Televisa buys 500 hours of Nickelodeon fare

Mexican TV giant Televisa has acquired a 496-hour package of content from Viacom kids channel Nickelodeon.

The content will air across Televisa nets in Mexico and extends a programming agreement between it and Viacom International Media Networks.

The huge package of Nick fare includes seasons of Penguins of Madagascar, Kung Fu Panda and Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles as well as Nick evergreens SpongeBob SquarePants and Dora the Explorer.

Live-action titles include Sam & Cat, Haunted Hathaways, Henry Danger and The Thundermans.