Monday, December 30, 2019

Nickelodeon Iberia Announces Christmas 2019 Highlights

Nickelodeon Iberia has unveiled it's Christmas programming highlights, full of festive treats!


All times for Nickelodeon Spain (España), for Nickelodeon Portugal, subtract one-hour

From neeo:

Este lunes, la Navidad llega a Nickelodeon

30 de noviembre de 2019

Ya llega la Navidad! Y para celebrarlo, desde el lunes 2 de diciembre y hasta el viernes 3 de enero, de lunes a viernes a las 16:25h, Nickelodeon propone a los fans del canal un divertido maratón que cada semana está dedicado a una de las razones por las que los niños esperan con ganas esta época del año tan especial: caramelos, regalos, familia, fiestas y… ¡mucha diversión! Así, este especial llega con algunos de los episodios de series como: Henry Danger, Los Thunderman, Nicky, Ricky, Dicky y Dawn, Bob Esponja y Una casa de locos para disfrutar de unas #NavidadesSorprendentes.

Semana del 2 al 6 de diciembre a las 16:25h: los caramelos
El especial Navidad arranca la primera semana de diciembre con un recopilatorio de episodios que giran en torno a una de las temáticas favoritas de todos los niños: ¡los caramelos! Capitán Man y Kid Danger abren este maratón con Henry Danger y el debate sobre cuál es la chuchería favorita de Buenavista. Además, tampoco pueden faltar las aventuras de Bob Esponja en donde Patricio y la esponja más molona de Fondo de Bikini deciden vender chocolatinas por las casas para conseguir un dinero extra, mientras que Chico Percebe se empeña en que lo llamen “Hombre Percebe”.

Semana del 9 al 13 de diciembre a las 16:25h: los regalos
Esta semana Nickelodeon dedica el especial a otra de las razones por los niños adoran la Navidad: ¡los regalos! Los fans del canal podrán disfrutar de las aventuras de algunas de sus series favoritas como Los Thunderman, que se meterán en un buen lío cuando Max y Phoebe venden por error uno de los cinturones de herramientas de superhéroe de Barb a un fan. A continuación, llegan los traviesos Nicky, Ricky, Dicky y Dawn donde a Dawn se le ocurre la idea vender el brazalete especial que le había regalado su madre para ganar dinero.

Semana del 16 al 20 de diciembre a las 16:25h: la familia
Esta semana, los niños podrán disfrutar de los mejores episodios de sus series favoritas que esta vez, giran en torno a la familia. En Nicky, Ricky, Dicky y Dawn, tratarán de pasar una noche en familia, pero se les complica cuando sus padres aparecen con otra pareja de amigos. Además, una de las cosas más divertidas de estar de vacaciones es poder jugar a juegos en familia. Y, en esto, los Thunderman son expertos, y es que a Hank se le ocurre hacer una súper recompensa por la que todos tendrán que luchar.

Semana del 23 al 27 de diciembre a las 16:25h: las fiestas
Y, si hay algo especial de esta época, sin ninguna duda son… ¡las fiestas! Por eso, Nickelodeon quiere acabar la última semana del año por todo lo alto con un recopilario de los episodios más divertidos. En algunas de las aventuras el superhéroe Henry Danger tendrá que controlar sus nervios cuando Piper invita a cenar a su nuevo novio y a su familia. Cierran este especial navideño los habitantes de Una casa de locos en donde Lincoln asiste a su primer concierto de rock. Y, por si fuera poco, Lincoln descubre una antigua carta que le hace pensar que… ¡hay dinero escondido en la casa!

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In additional news, Nick Jr. España today started to premiere brand-new episodes of Shimmer and Shine weekdays at 16.05h!

From neeo:

Nick Jr. se llena de magia, fantasía e imaginación con las nuevas aventuras de las hermanas Shimmer y Shine

En los nuevos episodios, la traviesa Zeta sigue haciendo de las suyas y, en una de las ocasiones, se enfrenta a una situación que no le gusta nada: descubrirá que su hermana “hechicerífica” se ha conviertido ahora en una genia. Y, por si fuera poco, en otra ocasión, Zeta aprovecha que Samira manda a Shimmer y Shine a una misión para engañarlas con el objetivo de que busquen artículos mágicos para ella, pero ¿se darán cuenta Shimmer y Shine de esto o caerán en la trampa?

Las aventuras continúan y otro día, un mapa del tesoro encantado lleva a Shimmer, Shine, Leah y a su amiga Farnaz a encontrar la poderosa… ¡Gema Dragón! Pero todo se complica cuando Zeta roba la gema, y Farnaz y las chicas tienen que tratar de recuperarla antes de que la traviesa Zeta obtenga más poder mágico.

¡Pero aún hay más magia! En otro momento, la gallina de juguete de Nazboo cobra vida gracias a una pócima y a Zeta se le ocurre usarla para apoderarse de las Cataratas de Zahramay. Por si fuera poco, Shimmer, Shine y Leah tienen que ayudar a Adara después de que Zeta haya realizado una pócima para controlar las pulseras de la princesa, ¿podrán romper el hechizo y salvar a Adara?

Además, en estos nuevos episodios, a la mascota de Zeta, Nazboo, se le ocurre ayudar a un repartidor genio. Sin embargo, su dueña teme haberlo perdido y les pide a las niñas que le ayuden a encontrarlo, ¿conseguirán Shimmer y Shine encontrarlo? ¡Y aún hay mucho más! Las hermanas genias aprenden a surfear nubes y Shine se anima a intentar montar la ola más grande de Playa Nube.

