The children's entertainment and media news website Kidscreen has announced the exciting news that Nickelodeon, along with a raft of properties that feature on Nickelodeon and Nick Jr., have been nominated for a wide selection of awards in the 2020 Kidscreen Awards!
Update (2/12/2020) - Nickelodeon, Nick Jr., Canticos, Cleo & Cuquin, Hey Duggee, Just Add Magic and Kung-Fu Panda: The Paws of Destiny were among the big winners at the 2020 Kidscreen Awards!
Winners of the 2020 Kidscreen Awards will be announced at a special presentation event to be held during Kidscreen Summit in Miami on Tuesday, February 11. New categories this year include Best Short Film, Best Kids-Only Streaming Service and Best YouTube Channel.
Update (12/17) -Kidscreen has announced that Nickelodeon came third place in the Top 10 Broadcasting companies category of their annual Hot50 list!
Below is a list of awards that Nickelodeon (including acquired properties) has been nominated for in the 2020 Kidscreen Awards. A full list of 2020 Kidscreen Awards finalists can be found at kidscreen.com:
PRESCHOOL PROGRAMMING
Best Animated Series
Hey Duggee (Studio AKA; Airs on Nick Jr. USA) - WINNER
Claude (Sixteen South)
Peppa Pig (Entertainment One, Gaston’s Cave; Airs on Nick Jr. channels globally)
Hey Duggee also won "Best Voice Talent", "Best Design and "Best Music" in the CREATIVE TALENT portion of the awards!
Best Mixed-Media Series
Becca’s Bunch (JAM Media; Airs on Nick Jr. channels globally)
Yakka Dee! (Beakus, King Banana TV)
NIVIS – Amigos de Otro Mundo (Disney Latin America) - WINNER
Best Short Film
Nick Jr. Snizzle Song (Nickelodeon)
The Luchador Scooter Race (Sesame Workshop, Pipeline Studios)
Nick Jr Sunscreen Song (Nickelodeon) - WINNER
KIDS PROGRAMMING
Best New Series
Kung-Fu Panda: The Paws of Destiny (DreamWorks Animation Television; Airs on Nickelodeon Netherlands) - WINNER
Serengeti (XIX Entertainment, John Downer Productions for Discovery Channel and BBC TV)
Just Add Magic (Amazon Studios; Airs on Nickelodeon channels internationally) - WINNER
TWEENS/TEENS PROGRAMMING
Best Live-Action Series
Jenny 2 – My Recovery (Ma Reconstruction) (Productions Avenida)
A Series of Unfortunate Events (Netflix) - WINNER
Find Me In Paris (Federation Kids & Family, Cottonwood Media; Airs on Nick UK & Eire)
Shortlisted entries in the Programming categories will be reviewed and assessed by a fresh panel of judges, including Paul DeBenedittis (Nickelodeon), Eryk Casamiro (Nickelodeon), Nina Hahn (Nickelodeon), Adina Pitt (Cartoon Network), Jane Gould (Disney Channels Worldwide), Henrietta Hurford-Jones (BBC Studios), Heather Tilert (Netflix), , Cristina Fiumara (Disney+), Linda Simensky (PBS KIDS), Tiphaine de Raguenel (France Télévisions), , Ed Horasz (Netflix) and Sarah Muller (BBC Children’s).
DIGITAL—PRESCHOOL
Best Learning App—Branded
Cleo & Cuquin: Explore + Learn (HITN; Cleo & Cuquin airs on Nick Jr. USA) - WINNER
Lili & Lola season two (Big Bad Boo Studios) - WINNER
Tot Cop (Mooshku, Nickelodeon, Noggin)
Miss Persona (Corus/Nelvana, Balloon House Pictures)
DIGITAL—KIDS
Best Game App—Branded
Do Not Touch (Nickelodeon) - WINNER
Danger Things: A Henry Danger Halloween Special – Screens Up App (Nickelodeon)
Hatchimals: Hatchtopia Life (Spin Master)
Shortlisted entries in the Digital categories will be judged by Kristen Kane (Viacom), Sara DeWitt (PBS KIDS), Robin Raskin (Living in Digital Times), David Kleeman (Dubit), Brenda Bisner (Kidoodle.TV), James Stephenson (Wonderstorm), Dan Efergan (Aardman Animations), Peter Robinson (KidsKnowBest), Sherri Glass (Cartoon Network) and Miles Ludwig (Sesame Workshop).
