Nickelodeon USA's Premiere Of "Haunted Thundermans" Special Is Week's Top Entertainment Telecast With Kids

Nickelodeon, the number-one entertainment brand for kids and families, has announced the exciting Nickelodeon Ratings News in the following press release, from TVByTheNumbers.com, that the premiere of Nickelodeon's "Haunted Thundermans" crossover Halloween special on Nick USA on Saturday 11th October 2014 at 8 p.m. ET/PT, featuring the stars of Nick's hit live-action series "The Haunted Hathaways" and "The Thundermans", topped the second week of October 2014 (Monday 6th to Sunday 12th October 2014) as the number-one entertainment program with Kids 2-11 (4.7/1.5M) and drew 2.5M total viewers! The hour-long special episode also posted double-digit year-over-year gains for the net with K2-11 (+38%) and total viewers (+29%).

"211_Haunted Thundermans"--Pictured: Max (Jack Graffo), Phoebe (Kira Kosarin), Miles Preston (Curtis Harris), Taylor (Amber Montana), Chad (Chase Austin) Photo by: Bonnie Osborne/Nickelodeon ©2014 Viacom, International, Inc. All Rights Reserved

In animation, "SpongeBob SquarePants" was the week's top kids program with total viewers, scoring 2.7M P2+. "Sanjay and Craig" was the number-two animated kids program with total viewers (2.4M P2+). Additionally, a brand-new episode of "Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles" on Friday 10th October 2014 ("A Foot Too Big") ranked number-one in its time period with Boys 2-11 (2.4/386K) and Boys 6-11 (2.9/281K).

Original Nickelodeon Press Release:

NICKELODEON'S HAUNTED THUNDERMANS SPECIAL IS WEEK'S TOP ENTERTAINMENT TELECAST WITH KIDS

SpongeBob SquarePants is Top Kids Show with Total Viewers for the Week; Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles Wins with Boys in its Time Period

NEW YORK–Oct. 14, 2014 – The premiere of Nickelodeon’s “Haunted Thundermans” crossover Halloween special (Saturday, Oct. 11 at 8 p.m. ET/PT), featuring the casts of Nick’s hit live-action series The Haunted Hathaways and The Thundermans, topped the second week of October (10/6/14-10/12/14) as the number-one entertainment program with Kids 2-11 (4.7/1.5M) and drew 2.5M total viewers. The hour-long special episode also posted double-digit year-over-year gains for the net with K2-11 (+38%) and total viewers (+29%).

In animation, SpongeBob SquarePants was the week’s top kids program with total viewers, scoring 2.7M P2+. Sanjay and Craig placed was the number-two animated kids program with total viewers (2.4M P2+). Additionally, a brand-new episode of Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (Friday, Oct. 10, 8 p.m. ET/PT) ranked number-one in its time period with Boys 2-11 (2.4/386K) and Boys 6-11 (2.9/281K).

Nickelodeon, now in its 35th year, is the number-one entertainment brand for kids. It has built a diverse, global business by putting kids first in everything it does. The company includes television programming and production in the United States and around the world, plus consumer products, online, recreation, books and feature films. Nickelodeon's U.S. television network is seen in more than 100 million households and has been the number-one-rated basic cable network for 19 consecutive years. For more information or artwork, visit http://www.nickpress.com. Nickelodeon and all related titles, characters and logos are trademarks of Viacom Inc. (NASDAQ: VIA, VIA.B).

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Nickelodeon UK Announces Nick And NickToons' October 2014 Half-Term Holiday Line-Up

Nickelodeon UK, the number one commercial kids TV network in the UK, and the TV guide Digiguide have announced Nick UK and NickToons UK's spooktacular programming plans to celebrate the October 2014 British and Irish school half-term/mid-term holiday break and Halloween!

October 2014 Half-Term on Nickelodeon UK & Ireland and Nickelodeon HD UK

To celebrate the October halfterm holiday, Nick UK will be bringing you back-to-back episodes of hit Nickelodeon shows "Sam & Cat", "The Haunted Hathaways", "iCarly", "Victorious" and "The Thundermans", plus your favourite Nick Flicks, and loads of Nick specials everyday from Monday 27th to Friday 31st October 2014!