Lunes 2 a las 16.05h
Lunes a viernes a las 16.05h

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Watch Ethan Slater Perform an Acoustic Cover of ’Simple Sponge’ from 'The SpongeBob Musical'

The Tony nominee puts his own twist on the song that “means the world” to him!


Tony nominee Ethan Slater has shared an acoustic cover of "(Just A) Simple Sponge" from The SpongeBob Musical on his Instagram in celebration of the holidays. The Tony nominee, who played the affable titular sponge on Broadway—and recently in the Nickelodeon broadcast—lovingly re-named the song "(Not A) Simple Sponge."

Watch Slater perform the cover, and read his holiday message below!


The SpongeBob Musical: Live On Stage! made its debut on Nickelodeon USA on Saturday, Dec. 7, 2019, where it was a ratings hit. The SpongeBob Musical: Live on Stage! Sing-A-Long premieres Sat., January 4, 2020 at 7 p.m. (ET/PT) on Nick USA.

The SpongeBob Musical is now on tour across North America.

More Nick: 'The SpongeBob Musical' National Tour Announces Cast & Dates!

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'Why Am I Saying ‘Who’s ready?’ Three Times?': An Oral History of 'SpongeBob SquarePants'

Please note that this post was originally published on Thursday, June 27, 2019.

'Why am I saying ‘Who’s ready?’ three times?': An oral history of SpongeBob SquarePants

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For two decades, he’s lived in a pineapple under the sea, absorbent and yellow and porous, whose nautical nonsense we’ll always wish for more of. Created by Stephen Hillenburg, who died last November after battling ALS, SpongeBob SquarePants launched on Nickelodeon in 1999 as a surreal cartoon that appealed to adult fans of comedy as much as the kids who grew up singing the theme song. In the years since, it’s become a worldwide phenomenon, having spawned a Broadway musical, multiple movies, and some of the internet’s very best memes. (Who among us can look at a jar of mayonnaise without wondering if it’s an instrument?)

On a sunny June afternoon at Nickelodeon’s studios in Burbank — where the original SpongeBob cast was working on the partially live-action special "SpongeBob’s Big Birthday Blowout" (premiering Friday, July 12 at 7 p.m. ET/PT) — EW sat down with the gang to discuss the series’ origins, development, and legacy. Are ya ready, kids?

THE BEGINNING


TOM KENNY (SpongeBob): I’d worked with [Stephen Hillenburg] on Rocko’s Modern Life [as the voice of Heffer and other characters]. So this was the easiest job I ever got: There was no audition, there was no callback, there was no “It’s down to you and two other guys.” Though I did hear that there was a push to have Fred Savage [The Wonder Years] play SpongeBob.

CAROLYN LAWRENCE (Sandy): I remember during the audition, it was in a conference room, which was awkward to me. [They] left the microphone on the table — we weren’t in a booth. [It was] awkward and weird. I had never done that. There’s the mic and there’s Steve. And there was a fly flying around. I’m watching the fly, trying to do it, and it landed on the paper I had. And I [slams on the table] killed it. I never kill anything! I always catch things and put them outside, and I totally panicked.

KENNY: Did you suck in that dead fly’s life force and channel it into your audition?

CAROLYN LAWRENCE: Oh my God, I don’t know. But when I left, I was like, “There’s no way.”

MR. LAWRENCE (Plankton): But that’s Sandy! That’s a Sandy moment.

KENNY: The last day of that fly’s life was the first day of the rest of your life.

CAROLYN LAWRENCE: It’s true!

MR. LAWRENCE (Plankton): I was also friends with Steve from Rocko; we were directors on that show together. When he was working on the SpongeBob pilot, I came in and he said, “You’re going to be somebody on the show.” I actually read for SpongeBob with Plankton’s voice. I was like [does Plankton’s voice], “I’m ready! I’m ready, Gary!” But I read all the pages like that. All I know is they kept listening to the tape while they were making the pilot. I felt like I was in the room because they’d always say they played it; when the network had just come in, or when they were down in the dumps for some reason, they’d play the tape and listen to this stupid thing. It sounded so stupid. It did not work at all.

VINCENT WALLER (co-executive producer): Steve mentioned on more than one occasion about Doug auditioning for SpongeBob with Plankton’s voice. He definitely loved that.

RODGER BUMPASS (Squidward): I just looked at [the script] and said, “[Squidward] has got this big ol’ honking nose, he must have some nasality quality to him. He’s a little sarcastic. It was a match made in heaven with my personality.

KENNY: I felt like I just got [SpongeBob]. Steve did such a good job with it. Everything was right there. You go, “Oh, I know this guy. I can embody this guy.” I feel like there’s some shared DNA between me and this character. We’ve all felt that way. That’s part of Steve’s brilliance. He seemed to be pretty sure of his decisions once he made them, and couldn’t be dissuaded.

BILL FAGERBAKKE (Patrick): Recording [the pilot], I thought it was a dopey preschool kids’ show. I didn’t get it. I didn’t get most of the jokes. “Why am I saying ‘Who’s ready?’ three times? Okay, it’s for 4-year-olds.” Then when I finally saw it, my head blew up. It was so delightful.

BUMPASS: I played the pilot for my family. I looked back 11 minutes into the thing, and my father was asleep.

FAGERBAKKE: Along with thinking it was for 4-year-olds, we were recording with helium for the sound of the anchovies. I thought, “This is the weirdest $600 I ever made.”

CHARACTER DEVELOPMENT

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CLANCY BROWN (Mr. Krabs): The first time I read [for Mr. Krabs] for Steve, he told me to riff. I was just doing some pirate voice. I said, “Steve, you’re the director, right?” He said, “Yeah.” “Then direct me.”

