Nick Jr. UK To Premier Brand New Episodes Of Animated Preschool Series "Olive The Ostrich" From 16th March 2012

According to Nick Jr. UK's new "Brand New Olive The Ostrich" promo/trailer below (in high quality (HQ) and with a transcript) which was made by Blue-Zoo Productions, Nickelodeon UK and Ireland's preschool channel, Nick Jr. Channel UK And Ireland, will start to premiere and show brand new episodes of Blue-Zoo Productions' animated preschool show "Olive The Ostrich" from Friday 16th March 2012:

All new Olive The Ostrich from Blue Zoo on Vimeo.

This is a promo we made for new episodes of Olive The Ostrich, which were created from children's drawings created on Nick Jr UK's website.

Olive The Ostrich: It's time for an adventure! There's LOTS to see!

We should go for a ride, you and me...

I wonder what's hiding through the grass?

A mountain to climb, or a journey to Mars

We could take a trip to the sea floor.

There's all sorts of fun places to explore!

There's so many adventures, where shall we start?

And all thanks to you're fantastic art!

Male voice over artist: Brand new Olive The Ostrich, starts March 16th...

Olive The Ostrich:...only on Nick Junior!

NickJr.co.uk

Olive the Ostrich is a CGI (animated using computer-generated imagery) series for preschool kids which is narrated by Rolf Harris and is about a young ostrich named Olive who goes on fun adventures to all sorts of amazing imaginary places. Animators bring to life real pictures drawn and submitted by children, which are then integrated into the TV show. Inquisitive and enthusiastic, Olive loves to solve problems and help people whenever she can. She'll try anything once, which can get her into trouble, but always finds fun and inventive ways of getting herself out of it.

Also, Tweeted (posted) by Nick Jr. Channel UK and Ireland on their official Twitter profile page (@NickJrUK):

A special ep of #Olive is on nxt Fri featuring artwork by #NickJrUK users!Did your child draw something?They still can http://on.nickjr.co.uk/cwo

And:

Has your child's drawing been chosen to feature in the new ep of #Olive about Racing? Find out TOMORROW at 8:15am and 6:25pm on #NickJrUK

Also:

You can see all the wonderful artwork featured in Olive's racing episode made by #NickJrUK users, in our gallery http://on.nickjr.co.uk/org

And:

#Olive is going on a new adventure to an amusement park tomorrow [Friday 30th March 2012] @ 8:15am & 6.25pm! All artwork has been made by #NickJrUK website users!

Also:

Did you enjoy #Olive's adventure to the Amusement Park yesterday? All the artwork in the episode was made by #NickJrUK users! #minipicassos [Mini Picassos]

And:

You can check out #NickJrUk's budding artists in Olive's Amusement Park episode gallery http://on.nickjr.co.uk/org

Also:

Did you see the 6 special eps of #OlivetheOstrich? All the artwork was made by #NickJrUK users. Check out the galleries http://on.nickjr.co.uk/org

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Nickelodeon UK Unveils Exclusive Sneak Peek Picture From The Brand New "Big Time Rush" Episode "Big Time Prom Kings"

To celebrate Nickelodeon UK and Ireland and Nickelodeon HD UK premiering the brand new episode of "Big Time Rush" called "Big Time Prom Kings" on Saturday 10th March 2012 at 5.30pm (repeated at 6.30pm on Nickelodeon UK's +1 timeshift channel, Nick Replay UK), Nickelodeon UK and Ireland have posted a exclusive sneak peek Nickelodeon press photograph from the "Big Time Rush" episode titled "Big Time Prom Kings" on their official Twitter feed (@NickelodeonUK):

#UKRUSHERS ! Its that time again! Brand new @BigTimeRush on Saturday at 5.30pm. Here's a sneak peek, guess the episode? http://ow.ly/i/uVhw


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Nickelodeon Brings Back Popular 90's Game Series, Figure It Out, Greenlighting 40 Episodes

Below is a Nickelodeon Press Release from PRNewswire:

Nickelodeon Brings Back Popular 90's Game Series, Figure It Out, Greenlighting 40 Episodes