Nickelodeon UK has announced in their brand-new trailer/promo the fang-tastic news that this Halloween Halfterm, Nickelodeon UK is welcoming boys and ghouls to Nick's Haunted Halfterm, where, every weekday from 3:00pm (repeated from 4:00pm on Nickelodeon +1), Nickelodeon UK will be airing back-to-back episodes of hauntingly good "The Haunted Hathaways" plus premiering the brand-new hour-long "Haunted Hathaways" Halloween special "Mostly Ghostly Girl", jam-packed full of blood curdling screams (of laughter), on the spookiest night of the year, Friday 31st October 2014, from 4:00pm (encored at 5:00pm on Nick +1), as part of Nick's Haunted Hathaways Halfterm!

You want more? Nick has more! As part of Nick UK's October 2014 half-term programming line-up, Nickelodeon will also be showing episodes of hit Nick shows, including "Big Time Rush", "Every Witch Way", "Wendell & Vinnie", "See Dad Run" and "Drake & Josh", plus Nick's newest hit, "Nicky, Ricky, Dicky & Dawn"!

Make an appointment with your friends and family, reserve the best spot on your sofa and grab some popcorn! To even further celebrate the October half-term school holidays, Nickelodeon UK and Ireland will be screening a selection of popular Nickelodeon movies, including spine-tinging Nick Flicks to make sure you have the perfect jolly-olly-hollo-Halloween, every weekday at 1:00pm (repeated at 2:00pm on Nickelodeon +1)! According to Digiguide, Nick UK's Nick Flicks line-up will be:

Monday 27th October 2014: Jinxed!

Tuesday 28th October 2014: Swindle

Wednesday 29th October 2014: Roxy Hunter and the Horrific Halloween

Thursday 30th October 2014: Fred 2: Night of the Living Fred

Friday 31st October 2014: The Boy Who Cried Werewolf

Plus, catch Nickelodeon Movies' latest blockbuster film, "Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles", in cinemas everywhere across the UK from Friday 17th October 2014!

October 2014 Half-Term on NickToons UK & Ireland

To celebrate the October halfterm holidays, Nicktoons UK and Ireland will be airing a selection of your favourite Nicktoons shows, including "Robot and Monster", "T.U.F.F. Puppy", "Monsters vs Aliens", "Fairly OddParents", "Rocket Monkeys", "Sanjay and Craig", "Rabbids: Invasion", "Power Rangers Megaforce", "Beyblade Metal Fury", "Grizzly Tales", "Gormiti", "Matt Hatter Chronicles", and NickToons' latest brand-new hit show, "Breadwinners", plus will be hosting a special "SpongeBob SquarePants" marathon featuring back-to-back episodes of the hit Nick show, everyday from Monday 27th to Friday 31st October 2014!

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Verizon FiOS and Viacom Renew Carriage Agreement

Verizon and Viacom Inc. have announced in the following press release, from Business Wire, a comprehensive renewal of their FiOS carriage agreement, under which FiOS carries 25 of Viacom's industry leading networks, including Nickelodeon, MTV, Comedy Central, BET, VH1, Spike, TV Land and CMT, in addition to Viacom joint venture services EPIX and Aapka Colors!

Under the terms of the new agreement, Viacom joins a growing list of major programmers who have entered into ground-breaking, active user agreements with Verizon, granting national rights to distribute marquee content to Verizon Wireless customers. More details will be made available in the near future.

Additionally, Verizon FiOS customers will enjoy full access to all of Viacom's networks, live and on-demand, in and out of the home. From early 2015, Verizon will enable live, out of home viewing of all of Viacom's channels via Verizon's industry-leading FiOS Mobile app. FiOS customers can already access live feeds of most of the Viacom networks inside the home via the FiOS Mobile app. FiOS TV customers will also be able to access Viacom's authenticated TV Everywhere websites and apps and the company's complete selection of video-on-demand (VOD) programming across multiple platforms such as smartphones and tablets. Additionally, Verizon FiOS will enable dynamic ad insertion in all Viacom TV Everywhere and VOD content.

The deal also enables Verizon to launch innovative new TV packages to better match content packaging with consumer preferences.

Original Viacom Inc. and Verizon Press Release:

Verizon FiOS and Viacom Renew Carriage Agreement

FiOS Customers Will Enjoy Viacom Programming Anytime, Anywhere with Out-of-Home Viewing; Verizon and Viacom enter into ground-breaking national wireless distribution deal

October 01, 2014 04:30 PM Eastern Daylight Time

NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Verizon and Viacom Inc. (NASDAQ: VIAB, VIA) today announced a comprehensive renewal of their FiOS carriage agreement, under which FiOS carries 25 of Viacom’s industry leading networks, including MTV, Nickelodeon, Comedy Central, BET, VH1, Spike, TV Land and CMT, in addition to Viacom joint venture services EPIX and Aapka Colors.

