Nickelodeon News Bytes | July 12, 2022

NickALive!'s pick of Nickelodeon news, highlights and more from around the internet!:

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-- Thomas R. Courtenay-Clack, an engineer who helped launch Nickelodeon, has sadly passed away

-- Loretta Devine, who voiced Nana Gayle in The Loud House, has sadly passed away

-- Rugrats Season One DVD Giveaway: Twitter Party & Prizes!

-- Peppa’s U.S. Adventure Tour: Live at The SoNo Collection July 16 and July 17

-- Dj Adoni Sells Out Nickelodeon Universe at America Dream, Breaking Own Record

-- SpongeBob SquarePants & friends take stage for performance at Conway theater

-- Josh Server, who was on All That and attended junior high and high school in Highland Park, addresses July Fourth parade massacre. “My heart is broken for this community,” he wrote. “This country has a sickness. I’m sick.”

-- Cuban actor and influencer Aly Sánchez enjoys family holiday at Nickelodeon Hotels & Resorts Riviera Maya

-- Donate to the The English Channel Relay Swim in aid of The Light Fund!

-- The Rise of Afrobeats and Amapiano: How MTV Base Africa is Inspiring Wave of Success for African Music

-- Out of Control Host Dave Coulier Says Dana Carvey Cost Him Saturday Night Live Gig

-- How Comics Creators and LGBTQ Inclusion Are Fueling TV Animation’s Young Adult Genre

-- Even dogs love PAW Patrol

-- Paramount Australia And New Zealand Celebrates NAIDOC Week 2022

-- Nickelodeon Kart Racers and Nickelodeon Kart Racers 2: Grand Prix are currently heavily discounted on PlayStation Store in the UK!

-- The Final Week Of Neighbours. How Will It All End?

-- Mediacom Communications Renews Carriage Agreement with Paramount Global

-- Viaplay and Paramount Global Content Distribution agree to content licensing deal

-- Spin Master Entertainment announces new animated series, Vida the Vet

-- Paramount+ and Comedy Central in Brazil will air a JACA special on July 11

-- The story of Ronnen Harary, the Paw Patrol billionaire

-- Report: Subtitles, Captions Enrich Kids Content Experience

-- JoJo Siwa channels Jimmy Neutron

-- JoJo Siwa slams comments about her having "no talent"

More Nick: Nickelodeon Supercharges Its Franchise Strategy With Steady Stream of New Premium Content for 2022-23 Season!

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Channel 5 Axes Aussie Soap 'Neighbours' [Update: Australian Soap Cancelled]

Australian soap opera Neighbours has been a fixture in UK TV schedules for decades

Update (3/3) - Neighbours has been axed for good after Fremantle Media failed to find a new home for the Australian soap. Neighbours will end this summer after four decades on our screens.

Neighbours has been axed by its UK broadcaster Channel 5 - prompting moves to find a new production partner for the soap.

The beloved Australian soap opera, which follows the lives of residents on the fictional Ramsay Street, began airing in 1985 and has been pivotal in the careers of many A-list stars.

The likes of Kylie Minogue, Jason Donovan, Guy Pearce, Liam Hemsworth, and Margot Robbie all had big career starts on Ramsay Street.

Neighbours - which is the longest-running drama series on Australian television - is still reported to bring in 1.5 million viewers in the UK each day it airs. It had begun airing in the UK in 1986 on BBC One before moving to Channel 5 in 2008. The soap also aired briefly on Nickelodeon UK & Ireland in 2016.

Despite the soap’s continued popularity with UK viewers, UK broadcaster and soap production partner Channel 5 will no longer be airing or contributing to the soap from the summer onwards.

The news comes following a report that the soap was facing being axed by the broadcaster, which is understood to have been the primary financial backer for Neighbours.

A Channel 5 spokesperson confirmed to RadioTimes.com: “Neighbours will no longer air on Channel 5 beyond this summer. 

