Nickelodeon News Round-Up - Kids' Choice Awards 2014 Special

The 2014 Kids' Choice Awards are almost here, which means it's time to unroll the Orange Carpet, polish the Blimps and get that slime river flowing!

In celebration of the greatest, wildest and slimiest show on earth, the 2014 Kids Choice Awards, this edition of NickALive!'s Nickelodeon News Round-Up is dedicated to all things KCA 2014! Below is a round-up of the latest news and gossip about the Nickelodeon Kids' Choice Awards 2014, Nickelodeon's 27th Annual Kids' Choice Awards, airing live on Nick USA on Saturday 29th March 2014 at 8pm (ET/PT) from the University of Southern California's Galen Center, and Internationally within hours of the live show!

UK and Irish NickHeads can catch the premiere of the Nickelodeon Kids' Choice Awards 2014 on Sunday 30th March 2014 from 5pm, only on Nickelodeon UK and Ireland!

UK and Irish NickHeads - Make sure all your votes are in by midnight tonight for #KCA 2014! Keep voting at kca.nick.co.uk and on Twitter!

Countdown To Nickelodeon's Kids' Choice Awards 2014! The Slime Begins In:

Make your KCA 2014 TV watching experience complete - Click here to download and print out plans to make your very own Kids' Choice Awards blimps!

The Nickelodeon Kids' Choice Awards 2014 will feature a Vine 360 Booth on the Orange Carpet, as demonstrated by Nick Star Matt Bennett!:



Austin Mahone has announced in a Tweet on Twitter that he will be performing on Nickelodeon's world famous Orange Carpet at Kids' Choice Awards 2014!:

I'M PERFORMING ON THE ORANGE CARPET AT THE @NickelodeonTV #KCA'S LIVE ON SATURDAY!!! #THEREWILLBESLIME [...] #MMMYEAH.

Todrick Hall has announced on Instagram that he will be the opening act of the Nickelodeon Kid's Choice Awards 2014!:

SO BEYOND EXCITED to finally announce that I will be the opening act of the Nickelodeon Kid's Choice Awards this year. I would not be here with the support from my loyal followers and I just can't thank you enough. I'm a hot mess sometimes but you guys have been there every step of the way. DON'T MISS THIS STEP! Make sure you tune in THIS SATURDAY, March 29th! It's going to be live and I'm going to give you guys everything I've got. Love ya, and see ya on tv! [...]

Nickelodeon USA has announced that Ariana Grande, Victoria Justice, Drake Bell and Miranda Cosgrove will be joining the rest of the "Victorious", "Drake & Josh", and "iCarly" crews for an EPIC cast reunion. Why? We'll have to watch to find out!

Plus, this years KCA will have slime magic! Magician David Blaine is taking slime to a whole new level with a never before seen SLIME STUNT. He'll have the audience on the edge of their seats. It's going to be EPIC.

Nickelodeon has also announced that KCA 2014 is going to feature an EPIC multicolor slime invasion finale that EVERYONE will be talking about!

"Big Time Rush" star and band member James Maslow has also announced on Twitter that he'll be attending the 2014 Kids Choice Awards!

Heading to the 2014 Kids Choice Awards tomorrow! Who's going to be watching @NickelodeonTV? I hear @mark_wahlberg is ready to get slimed!

Nickelodeon has revealed that the 2014 Nickelodeon Kids' Choice Awards will feature a swing set on the Orange Carpet, plus Venus Slime Traps!

Nick has also revealed that viewers will be able to vote on who gets slimed at the KCAs!! But NickHeads won't be sliming just anybody... they'll be picking between two of the coolest singers on the charts. That's right, this is their chance to slime either Cody Simpson or Austin Mahone!

Photo (C) Anna Williamson on Twitter

Nickelodeon UK presenter Anna Williamson (Nick UK's "Camp Orange", "Jamie's & Anna's Big Weekend", "UPick Summer", "N-View") has announced that she'll be in LA covering all the latest 2014 Kids' Choice Awards news for Digital Spy!

