Tuesday, March 31, 2015

Nickelodeon Names Jennifer Dodge As Senior Vice President, West Coast Development and Production, Nickelodeon Preschool

Original Nickelodeon Press Release via NickPress.com:

NICKELODEON NAMES JENNIFER DODGE SENIOR VICE PRESIDENT, WEST COAST DEVELOPMENT AND PRODUCTION, NICKELODEON PRESCHOOL


BURBANK, CALIF.–MARCH 30, 2015–Nickelodeon has named Jennifer Dodge to the newly created position of Senior Vice President, West Coast Development and Production, Nickelodeon Preschool. In this role, she will spearhead West Coast-based development of all original content for Nickelodeon Preschool's programming block and the Nick Jr. channel, as well as additional preschool platforms such as the Nick Jr. app. The announcement was made today by Russell Hicks, President, Production and Development, Nickelodeon, to whom she will report.

Dodge, who will be based in Nickelodeon's Animation Studio in Burbank, Calif., will take pitches and develop creative assignments for preschool projects. She will also be tasked with developing in-house talent, and discovering and nurturing new artists and writers in the West Coast creative community.

Prior to joining Nickelodeon, Dodge served as Vice President and Executive Producer for Spin Master Entertainment, the company's film and television subsidiary. In this role, she was responsible for all content and strategy related to the Entertainment Division of Spin Master Ltd., including the creation, acquisition, development, financing, production and distribution of television series, feature films and web content based on currently owned and newly created intellectual properties.

Having joined Spin Master in 2009, Dodge was the driving force in greenlighting more than 200 episodes of animation, including the launch of boys' action properties RedaKai and Tenkai Knights. Dodge also led Spin Master's foray into preschool with the hit PAW Patrol, which airs on Nickelodeon. Dodge is also the co-creator and executive producer of the recently launched preschool show Little Charmers, a co-production with Nelvana, for Treehouse in Canada and Nick Jr. worldwide.

Before joining Spin Master, Dodge served as VP Distribution and Sales Operations for Cookie Jar Entertainment (now part of DHX Media) and as Director, Production and Development for Decode Entertainment (DHX Media).

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Nickelodeon Nominated For 18 Awards In The 2015 Daytime Emmy Awards

The National Academy of Television Arts & Sciences (NATAS) has announced the fantastic Nickelodeon News that Nickelodeon, one of the world's leading recognized entertainment brands for kids and families, has been nominated for 18 awards in the 2015 Daytime Emmy Awards, the 42nd Annual Daytime Emmy Awards!


Congratulation's and good luck to Nickelodeon and all the staff of the excellent Nickelodeon shows nominated for 2015 Daytime Emmy Awards!

Below is a list of the nominations for the 42nd Annual Daytime Emmy Awards, the 2015 Daytime Emmy Awards, featuring only the awards Nickelodeon have been nominated for, from emmyonline.com:

THE NATIONAL ACADEMY OF TELEVISION ARTS & SCIENCES ANNOUNCES THE 42ND ANNUAL DAYTIME EMMY® AWARD NOMINATIONS

Live Television Broadcast Airing Exclusively on Pop Sunday, April 26 at 8:00 p.m. EDT/5:00 p.m. PDT

Daytime Creative Arts Emmy® Awards Gala on April 24th To be held at the Universal Hilton

Individual Achievement in Animation Honorees Announced

New York – March 31st, 2015 – The National Academy of Television Arts & Sciences (NATAS) today announced the nominees for the 42nd Annual Daytime Emmy® Awards. The awards ceremony will be televised live on Pop at 8:00 p.m. EDT/5:00 p.m. PDT from the Warner Bros. Studios in Burbank, CA.

"This year's Daytime Emmy Awards is shaping up to be one of our most memorable events in our forty-two year history," said Bob Mauro, President, NATAS. "With a record number of entries this year, some 350 nominees, the glamour of the historic Warner Bros. Studios lot and the live broadcast on the new Pop network, this year promises to have more 'red carpet' then at any other time in our storied-past!"

