It's Friday Night At The Movies On Nickelodeon UK In November 2013 With Nick Flicks

Make an appointment with your friends and family, reserve the best spot on your sofa and grab some popcorn, Nickelodeon UK, the number one commercial kids TV network in the UK, has announced in the following Press Release, that every Friday evening during November 2013 is movie night on Nick, as Nickelodeon UK and Ireland and Nickelodeon HD UK launches a brand new "Nick Flicks" movie programming slot!

The weekly event features two brand-new Nickelodeon Original TV Movies, "Swindle" and "Nicky Deuce", and the much loved favourites "Fred 3: Camp Fred" and "House of Anubis" - "The Touchstone of Ra"!

Nickelodeon UK's film season kicks off in style with the Nickelodeon all-stars teaming up for the first time ever in brand-new "Swindle", premiering Friday 1st November 2013 at 6:30pm. The 90-minute comedy caper features Jennette McCurdy and Ariana Grande from "Sam & Cat", Noah Crawford and Chris O'Neal from "How to Rock" and "You Gotta See This", Ciara Bravo from "Big Time Rush", and "iCarly"'s Noah Munck.

In "Swindle", an evil collector cons wheeler-dealer Griffin (Crawford) out of a million dollar baseball card that could have saved his best friend's (O'Neal) home, so he unites a ragtag group of his classmates (McCurdy, Grande, Bravo and Munck) to take down the swindler. It's a valiant adventure that will take them through daring heists, crazy disguises and a pie fight face-off – but throughout it all, the kids have to bring their skills together as a team to get justice.

Later in the month, the brand new original Nickelodeon TV movie "Nicky Deuce" premieres on Friday 22nd November 2013 at 6:30pm. Featuring an impressive cast including Noah Munck ("iCarly"'s Gibby), as well as "The Sopranos" stars Steve Schirripa, Michael Imperioli, Vincent Curatola, Tony Sirico and the late, great, James Gandolfini, "Nicky Deuce", based on a popular children's book by Steve Schirripa and Charles Fleming, sees Nicholas Borelli II (Munck), an over-protected teen, become a fish out of water when he gets caught in the adventure of a lifetime when his plans to attend math camp go awry and he is sent to spend the summer with an uncle (Schirripa). Nicholas leans on local kids to help him fit in and winds up mistakenly earning a reputation as a tough guy. When confronted with some questionable dealings, Nicky uncovers family secrets and learns that the mean streets of Brooklyn aren't always what they seem. "Nicky Deuce" also stars actor Cassius Crieghtney ("Degrassi: The Next Generation") and actress Rita Moreno ("Where on Earth Is Carmen Sandiego?").

In "Fred 3: Camp Fred", school's out for the summer and the fast-talking, hyper teenager "Fred Figglehorn" is headed to camp! In Fred 3: Camp Fred, Fred's mom (Siobhan Fallon Hogan) enrolls him in the world's worst summer camp - the dilapidated Camp Iwannapeepee. Fred is miserable until he meets a motley group of campers who teach him what camp is really about – making new friends. Together, Fred and his new friends, "Magoo" (Joey Bragg), "Dig" (Adrian Kali Turner, "Bad Teacher", "The Walking Dead"), "Spoon" (Leah Lewis), and "Chatter" (Matthew Scott Miller), are determined to muster up the strength and confidence to beat their rivals at the nearby posh Camp Superior in the annual Summer Camp Games. Based on one of the most popular internet characters of all time, the third installment of the hit TV movie franchise also features Tom Arnold as Floyd the camp director, WWE Superstar John Cena as Fred's imaginary dad, Charlie Carver ("Desperate Housewives") as Hugh Thompson the resident jock, Daniella Monet ("Victorious") as Fred's sassy best friend Bertha, Jake Weary ("As the World Turns") and Carlos Knight ("Supah Ninjas") as Fred's rivals. "Fred 3: Camp Fred" is executive produced by Brian Robbins of Varsity Pictures, Michael Green, Gary Binkow and Evan Weiss of The Collective, and Lucas Cruikshank. The movie is written by Drew Hancock ("Supah Ninjas", "FRED: THE SHOW") and directed by Jonathan Judge ("FRED: THE SHOW", "Big Time Rush"). "Fred 3: Camp Fred" airs on Friday 8th November 2013 at 6:30pm.

Rounding off the month on Friday 29th November 2013 at 6:30pm is the "House of Anubis" movie, "The Touchstone of Ra". In TSoR, the residents of Anubis House are nearing the end of their final term when their celebratory mood is cut short after a group of underclassman unexpectedly move into Anubis house, and a trip to an Egyptian museum leaves the group with a strange stone in hand. The Sibunas are confronted with their greatest challenge yet as they set out to decipher the secrets behind the touchstone of the ancient Egyptian god, Ra. As the power of the stone begins to cause chaos, it's up to leader Eddie Miller (Burkely Duffield) and the Sibunas to solve the mystery before it's too late. As the mystery unfolds, the Sibunas learn that not everyone is as they seem, and there’s only one among them who can save them from the powers of the stone. The special will feature Anubis favourites Eddie Miller / Edison Sweet (Burkely Duffield), KT Rush / Kara Tatianna (Alexandra Shipp), Fabian Rutter (Brad Kavanagh), Alfie Lewis (Alex Sawyer), Patricia Williamson (Jade Ramsey), Mara Jaffray (Tasie Lawrence), Jerome Clarke (Eugene Simon), Joy Mercer (Klariza Clayton), Willow Jenks (Louisa Connolly-Burnham) and introduces newcomers Sophia (Claudia Jessie), Dexter (Jake Davis), Erin (Kae Alexander) and Cassie (Roxy Fitzgerald).

To celebrate Nick Flicks month on Nickelodeon UK in November 2013, Nick UK's official website, nick.co.uk, will be unveiling exclusive online games, behind the scenes video clips, show information and more!

Below is Nickelodeon UK's full Nick Flicks movie line-up:

Friday 1st November 2013 at 6:30pm - Swindle
Friday 8th November 2013 at 6:30pm - Fred 3: Camp Fred
Friday 15th November 2013 at 6:30pm - Schedule to be announced
Friday 29th November 2013 at 6:30pm - The Touchstone of Ra
Friday 22nd November 2013 at 6:30pm - Nicky Deuce

All movies replayed one hour later on Nickelodeon UK's plus-one (+1) timeshift channel, Nick+1.

Original Nickelodeon UK Press Release:

IT IS FRIDAY NIGHT AT THE MOVIES ON NICKELODEON IN NOVEMBER

New Friday night Nick Flicks kicks off with original TV movie Swindle starring Nickelodeon superstars Jennette McCurdy and Ariana Grande

London, 4th October, 2013 – Make an appointment with your friends, family and some popcorn as Nickelodeon introduces a new Nick Flicks movie slot every Friday night in November. The weekly event features two brand-new, Nickelodeon, original TV movies Swindle and Nicky Deuce and the much-loved favourites Fred 3: Camp Fred and The Touchstone of Ra.

The season kicks off in style with Nickelodeon stars teaming up for the first time ever in brandnew Swindle, premiering Friday 1st November at 6:30pm. The 90-minute comedy caper features Jennette McCurdy and Ariana Grande from Sam & Cat, Noah Crawford and Chris O'Neal from How to Rock, Ciara Bravo from Big Time Rush, and iCarly's Noah Munck.

In Swindle an evil collector cons wheeler-dealer Griffin (Crawford) out of a valuable baseball card which could raise enough money for his best friend (O’Neal) to stay in town. To get the card back he rounds up a random group of his classmates with varying skills (McCurdy, Grande, Bravo and Munck) to take down the swindler. Cue a crazy adventure that takes them through daring heists, funny disguises and even a food fight showdown.

Later in the month, original TV movie Nicky Deuce premieres on Friday 22nd November at 6:30pm. Featuring an impressive cast including Noah Munck (iCarly’s Gibby), as well as The Sopranos stars Steve Schirripa, Michael Imperioli, Vincent Curatola, Tony Sirico and the late, great, James Gandolfini,. The movie sees Nicholas Borelli II (Munck), an over-protected teen, become a fish out of water when he is sent from his quiet home to spend the summer in New York with an uncle (Schirripa) he does not know. Nicholas leans on local kids to try and fit in and winds up mistakenly earning a reputation as a tough guy. When confronted with some questionable dealings, Nicholas uncovers family secrets and soon has to get to grips with the family business with hilarious results.

In Fred 3: Camp Fred, Fred's mum (Siobhan Fallon Hogan) enrols Fred Figglehorn (Lucas Cruikshank) in the world’s worst summer camp - the dilapidated Camp Iwannapeepee. Fred is miserable until he meets a motley group of campers who teach him what camp is really about – making new friends. Fred 3: Camp Fred airs on Friday 8th November at 6:30pm.

