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Nickelodeon
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New Nick show shot in Dutch and English
Nickelodeon has commissioned a new project that will yield a globally-commissioned English-lanaguage show and a…
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Nickelodeon Play launches in MENA
Children’s app Nickelodeon Play is now available to customers of pay TV service OSN in…
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Nick hands Viscardi content role, Hey Arnold! movie
Nickelodeon has handed veteran producer Chris Viscardi a senior content role, with a first task…
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Nick enrols at Regal Academy
Nickelodeon has climbed aboard an animated children’s series from Italian studio Rainbow. The deal hands…
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Nick US buys Ben and Holly
Nickelodeon has acquired preschool animated series Ben and Holly’s Little Kingdom. The show, which is…
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Viacom reveals global SVOD service
Viacom has unveiled Viacom Play Plex, a suite of mobile TV apps that will offer…
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Turner alumnus joins Viacom North Europe
Former Turner Broadcasting System EMEA senior VP and COO Pete Flamman has joined Viacom International…
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Nick goes in-house for Pinky Malinky
US children’s channel Nickelodeon has commissioned a 20-part animated series from The Amazing World of…
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Nick’s free kids app hits Portugal
Viacom-owned kids channel Nickelodeon has launched its free app in Portugal for the first time….
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Viacom pays $153m for Indian nets stake
Viacom has paid 9.4 billion rupees (US$153 million) for a 50% stake in Indian regional…
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Ex-Nick exec joins Saban Brands
Former Nickelodeon senior VP Rick Magallanes is joining Saban Brands. Magallanes left Nick Animation Studio…
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Viacom adds M&A expert to ranks
US media giant Viacom has appointed a mergers and acquisitions specialist to its ranks. Alex…
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Nick nabs latest Pokémon seasons
Nickelodeon Germany has acquired the latest seasons of Pokémon the Series: XY. The deal with…
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Nickelodeon joins OSN Play online service
Children’s network Nickelodeon has launched on OSN Play, the online TV service from Middle East…
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Nickelodeon US buys Teletubbies reboot
Nickelodeon has bought the new Teletubbies series, taking the preschool reboot into the US. Nick…
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Celestial Tiger pounces on Chinese kids opportunity
Celestial Tiger Entertainment announced its entry into a very crowded space last month when it…
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C5 job losses as Sky and Viacom renew deal
Sky and Viacom International Media Networks have renewed the deal that sees a raft of…
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Olsen sisters make date with Nick
US kids channel Nickelodeon has acquired the library of Mary-Kate and Ashley Olsen, a deal…
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Viacom restructure costs $785m
The continuing restructuring of Viacom will cost the US-based media giant US$785 million. The company…
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Corus secures all Nick rights in Canada
Corus Entertainment has scored a coup, securing rights to all Nickelodeon programming and content in…
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Sweeney joins Netflix board
Former Disney-ABC Television president Anne Sweeney has joined the board of streaming service Netflix. Sweeney…
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MTV UK boss to rebrand Channel 5
MTV UK general manager Kerry Taylor has been given a new role within Viacom and…
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Televisa buys 500 hours of Nickelodeon fare
Mexican TV giant Televisa has acquired a 496-hour package of content from Viacom kids channel…
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Guru hires Nick’s Marcus
Canada’s Guru Studio has poached Rachel Marcus from Nickelodeon. Reporting to Guru’s executive VP, Mary…
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Buyers Briefing: Jules Borkent, Nickelodeon
Name: Jules Borkent Title: senior VP, global acquisitions and international programming, Nickelodeon, Viacom International Media…
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Nickelodeon launches preschool SVOD service
Nickelodeon is set to launch Noggin, a new subscription video-on-demand service next month aimed at…
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Viacom retools channels under Zarghami, Herzog
Viacom has promoted Cyma Zarghami and Doug Herzog to run its channel operations, which will…
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eOne poaches Nerd Corps’ Reinseth
Transatlantic studio Entertainment One has poached Nerd Corps Entertainment’s Jillianne Reinseth. The executive joins eOne…
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Viacom promotes Gorke for US distribution
Viacom has promoted Tom Gorke to a wider content distribution role in its domestic networks division….
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Viacom CEO Dauman extends contract
Philippe Dauman has extended his contract as president and CEO of US media giant Viacom…