Additional details about the Kidscreen Awards—including categories, eligibility, judging and entry process—can be found online.
Congratulations and good luck to everyone nominated in the 2020 Kidscreen Awards!
Anima has named Toy Plus as the master toy licensee for the popular children's animated series Cleo & Cuquin!
Toy Plus will initially focus on leveraging the license for toys in the plush, figurines and playsets categories. The company plans to launch the line in late 2020.
"We're excited to partner with Toy Plus, and we are assured that they will do a wonderful job creating toys that will inspire curiosity, creativity, promote play and bring more fun to kids," says Ángel Molinero, chief executive officer, Ánima. "We can't wait to see our new products hitting the shelves around the world next year."
Cleo & Cuquin is targeted at preschoolers ages 4 to 6. Inspired by the classic animated series Familia Telerin, the show follows the lives of Cleo and Cuquin Telerin as they grow up and experience new adventures.
The series premiered in Mexico and Spain in 2018. It has since debuted on Nick Jr. in the U.S., Treehouse in Canada, and worldwide on Netflix and other video-on-demand platforms. The second season of Cleo & Cuquin will be released in all these territories throughout the next year.
Earlier this year, Anima Spain has appointed Animaccord Group as master agent for Cleo & Cuquin.
Animaccord has acquired the rights for seasons 1 and 2 of Cleo & Cuquin, which consist of 78 episodes and 30 musical video clips.
As master agent, Animaccord will build a program that encompasses the media rights, licensing of consumer products, advertising and promotional activities, games, apps and media opportunities through YouTube worldwide in several languages including Russian, Ukrainian, Arabic and Polish.
“We are delighted to announce our management of the licensing program for Cleo & Cuquin,” said Vladimir Gorbulya, chief executive officer, Animaccord Group. “We believe in its success as a company and as individuals. This partnership represents an important step for Animaccord’s business as we showcase our ability to build a similar level of distribution as we have done for our own globally successful IP Masha and the Bear. We aim to communicate the strong, positive attributes of the TV series Cleo & Cuquin, which delivers fun and adventure to kids and families. The series combines important values such as education and friendship.It has a strong musical component, which is critical in the modern preschool world and which clicks perfectly with Masha and The Bear concerning target audience and messaging. Overall, we are very excited and keen to raise awareness of the show across the world where it is not yet established or widely recognized.”
The move is part of Animaccord’s plan to diversify its business as an international licensing company.
Treehouse TV in Canada will start to premiere and show the popular animated preschool series Cleo & Cuquin Fridays at 8:55am ET/PT from Friday, April 5, 2019! Based on the classic Familia Telerín cartoon, the series (78 episodes and 30 musical clips) from Spain’s Ánima Kitchent and Mexican free-to-air (FTA) broadcaster Televisa.
Aimed at four- to five-year-olds, the show follows the adventures of the most famous Telerín kids. Each episode finds little rascal Cuquin getting himself into trouble, with big sister Cleo doing her best to get him out of it — with the help of Teté, Pelusín, Colitas and Maripí. Together, the brothers and sisters play their way to the answer, pretending to be astronauts, scientists, pilots, or whatever is needed to get the job done. At the end of their journey, Cleo makes up her mind about what she wants to be when she grows up … at least for that day.
In the series premiere episode, "The Premiere," when Cuquin accidentally ruins Maripi's hairdo on the opening night of her school's play, Cleo sees it as an opportunity for the siblings to be hairdressers. (#101)
The news follows Nick Jr. USA, Nickelodeon's top-rated preschool channel, premiering Cleo & Cuquin in January 2018.
Cleo & Cuquin | New Series Fridays at 8:55am April 5th | Treehouse
Meet Cleo and her brother Cuquin! They love to kid around but are less keen on cleaning up! Join Cleo & Cuquin on Treehouse, Fridays at 8:55am ET!
