Nickelodeon South East Asia To Premiere New Anime "Future Card Buddyfight" in February 2014

Nickelodeon South East Asia has announced in the news slider on the homepage on their official website, nick-asia.com, the exciting Nickelodeon International News that Nick SEA will start to show the brand-new Japanese anime [Japanese animation] television series "Future Card Buddyfight" in February 2014!:

Nickelodeon Philippines will debut the all-new TV show "Future Card Buddyfight" on Sunday 2nd February 2014, with Nickelodeon Singapore & Nickelodeon Malaysia starting to air the series from Sunday 16th February 2014. Each new episode will air at 11:30am, with repeats on Sunday's at 4pm and the following Saturday at 11:30am.

To celebrate Nick SEA starting to broadcast "Future Card Buddyfight", the networks official website has unveiled their brand-new official show webpage, which features show information and bios for each character in the series - Gao Mikado, Tasuku Ryuenji, Baku Omori, Kuguru Uki, Noboru Kodo, Paruko Nanana, Tetsuya Kurodake, Hanako Mikado, Drum Bunker Dragon (Drum), Jackknife Dragon (Jack), Demon Lord, and Asmodai.

In "Future Card Buddyfight", based on the popular trading card game (TGC) of the same name, it is the year 2030, and the stage is the capital of Japan, Chou-Tokyo.

Through "Buddyfight", humans have started cultural interactions with residents from other worlds called "Affinity Dimensions". Buddyfight is a game with selected humans as the "Buddyfighter", and residents from the other world as the partner (known as "Buddy Monster").

Gao Mikado, the main character of the story, is a student at Aibo Academy. Drum Bunker Dragon Fang Slade Terrestrial the 13th is an Armor dragon of Dragon World. With the power of a card game which connects both worlds, Buddyfight, the pair meet for the first time.

"Future Card Buddyfight" is the story of their journey, and the deep bonds they forge with each other, as well as the various friends they meet along the way!

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Nick Jr. UK To Premiere "Kushaboom", A Brand New Dance-Themed Preschool Series, From Saturday 1st February 2014

Get ready to get up and get dancing! Nickelodeon UK and Ireland's preschool channel, Nick Jr. UK and Ireland, has announced the exciting news in a Tweet (post) on their official Twitter profile page, @NickJrUK, that Nick Jr. UK and Ireland will start to premiere and show their brand new UK-produced dance themed short-form preschool series "Kushaboom" from Saturday 1st February 2014 at 7:50am!:

Our new show #Kushaboom starts Saturday 7:50am! Your little ones can join @HelenaDowlingTV for a special dance class! (You can join in too!)

"Kushaboom" (8 episodes x 5 minutes) is a brand new preschool series set in a enchanted dance studio and features a group of four children, who will make up the 'Kushaboom crew', joining Nick Jr. and Nickelodeon presenter Helena Dowling and her puppet co-presenter, DJ Kusha, for a very special dance class. Using the mechanic of a magical dance floor that transforms into a globe, every episode will take the audience on a geographical adventure where they will explore a different dance culture and learn corresponding dance moves. The series, filmed in Hackney, London will also feature a child actress from the Stagecoach Theatre Arts Weymouth performing arts school.

"Kushaboom" will also have a dedicated website on the official Nick Jr. UK website, NickJr.co.uk, which will feature exclusive interactive content, character information and online streaming video clips.

To celebrate the debut of "Kushaboom" on Nick Junior, NickJr.co.uk has unveiled a brand-new "Kushaboom" online dance game called "Dance with Helena", in which you can dance along with Helena and Kusha by pressing the spacebar when the musical note reaches the box. The game helps to aid a child's physical development teaching them how to follow instructions and they're communication and language skills by teaching them the alphabet.

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Nickelodeon Announces 2014 Global Animated Shorts Program

The animation news website Animation World Network (AWN) is reporting the exciting Nickelodeon News that Nickelodeon has today, Thursday 30th January 2014, announced its call for submissions for its 2014 global Animated Shorts Program, which is designed to identify and develop new animation talent and provide a platform for new content for kids!

