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Move over SpongeBob SquarePants, some mutant ninja turtles are headed your way. Viacom Inc.'s kids cable network Nickelodeon has struck a $60-million deal with The Mirage Group and 4Kids Entertainment to acquire the rights to "Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles," which...
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Even SpongeBob SquarePants and Dora the Explorer are getting squeezed by the economy. Viacom is shutting down Nickelodeon Magazine this week and will lay off about 30 staffers. Launched in 1993, the magazine, with a circulation of more than 1...
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George Lopez, whose sitcom helped power ratings among adults for Nick at Nite, will be starring in a movie for kids that will air on Nickelodeon. Mr. Lopez also is executive producer of the film, “Mr. Troop Mom,” which is scheduled to air June 18. The comedian plays a workaholic single dad who volunteers...
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Dish Network has made an agreement to add HD feeds for several of MTV Networks’ and BET Networks’ channels to its roster. CMT, Comedy Central, MTV, Nickelodeon, Spike TV and VH1 now are available in HD at no additional cost to Dish customers with the Classic Bronze 100 HD and above package. Classic Silver...
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Nickelodeon delivered a one-two rating punch over the weekend, as its telecast of the 2009 Kids’ Choice Awards drew the show’s biggest audience ever and “The Penguins of Madagascar” ranked as the most-watched series premiere for the network. Saturday’s telecast of the Kids’ Choice Awards from 8-9:30...
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Will the kids advertising market be affected by the recession, which has rocked ad sales on most other broadcast and cable networks? It depends who you ask. Kids Programming Recession Woes Not Kid Stuff . . . More » Disney Finds Its Movers . . . More » The kids networks say the key categories that drive...
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Nickelodeon will set up a “SpongeBob SquarePants” store in Walmarts nationwide and on Walmart.com to celebrate the 10th anniversary of the cartoon. “The Happy Place” shop will feature SpongeBob-branded apparel, backpacks, accessories, DVDs, music, toys, books and electronics. A direct-to-DVD release...
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Nickelodeon said it has made a two-year deal with Nick Cannon to star in, create, produce and direct original programming for its network aimed at teenagers. Mr. Cannon also will be dubbed honorary chairman of TEENick, the new name for The N, one of Nickelodeon’s digital channels, effective in the fourth...
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The penguins are coming. Kids network Nickelodeon plans to launch “The Penguins of Madagascar,” the computer-generated animation series based on the DreamWorks movies, on March 28. The news series will launch in primetime at 8 p.m.—early enough for children who have finished their homework to still be...
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Nickelodeon is launching a series of iPhone and iTouch applications based on its popular shows “SpongeBob SquarePants,” “Dora the Explorer” and “iCarly.” Users will be challenged to match shapes, count numbers and practice the alphabet through a “Dora the Explorer” application game launching in March...
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The top five most popular online video sites stayed mostly steady in visitors and videos viewed in December compared with the month before, Nielsen Online reported. That suggests viewing habits for sites such as YouTube, Hulu, MySpace, Yahoo and the Nickelodeon group have become entrenched, since those...
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It’s hard to believe it was only 10 years ago that SpongeBob SquarePants emerged from his pineapple under the sea and soaked up the kids’ television market. Now, since too much of a good thing is never enough, Nickelodeon has launched a new Web site dedicated to all things emanating from Bikini Bottom...
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Time Warner Cable’s decision to pay Viacom more to carry networks including MTV and Nickelodeon demonstrates that when programmers and cable operators fight over money, it’s the pipeline that feels the pinch first and faces more downside risk. Viacom last week threatened to pull its 19 channels off Time...
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Viacom and Time Warner Cable have reached an agreement in principle that ends the threat of Viacom channels, including MTV, Comedy Central and Nickelodeon, being pulled from the cable operator's systems, a Viacom spokeswoman said. The agreement was reached just after midnight Eastern Time, when Time...
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Time Warner Cable says Viacom, which is threatening to pull signals for 19 cable networks from the operator’s system, is seeking $39 million more annually in the companies’ fee dispute . Viacom plans to remove its channels—including Nickelodeon, Comedy Central and MTV—from Time Warner Cable at midnight...