Nickelodeon Africa Announces Cassper Nyovest, ProVerb And Pearl Thusi To Attend NickFest 2015

Nickelodeon Africa has announced the exciting news that hip hop prodigy Cassper Nyovest will be performing live at the inaugural NickFest on Saturday 13th June 2015! The platinum-selling rapper is set to bring down the house at the spectacular, family friendly festival, which is transforming Tsogo Sun’s The Globe at Silverstar Casino into a slime-filled Nickelodeon wonderland!

Comments Cassper Nyovest, "I'm very excited to be part of the first ever South African edition of NickFest. I've been proud to collaborate and perform alongside influential artists from HHP to Talib Kweli, DJ Drama, Kid Cudi and Kendrick Lamar, but I'll be taking my career to a new level when I share a stage with icons like SpongeBob SquarePants, Dora the Explorer, and a quartet of giant green amphibians warriors!"

Born in the small neighbourhood of Montshiwa in Mafikeng, Cassper started rapping at the age of 12, before leaving school at 16 to follow his dream of Hip Hop stardom. Fortunate enough to be spotted by HHP, Cassper subsequently travelled far and wide with the Motswako rapper, taking South African Hip Hop to the world. After he dropped his own official single Gusheshe in 2013, Cassper's career took off, and he has since won an astonishing array of awards, including the South African Hip Hop Awards, the Metro FM Awards and the SAMAs, plus Best African Male Artist at the Channel O Awards. Cassper has high hopes of winning his first BET Award in June, and believes he'll score a Grammy one day soon!

Also performing alongside Cassper on 13 June will be teen vocal group The Buzz, the Tsogo Sun Arts Academy All Stars, ProVerb, and Morgan Beat Box. Two shows will be held daily at 10am-1pm, and 2pm-5pm, with Mi Casa headlining the lineup for Sunday 14 June 2015. Three Nickelodeon character shows and meet and greets take place on both days.

Nickelodeon Africa has also announced the aweslime news that recording artist ProVerb and television presenter, model and actress Pearl Thusi will be getting slimed at NickFest 2015!

Tickets for NickFest are now on sale at Computicket, priced R110 per ticket (entry free for children under 2). A percentage of funds from ticket sales will be donated to the Nelson Mandela Children’s Hospital Trust to aid sick children.

Nickelodeon Africa is giving Nicksters the chance to win tickets to attend NickFest 2015! Head to nickelodeonafrica.com and answer the simple question to enter for your chance to win!

NickFest will thrill kids and parents alike with its unique combination of live music from SA A-listers, character shows and appearances by Nickelodeon superstars SpongeBob SquarePants, Dora the Explorer and the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles. Packed with fun and interactivity, NickFest promises a fabulous day out for kids of all ages and their families, with designated activities for pre-schoolers, primary school kids, tweens and teens. And of course there’ll be lots of Nickelodeon's trademark slime – tons and tons of gooey green stuff...in the awesome Slime Area!

For more information on NickFest please go to www.nickelodeonafrica.com, like Nickelodeon Africa on Facebook at www.Facebook.com/NickelodeonAfrica, or follow Nick Africa on Twitter @NickAfrica and on Instagram @Nickelodeon_Africa. To join the conversation about NickFest, please use the dedicated hashtag #NickFest.

Additional sources: My TV News, TVSA (1, 2)

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Nick Jr. USA To Relaunch Official Website, NickJr.com, On Wednesday 10th June 2015

Nick Jr. USA has announced the exciting Nickelodeon Preschool news that Nickelodeon USA will be relaunching the networks official preschool website, nickjr.com, with a brand-new design based on the networks hit Nick Jr. App on Wednesday 10th June 2015!

The brand-new NickJr.com will boast a all-new layout designed just for preschoolers, which will allow them to enjoy their favorite Nick Jr. shows and play games everywhere they go! Here's what's new:

* A rich, colorful design that's fun and safe for kids

* Games & videos, now playable full screen on desktop, mobile, and tablet (web-enabled)

* More free episodes from even more shows

* Hilarious & educational surprises

Kids Can Play on NickJr.com Everywhere They Go!

The new NickJr.com is designed with preschoolers in mind. The new website is responsive on multiple devices (desktop, mobile web, and tablet web) so children can watch and play all by themselves, no matter how and where they access the website, home or on the go! The design is rich and colorful and "app-like," so it's simple for kids to use and find all their favorite shows, videos, episodes, and games - all within a safe environment.

Play Games on Mobile & Tablet

Kids will still find the games they love to play on NickJr.com, featuring their favorite shows like "Paw Patrol", "Blaze and the Monster Machines", and "Dora and Friends". PLUS - for the first time ever - they'll be able to play Nick Jr.'s most popular games on mobile and tablet (web-enabled)!

Discover Interactive & Educational Surprises

Kids will now find lots of the same hilarious and delightful animated surprises that they have come to love in the Nick Jr. app. Just press a button to see what happens!

Watch More Episodes Than Ever Before

More full episodes will be available for children to watch at home and on the go! A limited number of episodes are available FREE for everyone - PLUS, Nick Jr. channel subscribers can unlock even more of Nick Jr.'s recent episodes when they log in using their TV provider's subscription info!

Watch Lots of Original Short Videos

Preschoolers will continue to enjoy a variety of short videos that star all their favorite Nick Jr. friends: silly segments, music mash-ups, new episode "first looks,", bloopers and curriculum moments. New videos will be released every week!

Follow Nick Jr. USA on Pinterest & Facebook for More

Parents...still hoping to find the do-together activities and updates you currently find on NickJr.com? Follow Nick Jr. USA on Pinterest for birthday party ideas, recipes, crafts, and more that feature your kid's beloved Nick Jr. characters. You can also like Nick Jr. on Facebook and follow @NickJr on Twitter to keep up-to-date on new episodes, shows, & products.