BUMPASS: I remember one of our first episodes, I heard [Tom changing his voice as] SpongeBob. All of a sudden we had the latitude to do other voices — the “Krusty Krab Pizza” thing. I’m sitting there, and I didn’t know anything about the show, like, “What’s he doing? He’s totally out of character!” I didn’t realize [SpongeBob] had that latitude to be anything he wanted to be.

KENNY: It’s hard to riff when you don’t know the character yet, or it’s your first brush with the character. But now, Clancy riffs as Krabs all the time.

CAROLYN LAWRENCE: I was always terrified [of improvising]. It took me a while to get comfortable because I felt like [you guys] were all so much more established. I was amazed.

BUMPASS: When we first started I was very monotone. Then we had this scene [in season 3’s “Mermaid Man and Barnacle Boy IV”] with the utility belt and it zapped me, and I had to do a sequence of screams. Each scream had to be a different type of a scream. There, they learned I could scream, so now, every episode they make me scream. [Laughs] But that’s how it expanded. Now [Squidward] is more me than anything else.

CAROLYN LAWRENCE: I can’t remember the first time that Sandy got angry. But I know there’s something about her being mad that became a thing.

WALLER: It was when they were messing with Texas!

CAROLYN LAWRENCE: Right! That’s where my personal life and Sandy [merged] also. When I was younger and I’d get really angry, people would laugh, and I’d be like, “I’m mad!” It’s the same with Sandy.

MR. LAWRENCE: We still try to [record together] as much as we can. What’s great to see every so often is when we roll down the road and there’s a lot of jokes happening because we’re laughing at something we’re saying, and it suggests something. Sometimes something comes out of that, and sometimes it doesn’t, but it makes the whole process fun to go through. It’s jazz riffing. I like watching it and I like doing it.

WALLER: That’s where some beautiful invention comes from that’s not in the script.

KENNY: And a conviviality. It feels like a workplace. It’s funny. I used to watch The Dick Van Dyke Show when I was a kid, and I’d go, “Wow, that’s what I want to do. I want the kind of job where you’re just hanging around with funny people.” This is as close to that.

CAROLYN LAWRENCE: But we were unique. A lot of shows don’t record like that.

BROWN: I love stuff [like “My leg!”] that comes out of left field.

MR. LAWRENCE: It was one of those ad-libs where we’re trying to get the last word, going back and forth. I know Roger does it all the time. We all do it because it’s so stupid.

KENNY: The voice-director just needs people to go “Agh! Oop! Blargh!” Like, “We’re still alive under this rubble, kids.” It was kind of like that. “Give me my legs!”

MR. LAWRENCE: It just came down to a silence, and I just let it go a little bit longer, and popped out, “My leg!” We all laughed and started doing it more. It became a joke for us to do it. Nobody’s writing “My leg!” in there!

KENNY: It was never intended to be a meme.

CREATIVE CONTROL

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WALLER: [I was there] from season 1 to season 2, then I went away for 3, and then came back on 4, after the movie. I was on Ren & Stimpy previous…. This was the first time collaborating with someone in the same room over one piece, rather than doing one thing and having someone come in and tear you a new one and rewrite it. But it was all fun.

KENNY: So you would say it was a more collaborative process than on other shows you’d worked on?

WALLER: Yes, much more collaborative. From beginning to end, rather than when you’re done, everybody comes in and collaborates.

MARC CECCARELLI (co-executive producer): The idea of writing in a storyboard phase had fallen out of favor in television animation. The reason they brought it back for [Ren & Stimpy], and the reason it’s so appealing for SpongeBob, is because it’s a much more visual way of writing the story. It’s one thing to write a visual gag in text.

KENNY: One picture is worth a thousand words, right? “His tongue unrolls like a staircase. His eyes bug out and hit the wall.”

BUMPASS: It’s one of the things that makes this show special because it deals with animation and cartoon-ism the way it used to be. Unlike, say, King of the Hill, which should’ve been a live-action show.

MR. LAWRENCE: We often will base a whole show on just some visual we really want to see; something we start drawing, like, “I’ve got to see that.” It doesn’t happen every time, but sometimes a whole episode will form out of a visual where we go, “That’s gotta happen.”

CAROLYN LAWRENCE: As an actor, it’s a lot more fun being able to get the board. I mean, that’s huge.

BUMPASS: [This is] the first show I was ever involved with where they gave us the storyboards in advance. It helps you so much to see what that gag is.

CAROLYN LAWRENCE: Right! You know, and it’s amazing. You can see Sandy’s jumping off an enormous mountain instead of a little mountain. You can’t see that in a written script.

KENNY: Steve built a great foundation for this house. I think about that all the time, how much he knew what it was going to be. He was also really good at digging in his heels, usually in a very gentle, friendly way, and picking his battles and fighting bad ideas from non-creative people. He was good at that.

BROWN: Different milieu, though, right? Nickelodeon was its own thing back then.

KENNY: I guess everything was a different milieu back then. I always say with Rocko, the inmates were running the asylum to a pretty crazy degree. As long as they delivered the product and there weren’t any big content problems, you kind of are just left alone to make your quilt.

CAROLYN LAWRENCE: Lot of creative freedom. And now…

KENNY: It’s a little less so now. It’s a double-edged sword: If something gets gigantic, there is a lot more at stake. A lot more eyeballs. That’s what I give [the writers] a lot of credit for, still having that subversive [quality]. SpongeBob still feels like a subversive show, even though it’s kind of the most mainstream show of all.

