eOne Family Secures Broadcast Deals For Nick Jr. UK's "Ben And Holly's Little Kingdom" Across Europe And Australia; Announces Irish Deals For "Humf" And "Lost And Found"

The licensing industry news website Licensing.biz is reporting the preschool animation news in the following article that the international entertainment business Entertainment One Family has sold the broadcast rights to Nick Jr. UK and Ireland's popular Astley Baker Davies-produced animated preschool series "Ben and Holly's Little Kingdom" to television channels across Spain, Italy and Australia. eOne has just secured deals with the Spanish TV channel CLAN and the Italian TV channel RAI that will see "Ben and Holly's Little Kingdom" season 2 air in both territories later in 2013. The second series of "Ben and Holly" has also been picked up by RTE channel in Ireland, which has also renewed its contract with further eOne properties including pre-school series and Nick Jr. UK favourites "Humf" and "Lost and Found":

eOne Family secures broadcast deals across Europe and Australia

Popular children's properties sign for second seasons across Spain, Italy and Australia.

Entertainment One Family has brokered a number of broadcast deals for its popular children's properties across Europe and Australia.

Ben and Holly's Little Kingdom continues to attract growing audiences in Spain and Italy.

eOne has just secured deals with CLAN and RAI that will see the second season air in both territories later in the year.

The second series of Ben and Holly has also been picked up by RTE channel in Ireland, which has also renewed its contract with further eOne properties including pre-school series Humf and Lost and Found.

The company has also reached agreements with Australia's leading broadcaster ABC Australia.

The new deal will see the channel air the second series of children's programme Rob the Robot, a CG animated pre-school show that follows the adventures of Rob as he explores the planets of the Robot Galaxy.

Monica Candiani, head of International Sales at Entertainment One Family, said: "eOne Family has a strong and diverse portfolio of children's content that strikes a chord with audiences around the world.

"We're delighted to be extending our long-standing broadcast partnerships through these deals which underline the continuing popularity of our programmes in these territories."

Tags: ben & holly's little kingdom, entertainment one family, humf

Silvergate Media Announces French TV Deals For Nickelodeon USA's Brand New CGI-Animated Preschool Series "Peter Rabbit"

The licensing industry news website Licensing.biz is reporting the "Peter Rabbit" news that Silvergate Media has struck a deal with the French public national television broadcaster France Télévisions for the TV, home entertainment, licensing and merchandising rights to Nickelodeon USA, Penguin and Silvergate Media's major co-production of the much anticipated brand new CGI-animated preschool series "Peter Rabbit", which is a fresh re-imagining of the popular Beatrix Potter children's books based on Peter Rabbit and his steadfast friends (along with a couple of toothsome enemies!), which has already garnered huge audiences on both sides of the Atlantic. Silvergate has also appointed Paris-based France Télévisions Distribution as international sales representative for "Peter Rabbit" and Cbeebies' popular pre-school show "Octonauts" (pictured, below), both produced by Brown Bag Films in Ireland. The commercial division of the French public TV group will manage sales of the TV rights to both shows for a number of territories across Europe, Asia and Africa. Prior to the deal, Silvergate was handling all international TV sales for the properties. It retains responsibility for TV sales in the UK, France, Germany, Australia, Japan and Latin America. Nickelodeon is responsible for TV sales in the Americas and India for Peter Rabbit only:

Peter Rabbit and Octonauts French TV deals confirmed


Silvergate Media appoints France Televisions Distribution as TV sales partner.

Silvergate Media has struck a deal with France Télévisions for the TV, home entertainment, licensing and merchandising rights to the new Peter Rabbit TV series.

The show (pictured, left) has already debuted on Nickelodeon US and will shortly air on CBeebies in the UK.

Silvergate has also appointed Paris-based France Télévisions Distribution as international sales representative for Peter Rabbit and hit pre-school show Octonauts (pictured, right), both produced by Brown Bag Films in Ireland.