This year's Nickelodeon Animated Shorts Program marks the third year for domestic pitches and the second annual call for international submissions, continuing the search for a new set of creative voices and visionaries. The network will choose a minimum of 10 pitches to be developed into shorts that will appear on air, on www.nick.com and on the Emmy Award-winning Nick App. These shorts also have the potential of becoming long-form animated series on Nickelodeon. In 2013 Nickelodeon took over 1000 pitches worldwide for the program.

"Bug Salad", created by Carl Faruolo

"We're on an ongoing mission to create the funniest animated content for this next generation of kids, and find the freshest creative voices from around the world," said Russell Hicks, President, Content Development and Production, Nickelodeon. "The shorts program has already fueled our pipeline with new content and we're very excited to see what comes through our door this year."

Ideas will be accepted from a broad pool of creative talent from all four quarters of the world including artists, designers, writers, directors and comedians. Creators will be provided with the necessary artistic and production support teams to help them complete their fully animated short.

"Earmouse and Bottle", created by Brian Morante

Shorts must be original, humor-based and character-driven. All animation styles are encouraged from 2D, digital 2D, stop motion, CG or mixed media. The deadline for submissions is Friday 14th March 2014. For full program guidelines, visit:

Domestic (US) entries: www.nickshortspitches.com

International entries: http://signup.viacom.com/nickinternationalshorts/NickInternationalShorts.aspx

From the pitches received in 2013, 10 domestic and seven international pitches were chosen to be developed into animated shorts that will air on Nickelodeon, appear on www.nick.com, and on the Nick App throughout 2014. "The Loud House" created by Chris Savino, "Bear Wrestler" created by Deanna Rooney, "By Request Pizza" created by Arica Tuesday and Mick Ignis, "Hole" created by Sam Spina, "Matt and Gus" created by Matt Braunger, and "Charlie and Mr. Two" created by Travis Braun round out the previously announced domestic finalists: "Bug Salad" created by Carl Faruolo, "Earmouse and Bottle" created by Brian Morante, "Woodstump" created by Zach Smith, and "Broats" created by Jack Cusumano. The international animated shorts in development include "Badly Drawn Animals" by Hamish Steele (UK), "Louis and Georges" by Renaud Martin & Raphaël Chabassol (France), "Monster Pack" by Pedro Eboli & Graham Peterson (Brazil), "Moosebox" by Mike Scott (South Africa), "Scoop" by The Brothers McLeod (UK), "Tech Oddity" by Marco Ibarra and Stefie Zöhrer (Mexico), and "Tonk's Island" by Mel Roach (Australia).

"By Request Pizza" created by Arica Tuesday and Mick Ignis

Gary "Doodles" Di Raffaele ("MAD", "Metalocyalpse"), discovered through Nickelodeon's inaugural Animated Shorts Program in 2012, is one of the creators and executive producers of Nickelodeon's brand-new upcoming animated series, "Breadwinners". Premiering in February, the 20-episode series, which is also created and executive produced by Steve Borst ("Teen Titans Go!", "MAD"), follows two booty-shaking ducks as they operate a bread delivery service out of their awesome, jet-fueled rocket van.

Below is a online streaming video clip featuring "Bug Salad", created by Carl Faruolo for the 2013 Nickelodeon Animated Comedy Shorts Program, from Cartoon Brew:

Nickelodeon Animated Shorts Program 2013: Bug Salad from Cartoon Brew on Vimeo.

"Bug Salad" created by Carl Faruolo for Nickelodeon's Animated Shorts Program 2013

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Nick Teams Up With NFL To Give Kids And Families An Insiders' Look At Super Bowl XLVIII Festivities In New York And New Jersey With Nickelodeon All Access Pass To Super Bowl XLVIII

Nickelodeon, the number-one entertainment brand for kids and families, has announced in the following press release, from PR Newswire, the very exciting Nickelodeon News that, to celebrate the 2014 Super Bowl, Super Bowl XLVIII, an American football game which will be held at the MetLife Stadium at the Meadowlands Sports Complex in East Rutherford, New Jersey on Sunday 2nd February 2014, Nickelodeon and the National Football League (NFL) are teaming up for the "Nickelodeon All Access Pass to Super Bowl XLVIII", which will give kids and families behind-the-scenes access to the performances, games, events and excitement taking place in New York and New Jersey leading up to Super Bowl XLVIII!

