Tapping into an increasingly influential mom demographic, Nickelodeon's new four-hour primetime television comedy block, NickMom, will launch on October 1.
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NickMom comedy block bows October 1
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Zodiak Kids inks Tickety Toc North American master toy deal
Zodiak Kids has appointed Florida-based toyco Just Play as the master toy licensee in the US and Canada for its Nick Jr. CG-animated preschool series Tickety Toc.
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New UK publishing partners for Tickety Toc
Zodiak Kids has secured four new UK publishing deals for its Nick Jr. CG-animated preschool property Tickety Toc.
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Cupcake Digital releases new Wubbzy Christmas app
New York-based developer Cupcake Digital has launched Wubbzy's The Night Before Christmas, its newest app based on the Nick Jr. animated comedy series Wow! Wow! Wubbzy!
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Disney Junior snaps up Big Block SingSong
Canadian boutique distributor Bejuba! Entertainment has sold 49 x two-minute preschool series Big Block SingSong to Disney Junior for the US, Australia, Japan and Spain.
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The Elephant Show turns 25 and expands digitally
Kicking off the 25th anniversary of The Elephant Show starring Sharon, Lois, and Bram, Toronto, Canada-based CCI Entertainment has released the first app based on the sing-along series.
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Tickety Toc syncs with mobile screens
New York-based Cupcake Digital will bring characters from the Zodiak Kids preschool series Tickety Toc to digital life via 12 new storybook apps.
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Nickelodeon unveils new interactive platform
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Tickety Toc adds US apparel partner
Zodiak Kids preschool series Tickety Toc, which airs on Nick Jr. stateside, is building its US licensing program with the appointment of new partners, including Bentex Group as master apparel partner.
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Zodiak’s Tickety Toc lands Scholastic as master publishing partner
Scholastic has been named North American master publishing partner for Zodiak Kids' preschool series Tickety Toc, which airs on Nick Jr. in the US and on Disney Junior in Canada.
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Malaysian pay-TV platform picks up Nick Jr.
Nick Jr., along with fellow Viacom-owned channels Comedy Central Asia and MTV Live, will launch on the Asian Broadcasting Network's brand-new ABNxcess offering in Malaysia.
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Toggle inks Nick content deals
Singapore-based MediaCorp has secured a deal with Viacom International Media Networks (VIMN) Asia that will see the media company launch Nick Jr. on its OTT Toggle Kids channel and SVOD service in early 2014.
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Nick makes preschool programming promotions
Nickelodeon has made promoted both Kay Wilson Stallings to the post of SVP of production and development, Nickelodeon Preschool, and Sarah Landy to the post of VP of production and development, Nickelodeon Preschool.
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Anchor Bay Entertainment readies Tickety Toc release and promotions
AnAnchor Bay Entertainment is set to release Zodiak Rights' preschool series Tickety Toc DVD, Chime Time Adventures, at US retail on September 10. The preschool series currently airs on Nick Jr. in the US.
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Poppy Cat greenlit for second season
Following its top ratings in the UK, US, France and Poland, UK-based Coolabi's animated preschool series Poppy Cat has been greenlit for a second season.
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Oops! Clarification for Kidscreen’s September 2013 issue
Our feature "Preschool powerplay," (September 2013 issue, p.72) concentrated primarily on the performance of US digital channels Nick Jr. and Disney Jr. (For September 16 to 22, Nielsen live + same day overall cable TV ratings showed Nick Jr. with a 0.7 rating - 182,000 kids two to 11 - and Disney Junior with a 2.3 rating - 305,000 kids two to 11.) We would like to clarify that their ratings and audience share are far more equitable when their respective programming blocks on Nickelodeon and Disney are taken into account.
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Pre-sales in order for new preschool series Zack & Quack
Nick Jr. series Zack & Quack from Zodiak Kids has attracted a number of pre-sales at this week's MIPCOM, where the 3D-animated show is making its debut.
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Wanda and the Alien lands on Nick channels
Nickelodeon has picked up Random House Children's Screen Entertainment's Wanda and the Alien under a global deal (excluding the US) with London-based distributor CAKE that will see the new preschool series head to more than 70 Nickelodeon and Nick Jr. channels.
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Viacom bows Nickelodeon and Nick Jr. in Hong Kong
Viacom International Media Networks Asia launched Nickelodeon and Nick Jr. on Hong Kong's TVB Network Vision via the optical-fiber networks of Hutchison Global Communications on November 1.
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Nick Jr. animated shorts program launches
As Nickelodeon amps up its programming of preschool content this year, the kidsnet has unveiled a brand-new animated shorts program devoted to content for Nick Jr.
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