The commercial division of the French public TV group will manage sales of the TV rights to both shows for a number of territories across Europe, Asia and Africa.

Prior to the deal, Silvergate was handling all international TV sales for the properties. It retains responsibility for TV sales in the UK, France, Germany, Australia, Japan and Latin America. Nickelodeon is responsible for TV sales in the Americas and India for Peter Rabbit only.

Geraint Marsh, EVP, Television and Consumer Products at France Télévisions, said: "We are delighted to add these Silvergate properties to our portfolio of European productions. Our commercial team is looking forward to sharing them with our wordwide partners."

Mary Durkan, CEO at Silvergate Media, added: “Both Peter Rabbit and Octonauts have captured the imagination of audiences internationally and we are delighted that France Télévisions Distribution will now be working with us to bring on board more broadcasters.

"They have a fantastic track record in taking shows globally so we look forward to expanding the reach of both these properties."

The brand new Peter Rabbit series consists of 50 11-minute and three half-hour specials.

Based on the books by award-winning design team Meomi, Octonauts combines elements of classic team action-adventure with CGI animation to transport preschoolers into a world they can’t ordinarily visit: the ocean.

Silvergate Media holds worldwide licensing and merchandising rights for the Classic Peter Rabbit and Octonauts brands. It holds all audiovisual, licensing and merchandising rights for the new CGI Peter Rabbit worldwide, excluding the Americas and India which are controlled by Nickelodeon US.

Penguin will be supporting the animation in 2013 with a full publishing programme, with other licensed merchandise to follow.

Tags: octonauts, peter rabbit, silvergate

Nickelodeon UK Announces Their Plans For The UK Launch Of "House Of Anubis" Season 3, "The Reawakening"

Nickelodeon UK and Ireland has announced in the following Press Release Nick UK & Eire's exciting plans for the UK and Irish debut of season three of Nickelodeon's hit live-action mystery drama series "House Of Anubis", dubbed "The Reawakening", which Nickelodeon UK and Ireland will start to premiere daily from Monday 15th April 2013 at 6.00pm (repeated at 7.00pm on Nick UK's plus-one (+1) timeshift channel, Nick+1)!

To celebrate Nick UK & Eire showing brand new episodes of "House Of Anubis" weekdays at 6pm from Monday 15th April 2013, Nickelodeon UK has announced that additional "House of Anubis" season three programming across the network this year includes the return of "Anubis Unlocked", the Nick UK-produced companion series. Each episode will be broadcast on air and online on Nickelodeon UK's official "House of Anubis" website, nick.co.uk/anubis. The series will feature the main House of Anubis actors and will provide viewers with all the Anubis gossip, exclusive on set access and extra clues to the unfolding mystery. Nick UK's official "House of Anubis" website will also feature brand new and exclusive webisodes of the Nickelodeon Short series "Nickelodeon Screen Test", which will feature the Nickelodeon Stars of season 3 of HoA answering the questions which are on everyone's lips, along with a brand new and exciting online game that will allow the audience to interact directly with their favourite characters and help to solve the mystery. Nick UK has also announced that more all-new games will also be launched at key points across season three:

Nickelodeon UK Press Release:

HOUSE OF ANUBIS RETURNS


Season Three of Runaway Hit Series Introduces New Characters, Unseen Locations and a Fresh Mystery to Solve

London – 21st March, 2013 – Nickelodeon’s hit, Bafta-nominated live-action mystery, House of Anubis, returns with more drama, suspense, adventure and humour this spring on Nickelodeon. Season three sees the students uncover an ancient mystery at their English boarding school while dealing with the highs and lows of teenage years. Watch brand new House of Anubis, weekdays at 6pm from 15th April nick.co.uk/anubis.