Mattel has been named as the global master toy partner for the brand, and recently launched a line of toys. Televisa Consumer Products has also signed a number of agreements in Mexico with consumer brands including Lala Milk, Atlas Mattresses and Fotorama, and Penguin Random House published children’s books series based on Cleo & Cuquin in Spain and Latin America by spring 2018. The deals mark the first time a Spanish company has established a licensing deal with a global toy master or a publisher such as Random House.
Russia’s Animaccord has also been named master agent for the animated preschool series and will manage licensing, media rights, advertising and promotional activities, and digital efforts including apps and YouTube opportunities in Russian, Ukrainian, Arabic and Polish.
Supporting Mattel is toy maker Clementoni, who launched a line of Cleo & Cuquin-based toys in Spain in fall 2018, including puzzles, edukit toy cases and electronic games.
Created by Victor M. Lopez, Cleo & Cuquin has been developed as a transmedia brand by Ánima Kitchent, Televisa, Moro Family’s company MAI and Barcelona-based Selecta Visión. In addition to the refreshed TV show, the brand includes apps like bedtime app The Bedder, web content, and music video clips which have already generated over 600 million views and 1.5 million subscribers on YouTube in just 18 months.
HITN, the non-profit, Spanish-language media network that provides educational and entertainment programming to more than 44 million American households across the country, has also reached an agreement with producer Ánima Kitchent to include Cleo & Cuquin in an early literacy initiative to help ensure kids from transcultural homes enter kindergarten on equitable footing with their peers.
The legendary Spanish hit Familia Telerín first arrived in the late 1970s, created by José Luis and Santiago Moro. A cartoon and daily jingle, the series featured six siblings who told children that it’s time to go to bed. The show introduced the song “Vamos a la cama” (“Time for bed”), which became part of the nighttime routine of a generation of parents with sleep-resistant children. It became a popular success in Spain and Mexico during the '70s and '80s, coloring the now nostalgic childhood of a generation of newish parents and young grandparents.
More information about Cleo & Cuquin, as well as fantastic games, videos and activities, can be found at cleotelerin.com.
A joint-venture founded by Latin American animation powerhouse Ánima Estudios with former executives at Spanish toon company Vodka Capital, Ánima Kitchent was launched in 2014.
“The biggest dream of any company that aims to take its kids’ content to the US is signing a deal with Nickelodeon. Having reached the agreement is a great business opportunity in the most complex and competitive market in the world,” said Víctor M López, CEO, Ánima Kitchent.
Nickelodeon USA is decking the halls with festive programming for little ones this month! Starting Saturday, Dec. 8, at 11 a.m. (ET/PT), preschoolers can unwrap the gift of all-new premieres of hit series PAW Patrol, Butterbean’s Café, Blaze and the Monster Machines, Top Wing and more. Throughout the month of December, fans can also tune in to the Nick Jr. preschool block on Nickelodeon and the Nick Jr. channel to catch holiday-themed encores of Nella the Princess Knight, Sunny Day, Dora the Explorer, Blue’s Clues, Bubble Guppies, Peppa Pig and Team Umizoomi, among others.
Preschool premieres for December…
Nick Jr. Preschool Block on Nickelodeon (all times ET/PT):
FRIDAY, DEC. 14
12:00 p.m. – PAW Patrol “Pups Save a Frozen Camp-Out/Pups Save the Fizzy Pickles”: Alex and Mr. Porter are on a tropical island camping trip when a freak snowstorm hits. / Mr. Porter is delivering his famous fizzy pickles to people around town when a bumpy road shakes up the deliveries and causes the pickle jars to pop.
12:30 p.m. – Butterbean’s Café “The Sugar Plum Fairy!”: It’s the holiday season in Puddlebrook. When Butterbean’s Sugar Plum Fairy Cake goes missing, Cricket is afraid the Sugar Plum Fairy won’t visit. Guest Star: Giada De Laurentiis
FRIDAY, DEC. 21
12:00 p.m. – Blaze and the Monster Machines “Snow Day Showdown”: It’s a snowy day in Axle City, and every truck in town is lining up for a delicious winter warm-up — hot chocolate! When Crusher tries to take all the hot chocolate for himself, Blaze is in hot pursuit to get it back.