"This year's Daytime Emmy Awards promises a cornucopia of thrills and surprises," said David Michaels, Senior Vice President, Daytime. "The broadcast on Pop at the iconic Warner Bros. Studios honoring not only the best in daytime television but the incomparable, indefatigable, Betty White, will be an event like nothing we've ever done before. Add Alex Trebek and Florence Henderson as our hosts for The Daytime Creative Arts Emmy Awards at the Universal Hilton with Producer/Director Michael Gargiulo as our crafts lifetime achievement honoree and it will be two galas the community will remember for a long time!"

In addition to our esteemed nominees, the following six individuals were chosen from over 130 entries by a live, juried panel in Los Angeles and will be awarded the prestigious Emmy Award at our Daytime Creative Arts Emmy Awards on April 24, 2015.

Outstanding Individual Achievement in Animation: Honorees

Jason Kolowski, Production Designer, Michael Granberry, Animator, Drew Hodges, Character Designer and Robyn Yannoukos, Lead Painter all winning for "Tumble Leaf," Amazon Instant Video.

Jairo Lizarazu, Location Designer for "Disney Jake and the Never Land Pirates," Disney Junior.

Mårten Jönmark, Storyboard Artist for "Peter Rabbit," Nickelodeon.

The Daytime Emmy Awards recognize outstanding achievement in all fields of daytime television production and are presented to individuals and programs broadcast from 2:00 a.m.-6:00 p.m. during the 2014 calendar year.

The Daytime Creative Arts Emmy Awards gala, which honors the more than 65 craft categories behind the many shows that grace the Daytime genre, will be held at the Universal Hilton on Friday, April 24th, 2015 with a reception at 5:30 p.m.

The 42nd Annual Daytime Emmy Awards is a presentation of the National Academy of Television Arts & Sciences in cooperation with the Television Academy (ATAS).

A breakdown of the awards by network, as compiled by the independent accounting firm of Lutz & Carr, LLP, follows.

FX Group, Inc., is the official provider of the Daytime Emmy Award Almanac, the official program for the event. Yangaroo, Inc. is the official provider of the Digital Media Distribution System Awards Management Solution ("DMDS") for the submission, judging and voting of all programs in the 42nd Annual Daytime Emmy Awards. Off the Wall Productions is the official provider of the Official Emmy Gift Lounge and Gift Bag.

A full list of all nominees in all categories can be downloaded from our website at www.emmyonline.tv.

About The National Academy of Television Arts & Sciences

The National Academy of Television Arts & Sciences (NATAS) is a professional service organization dedicated to the advancement of the arts and sciences of television and the promotion of creative leadership for artistic, educational and technical achievements within the television industry. It recognizes excellence in television with the coveted Emmy® Award for News & Documentary, Sports, Daytime Entertainment, Daytime Creative Arts & Entertainment, Public & Community Service, and Technology & Engineering. NATAS membership consists of more than 14,000 broadcast and media professionals represented in 19 regional chapters across the country. Beyond awards, NATAS has extensive educational programs including Regional Student Television and its Student Award for Excellence for outstanding journalistic work by high school students, as well as scholarships, publications, and major activities for both industry professionals and the viewing public.

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NATAS Press Contact:
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Lisa England – lisa.england@dcpublicity.com

About Pop

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Pop is a joint venture of CBS Corporation (NYSE: CBS.A and CBS) and Lionsgate (NYSE: LGF). The partnership combines CBS's programming, production and marketing assets with Lionsgate's resources in motion pictures, television and digitally delivered content. Pop's ownership structure is comprised of the company with the #1 broadcast network and many of the top first-run syndication series ("Entertainment Tonight," "The Insider") and the studio that produces and distributes the blockbuster "Hunger Games," "Twilight" and "Divergent" franchises and produces such award-winning TV series as "Mad Men" and "Orange is the New Black."