Under the terms of the new agreement, Viacom joins a growing list of major programmers who have entered into ground-breaking, active user agreements with Verizon, granting national rights to distribute marquee content to Verizon Wireless customers. More details will be made available in the near future.

Additionally, Verizon FiOS customers will enjoy full access to all of Viacom’s networks, live and on-demand, in and out of the home. Early next year, Verizon will enable live, out of home viewing of all of Viacom’s channels via Verizon’s industry-leading FiOS Mobile app. FiOS customers can already access live feeds of most of the Viacom networks inside the home via the FiOS Mobile app. FiOS TV customers will also be able to access Viacom’s authenticated TV Everywhere websites and apps and the company’s complete selection of video-on-demand (VOD) programming across multiple platforms like smartphones and tablets. Additionally, Verizon FiOS will enable dynamic ad insertion in all Viacom TV Everywhere and VOD content.

The deal also enables Verizon to launch innovative new TV packages to better match content packaging with consumer preferences.

"People want to watch TV anywhere, not just in their living rooms. Disruption in the TV marketplace is happening and Verizon wants to reach agreements with content providers like Viacom that reflect that reality and give people what they want," said Ben Grad, Executive Director, Content Strategy & Acquisition, Verizon. "We are thrilled to extend our long-term distribution partnership with Viacom Media Networks, delivering some of the most recognizable and popular kids, music and entertainment programming available to our customers anytime, anywhere on a variety of platforms from TV to wireless."

"Verizon FiOS continues to be among the most innovative and consumer-focused video services on the market," said Samantha Cooper, Senior Vice President, Content Distribution, Viacom Media Networks. "We're glad to have reached an agreement with Verizon that covers the full spectrum of viewing options for their customers across platforms, including wireless, and extends our long-standing and productive partnership."

About Verizon

Verizon Communications Inc. (NYSE, Nasdaq: VZ), headquartered in New York, is a global leader in delivering broadband and other wireless and wireline communications services to consumer, business, government and wholesale customers. Verizon Wireless operates America's most reliable wireless network, with 104.6 million retail connections nationwide. Verizon also provides converged communications, information and entertainment services over America's most advanced fiber-optic network, and delivers integrated business solutions to customers in more than 150 countries. A Dow 30 company with more than $120 billion in 2013 revenues, Verizon employs a diverse workforce of 177,800. For more information, visit www.verizon.com.

About Viacom

Viacom is home to premier global media brands that create compelling television programs, motion pictures, short-form video, apps, games, consumer products, social media and other entertainment content for audiences in more than 160 countries and territories. Viacom's media networks, including MTV, VH1, CMT, Logo, BET, CENTRIC, Nickelodeon, Nick Jr., TeenNick, Nicktoons, Nick at Nite, Comedy Central, TV Land, SPIKE, Channel 5 (UK), Tr3s, Paramount Channel and VIVA, reach approximately 700 million television subscribers worldwide. Paramount Pictures, America's oldest film studio, is a major global producer and distributor of filmed entertainment.

For more information about Viacom and its businesses, visit www.viacom.com. Keep up with Viacom news by following Viacom's blog at blog.viacom.com and Twitter feed at www.twitter.com/viacom.

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Nickelodeon Stars Join Forces With Spirit Of Children To Bring Smiles To Children This Halloween

Spirit Halloween has announced the exciting news in the following press release, from PR Newswire, that the largest seasonal Halloween retailer in North America, will continue its annual tradition of bringing Halloween cheer and festivities to hospitalized children with its Spirit of Children program!

During the week of Monday 13th October 2014, Spirit of Children will host more than 84 Halloween events in conjunction with the Child Life departments at hospitals throughout the United States and Canada. For a small period of time, pediatric patients and their families will be able to escape their reality and experience Halloween like kids should at events complete with costumes, accessories, decorations and activities! As part of an expansive marketing partnership between Spirit Halloween and Warner Bros., the Caped Crusader, Batman, will celebrate his 75th anniversary by visiting select Spirit of Children parties across the country. In addition, Spirit Halloween will also be conducting an exclusive sweepstakes awarding two lucky winners the chance to win $7,500. To enter the sweepstakes, Batman fans can visit their local Spirit Halloween store or visit online at SpiritHalloween.com/Sweeps.