12:30 p.m. – Top Wing “Top Wing Rescues Survivor Bear/Timmy Wings It”: The Cadets team up to rescue TV adventure star Survivor Bear who comes to Big Swirl to brave Icy Summit. / When Swift hurts his wing, Timmy Turtle has to help pilot the Flash Wing to save the day.
Nick Jr. Channel:
SATURDAY, DEC. 8
11:00 a.m. – Rusty Rivets “Rusty Saves Christmas”: Rusty, Ruby, and Liam head to the North Pole to fix Santa’s conveyor belt that he uses to load gifts from his workshop into his gigantic toy bag. Frankie stows away to find the present he really wants for Christmas.
MONDAY, DEC. 10
3:00 p.m. – Becca’s Bunch “Runaway Acorns”: When Wagtail Woods’ supply of acorns is lost, Becca and her Bunch go on a mission to recover them before a winter storm arrives.
WEDNESDAY, DEC. 12
3:00 p.m. – Becca’s Bunch “Merry Woodsmas”: Becca and her Bunch pick Santa as their Secret Santa, but how do you give the best present giver in the world a gift?
THURSDAY, DEC. 13
3:00 p.m. – Becca’s Bunch “Snowball Rumble”: Becca and her Bunch are finally old enough to compete in the Snowball Rumble and face off against their Cheddarton rivals.
SATURDAY, DEC. 15
11:00 a.m. – Thomas & Friends “Kangaroo Christmas/Hunt the Car”: Thomas is surprised that it’s summer in Australia over Christmas and helps to reunite a baby kangaroo with its mother. / Bill and Ben’s latest game consists of hiding cars and making other engines hunt for them. After they discover that one of the cars is for the children’s Christmas Party at Ulfstead Castle, they want to give it back but it’s not where they left it.
WEDNESDAY, DEC. 19
3:00 p.m. – Cleo & Cuquin “The Big Freeze”: Everyone is having fun ice skating until Cuquin, who can’t skate, discovers how fun it is to knock them down. Everyone gets angry and sore, but Cleo knows how to fix it — they just have to teach Cuquin how to skate!
THURSDAY, DEC. 20
3:00 p.m. – Cleo & Cuquin “Christmas Day”: Everyone is decorating the house for Christmas, but they soon learn that Cuquin’s present destroyed Santa’s toy factory. Cleo comes up with the solution — they’ll be Santa’s elves and help him with the presents.
Nickelodeon USA has acquired broadcasting rights to Cleo & Cuquin, a brand-new 52 x seven-minute animated preschool series from Spain’s Ánima Kitchent and Mexican free-to-air (FTA) broadcaster Televisa! Based on the classic Familia Telerín cartoon, Nick Jr., Nickelodeon's top-rated preschool channel, will start to air Cleo & Cuquin weekdays at 2:30pm, 2:40pm and 2:50pm (ET/PT) from Monday 22nd January 2018!
Aimed at four- to five-year-olds, Cleo & Cuquin is based on the classic cartoon Familia Telerin. The show follows the adventures of the most famous Telerín kids. Each episode finds little rascal Cuquin getting himself into trouble, with big sister Cleo doing her best to get him out of it — with the help of Teté, Pelusín, Colitas and Maripí. Together, the brothers and sisters play their way to the answer, pretending to be astronauts, scientists, pilots, or whatever is needed to get the job done. At the end of their journey, Cleo makes up her mind about what she wants to be when she grows up … at least for that day.
In addition to Nickelodeon USA, the series has also been sold to Discovery Kids Latin America and Spanish children’s channel Clan TV.