Rounding off the month on Friday 29th November at 6:30pm is the House of Anubis movie, The Touchstone of Ra. The residents of Anubis House are nearing the end of their final term but their celebratory mood is cut short after a group of underclassman unexpectedly move into Anubis house. A trip to an Egyptian museum leaves the group with a strange stone in hand and the Sibunas are confronted with their greatest challenge yet as they set out to decipher the secrets behind the touchstone of the ancient Egyptian god, Ra.

Exclusive games, behind the scenes clips, show information and more are available on nick.co.uk.

Available in 14 million homes, Nickelodeon is the place where kids rule and features top shows such as Nickelodeon's Kids' Choice Awards, Victorious, SpongeBob SquarePants and iCarly. Launched in 1993, Nickelodeon brings hit international and locally-produced entertainment content to audiences in the UK and Ireland. Viewers can also watch Nickelodeon in high definition through Nickelodeon HD and have the opportunity to catch up with the schedule through Nickelodeon +1. Nickelodeon is on Sky 604, Virgin 712, TalkTalk channel 315 and through BT Vision.

The Nickelodeon Network brings the best in kids content to the UK and Ireland with Nickelodeon channels available in over 14 million cable and satellite homes. Having launched in 1993 Nickelodeon UK comprises seven dedicated entertainment channels for kids aged 4-15 and their families, and is a joint venture between Viacom International Media Networks and BSkyB.

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Below is a online streaming video of Nickelodeon UK's "Nick Flicks" on-air graphics package, produced by the London, UK-based motion graphics and broadcast designer Crowmotion:

Nickelodeon - Nick Flicks from Crowmotion on Vimeo.

Graphics package for Nickelodeon's Friday film slot, Nick Flicks.

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Nickelodeon UK To Hold "Marvin Marvin" Premiere Week In September 2013

The Nickelodeon UK fanblog NickUKHub is reporting the exciting Nickelodeon UK News that the online British and Irish TV guide Digiguide has today, Friday 16th August 2013, announced that Nickelodeon UK will be holding a special "Marvin Marvin" premiere fortnight between Sunday 8th September 2013 and Friday 13th September 2013, where Nickelodeon UK and Ireland and Nickelodeon HD UK will premiere and show four brand new episodes of "Marvin Marvin", including "Big Time Marvin" (series finale), which guest stars Nick's hit boy band Big Time Rush, as part of Nickelodeon UK's Autumn/Winter 2013 highlights! In the all-new episodes of "Marvin Marvin", Marvin (Cruikshank) continues on his quest to perfect the art of being human. After a hilarious, not to mention awkward first attempt, will Marvin ever adjust to his new life on Earth?

Below is a list of all the new "Marvin Marvin" episodes Nick UK will debut as part of "Marvin Marvin Premiere Week":

Monday 2nd September 2013 @ 4:30pm - Calm Palm
Tuesday 3rd September 2013 @ 4:30pm - Battle of the Bands
Wednesday 4th September 2013 @ 4:30pm - Marvin Gets a Pet
Thursday 5th September 2013 @ 4:30pm - St. Glar Kai Day
Friday 6th September 2013 @ 4:30pm - The Amazing Comic Book Thief

Sunday 8th September 2013 - 4.00pm: Big Time Marvin (Part 1); 4.30pm: Big Time Marvin (Part 2) (as part of Nick UK's Nickelodeon Fruit Shoot Skills Awards 2013 celebrations)
Monday September 9th 2013 - 4.30pm: Marvin's Day Off
Tuesday September 10th 2013 - 4.30pm: Mr. Earth
Wednesday September 11th 2013 - 4.30pm: House Party
Thursday September 12th 2013 - 4.30pm: Big Time Marvin (Part 1 Repeat)
Friday September 12th 2013 - 4.30pm: Big Time Marvin (Part 2 Repeat)

(All episodes repeated one hour later on Nickelodeon UK's plus-one (+1) timeshift channel, Nick+1)

Starring internet sensation Lucas Cruikshank in his first lead role since the beloved Fred Figglehorn, the half-hour multi-camera series set in Portland, Oregon follows the adventures of Marvin Forman, an intergalactic alien teenager who was sent to Earth by his parents in order to protect him from evil invaders on his home planet, Klooton, as he clumsily tries to adapt to his new life on Earth. Under the supervision of his new human parents, Bob (Pat Finn, "The Middle") and Liz (Mim Drew, "The Practice"), Marvin tries to adjust to life on Earth as a typical American teenager. Helping him navigate Earth's unfamiliar social customs are Marvin's human siblings Teri (Victory Van Tuyl, "Supah Ninjas") and Henry (Jacob Bertrand, "ParaNorman") and his mischievous grandfather, Pop-Pop (Casey Sander, "The Big Bang Theory"). As if teaching Marvin how to act human wasn't hard enough, the family must also conceal his real identity from the world including Teri's curious best friend, Brianna (Camille Spirlin).

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Nickelodeon UK To Premiere Brand New Episodes Of "Marvin Marvin" In September 2013

Nickelodeon UK has announced the exciting Nick UK news that Nickelodeon UK will premiere and show more brand new episodes of Lucas Cruickshank's brand new intergalactic Nickelodeon comedy show "Marvin Marvin", including the all-new episodes "Calm Palm" and "Battle of the Bands", on Nickelodeon UK and Ireland and Nickelodeon HD UK in September 2013, as part of Nickelodeon UK's Autumn/Winter 2013 highlights! In the all-new episodes of "Marvin Marvin", Marvin (Cruikshank) continues on his quest to perfect the art of being human. After a hilarious, not to mention awkward first attempt, will Marvin ever adjust to his new life on Earth?

In the brand new episode of "Marvin Marvin" called "Calm Palm", Teri is stressed out about her upcoming fencing tournament so Marvin tries to help by using Calm Palm on her. Things go awry when Teri becomes so relaxed she doesn't care about the match anymore. Meanwhile, Henry and Pop-Pop want to play hockey in the house, but Bob and Liz want them to follow the house rules.

Then in "Battle of the Bands", Marvin has dreams of being famous so, after learning about his school's Battle of the Bands competition, he recruits a class of second graders to help him rock 'n' roll. Meanwhile the Forman family has a chili cook off and the loser has to eat the winner's chili from Marvin's shoe.

Starring internet sensation Lucas Cruikshank in his first lead role since the beloved Fred Figglehorn, the half-hour multi-camera series set in Portland, Oregon follows the adventures of Marvin Forman, an intergalactic alien teenager who was sent to Earth by his parents in order to protect him from evil invaders on his home planet, Klooton, as he clumsily tries to adapt to his new life on Earth. Under the supervision of his new human parents, Bob (Pat Finn, "The Middle") and Liz (Mim Drew, "The Practice"), Marvin tries to adjust to life on Earth as a typical American teenager. Helping him navigate Earth's unfamiliar social customs are Marvin's human siblings Teri (Victory Van Tuyl, "Supah Ninjas") and Henry (Jacob Bertrand, "ParaNorman") and his mischievous grandfather, Pop-Pop (Casey Sander, "The Big Bang Theory"). As if teaching Marvin how to act human wasn't hard enough, the family must also conceal his real identity from the world including Teri's curious best friend, Brianna (Camille Spirlin).

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Alien Boy Invades Nickelodeon In The Brand New Out Of This World Comedy, "Marvin Marvin", Starring Lucas Cruikshank, Fully Premiering On Nickelodeon UK Friday 5th April 2013

Nickelodeon UK has announced to NickALive! the Nick News that, after they show a sneak peek of Lucas Cruickshank's brand new intergalactic Nickelodeon comedy show "Marvin Marvin" on Sunday 24th March 2013 at 7.30pm (repeated at 8.30pm on Nick UK's plus-one (+1) timeshift channel, Nick+1), Nickelodeon UK and Ireland and Nickelodeon HD UK will fully premiere and show the new Nick sitcom "Marvin Marvin" from Friday 5th April 2013 at 6.30pm (repeated one hour later at 7.30pm on Nick UK's +1 (plus-one) timeshift channel, Nick+1), as part of "April on Nickelodeon UK 2013" and "Easter on Nickelodeon UK 2013"!

