Whitefish, MT Dancer Cody Bingham to be Featured on Nickelodeon's 'Lip Sync Battle Shorties'

Cody Bingham, 12, gained notoriety when he danced alongside Justin Bieber at one of the singer's concerts

Montana - The hits keep coming for Whitefish dancer-extraordinaire Cody Bingham, and in his case, that’s an extremely good thing.

Pictured: Cody Bingham on Lip Sync Battle Shorties. Photo: Trae Patton/Nickelodeon.

Cody, 12, who took on national notoriety for the hip-hop moves he busted alongside Justin Bieber at the singer’s concert when he was just 10 years old, will be featured on Nickelodeon’s Lip Sync Battle Shorties, a brand-new program hosted by Nick Cannon and JoJo Siwa that pits talented youngsters against each other in a showcase of lip-sync skills and dancing.

Cody’s episode airs on Friday, Jan. 12, at 7:30pm ET/PT; 5:30 p.m. MST on Nickelodeon USA, and the dancer will perform the hit “Something Just Like This” by the Chainsmokers.

Pictured: Cody Bingham on Lip Sync Battle Shorties. Photo: Trae Patton/Nickelodeon.

“It was surreal, he had his own dressing room, that was half graffiti and half super modern, literally split down the room,” Tawnya Bingham, Cody’s mom, said of the week they spent filming the show last August.

Tawnya got a call from a casting director about the role last May, and Cody sent in an audition tape of two songs, which prompted a Skype interview.

Pictured: Cody Bingham on Lip Sync Battle Shorties. Photo: Trae Patton/Nickelodeon.

The producers loved him.

“About a week or two later, we got a phone call that he was one of three in the nation that got picked to go straight through,” Tawnya told the Flathead Beacon. “The executive producers absolutely love him, they told us he didn’t have to go back to LA to audition in person like the other kids.”

Pictured: Cody Bingham on Lip Sync Battle Shorties. Photo: Trae Patton/Nickelodeon.

Cody was also featured during the Dec. 17 live performance of A Christmas Story! on Fox. During the show, Cody had a key role in a live commercial for the movie, The Greatest Showman, featuring Hugh Jackman, Zac Efron, Michelle Williams, and Zendaya.

The movie’s producers wanted Cody in the film, but Tawnya said they declined that role only to have Cody cast in a lead role in the commercial. They practiced for four days straight with hundreds of dancers, Tawnya said, and the live commercial was a thrill.

Still in public school in Whitefish, Cody continues to balance life and work aspirations, his mom said, and that’s led to turning down a lot of auditions. Tawnya said her son has plans to attend acting classes in Whitefish to become a true “triple threat” in the entertainment industry.

Until then, he’s enjoying his success while “still just being a kid.”

“He’s pretty excited about everything,” Tawnya said.

Cody Bingham, left, on set for a commercial with Zac Efron, right. Photo courtesy of Tawnya Bingham.

Cody Bingham, right, on set while filming a commercial with Hugh Jackman, left. Photo courtesy of Tawnya Bingham.

Find out more information about the Lip Sync Battle Shorties, as well as watch short-form clips from the specials, at nick.com/lipsync and on the Nick App!

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Viacom Benelux Increases Market Share By 15% In 2017

Viacom International Media Networks (VIMN) Benelux has announced the exciting news that its market share rose by 17 percent last year, with three of its channels landing in the top 15 among young adults (18-34 years)!

According to the leading media company, success was achieved in the Netherlands by not only making on-air programmes from local initiatives, but also by translating these into 360-degree experiences, including through integration with the group’s online activities. For example, episodes of MTV's Ex on the Beach Double Dutch were streamed 1.9 times via the digital platforms of the music channel.

Viacom's bouquet of channels includes fan-favourite channels such as Nickelodeon, MTV, Spike and Comedy Central. Nickelodeon was the highest-rated children's channel in 2017, with an 18 percent market share. Additionally, Spike tripled its market share in 2017 following going 24/7 on KPN and Ziggo. With a market share of 5.6 percent, Comedy Central was the number three channel in the Netherlands among young adults.

Original source: Telecompaper.

Also from Telecompaper:

Viacom Benelux ziet marktaandeel zenders met 17 procent stijgen

Tv-maatschappij Viacom Benelux heeft zijn marktaandeel het afgelopen jaar met 17 procent zien stijgen. Drie van de Viacom-zenders stonden in 2017 in de top 15 bij jongvolwassenen (18-34 jaar).

Volgens de onderneming zijn er in Nederland successen geboekt door van lokale initiatieven niet alleen on-air programma’s te maken, maar deze ook te vertalen naar 360 graden-ervaringen - onder meer door integratie met de online activiteiten. Zo werden afleveringen van MTV's Ex on the Beach Double Dutch 1,9 maal gestreamd via de digitale platformen van de muziekzender.