CECCARELLI: We’ve been grandfathered in and protected by the fact that the show was so good and successful from the beginning. They don’t really mess with us so much, content-wise, even to this day.

BROWN: I also think it’s because nobody really knows how to f— with it.

GUEST-STAR PARADE

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BROWN: The stunt-casting sessions are always strange. You never know when somebody comes in what they’re going to be like. We’ve got our thing, but then you add somebody in who’s a stunt.

CAROLYN LAWRENCE: Early on, didn’t it make Steve crazy? Everyone called him wanting to be on his show and he didn’t want them.

BUMPASS: Bruce Willis wanted to be on.

FAGERBAKKE: We’re not accustomed to it. It’s not like in every episode there’s a wacky guest.

KENNY: [Speaking] as the voice director, it’s interesting too, because it’s a little bit like celebrity roulette. “Wheel of Celebrities!” You had to give them almost a tutorial. Many of them have seen SpongeBob, but even if they have, you have to go, “Whatever you think you’re going to do, go bigger.” It’s a heightened reality. You probably won’t be too big. And if you are, we’ll tell you. But you probably won’t.

BROWN: Did you ever have to tell someone to pull back?

KENNY: No.

BROWN: Dennis Quaid came in pretty hot.

KENNY: That’s true.

CAROLYN LAWRENCE: I like when Ernest Borgnine [Mermaid Man] was in and he just kept going and going. We all just hung out and waited until he was done.

KENNY: Same with Tim Conway [Barnacle Boy]. It was the first thing they’d done together since McHale’s Navy, so that was fun to watch.

MR. LAWRENCE: It was arresting. For me, it was like if someone squeezed in your stomach. You’re seeing these two guys in that room. Just like, wow.

FAGERBAKKE: Jon Hamm was awesome. He clearly was enjoying himself.

KENNY: He actually stayed after he was done recording. We were like, “Okay, that’s it, Jon.” He goes, “You mind if I stay?”

MR. LAWRENCE: I remember Scarlett Johansson coming into the first movie we did [released in 2004]. She was so excited. We all got into the booth, and we were all there at the same time. She had her headphones on, ready to do her line, but as soon as we started talking…she looked like she was watching a pinball machine. She got to her line and she said, “I don’t know if I can do that.” You could see she was scared. Just the intimidation of watching us all do it at once, up front. And then: She was great!

PUSHING THE BOUNDARIES

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CAROLYN LAWRENCE: I think my new favorite [installment] is going to be [SpongeBob’s Big Birthday Blowout]. It was so much fun for us to do something so wild.

MR. LAWRENCE: We keep surprising. We’re trying to keep a surprise going with things. And…it’s going to be hard to surprise people after this one.

KENNY: It’s like being married for a long time. You’re like, “We’ve gotta spice things up! Here, put this on! Dress like me!”

MR. LAWRENCE: Like we just did an episode about “My leg!” recently. The idea was “How much can we abuse the audience in repeating a line over and over again?” [Laughs] There was something to creating a new structure to that, so it would hold that joke for 11 minutes.

CECCARELLI: Personally I like the two stop-motion specials we did. Back when I was 10 years old, I wanted to be Ray Harryhausen. That was my entry point into this fantasy world.

FAGERBAKKE: And that’s probably the only chance you’ll ever get to do stop-motion animation. It doesn’t happen very often.

KENNY: I love those episodes, too, because it’s kind of imperfect. It’s skittery. Like the 1933 King Kong versus some CGI, “Oh, okay, there’s Jack Black standing in front of a green screen.” There’s an imperfection to that the 2D version of SpongeBob has too. You can see people’s thumbprints. In the stop-motion and the 2D version of it, it’s imperfect. I went to Pixar once, and they had this giant bank of computers. I was just like, “That’s to make sure [for] this character, every hair flows like real hair.” I like imperfection. I like records with bad notes, where the drummer misses a beat. SpongeBob has still got that.

FAGERBAKKE: The discovery of the show, the nature of the show, I had no idea [when I first was cast], and I was very surprised until I saw it.

KENNY: SpongeBob is one of the last remaining super-visual cartoons. There’s just not a whole lot of shows like that anymore. In some ways, I feel like I’m working in this time-machine job. Like working on a radio show or Looney Tunes. It’s pretty cool that we’re still able to be employed as milkmen in 2019.

The brand-new hour-long SpongeBob SquarePants special “SpongeBob’s Big Birthday Blowout" premieres on Nickelodeon USA on Friday, July 12, at 7:00 p.m. (ET/PT), before rolling out on Nickelodeon channels internationally.

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Viacom18 Launches VOOT Kids, India's First and Only Multi-Format Kids App Offering Fun & Learning

Viacom18 launches India's first and only multi-format Kids app offering Fun & Learning - 'VOOT Kids'

~ Watch, Read, Listen & Learn all at one place! ~

~ Certified by Early Childhood Association (ECA), VOOT Kids hosts the largest content library of over 20,000 content pieces across segments ~


(L-R): Sudhanshu Vats, Saugato Bhowmik, actress Soha Ali Khan, educationist Swati Popat, actor Aashish Chaudhary, and Gourav Rakshit at the launch event for Voot Kids

Mumbai, 12th November 2019: Viacom18, India’s fastest growing entertainment network is all set to expand its digital ecosystem with the launch of its first subscription play – VOOT Kids. Leading kids’ content on broadcast, Viacom18 now extends its thought leadership with a unique digital service for kids, which creates a seamless experience for both fun and learning in a safe, parentally controlled environment. Certified by Early Childhood Association (ECA), VOOT Kids is India’s first and only multi-format Kids app offering Fun & Learning, with its largest and most versatile collection of over 20,000 videos, e-books, stories and quizzes, aims to usher in the next evolution in the kid’s digital ecosystem. Priced at INR 799 for a year and 99 per month with Free Trials in both packages, the VOOT Kids app is available to download on iOS and Play Store.

