Prince Essex, the beloved celebrity Kitten of TV star Joey Essex and winner of the "UK Favourite Celebrity Animal" award of Nickelodeon's Kids' Choice Awards 2015, has sadly passed away.
Barnes & Noble will be releasing a brand-new "SpongeBob SquarePants" Read-Along book titled "200th Episode" on Friday 1st July 2016! In the book, fans celebrate the 200th episode of Nickelodeon's "SpongeBob SquarePants" with everyone's favorite sponge and all of his friends! This storybook is sure to delight kids ages 5 to 10. The Nickelodeon Read-Along book will contain audio narration.
Dora the Explorer to visit the FNAC in São Paulo, Brazil Saturdays throughout April 2016!
Nickelodeon Latinoamérica to start to premiere and show "Yo Soy Franky" season two soon!:
Did you know - Nickelodeon are making a English version of "Yo Soy Franky", titled "I Am Frankie"?!
Career renaissance: A Q&A with kids TV icon Marty Krofft - Children's TV icon Marty Krofft ("Mutt & Stuff", "H.R. Pufnstuf", "Land of the Lost", "The Bugaloos", "Electra Woman & Dyna Girl", "Sigmund and the Sea Monsters", "The Donny and Marie Show" and "The Brady Bunch Variety Hour") dishes on career survival, transitioning to digital content and working with his brother for the past 45 years.
Layla Lewis, VP of content acquisitions at Nickelodeon, explains how Nickelodeon's well-resourced international department that looks at opportunities in the shape of co-productions, format deals and acquisitions works.
Nickelodeon Greece to premiere more brand-new episodes of "Shimmer and Shine" ("Σίμερ και Σάϊν") from Sunday 10th April 2016 at 09:00!
Stardom beckons as young "Kushaboom" star Mersey Moore secures role in BBC drama "Casualty"!
Nickelodeon Israel to live stream "צ'מפיונסניק" grand final on Wednesday 13th April 2016 from 14:30!
Nickelodeon France presents the Harlem Globetrotters tour of France this April at the AccorHotels Arena à Paris!
DHX Media's new "Teletubbies" series has been renewed for a second season, with UK production company Darrall Macqueen commissioned to create 60 more episodes of the revamped show for BBC preschool channel CBeebies! The first season is due to debut on Nick Jr. USA very soon!
SpongeBob SquarePants entertains hundreds of children at intu Milton Keynes!
The San Jose Giants will be holding a record thirteen specialty jersey auctions in 2016 where fans will have the once in a lifetime opportunity to take these jerseys right off the respective San Jose Giants back following the game. Fan-favorite jerseys like Hawaiian, Italian and Star Wars will be returning to the field as well as the addition of Nickelodeon, Latin Heritage and Christmas in July!
Viacom International Media Networks (VIMN) Italia names Cecilia Padula as Nickelodeon Italia's new Senior Director! In her new role, Padula will control all the Nickelodeon channels in the region (Nickelodeon, Nick Jr. and TeenNick) and all of the channels activities. Padula will report to Sergio Del Prete, VP, editorial content of Viacom Italia.
Viacom International Media Networks Italy announced the arrival of Cecilia Padula as senior director of Nickelodeon. In his role Padula deals with all brands to Nickelodeon channels (8Nick Jr., Nickelodeon, TeenNick) and all the activities of the kids, reporting to Sergio Del Prete, vp editorial content of Viacom Italy.
Nickelodeon Russia and CIS (Россия and СНГ) will start to premiere "Make It Pop" ("Мэйк ит Поп") season two weekdays at 16:50 from Monday 11th April 2016! To celebrate, Nickelodeon Russia and CIS will launch a exclusive competition on VKontakte in which one lucky winner will win a signed "Make It Pop" poster autographed by the shows stars!
Nickelodeon France to premiere new episode of "Fresh" ("Nickelodeon Fresh") on Sunday 10th April 2016!:
Cette semaine dans Fresh Ciné on vous parle du fantôme de Canterville, le retour des Visiteurs au grand écran, de l'application MSQRD et de la sortie de l'album de Corentin Grevost. FRESH, c'est LE rendez-vous de NICKELODEON qui te dit tout de l'actu et des tendances du moment !