Viacom Benelux biedt behalve MTV de zenders Spike, Comedy Central en Nickelodeon. Spike is verdrievoudigd in marktaandeel in 2017 sinds de zender in maart 24 uur per dag te zien is bij KPN en Ziggo. Comedy Central was met een marktaandeel van 5,6 procent volgens Viacom de nummer 3 zender van Nederland onder jongvolwassenen. Nickelodeon is met 18 procent marktaandeel naar eigen zeggen de grootste kinderzender.

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Xilam Extends 'Oggy & the Cockroaches' into Mobile Games with Nazara Partnership

Original Xilam Animation Press Release via Business Wire (Also available in Français and Deutsch):

Xilam Extends Oggy into Mobile Games with Nazara Partnership

January 11, 2018 02:30 AM Eastern Standard Time

PARIS--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Regulatory News:

Xilam Animation (Paris:XIL) is further boosting the Oggy & the Cockroaches brand into gaming with the appointment of Nazara Technologies Ltd, a global mobile game company, in a deal brokered via Xilam and licensing agent, Dream Theatre.

Nazara will launch a raft of new captivating mobile games for younger audiences that underscore the hilarious, entertaining brand values of Oggy & the Cockroaches. The first game is expected to be available in the first quarter of 2018 in Asia Pacific, Latin America and Middle East.

With an ever-growing digital landscape, Oggy & the Cockroaches is reaching new heights and raking up exceptional results on digital platforms throughout the world. The series has a cult following on Facebook with more than 3.5M fans and 1.2M subscribers on YouTube. Partnering with Nazara is only a natural extension of the brand experience.

Marc du Pontavice, Founder and President of Xilam said: “Xilam is eager to expand the presence of its properties in the digital domain. Nazara is one of the leaders in the mobile gaming arena and we’re thrilled to be working together to take Oggy and his friends to new heights in gaming. We’re excited to give kids yet another avenue to become immersed in his cheeky world as we celebrate 20 years of Oggy & the Cockroaches.”

Nazara is one of the leading mobile games company’s in India's digital landscape, operating in 61 countries across emerging markets, as of September 30, 2017. In India, Nazara has licensed mobile gaming rights to popular kids IPs including Chhota Bheem, Motu Patlu, Mighty Raju, Tinkle characters and Chacha Choudhary among other IP’s including Virat Kohli, Royal Challengers Bangalore and Hrithik Roshan.

Manish Agarwal, CEO, Nazara Technologies said: “With Oggy & the Cockroaches, Nazara will continue to deliver high-quality games for the global market. We have built a strong portfolio of successful games which have targeted young audiences in India over the last two years and now with the Oggy & the Cockroaches IP, we can reach audiences across emerging markets beyond India, by leveraging the global appeal of the show. ”

Cartoon Network Asia has scooped up seasons five, six and seven of the series for its channels this year, with previous seasons of Oggy currently running on Nickelodeon, Youku in China and Netflix Asia Pacific (outside China and India).

In India, Oggy & the Cockroaches currently airs on both Cartoon Network and Nickelodeon, as well as on Amazon Prime. The series is also available on Cartoon Network Latin America and on Cartoon Network Middle East and Africa (MENA), and Gulli Bil Arabi.

The series is distributed in more than 160 countries around the world and is watched in 600 million homes.

About Xilam

Xilam is one of Europe’s leading animation companies, producing and distributing original children’s and family entertainment content in both 2D and CGI formats across TV, film and digital media platforms. Founded in 1995 by Marc du Pontavice, the award-winning Paris-based company owns a catalogue of more than 2,000 animated episodes and 3 feature films including strong brands such as Oggy & the Cockroaches, Zig & Sharko, The Daltons, Rolling with the Ronks and its first pre-school property, Paprika.

Broadcast in over 160 countries on all the major global children’s TV networks, these series are also breaking records on all the major digital platforms, including YouTube with over 250 million views per month, ranking Xilam as one of the top global content providers in animation.

Xilam employs more than 400 people, including 300 artists, who are based across its four studios located in Paris, Lyon, Angoulême and Hô-Chi-Minh Ville in Vietnam.

About Nazara Technologies

Nazara is a mobile games company headquartered in Mumbai, India and has operations in 61 countries across emerging markets, as on September 30, 2017. Nazara runs mobile gaming subscription services to mass mobile internet users comprising largely of first time mobile gamers across Africa, Middle East, South East Asia, Latin America and the Indian subcontinent. In India, Nazara has licensed mobile gaming rights to popular IP’s like Virat Kohli, Hrithik Roshan, Chhota Bheem, Royal Challengers Bangalore, Motu Patlu, Mighty Raju, Tinkle Characters and Chacha Choudhary.

Nazara was one of the leading publishers by downloads on Google Play Store with more than 22 million downloads in India in the calendar year 2016 and the company crossed over 34 million downloads in the calendar Year 2017 until September 30, 2017. Nazara had over 10 million monthly active users in September 2017 across its network of games on Google Play Store.