(Transmission (TX) time courtesy of NickUKHub)

Starring internet sensation Lucas Cruikshank in his first lead role since the beloved Fred Figglehorn, the half-hour multi-camera series set in Portland, Oregon follows the adventures of Marvin Forman, an intergalactic alien teenager who was sent to Earth by his parents in order to protect him from evil invaders on his home planet, Klooton, as he clumsily tries to adapt to his new life on Earth. Under the supervision of his new human parents, Bob (Pat Finn, "The Middle") and Liz (Mim Drew, "The Practice"), Marvin tries to adjust to life on Earth as a typical American teenager. Helping him navigate Earth's unfamiliar social customs are Marvin's human siblings Teri (Victory Van Tuyl, "Supah Ninjas") and Henry (Jacob Bertrand, "ParaNorman") and his mischievous grandfather, Pop-Pop (Casey Sander, "The Big Bang Theory"). As if teaching Marvin how to act human wasn't hard enough, the family must also conceal his real identity from the world including Teri's curious best friend, Brianna (Camille Spirlin).

In the pilot episode, Marvin is taken in by the Formans, a quintessential American suburban family, who now have to hide his identity and help him live the life of a normal human kid. Unbeknownst to his human "parents" and to the chagrin of his human "sister," Marvin sneaks out the house to attend high school.

Marvin Marvin is created and executive produced by Jon Ross ("10 Things I Hate About You") and Jeff Bushell ("Beverly Hills Chihuahua"). Evan Weiss and Gary Binkow are also executive producing through their company, The Collective. Bushell serves as show runner. The series is produced by Rocart, Inc.

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UK Boy Band One Direction Greets Nickelodeon Contest Winners And Fans While Promoting Their Brand New 1D Hasbro Dolls In New York City, NY, USA; Participates In Questions And Answers Session With Nickelodeon Star Rachel Crow!

From Examiner.com:

One Direction promotes Hasbro dolls and greets fans at event in New York City

Louis Tomlinson, Liam Payne, Niall Horan, Zayn Malik and Harry Styles Credit: AP - 8 photos; View the full slideshow
On November 26, 2012, One Direction attended a special event in New York City to promote Hasbro's latest One Direction dolls. One Direction did interviews and greeted winners of a Nickelodeon contest at the event.

As the biggest act to emerge from "The X Factor," Direction has No. 1 hits in several countries, but the group makes most of its money through touring (One Direction tours sell out in minutes) and merchandising.

View slideshow: One Direction promotes Hasbro dolls in New York City

One Direction's members (Harry Styles, Niall Horan, Liam Payne, Zayn Malik and Louis Tomlinson) originally auditioned for "The X Factor" U.K. in 2010 as solo singers but were rejected as solo singers and put together in a group by "X Factor" executive producer Simon Cowell and other "X Factor" decision makers. Cowell was One Direction's mentor on the show. After One Direction came in third place on "The X Factor" U.K. in 2010, Cowell signed the group to Syco Music, the record company that he co-owns with Sony Music. And the rest is history.

Photograph: One Direction with their dolls at a Hasbro event in New York City on November 26, 2012. Pictured from left to right: Niall Horan, Liam Payne, Louis Tomlinson, Harry Styles and Zayn Malik. Photo credit: AP

The new One Direction dolls from Hasbro are different from the One Direction dolls that went on sale in Europe in 2011. Hasbro's One Direction dolls are singing dolls that are dressed in the same outfits that One Direction wore on the group's first U.S. TV performance, which was on NBC's "Today" on March 12, 2012. Toys R Us reported that the dolls as are among the hottest-selling toys of the holiday season in 2012.

Winners from Nickelodeon's "Your Moment With 1D" contest met One Direction, posed for photos with the group, got autographed dolls and did a Q&A session with One Direction for Nickelodeon. Former "X Factor" U.S. finalist Rachel Crow (fifth place in 2011) is now a starlet at Nickelodeon, and she moderated the Q&A. In 2012, Crow and One Direction signed separate development deals with Nickelodeon.

Interview: One Direction - MTV intervew about Hasbro's One Direction dolls

J-14 magazine posted this report about the Hasbro event:

"The J-14 editors spent their first day back after Thanksgiving break in the best way possible -- hanging with One Direction! Between playing Truth or Dare, chatting about their new Hasbro singing dolls, and chilling in their Times Square hotel in New York City, we had so many awesome moments with the guys on Monday, November 26! Here are a few of our favorites:

"My favorite moment was watching the boys interact with each other. They're always feeding from one another's energy whether they're singing or chasing each other around the room. I also loved watching Liam singing a quote from my favorite holiday movie, 'Elf,' 'I'm in a store and I'm singing!' while we photographed the boys." --J-14 Photo Assistant Nicole Mazza

"I loved when Liam, Louis, and Zayn switched clothes and shoes! I even noticed that Louis was wearing socks!" --J-14 Photo Director Danielle Kepler

"My favorite part of the day was getting to sit down and chat with Niall one-on-one -- literally! He hopped off his chair right away and insisted that I sit down while we talked -- what a gentleman!" --J-14 Assistant Editor Laura Knipping

"When One Direction was ready to pose for their J-14 group picture, Niall was off to the side eating a peach yogurt. Everyone was telling him to hurry, but I said, 'He's a growing boy, he needs to eat!' He smiled, lifted up his shirt, and rubbed his bare belly. What a Niall moment -- too cute!" --J-14 Editor-in-Chief Rachel Chang

"Before interviewing Harry, he came over and gave me one of his famous hugs. It was so heartfelt, in fact, that his arm kind of pushed into my throat and I could barely sputter a 'Hi!' Talk about getting choked up!" --J-14 Deputy Editor Ashley Spencer

Media Bigs Flock To YouTube Power Players

From Variety:

Media bigs flock to YouTube power players

Why MCNs like Fullscreen, Maker are luring investors

By ANDREW WALLENSTEIN

There may be no better sign that there's a hot Internet sector brewing than Peter Chernin choosing to invest there -- repeatedly. The savvy mogul is clearly placing his bet on the leading video content aggregators within YouTube, known as multichannel networks, or MCNs. After taking a small stake in a little-known company called Fullscreen last year, the Chernin Group invested in another MCN in the U.K., Base79, earlier in November. And he's set to take a stake in another by year-end, according to sources.

Chernin isn't the only one interested in these companies. As Variety first reported Nov. 14, Time Warner is eyeing a minority stake in a rival to Fullscreen, Maker Studios. Not to be outdone, RTL Bertlesmann is said to have kicked the tires of Maker and Fullscreen (though reps for both congloms declined comment).

Fullscreen and Base79 may not be household names, but they are players in a fast-growing cottage industry that attracts billions of views per month, and has drawn the interest of bigger media firms in the process. Investment, however, is just one of the ways that this new breed is coming together with an old guard interested in protecting its future by allying itself with ventures that hold great potential. Congloms are also becoming clients and advertisers of MCNs, which may end up as acquisition targets.

Fullscreen CEO George Strompolos recalls describing the upside of his company to Chernin: "I told him, 'You helped build Fox. This is the new Fox, plus ABC and NBC. You helped build "The Simpsons." The next "Simpsons" is going to come from a company like us.' "

Those are pretty ambitious words from a company that, on the surface, is a far cry from Fox. Anyone over the age of 30 probably has never heard of Fullscreen personalities like Michael Buckley or Lindsey Stirling, performers whose production budgets are smaller than even the smallest TV projects. Like most of the talent that calls Fullscreen home, they are among thousands of independent video producers who in the earliest years of YouTube began amassing millions of views for their content while functioning as one-man production units.

By joining MCNs, YouTubers can grow their audience through cross-promotion executed across the hundreds, if not thousands of channels aggregated by each firm. Multichannel networks provide the production, marketing and technology infrastructure that allows these enterprising souls to focus on the creative in exchange for a cut of the revenues generated by everything from advertising to merchandising. It's not terribly different an arrangement from the classic Hollywood studio-talent relationship, though YouTube creators tend to hold onto ownership of their intellectual property (deal terms can vary).

Perhaps it should come as no surprise that the Buckleys of the world are gravitating to Los Angeles, where they are part of a budding local tech scene that has been christened Silicon Beach. It's a hotbed of activity from Venice to Culver City, where Maker and Fullscreen bought up tens of thousands of square feet of production space a stone's throw from the Sony Pictures lot.

MCNs are not to be confused with the official YouTube channels, though the former are among some of the dozens of premium content partners Google has helped fund via original programming efforts.

As many MCNs as there are in the space, each seems to have a slightly different business model. Machinima, which led the MCN pack in October with 35 million unique visitors according to Comscore, offers amateur content culled mostly from the videogaming world alongside premium originals like the Universal Cable Prods.-produced "Battlestar Galactica: Blood and Chrome." Then there are studios like Alloy Digital, which is far more interested in ownership of content, though not above dabbling on the MCN side with select partners. And there are MCNs devoted to particular market niches, like StyleHaul, which focuses on fashion.

Malik Ducard, whose team manages YouTube's ties to the MCNs as director of content partnerships at Google, sees these companies as an essential element of the site's ecosystem. "So much innovation comes from this group, and this group often pushes the envelope for YouTube in a lot of ways," Ducard says.