Production Begins in April with Host Jeff Sutphen (Pick Boy) and Bevy of Celebrity Panelists to Figure Out Kids' Hidden Talents

LOS ANGELES, March 7, 2012 /Nickelodeon Press Release via PRNewswire/ -- Continuing its legacy of serving up family-friendly game shows, Nickelodeon has ordered 40 brand-new episodes of its popular game show from the 1990s, Figure It Out, it was announced today by Marjorie Cohn, Nickelodeon's President of Development and Original Programming. Set to premiere later this year, Figure It Out challenges celebrities to guess kid contestants' unique talents and skills. The series is slated to begin production in April in Los Angeles, Calif.

"Figure It Out is a show that celebrates kids and their wonderful and often bizarre talents," said Cohn. "In this internet age where kids are expressing themselves online, it feels timely to give them a TV platform to showcase those talents in a uniquely Nickelodeon way."

Every Figure It Out episode features a panel of celebrities trying to guess the unique feat or accomplishment of two kid contestants each, in three rounds of game play, by asking 'yes' or 'no' questions and being bombarded by messy visual and tactile clues. For every round the panel fails to figure it out, the contestant wins a prize. If, after three rounds, the panel can't figure out the kid's unique feat, the contestant takes home the grand prize. Each game culminates in the reveal of the talent with an in-studio demo.

Figure It Out originally aired for four seasons on Nickelodeon from July 1997 to December 1999 and was hosted by Olympic gold medalist swimmer Summer Sanders. Panelists from the original broadcast included Kenan Thompson [All That, Kenan And Kel, iParty With Victorious], Aaron Carter, Amanda Bynes [All That, The Amanda Show, What I Like About You], Chris Jericho, Coolio, Jack Hanna, Sherman Helmsley, Evander Holyfield, Joe Namath, Julius Erving, Michelle Trachtenberg [The Adventures of Pete & Pete, Harriet The Spy], Mike O'Malley [Guts, Global Guts] and Mya, among several others. The series was created by Kevin Kay and Magda Liolis with Eileen Braun and Magda Liolis currently serving as executive producers.

Nickelodeon has a long history of developing original, hit game shows. The first game show that aired on the network was Double Dare in 1986, featuring Nick's signatory slime. Over the next 16 years, Nickelodeon launched many other game shows including hits such as Finders Keepers and Super Sloppy Double Dare ('87), Family Double Dare, ('88), Make the Grade and Think Fast ('89), Wild and Crazy Kids ('90), Get the Picture ('91), GUTS and Nick Arcade ('92), Legends of the Hidden Temple ('93), Global GUTS, ('95), Figure it Out ('97), You're On! and Figure it Out: Family Style ('98), Figure it Out: Wild Style ('99), Double Dare 2000 ('00), and Nick Robot Wars and Scaredy Camp ('02). Six years later came Family GUTS [My Family's Got GUTS] ('08), BrainSurge ('09) and Family BrainSurge ('11) [and Nickelodeon Internationals Camp Orange] -- the new wave of game shows for the first generation of Nickelodeon parents and adults that grew up watching shows like Double Dare and GUTS.

Season to date, Nickelodeon's most recent hit game show, Family BrainSurge, has averaged 2 million total viewers.

Nickelodeon, now in its 32nd 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 http://www.nickpress.com. Nickelodeon and all related titles, characters and logos are trademarks of Viacom Inc. (NASDAQ: VIA, VIAB).

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Nickelodeon UK unfortunately never showed the original "Figure It Out" series.