“It’s been a much-loved part of our schedule for more than a decade, and we’d like to thank the cast, Fremantle and all of the production team for their fantastic work on this iconic series. 

“We’d also of course like to thank the fans for their loyal support of Neighbours across the years. We recognise that there will be disappointment about this decision, however our current focus is on increasing our investment in original UK drama, which has strong appeal for our viewers.”

Despite the soap being axed by Channel 5, its Australian broadcaster Network 10 is optimistic that production company Fremantle will find a new production partner to help the show continue.

A Network 10 spokesperson said in a statement: “As outlined in the email to Neighbours cast and crew, it is our intention to continue our association with Neighbours if another broadcast partner comes forward. 

“Network 10 has an ongoing commitment to the show, the cast and crew and is hopeful that Fremantle will find a new production partner. 

“We will provide further updates as they become available.”

Network 10 and Channel 5 are both owned by ViacomCBS.

RadioTimes.com has reached out to production company Fremantle for further comment on this story.

Fans of the soap have already begun using #SaveNeighbours on social media in a bid to encourage support for the soap's survival.

Neighbours usually airs on Channel 5 on weekdays at 1.45pm. A repeat of the episode also airs later in the day at 5.30pm.

More Nick: ViacomCBS Partners with Sky to Launch Paramount Plus in the U.K. and Ireland in 2022!

Originally published: February 08, 2022.

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Nickelodeon UK & Ireland Launches Nick At Nite

Original Nickelodeon UK Press Release:

NICKELODEON UK & IRELAND LAUNCHES NICK AT NITE

New Programming Block Focuses on Audiences Aged 11-15 with Bespoke Branding and Programming including Daily Editorial Celebrity News Bulletin, The Scoop

London, 27th June, 2016 – Nickelodeon UK & Ireland today launches Nick at Nite, a new programming block for eleven to 15 year olds. Nick at Nite airs weekday evenings from 7pm and includes the new daily editorial bulletin, The Scoop; covering everything teen and tween audiences need to know from the worlds of celebrity, entertainment, music and style.

"Nick at Nite gives us a huge opportunity to reach older audiences that have felt underserved by the current offering on kids' networks," said Alison Bakunowich, General Manager, Nickelodeon UK & Ireland. "From the programming on offer, to the vibrant brand identity, we hope that Nick at Nite will become a destination for tweens and teens, offering them a compelling schedule that reflects their experience and interests."

Pulling from the graphic styles of social media and instant messaging, the Nick at Nite branding reflects the high-energy and immediate world of its target audience. Created by the Nickelodeon UK & Ireland Creative team, led by Senior Graphic Designer Yeen Trinh, the Nick at Night branding includes bright interstitials, menus and bumpers as well as a set of original Nickelodeon emoticon graphics.

As part of Nick at Night, Nickelodeon will unveil The Scoop, a daily entertainment news bulletin produced in-house by the Nickelodeon UK Creative team. Every weekday The Scoop's 90-second bulletins will cover celebrity, music and entertainment news as well as style and trend stories. The Scoop will be supported online with an editorial microsite, thescoop.nick.co.uk. Across social media, The Scoop and Nick at Nite will be reinforced through Nickelodeon's existing Facebook, Twitter and Instagram channels.

In addition to The Scoop, programming featured in the Nick at Nite block include the soap opera Neighbours which launched on the network in April as well as The Middle and Nickelodeon shows See Dad Run, Instant Mom and True Jackson VP with new programming being unveiled in the coming weeks. Nick at Nite also has the potential to live beyond screens with on-the ground activations and promotional partnerships. Potential commercial partners interested in opportunities to work with Nick at Nite should contact the Nickelodeon Commercial and New Business team for more information.