Below is a list of currently announced brand-new Cleo & Cuquin episodes set to debut on Nick Jr. USA:
Monday 22nd January 2018 at 2:30pm - The Premiere: When Cuquin accidentally ruins Maripi's hairdo on the opening night of her school's play, Cleo sees it as an opportunity for the siblings to be hairdressers. (#101)
Monday 22nd January 2018 at 2:40pm - Ghostcatchers: Cuquin believes the tomato plant in the garden is haunted; Cleo and her siblings act as Ghostcatchers in an attempt to solve the mystery of the haunted tomato plant. Who you gonna call? (#102)
Monday 22nd January 2018 at 2:50pm - Driving Pelusin: Pelusin hurts his leg because of Cleo and Cuquin's untidy clutter, and becomes sad when he cannot do all the things he wants to do; Cleo and Cuquin decide to help Pelusin by being his chauffeurs. (#103)
Tuesday 23rd January 2018 at 2:30pm - Hiccup Monsters: Cuquin gets a major case of the hiccups; Cleo and Maripi decide to become monsters in order to scare Cuquin and get rid of his hiccups. (#104)
Tuesday 23rd January 2018 at 2:40pm - Double Plie: Maripi's plans to attend the ballet with her family are spoiled when she discovers that she has chickenpox; Cleo and Cuquin put on a show at home. (#105)
Tuesday 23rd January 2018 at 2:50pm - Elementary Dear Colitas: Cuquin loses Colitas' pet rabbit, Ghost; Cleo organizes a team of investigators to shed light on the mystery of the lost rabbit. (#106)
Wednesday 24th January 2018 at 2:30pm - Magic Cleo: Colitas is upset because she's ill and cannot go out to play in the pool, but Cleo and Cuquin soon convince her that she can have lots of fun indoors. (#107)
Wednesday 24th January 2018 at 2:40pm - The Championship: Cleo and her siblings discover the beach is not very clean; they learn to respect nature and to recycle. (#108)
Wednesday 24th January 2018 at 2:50pm - The Flower: The children are playing when they accidentally break Colitas' flowerpot; Cleo gets to work to make a new home for the flower. (#109)
Thursday 25th January 2018 at 2:30pm - Flying Tooth: Maripi loses a tooth and is ashamed of her smile; Cleo makes her see that it's not so bad and tries to get her smile back. (#110)
Thursday 25th January 2018 at 2:40pm - A Day at the Beach: Cuquin loses his favorite shovel in the sea, and he cannot build sand castles; Cleo and her siblings help him get it back the best way possible: scuba diving. (#111)
Thursday 25th January 2018 at 2:50pm - Meteor Shower: The children watch the Perseid meteor shower and make wishes upon the shooting stars; Cuquin gets frustrated because he can't speak fast enough to make a wish. (#112)
Friday 26th January 2018 at 2:30pm - Power Up: Cleo's siblings fight over who gets to play with the tablet; Cleo decides they'll pretend to be super heroes and villains and will fight for the tablet. (#113)
Friday 26th January 2018 at 2:40pm - Pijama's Party: Colitas hears a monster at night and can't sleep; she's too tired to play; Cleo decides they're going to make some anti-monster pajamas so everyone can get some sleep. (#114)
Friday 26th January 2018 at 2:50pm - Digging: Cuquin is put in charge of Dino, Tete's toy dinosaur, but he loses it; Cleo finds out that Tomato has buried the toy in the garden and decides to dig up the garden until she finds it. (#115)
Monday 29th January 2018 at 2:30pm - My Little Big Band: Cleo and Cuquin want to dance, but they fight over the music, so Cleo decides they'll make the music themselves. (#116)
Tuesday 30th January 2018 at 2:30pm - Gym Challenge: Pelusin fails gym class and assumes he'll never pass; Cleo decides to train him to pass gym class. (#117)
Wednesday 31st January 2018 at 2:30pm - Ghost Love: Cuquin and his sisters discover an injured bunny rabbit in the garden; Cleo decides they will be veterinarians and heal the rabbit's leg. (#118)
Thursday 1st February 2018 at 2:30pm: Colitas' Bee Day: Cleo and her siblings help Cuquin after he accidentally destroys a beehive. (#119)
Friday 2nd February 2018 at 2:30pm - Tete's Project: Cuquin accidentally destroys Tete's science project; Cleo decides to help Tete build a new science project. (#120)
Monday 5th February 2018 at 2:30pm - The Ball: Cuquin loses a ball in the garden shed; Pelusin goes after the ball and does not return, so Cleo decides to rescue him. (#121)
Tuesday 6th February 2018 at 2:30pm - The First Day of Spring: Cuquin realizes that spring has arrived, but there is still snow everywhere and Colitas does not want to play because there are no flowers; Cleo decides to convince her sister how much fun can be had in the snow. (#122)
Wednesday 7th February 2018 at 2:30pm - Happy Birthday: Cuquin and Tomato get too excited during Colitas' birthday and drop her cake; Cleo decides that they will all become pastry chefs and make Colitas a new cake. (#123)
Thursday 8th February 2018 at 2:30pm - Learning to Ride: Colitas is nervous about riding her new bike, especially after Cuquin scares her and she falls off, so Cleo decides to teach her how to ride. (#124)
Friday 9th February 2018 at 2:30pm - The Big Game: The children play soccer, but commit so many fouls that they all get angry; Cleo decides to be a referee so everyone will learn to play fair. (#125)
Mattel has been named as the global master toy partner for the brand, and recently launched a line of toys. Televisa Consumer Products has also signed a number of agreements in Mexico with consumer brands including Lala Milk, Atlas Mattresses and Fotorama, and Penguin Random House will publish children’s books series based on Cleo & Cuquin in Spain and Latin America by spring 2018. The deals mark the first time a Spanish company has established a licensing deal with a global toy master or a publisher such as Random House.