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Warner Bros. Entertainment Inc. is a global leader in all forms of entertainment and their related businesses across all current and emerging media and platforms. A Time Warner Company, the fully integrated, broad-based Studio is home to one of the most successful collections of brands in the world and stands at the forefront of every aspect of the entertainment industry from feature film, television and home entertainment production and worldwide distribution to DVD and Blu-ray, digital distribution, animation, comic books, video games, product and brand licensing, and broadcasting. Warner Bros. Entertainment is headquartered at the Warner Bros. Studios lot, 142 acres in Burbank, California, which is considered one of the foremost motion picture and television production and post-production facilities in the world and home to 35 soundstages (including one of the world's tallest stages, which has an in-ground tank capable of holding more than two million gallons of water).

NETWORK TOTALS (Multiple Noms)

Network Nominations

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Nickelodeon 18

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Multiple Nominations by Program

Program Nominations Network

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Dino Dan: Trek's Adventures 2 Nickelodeon

Sanjay & Craig 2 Nickelodeon

Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles 2 Nickelodeon

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Peter Rabbit 2 Nickelodeon

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Kung Fu Panda: Legends of Awesomeness 2 Nickelodeon

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Outstanding Pre-School Children's Series

Dino Dan: Trek's Adventures Nickelodeon

Executive Producers
J.J. Johnson, Blair Powers
Co-Executive Producer
Christin Simms
Producer
Matthew J.R. Bishop

Sesame Street PBS

Executive Producer
Carol-Lynn Parente
Supervising Producer
Nadine Zylstra
Senior Producer
Benjamin Lehmann
Coordinating Producer
April Coleman
Producer
Mindy Fila
Line Producer
Stephanie Longardo

Yo Gabba Gabba! Nickelodeon

Co-Executive Producers
Christian Jacobs, Scott Schultz

[...]

Outstanding Children's Animated Program

All Hail King Julien Netflix

Executive Producers
Bret Haaland, Mitch Watson
Supervising Producers
Randy Dormans, Nick Filippi, Chris Neuhahn
Producer
Katie Ely

Arthur PBS

Executive Producers
Marc Brown, Vince Commisso, Carol Greenwald
Supervising Producer
Tanya Green
Senior Producer
Tolon Brown
Coordinating Producer
Paul Higgins
Producer/ Director
Greg Bailey
Producers
Christine Davis, Paula Potts

The Fairly OddParents Nickelodeon

Executive Producer
Butch Hartman
Supervising Producer
George Goodchild
Producers
Ray DeLaurentis, Randy Saba

Sanjay & Craig Nickelodeon

Executive Producers
Will McRobb, Chris Viscardi
Co-Executive Producers
Jim Dirschberger, Jay Howell
Supervising Producer
Thurop Van Orman
Producer
Lisa Thibault Woods

[...]

Outstanding Promotional Announcement – Institutional

Jake and the Neverland Pirates and Sofia the First
Power of Doing Good Disney Jr.

Senior Vice President and Chief Marketing Officer
Richard Loomis
VP Marketing & Creative
Kristin Moss
Art Director
Debra Bernard
Producer/Associate Writer
Katherine Shearon
Creative Director
Stephanie Long

Look Different – What Up, Bin Laden? MTV

Executive Producers
Noopur Agarwal, Ronnie Cho, Stephen Friedman, Jason Rzepka
Producers
Casey Acierno, Mariana Agathoklis, Stephanie Perez, Amy Vadnais, Dzifa Yador
Creative Director
Sophia Cranshaw
Director
Sophia Cranshaw
Writers
JaSaun Buckner, Desmond Williams
Director of Photography
Jon Hokanson
Original Music
Drew Yowell
Editor
Gala Verdugo
Audio Engineer
Dave Hnatiuk

Nickelodeon's Black History Month
Promotional Campaign Nickelodeon

Senior Vice President, Creative Director- Brand Design
Matthew Duntemann
VP, Creative
Anthony Gelsomino
Director, Short Form Assignment
Michael Tenney
Director of Production
Sarah Jackson
Senior Writer/Producers
Devin Melillo, Dennis Shinners
Line Producer
Amy Heiss
Writer
Andrew Flores
Art Director
Kristen Williams
Graphics Manager
Alessandra Sutera
Illustrator
Josh Cochran

PBS 2014 Preview Campaign, "Drama", "News", "Science" PBS

Senior Vice President, Marketing & Communications
Lesli Rotenberg

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Outstanding Casting for an Animated Series or Special

Ania O'Hare
All Hail King Julien Netflix

Abbie D'Andrea
Brian Mathias
Disney Jake and the Never Land Pirates Disney Jr.