Starting today, Thursday 30th January 2014, Nick USA will begin rolling out Super Bowl-themed content across Nickelodeon, TeenNick, Nicktoons and the NickMom programming block on Nick Jr., as well as on the channels' official websites and the Emmy Award-winning Nick App. Kids can log on to www.nick.com/superbowl to pick the team they want to win Super Bowl XLVIII, with the winning team announced prior to the game on Sunday, Feb. 2.

Additionally, Nickelodeon's resident superhero, Pick Boy, will report daily from the NFL's "Super Bowl Boulevard Engineered by GMC" and will also serve as Nick's on-the-ground correspondent during Super Bowl XLVIII Media Day Fueled by Gatorade.

"I'm psyched to bring all of the excitement of this year's Super Bowl to kids across the country and be a part of giving them a chance to pick who they want to win The Big Game," said Pick Boy. "I've been to five of these Super Bowls. So, bring on the FOOTBALL! and chips, maybe some of those baby carrots too. I love those."

Nickelodeon's programming line-up of exclusive Super Bowl-themed content, airing Thursday 30th January through to Monday 3rd February 2014 includes: the premiere of "TeenNick Top 10: Super Bowl Party Playlist", hosted by Nick Cannon and New York Giants wide receiver Victor Cruz on TeenNick; "Nickelodeon All Access Pass to Super Bowl XLVIII", an original half-hour, pre-game special on Nicktoons hosted by Pick Boy, who will also serve as a correspondent in daily vignettes giving fans the inside scoop on the week-long pre-Super Bowl celebrations taking place across New York and New Jersey; a Super Bowl-themed episode of "NFL RUSH ZONE", airing on Nickelodeon and Nicktoons; a football-themed season-two premiere of "Take Me To Your Mother with Andrea Rosen" on NickMom; and more.

In addition to watching the action unfold across Nickelodeon's networks, viewers can log on to a dedicated Super Bowl XLVIII website (www.nick.com/superbowl) and the Nick App to follow along with all of the behind-the-scenes fun, and check out Super Bowl-themed games, interviews with players and more. Additionally, all three seasons of "NFL RUSH ZONE" are available on VOD throughout January 2014.

Nickelodeon's full slate of original on-air programming and digital content for Super Bowl week can be found in Nickelodeon's original press release below.

Original Nickelodeon Press Release:

Nickelodeon Teams Up With NFL To Give Kids And Families An Insiders' Look At Super Bowl XLVIII Festivities In New York And New Jersey With Nickelodeon All Access Pass To Super Bowl XLVIII

Nick Kicks Off Super Bowl-themed Original Content Across its Networks, Digital Platforms with Online Vote for "Kids' Pick" for Winning Team, January 30

Network's Resident Super-Hero, Pick Boy, Returns to Report From "Super Bowl Boulevard" and Media Day

NEW YORK, Jan. 30, 2014 /PRNewswire/ -- Nickelodeon and the National Football League are teaming up to give kids and families behind-the-scenes access to the performances, games, events and excitement taking place in New York and New Jersey leading up to Super Bowl XLVIII, with Nickelodeon All Access Pass to Super Bowl XLVIII. Today, Jan. 30, Nickelodeon will begin rolling out Super Bowl-themed content across Nickelodeon, TeenNick, Nicktoons and the NickMom programming block on Nick Jr., as well as on the channels' websites and the Nick App. Kids can log on to www.nick.com/superbowl to pick the team they want to win Super Bowl XLVIII, with the winning team announced prior to the game on Sunday, Feb. 2.