Supporting Mattel will be toy maker Clementoni, who will launch a line of Cleo & Cuquin-based toys in Spain in fall 2018, including puzzles, edukit toy cases and electronic games.
Cleo & Cuquin has been developed as a transmedia brand by Ánima Kitchent, Televisa, Moro Family’s company MAI and Barcelona-based Selecta Visión. In addition to the refreshed TV show, the brand includes apps like bedtime app The Bedder, web content, and music video clips which have already generated over 600 million views and 1.5 million subscribers on YouTube in just 18 months.
HITN, the non-profit, Spanish-language media network that provides educational and entertainment programming to more than 44 million American households across the country, has also reached an agreement with producer Ánima Kitchent to include Cleo & Cuquin in an early literacy initiative to help ensure kids from transcultural homes enter kindergarten on equitable footing with their peers.
The legendary Spanish hit Familia Telerín first arrived in the late 1970s, created by José Luis and Santiago Moro. A cartoon and daily jingle, the series featured six siblings who told children that it’s time to go to bed. The show introduced the song “Vamos a la cama” (“Time for bed”), which became part of the nighttime routine of a generation of parents with sleep-resistant children. It became a popular success in Spain and Mexico during the '70s and '80s, coloring the now nostalgic childhood of a generation of newish parents and young grandparents.
More information about Cleo & Cuquin, as well as fantastic games, videos and activities, can be found at cleotelerin.com.
A joint-venture founded by Latin American animation powerhouse Ánima Estudios with former executives at Spanish toon company Vodka Capital, Ánima Kitchent was launched in 2014.
“The biggest dream of any company that aims to take its kids’ content to the US is signing a deal with Nickelodeon. Having reached the agreement is a great business opportunity in the most complex and competitive market in the world,” said Víctor M López, CEO, Ánima Kitchent.
Nickelodeon picking up the rights to Cleo & Cuquin follows the number-one entertainment brand for kids partnering with Encantos Media Studios, PBC (Encantos) to develop the first collection of consumer products for infants and toddlers, inspired by the award-winning bilingual baby property, Canticos. With a collection of some of the most beloved Spanish-language nursery rhymes from all over the world, Canticos celebrates Latino culture by bringing songs such as “Los Pollitos,” “Elefantitos,” and “Mi Burrito Sabanero” to life through bilingual children’s books, interactive apps and sing-along videos.
Nickelodeon will seek consumer products and promotional partners, spanning categories including layette, toy, accessories, home, publishing and more.
Canticos short-form content is expected to launch in Spring 2018 on Nick’s digital preschool platforms, including NickJr.com, the Nick Jr. App and NOGGIN, Nick’s video subscription service.
The Canticos portfolio of characters is created by Venezuelan-American artist Susie Jaramillo. Canticos short-form content will be produced by Jaramillo, alongside husband and wife team Nuria Santamaria Wolfe and Steven Wolfe Pereira, co-founders of Encantos Media Studios.