“Viacom18 has grown over the years by focussing on white spaces that are challenging and yet have tremendous potential. As a network, we have been the undisputed leader in kids’ entertainment content since the past 5 years. Our digital play VOOT is the second largest video-on-demand platform in the country today.” said Sudhanshu Vats, Group CEO & MD, Viacom18, adding, “VOOT Kids is a synergy of these two growth stories from the house of Viacom18. Marking our sharper segmented foray into the world of subscription based VoD, VOOT Kids is India’s first and only multi-format Kids app offering Fun & Learning. No other kids app offers Watch, Read, Listen & Learn all at one place”


With a mission to make screen time meaningful for Kids, the app strikes a balance between fun learning and entertainment for kids between the age of 02 to 08 years. The app will achieve this by delivering a holistic experience focussed on viewing, reading, listening and playing all in one place. The app encompasses Kids’ favourite toons, best of pre-school and learning shows, beautifully crafted picture e-books, audio stories and fun quizzes and will empower parents with relevant and superior quality engagement options for their children. Behind this impressive content line-up are partnerships with best in class brand owners and leaders like Nickelodeon, Oxford University Press, Warner Media, Green Gold, Ceebeebies, TV Asahi, Sony Music, Hasbro, Mattel, Lego and many more.

Speaking about VOOT’s venture into the premium subscription space, Gourav Rakshit, COO, Viacom18 Digital Ventures said, “The foray into the subscription space with VOOT Kids is the first step in our journey towards building an entire digital ecosystem under brand VOOT. VOOT Kids has been built on the 3 pillars of Product Experience, Content and Safety. In VOOT Kids, we are bringing an offering that is child-friendly, yet parent focussed and gives them an opportunity to bond with an immersive co-consumption experience. Our brand philosophy of ‘Masti Mein Acchai’ reflects our mission to make screen time meaningful.”


VOOT Kids is a key enabler that enhances the bond between parents and children through immersive co-consumption experiences. The curated ad-free content library has parental control features that allow parents to evaluate progress, limit screen time and track content consumed which makes VOOT Kids India’s safest one-stop online destination that entertains, engages and enriches kids, all under one roof.

Elaborating, Saugato Bhowmik, Business Head, VOOT Kids said, “VOOT Kids is a category creating product in the space of digital fun learning that caters to needs of discerning Indian parents who seek meaningful screen-time that aids in holistic development of the child’s mental, emotional and social faculties. The app has the largest and most versatile offerings in the space of toon videos, e-books, audio stories and fun quizzes that provides children with a parent-controlled, safe and entertaining content destination.” He further added, “We believe masti should never be served up without acchai and the same holds true the other way around. And this is our guiding philosophy at VOOT Kids”

VOOT Kids will be Viacom18’s first ever digital subscription service providing immersive content delivered through an elevated product experience and seamless gameplay. With this launch, VOOT Kids will bring alive the ‘Masti Main Acchai’ brand idea through a high decibel integrated marketing plan that will reach over 50 mn households driven by a mix of print, on-air, on-ground activations and digital outreach. Priced at INR 799 for a year with a 30 day free trial and 99 per month with a 7 day free trial, the VOOT Kids app is available to download on iOs and Android.

About VOOT Kids

VOOT Kids is India’s first and only multi-format Kids app offering Fun & Learning. The app has four major categories: WATCH, LEARN, READ AND LISTEN including hours of Indian and International content. The rich content library also consists of MCQ’s covering 5 skill set domains, audio books from Karadi Tales, Jataka Tales and audio originals with character led stories and best-selling e-books. The content on VOOT Kids will help a child create a perfect balance between learning and having fun. The app is available on iOS and Android phones.

About VOOT

VOOT is India’s second largest digital video-on-demand streaming service from the house of Viacom18. With a content library of more than 60,000 hours across Viacom18’s network content, exclusive content around network shows and VOOT Originals, the platform caters to varying needs of discerning audiences across segments. With over 80 million monthly active users, VOOT is the most engaged platform in the ad-supported service space. VOOT continues to take the leadership mantel on innovation, across content, technology and marketing initiatives, aimed at providing an immersive experience to its users.

About Viacom18

Viacom18 Media Pvt. Ltd. is one of India's fastest growing entertainment networks and a house of iconic brands that offers multi-platform, multi-generational and multicultural brand experiences. A joint venture of TV18, which owns 51%, and Viacom Inc., with a 49% stake, Viacom18 defines entertainment in India by touching the lives of people through its properties on air, online, on ground, in shop and through cinema.

Nickelodeon USA's December 2019 Premiere Highlights | Holidays

Below are Nickelodeon USA's currently announced December 2019 premiere highlights for Nick, Nicktoons, Nick Jr., Nick at Nite and TeenNick:


Latest Update: 12/21 (Check back regularly for the latest updates!)

TeenNick USA to Air Nickelodeon Kids' Choice Awards Abu Dhabi on Monday, December 30, 2019

TeenNick USA will premiere Nickelodeon Kids' Choice Awards Abu Dhabi 2019, the first-ever fully localised Kids' Choice Awards held in the Middle East, on Monday, December 30, 2019 at 10:30 p.m. (ET/PT)! The special will give viewers a exclusive chance to see how the iconic Kids' Choice Awards are celebrated in another part of the world. Following its premiere, TeenNick will encore KCA AD on Wednesday, January 1, 2020 at 8:00 p.m. (ET/PT).