But the biggest difference between a premium content company like Fox, which has the skyrocketing costs of shows like "The Simpsons" eating away at its profit margin, and MCNs is that the YouTube talent pool, the best of which pull in six-figure salaries, is comprised largely of promising amateurs who need little beyond a greenscreen and editing bays.

It's the "Moneyball" approach to media: putting low-cost players on the field to garner auds that cable programmers spend a lot more to reach (though a video view vs. a Nielsen rating is not an apples-to-apples comparison). Moreover, the ad revenues TV nets command dwarf those of MCNs

So why is Big Media bothering with what seems like small potatoes?

Because while MCNs might seem to traffic entirely in low-cost amateurs, their links to the premium content world are growing. MCNs provide established brands entree to YouTube, which media companies have learned the hard way is a world where the nuances of content distribution are very different than they are in TV or film. Maximizing audience requires mastering YouTube minutiae like thumbnails, annotations and title tags -- what MCNs refer to as "audience development" -- that just isn't in old media's skill set.

For instance, Fullscreen has built a side business, Channel Plus, that services the likes of NBC, Fox and FremantleMedia, and schools them on how to distribute content on YouTube.

"I think a lot of media companies that may have dismissed YouTube at one point are taking a second look," Strompolos says.

In the long term, YouTube is being eyed as the foundation of a new programming business model that circumvents the traditional gatekeepers of content in the TV business and simplifies the path from creation to distribution. And MCNs could become the best beachhead for launching such content on digital platforms, while at the same time retaining a vestige of the traditional strategy that cable channels have exploited so successfully: getting traction in the marketplace with low-cost licensed fare before graduating to ownership of premium content.

It's not just because YouTube gets the most eyeballs that makes it the place media companies want to advance that strategy. In contrast with the geographic constraints of a cable operator like Comcast, YouTube is a global distributor. Perhaps even more important, though, is the younger demographic skew of YouTube, which positions the platform as the go-to video destination for content at a time when the median broadcast-TV audience has aged out of its own target demographic, viewers 18-49.

But YouTube has another significant advantage over TV, argues Jesse Jacobs, president of Chernin Group: the value and variety of MCN metrics. "Unlike traditional TV networks," he says, "online video networks are using data to test what time of day to launch something, how long a clip should be, what video should come next in a queue, what ads are working, etc."

Given the infinite channel space that an increasingly IP-driven video world presents, the growth of MCNs are less likely to usurp TV than to coexist alongside it, in much the same way broadcast made room for cable decades ago. "A lot of people talk about them as two different worlds, but these worlds are blending," says Allen DeBevoise, CEO of Machinima. "The people running channels you'd consider user-generated content are potentially the next generation of stars both in front and behind of the camera."

For now, Machinima is satisfied to coexist with TV by making that business one of its fastest-growing categories for ad revenue. The company has attracted tune-in campaign money from shows like AMC's "The Walking Dead" to Showtime's "Homeland," with the cablers looking to make inroads among the elusive young-male demo that over-indexes in this corner of YouTube.

TV has become a revenue generator in a different way for Collective Digital Studio, the digital arm of management firm the Collective, where YouTube is an incubator for intellectual property across the company's 70 channels -- programs that can be moved upstream to TV and film for more profitable exploitation. Collective had success with two kid-centric properties, the "Fred" franchise that moved from YouTube to a series of films at Nickelodeon, and then "The Annoying Orange," which followed the same arc to its own Cartoon Network series.

"These two exercises were sort of the premiere case studies in taking something that was born on the Internet and leveraging it into the offline world, whether it was television or merchandising," says Dan Weinstein, head of digital content at the Collective.

But the flow of IP can go both ways. Though the majority of the 3,000 channels in the Maker system are fronted by creators with little visibility beyond YouTube, brands with old media bona fides are knocking on its door in pursuit of access to a young, global audience. In May, Maker struck a deal with film producer Tribeca Enterprises for a channel intended to show off shortform content from up-and-coming filmmakers. At the other end of the cultural spectrum, rapper Snoop Dogg partnered with Maker in July to develop a slate for his own YouTube channel, WestFest TV.

"Five years ago, (Snoop Dogg) would have been going to cable TV," says Courtney Holt, chief operating officer of Maker. "As opposed to us taking these franchises to other platforms, we're having people who have been successful on other platforms come to us."

Of course, the most direct way MCNs will intersect with the congloms is via acquisition. That precedent was set in March when Discovery snapped up Revision3. The two companies provide a model for what a commingling of the two worlds can bring, from Revision3 creating a range of programming online that are extensions of Discovery's TV series to using the TV side as a promotional platform for online properties, as was done when digital star Philip DeFranco was tapped to serve as an on-air personality for "Shark Week."

Revision3 CEO Jim Louderback believes his company is just the first of the MCNs that congloms will acquire. He projects about half of the companies in the space could go that route, while a fifth could go public and grow independently -- and as many as one in 10 could actually get big enough to acquire a media brand that might have presumably been the buyer.

"Could a Maker or a Machinima buy a Turner or Comedy Central?" asked Louderback. "I think it's a possibility 10-15 years from now."

Rachel Abrams contributed to this story.

Nickelodeon Stars Victoria Justice And Lucas Cruikshank And Popular Nickelodeon Show "Victorious" Nominated For "Shout Reader Awards 2012" Awards!

Shout, a British magazine for teenage girls that's published by D. C. Thomson & Co. Ltd of Dundee, Scotland, has announced on their official website, shoutmag.co.uk, that Nickelodeon Stars Victoria Justice and Lucas Cruikshank and the popular Nickelodeon comedy series "Victorious" have been nominated to win awards in Shout magazines's first ever Shout Reader Awards, the "Shout Reader Awards 2012"!

The hit Nickelodeon sitcom "Victorious" has been nominated in the "Best TV Show" category, Nickelodeon Star Lucas Cruikshank has been nominated in the "Best Male TV Star" category for his role as 'Fred Figglehorn' in the popular Nickelodeon comedy series "Fred: The Show" and Nickelodeon Star Victoria Justice has been nominated in the "Best Female TV Star" category for her role as 'Tori Vega' in the hit Nickelodeon comedy show "Victorious".

Each category also has a "Other" option which allows voters to input their own choices, so if though your favourite Nickelodeon Stars and shows haven't been nominated for a 2012 Shout Reader Award, you can still vote for them, such as the hit Nickelodeon boy band "Big Time Rush" in the "Best Band" category, the popular Nickelodeon comedy show "iCarly" or the Nickelodeon's hit mystery series "House of Anubis" in the "Best TV Show" category, and Nickelodeon's latest Nickelodeon Movie "Fun Size" in the "Best Film" category. You can vote for your favourite Nickelodeon Stars and shows to win "Shout Reader Awards 2012!" now here on the official Shout website, shoutmag.co.uk!

Alien Boy Invades Nickelodeon In The Brand New Out Of This World Comedy, "Marvin Marvin", Starring Lucas Cruikshank, Premiering On Nickelodeon USA Saturday, Nov. 24, at 8:30 Pm (ET/PT)

Below is a Nickelodeon Press Release from PRNewswire announcing the Nickelodeon News that Nickelodeon USA will start to premiere and show the brand new Nickelodeon show "Marvin, Marvin", a half-hour original comedy series starring internet sensation Lucas Cruikshank (also known as 'Fred') as Marvin, an alien teenager, and follows his exploits of living with a human family while trying to fit into life on Earth, on Saturday 24th November 2012 at 8.30pm/7:30pm ET/PT, right after Nickelodeon USA premieres a brand new episode of the popular Nickelodeon comedy series "Victorious"!:

Alien Boy Invades Nickelodeon in New Out of This World Comedy, Marvin Marvin, Starring Lucas Cruikshank, Premiering Saturday, Nov. 24, at 8:30 Pm (ET/PT)

SANTA MONICA, Calif., Nov. 9, 2012 /Nickelodeon Press Release via PRNewswire/ -- Nickelodeon premieres a brand-new out of this world live-action comedy series, Marvin Marvin, on Saturday, Nov. 24, at 8:30 p.m. (ET/PT). Starring internet sensation Lucas Cruikshank in his first lead role since the beloved Fred Figglehorn, the half-hour multi-camera series follows the adventures of Marvin, an intergalactic alien teenager who clumsily tries to adapt to his new life on Earth. Marvin Marvin will air regularly on Saturdays at 8:30 p.m. (ET/PT) on Nickelodeon.

(Download image - Nickelodeon Press Photo of Nickelodeon Star Lucas Cruikshank as his "Marvin, Marvin" Marvin: http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20121109/NY09637; Caption: Lucas Cruikshank as Marvin. (PRNewsFoto/Nickelodeon) )
"Lucas' impressive comedic talents and creativity put him in a class of his own," said Paula Kaplan, Executive Vice President of Current Series, Nickelodeon. "We're incredibly excited to continue our relationship with him and know his fans will enjoy seeing this quirky new character and the rest of this talented cast in this fun new comedy."