In addition to Batman, other famous characters who will be visiting Spirit of Children parties across the country include Saban's "Power Rangers Super Megaforce", Nickelodeon's "Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles", "Dora the Explorer", "Bubble Guppies", DreamWorks Animation's "Puss in Boots", Skipper from "Penguins of Madagascar", and Cartoon Network's Jake the Dog of "Adventure Time".

This year, Spirit of Children's goal is to raise $5.2 million – bringing its total contribution to more than $21 million donated since the program's inception. One hundred percent of the funds raised are donated to participating Child Life departments across North America and focus on the emotional and psychological well-being of hospitalized children while doctors and nurses focus on their medical needs. Through its donations, Spirit of Children has funded a variety of resources including music and art therapy programs, games and toys for patients, and assistance in funding additional services such as hospital playgrounds, so kids can leave their room and spend time with their peers.

Whether shopping online or in a Spirit Halloween location for this year's top costumes and decor, shoppers can donate to the Spirit of Children program. The funds raised in the more than 1,100 Spirit Halloween stores throughout the United States and Canada will go to its closest hospital, making an impact on its local community. Spirit Halloween shoppers who make at least a $2 donation will receive a branded Spirit of Children bracelet with the hashtag #SpiritofChildren for families to not only wear while trick-or-treating, but to upload Halloween photos showing their support for the program.

To locate a Spirit Halloween store in your area, visit www.SpiritHalloween.com. For exclusive discounts and the inside scoop on all things Halloween, "Like" us if you dare on Facebook www.Facebook.com/SpiritHalloween, follow us on Pinterest www.Pinterest.com/SpiritHalloween, follow us on Twitter @SpiritHalloween, follow us on Instagram @SpiritHalloween and check us out on YouTube www.youtube.com/SpiritHalloween. Upload your spooky Spirit Halloween shopping experience by tagging photos with the hashtag #SpiritHalloween on your social media channels.

Original Spirit Halloween Press Release:

Spirit Halloween to Host Its Annual "Spirit of Children Week" Beginning October 13, 2014

The Dark Knight Joins Forces with Spirit of Children to Bring Spook-tacular Fun and Memories to Children in Hospitals this Halloween Season

Spirit of Children (www.spiritofchildren.com). (PRNewsFoto/Spirit Halloween)

EGG HARBOR TOWNSHIP, N.J., Oct. 7, 2014 /PRNewswire/ -- Spirit Halloween, the largest seasonal Halloween retailer in North America, continues its annual tradition of bringing Halloween cheer and festivities to hospitalized children with its Spirit of Children program. Founded in 2006, Spirit of Children supports Child Life departments across the country– making hospital stays less scary for kids and their families. To date, the philanthropic initiative has raised more than $16 million. Funds raised through the Spirit of Children program positively impacts thousands of pediatric patients and their families by providing both fun and funding to hospitals during the Halloween season and all year long.

During the week of October 13, 2014, Spirit of Children will host more than 84 Halloween events in conjunction with the Child Life departments at hospitals throughout the United States and Canada. For a small period of time, pediatric patients and their families will be able to escape their reality and experience Halloween like kids should at events complete with costumes, accessories, decorations and activities. As part of an expansive marketing partnership between Spirit Halloween and Warner Bros., the Caped Crusader, Batman, will celebrate his 75th anniversary by visiting select Spirit of Children parties across the country. In addition, Spirit Halloween will also be conducting an exclusive sweepstakes awarding two lucky winners the chance to win $7,500. To enter the sweepstakes, Batman fans can visit their local Spirit Halloween store or visit online at SpiritHalloween.com/Sweeps.

"The Halloween season is a time for kids to be kids," said Steven Silverstein, President and CEO, Spirit Halloween. "Through our Spirit of Children program, we're able to bring the Halloween experience to families and help make memories they wouldn't be able to have otherwise. Not only is Batman a heroic, smart and strong force, but he's the ultimate costume icon! We're excited to be partnering with Warner Bros., so our participating families will be able to have Batman by their side as they take on Halloween together."

In addition to Batman, other famous characters who will be visiting Spirit of Children parties across the country include Saban's Power Rangers Super Megaforce, Nickelodeon's Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, Dora the Explorer, Bubble Guppies, DreamWorks Animation's Puss in Boots, Skipper from Penguins of Madagascar, and Cartoon Network's Jake the Dog of Adventure Time.

