Friday, September 12, 2014

Nickelodeon UK To Premiere "Nicky, Ricky, Dicky & Dawn" On Monday 6th October 2014

The online British and Irish TV guide website Digiguide is reporting the very exciting Nick UK news that, following Nick USA debuting the show on Saturday 13th September 2014 at 8:30pm (ET/PT), Nickelodeon UK and Ireland and Nickelodeon HD UK, the number one commercial kids TV network in the UK, will start to premiere and show Nickelodeon's brand-new original comedy series "Nicky, Ricky, Dicky & Dawn", beginning with the pilot episode, from Monday 6th October 2014 at 4:30pm (repeated at 5:30pm on Nick UK's plus-one (+1) timeshift channel, Nickelodeon +1), as part of the channels Autumn/Winter 2014 programming highlights! Following the series debut, Nick UK & Eire will debut each brand-new episode of "Nicky, Ricky, Dicky & Dawn" every Monday at at 4:30pm (repeated at 5:30pm on Nick+1).


"Nicky, Ricky, Dicky & Dawn", greenlit for 13 episodes, is the story of a 10-year-old girl Dawn Harper (Lizzy Greene), a born leader whose sibling rivalry with her three brothers is heightened by the fact that they are quadruplets who have wildly different personalities. Aidan Gallagher ("Modern Family") plays the germaphobic Nicky, joined by Casey Simpson ("The Goldbergs") as the overachieving and unbelievably smart Ricky, and Mace Coronel ("Bold and the Beautiful") as the pint-sized ladies man, Dicky. Brian Stepanek ("Two and a Half Men") and Allison Munn ("What I Like About You") star as the Haley parents. The series is created by Matt Fleckenstein ("Wendell & Vinnie", "iCarly", "Victorious") and executive produced by Fleckenstein and Michael Feldman ("See Dad Run"). Even though they seem different on the outside, there couldn't be a more tight-knit group.


Catch a first-look at Nick's aweslime all-new sitcom "Nicky Ricky Dicky & Dawn" (NRDD) in the online streaming video clip below!:



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Nickelodeon News Round-Up - Issue 13: Global Edition

Below is a round-up of aweslime Nickelodeon news that international versions of the world's number-one children's channel have recently announced and revealed!


Nickelodeon France recently started to premiere and show Nickelodeon and Ubisoft's popular CG-animated series "Rabbids: Invasion", locally titled "Les Lapins Crétins : Invasion", on Saturday 6th September 2014!

Nickelodeon France has announced that they will start to premiere and show Nickelodeon's brand-new bread-tastic original animated buddy comedy series (Nicktoon) "Breadwinners" from October 2014!

Nickelodeon France will premiere and show three brand-new episodes from season two of Nickelodeon's hit CGI-animated "Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles" television series, locally titled "Les Tortues Ninja", from Monday 22nd September 2014!

Nickelodeon Spain (Espana) will start to premiere and show Nickelodeon's brand-new bread-tastic original animated buddy comedy series (Nicktoon) "Breadwinners" from October 2014!

Nickelodeon South East Asia will be holding a special "Choose Your Own Ending" programming stunt on Friday 26th September 2014 at 6pm (PH), 6:30pm (MY) and 6:60pm (SG)! Similar to Nick USA's special earlier this year, "Choose Your Own Ending" will be a one-night only event that's putting viewers in charge of how brand-new episodes of "The Thundermans" and "The Haunted Hathaways" will end! NickHeads can cast their votes at http://nick-asia.com/ending to decide the fates of the characters and then watch to see which endings win! Plus, NickHeads can get prepped for what they should choose with some videos, sneak peeks and even photos! This night is gonna be AWESLIME!

Nickelodeon South East Asia is also currently airing brand-new episodes of popular animated shows in a brand-new programming block called "Pow Pow Wow!" Catch brand-new episodes of "Kung Fu Panda: Legends" at 11:55am, "Penguins Of Madagascar" at 12:25pm, "Monsters vs. Aliens" at 12:55pm, "Mia and Me" at 1:20pm, and "Winx Club" at 1:50pm everyday between Monday 8th and Friday 19th September 2014 (all times SG/MY)! Plus, catch more brand-new episodes of "Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles" season two at 4pm (WIB), 5pm (MY/PH) and 6:25pm (SG) between Monday 8th and Monday 22nd September 2014 in "Mutation Madness", win Booyakasha TMNT prizes in Nick SEA's "Turtle Power!" contest, and meet and greet Leonardo, Raphael, Michelangelo and Donatello as they hold a "Total Turtle Takeover" of City Square Mall in Singapore, featuring stage appearances, episodic screenings and more!

Nickelodeon Africa is currently premiering brand-new episodes of Nick's popular sitcom "The Thundermans", plus brand-new episodes of "Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles" everyday at 16:10 CAT!

Nickelodeon Africa and McDonald's are teaming up to hold a special Day of Play on Wednesday 24th September 2014! Nick Africa's WWDoP will feature meet and greets with Nickelodeon stars Dora the Explorer, SpongeBob SquarePants and the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, plus fun sports games, dance-a-thons, obstacle courses, mini concerts, and of course, a GIANT SLIMING!

Nickelodeon Italy (Italia) started to premiere more brand-new episodes from season two of "Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles", locally titled "Tartarughe Ninja", weekdays at 5pm on Monday 8th September 2014!