Silly Walks Animation currently working on a project for Nickelodeon USA! The studio will be experts at the second edition of the international animation lab Bridging the Gap (BTG), which will be held in Valencia (Spain) in July 18th – 23rd! BTG is currently looking for animation projects from all over the world to participate in the event!
Your favorite cartoon foods are now available to eat IRL, including Reptar bars and Krabby Patties!:
Harlem Globetrotters star Zeus McClurkin makes three improbable trick shots - from a zip line, a Ferris Wheel, and a 6-story high plank - all inside Nickelodeon Universe at Mall of America in Minnesota!:
Devon Werkheiser, from Nickelodeon's "Ned's Declassified School Survival Guide", hosts go90's "Dance-Off Juniors"! The series, from DanceOn, will debut on Verizon's mobile platform April 20!:
"Clarissa Explains It All" turns 25: Melissa Joan Hart looks back on her breakout role!
Watch "iCarly" star Nathan Kress's wedding montage and feel like you were there!
Early childhood expert Rae Pica ("Blue's Clues") to speak at JumpBunch 2016 conference in Las Vegas, NV!
Nickelodeon Netherlands (Nederland) and Nickelodeon Belgium (België; Flanders) recently started to premiere and show "Sonic Boom"!
Nina Hahn, SVP of production and development at Nickelodeon International, talks about how Nick has poured a great deal of resources into scouring the digital landscape to try and unearth unique talents and the next big star, and are constantly monitoring all of the major social media outlets and is continuously reaching out to online talent on a grassroots level.
17 times Mr. Krabs understood the senior-year struggle (ft. the blurry meme)!
Rob Pinkston's old Myspace pic is peak Coconut Head-ness!
Nickelodeon USA places in the Top 5 among total day viewers in First Quarter!
Former "iCarly" costars Jerry Trainor (Spencer Shay) and Jeremy Rowley (Louis "Lewbert" Sline) recently reunited at the Nickelodeon Animation Studio headquarters in LA! They met up to doing voice overs actor Ben Giroux, who has guest-starred on an episode of "Sam & Cat" and plays The Toddler on "Henry Danger". Giroux shared the same pic on his Instagram with the caption, "Making silly voices today with @jerrytrainor and @mrjeremyrowley at @nickanimationstudio. Doing really subtle, grounded, nuanced stuff in the recording booth, guys."! Also during this Nick HQ adventure, Trainor caught up with his pal Butch Hartman. Trainor voiced Dudley Puppy on Hartman's popular Nicktoon "T.U.F.F. Puppy" from 2010-2014.
Evansville, IN native Jama Williamson stars as Principal Mullins on Nickelodeon's brand-new show "School of Rock"!
19 things we miss about the OG Nickelodeon Magazine
"The Loud House" voice actress Lara Jill Miller, who will voice 4-year-old prodigy Lisa Loud in Nickelodeon's brand-new Nicktoon, nominated for two Daytime Emmy awards for her work on "Doc McStuffins" and "Henry Hugglemonster"!
Nickelodeon channels around Northern Europe recently held localised version of "Spot It!"!
Nickelodeon has been nominated for a award in the 17th Annual Golden Trailer Awards! Nick has been nominated for the "Best Trailer – No Movie" award for the networks "The Legend of Andor" Trailer for Nickelodeon Original Movies by Tiny Hero!
Nickelodeon will air 650 new episodes this year from roughly 30 different franchises!
TV Land Icon Awards to Honor the Legendary Norman Lear and Pop Culture Icon John Stamos at 2016 Ceremony on Sunday, April 10th
George Lopez to Host All-New TV Land Icon Awards In Celebration with Entertainment Weekly!
More Honorees and Tributes added to TV Land Icon Awards!
Why Viacom sees value in going direct-to-consumer internationally.
Viacom's acquisition of Channel 5: Its 'Stronghold' in the UK.
Nickelodeon films inside Glenarm Castle in Glenarm, County Antrim, Northern Ireland!