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Nickelodeon Sonic (India) To Premiere 'Pakdam Pakdai: Doggy Don In Egypt' On Sunday 21st January 2018

Nickelodeon Sonic, India's first channel for the action-loving generation, will premiere the brand-new Pakdam Pakdai movie "Doggy Don In Egypt" on Sunday 21st January 2018 at 11:30am!

Pakdam Pakdai is a popular Indian animated series that follows the war between Doggy Don, a darling house-dog, and Charly, Marly & Larry – the mice-trio that has set up camp in his house.

Doggy Don is aided in his attempts to defeat the mice by his older brother Colonel, a ex-army dog who is smarter than Doggy Don, but not as smart as the three mice. Each seven-minute episode deals with the mischief that the mice create and the havoc that ensues when Doggy Don and Colonel try and fight them and win back their territory. Ranging from stealing Doggy Don’s doggy food to setting fire to his house and trying to steal his girlfriend. Pakdam Pakdai is a rollicking, edgy and hilarious comedy series.

Pakdam Pakdai is produced by Toonz Animation, distributed by Viacom18, and is known internationally as Rat-A-Tat.

Fans can find out more about Pakdam Pakdai, as well as watch exclusive videos and play aweslime games, online at sonicgang.com. Full episodes of Pakdam Pakdai are also available to watch on Voot. Follow the Sonic Gang on Facebook and Twitter for the latest Sonic news and highlights!

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Nickelodeon Germany To Premiere 'Kiva Can Do!' On Monday 12th February 2018 *Updated With Press Release*

Nickelodeon Germany (Deutschland) will premiere Kiva Can Do!, a brand-new preschool series featuring a colourful, multi-textured animation style, in February 2018! Nickelodeon Deutschland will launch Kiva Can Do! with the premiere of two brand-new episodes on Monday 12th February 2018, airing at 07:15 Uhr and 07:25 Uhr as part of Nickelodeon's preschool programming block. Following the shows launch, new episodes will continue to premiere weekdays 07:25 Uhr. Each new episode will encore the following weekday morning at 07:15 Uhr.

Update: Below is Nickelodeon Deutschland's official press release announcing the exciting news, via Nick Pressecenter:

'Kiva kann’s!' feiert Deutschlandpremiere bei Nick: Kreative Karton-Abenteuer für Vorschulkinder

Phantasievolle Welten aus Pappkarton und Schnur // Premiere von 'Kiva kann’s!' am 12. Februar um 07:15 Uhr im Vorschulprogramm Nick Jr.

Berlin, 11. Januar 2018 – Am 12. Februar um 07:15 Uhr feiert die kreative Animationsserie 'Kiva kann’s!' Deutschlandpremiere im Vorschulprogramm Nick Jr. Pappkarton, Klorollen und Kleber – damit kann sich die fünfjährige Kiva ganze Welten erschaffen. Ihre Fantasie kennt keine Grenzen und verwandelt Gewöhnliches in absolut Außergewöhnliches! Zusammen mit ihrem besten Freund Saul Dunne und ihrem Hund Angus (den Kiva aus einem Schuhkarton und Klorollen gebastelt hat) kann Kiva alles Mögliche an jedem Ort erschaffen. Nanna Praveena steht ihr dabei mit Rat und Tat zur Seite.

In der ersten Folge "Ach, du dickes Dino-Ei!" bauen Kiva und Saul eine Zeitmaschine. Nanna Praveena will indische Pakora mit Eiern machen und seufzt darüber, dass es ewig dauert sie alle zu pellen. Mit einem gigantischen Ei ginge das im Handumdrehen, überlegen Kiva und Saul. Ein Dinosaurier-Ei hätte die perfekte Größe für Super-Pakoras! Kiva entwirft schnell einen Bauplan für eine Zeitmaschine und los geht es ins Abenteuer. 'Kiva kann’s!' vermittelt dabei die Freude am spielerischen Ausprobieren und am Finden von phantasievollen Lösungen.

'Kiva kann’s!' ist die liebevoll gestaltete Animationsserie der irischen Produktionsfirma Kavaleer Productions Ltd. Die Schaffensfreude und Kreativität ihrer Hauptperson Kiva findet sich auch in den Animationen wieder. Kiva und ihre Freunde tauchen in die Tiefen des Luftpolstermeeres, treffen Milchkarton-Pinguine oder erkunden den Pappkarton-Dschungel. So wird die Serie selbst zu einer selbstgebastelten Welt, die mit ihren alltäglichen Geschichten an die Lebenswelt der Vorschulkinder anknüpft und sie inspiriert ihre eigene Vorstellungskraft mit einfachen Mitteln auszuprobieren. 'Kiva kann’s!' läuft ab dem 12. Februar jeden Tag ab 07:15 Uhr bei Nick Jr.

Hier finden Sie Bildmaterial von 'Kiva kann’s!'. Außerdem senden wir Ihnen auf Anfrage gerne Screener der beiden ersten Episoden.