This year, Spirit of Children's goal is to raise $5.2 million – bringing its total contribution to more than $21 million donated since the program's inception. One hundred percent of the funds raised are donated to participating Child Life departments across North America and focus on the emotional and psychological well-being of hospitalized children while doctors and nurses focus on their medical needs. Through its donations, Spirit of Children has funded a variety of resources including music and art therapy programs, games and toys for patients, and assistance in funding additional services such as hospital playgrounds, so kids can leave their room and spend time with their peers.

Whether shopping online or in a Spirit Halloween location for this year's top costumes and decor, shoppers can donate to the Spirit of Children program. The funds raised in the more than 1,100 Spirit Halloween stores throughout the United States and Canada will go to its closest hospital, making an impact on its local community. Spirit Halloween shoppers who make at least a $2 donation will receive a branded Spirit of Children bracelet with the hashtag #SpiritofChildren for families to not only wear while trick-or-treating, but to upload Halloween photos showing their support for the program.

To locate a Spirit Halloween store in your area, visit www.SpiritHalloween.com. For exclusive discounts and the inside scoop on all things Halloween, "Like" us if you dare on Facebook www.Facebook.com/SpiritHalloween, follow us on Pinterest www.Pinterest.com/SpiritHalloween, follow us on Twitter @SpiritHalloween, follow us on Instagram @SpiritHalloween and check us out on YouTube www.youtube.com/SpiritHalloween. Upload your spooky Spirit Halloween shopping experience by tagging photos with the hashtag #SpiritHalloween on your social media channels.

About Spirit Halloween

Spirit Halloween (www.spirithalloween.com) is the largest Halloween specialty retailer in the country with over 1,100 locations in strip centers and malls across North America. Celebrating 31 years of business, Spirit is the authority on all things Halloween, offering one-stop shopping for everything from costumes to decor and party goods to accessories. In addition to being a fun and interactive event for shoppers, Spirit stores offer complete selections of costumes and accessories for infants/toddlers, children, 'tweens, teens, and adults along with exclusive decor you won't find anywhere else.

At the heart of Spirit Halloween is Spirit of Children (www.spiritofchildren.com), a program which focuses on making hospitals less scary for kids and their families. For the 2014 Halloween season, Spirit of Children's goal is to raise $5.2 million, bringing its total contribution to more than $21 million since its inception in 2006. Spirit encourages customers to help make a difference in a child's life this Halloween season and raise awareness about the program via Facebook and Instagram by using #SpiritofChildren in their photos.

About Warner Bros. Consumer Products

Warner Bros. Consumer Products, a Warner Bros. Entertainment Company, is one of the leading licensing and retail merchandising organizations in the world.

About DC Entertainment

DC Entertainment, home to iconic brands DC Comics (Superman, Batman, Green Lantern, Wonder Woman, The Flash), Vertigo (Sandman, Fables) and MAD, is the creative division charged with strategically integrating its content across Warner Bros. Entertainment and Time Warner. DC Entertainment works in concert with many key Warner Bros. divisions to unleash its stories and characters across all media, including but not limited to film, television, consumer products, home entertainment and interactive games. Publishing thousands of comic books, graphic novels and magazines each year, DC Entertainment is the largest English-language publisher of comics in the world.

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Canada's QMI Content Signs Major Content Agreement With Viacom International Media Networks For Nickelodeon Programming

QMI Content, a wholly owned business division of Canadian media company Quebecor Media Inc., has announced the exciting Nickelodeon International News in the following press release, from Marketwired, that it has reached a major multi-platform agreement with media giant Viacom International Media Networks (VIMN) Canada, one of the world's largest producers and distributors of youth content!

Under the agreement, TVA Group's specialty service Yoopa and Videotron, through Club illico, will be able to add significantly to their kids and youth offering with popular popular Nickelodeon programming, including "Dora the Explorer", "Go Diego Go!", "Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles", "SpongeBob SquarePants" and "iCarly". Yoopa and Club illico will thus confirm their status as the number 1 destinations in Québec for preschool and youth television and subscription video-on-demand (SVOD), with unparalleled French-language youth programming.

The agreement also enables Yoopa to offer its subscribers a number of new episodes of hit Nickelodeon shows from Spring 2015, including new seasons of successful series "Kung Fu Panda: Legends of Awesomeness", "Team Umizoomi" and "Bubble Guppies", amongst others.