Nickelodeon Portugal has also started to premiere more brand-new episodes from "Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles" season two, locally titled "Tartarugas Ninja", weekdays at 5.05pm on Monday 8th September 2014! Additionally, Nick Portugal will air each all-new episode in two marathons this weekend: on Saturday 13th September 2014 from 5:05pm and on Sunday 14th September 2014 from 2:05pm!

Nickelodeon Russia and CIS (Nickelodeon Россия and СНГ) recently held a localised version of Nickelodeon's "Worldwide Day of Play" on Saturday 23rd August 2014! Similar to Nick USA's WWDoP, the channel was "turned off" between 12pm and 6pm to encourage kids and families to get outside and get active!

Nickelodeon Russia started to premiere and show the third season of "The Legend of Korra" ("Легенда о Корре"), "Book 3: Change", at 7:45pm on Monday 1st September 2014!

Additionally, Nickelodeon Russia has also started to air brand-new of "Kung Fu Panda: Legends of Awesomeness" ("Кунг-фу Панда: Захватывающие легенды") at 4:25pm, brand-new animated series "Oggy and the Cockroaches" ("Огги и тараканы"), will start to debut more brand-new episodes from "Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles" season two from this weekend, and is reported to start to premiere "Breadwinners" from Saturday 18th October 2014!

Nickelodeon Greece will premiere and show the brand-new CG-animated "Barbie" movie "Barbie στο Μυστικό Βασίλειο" ("Barbie in the Secret Kingdom"/) on Sunday 14th September 2014, plus is currently showing brand-new episodes of "Gormiti: Nature Unleashed" ("GORMITI: Η ΦΥΣΗ ΑΝΤΕΠΙΤΙΘΕΤΑΙ") and "Monsuno: Combat Chaos" season three.

Nickelodeon Brazil (Brasil) is currently premiering brand-new episodes of Nick's hit live-action supernatural-themed comedy series "The Haunted Hathaways", locally titled "A Família Hathaways", Monday to Friday at 8:30pm.

Nickelodeon Sweden (Sverige) will start to premiere and show Nick At Nite's "See Dad Run" from Monday 15th September 2014!
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Tina McCann Talks About Children's TV On BBC Radio 4's "Woman's Hour"

Tina McCann, the Senior Vice President (SVP) and Managing Director (MD) of Nickelodeon UK, the number one commercial kids TV network in the UK, today, Friday 12th September 2014, took part in a live panel discussion on BBC Radio 4's "Woman's Hour" about children's television!


Over the last 50 years, the UK has built a reputation for producing some of the most high quality children's programming in the world, including "Listen With Mother", "Thomas the Tank Engine", "Grange Hill", "Blue Peter" and the "Teletubbies". For many years children were happy to sit comfortably and watch with mother, but the last decade has seen enormous changes in children's television viewing. It's currently estimated that around 71% of under 12 year old's have access to a tablet device for viewing.

As part of the live panel discussion, Tina joined fellow leading women in the children's TV industry - Kay Benbow, Controller & Portfolio Head at CBeebies; Anne Wood, Head of Ragdoll Productions, creator of the "Teletubbies"; and Anna Home, Chief Executive, Children's Film and Television Foundation - and presenter Jenni Murray to discuss the current state of children's television, including shows such as Nick Jr. UK's celebrated preschool series "Lily's Driftwood Bay", and, with an increasing range of technology available and a growing number of dedicated children's channels, its future and how children are changing the ways in which they view television.

You can listen to Tina McCann taking part in "Woman's Hour"'s Children's Television debate here on iPlayer Radio!

Tina McCann is the SVP, Managing Director for Nickelodeon UK; where she has overall responsibility for all the network's UK operations and brands, reporting directly to the Board of Nickelodeon UK. She is a highly experienced media executive. After graduating with a degree in English Literature, she joined NBC News, London, in 1981 in an administrative role before moving to NBC Frankfurt to become Bureau Manager. She remained there for seven years, working also as Location Manager throughout Europe. On her return to London in 1989 she joined Lifestyle TV, a women's daytime channel, as Programme Scheduler. In 1993 she became the first employee of Turner Entertainment Broadcasting in EMEA as Programming Director and launched 17 channels (including Cartoon Network and Boomerang) in multiple languages. In her 13 years at Turner she rose to the position of SVP, GM of EMEA and was seconded to China for a year where she launched a joint-venture entertainment channel. She was also a board member of two Turner joint-venture companies in Germany and Italy. She led the largest single project ever undertaken by Turner EMEA, building transmission in house and digitising all content. She left Turner at the end of 2006 to pursue a career in executive and team coaching. She achieved the equivalent of a post-graduate diploma in Executive Coaching from the Institute of Leadership and Management at the beginning of 2008. She then established her own coaching and consulting company, TMc Consulting, and her clients included senior media executives as well as independent producers and writers. She specialised in organisational consulting, leadership and career development. Alongside her coaching and consulting business, Tina established a 360 content company, one six eight, and developed a 'tween'-targetted series, an adult sitcom and an historical series. She returned to Turner in Oct 2009 to work as Acting Childrens Chief Content Officer for EMEA, overseeing original production, acquisitions, franchise management and shared creative services, before joining Nickelodeon UK in 2010.
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