Marvin Marvin follows the adventures of a teenage alien with special powers named Marvin (Cruikshank) who was sent to Earth by his parents in order to protect him from evil invaders on his home planet, Klooton. Under the supervision of his new human parents, Bob (Pat Finn, The Middle) and Liz (Mim Drew, The Practice), Marvin tries to adjust to life on Earth as a typical American teenager. Helping him navigate Earth's unfamiliar social customs are Marvin's human siblings Teri (Victory Van Tuyl, Supah Ninjas) and Henry (Jacob Bertrand, ParaNorman) and his mischievous grandfather, Pop-Pop (Casey Sander, The Big Bang Theory). As if teaching Marvin how to act human wasn't hard enough, the family must also conceal his real identity from the world including Teri's curious best friend, Brianna (Camille Spirlin).

In the pilot episode, Marvin is taken in by the Formans, a quintessential American suburban family, who now have to hide his identity and help him live the life of a normal human kid. Unbeknownst to his human "parents" and to the chagrin of his human "sister," Marvin sneaks out the house to attend high school.

Marvin Marvin is created and executive produced by Jon Ross (10 Things I Hate About You) and Jeff Bushell (Beverly Hills Chihuahua). Evan Weiss and Gary Binkow are also executive producing through their company, The Collective. Bushell serves as show runner. The series is produced by Rocart, Inc.

The series premiere of Marvin Marvin will begin airing in April 2013 on Nickelodeon's 40+ international channels across Europe, Latin America, Asia and Australia.

ABOUT LUCAS CRUIKSHANK:

Lucas Cruikshank first garnered international attention as the creator of the wildly popular YouTube series FRED. The producer, writer, director and star of one of the most subscribed sites in YouTube history, Cruikshank brought Fred to life in the 2010 smash hit TV movie Fred: The Movie, its two movie sequels, and the live-action, short-form comedy series, FRED: THE SHOW. Cruikshank's other television credits include guest starring appearances on Nickelodeon's mega-hit series iCarly, the comedy-adventure Supah Ninjas and Hannah Montana. In 2010, Cruikshank was named one of "10 Comics to Watch" by Daily Variety and was listed among the 50 Top Digital Power Players by The Hollywood Reporter.

ABOUT NICKELODEON:

Nickelodeon, now in its 33rd 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 17 consecutive years. For more information or artwork, visit www.nickpress.com. Nickelodeon and all related titles, characters and logos are trademarks of Viacom Inc. (NASDAQ: VIA, VIA.B).

Additional Marvin, Marvin press materials including art, clips, cast biographies and screener are available at www.nickpress-marvinmarvin.com

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Nickelodeon Africa Schedules To Premiere The Brand New Nickelodeon Show "Fred: The Show" From Monday 12th November 2012

Nickelodeon Africa has announced on the "November Highlights" page on their official Facebook profile page, Facebook.com/NickelodeonAfrica, the Nickelodeon Africa News that Nickelodeon Africa will start to premiere and show the brand new Nickelodeon live-action comedy series "Fred: The Show", which is based on the adventures of Fred Figglehorn, a character created and played by internet sensation Lucas Cruikshank (who once guest starred on the Nickelodeon show "iCarly"), and follow's the crazy things which go on in Fred's daily life, Mondays to Thursdays at 3.40pm and 9.05pm from Monday 12th November 2012 as part of "November on Nickelodeon Africa":

Nickelodeon November Highlights

Fred The Show – New Series
Every Monday till Thursday, starting from 12th November, at 15:40 and 21:05

What the Fred?! Fred Figglehorn, the funny, nasal-y guy created and performed by Lucas Cruikshank, comes to TV in a brand new show! Follow Fred through the everyday situations that warp, twist and become more hilarious when seen through his unique point of view.

Nickelodeon USA Announces Plans To Premiere The Series Finale Of "iCarly", "iGoodbye", On Friday 23rd November 2012, And Lucas Cruikshank's Brand New Nickelodeon Comedy Series "Marvin, Marvin" On Saturday 24th November 2012!

According to the television news website The Futon Critic, Nickelodeon has announced the Nickelodeon News that Nickelodeon has moved forward the air date of the premiere of the one-hour series finale of the popular Nickelodeon comedy show "iCarly" and will now premiere and show the final episode of "iCarly", called "iGoodbye", on Friday 23rd November 2012 at 8.00pm/7.00pm C!

The television news website The Futon Critic is also reporting that Nickelodeon has also announced the Nickelodeon News that Nickelodeon USA will start to premiere and show the brand new Nickelodeon show "Marvin, Marvin", a half-hour original comedy series starring internet sensation Lucas Cruikshank (also known as 'Fred') as Marvin, an alien teenager, and follows his exploits of living with a human family while trying to fit into life on Earth, on Saturday 24th November 2012 at 8.30pm/7:30pm C, right after Nickelodeon USA premieres a brand new episode of the popular Nickelodeon comedy series "Victorious"!:

Nickelodeon Moves Up "iCarly" Finale to Friday, November 23; "Marvin Marvin" to Launch Saturday, November 24

LOS ANGELES (thefutoncritic.com) -- "iCarly" fans will have one less day to say goodbye as Nickelodeon has moved up the show's one-hour swan song to Friday, November 23 at 8:00/7:00c.

In addition, the cable channel will roll out its new Lucas Cruikshank-led comedy "Marvin Marvin" on Saturday, November 24 at 8:30/7:30c following a new episode of "Victorious."

Both bookings were confirmed by the network this morning.

"Marvin, Marvin" follows the exploits of Marvin, an alien teen, living with a human family, while trying to fit into life on Earth. Jeff Bushell and The Collective are the executive producers.

[Nickelodeon News Credit: SurajShahUK]

Nickelodeon UK Announces Plans To Premiere The Brand New "Fred" Movie "Fred 3: Camp Fred" On Friday 26th October 2012

According to the online television schedule guide Digiguide, to celebrate the October/November 2012 school half-term/mid-term holidays on Nickelodeon UK, Nickelodeon UK will premiere and show the brand new Nickelodeon Original TV Movie called "Fred 3: Camp Fred", on Nickelodeon UK and Ireland and Nickelodeon HD UK on Friday 26th October 2012 at 6.00pm (repeated at 7.00pm on Nick UK's plus one (+1) timeshift channel, Nickelodeon+1), as part of "October on Nickelodeon UK"!

In the brand new "Fred" movie, called "Fred 3: Camp Fred" (formally titled "Fred Goes to Camp"), school's out for the summer and the fast-talking, hyper teenager "Fred Figglehorn" is headed to camp! In Fred 3: Camp Fred, Fred's mom (Siobhan Fallon Hogan) enrolls him in the world's worst summer camp - the dilapidated Camp Iwannapeepee. Fred is miserable until he meets a motley group of campers who teach him what camp is really about – making new friends. Together, Fred and his new friends, "Magoo" (Joey Bragg), "Dig" (Adrian Kali Turner, "Bad Teacher", "The Walking Dead"), "Spoon" (Leah Lewis), and "Chatter" (Matthew Scott Miller), are determined to muster up the strength and confidence to beat their rivals at the nearby posh Camp Superior in the annual Summer Camp Games. Based on one of the most popular internet characters of all time, the third installment of the hit TV movie franchise also features Tom Arnold as Floyd the camp director, WWE Superstar John Cena as Fred's imaginary dad, Charlie Carver ("Desperate Housewives") as Hugh Thompson the resident jock, Daniella Monet ("Victorious") as Fred's sassy best friend Bertha, Jake Weary ("As the World Turns") and Carlos Knight ("Supah Ninjas") as Fred's rivals. "Fred 3: Camp Fred" is executive produced by Brian Robbins of Varsity Pictures, Michael Green, Gary Binkow and Evan Weiss of The Collective, and Lucas Cruikshank. The movie is written by Drew Hancock ("Supah Ninjas", "FRED: THE SHOW") and directed by Jonathan Judge ("FRED: THE SHOW", "Big Time Rush").

[Nickelodeon UK News credit: The Nickelodeon UK fanblog NickUKHub]

Nickelodeon UK Announces Plans To Premiere The Brand New "Fred" Movie "Fred 3: Camp Fred" And More Brand New Episodes Of "Fred: The Show" In October 2012

Nickelodeon UK has announced the Nickelodeon UK News in their brand new "Catch brand new episodes of Fred: The Show" (below with transcript) that Nickelodeon UK will continue to premiere and show brand new episodes of the brand new Nickelodeon comedy series "Fred: The Show" every Friday at 4.30pm (repeated at 5.30pm on Nick UK's plus one (+1) timeshift channel, Nick Replay UK) and during the upcoming October 2012 school half-term holidays, and are planning to premiere and show the brand new Nickelodeon Original TV Movie called "Fred 3: Camp Fred", on Nickelodeon UK and Ireland and Nickelodeon HD UK in October 2012, as part of "October on Nickelodeon UK"!