Additionally, to celebrate Nick Jr. USA starting to premiere and show "Fresh Beat Band of Spies", a brand-new animated series based on the hit live-action show, "The Fresh Beat Band", from Monday 15th June 2015, NickJr.com has unveiled a brand-new online game, Mummy Museum Mayhem!

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Nickelodeon USA Sets Course To Premiere New TV Movie "One Crazy Cruise" On Friday 19th June 2015

Nickelodeon USA has announced the exciting news in their new trailer/promo that Nick USA will premiere Nickelodeon's brand-new original TV movie "One Crazy Cruise" on Friday 19th June 2015 at 8:00pm ET/PT!

UPDATE (6/4): Added Nickelodeon USA's "One Crazy Cruise" promo below!

In Nick's all-new film, "One Crazy Cruise", (formally titled "Tripwrecked"), the Jensens and the Bauers are now the Jensen-Bauers, and they're going on a cruise to bring the family together! After one crazy night leads to an even crazier next day, the newly formed siblings must figure out what happened to them and how to put things back to normal before Mom and Dad find out. The kids have no choice but to work together and find answers to some super wacky questions. It'll take a family trip at sea to come together and have an adventure they will never remember.

To celebrate Nickelodeon USA debuting Nick's all-new film, Nick USA's official website has launched the networks official "One Crazy Cruise" website, nick.com/onecrazycruise, which features information about the movie, bios for each character in "One Crazy Cruise" - Ellie Bauer (Kira Kosarin, "The Thundermans"), Piper Jensen (Sydney Park, "Instant Mom"), Cameron Bauer (Rio Mangini, "Bella and the Bulldogs") and Nate Jensen (Benjamin Flores Jr., "The Haunted Hathaways") - plus a exclusive sneak peek video featuring a preview of "One Crazy Cruise", and Nickelodeon's official message board/forum, where fans can talk about Nick's new movie! Nick.com will also unveil a photo gallery featuring pictures from "One Crazy Cruise" very soon! "One Crazy Cruise" also features Sedona James/Cohen ("Henry Danger") as Melina, Ken Tremblett ("Caitlin's Way") as Dad, Karen Holness ("Make It Pop") as Mom, and Erika Forest ("A Fairly Odd Christmas")!



Original source: ToonZone forum member kanc.

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Nickelodeon USA Unveils Official "Talia in the Kitchen" Website

To celebrate Nickelodeon USA starting to premiere and show "Talia in the Kitchen", Nickelodeon's brand-new daily scripted series, weekdays from Monday 6th July 2015, Nick.com has launched the networks official "Talia in the Kitchen" show website, nick.com/taliainthekitchen!

Nick USA's official "Talia in the Kitchen" webpage features information about Nick's all-new show, character bios for Talia Parra, Talia's best friend Valerie Landry, Tyson Fuccinelli and his twin sister Debbie Fuccinelli, and Talia's downstairs neighbor Rudy Rosales, a exclusive online streaming video clip titled "A Surprise for Talia" featuring a sneak-peek preview of Nick's brand-new series (Cinnamon in Eggs, who's ever heard of such a thing!), and the shows official message board/forum! Nick.com will also unveil a photo gallery featuring pictures from "Talia in the Kitchen" very soon!

Inspired by the daily telenovela format, Nickelodeon's all-new live-action series (formally titled "Talia's Kitchen") centers on 14-year-old Talia, who moves in with her grandmother and starts spending time in the kitchen of their family-owned restaurant, where she discovers her true calling: cooking. With the help of her special "salt and pepper sense" - and her late father's magical spices - Talia is able to infuse emotion into her food to whip up some truly life changing cuisine and cook just what each customer needs. She's making magic in the kitchen! "Talia in the Kitchen" (40 episodes) is created by Catharina Ledeboer and produced by Viacom International. Tatiana Rodriguez will serve as Executive Producer.

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Nickelodeon USA To Premiere "Every Witch Way" Season Four On Monday 6th July 2015

Nickelodeon star Tyler Alvarez has announced the magical Nick News in a post on his official Instagram profile page that Nickelodeon USA will start to premiere and show brand-new episodes from the all-new fourth season of "Every Witch Way" weeknights from Monday 6th July 2015!

Season four of "Every Witch Way" promises to have more spells, more laughs, more romance and more awesomeness than ever! Nickelodeon star Zoey Burger recently revealed that the fourth season of Nickelodeon's hit spell-binding fantasy television series "Every Witch Way" will feature TWO new characters! Jessie Novoa is Jax's long lost younger sister. Jessie doesn't have her powers yet, but she can't wait to get them. Jake Novoa is Jax's father, a charming yet dangerous wizard who is obsessed with power.

UPDATE: All good things must come to an end sometime, and unfortunately, "Every Witch Way" is no exception. Nickelodeon USA has announced in their new "Every Witch Way Season 4" promo/trailer, below, that the fourth season of "Every Witch Way" will be the shows final season. However, don't be sad, as Nickelodeon recently announced a "Every Witch Way" spin-off titled "The W.I.T.s Academy"! In this brand-new series, teenage Guardians will oversee young witches - and wizards - in-training at a magical academy. There, the Guardians will have to decide who is friend, and who is foe. The series is created by Catharina Ledeboer and is produced by Viacom International. The W.I.T.s Academy is executive produced by Tatiana Rodriguez ("Talia in the Kitchen"). "The W.I.T.s Academy" will premiere on Nick USA as part of the networks 2015-2016 programming highlights:

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