Also, from Deadline Hollywood's 'Deadline TV':

Nickelodeon Revives 1990s Game Show ‘Figure It Out’ With 40-Episode Order

Tags: Figure It Out, Nickelodeon

EXCLUSIVE: More than a decade after it went off the air, Nickelodeon’s 1990s game show Figure It Out is making a comeback. The cable network has ordered 40 brand new episodes of the family-friendly game show to begin production in April in Los Angeles for a premiere later this year. Every Figure It Out episode features a panel of celebrities trying to guess kid contestants’ unique talents and skills by asking ‘yes’ or ‘no’ questions while being bombarded by messy visual and tactile clues. If, after three rounds, the panel still can’t figure out the kid’s feat, the contestant takes home the grand prize. Each game culminates in the reveal of the talent with an in-studio demo. “Figure It Out is a show that celebrates kids and their wonderful and often bizarre talents” said Marjorie Cohn, Nickelodeon’s president of development and original programming. “In this internet age where kids are expressing themselves online, it feels timely to give them a TV platform to showcase those talents in a uniquely Nickelodeon way.”

Created by Kevin Kay and Magda Liolis, Figure It Out originally aired on Nickelodeon for four seasons from July 1997 to December 1999 and was hosted by Olympic gold medalist swimmer Summer Sanders. The panel was a mix of Nick personalities and celebrities and included Kenan Thompson, Amanda Bynes, Aaron Carter, Chris Jericho, Coolio, Jack Hanna, Sherman Helmsley, Evander Holyfield, Joe Namath, Julius Erving, Michelle Trachtenberg, Mike O’Malley and Mya, among several others. The show also spawned 2 offshoots, Figure it Out: Family Style and Figure it Out: Wild Style.

The reboot of Figure It Out, which will be executive produced by Eileen Braun and Magda Liolis, continues the 1990s’ boom on Nickelodeon. The midnight-4 AM block The '90s Are All That, which features reruns of 1990s Nick sitcoms, has done quite well on Nickelodeon's sibling Teen Nick. Figure Out also is the latest in a string of original game show franchises developed and launched by Nickelodeon in the past 25 years. The first game show that aired on the network was Double Dare in 1986, featuring Nick’s now signatory slime. It was followed by Finders Keepers and Super Sloppy Double Dare (’87), Family Double Dare, (’88), Make the Grade and Think Fast (’89), Wild and Crazy Kids (’90), Get the Picture (’91), GUTS and Nick Arcade (’92), Legends of the Hidden Temple (’93), Global GUTS, (’95), Figure it Out (’97), You’re On! and Figure it Out: Family Style (’98), Figure it Out: Wild Style (’99), Double Dare 2000 (’00), and Nick Robot Wars and Scaredy Camp (’02). The network’s most recent entries in the genre were Family GUTS (’08), BrainSurge (‘09) and Family BrainSurge (’11). Here is a [streaming video] clip from the original Figure It Out [featuring Nickelodeon Stars Lori Beth Denberg [All That], Danny Tamberelli [Pete and Pete] and Kenan Thompson [All That, Kenan & Kel], and American singer Aaron Carter]:

Also, from C21Media:

Nick returns to 90s gameshow

US kidsnet Nickelodeon has looked to one of its 90s formats for its latest gameshow order.

Figure It Out - original version
The channel has commissioned 40 half-hour episodes of Figure It Out, a studio-based series that ran for four seasons from July 1997 to December 1999.

The format sees celebrities challenged to guess child contestants’ unique talents and abilities through a series of ‘yes’ and ‘no’ questions and visual clues. Each episode ends with an in-studio talent reveal.

“Figure It Out is a show that celebrates kids and their wonderful and often bizarre talents,” said Marjorie Cohn, Nick’s president of development and original progrmming.

“In this internet age where kids are expressing themselves online, it feels timely to give them a TV platform to showcase those talents in a uniquely Nickelodeon way.”

Nick’s most recent studio gameshow, Family BrainSurge, averaged two million total viewers.

Nick began producing gameshow formats in 1986 with Double Dare, and has gone on to create others such as Finders Keepers, Nick Arcade, Nick Robot Wars and Scaredy Camp.