(Download Image - Photo - Nickelodeon's Pick Boy Reports from Super Bowl Activities. (PRNewsFoto/Nickelodeon): http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20140130/NY56077)

Additionally, Nickelodeon's resident superhero, Pick Boy, will report daily from the NFL's "Super Bowl Boulevard Engineered by GMC" and will also serve as Nick's on-the-ground correspondent during Super Bowl XLVIII Media Day Fueled by Gatorade.

"I'm psyched to bring all of the excitement of this year's Super Bowl to kids across the country and be a part of giving them a chance to pick who they want to win The Big Game," said Pick Boy. "I've been to five of these Super Bowls. So, bring on the FOOTBALL! and chips, maybe some of those baby carrots too. I love those."

Nickelodeon's programming line-up of exclusive Super Bowl-themed content, airing Thursday, Jan. 30, through Monday, Feb. 3, includes: the premiere of TeenNick Top 10: Super Bowl Party Playlist, hosted by Nick Cannon and New York Giants wide receiver Victor Cruz on TeenNick; Nickelodeon All Access Pass to Super Bowl XLVIII, an original half-hour, pre-game special on Nicktoons hosted by Pick Boy, who will also serve as a correspondent in daily vignettes giving fans the inside scoop on the week-long pre-Super Bowl celebrations taking place across New York and New Jersey; a Super Bowl-themed episode of NFL RUSH ZONE, airing on Nickelodeon and Nicktoons; a football-themed season-two premiere of Take Me To Your Mother with Andrea Rosen on NickMom; and more.

In addition to watching the action unfold across Nickelodeon's networks, viewers can log on to a dedicated website (www.nick.com/superbowl) and the Nick App to follow along with all of the behind-the-scenes fun, and check out Super Bowl-themed games, interviews with players and more. Additionally, all three seasons of NFL RUSH ZONE are available on VOD throughout January.

"The Super Bowl is annually the most watched show of the year among kids," said Peter O'Reilly, Vice President, Fan Strategy and Marketing for the NFL. "We are excited to build upon our great, year-round partnership with Nickelodeon to give kids a unique, behind-the-scenes look at all the fun and festivities of Super Bowl week."

Nickelodeon's full slate of original on-air programming and digital content for Super Bowl week is as follows:

* TeenNick Top 10: Super Bowl Party Playlist, hosted by Nick Cannon – Premieres Friday, Jan. 31, at 10:00 p.m. (ET) on TeenNick

Nick Cannon brings all the action from the Super Bowl XLVIII Media Day Fueled by Gatorade to a special TeenNick Top 10, packed with shout-outs from the players, an interview with New York Giants wide receiver Victor Cruz and a playlist of songs that will get them pumped up and ready for game day.

* NFL RUSH ZONE Super Bowl Special, "Sudden Death Showdown" – Premieres Saturday, Feb. 1, at 1:00 p.m. (ET/PT) on Nickelodeon and 6 p.m. (ET) on Nicktoons

During this special episode, the Super Bowl is taking place in New York and New Jersey, but with 30 Megacores missing, the Guardians, along with Houston Texans J.J. Watt and San Francisco 49ers Vernon Davis, must defeat Sudden Death before he sends Earth hurling into deep space.

* Nickelodeon All Access Pass to Super Bowl XLVIII – Premieres Saturday, Feb. 1, at 6:30 p.m. (ET) on Nicktoons

This half-hour special, hosted by Pick Boy, highlights the action of Super Bowl week through a kid-inspired lens. The show will feature exclusive player interviews, activities surrounding Super Bowl Boulevard Engineered by GMC in Times Square and an interview with the winner of the NFL PLAY 60 Super Bowl contest, of which Nickelodeon was the official youth media promotional partner. The winner of this year's contest, Thomas Brown, received a trip to New York City and the opportunity to run the official game ball out on the field at Super Bowl XLVIII.

* Take Me To Your Mother Season Two Premiere "Andrea Tackles Sports" – Premieres Saturday, Feb. 1, at 10:30 p.m. (ET) on NickMom

The series follows first-time mom Andrea Rosen's adventures around the country seeking advice from moms on what it takes to raise a great kid. In the season two premiere, Rosen discovers her son Odin is becoming a jock, so she visits Super Bowl XLVII Champion Baltimore Ravens players (DeAngelo Tyson, Ed Dickson, Arthur Jones) and their wives to immerse herself in the world of football.

