Viacom Inc. (NASDAQ: VIAB, VIA), the parent company of the Nickelodeon brand, and the American multinational financial services corporation The NASDAQ OMX Group, Inc. have announced the exciting news in the following press release, from
GlobeNewswire, that, to celebrate Nickelodeon USA starting to premiere and show Nickelodeon Preschool's brand-new animated educational preschool series "Dora and Friends: Into the City!"
from Monday 18th August 2014, Viacom Inc. & Nickelodeon's iconic Dora Marquez character from Nick's all-new preschool series "Dora and Friends" will visit the NASDAQ MarketSite in Times Square on Tuesday 29th July 2014! Additionally, in honor of the occasion, 13-year old Nickelodeon Voice Actor Fátima Ptacek, the voice of Nickelodeon's iconic Latina heroine Dora in "Dora and Friends" and "Dora the Explorer", will ring the Closing Bell at a ceremony at the NASDAQ MarketSite in New York's famous Times Square!
"Dora and Friends: Into the City!" (20 episodes) is a brand-new animated preschool series featuring the iconic character Dora The Explorer in all-new adventures, with new friends and a new interactive curriculum. The series is set in a fictional, pan-Latino city called Playa Verde, where Dora is 10 years old, in school and at the center of a peer group that works together to give back to the community — having both real-life and magical adventures along the way. As always, Dora is an adventurer, a good friend and problem-solver. "Dora and Friends" helps teach Spanish and introduces new educational areas to the curriculum, including social-emotional skills like community service and peer relationships.
In each episode, Dora and her friends go on adventures, whether it's rescuing a lost stuffed monkey for a little boy in the hospital or returning a ring to an ancient Mayan Princess.
Dora uses the help of a Map App on her smartphone and a magical charm bracelet to navigate the city and overcome obstacles along the way. In this new series, Dora continues to show she is a good friend, leader, and problem-solver with a group of new friends – Kate, Naiya, Emma, Alana and Pablo -- who share her passion for learning and exploring.
"Dora and Friends" is created by Chris Gifford and Valerie Walsh Valdes ("Dora the Explorer").
Original Nickelodeon Press Release:
Viacom Inc. (NASDAQ: VIA) & Nickelodeon's "Dora" from "Dora and Friends: Into the City!" to Ring The NASDAQ Stock Market Closing Bell
July 28, 2014 10:00 ET |
Source: The NASDAQ OMX Group, Inc.
ADVISORY, July 28, 2014 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) --
What:
Viacom Inc. (Nasdaq:
VIA) & Nickelodeon's iconic Dora character from the brand-new animated educational preschool series "Dora and Friends: Into the City!" will visit the NASDAQ MarketSite in Times Square.
In honor of the occasion, 13-year old
Fátima Ptacek, the voice of Dora in "Dora and Friends" and "Dora the Explorer" will ring the Closing Bell.
"Dora and Friends: Into the City!" features the beloved Latina heroine in all-new adventures, with new friends and a new interactive curriculum. The series debuts Aug. 18 on Nickelodeon.
Where:
NASDAQ MarketSite – 4 Times Square – 43rd & Broadway – Broadcast Studio
When:
Tuesday, July 29, 2014 – 3:45 p.m. to 4:00 p.m. ET
Nickelodeon Contacts:
Maggie Wang
(212) 846-6381
[...]
Heather Brown
(212) 846-6240
[...]
NASDAQ MarketSite:
Christine Barna
(646) 441-5310
[...]
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About Nickelodeon:
Nickelodeon, now in its 35th 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) (Nasdaq:VIA.B).
About Viacom:
Viacom is home to premier global media brands that create compelling television programs, motion pictures, short-form video, apps, games, consumer products, social media and other entertainment content for audiences in more than 160 countries and territories. Viacom's media networks, including MTV, VH1, CMT, Logo, BET, CENTRIC, Nickelodeon, Nick Jr., TeenNick, Nicktoons, Nick at Nite, Comedy Central, TV Land, SPIKE, Tr3s, Paramount Channel and VIVA, reach approximately 700 million television subscribers worldwide. Paramount Pictures, America's oldest film studio, is a major global producer and distributor of filmed entertainment.
For more information about Viacom and its businesses, visit
www.viacom.com. Keep up with Viacom news by following Viacom's blog at
blog.viacom.com and Twitter feed at
www.twitter.com/viacom.
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