Are you throwing a Kids' Choice Awards-themed party for the 2014 KCAs? M Magazine has all the ingredients!

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Nickelodeon UK To Show A Sneak-Peek Of New Show "The Thundermans" Straight After The Premiere Of The 2014 Kids' Choice Awards On Sunday 30th March 2014

Nickelodeon UK, the number one commercial kids TV network in the UK, has announced the exciting Nick UK news in the What's On schedule section on their official website, nick.co.uk, that, to celebrate Nick UK starting to premiere and show Nickelodeon's brand-new superhero-themed comedy series "The Thundermans" on Monday 7th April 2014 and as part of a special KCA Weekend, Nickelodeon UK and Ireland and Nickelodeon HD UK will be airing a super sneak peek preview of "The Thundermans" on Sunday 30th March 2014 at 6:50pm (repeated at 7:50pm on Nick+1), straight after the UK and Irish premiere of the Nickelodeon 2014 Kids' Choice Awards at 5:00pm (replayed from 6pm on Nickelodeon+1)!:

6:50pm - All New All Nick: The Thundermans - Join us for a sneak peek of Nickelodeon's brand new show The Thundermans, a series about an unusual family of superheroes, coming soon! [subtitles]

As part of KCA Weekend 2014, Nick UK and Eire and Nick HD UK will also be premiering the brand-new episode of "Sam & Cat" titled "#OscarTheOuch" at 4:30pm, just before the UK debut of Nickelodeon's 2014 Kids' Choice Awards, starting with the "Kids' Choice Awards Countdown 2014" at 5pm, where Jordan Banjo and Perri Kiely will be getting the latest Orange Carpet gossip, and the biggest and slimiest awards ceremony ever, "The 2014 Kids' Choice Awards", at 5:30pm! Nick UK will also be airing special episodes of popular Nickelodeon shows, including the "iCarly" finale "iGoodbye", and a selection of Original Nickelodeon TV Movies, including "Jinxed", as part of KCA Weekend!

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Nickelodeon UK Slimes Tennis Superstar Andy Murray As He Receives Honorary Kids' Choice Award

To help make the 2014 Kids' Choice Awards the biggest and slimiest ever, Nickelodeon UK has slimed British tennis champion Andy Murray as the sportsman accepted a prestigious Nickelodeon's Kids' Choice Award for UK History Maker! Congratulations, Andy!!

Jordan Banjo with freshly slimed UK History Maker and British Tennis champ Andy Murray

UK Awards host Jordan Banjo surprised Murray at a press conference at the Sony Open at Key Biscayne in Florida to present him with the accolade in acknowledgement of an outstanding year and for being an inspiration to kids across the UK. Viewers can watch Murray get slimed and accepting his Orange Blimp, the highest honours Nickelodeon can bestow, on Sunday 30th March 2014 at 5:00pm on Nickelodeon UK & Ireland and Nickelodeon HD UK!

Andy Murray being slimed at Miami Masters 2014. Photo from Daily Mail and Copyright Larry Marano

Nickelodeon created the UK History Maker Award especially for Andy Murray after 2013 saw him become the first British male in 77 years to win Wimbledon. Murray also triumphed at the 2013 Miami Masters and completed a year of sporting glory by winning the 2013 BBC Sports Personality of the Year. Murray's previous sporting highlights include success at the 2012 London Olympics when he won gold in the men's tennis singles and silver in the mixed doubles.

British Tennis ace Andy Murray slimed at the 2014 Miami Masters. Picture from Daily Mail and Copyright Larry Marano

"I feel incredibly privileged to receive Nickelodeon's UK History Maker Kids' Choice Award at this year's KCAs. Getting slimed is definitely the most outrageous award acceptance I've ever done, it was pretty good fun," said Andy Murray. "The support I received from a young age has been integral to my career and I hope this award will encourage kids across the UK and beyond to pursue their own aspirations."