Über Nick:

Nick ist ein weltweit ausstrahlender Kindersender und die Heimat einiger der beliebtesten Kinderserien derzeit, darunter 'SpongeBob Schwammkopf', 'Die Thundermans', 'Henry Danger' und die 'Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles'. Besonderes Programm-Highlight sind die jährlich stattfindenden 'Nickelodeon Kids‘ Choice Awards', eine starbesetzte Show, in der Kinder weltweit über die Preisträger abstimmen. Nick gehört zu der Viacom International Media Networks GmbH. Zu Nick gehören neben dem abwechslungsreichen Fernsehangebot für Kinder außerdem der Bereich Consumer Products, Online- und Freizeitangebote sowie Publishing-Produkte. Die Eigenproduktionen 'Het Huis Anubis' / 'Das Haus Anubis', 'Hotel 13', 'Nickelodeon Alaaarm' und 'Spotlight' runden das Angebot von Nick ab.

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Nickelodeon Austria (Österreich) and Nickelodeon Switzerland (Schweiz) will also start to premiere Kiva Can Do! on Monday 12th February 2018.

Kiva Can Do! follows the adventures of Kiva Kain, a five-year-old girl who knows how to make her own fun and whose imagination knows no bounds! Kiva is the world’s greatest kid-inventor, and with her mechanically-minded best friend Saul Dunne, intrepid cardboard puppy Angus, and the encouragement of loving grandmother Nanni Praveena, Kiva sets out to assail the slopes of the highest mountains, dive to the bottom of the sea, and explore the furthest reaches of space in a quest for creative fun, adventures and friendship.

Each day after school, grandmother Nanni brings Kiva to her home where Kiva, Saul and Angus have the run of the living room - the special place where every awesome adventure begins! Nanni’s home is an incubator for ideas and dreams that are filled with promise and excitement. Using whatever odds and ends are found around Nanni’s home, Kiva and Saul quickly transform these items into fantastic props for their adventures – submarines, rocket ships, robot suits, igloos, pirate ships, scuba gear, fire engines, satellites and much more.

Featuring a colorful and multi-textured animation production design combined with magical storytelling, the Kiva series is sure to be a firm favourite with fans. The kid identifiable characters living in their own worlds gently remind and encourage young viewers that like Kiva – anything you can dream, you can do.

Kiva Can Do! (52 x 11 min) is produced by Kavaleer Productions in Ireland, and is created by Kavaleer’s CEO Andrew Kavanagh and executive produced by its Managing Director (MD), Gary Timpson. The series is funded in part by the Irish Film Board, the Broadcasting Authority of Ireland, the Section 481 tax credit, and Ireland's national broadcaster RTE. The show was developed with the assistance of Creative Europe.

Nickelodeon International acquired the worldwide broadcast rights to Kiva Can Do! from the shows distributor, Lacey Entertainment, in September 2017. The deal covers pay- and free-TV in Benelux, Germany, Switzerland, Austria, Greece, Indonesia, Vietnam and the Philippines, and pay-TV in the UK, Australia, New Zealand, Scandinavia, Italy, Spain, Portugal, Israel, Africa, Latin America, Southeast Asia, India, South Korea and the Arabic-speaking MENA region.

In additional Nick Jr. International news, Nick Jr. Italy (Italia) recently started to premiere and show the brand-new animated preschool series, Kid-e-Cats Dolci Gattini!

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Originally published: Monday, January 01, 2018.

Source: Nick Pressecenter.

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Nickelodeon Germany To Premiere 'Nickelodeon’s 2018 Kids’ Choice Awards', Hosted By WWE Superstar John Cena, On Sunday 25th March 2018

Nickelodeon Germany (Deutschland) has announced the exciting news in the following press release, via Nick Pressecenter, that Nick Deutschland will premiere Nickelodeon's 2018 Kids' Choice Awards, hosted by WWE superstar John Cena, on Sunday 25th March 2018 at 7:00pm!:

Runde zwei bei den Nickelodeon Kids‘ Choice Awards: Wrestling-Superstar John Cena zum zweiten Mal Moderator der Award-Show

Ausstrahlung der einzigen Award-Show von und für Kids ist in Deutschland am 25. März um 19:00 Uhr

Berlin, 11. Januar 2018 – Nickelodeon bestätigt heute, dass Wrestling-Superstar John Cena zum zweiten Mal Gastgeber der Nickelodeon Kids' Choice Awards wird. Die Award-Verleihung, in der einzig und allein die Kids das Sagen haben und bestimmen, wer einen der begehrten Preise einheimst, findet am 24. März in Los Angeles statt. In Deutschland strahlt Nick die Show tags drauf, am 25. März, um 19:00 Uhr aus.

John Cena, Host of the 2018 Kids’ Choice Awards on Nickelodeon.

"Es ist eine Ehre, ein zweites Mal dabei zu sein, um die größte und slimigste Party des Jahres zu veranstalten: die Kids' Choice Awards", verkündet John Cena.

