloe Bennet (Marvel's Agents of SHIELD).

The HALO Awards also will host a social media lounge, dubbed the HALO Hive, that will be led by YouTube personality iJustine. New York-based duo The Jane Doze has been tapped as the event's official DJs.

The TeenNick HALO Awards, executive produced by Cannon, Alex Coletti and Sal Maniaci, spotlight four teenagers from all over the country who are helping and leading others. They are paired up with celebrities who share a similar passion for their cause. Josh Hutcherson, Shay Mitchell, Chris Paul and Queen Latifah participated this year.

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