Nickelodeon and the Department of Culture and Tourism - Abu Dhabi delivered on their commitment to bring the leading kids’ brand’s slimiest, wildest show to the city to the delight of fans across the Middle East. In September, the Nickelodeon Kids’ Choice Awards Abu Dhabi 2019 lit up the Abu Dhabi National Exhibition Centre. The night featured stunning performances and stunts, including a mash-up of hits by global superstar and event host, Jason Derulo, including his latest hit, Mamacita, the sliming of co-host Haifa Beseisso, and performances by Conor Maynard, Maritta and al-Waleed Hallani, Nora Fatehi and Fnaire, Dyler and Egyptian star Mohamed Hamaki. Kids’ favorite artists and talent were crowned across 16 entertainment categories.

PERFORMANCES

The Nickelodeon Kids’ Choice Awards Abu Dhabi 2019 featured seven musical performances from global and regional stars:

  • Jason Derulo, the global superstar with 17 multi-platinum singles to his name, kicked off the night with a high-energy mashup of some of his greatest hits including Mamacita, Colors, Swalla, and Want To Want Me.
  • Maritta was introduced by Jason and gave a moving performance of her hit Ana.
  • Dancer, model and singer Nora Fatehi was joined by Moroccan band Fnaire for a stunning Arabic performance of her song Dilbar.
  • Saudi Arabian singer and social media sensation Dyler arrived in a bright red sports car and then walked through the crowd singing his hit Samoly.
  • Lebanese star al-Waleed Hallani followed with a rendition of his hit song Aam Yessalo, and was promptly slimed to the delight of the audience.
  • British singer, songwriter and YouTuber Conor Maynard performed in a medley of his hits Turn Around, Waste Your Time, Hate How Much I Love You.
  • Platinum Egyptian artist and Arabian superstar Mohamed Hamaki closed the night delighted fans with Ya Sattar.


FULL LIST OF NICKELODEON KIDS’ CHOICE AWARDS ABU DHABI 2019 WINNERS:

Leading up to the show, kids across the Middle East voted for their favourite artists on Nickelodeon’s website https://kca.nickelodeonarabia.com/, on Instagram using the hashtag of their favourite nominee and via the Nickelodeon Play app. More than 15 million votes were cast over the summer to choose the winners across a range of music, film and entertainment categories. The winners in the 16 award categories were:

FAVORITE GROUP
RAJAA & OMAR BELMIR
DAFFY & FLIPPERACHI
BOYBAND
SHARMOOFERS

FAVORITE MALE ARTIST
ADHAM NABULSI
ESSA AL MARZOUG
SAAD RAMADAN
MOHAMED HAMAKI

FAVORITE FEMALE NEWCOMER
CYNTHIA SAMUEL
SANDRA SAHI
SALMA ABU-DEIF
ZEINA MAKKI

FAVORITE VLOGGER
THUNAYYAN KHALID
FEYHAN FAMILY
LOWI SAHI
ROZZAH

FAVORITE FEMALE ARTIST
HALA AL TURK
MANAL
SHAMMA HAMDAN
CARMEN SOLIMAN

FAVORITE ACTOR
MOHAMED RAMADAN
MOATASEM EL NAHAR
ASAAD AL ZAHRANI
AMR YOUSSEF

FAVORITE MALE NEWCOMER
MOHAMED EL SHARNOUBY
AL WALID HALLANI
DYLER
ADIL ECHBIY

FAVORITE ACTRESS
CYRINE ABDEL NOUR
DONIA SAMIR GHANEM
ASEEL OMRAN
DANIELLA RAHME

FAVORITE TV PERSONALITY
RAYA ABI RACHID
QUSAI (DON LEGEND)
ASSALAH KAMEL
WISSAM BREIDY

FAVORITE INFLUENCER
IBRAHIM BASHA
TAIM AL FALASI
BIN BAZ
MINA AL SHEIKHLY

FAVORITE GAMER
FIR4SGAMER
NEROGAMER55
AHMED AL NASHEET
IIKLAY

FAVORITE CARTOON
SPONGEBOB SQUAREPANTS
TOM AND JERRY
MAJID
GUM BALL

FAVORITE RADIO STATION
NRJ RADIO
VIRGIN RADIO
PEARL FM
AL ARABIYA

FAVORITE SPORTS STAR
RAMY NACHAR
RAHA MOHARRAK
ZAHRA LARI
RASHID AL DHAHERI

FAVORITE MUSIC VIDEO
NASSIF ZEYTOUN - KEL YOM BHEBIK
MAYA DIAB, MASSARI & FRENCH MONTANA - YA NOUR EL EIN
ADHAM NABULSI - HOWEH EL HOB
NORA FATEHI AND FNAIRE – DILBAR

FAVORITE INTERNATIONAL STAR
BILLIE EILISH
SHAWN MENDES
CAMILLA CABELLO
KHALID

BROADCAST

The Nickelodeon Kids’ Choice Awards Abu Dhabi 2019 was recorded on September 20th at the Abu Dhabi National Exhibition Centre and made its world debut exclusively on Nickelodeon on OSN in KSA, UAE, Kuwait, Oman, Egypt, Jordan, Bahrain on September 24th at 17:00 UAE/16:00 KSA. The show is also airing on Nickelodeon channels internationally in the USA, UK, Spain, Italy, Germany, France, India, China, Philippines and Pakistan.