Catch brand new episodes of Fred: The Show every Friday and during Half Term...

[Fred Figglehorn (portrayed by Lucas Cruikshank): But that's impossible! Improbable! Preposterous!]

...and travel to camp with Fred in the brand new movie, all this October, only on Nickelodeon!

In the brand new "Fred" movie, called "Fred 3: Camp Fred" (formally titled "Fred Goes to Camp"), school's out for the summer and the fast-talking, hyper teenager "Fred Figglehorn" is headed to camp! In Fred 3: Camp Fred, Fred's mom (Siobhan Fallon Hogan) enrolls him in the world's worst summer camp - the dilapidated Camp Iwannapeepee. Fred is miserable until he meets a motley group of campers who teach him what camp is really about – making new friends. Together, Fred and his new friends, "Magoo" (Joey Bragg), "Dig" (Adrian Kali Turner, "Bad Teacher", "The Walking Dead"), "Spoon" (Leah Lewis), and "Chatter" (Matthew Scott Miller), are determined to muster up the strength and confidence to beat their rivals at the nearby posh Camp Superior in the annual Summer Camp Games. Based on one of the most popular internet characters of all time, the third installment of the hit TV movie franchise also features Tom Arnold as Floyd the camp director, WWE Superstar John Cena as Fred's imaginary dad, Charlie Carver ("Desperate Housewives") as Hugh Thompson the resident jock, Daniella Monet ("Victorious") as Fred's sassy best friend Bertha, Jake Weary ("As the World Turns") and Carlos Knight ("Supah Ninjas") as Fred's rivals. "Fred 3: Camp Fred" is executive produced by Brian Robbins of Varsity Pictures, Michael Green, Gary Binkow and Evan Weiss of The Collective, and Lucas Cruikshank. The movie is written by Drew Hancock ("Supah Ninjas", "FRED: THE SHOW") and directed by Jonathan Judge ("FRED: THE SHOW", "Big Time Rush").

Nickelodeon Star And Actress Daniella Monet Reveals That She Was A Nickelodeon Kid While Growing Up

Below is a Nickelodeon News article about the Nickelodeon Star and Actress Daniella Monet, who plays 'Trina Vega' in the hit Nickelodeon comedy sitcom "Victorious", 'Bertha' in the popular Nickelodeon comedy series "Fred: The Show", and the live-action version of 'Tootie' in "The Fairly OddParents" movie "A Fairly Odd Christmas", from the 'Nickelodeon Celebrities' section of the (geo-locked) official Nickelodeon USA website, Nick.com:

Daniella Monet Was A Nick Kid!

Every artist has their muse. And for actress Daniella Monet, inspiration comes in the form of gooey green slime! Daniella grew up as a Nick kid, tuning in to the likes of Hey Arnold and All That. And it was while watching those hilarious throwback shows that she found her true love for acting!

She told PIX 11, "...It was an obsession of mine actually, I would come home from school and that was what we did, we watched Nickelodeon. I could actually probably remember the places where I watched Nickelodeon, it was usually at my grandparents house, of course my house...And, you know, it's funny to actually be in this place now 'cause I have to pinch myself at least once in a while. It's a dream come true." From fan to fame, this gal was destined from the start!

And Daniella carried out her destiny early on! "I became an actress at the young age of about 8 years old actually," she said. "I had a lot of energy growing up and my parents were like, 'Well what do we do with her?' So I started doing commercials and such after school and then kinda evolved in my teenage years into doing more theatricals and television spots. And here I am!"

When you're born with a natural knack for show biz, it's never to early to start! And getting bit by the Nick bug sure helped to give her that little extra push! ;)

October 2012 On Nickelodeon UK, Nickelodeon HD UK, NickToons UK, Nick Jr. Channel UK And Nick Jr. 2

Here are Nickelodeon UK and Ireland's, Nickelodeon HD UK's, Nick Replay UK's, Nicktoons UK and Ireland's, NickToons Replay's, Nick Jr. Channel UK and Ireland's, and Nick Jr. 2's channel highlights and events for October 2012:

More of Nickelodeon UK's October 2012 schedule highlights and upcoming events will be posted in this NickALive! Nickelodeon UK blog post when they are announced. Latest Nickelodeon UK schedule news and updates will be posted towards the top on this blog post.

October may mean the beginning of the Autumn season, shorter days and earlier nights, but Nickelodeon UK has the perfect solutions to cheer everyone back up again! With a brand new show and tons of brand new episodes, October is going to HUGE on Nickelodeon UK!

Nick Jr. UK and Ireland has announced on their official Twitter profile page (@NickJrUK) that Nickelodeon UK and Ireland's preschool channel, Nick Jr. Channel UK and Ireland, will premiere a brand new episode of Nick Junior's popular Bedtime stories series "A Bedtime Story" that will guest star English choreographer, theatre director, talent scout, TV presenter, TV judge and former dancer Arlene Phillips OBE on Friday 12th October 2012 at 7.15pm, as part of Nick Jr. Channel UK's nightly 'Bedtime' programming strand (block), Nick Jr.'s brand new "A Bedtime Story" episode will feature Arlene Phillips reading the classic children's tale "The Giraffe and the Sparrow" for Nick Jr. viewers and fans

According to the online television schedule guide Digiguide, as part of the third week of "Make My Mondays", Nickelodeon UK and Ireland and Nickelodeon HD UK are planning to premiere and show three brand new Halloween-themed episodes of three popular Nickelodeon shows to celebrate Halloween, including the spine-chilling brand new "SpongeBob SquarePants" episode "Ghoul Fools" at 4.30pm (repeated from 5.30pm on Nick UK's plus one (+1) timeshift channel, Nickelodeon +1), the brand new episode of Nickelodeon's brand new action-packed CGI-animated "Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles" television series called "I Think His Name is Baxter Stockman" at 5.00pm (repeated at 6.00pm on Nickelodeon+1) and the frightening brand new episode of Nickelodeon's hit original comedy show "iCarly" titled "iHalfoween" at 5.30pm (repeated at 6.30pm on Nick+1) on Monday 8th October 2012!

According to the "What's On" schedule section on the official Nickelodeon UK and Ireland website, Nick.co.uk, as part of the second week of "Make My Mondays", Nickelodeon UK and Ireland and Nickelodeon HD UK are planning to premiere and show the brand new "SpongeBob SquarePants" episode segments "The Krabby Patty That Ate Bikini Bottom" and "Bubble Buddy Returns" at 4.30pm (repeated from 5.30pm on Nick UK's plus one (+1) timeshift channel, Nickelodeon +1), the brand new episode of Nickelodeon's brand new action-packed CGI-animated "Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles" television series called "New Friend, Old Enemy" at 5.00pm (repeated at 6.00pm on Nickelodeon+1) and the brand new episode of Nickelodeon's hit original comedy show "iCarly" titled "iPear Store" at 5.30pm (repeated at 6.30pm on Nick+1) on Monday 8th October 2012!

Keep checking back for more news about Nickelodeon UK's October 2012 schedules, including brand new episodes of "SpongeBob SquarePants", with one featuring the return of one of SpongeBob's Buddy, leading up to the UK premiere of the brand new "SpongeBob SquarePants" stop-motion animated special "It's A SpongeBob Christmas!" in December 2012!

Nickelodeon UK and Ireland have announced in their brand new "It's Monster Madness on Nickelodeon!" trailer/promo (below with transcript), that to celebrate the spookiest and scariest month of the year and Halloween, Nickelodeon UK will be showing a special Halloween themed weekend long night programming stunt and block on Nickelodeon UK and Ireland and Nickelodeon HD UK over Saturday 6th October 2012 and Sunday 7th October 2012 which will feature two hours of some of the most terrifying episodes of Nickelodeon's most popular original animated series ("Nicktoons") - "SpongeBob SquarePants" ("The Monster Who Came To Bikini Bottom" & "Welcome To The Bikini Bottom Triangle"), "The Penguins of Madagascar" ("Launchtime", "Haunted Habitat" and "I Was a Penguin Zombie") and "Fanboy & Chum Chum" ("Fangboy" & "Monster in the Mist")!

