Tuesday, January 07, 2014

Nickelodeon USA Kicks Off 2014 With Gains Among Kids 2-11, Kids 2-5 And Kids 6-11

Nickelodeon, the number-one entertainment brand for kids and families, has today, Tuesday 7th January 2014, announced in the following press release, from TVByTheNumbers.com, the exciting Nickelodeon News that Nickelodeon USA opened 2014 with year-over-year gains among Kids 2-11 (3.2/1.0M, +7%), Kids 2-5 (3.7/461K, +12%) and Kids 6-11 (2.9/557K, +7%) and averaged 1.9 million total viewers for the week (Monday 30th December 2013 to Sunday 5th January 2014!


Nick USA's weekly ratings performance was driven by its hit live-action series "Sam and Cat", which ranked as the top entertainment series for the week with Kids 2-11 (5.4/1.7M) and Kids 6-11 (6.8/1.3M). Nickelodeon's mega-popular Nicktoon "SpongeBob SquarePants" took the animation top spot for the week with Kids 2-11 (5.2/1.6M).

Nickelodeon Preschool's "Paw Patrol" led the week with preschoolers, averaging a 7.2/899K, followed by "Bubble Guppies" (7.1/885K) and "Team Umizoomi" (6.8/854K).

Original Nickelodeon Press Release:

NICKELODEON KICKS OFF 2014 WITH GAINS AMONG KIDS 2-11, KIDS 2-5 AND KIDS 6-11

Sam and Cat is Week's Top Entertainment Show with Kids; SpongeBob is Week's Top Animated Series

Paw Patrol, Bubble Guppies and Team Umizoomi are Week’s Top Three Preschool Series


NEW YORK – Jan. 7, 2014 – Nickelodeon opened the new year with year-over-year gains among Kids 2-11 (3.2/1.0M, +7%), Kids 2-5 (3.7/461K, +12%) and Kids 6-11 (2.9/557K, +7%) and averaged 1.9 million total viewers for the week (12/30/13-1/5/14).

Nick’s weekly ratings performance was driven by its hit live-action series Sam and Cat, which ranked as the top entertainment series for the week with Kids 2-11 (5.4/1.7M) and Kids 6-11 (6.8/1.3M). SpongeBob took the animation top spot for the week with Kids 2-11 (5.2/1.6M).

Paw Patrol led the week with preschoolers, averaging a 7.2/899K, followed by Bubble Guppies (7.1/885K) and Team Umizoomi (6.8/854K).

Nickelodeon, now in its 34th 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 more than 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).

Tags: Sam & Cat Ratings, SpongeBob ratings
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Nickelodeon USA Announces When They May Premiere Brand-New Preschool Shows "Wallykazam", "Blaze and the Monster Machines" And "Dora and Friends"

Nickelodeon, the number-one entertainment brand for kids and families, has announced in their 'Coming Soon To Nickelodeon: New Preschool Series' sizzle reel the seasons of the year which Nick USA are currently planning to launch the networks upcoming brand-new preschool shows "Wallykazam", "Blaze and the Monster Machines" and "Dora and Friends", which Nickelodeon USA is expected to premiere as part of their preschool programming block, "Nick: The Smart Place to Play"!


According to Nick's 'Coming Soon' sales tape, Nickelodeon USA will debut the brand-new preschool series "Wallykazam" in Spring 2014, "Blaze and the Monster Machines" during Summer 2014, and "Dora and Friends" during Fall/Autumn 2014!

You can watch Nickelodeon USA's 'Coming Soon To Nickelodeon: New Preschool Series' promo, which features sneak-peek previews of all three brand new Nickelodeon Preschool shows and clips from Nick's hit preschool series "PAW Patrol", in full in the online streaming video clip below, which was uploaded by Vimeo by Bill Colvin, a Audio Engineer at the New York-based full service post production studio Hothead:

Bill Colvin - Audio Engineer - Nickelodeon Coming Soon from Bill Colvin on Vimeo.


"Wallykazam!" is Nickelodeon's first literacy show for preschoolers that embeds the curriculum into a rich narrative story, with the goal of helping kids fall in love with words and inspiring them to read. The original comedy follows the adventures of a boy named Wally Trollman and his pet dragon, Norville. Wally has a magic stick that makes words come to life and playfully transforms the world around him.