Nickelodeons Kids' Choice Awards 2018 feiern die Favoriten der Kinder aus den Bereichen Film, Fernsehen, Musik, Popkultur, Animation und mehr. Mit Stunts und Überraschungen an jeder Ecke kehrt die Show im März zurück ins "Fabulous" Forum in Inglewood, Kalifornien, und wird von Kindern rund um den Globus auf Nickelodeon-Kanälen in mehr als 170 Ländern und Regionen gesehen. Weitere Informationen zu den Kids' Choice Awards, einschließlich der Kategorien und weiteren Star-Gästen, werden in den kommenden Wochen bekannt gegeben.

In den USA wird Cena in zwei weiteren Projekten mit Nickelodeon zusammenarbeiten. Der Wrestlingstar wird ausführender Produzent einer brandneuen Wettkampfserie, Keep It Spotless, in der Kinderteams Kopf-an-Kopf in einer Schlacht um Sauberkeit gegeneinander antreten.

Außerdem leiht er dem originellen Bösewicht Baron Draxum in der brandneuen 2D-Animationsserie Rise of the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles seine Stimme, die Ende 2018 in den USA Premiere feiert.

In Deutschland werden die Nickelodeon Kids‘ Choice Awards 2018 am 25. März um 19:00 Uhr ausgestrahlt.

Präsentiert werden die Nickelodeon Kids' Choice Awards 2018 in Partnerschaft mit Heelys.

Die #KCA sind zurück! Mit mehr #Slime als je zuvor! Könnt ihr erraten, wer der Moderator ist? 💚💚💚 @johncena

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Nick ist ein weltweit ausstrahlender Kindersender und die Heimat einiger der beliebtesten Kinderserien derzeit, darunter 'SpongeBob Schwammkopf', 'Die Thundermans', 'Henry Danger' und die 'Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles'. Besonderes Programm-Highlight sind die jährlich stattfindenden 'Nickelodeon Kids‘ Choice Awards', eine starbesetzte Show, in der Kinder weltweit über die Preisträger abstimmen. Nick gehört zu der Viacom International Media Networks GmbH. Zu Nick gehören neben dem abwechslungsreichen Fernsehangebot für Kinder außerdem der Bereich Consumer Products, Online- und Freizeitangebote sowie Publishing-Produkte. Die Eigenproduktionen 'Het Huis Anubis' / 'Das Haus Anubis', 'Hotel 13', 'Nickelodeon Alaaarm' und 'Spotlight' runden das Angebot von Nick ab.

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Nickelodeon USA Unveils Official 'Knight Squad' Website; First-Look At Brand-New Comedy Series

To celebrate Nickelodeon premiering Knight Squad very soon, Nick.com has launched the networks official Knight Squad show website, nick.com/knight-squad, which includes a super sneak-peek preview of the networks brand-new comedy series!

Knight Squad is set at a magical school for knights in training, where two mismatched students form an unlikely alliance to protect each other’s secret and pursue their dreams!

Below is Nickelodeon's official show description for Knight Squad:

"There is only one place in the magical land of Astoria where the young and fearless can train to become elite warriors - Knight School! Meet Ciara, the fierce star student who is hiding a colossal secret - she is the royal princess in disguise! Things only get crazier at school when Arc, the cocky new kid, strolls in with a pretty big secret of his own. This unlikely pair will have to team up if they want to become legendary knights. Ciara, Arc, and their friends hope to outshine the school's other squads for the honor of one day representing Astoria in battle. But in this fantastical kingdom full of powerful beasts, magical spells, and some frenemies, that might be harder than they think!"

Nick USA's brand-new official Knight Squad show website currently features information about Nickelodeon all-new sitcom, plus a fantastic first-look at the movie! In Nick's sneak-peek, titled "The Squad Unites", Knight school has just started and Arc is getting to know his cool new squad, the Phoenix squad!

Knight Squad will star Owen Joyner (100 Things To Do Before High School) as “Arc,” Daniella Perkins (Legendary Dudas, Blurt) as “Ciara,” Amarr M. Wooten (American Housewife) as “Warwick,” Lexi DiBenedetto (Modern Family) as “Prudence,” Lilimar (Bella and the Bulldogs) as “Sage” Kelly Perine (Santa Hunters) as “Sir Gareth; and Seth Carr as Fizzwick. Tenzing Norgay Trainor will also guest star on the show as a character named "Jimbo".

Picked up for an initial 20 episodes, Knight Squad is created and executive produced by Sean Cunningham and Marc Dworkin, executive producers of The Thundermans, and being produced by Liv and Maddie producers John D. Beck and Ron Hart.

Nickelodeon USA is slated to premiere Knight Squad in March 2018.

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Nickelodeon UK To Premiere 'Nickelodeon’s 2018 Kids’ Choice Awards', Hosted By WWE Superstar John Cena, On Sunday 25th March 2018

Original Nickelodeon UK & Ireland Press Release via Viacom International Media Networks' (VIMN) UK & Ireland Press Centre:

NICKELODEON AND WWE SUPERSTAR JOHN CENA TO HOST THE 2018 KIDS’ CHOICE AWARDS

This year’s awards show will air Sunday 25th March at 10:30am on Nickelodeon in the UK and Ireland.