UK History Maker Andy Murray holding his KCA 2014 Orange Blimp award. Picture from Daily Mail and Copyright Larry Marano

Kids from all over the globe have been voting at kca2014.com and on Twitter for their favourite films, songs, sport and television stars and it will be down to host Mark Wahlberg and a roster of special guests including Chris Evans, Lea Michele and Kaley Cuoco to announce the winners at the 27th Annual Nickelodeon's Kids' Choice Awards. UK viewers can watch the show on Sunday 30th March 2014 from 5:00pm on Nickelodeon, where UK hosts, Diversity's Jordan Banjo and Perri Kiely will be getting all of the behind-the-scenes action and Orange Carpet gossip.

Andy Murray and Jordan Banjo. Photo from and copyright Jordan Banjo.

The 2014 Nickelodeon's Kids' Choice Awards will be seen in more than 375 million households around the world and will be aired 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 biggest and slimiest award show, NickALive! will be Tweeting along with the UK premiere of the Nickelodeon 2014 Kids' Choice Awards on Sunday 30th March 2014 from 5:00pm! Be sure to join NickALive! at @DailyNickNews and Tweet along using the custom hashtag #KCA!

The presenting international sponsor for the 2014 Nickelodeon's Kids' Choice Awards is 20th Century Fox's Rio 2 and in the UK is Nickelodeon Land at Blackpool Pleasure Beach.

Original Nickelodeon UK Press Release:

NICKELODEON SLIMES TENNIS SUPERSTAR ANDY MURRAY AS HE RECEIVES HONORARY KIDS' CHOICE AWARD

ANDY MURRAY IS SERVED WITH A WORLD-FAMOUS NICKELODEON SLIMING AT THE KIDS' CHOICE AWARDS ON SUNDAY 30TH MARCH AT 5:00PM

London, 28th March 2014 – Nickelodeon slimed British tennis champion Andy Murray as the sportsman accepted Nickelodeon's Kids' Choice Award for UK History Maker. UK Awards host Jordan Banjo surprised Murray at a press conference to present him with the accolade in acknowledgement of an outstanding year and for being an inspiration to kids across the UK. Viewers can watch Murray get slimed on Sunday 30th March at 5:00pm on Nickelodeon.

Nickelodeon created the UK History Maker Award especially for Murray after 2013 saw him become the first British male in 77 years to win Wimbledon. Murray also triumphed at the 2013 Miami Masters and completed a year of sporting glory by winning BBC Sports Personality of the Year. Murray's previous sporting highlights include success at the 2012 London Olympics when he won gold in the men's tennis singles and silver in the mixed doubles.

“I feel incredibly privileged to receive Nickelodeon's UK History Maker Kids' Choice Award at this year's KCAs. Getting slimed is definitely the most outrageous award acceptance I've ever done, it was pretty good fun,” said Andy Murray. “The support I received from a young age has been integral to my career and I hope this award will encourage kids across the UK and beyond to pursue their own aspirations.”

Kids from all over the globe have been voting for their favourite films, songs, sport and television stars and it will be down to host Mark Wahlberg and a roster of special guests including Chris Evans, Lea Michele and Kaley Cuoco to announce the winners at the 27th Annual Nickelodeon's Kids' Choice Awards. UK viewers can watch the show on Sunday 30th March from 5:00pm on Nickelodeon, where UK hosts, Diversity's Jordan Banjo and Perri Kiely will be getting all of the behind-the-scenes action and Orange Carpet gossip.

The 2014 Nickelodeon's Kids' Choice Awards will be seen in more than 375 million households around the world and will be aired 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. The presenting international sponsor for the 2014 Nickelodeon's Kids' Choice Awards is 20th Century Fox's Rio 2 and in the UK is Nickelodeon Land at Blackpool Pleasure Beach.

Available in 14 million homes, Nickelodeon is the place where kids rule and features top shows such as Nickelodeon's Kids' Choice Awards, Sam & Cat, 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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