"Blaze and the Monster Machines", a original CG-animated series introduces preschoolers to the areas of science, technology, engineering and math (STEM). This is the first preschool show that features a curriculum dedicated to all areas of STEM. Viewers will join an eight-year-old boy named AJ and his incredible monster truck Blaze on super-sized adventures. AJ and the viewer help Blaze as they explore the physics of how things move, master mathematics and discover how everyday technologies work. The series, which received a 20-episode order, will debut on Nickelodeon USA in 2014. "Blaze and the Monster Machines" created by Jeff Borkin (head writer, "Team Umizoomi", "Little Einsteins") and Ellen Martin (producer, "Bubble Guppies", "The Backyardigans").

"Dora and Friends" is a brand new spin-off series from Nickelodeon's massively popular animated preschool series "Dora the Explorer", which will star Latina heroine Dora the Explorer as a 10-year-old (Tween), who, with her four new friends - super sporty Alana, musical Emma, theatrical Kate and star-gazing Naiya (also known as the Explorer Girls) - and a bit of magic, explore an enchanted city, which has surprises around every corner.

* Please note that, as the sizzle reel also talks about the premiere of "PAW Patrol", the video was probably released during Spring/Summer 2013, and Nick may have changed any of the planned debut dates noted above.

Bill Colvin has also unveiled a second Nickelodeon Sizzle Reel which showcases Nickelodeon and Nick Jr.'s 2013-2014 programming highlights - "Zack And Quack", "PAW Patrol", "Wanda and the Aliens", "Breadwinners", "Monsters Vs. Aliens", "Sanjay and Craig", "Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles" season two, "Sam & Cat", "Every Witch Way", "Jinxed", "The Thundermans", and the upcoming Nickelodeon Slime Cup. The online video, below, also features sneak peeks at Nick's upcoming brand new animated preschool series "Zack And Quack" and "Wanda and the Alien"!:

Bill Colvin Audio Engineer / Sound Design - Nick Jr. from Bill Colvin on Vimeo.


"Zack and Quack" (formally titled "Quick, Quack, Duck!") follows the adventures of an inquisitive seven-year-old boy called Zack (formally Remi) and his devoted duck Quack. The duo live in a unique "pop-up world", where they can use tabs, pulls and other devices to trigger popups that create an interactive story. "Zack and Quack" is executive produced by Zodiak MEAA/UK family and kids chief executive Nigel Pickard with The Foundation's ("Summer In Transylvania") Vanessa Hill, alongside Kaplan and QQD's Ronen Shani. Simon Spencer serves as the series showrunner. "Zack and Quack" is based on Bafta-winning short film "The Happy Duckling". The short's director Gili Dolev co-created the new series with Yvette Kaplan ("Ice Age", "Beavis & Butthead"). The series will receive it's world premiere on Nick Jr. Australia and New Zealand in January 2014.

"Wanda and the Alien" is from best-selling and award-winning author, Sue Hendra. Wanda is a little girl rabbit who happens to meet an alien. The stories are set in a visually stunning world encompassing Earth, space and the alien's home planet. It is iconic and immediately identifiable as part of Wanda’s world - making this a stand-out production for any network. The books appeal to both boys and girls and deal with two fundamental parts of their lives: new experiences and friendship. The 52 x 10-minute series is co-produced by UK-based Random House and Komixx Entertaiment.
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Royal Mail Celebrates Classic Children's TV With Special Stamp Set

The licensing business news website Licensing.biz is reporting the exciting news in the following article that Royal Mail plc, a postal service company in the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, is celebrating over 60 years of classic children's television with a special stamp programme!

The full set of stamps feature 12 iconic kids TV characters, including Andy Pandy, Ivor the Engine, Dougal from "The Magic Roundabout", Windy Miller from "Camberwick Green", Mr Benn, Great Uncle Bulgaria from "The Wombles", Bagpuss, Paddington Bear, Postman Pat, Bob the Builder, Peppa Pig and Shaun the Sheep, many of which have been shown on Nickelodeon UK and/or Nick UK's preschool channel Nick Jr. UK, as part of Nick Junior's Noggin and Nick Jr. Classics programming blocks. Nick Jr. UK also commissioned a CG-animated version of the classic children's series "The Magic Roundabout" in the mid-2000's. Royal Mail's "Classic Children's TV" stamp collection also features Nick Jr. UK's preschool megastar Peppa Pig!

This year is an appropriate time to launch the special set as 2014 marks the 40th anniversary of the television debut of "Bagpuss" and the 50th anniversary of "The Magic Roundabout".