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About Nickelodeon
The home of SpongeBob SquarePants, Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles and Dora the Explorer, Nickelodeon UK Network is available in over 13 million cable and satellite homes and now reaches more than 10 million viewers a month. Launched in 1993, the top-performing Nickelodeon network comprises seven dedicated entertainment channels for kids aged 4-15 and their families: Nickelodeon, Nickelodeon HD, Nickelodeon +1, Nicktoons, Nick Jr., Nick Jr. +1 and Nick Jr. Too. The entertainment company has built a diverse multi-platform business by putting kids first in everything it does – Kids Rule! Content is at the core of the business with critically-acclaimed and hugely-popular television programming from the UK and around the world as well as bespoke content online and Nick Play, as well as consumer product and recreation opportunities such as the UK's first-ever Nick theme park, Nickelodeon Land and the Nickelodeon Store.

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For commercial partnership opportunities please contact:
Kimberly Charlotte
Director of Business Development, Corporate Strategy & Development, Nickelodeon UK & Ireland
Kimberly.Charlotte@nickelodeon.co.uk
0203 580 3013

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Nickelodeon UK's Nick at Nite Launch Schedule:

Monday to Thursday from 27th June, 2016
7:00pm - See Dad Run
7:30pm - Instant Mom
8:00pm - True Jackson VP
8:30pm - Neighbours
9:00pm - The Middle

Fridays from 1st July, 2016
7:00pm - See Dad Run
7:30pm - Instant Mom
8:00pm - True Jackson VP
8:30pm - Neighbours
9:00pm - Hollywood Heights

Nickelodeon UK To Launch nick@nite On Monday 27th June 2016

Nickelodeon UK & Ireland have announced the exciting news in a new trailer that Nickelodeon UK & Ireland/HD will launch nick@nite, a brand-new daily evening programming block that will air a mix of popular sitcoms and drama series, on Monday 27th June 2016!:

UPDATE: Nickelodeon UK has revised their nick@nite launch schedule to include The Middle, check it out below!



nick@nite UK will be a place where viewers can hang out and have fun while relaxing watching their favourite Nickelodeon shows.

Viacom originally planned to launch a UK version of Nick at Nite, based on the then-US version, with the launch of Nickelodeon UK as part of Sky's new Multichannels package in 1993, however, plans for the block were shelved before launch.

Below is Nickelodeon UK's revised launch schedule for nick@nite UK, via Digiguide:

7:00pm - NEW See Dad Run
7:30pm - Instant Mom
8:00pm - True Jackson, VP
8:30pm - Neighbours
9:00pm - Monday to Thursday: The Middle; Friday: Hollywood Heights
9:30pm - See Dad Run (Monday 27th June 2016 only, The Middle from Tuesday 28th June 2016)
10:00pm - Victorious
10:30pm - The Thundermans
11:00pm - The Thundermans
11:30pm - Game Shakers



Additional sources: Wikipedia, Variety.

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Nickelodeon UK To Start To Air "Neighbours" From Monday 18th April 2016

Nickelodeon UK & Ireland have announced the exciting news in a new trailer that Nickelodeon UK & Ireland/HD will start to show the two hottest Australian soaps around, Neighbours and Home and Away, from Monday 18th April 2016! Stay tuned to NickALive! for more news as it's announced!

UPDATE: Nickelodeon UK & Ireland/HD will air Neighbours and Home and Away nightly at 8:00pm and 8:30pm, respectively!

UPDATE 2: Nickelodeon UK & Ireland/HD has postponed the debut of Home and Away. Nick UK will still be airing Neighbours weeknights at 8:00pm.

Neighbours follows the lives of the people who live and work in Erinsborough, a fictional suburb of Melbourne, Victoria. The series primarily centres on the residents of Ramsay Street, a short cul-de-sac, and its neighbouring area, the Lassiters complex, which includes a bar, hotel, cafe, police station, lawyers' office and park. The series is famous for launching the careers of Kylie Minogue and Jason Donovan.

Home and Away follows the lives and loves of the residents in Summer Bay, a seaside town of New South Wales.

Neighbours 2015 theme tune:



Home And Away (Intro):



Additional source: Radio Times TV Listings.

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