Meredith Layne, CSA
Sarah Noonan, CSA
Gene Vassilaros, CSA
Sanjay & Craig Nickelodeon

Meredith Layne, CSA
Sarah Noonan, CSA
Gene Vassilaros, CSA
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles Nickelodeon

Shannon Reed, Casting Director
Sarah Noonan, CSA
Gene Vassilaros, CSA
The Legend of Korra Nickelodeon

Outstanding Individual Achievement in Animation
WINNERS

MICHAEL GRANBERRY, Lead Animator
Tumble Leaf Amazon Instant Video

DREW HODGES, Character Designer
Tumble Leaf Amazon Instant Video

MÅRTEN JÖNMARK, Storyboard Artist
Peter Rabbit Nickelodeon

JASON KOLOWSKI, Production Designer
Tumble Leaf Amazon Instant Video

JAIRO LIZARAZU, Background Layout Designer
Disney Jake and the Never Land Pirates Disney Jr.

ROBYN YANNOUKOS, Colorist
Tumble Leaf Amazon Instant Video

Outstanding Writing in a Preschool Animated Program

Daniel Tiger's Neighborhood PBS

Writer/Story Editor
Angela C. Santomero
Head Writer
Becky Friedman
Writers
Jennifer Hamburg, Wendy Harris

Dinosaur Train PBS [Nick Jr. International]

Writers
Elise Allen, Craig Bartlett, Joe Purdy

Disney Doc McStuffins Disney Jr.

Executive Producer/Story Editor/Creator
Chris Nee
Writers
Kerri Grant, Kent Redeker

Peg+Cat PBS

Head Writer
Billy Lopez
Writers
Billy Aronson, Kevin Del Aguila, Dustin Ferrer

[...]

Outstanding Directing in an Animated Program

All Hail King Julien Netflix

Director
Christo Stamboliev

Peter Rabbit Nickelodeon

Supervising Director
David McCamley
Episodic Director
Dino Athanassiou
Animation Director
Maurizio Parimbelli

Silent YouTube.com

Directors
Limbert Fabian, Brandon Oldenburg

Star Wars: The Clone Wars Netflix

Supervising Director
Dave Filoni
Directors
Brian Kalin O'Connell, Danny Keller, Steward Lee

Wild Kratts PBS

Directors
Chris Kratt, Martin Kratt

Outstanding Directing in a Children's or Pre-School Children's Series

Annedroids Amazon Instant Video

Director
J.J. Johnson

Dino Dan: Trek's Adventures Nickelodeon

Director
J.J. Johnson

Odd Squad PBS

Director
J.J. Johnson

R.L. Stine's The Haunting Hour The Series Discovery Family Channel

Directors
Neill Fearnley, Ken Friss, Allan Harmon, James Head, Jon Rosenbaum

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Outstanding Main Title and Graphic Design

Joni Table Talk Daystar Television Network

Art Director
Stephen Nanney
Graphic Artists
David Farmer, Rebecca Megyesi, Candelaria Vidana

The Mind of a Chef PBS

Creative Director – Graphics
Adam Lupsha
Animator
Dan de Graaf
Character Design
Mike Houston

Peg+Cat PBS

Creative Director – Graphics
Jennifer Oxley
Director – Graphics
Billy Aronson
Title Designer
Christopher Jammal

Victory Garden's Edible Feast PBS

Graphics Producer
Daniel Klein
Graphic Artist
Mirra Fine

Wallykazam! Nickelodeon

Supervising Producer
Dave Palmer
Animation Supervisor
Dennis Shelby
Animator
Arut Tantasirin
Art Directors
Jennifer Taylor, Jeff Tucker
Storyboard Artist
David Van Tuyle

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Outstanding Sound Mixing – Animation

Avatar Nickelodeon

Production Mixers
Justin Brinsfield, Matt Corey, Manny Grijalva
Re-Recording Mixer
Adrian Ordonez