2014 will also welcome big screen adventures for "Postman Pat" and "Paddington Bear", while 2015 will see "The Wombles" return to TV in the form of a new CG-animated series.

The stamps are available from Tuesday 7th January 2014 online at www.royalmail.com/childrenstv, by phone on 08457 641 641 and in 10,000 Post Offices throughout the UK. The stamps are available to purchase in various packages:

As a set 12 mint stamps, each one featuring original images from our chosen TV programmes. Made even more charming and collectable by the fact that each character is breaking out of the standard stamp format;

In Black or White wooden frames, where all 12 of the Special Stamps are individually mounted and set within a high quality wood frame. Handmade for Royal Mail in the UK;

In a Classic Children's TV Presentation Pack, featuring a lavishly illustrated Presentation Pack, in which television writer Graham Kibble-White discusses the golden age of children's TV from the 1950s to the present day, looking at a host of iconic series and including individual pen portraits of those featured on the 12 Special Stamps;

In Classic Children's TV First Day Cover packages, available in UK Addresses and Non UK Addresses versions. This delightful First Day Cover has all 12 Special Stamps affixed and is cancelled with a Wimbledon, London postmark chosen as it is the home of The Wombles;

As a evocative Classic Children's TV Medal Cover which looks at the work of Smallfilms, Peter Firmin and Oliver Postgate's company, which produced "Bagpuss and "Ivor the Engine";

As Classic Children's TV Stamp Cards, which offers faithful reproductions of the Special Stamps at postcard size, to make a delightful gift;

And as high quality, collectable Pin Badges which have been created from the actual stamp artwork and enable you to add no less than five iconic children's TV characters to any outfit or lapel - Bagpuss, Dougal, Great Uncle Bulgaria, Postman Pat and Peppa Pig.

Also available to buy as part of the collection is a "Paddington Bear" book titled "A Bear Called Paddington", a 160-page hardback edition of Michael Bond's unabridged original story which has printed in full colour and contains a wealth of Peggy Fortnum's wonderful illustrations, some of them previously unpublished;

A soft and cuddly Paddington Bear Soft Toy that stands 36cm tall in his wellingtons and features real toggles on his duffel coat, as well as his famous label bearing the words: Please look after this bear, thank you;

And a delightful Paddington Bear Spode Money Box, which makes a lovely way for any young child to save up. Made in porcelain by Spode, it features charming images of "Paddington Bear" from the popular TV series together with whimsical sayings from the books.

You can take a look at the full set of stamps below:


Top Row (Left to Right):
Andy Pandy
Ivor the Engine
Dougal from "The Magic Roundabout"
Bagpuss
Paddington Bear
Postman Pat & his black and white Cat, Jess the Cat.

Bottom Row (L - R)
Windy Miller from "Camberwick Green"
Mr Benn
Great Uncle Bulgaria from "The Wombles"
Bob the Builder
Peppa Pig
Shaun the Sheep

From Licensing.biz:
Royal Mail celebrates classic children's TV with special stamp set

Full set features 12 iconic characters including Andy Pander, Ivor the Engine, Dougal, Windy Miller, Mr Benn, Great Uncle Bulgaria and Bagpuss

Royal Mail is celebrating over 60 years of classic children's TV with a special stamp programme.

The full set of stamps features 12 iconic characters including Andy Pander, Ivor the Engine, Dougal, Windy Miller, Mr Benn, Great Uncle Bulgaria, Bagpuss, Paddington Bear, Postman Pat, Bob the Builder, Peppa Pig and Shaun the Sheep.

This year is an appropriate time to launch the special set as 2014 marks the 40th anniversary of Bagpuss' television debut and the 50th anniversary of The Magic Roundabout.

2014 will also welcome big screen adventures for Postman Pat and Paddington Bear, while 2015 will see The Wombles return to TV in the form of a new CGI series.

“For over 60 years, Britain’s children’s TV characters have brought cheer to generations of viewers," said Andrew Hammond, Royal Mail Stamps.

"More importantly it has presented us with a cast of characters that, like the memories of the programmes themselves, remain with us throughout our lives.

”It feels appropriate to celebrate all of these unforgettable characters on a set of very special stamps.”

The stamps are available from January 7th online at www.royalmail.com/childrenstv, by phone on 08457 641 641 and in 10,000 Post Offices throughout the UK.

Take a look at the full set of stamps [above]:

TAGS: royal mail, classic children's tv, stamps

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