John Cena will also voice a villain character in the new Rise of the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles series set to air later this year.

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London, 11th January 2018 —Nickelodeon announced today that WWE Superstar John Cena is returning to host Nickelodeon’s Kids’ Choice Awards for the second time.

Nickelodeon’s 2018 Kids’ Choice Awards take place in LA on Saturday 24^th March and will air in the UK on Sunday 25^th March at 10:30am on Nickelodeon. Celebrating kids’ favorites from across the worlds of film, television, music, pop culture, animation and more, with stunts and surprises at every turn, the show will return to the “Fabulous” Forum in Inglewood. Additional Kids’ Choice Awards news, including categories and presenters, will be announced in the coming weeks.

John Cena will also lend his voice to an original villain named Baron Draxum in the brand-new 2D animated series Rise of the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, set to air in the UK later this year.

“John Cena is one of the biggest stars in the world. Kids just love him” said Cyma Zarghami, President, Nickelodeon Group. “His blend of humor and originality brings a fresh voice to Nickelodeon both in front of the camera and behind.”

John Cena, Host of the 2018 Kids’ Choice Awards on Nickelodeon.

Said Cena, “It’s an honor to come back a second time to host the biggest, slimiest party of the year, the Kids’ Choice Awards. Not only do I get to be a cartoon character in the new Rise of the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles series, but I get to be a villain, too.”

The presenting International sponsor for the 2018 Nickelodeon's Kids' Choice Awards is Heelys.

Nickelodeon’s 2018 Kids’ Choice Awards is produced by Nickelodeon Productions. Elizabeth Kelly, Michael Dempsey, Shelly Sumpter Gillyard and Jay Schmalholz are executive producers.

Rise of the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles is co-executive produced by Andy Suriano (character designer, Samurai Jack) and Ant Ward (supervising producer, Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles) at Nickelodeon in Burbank, Calif. Veteran animation industry voice actor Rob Paulsen is voice directing the series.

OMG! 💥Just announced!💥 @johncena is going to be the host for the KCAs 2018!! 🙌😮🤩 #KCA

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WWE Superstar John Cena Returns To Host '2018 Nickelodeon Kids’ Choice Awards'

Original Nickelodeon USA Press Release:

NICKELODEON AND WWE SUPERSTAR JOHN CENA PREP THREE PROJECTS FOR 2018, INCLUDING HOST OF THE 2018 KIDS’ CHOICE AWARDS

Additional Projects Include: Cena Giving Voice to Original Villainous Role in Newly Reimagined Rise of the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles;

and Executive Producing New, Innovative Competition Series, Keep It Spotless

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John Cena, Host of the 2018 Kids’ Choice Awards on Nickelodeon.

BURBANK, Calif.—Jan. 11, 2018—Nickelodeon announced today that WWE Superstar John Cena is returning to host the 2018 Nickelodeon Kids’ Choice Awards for the second time, while also breaking new ground at the network with two firsts: Cena will get into character by lending his voice to an original villain named Baron Draxum in the brand-new 2D animated series Rise of the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, premiering late 2018; and is executive producing the brand-new competition series, Keep It Spotless, where teams of kids go head-to-head in a battle to stay clean.

“John Cena is one of the biggest stars in the world. Kids just love him, which makes him the perfect partner for these upcoming projects,” said Cyma Zarghami, President, Nickelodeon Group. “His blend of humor and originality brings a fresh voice to Nickelodeon both in front of the camera and behind.”

Said Cena, “I’m thrilled to partner with Nickelodeon on three big projects that run the range of what kids love--slime-filled live events, awesomely cool animation and competition shows where kids take their shot at being the best.”



He continued, “It’s an honor to come back a second time to host the biggest, slimiest party of the year, the Kids’ Choice Awards. Not only do I get to be a cartoon character in the new Rise of the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles series, but I get to be a villain, too. And to top it all off, I’m stepping behind the camera to executive produce Nick’s new competition series Keep It Spotless, which gives a whole new meaning to staying clean.”

Nickelodeon’s 2018 Kids’ Choice Awards airs live on March 24, from 8-9:30 p.m. (ET/PT), and celebrates kids’ favorites from across the worlds of film, television, music, pop culture, animation and more. With stunts and surprises at every turn, the show will return to the “Fabulous” Forum in Inglewood, Calif., and will be seen by kids around the globe on Nickelodeon channels in more than 170 countries and territories. Additional Kids’ Choice Awards news, including categories and presenters, will be announced in the coming weeks.

Rise of the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles’ newest villain, Baron Draxum, will be voiced by Cena. Baron Draxum is an alchemist warrior mutant who seeks to turn all of humanity into mutants. Cena’s reoccurring character will appear in the premiere episode and throughout the series, which follows the band of brothers as they encounter new mutants and villains and discover a mystical world they never knew existed beneath the streets of New York City. Rise of the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles will bow later this year.