Jesse Whittock
08-03-2012
©C21Media

GENRES: Children's, Gameshow

SHOWS: Family BrainSurge, Figure it out

Nickelodeon UK Looking For Questions To Ask The Cast Of "House Of Anubis" At The Exclusive Launch Of HOA On 11th March 2012

To celebrate Nickelodeon UK and Ireland holding the UK premiere of the second season of Nickelodeon's hit live action teen mystery/drama television show "House Of Anubis" at a exclusive special Nickelodeon Screening in Central London, UK on Sunday, 11th March 2012, which will be attended by the cast of the "House Of Anubis", Nickelodeon UK is asking on their official Twitter profile page (@NickelodeonUK) for Nickelodeon viewers and "House Of Anubis" fans to Tweet (send) them questions they have for the "House Of Anubis" cast. Nickelodeon will then ask the best questions they receive to the cast of HoA and post the answers on their official Twitter feed on Sunday, when Nickelodeon UK will also be Tweeting live from Nick UK's exclusive "House Of Anubis Season Two Launch Screening"! To send Nickelodeon UK your questions for the "House Of Anubis" gang, simply post a Tweet containing your question(s) for the SIBUNA cast and Nickelodeon UK's special #anubis2launch Twitter hashtag to Nickelodeon UK's official Twitter profile page, @NickelodeonUK:

The event is exclusive so u can only come if u won tickets. DONT WORRY if u didnt! U can still b involvd as I'll b tweeting from the event:) - 4.35pm Wednesday 7th March 2012

Use #anubis2launch & send me any questions you would like to ask the HOA cast! Then keep ur eyes peeled on Sunday to see if urs is answered! - 4.35pm Wednesday 7th March 2012

Also:

Will there be a video taken of the #anubis2launch?

@NickelodeonUK: I'll b tweeting 3-6pm GMT pics & news! Dont 4get to send in Qs for cast!

And:

[...] afraid its comp winners (picked at random) only [that can attend the "House Of Anubis" screening event in London, UK] but send in ur Qs for the cast to #anubis2launch

Also:

I'll b tweeting from event & posting pics & news from the cast so u can still be involved #anubis2launch

And:

House of Anubis fans, dont forget I'll b asking YOUR questions to the cast themselves on Sunday! Eee! What do u want to know? #anubis2launch

Also:

Wish you would give out more tickets! I really want to go!

@NickelodeonUK: You can still b involved! Use #anubis2launch & tweet ur Q for cast!

And:

#anubis2launch Will you be tweeting live?

@NickelodeonUK: Yes I'll b tweeting live all day bringing the latest news from #anubis2launch Keep ur eyes peeled & dont forget to send in Qs for the cast!

Also, Tweeted (posted) by Nickelodeon UK and Ireland's Press Office on their official Twitter profile page (@NickelodeonUKPR):

HOUSE OF ANUBIS LAUNCH EVENT ON SUNDAY!! AHHH we are too excited!! Can't wait - it will be AMAZING! Follow @NickelodeonUK for live tweets!

Nickelodeon Inks Canadian Television Deals

From Kidscreen:

Nickelodeon inks Canuck TV deals

Canadian French-language broadcasters Telequebec, TVA/Yoopa and VRAK TV, along with English-language kidsnet YTV, have acquired and renewed licenses for a raft of Nickelodeon series from Viacom International Media Networks (VIMN).

Telequebec has renewed Go, Diego Go! (season two) as well as the specials Go, Diego Go! The Great Dinosaur Adventure and Go, Diego Go! Safari Rescue. It also signed five Dora specials including Dora The Explorer Pirate Adventure and Dora the Explorer Dances to the Rescue.

VRAK TV, meanwhile, has snagged licenses for SpongeBob SquarePants (season one), Victorious (season one), and in HD, season one of Victorious, Big Time Rush (season one), iCarly (season two and episodes from season 3), Victorious (season two) and movies Best Player and The Boy Who Cried Werewolf.

Over at TVA-owned French-language preschool net Yoopa, Bubble Guppies (season one) and seasons one and two of Team Umizoomi will be joining the schedule.

Corus-owned YTV, for its part, has taken House of Anubis (season one and two) and Nickelodeon movies Best Player, Boy Who Cried Werewolf and Fairly Odd Movie.

Tags: Big Time Rush, Diego Go!, Dora the Explorer, Go, Nickelodeon, SpongeBob SquarePants, Telequebec, TVA/Yoopa, Victorious, Vrak TV, YTV