Jacob Whitesides, Megan Nicole, & Conrad Sewell rock Nickelodeon's #BuzzTracks live concert! (Videos)
Nickelodeon Arabia attends the 2016 Middle East Film & Comic Con (MEFCC)! As part of Nickelodeon's slime-tastic MEFCC 2016 booth, fans got to meet and greet "Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles" co-creator Kevin Eastman and Ciro Nieli, the Executive Producer of Nickelodeon's hit CG-animated TMNT TV series!
Win the chance to hang with "The Thundermans" stars Jack Griffo and Kira Kosarin at Universal Orlando Resort and get a VIP preview of new ride "Reign Of Kong" with the "Fly Away with Nickelodeon" Sweepstakes - http://www.flyawaywithnick.com! (no purchase necessary).
The "Winx Club" is spreading its wings across India thanks to a new broadcasting partnership with the territory’s leading kids' channel Sun TV! From June this year, four regional channels: Chutti TV, Kochu TV, Kushi TV and Chintu TV will air seasons four, five, six and seven of the hit animated property from Italian studio Rainbow. The latest swathe of deals adds to the property's growing global audience that currently spans 150 broadcasters worldwide, reaching over 15 million viewers each day.
Mattel Creations unveils "Thomas & Friends: The Great Race" movie! Arriving for television, theatrical and DVD release this summer, "The Great Race" will introduce 13 new engines from around the world including Axel of Belgium, Shane of Australia (The Whispering Giant), Ashima of India, Yong Bao from China, Carlos of Mexico, Raul from Brazil, Rajiv of India and Britain's The Flying Scotsman, who is the brother of regular character Gordon! "The Great Race" is set to air on PBS (US), DHX (Canada), Super RTL (Germany), Gulli (France), MiniMini (Poland), Minimax (Eastern Europe), Medialaan (Belgium) and RTL Telekids (Benelux), with many more still to be announced.
"Bella and the Bulldogs" star Brec Bassinger took part in the North Carolina Azalea Festival in Wilmington on Saturday 9th April 2016! She rode in the Azalea Festival parade and appeared at a free meet and greet session at the festival street fair. Did you know - Brec Bassinger has siblings named Beric and Brice, and that she gave up competitive cheerleading to pursue her acting career? Diagnosed with type 1 diabetes at age 8, she also serves as an ambassador for the JDRF (formerly called Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation)!
"The Naked Brothers Band" star Alex Wolff lands lead role in Mark Wahlberg's "Patriots' Day"!
Indianapolis native and host of Nickelodeon's hit game show "Double Dare" Marc Summers opens 1-man show in Bloomington!
6 Things Actors Should Know About TV Choreography by Nickelodeon choreographer Lane Napper ("Victorious", "iCarly")!
"All That" star Gabriel Iglesias, also known for his Comedy Central channel specials and his catchphrase, "I'm Not Fat, I'm Fluffy," will make his fifth trip to the Sands Bethlehem Event Center in Pennsylvania at 8 p.m. Sept. 1! Tickets are $45-$75.
Kunal Nayyar, the voice of Vijay Patel on "Sanjay and Craig", joins cast of the European premiere of The New Group's critically acclaimed Off-Broadway production, "The Spoils", at London's Trafalgar Studios, from 27 May to 13 August, with press night on 2 June!
17 things you'll only remember if you had braces in the noughties (featuring Eliza from "The Wild Thornberry")!
Viacom's BET acquires "Soul Train" franchise!
TeenNick chairman and "America's Got Talent" host Nick Cannon (with Howie Mandel) brings comedy to Foxwoods on Saturday 9th April 2016!
How did Broadway star Alex Brightman and songwriter Drew Gasparini get enlisted to tell "The Life and Slimes of Marc Summers"?
Jules Borkent, Senior Vice President, Global Acquisitions and International Programming, Nickelodeon, joins Reed Midem's Kids Buyers Advisory Board!
Fred Seibert, CEO/Founder of Frederator Networks, and former MTV, Nickelodeon executive, invests in Al Roker's Roker Media, the first Live Streaming Network (LSN) to bring talent, brands and audiences together with original programs and influencer-driven content!
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