Nickelodeon UK has announced the Nickelodeon UK News that, to celebrate the spookiest and scariest month of the year and Halloween, Nickelodeon UK is planning to premiere and show seven spooky brand new episodes of the popular animated series "Grizzly Tales" (also known as "Grizzly Tales for Gruesome Kids"), including the brand new "Grizzly Tales" episodes "Frank Einstein's Monster", "Nails in Her Coffin", "The Undertaker", and "The Little Flower Girl", on Nickelodeon UK and Ireland's animation channel, Nicktoons UK and Ireland, in October 2012, as part of NickToons UK's Autumn/Winter 2012 highlights, which are guaranteed scare even the naughtiest children into submission!

Nickelodeon UK has announced the Nickelodeon UK News in their brand new "Catch brand new episodes of Fred: The Show" promo/trailer that Nickelodeon UK will continue to premiere and show brand new episodes of the brand new Nickelodeon comedy series "Fred: The Show" every Friday at 4.30pm (repeated at 5.30pm on Nick UK's plus one (+1) timeshift channel, Nick Replay UK) and during the upcoming October 2012 school half-term holidays, and are planning to premiere and show the brand new Nickelodeon Original TV Movie called "Fred 3: Camp Fred", on Nickelodeon UK and Ireland and Nickelodeon HD UK in October 2012, as part of "October on Nickelodeon UK"!

Nickelodeon UK has announced the Nickelodeon UK News that Nickelodeon UK is planning to premiere and show more brand new episodes of Nickelodeon's hugely popular original animated series ("NickToon") "SpongeBob SquarePants", including the brand new "SpongeBob SquarePants" episodes "Bubble Troubles", "Bubble Buddy Returns", "The Way of the Sponge", "The Krabby Patty That Ate Bikini Bottom", and "Fiasco!" on Nickelodeon UK and Ireland and Nickelodeon HD UK between October 2012 and December 2012, as part of Nickelodeon UK's Autumn/Winter 2012 highlights!

According to the "What's On" schedule section on the official Nickelodeon UK and Ireland website, Nick.co.uk, as part of the first week of "Make My Mondays", Nickelodeon UK and Ireland and Nickelodeon HD UK are planning to premiere and show the brand new "SpongeBob SquarePants" episode segments "Bubble Trouble" and "The Way Of The Sponge" at 4.30pm (repeated from 5.30pm on Nick UK's plus one (+1) timeshift channel, Nick Replay UK), the brand new episode of Nickelodeon's brand new action-packed CGI-animated "Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles" television series "Turtle Temper" at 5.00pm (repeated at 6.00pm on Nick Replay) and the brand new episode of Nickelodeon's hit original comedy show "iCarly" called "iApril Fools" at 5.30pm (repeated at 6.30pm on Niok Replay UK) on on Monday 8th October 2012!

Nickelodeon UK and Ireland have announced in their brand new "Don't miss Tori Goes Platinum" ECP [End Credits Promotion] teaser trailer/promo that Nickelodeon UK will be premiering the brand new special episode of "Victorious" called "Tori Goes Platinum" on Nickelodeon UK and Ireland and Nickelodeon HD UK during October 2012 as part of "October on Nickelodeon UK"!. Nickelodeon UK fanblog NickUKHub are reporting that Nickelodeon UK and Ireland and Nickelodeon HD UK are planning to premiere the brand new double-episode "Victorious" special "Tori Goes Platinum" on Friday 19th October 2012 (transmission (TX) time to be confirmed by Nick UK)!

Nickelodeon UK To Rebrand Their Plus One Timeshift Channel 'Nick Replay' To 'Nickelodeon +1' From Tuesday 2nd October 2012

Nickelodeon UK has announced the Nickelodeon UK News in a brand new promo/trailer that, to celebrate Nick UK premiering and showing brand new episodes of "Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles", "SpongeBob SquarePants" and "iCarly" on Nickelodeon UK and Ireland and Nickelodeon HD UK as part of Nickelodeon UK's October 2012 programming line-up, Nickelodeon UK will launch a brand new programming block and stunt called "Make My Monday", where every Monday from Monday 8th October 2012, Nickelodeon UK will premiere brand new episodes of Nickelodeon's brand new action-packed CGI-animated "Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles" television series, Nickelodeon's hugely popular original animated series ("NickToon") "SpongeBob SquarePants" and Nickelodeon's hit original comedy show "iCarly" from 4.30pm (repeated from 5.30pm on Nick UK's plus one (+1) timeshift channel, Nick Replay UK)!

Nickelodeon UK has announced the Nickelodeon UK News in their latest brand new "Brand New Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles" promo/trailer that Nickelodeon UK will also be premiering and showing a brand new episode of the hit animated original Nickelodeon series (Nicktoon) "SpongeBob SquarePants" on Nickelodeon UK and Ireland and Nickelodeon HD UK on Monday 1st October 2012 at 4.30pm (repeated at 5.30pm on Nick UK's plus-one (+1) timeshift channel, Nick Replay UK), just before Nick UK and Eire and Nickelodeon HD UK premieres Nickelodeon's brand new CGI-animated "Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles" television series with a special one-hour television event at 5.00pm (repeated from 6.00pm on Nick Replay UK), as part of "October On Nickelodeon UK 2012"! According to Nickelodeon UK's "What's On" schedule section on the official Nickelodeon UK and Ireland website, Nick.co.uk, the brand new "SpongeBob SquarePants" episode that Nickelodeon UK and Ireland and Nickelodeon UK HD will premiere on Monday 1st October 2012 at 4.30pm will feature the brand new episode segments "House Sitting for Sandy" and "Smooth Jazz at Bikini Bottom".

Nickelodeon Star Victoria Justice, who plays the character Tori Vega on the hit Nickelodeon show "Victorious", announced during her recent MSN Movies UK Webchat on Wednesday 19th September 2012, which she held as part of Victoria Justice's September 2012 visit and tour of the UK, that Nickelodeon Movies and Paramount Pictures will release the brand new Nickelodeon Movie "Fun Size", in which Victoria Justice has a lead role in, in the UK on Monday 29th October 2012, for the October 2012 school half-term holidays in the UK, and just in time for Halloween:

According to the Nickelodeon UK fanblog NickUKHub, Nickelodeon UK has announced the Nickelodeon UK News that, to celebrate Halloween On Nickelodeon UK 2012, Nickelodeon UK will be showing a special Halloween themed weekend long programming stunt on Nickelodeon UK and Ireland and Nickelodeon HD UK towards the end of October 2012.

According to the Nickelodeon UK fanblog NickUKHub, Nickelodeon UK and Ireland has announced the Nickelodeon UK News, that, to celebrate the October 2012 school half-term holidays on Nickelodeon, Nickelodeon UK will be bringing their "Nick Shuffle" programming block back, giving Nickelodeon UK viewers the chance to watch back-to-back episodes of their favourite Nickelodeon shows, including "iCarly", "Victorious", "Big Time Rush", and "Life With Boys"! It is currently unknown whether Nick UK's "Nickelodeon Shuffle" programming block will be shown in the mornings or afternoons during the October 2012 school half-term holidays.

Nickelodeon UK has announced the Nickelodeon UK News that Nickelodeon UK is planning to premiere and show more brand new episodes of the hit Nickelodeon comedy series "iCarly", including the brand new "iCarly" episodes "iBattle Chip" and "iPear Store", on Nickelodeon UK and Ireland and Nickelodeon HD UK between September 2012 and October 2012, as part of Nickelodeon UK's Autumn/Winter 2012 highlights!

Nickelodeon UK has announced the Nickelodeon UK News that Nickelodeon UK is planning to premiere and show brand new episodes of the popular Nickelodeon comedy series "Victorious", including the brand new "Victorious" episodes "Andre's Horrible Girl" and "Blooptorious", and the brand new two-part "Victorious" special "Tori Goes Platinum", on Nickelodeon UK and Ireland and Nickelodeon HD UK between September 2012 and November 2012, as part of Nickelodeon UK's Autumn/Winter 2012 highlights!

According to this Nickelodeon UK and Ireland News article on the official Irish Independent website, independent.ie, Nickelodeon UK will be launching a localised Nicktoons UK channel in the Republic of Ireland on Tuesday 16th October 2012, which will carry the same programming and schedules as Nicktoons UK, but with advertisements (commercials) aimed towards Nicktoons' Irish viewers:

Nickelodeon UK has announced and revealed the Nickelodeon UK/Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles News that Nickelodeon UK and Ireland and Nickelodeon HD UK will premiere and show Nickelodeon's brand new CGI-animated "Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles" television series from Monday 1st October 2012, starting with a special one-hour television event called "Rise of the Turtles" on Monday 1st October, at 5.00pm, (repeated at 6.00pm on Nick UK's plus-one (+1) timeshift channel, Nick Replay UK), with brand new episodes of of Nick's brand new 'TMNT' series continuing to premiere every Monday at 5.00pm (6.00pm on Nick Replay)! Prepare to be Shell-Shocked!