The Kids’ Choice Awards Abu Dhabi 2019 has been sponsored by Kellogg’s and Movenpick.

More coverage of the Kids’ Choice Awards Abu Dhabi 2019 can be found on Nickelodeon’s channels on Facebook, Instagram and through the following official hashtags:

#KCAAD2019
#KidsChoiceAwardsAbuDhabi2019
#NickelodeonArabia
#InAbuDhabi
#FamilyWeekInAbuDhabi
#ف أبوظ ب



















ABU DHABI FAMILY WEEK
The Nickelodeon Kids’ Choice Awards Abu Dhabi 2019 was part of Abu Dhabi Family Week, a 10-day programme of fun-packed, educational events dedicated to children’s and family entertainment organised by DCT Abu Dhabi. Additional activities included the brand new The World of Nickelodeon, a three-day Nickelodeon activation taking place from 19th to 21st of September at ADNEC

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About Nickelodeon
Nickelodeon, now in its 40th 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, digital, recreation, books and feature films. Nickelodeon is one of the most globally recognized and widely distributed multimedia entertainment brands for kids and family, with 1.2 billion cumulative subscriptions in more than 500 million households across 170+ countries and territories, via more than 100+ locally programmed channels and branded blocks. Outside of the United States, Nickelodeon is part of Viacom International Media Networks, a division of Viacom Inc. (NASDAQ: VIAB, VIA), one of the world’s leading creators of programming and content across all media platforms. For more information or artwork, visit http://www.nickpress.com/. Nickelodeon and all related titles, characters and logos are trademarks of Viacom Inc.

About the Department of Culture and Tourism - Abu Dhabi
The Department of Culture and Tourism conserves and promotes the heritage and culture of Abu Dhabi emirate and leverages them in the development of a world- Globally, sustainable destination of distinction, which enriches the lives of visitors and residents alike. The organization manages the emirate’s tourism sector and markets the destination internationally through a wide range of activities aimed at attracting visitors and investment. Its policies, plans and programs relate to the preservation of heritage and culture, including protecting archaeological and historical sites and to developing museums, including Zayed National Museum, Guggenheim Abu Dhabi, and the Louvre Abu Dhabi. DCT - Abu Dhabi supports intellectual and artistic activities and cultural events to nurture a rich cultural environment and honour the emirate’s heritage. A key role is to create synergy in the destination’s development through close co-ordination with its wide-ranging stakeholder base.

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Nickelodeon Announces Kids’ Choice Awards Abu Dhabi 2019 Winners

Update (24/9) - Below is Nickelodeon's official press release announcing the exciting news!:

NICKELODEON’S KIDS’ CHOICE AWARDS ABU DHABI 2019
LIGHTS UP THE ABU DHABI NATIONAL EXHIBITION CENTRE

HOST JASON DERULO DELIGHTS FANS WITH ELECTRIC MASHUP OF
HITS INCLUDING WANT TO WANT ME, COLORS, MAMACITA, SWALLA

HAIFA BESEISSO CO-HOSTS SHOW AS MIDDLE EASTERN ARTISTS
CROWNED KIDS’ FAVORITES ACROSS 16 CATEGORIES

The show will premiere in MENA on September 24th at 17:00 UAE/16:00 KSA on
Nickelodeon on OSN, and will be aired globally on Nickelodeon channels in the
USA, UK, Spain, Italy, Germany, France, India, China, Philippines and Pakistan


Abu Dhabi, 21 September 2019: -- Nickelodeon and the Department of Culture and Tourism - Abu Dhabi delivered on their commitment to bring the leading kids’ brand’s slimiest, wildest show to the city to the delight of fans across the Middle East. Last night, the Nickelodeon Kids’ Choice Awards Abu Dhabi 2019 lit up the Abu Dhabi National Exhibition Centre. The night featured stunning performances and stunts, including a mash-up of hits by global superstar and event host, Jason Derulo, including his latest hit, Mamacita, the sliming of co-host Haifa Beseisso, and performances by Conor Maynard, Maritta and al-Waleed Hallani, Nora Fatehi and Fnaire, Dyler and Egyptian star Mohamed Hamaki. Kids’ favorite artists and talent were crowned across 16 entertainment categories.

PERFORMANCES

The Nickelodeon Kids’ Choice Awards Abu Dhabi 2019 featured seven musical performances from global and regional stars:

  • Jason Derulo, the global superstar with 17 multi-platinum singles to his name, kicked off the night with a high-energy mashup of some of his greatest hits including Mamacita, Colors, Swalla, and Want To Want Me.
  • Maritta was introduced by Jason and gave a moving performance of her hit Ana.
  • Dancer, model and singer Nora Fatehi was joined by Moroccan band Fnaire for a stunning Arabic performance of her song Dilbar.
  • Saudi Arabian singer and social media sensation Dyler arrived in a bright red sports car and then walked through the crowd singing his hit Samoly.
  • Lebanese star al-Waleed Hallani followed with a rendition of his hit song Aam Yessalo, and was promptly slimed to the delight of the audience.
  • British singer, songwriter and YouTuber Conor Maynard performed in a medley of his hits Turn Around, Waste Your Time, Hate How Much I Love You.
  • Platinum Egyptian artist and Arabian superstar Mohamed Hamaki closed the night delighted fans with Ya Sattar.