Kung Fu Panda: Legends of Awesomeness Nickelodeon

Production Mixer
Justin Brinsfield
Re-Recording Mixer
Thomas J Maydeck C.A.S.
SFX Mixer
Rob McIntyre

Silent YouTube.com

Re-Recording Mixer
Jurgen Scharpf

Star Wars: The Clone Wars Netflix

Production Mixer
Cameron Davis
Re-Recording Mixer
David Acord
Foley Mixer
Frank Rinella
Scoring Mixer
Mark Evans

Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles Nickelodeon

Production Mixers
Justin Brinsfield, Matt Corey
Re-Recording Mixer
D.J. Lynch
SFX Mixer
Jeff Shiffman

[...]

Outstanding Sound Editing – Animation

Kung Fu Panda: Legends of Awesomeness Nickelodeon

Supervising Sound Editor
Gary Falcone
Sound Designers
Rob McIntyre, Marc Schmidt
Supervising Music Editor
Jeremy Zuckerman
Supervising Dialogue Editor
Anna Adams
Sound Effects Editors
Andrew Ing, Thomas J Maydeck C.A.S.
Foley Editor
Roberto Dominguez Alegria
Foley Artist
Cynthia Merrill

Silent YouTube.com

Sound Editor
Steve Boeddeker

Star Wars: The Clone Wars Netflix

Supervising Sound Editor
Matthew Wood
Sound Designer
David Acord
Music Editor
Dean Menta
Sound Editors
Jeremy Bowker, Steve Slanec
Foley Editors
Andrea Gard, Kevin Sellers
Foley Artists
Dennie Thorpe, Jana Vance

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Outstanding Original Song

"Holiday Ride" Bubble Guppies Nickelodeon
Michelle R. Lewis, Michael Dennis Smith, Composers & Lyricists

"Jollywood Spa Song" Disney 7D DisneyXD
Parry Gripp, Composer
Paul Rugg, Lyricist

"Just Keep Swimming" Steal the Show COZI TV
Zoey Engelbert, Jim Peterik, Composers & Lyricists

"Power of Yet" Sesame Street PBS
Bill Sherman, Composer
Joey Mazzarino, Lyricist

"Raise Your Hand" Sesame Street PBS
Alex Lacamoire, Bill Sherman, Composers
Belinda Ward, Lyricist

"Use Your Light" Peg+Cat PBS
Larry Hochman, Composer
Billy Aronson, Lyricist

Outstanding Original Song – Main Title and Promo

"Who's da King" All Hail King Julien Netflix
Will Fuller, Alex Geringas, Composers & Lyricists

"7D Main Title Song" Disney 7D DisneyXD
Parry Gripp, Composer
Tom Ruegger, Composer

"Dora And Friends: Into The City! Theme Song" Dora and Friends: Into the City! Nickelodeon
Matthew Gerrard, Elizabeth Ashley Saunig, Composers and Lyricists

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Nick Jr. UK To Premiere "Peppa Pig: The Golden Boots" On Friday 10th April 2015

One little piggy will be going on her biggest adventure yet this April on Nick Jr. UK!

Nick Jr. UK has announced the exciting news in their new promo/trailer that Nickelodeon UK's popular preschool channel, Nick Jr. UK and Ireland, will premiere and show "Peppa Pig: The Golden Boots", Peppa Pig's first ever 15 minute special episode, in April 2015! Oink!


In the brand-new triple episode of "Peppa Pig", Peppa has lost her boots, and she'll need to travel over land, sea and air to find her Golden Boots in time for the big Puddle Jump Competition!


The online British and Irish TV guide website Digiguide is reporting that Nick Jr. UK and Ireland will premiere "Peppa Pig and The Golden Boots" on Friday 10th April 2015 at 5:15pm (replayed at 6:15pm on Nick Jr.+1)! Following the movie specials debut, Nick Jr. Too will encore "Peppa Pig - The Golden Boots" on Saturday 11th April 2015 at 10:00am and 5:30pm and on Sunday 12th April 2015 at 8:30am.
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