Wednesday, December 17, 2014

Nickelodeon USA To Debut "Bella and the Bulldogs" On Saturday 17th January 2015

Nickelodeon, the number-one entertainment brand for kids and families, has announced and confirmed the exciting news in the following press release, from Business Wire, that Nick USA will start to premiere and show Nickelodeon's brand-new original comedy series "Bella and the Bulldogs" on Saturday 17th January 2015 at 8:00pm ET/PT!



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In the special two-part series premiere, head cheerleader Bella (Brec Bassinger, "The Haunted Hathaways") earns a chance to try out to be quarterback of her middle school football team. Led by current quarterback Troy (Coy Stewart, "Are We There Yet?"), the rest of the team does everything in their power to make her give up, but through perseverance, Bella rises to the challenge to make her dream a reality.

The premiere episode will be available on all Nick platforms including Nick.com, Nick App and Nick On Demand on Sunday 18th January 2015, TeenNick USA on Friday 23rd January 2015 at 9:00pm ET/PT and Nicktoons USA on Wednesday 21st January 2015 at 9pm ET/PT during the networks sports-themed programming block NickSports.

Original Nickelodeon Press Release:

Nickelodeon Premieres a New Live-Action Comedy Series That Follows One Girl's Dream from the Sideline to the Gridiron in Bella and the Bulldogs, Saturday, Jan. 17, at 8 P.M. (ET/PT)

December 17, 2014 05:34 PM Eastern Standard Time

SANTA MONICA, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--A head cheerleader's life takes an unexpected twist when her rifle-like throwing arm takes her from the sidelines to becoming her middle school's starting quarterback in Nickelodeon's newest live-action comedy series, Bella and the Bulldogs, premiering Saturday, Jan. 17, at 8 p.m. (ET/PT). The premiere episode will be available on all Nick platforms including Nick.com, Nick App and Nick On Demand on Sunday, Jan. 18, TeenNick on Friday, Jan. 23, at 9 p.m. ET and Nicktoons on Wednesday, Jan. 21, at 9 p.m. ET during the NickSports block.

In this new comedy ripped right out of this year's headlines of girls playing traditionally "boy" sports, Bella Dawson (played by newcomer Brec Bassinger), a confident, caring and talented teenager, suddenly finds herself fulfilling a lifelong dream but also having to navigate the world of her teammates Troy (Coy Stewart), Sawyer (Jackie Radinsky) and Newt (Buddy Handleson), without losing her two best friends, Pepper (Haley Tju) and Sophie (Lilimar) from the cheer squad.

In the special two-part series premiere, head cheerleader Bella earns a chance to try out to be quarterback of her middle school football team. Led by current quarterback Troy, the rest of the team does everything in their power to make her give up, but through perseverance, Bella rises to the challenge to make her dream a reality.

Executive produced by Jeff Bushell, the show was created by Nickelodeon Writing Program alumni Gabriel Garza and Jonathan Butler, who also serve as co-executive producers. Garza began his writing career by being selected for the program in 2009, where he met his future writing partner and fellow program alum Jonathan Butler. Prior to selling their pitch to Nick and beginning development on Bella and the Bulldogs, both Butler and Garza were staff writers on The Haunted Hathaways.

Nickelodeon, now in its 35th year, is the number-one entertainment brand for kids. It has built a diverse, global business by putting kids first in everything it does. The company includes television programming and production in the United States and around the world, plus consumer products, online, recreation, books and feature films. Nickelodeon's U.S. television network is seen in almost 100 million households and has been the number-one-rated basic cable network for 19 consecutive years. For more information or artwork, visit http://www.nickpress.com. Nickelodeon and all related titles, characters and logos are trademarks of Viacom Inc. (NASDAQ: VIA, VIA.B).

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Nickelodeon News Round-Up - Issue 15: 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 Brazil (Brasil) will premiere Nickelodeon's brand-new Christmas holiday movie "Santa Hunters", locally titled "Caçadores de Papai Noel", on Thursday 18th December 2014 at 9:00pm.

Nickelodeon Latin America has debuted Nickelodeon's first-ever animated series developed and produced exclusively for digital platforms, "Welcome to the Wayne", on their newly relaunched official website, MundoNick.com.

Nickelodeon Australia and New Zealand will premiere Nickelodeon's brand-new Christmas holiday movie "Santa Hunters" on Saturday 20th December 2014.

Nick AU/NZ have also launched a brand-new contest called "Secret Santa" in which NickHeads can win amazing prizes, including a limited edition Nickelodeon iPad!

Nickelodeon Italy (Italia) will premiere Nickelodeon's brand-new Christmas holiday movie "Santa Hunters", locally titled "A caccia di Babbo Natale", on Monday 22nd December 2014 at 8:00pm.

Nickelodeon Italy will also premiere Nickelodeon's brand-new live-action "The Fairly OddParents" television movie "A Fairly Odd Summer", locally titled "Il FantaParadiso", on Saturday 20th December 2014 at 1:00pm.

Additionally, Nick Italy also recently debuted "Welcome to the Wayne", locally titled "Benvenuti al Wayne", on their official website, nicktv.it.

Nickelodeon Spain (Espana) will be holding a localised version of the popular Nickelodeon programming stunt "Gotta Spot It" on Friday 19th December 2014 from 8:45pm, in which viewers have to spot secret stuff during special brand-new episodes of the hit Nick shows "The Haunted Hathaways", "Sam & Cat" and "The Thundermans". Once viewers have spotted what's been cleverly hidden, they can go to the competitions official website on nick.es for chances to win fantastic Nickelodeon goodies, including posters and shirts!

Nick Spain will also be giving viewers a Very Merry Wishmas by premiering brand-new episodes of "Fairly OddParents" ("Padrinos Mágicos") from Monday 22nd December 2014 at 1:00pm.

Nickelodeon Africa has launched a brand-new Christmas competition called "Letters to Santa", where NickHeads can win fantastic "Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles" and "Lalaloopsy" prize hampers!

Nickelodeon Russia and CIS (Nickelodeon Россия and СНГ) will premiere Nickelodeon's brand-new Christmas holiday movie "Santa Hunters", locally titled "Поймать Санту" ("Catch Santa"), on Friday 26th December at 7:05pm.

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