Keep It Spotless, Nickelodeon’s new competition series, is executive produced by Cena and features kids competing in a variety of physical and paint-filled challenges designed with one goal in mind--to stay as clean as possible. After each game, a 360 degree scanner will measure each teams’ mess to determine just how spotless they really are. The winning team will face The Gauntlet, a multiple-challenge obstacle course, where they can turn their cleanliness into cold hard cash. Keep It Spotless is produced by ITV Entertainment and Hard Nocks South Productions, based on a UK format from Possessed, and scheduled to premiere later this year.

Sponsors of Nickelodeon’s 2018 Kids’ Choice Awards include Barbie^®, Cinnamon Toast Crunch ^™, Swiffer^® and Toyota.

The presenting International sponsor for the 2018 Nickelodeon’s Kids' Choice Awards is Heelys.

Nickelodeon’s 2018 Kids’ Choice Awards is produced by Nickelodeon Productions. Elizabeth Kelly, Michael Dempsey, Shelly Sumpter Gillyard and Jay Schmalholz are executive producers.

Rise of the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles is co-executive produced by Andy Suriano (character designer, Samurai Jack) and Ant Ward (supervising producer, Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles) at Nickelodeon in Burbank, Calif. Veteran animation industry voice actor Rob Paulsen is voice directing the series.

Keep It Spotless is produced by ITV Entertainment and Hard Nocks South Productions, based on a UK format from Possessed. David Eilenberg, David George, John Cena, Jason Carey and Shye Sutherland all serve as executive producers.

Nickelodeon, now in its 38^th 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, digital, recreation, books and feature films. Nickelodeon’s U.S. television network is seen in more than 90 million households and has been the number-one-rated kids’ basic cable network for 22 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, VIAB).

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A brand new mystery on Hunter Street is about to begin, but before it starts, let’s get you caught up on everything that’s already gone down! Join the Hunter family Max (Stony Blyden), Sal (Daan Creyghton), Tess (Mae Mae Renfrow), Anika (Kyra Smith), and Daniel (Thomas Jansen) as Nick recaps all their adventures. And don’t miss the hour long premiere of Hunter Street season two Monday, January 29th on Nickelodeon USA!



Catch up on Hunter Street season one before the new season begins at nick.com/hunterstreet and on the Nick App!

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'Mysticons' - International Theme Song Medley | Part 2

Go around the world with the Mysticons in this super video featuring the Mysticons theme song in English, French (Français), Italian (Italiano), Swedish (Svenska) and Norwegian (Norsk)!



Watch 'Mysticons' - International Theme Song Medley | Part 1 here!

Catch Mysticons on Nickelodeon, Nicktoons and YTV!

Don't forget to enter the Mysticons Prize Pack Giveaway Contest! The sweepstakes closes Sunday 7th January 2018!

Follow the adventure online!: Mysticons.com, Nick.com/Mysticons | YouTube channel | Facebook | Twitter | Instagram!

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Watch Mysticons on Nickelodeon, Nicktoons and YTV!

Don't forget to enter the Mysticons Prize Pack Giveaway Contest! The sweepstakes closes Sunday 7th January 2018!

Follow the adventure online!: Mysticons.com, Nick.com/Mysticons | YouTube channel | Facebook | Twitter | Instagram!

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Test your skills with this HJ5 snow outfit coloring. Download, print and color it here: https://www.kuukuuharajuku.com/color-me-kawaii-hj5-snow-outfit!



Watch Kuu Kuu Harajuku on Nick Jr. (USA) and Nickelodeon (Greece)!

For more Kuu Kuu Harajuku be sure to subscribe so you don’t miss out on exclusive clips, videos and online content.

Official Kuu Kuu Harajuku Site: https://www.kuukuuharajuku.com
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/kuukuuharajuku/
Twitter: https://twitter.com/kuukuuharajuku
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/kuukuuharajuku/?hl=en

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L'actualité Fresh | Semaine du 8 au 14 janvier 2018 | NICKELODEON France

Au programme cette semaine dans Fresh : le film Tout là-haut et de la sortie de la bande-dessinée Dans la combi de Thomas Pesquet.



Fresh, c'est LE rendez-vous de NICKELODEON qui te dit tout de l'actu et des tendances du moment ! Retrouve plein de vidéos de Fresh sur NICKELODEON.fr

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O melhor de iCarly! #iCarlyForever | iCarly | Nickelodeon Brasil

iCarly está de volta em Janeiro na Nick!



Mais: http://mundonick.uol.com.br/programas/icarly/ex7xov

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Nickelodeon Greece To Premiere 'I Am Frankie' On Saturday 13th January 2018 *Updated With Promos*

A cutting edge, experimental android navigates the perils and wonders of being a teenager in I Am Frankie, Nickelodeon’s newest serialized live-action show, premiering Saturday 13th January 2018 at 17:00 on Nickelodeon Greece! Locally titled ΜΕ ΛΕΝΕ ΦΡΑΝΚΗ, the series tells the story of Frankie Gaines (Alex Hook), who looks like any other human girl, but harbors a big secret--she functions as a high-tech computer, complete with internet access, extensive memory and more. In fact, you could say she's Wired Differently than other teenagers! Following the series premiere, new episodes of I Am Frankie will premiere every Saturday and Sunday at 17:00.