QMI Content's partnership with VIMN Canada is in keeping with the media company's strategy of creating, acquiring, exporting and distributing distinctive, high-quality audio-visual content on all of Quebecor Media's platforms.

Official QMI Content Press Release:

QMI Content Signs Major Agreement With Media Group Viacom International Media Networks

Multi-year, volume deal includes best-known kids and youth programming across Club illico and Yoopa

MONTREAL, QUEBEC--(Marketwired - Oct. 8, 2014) - QMI Content is pleased to announce that it has reached a major multi-platform agreement with media giant Viacom International Media Networks (VIMN), one of the world's largest producers and distributors of youth content, with brands that are immensely popular among children and teenagers in over 160 countries.

Under the agreement, TVA Group's specialty service Yoopa and Videotron, through Club illico, will be able to add significantly to their kids and youth offering with VIMN's best programs for children and adolescents. Yoopa and Club illico will thus confirm their status as the number 1 destinations in Québec for preschool and youth television and subscription video-on-demand, with unparalleled French-language youth programming.

"We are proud to partner with a media group as creative as VIMN. This partnership will enhance the content on Club illico and Yoopa with new top-quality programs and high-profile brands among children and teens. It also falls directly in line with QMI's objective of offering the best content on all platforms, particularly to young people of all ages," said France Lauzière, Senior Vice-President, QMI Content.

"We are extremely pleased to be able to make our content available to young Quebecers through QMI's platforms and services. VIMN and QMI share the same vision regarding the importance of providing children and adolescents with entertaining, high-quality content," said Jon Graham, Vice President and General Manager, Viacom International Media Networks Canada.

Strong brands

VIMN distributes a number of the strongest brands in youth content, which have made its Nickelodeon channels so successful around the world. Included in its array of programs are Dora the Explorer, Go Diego Go!, Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, Spongebob Squarepants and iCarly, all of which are now available in French on Club illico.

The agreement also enables Yoopa to offer a number of new episodes of hit content to its subscribers starting next spring, including new seasons of the successful series Kung Fu Panda, Team Umizoomi and Bubble Guppies, amongst others.

Three major partnerships in five months

Like the co-development and content distribution agreements with Groupe TF1 and Armoza Formats, this partnership with VIMN is in keeping with QMI Content's strategy of creating, acquiring, exporting and distributing distinctive, high-quality audio-visual content on all of Quebecor Media's platforms.

About Viacom International Media Networks (VIMN)

VIMN is home to premier global media brands that create compelling television programs, motion pictures, short-form video, apps, games, consumer products, social media and other entertainment content for audiences in more than 160 countries and territories. Viacom's media networks, including MTV, VH1, CMT, Logo, BET, CENTRIC, Nickelodeon, Nick Jr., TeenNick, Nicktoons, Nick at Nite, Comedy Central, TV Land, SPIKE, Tr3s, Paramount Channel and VIVA reach approximately 700 million households worldwide. Paramount Pictures, America's oldest film studio, is a major global producer and distributor of filmed entertainment.

About QMI Content

QMI Content, a wholly owned business division of Quebecor Media Inc., has a mission to create, develop, acquire, distribute and export distinctive, high-quality audio-visual content, giving consumers a unique, multi-platform experience, and to promote Québec artists at home and abroad.

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Viacom makes deal with French-language SVOD service

QMI has signed a deal with Viacom International Media Networks to add the media giant’s programming to its French SVOD service Club Illico.

Yann Paquet, VP of acquisitions at Quebec-based QMI Content, says that the deal, which will bring shows like Dora the Explorer, Go Diego Go!, Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles and Spongebob Squarepants to the SVOD, will significantly beef up the content available on the service for kids and teens.

“We want Club Illico to be a family product, not an individual experience,” he says. “We have been very successful with movies and kids series on Club Illico since the launch, and kids series is a focus for us. There is a big appetite for it from our audience.”

Club Illico, which launched about a year and a half ago, currently has about 137,00 subscribers. Subscriptions to the service cost $9.99 a month.

QMI has made the deal in advance of Rogers and Shaw Media bringing its SVOD Shomi to market, as well as before Bell Media launches its rumored service. Paquet says to date Club Illico’s main competition for SVOD subscribers in the market is from Netflix, which also offers a selection of French programing.

From Media in Canada

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