Nickelodeon UK has announced the Nickelodeon UK News that Nickelodeon UK is planning to premiere brand new episodes of the animated television series "Winx Club" on Nickelodeon UK and Ireland and Nickelodeon HD UK, and launch the brand new fifth season of "Winx Club", called "Beyond Believix", which Nickelodeon co-produced with Rainbow S.r.l., by premiering the first brand new "Winx Club: Beyond Believix" episode "Don't Cry Over Spilled Oil" (also known as "The Spill"), in October 2012 and November 2012, as part of Nickelodeon UK's Autumn/Winter 2012 highlights!

Nickelodeon UK will be launching a localised Nicktoons UK channel in the Republic of Ireland on Tuesday 16th October 2012, which will carry the same programming and schedules as Nicktoons UK, but with advertisements (commercials) aimed towards Nicktoons' Irish viewers.

Nickelodeon UK has announced the Nickelodeon UK News that Nickelodeon UK is planning to premiere and show more brand new episodes of the hit Nickelodeon comedy series "iCarly", including the brand new "iCarly" episodes "iBattle Chip" and "iPear Store", on Nickelodeon UK and Ireland and Nickelodeon HD UK between September 2012 and October 2012, as part of Nickelodeon UK's Autumn/Winter 2012 highlights!

Brand new episodes of "Power Rangers Super Samurai" and "Fred: The Show" continue through October 2012!

Nickelodeon UK has announced the Nickelodeon UK News that Nickelodeon UK is planning to premiere and show brand new episodes of the popular Nickelodeon comedy series "Victorious", including the brand new "Victorious" episodes "Andre's Horrible Girl" and "Blooptorious", and the brand new two-part "Victorious" special "Tori Goes Platinum", on Nickelodeon UK and Ireland and Nickelodeon HD UK between September 2012 and November 2012, as part of Nickelodeon UK's Autumn/Winter 2012 highlights!

Nickelodeon UK and Ireland has announced the Nickelodeon UK News, that, to celebrate the October 2012 school half-term holidays on Nickelodeon, Nickelodeon UK will be bringing their "Nick Shuffle" programming block back, giving Nickelodeon UK viewers the chance to watch back-to-back episodes of their favourite Nickelodeon shows, including "iCarly", "Victorious", "Big Time Rush", and "Life With Boys"! It is currently unknown whether Nick UK's "Nickelodeon Shuffle" programming block will be shown in the mornings or afternoons during the October 2012 school half-term holidays.

Nickelodeon UK has announced the Nickelodeon UK News that, to celebrate Halloween On Nickelodeon UK 2012, Nickelodeon UK will be showing a special Halloween themed weekend long programming stunt on Nickelodeon UK and Ireland and Nickelodeon HD UK towards the end of October 2012.

"Fred: The Show" Star Lucas Cruikshank Records Special Message Especially For Nickelodeon UK Viewers!

To celebrate Nickelodeon UK premiering and showing the brand new Nickelodeon series "Fred: The Show", which is based on the adventures of Fred Figglehorn, a character created and played by internet sensation Lucas Cruikshank, every Friday at 4.30pm on Nickelodeon UK and Ireland and Nickelodeon HD UK (repeated at 5.30pm on Nick UK's plus one (+1) timeshift channel Nick Replay UK), the Nickelodeon Star of "Fred: The Show", Lucas Cruikshank, has recorded a very special message especially for Nickelodeon UK fans and viewers, which you can watch in the online streaming video below (with transcript)!:

Hey Nickelodeon Tweeps!

Find yourself a comfy spot on your sofa and tune into Fred: The Show on Nickelodeon to watch some crazy, outrageous, hilarious moments! And while you're watching it, you can Tweet #FredTheShow and tell everyone what you think, and all the good moments, and that sort of thing. I can't wait for everyone in the UK to finally see it!

Also, Tweeted (posted) by Nickelodeon UK and Ireland on their official Twitter profile page (@NickelodeonUK):

A special message from @LucasCruikshank ahead of #fredtheshow 4.30pm TONIGHT! Check it out! :) http://twitvid.com/BZ9EH.

KidzCoolIt.com Unveils Exclusive Video Interviews With "Fred: The Show" Star Lucas Cruikshank

To celebrate Nickelodeon UK premiering and showing the brand new Nickelodeon comedy series "Fred: The Show", which is based on the adventures of Fred Figglehorn, a character created and played by internet sensation Lucas Cruikshank, every Friday at 4:30pm (repeated at 5.30pm on Nick UK's plus one (+1) timeshift channel, Nick Replay UK) from Friday 7th September 2012, as part of "September on Nickelodeon UK", the official "Kidz Cool It" website, Kidzcoolit.com, recently interviewed "Fred: The Show" star Lucas Cruikshank, where he sat down and answered a series of random questions - What does he want to be when he grows up? What would he do if a shark came up to him and said hello? What made him want to record the videos for YouTube? Of his masterpiece films, which one is his favourite? And why does he scream all the time? - which you can watch Lucas Cruikshank answer here on the official "Kidz Cool It" website, Kidzcoolit.com!

Nickelodeon UK Reveals Premiere Days And Airtimes For Brand New Episodes Of The Nickelodeon Shows "iCarly" And "Fred: The Show" In September 2012

Nickelodeon UK has announced and confirmed in a promo image on their official "Fred: The Show" and "iCarly" webpages the days and airtimes that Nickelodeon UK and Ireland and Nickelodeon HD UK will be premiering brand new episodes of the brand new Nickelodeon comedy series "Fred: The Show" and the hit Nickelodeon sitcom "iCarly" as part of "September on Nickelodeon UK".

According to Nick.co.uk's brand new "Fred: The Show/iCarly" promo graphic, after Nickelodeon UK starts to fully premiere and show the brand new Nickelodeon comedy series "Fred: The Show", which is based on the adventures of Fred Figglehorn, a character created and played by internet sensation Lucas Cruikshank, on Friday 7th September 2012 at 4:30pm (repeated at 5.30pm on Nick UK's plus one (+1) timeshift channel, Nick Replay UK), Nick UK & Eire and Nick HD will then continue to premiere more brand new episodes of "Fred: The Show" every Friday at 4.30pm (repeated at 5.30pm on Nick Replay UK) throughout September 2012. Plus, after Nickelodeon UK and Ireland and Nickelodeon HD UK premieres September's first brand new episode of the hit Nickelodeon comedy show "iCarly" ("iToe Fat Cakes") on Monday 3rd September 2012 at 5.30pm as part of an Epic month of premieres, Nickelodeon UK and Ireland and Nickelodeon HD UK will then continue to show a brand new episode of "iCarly" on every Monday in September 2012 at 5.30pm (repeated at 6.30pm on Nick Replay UK).

Also, Tweeted (posted) by Nickelodeon UK and Ireland on their official Twitter profile page (@NickelodeonUK):

Whos looking forward to new #fredtheshow this Friday @ 4.30pm?? Little bit of info for you - prepare for EVIL FRED!!

Nickelodeon UK Unveils Premiere Date For The Brand New Nickelodeon Comedy Series "Fred: The Show"

Nickelodeon UK and Ireland has announced and confirmed on their official "Fred: The Show" webpage on the official Nickelodeon UK and Ireland website, Nick.co.uk, that, after the special sneak peek preview Nick UK and Eire gave of the brand new Nickelodeon series "Fred: The Show" on Sunday 12th August 2012, Nickelodeon UK has scheduled to fully premiere and show the brand new Nickelodeon comedy series "Fred: The Show", which is based on the adventures of Fred Figglehorn, a character created and played by internet sensation Lucas Cruikshank, from Friday 7th September 2012 at 4:30pm (repeated at 5.30pm on Nick UK's plus one (+1) timeshift channel, Nick Replay UK), as part of "September on Nickelodeon UK"!:

Watch Fred: The Show
Friday 07 September at 4:30pm on Nick

Also, Tweeted (posted) by Nickelodeon UK and Ireland on their official Twitter profile page (@NickelodeonUK):

New Fred: The Show TOMORROW at 4.30pm!!!! we're so excited @LucasCruikshank :) #fredshow.

And:

FRED FANS! I am SO excited for Fred the Show in 15 mins! Its like the movies but its on EVERY WEEK! #fredshow.

Also:

Fred:the show is on now! Check it out! #fredtheshow :)

And:

#fredshow - this is seriously making me cry with laughter! Anyone else laughing with me? :)

Also, Tweeted by a Nickelodeon UK viewer and "Fred: The Show" fan and ReTweeted by Nickelodeon UK on their official Twitter feed (@NickelodeonUK):

RT watching #fredtheshow #fredtheshow #fredtheshow #fredtheshow #fredtheshow =

@NickelodeonUK: @NickelodeonUK: So pleased you like it!