About Nickelodeon

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 19 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. (NASDAQ: VIA, VIA.B).

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Nickelodeon UK To Premiere The 2014 Nickelodeon Kids' Choice Awards On Sunday 30th March 2014

Nickelodeon UK, the number one commercial kids TV network in the UK, has announced and confirmed in the following Press Release, from VIMN's official Nickelodeon UK & Ireland Press Centre, the very exciting Nick UK news that Nickelodeon UK and Ireland and Nickelodeon HD UK will premiere and show the "2014 Nickelodeon's Kids' Choice Awards", "Nickelodeon's 27th Annual Kids' Choice Awards", which will be hosted by the Oscar and Golden Globe-nominated actor/producer Mark Wahlberg ("Transformers: Age of Extinction"), on Sunday 30th March 2014 at 5:30pm (repeated from 6:30pm on Nick UK's plus-one (+1) timeshift channel, Nick+1), allowing Nick's UK and Irish audiences the chance to see all of the slime and star action less than 24 hours after the live US show!

Following in the footsteps of last year's host, fellow "Transformers" actor Josh Duhamel, Wahlberg will be joined by Hollywood's biggest stars at the only awards show where kids call the shots.

The annual event will take place in LA at USC's Galen Center on Saturday 29th March and UK audiences able to see all of the slime and star action less than 24 hours after the live US show. The nominees for the "2014 Nickelodeon Kids' Choice Awards" will be revealed in the upcoming weeks, giving kids all over the world their chance to vote for who takes home a coveted orange Nickelodeon blimp, the highest accolade a star can be given!

"We cannot wait to see Mark Wahlberg take the reins for the first time as the host and master of slime at the biggest kid event of the year," said Tina McCann, Managing Director, Nickelodeon UK & Ireland. “As always it will be an action-packed event, where anything can happen and UK kids will soon be able to have their say and vote online for their favourite stars of TV, film, music and sport."

Father of four, Mark Wahlberg earned both Academy Award and Golden Globe nominations for his work in the boxing film "The Fighter" and Martin Scorsese's acclaimed drama "The Departed". Notable film credits include "The Italian Job", "The Other Guys" and "Ted". Most recently, he played Navy SEAL Marcus Luttrell in "Lone Survivor". He will next be seen in Michael Bay's "Transformers: Age of Extinction". Wahlberg is also an accomplished producer of films such as "Lone Survivor", "2 Guns" and the upcoming "Entourage", as well as HBO shows "Boardwalk Empire", "Entourage" and "In Treatment". A committed philanthropist, he started the Mark Wahlberg Youth Foundation in 2001 to benefit inner city children and teens.

Last year, the UK broadcast of the star-studded and slime-filled "Nickelodeon's 2013 Kids' Choice Awards" was the #1 rating broadcast across all kids' channels on Sunday 24th March 2013. The premiere garnered an average audience of 335,800 individuals including 233,600 kids aged 4-15, a 44% increase on the previous year's audience-winning viewership.

The "2014 Nickelodeon's Kids' Choice Awards" will be seen in more than 375 million households around the world and in more than 25 languages. Within hours of airing live in the United States and Canada, the show will roll out internationally, providing kids around the world the opportunity to tune into their local Nickelodeon channel to enjoy the show faster than ever.

To celebrate the "Nickelodeon Kids' Choice Awards 2014", Nickelodeon has launched localized KCA 2014 websites which will serve as a online destination for everything Kids' Choice Awards! NickHeads can visit KCA2014.com to vote for their favourite stars (coming soon!), read the latest Kids' Choice Awards news, watch the latest videos and much more!

"Nickelodeon's 27th Annual Kids' Choice Awards" is being produced by Nickelodeon Productions in association with Bob Bain Productions. Bob Bain, Jay Schmalholz and Shelly Sumpter Gillyard are Executive Producers.