Με λένε Φράνκη - tv spot - Nickelodeon Greece



Με λένε Φράνκη - trailer - Nickelodeon Greece



After escaping from tech company EGG Labs to avoid being used for evil purposes, Frankie enrolls in high school in an attempt to pass as a typical teenager. Despite having an inside full of wires and circuits, Frankie begins to adapt well by bonding with her new best friend Dayton (Nicole Alyse Nelson), juggling loads of homework and dealing with boy crushes, all while keeping her true identity a secret.

Suspicion soon arises about Frankie, as popular girls Tammy (Mohana Krishnan), Lucia (Uriel Baldesco) and Makayla (Kristi Beckett) question her quick victory during a math competition. To complicate things even further, Frankie’s wiring goes haywire as she starts experiencing human emotion, creating more challenges and adventurous fun. How long can she keep her true identity a secret while maintaining herself as a normal teenager?

Online at nickelodeon.gr, fans can find out more about Με λένε Φράνκη.



Filmed in the new state-of-the-art Viacom International Studios in Miami, I am Frankie was originally produced as Yo Soy Franky by Nickelodeon Latin America in Colombia. The series is created by renowned Argentine writer Marcela Citterio. The English language version is produced by Paradiso Pictures and Nickelodeon Latin America.

I Am Frankie received its world premiere on Monday 11th September 2017 on Nickelodeon USA, and is currently being distributed to Nickelodeon’s global audiences spanning 170+ countries and territories via the brand’s more than 80 channels and branded blocks. The series was recently greenlit for a second season, which is slated to start production in March 2018 in Miami, Florida.

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Originally published: Friday, December 22, 2017

Original source: Greek Digital TV.

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Nickelodeon Greece To Premiere 'School Of Rock' Season 2 On Saturday 13th January 2018 At 16:30

Ένα σχολείο πολύ ροκ - Season 2 - trailer - Nickelodeon Greece



ΠΡΕΜΙΕΡΑ ΣΑΒΒΑΤΟ 13 ΙΑΝΟΥΑΡΙΟΥ ΣΤΙΣ 16:30
ΚΆΘΕ ΣΑΒΒΑΤΟ & ΚΥΡΙΑΚΗ ΣΤΙΣ 16:30

Περισσότερο Ένα σχολείο πολύ ροκ: http://www.nickelodeon.gr/seires/ena-sxoleio-poly-rok

Περισσότερα Nick: Nickelodeon Greece To Premiere 'I Am Frankie' On Saturday 13th January 2018!

Additional source: Greek Digital TV.

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Song For Uri | 'Bed & Biscuit' Season 2 | Nickelodeon Israel

בית הכלבים 2: שיר לאורי - ניקלודיאון



שיר לאורי | מתוך "בית הכלבים"
מילים: חגית בילייה
לחן: אבי גרייניק
עיבוד: בועז ליובין

לילדתי יש יום הולדת
וזאת סיבה מאוד מיוחדת
לכתוב לה איזה שיר אידיוטי
שנכתב באהבה מאבא של'ה מוטי

נולדה בביה"ח הדסה
הלב שלי רקד שם סלסלה
הרגשתי שזה רגע היסטורי
את הארת לי את הלב אז קראתי לך אורי

ותזכרי שמשפחות היום באות בכל צורה
אנחנו הוכחה שאהבה בסוף זאת כל התורה

וכמובן גם רויו וקלאודיה
שלגמרי לא ברור באיזה סרט היא חיה
הם פלשו לנו קצת לחיים
אבל איתם הפכנו למשפחת בית הכלבים

ואיתם כל יום כאן הוא יום שמח
ותמיד יש כאן מי שנובח
ואם עובר עלינו סתם יום נינוח
אין יום שתם בלי תומתום שתטמתם את המוח

ותזכרי שמשפחות היום באות בכל צורה
אנחנו הוכחה שאהבה בסוף זאת כל התורה
אז מזל טוב אורי ילדתי זה טוב לחגוג בבית הכלבים
ואם אני קצת קרציה אז ככה זה כשאוהבים

מזל טוב אוריל'ה
מזל טוב אדיר
מזל שעברנו
לכפר מהעיר
שיהיה לך יומולדת שמח כל כך
ונמשיך לשמוח
ולפרוח
ולנבוח

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בית הכלבים | רק בערוץ ניקלודיאון לילדי יס

בית הכלבים 2: מוטי מספר על אמא של אורי - ניקלודיאון



בית הכלבים 2: סצינת הסיום של עונה 2 - ניקלודיאון



בית הכלבים 2: מפעל הגרביים של קלאודיה - ניקלודיאון



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