FULL LIST OF NICKELODEON KIDS’ CHOICE AWARDS ABU DHABI 2019 WINNERS:

Leading up to the show, kids across the Middle East voted for their favourite artists on Nickelodeon’s website https://kca.nickelodeonarabia.com/, on Instagram using the hashtag of their favourite nominee and via the Nickelodeon Play app. More than 15 million votes were cast over the summer to choose the winners across a range of music, film and entertainment categories. The winners in the 16 award categories were:

FAVORITE GROUP
RAJAA & OMAR BELMIR
DAFFY & FLIPPERACHI
BOYBAND
SHARMOOFERS

FAVORITE MALE ARTIST
ADHAM NABULSI
ESSA AL MARZOUG
SAAD RAMADAN
MOHAMED HAMAKI

FAVORITE FEMALE NEWCOMER
CYNTHIA SAMUEL
SANDRA SAHI
SALMA ABU-DEIF
ZEINA MAKKI

FAVORITE VLOGGER
THUNAYYAN KHALID
FEYHAN FAMILY
LOWI SAHI
ROZZAH

FAVORITE FEMALE ARTIST
HALA AL TURK
MANAL
SHAMMA HAMDAN
CARMEN SOLIMAN

FAVORITE ACTOR
MOHAMED RAMADAN
MOATASEM EL NAHAR
ASAAD AL ZAHRANI
AMR YOUSSEF

FAVORITE MALE NEWCOMER
MOHAMED EL SHARNOUBY
AL WALID HALLANI
DYLER
ADIL ECHBIY

FAVORITE ACTRESS
CYRINE ABDEL NOUR
DONIA SAMIR GHANEM
ASEEL OMRAN
DANIELLA RAHME

FAVORITE TV PERSONALITY
RAYA ABI RACHID
QUSAI (DON LEGEND)
ASSALAH KAMEL
WISSAM BREIDY

FAVORITE INFLUENCER
IBRAHIM BASHA
TAIM AL FALASI
BIN BAZ
MINA AL SHEIKHLY

FAVORITE GAMER
FIR4SGAMER
NEROGAMER55
AHMED AL NASHEET
IIKLAY

FAVORITE CARTOON
SPONGEBOB SQUAREPANTS
TOM AND JERRY
MAJID
GUM BALL

FAVORITE RADIO STATION
NRJ RADIO
VIRGIN RADIO
PEARL FM
AL ARABIYA

FAVORITE SPORTS STAR
RAMY NACHAR
RAHA MOHARRAK
ZAHRA LARI
RASHID AL DHAHERI

FAVORITE MUSIC VIDEO
NASSIF ZEYTOUN - KEL YOM BHEBIK
MAYA DIAB, MASSARI & FRENCH MONTANA - YA NOUR EL EIN
ADHAM NABULSI - HOWEH EL HOB
NORA FATEHI AND FNAIRE – DILBAR

FAVORITE INTERNATIONAL STAR
BILLIE EILISH
SHAWN MENDES
CAMILLA CABELLO
KHALID

BROADCAST

The Nickelodeon Kids’ Choice Awards Abu Dhabi 2019 was recorded on September 20th at the Abu Dhabi National Exhibition Centre and will air exclusively on Nickelodeon on OSN in KSA, UAE, Kuwait, Oman, Egypt, Jordan, Bahrain on September 24th at 17:00 UAE/16:00 KSA. The show will also be aired on Nickelodeon channels internationally in the USA, UK, Spain, Italy, Germany, France, India, China, Philippines and Pakistan.

The Kids’ Choice Awards Abu Dhabi 2019 has been sponsored by Kellogg’s and Movenpick.

More coverage of the Kids’ Choice Awards Abu Dhabi 2019 can be found on Nickelodeon’s channels on Facebook, Instagram and through the following official hashtags:

#KCAAD2019
#KidsChoiceAwardsAbuDhabi2019
#NickelodeonArabia
#InAbuDhabi
#FamilyWeekInAbuDhabi
#ف أبوظ ب



















ABU DHABI FAMILY WEEK
The Nickelodeon Kids’ Choice Awards Abu Dhabi 2019 was part of Abu Dhabi Family Week, a 10-day programme of fun-packed, educational events dedicated to children’s and family entertainment organised by DCT Abu Dhabi. Additional activities included the brand new The World of Nickelodeon, a three-day Nickelodeon activation taking place from 19th to 21st of September at ADNEC

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About Nickelodeon
Nickelodeon, now in its 40th 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, digital, recreation, books and feature films. Nickelodeon is one of the most globally recognized and widely distributed multimedia entertainment brands for kids and family, with 1.2 billion cumulative subscriptions in more than 500 million households across 170+ countries and territories, via more than 100+ locally programmed channels and branded blocks. Outside of the United States, Nickelodeon is part of Viacom International Media Networks, a division of Viacom Inc. (NASDAQ: VIAB, VIA), one of the world’s leading creators of programming and content across all media platforms. For more information or artwork, visit http://www.nickpress.com/. Nickelodeon and all related titles, characters and logos are trademarks of Viacom Inc.

About the Department of Culture and Tourism - Abu Dhabi
The Department of Culture and Tourism conserves and promotes the heritage and culture of Abu Dhabi emirate and leverages them in the development of a world- Globally, sustainable destination of distinction, which enriches the lives of visitors and residents alike. The organization manages the emirate’s tourism sector and markets the destination internationally through a wide range of activities aimed at attracting visitors and investment. Its policies, plans and programs relate to the preservation of heritage and culture, including protecting archaeological and historical sites and to developing museums, including Zayed National Museum, Guggenheim Abu Dhabi, and the Louvre Abu Dhabi. DCT - Abu Dhabi supports intellectual and artistic activities and cultural events to nurture a rich cultural environment and honour the emirate’s heritage. A key role is to create synergy in the destination’s development through close co-ordination with its wide-ranging stakeholder base.

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