Original Nickelodeon UK Press Release:

HOLLYWOOD SUPERSTAR MARK WAHLBERG TO HOST NICKELODEON'S 27TH ANNUAL KIDS' CHOICE AWARDS

- The annual celebrity-packed slimefest to air in the UK on Sunday 30th March at 5:30pm -

London – 30th January, 2014 – Oscar® and Golden Globe®-nominated actor/producer Mark Wahlberg (The Italian Job, Invincible and upcoming Transformers: Age of Extinction) will lead the fun as this year’s host at Nickelodeon’s Kids’ Choice Awards 2014, broadcast on Sunday 30th March at 5:30pm. Following in the footsteps of last year’s host, fellow Transformers actor Josh Duhamel, Wahlberg will be joined by Hollywood’s biggest stars at the only awards show where kids call the shots.

“We cannot wait to see Mark Wahlberg take the reins for the first time as the host and master of slime at the biggest kid event of the year,” said Tina McCann, Managing Director, Nickelodeon UK & Ireland. “As always it will be an action-packed event, where anything can happen and UK kids will soon be able to have their say and vote online for their favourite stars of TV, film, music and sport.”

The annual event will take place in LA at USC’s Galen Center on Saturday 29th March and UK audiences able to see all of the slime and star action less than 24 hours after the live US show. The nominees for this year’s awards will be revealed in the upcoming weeks and kids all over the world will have their chance to vote.

Father of four, Mark Wahlberg earned both Academy Award® and Golden Globe® nominations for his work in the boxing film The Fighter and Martin Scorsese's acclaimed drama The Departed. Notable film credits include The Italian Job, The Other Guys and Ted. Most recently, he played Navy SEAL Marcus Luttrell in Lone Survivor. He will next be seen in Michael Bay's Transformers: Age of Extinction. Wahlberg is also an accomplished producer of films such as Lone Survivor, 2 Guns and the upcoming Entourage, as well as HBO shows Boardwalk Empire, Entourage and In Treatment. A committed philanthropist, he started the Mark Wahlberg Youth Foundation in 2001 to benefit inner city children and teens.

Last year, the UK broadcast of the star-studded and slime-filled Nickelodeon’s 2013 Kids’ Choice Awards was the #1 rating broadcast across all kids’ channels on Sunday 24th March. The premiere garnered an average audience of 335,800 individuals including 233,600 kids aged 4-15, a 44% increase on the previous year’s audience-winning viewership.

The 2014 Nickelodeon’s Kids’ Choice Awards will be seen in more than 375 million households around the world and in more than 25 languages. Within hours of airing live in the United States and Canada, the show will roll out internationally, providing kids around the world the opportunity to tune into their local Nickelodeon channel to enjoy the show faster than ever.

Nickelodeon’s 27thAnnual Kids’ Choice Awards is being produced by Nickelodeon Productions in association with Bob Bain Productions. Bob Bain, Jay Schmalholz and Shelly Sumpter Gillyard are Executive Producers.

Available in 14 million homes, Nickelodeon is the place where kids rule and features top shows such as Nickelodeon's Kids' Choice Awards, Victorious, SpongeBob SquarePants and iCarly. Launched in 1993, Nickelodeon brings hit international and locally-produced entertainment content to audiences in the UK and Ireland. Viewers can also watch Nickelodeon in high definition through Nickelodeon HD and have the opportunity to catch up with the schedule through Nickelodeon +1. Exclusive games, behind the scenes clips, show information and more are available on nick.co.uk and the dedicated Nick app where viewers can find exclusive content which is updated daily. Nickelodeon is on Sky 604, Virgin 712, TalkTalk channel 315 and through BT Vision.

The Nickelodeon Network brings the best in kids content to the UK and Ireland with Nickelodeon channels available in over 14 million cable and satellite homes. Having launched in 1993 Nickelodeon UK comprises seven dedicated entertainment channels for kids aged 4-15 and their families, and is a joint venture between Viacom International Media Networks and BSkyB.

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