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Nickelodeon
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Germany’s kids’ channels competition heats up
German children’s TV is set for its biggest shake-up in years, with the Disney Channel…
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CiTV, Nick UK look for new laffers
UK commercial children’s channels CiTV and Nickelodeon UK are both seeking to add new comedies…
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BT plans TV rebrand, entertainment push
BT is planning to slowly rebrand its TV service from BT Vision to BT TV,…
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Bin Weevils buys Hasbro’s My Little Pony
Bin Weevils has acquired two seasons of animated series My Little Pony from Hasbro. The…
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Zodiak clocks another Tickety Toc deal in Spain
Spanish broadcaster Clan TV has acquired preschool series Tickety Toc. The series is distributed by…
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BBC Worldwide appoints L&M boss
BBC Worldwide the commercial arm of the UK public broadcaster has hired former Mattel and…
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Nick launches int’l shorts comp
Nickelodeon has launched its first worldwide animation talent hunt, and says it has already received…
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Magine expands with German launch
Cloud-based TV operator Magine has launched in beta in Germany, its first European expansion since…
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Viacom cuts post-Netflix deal with Amazon
Amazon has signed a multi-year video licensing deal with Viacom, giving Amazon Prime Instant and…
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MTV to relaunch in Russia as Profmedia exits
Viacom International Media Networks today takes full control of MTV Russia for the first time…
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Pact: Channel 5 attitude toward indies ‘worrying’
UK producer body Pact has labelled the terrestrial broadcaster Channel 5’s relationship with local indies…
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Ex-Nickelodeon exec returns to the fray
Former Nickelodeon UK executive Layla Lewis is re-joining Viacom International Media Networks after nearly three…
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Viacom reveals audience’s social media habits
Viacom has unveiled the results of a study into how viewers of its channels use…
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Viacom plans TV production push as revenues fall
MTV and Nickelodeon owner Viacom has seen revenues fall 6% year-on-year in its second quarter…
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News brief: Nick winds up for more Tickety Toc
Nickelodeon has bought the second season of Zodiak Kids’ CG-animated preschool cartoon Tickety Toc. The…
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Nickelodeon’s Cohn exits
Nickelodeon’s long-serving Marjorie Cohn is exiting the kids’ cable channel after 26 years. The latest…
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Teletoon swings in for George of the Jungle
Canadian children’s broadcaster Teletoon has commissioned another season ofGeorge of the Jungle, the most recent…
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MTV channels in Poland renew Warner Bros. deal
Viacom International Media Networks Polska has renewed a programming deal with Warner Bros. and will…
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Nick buys Korean short-form comedy
Nickelodeon’s channels in Portugal, Spain and South Africa have tapped distributor Imira Entertainment for a…
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Nickelodeon launches TV Everywhere iPad app
Viacom-owned kids network Nickelodeon is launching a branded TV Everywhere iPad app. The Nick App…
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New Belgian pay TV service launches with raft of intn’l channels
Dutch telco KPN has launched a new pay TVservice in Belgium, Snow. The service will…
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Annecchino replaces Dall’Orto at Viacom
Antonio Campo Dall’Orto has left Viacom International Media Networks (VIMN) and will be replaced by…
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NATPE News: Nick launches branded blocks across Lat-Am
Viacom is rolling out branded Nickelodeon blocks on free-to-air broadcasters in Latin America. The kids…
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BSkyB launches advanced TV Everywhere service
UK pay TV operator BSkyB has launched a new service to supplement its Sky Go…
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Worldwide sales for Penguin’s Peter Rabbit series sells
Silvergate Media has inked a raft of international deals for the new Peter Rabbit animated…
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Peppa Pig app launches in the US
Entertainment One (eOne) has launched an app to accompany its hit preschool kids series Peppa…
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Nickelodeon acquires BAFTA winner Lost and Found
Nickelodeon has acquired the television rights to animated feature film Lost and Found in the…
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East meets West as Japan opens its Treasure Box
The double whammy effect of not importing formats and lengthy primetimes filled with original shows…
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Girls want toons!
Commissioners want more girl-skewed animation and say there is not enough coming their way. Producers…
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Nickelodeon acquires 3D stereoscopic kids series
Nickelodeon has acquired stereoscopic 3D kids series Bolts & Blip for its networks in Benelux….