This term the Sibuna gang returns to Anubis House with new leader Eddie (Burkely Duffield) as the Osirian. It's up to team Sibuna to untangle the mystery and stop the adults from unleashing an evil so great it will destroy the world and everyone in it. The new season will feature returning favourite characters and will also introduce new faces including KT (Alexandra Shipp), a sunny and tenacious American girl who becomes a vital part of the Sibuna gang and Willow (Louisa Connelly-Burnham) a bright and quirky student from another boarding house. Season three of House of Anubis will air on Nickelodeon as 40 x 30 mins. episodes and is produced by Lime Pictures with Studio 100.

“We’re especially proud of the success of House of Anubis over the past two years,” said Tina McCann, SVP, Managing Director, Nickelodeon UK & Ireland. “The show is a locally produced hit and is consistently a massive ratings winner for us; season two was the number one rating show on Nickelodeon across its nine weeks of TX. New faces and a brand new mystery will no doubt ensure series three is just as successful.

”In the premiere episode, Eddie recognises new girl KT from a vision that he has had. She’s been sent to Anubis House on a secret mission by her grandfather with only a key to help her. Eddie manages to get his hands on the key and has another frightening revelation when he touches it. A new teacher, Miss Denby, also arrives and is protecting something very special to her… but what is it? Fabian finds Nina’s locket amongst Eddie’s things and Eddie is forced to come clean about why Nina’s not coming back to Anubis House.

“The third series of House of Anubis pushes all the buttons in terms of action and suspense. The pride, passion and dedication of a hard working, skilled cast and crew at Lime Pictures are all there on screen for the audience to enjoy,” said Lucy Martin, House of Anubis Series Producer.

Additional House of Anubis season three programming across the network this year includes Anubis Unlocked, the Nick UK-produced companion series. Each episode will be broadcast on air and online at nick.co.uk/anubis. The series features the main House of Anubis actors and will provide viewers with all the Anubis gossip, exclusive on set access and extra clues to the unfolding mystery. Screen tests featuring key members of the cast will also feature online, along with a brand new and exciting game that allows the audience to interact directly with their favourite characters and help to solve the mystery. More new games will also be launched at key points across season three.

An established Nickelodeon hit in Europe, House of Anubis is the first-ever Nickelodeon US liveaction show produced in the UK. The show also airs on other Nick channels around the world.

Nickelodeon has been bringing audiences in the UK and Ireland hit international and locally produced kid's content since 1993. Reaching 14 million homes, Nickelodeon offers a schedule packed with innovative, playful and heartfelt programming featuring top shows such as House of Anubis, SpongeBob SquarePants and iCarly. Viewers can also catch Nickelodeon in high definition through Nickelodeon HD and have the opportunity to catch up with the schedule through Nick +1. Exclusive games, behind the scenes clips, show information and more are available on nick.co.uk. Nickelodeon is on Sky 604, Virgin 712, through BT Vision and TalkTalk channel 315.

Nickelodeon UK comprises seven dedicated entertainment channels for kids aged 4-15 and is a joint venture between Viacom International Media and BSkyB Networks. Launched in 1993, the Nickelodeon Network is a top-performing commercial kids TV network in the UK and Ireland with Nickelodeon channels available in over 14 million cable and satellite homes.

Lime Pictures is a BAFTA award-winning independent production company, emerging as one of Britain's most exciting and dynamic indies. Lime has built its success in recent years on three distinct genres; children’s, youth drama and the pioneering reality drama. The company's most recent credits include; the cultural phenomenon that is The Only Way is Essex (ITV2), the hit show Geordie Shore (MTV), flagship youth drama Hollyoaks (C4), and the brilliant comedy Fresh Meat. In the Children’s field, they are responsible for the campaigning drama Combat Kids and the mysterious drama Rocket’s Island for the BBC and Nickelodeon’s House of Anubis with Studio 100.

Also, from ATV Today:

ATV Choice: House of Anubis


Nickelodeon’s hit, Bafta-nominated live-action mystery, House of Anubis, returns today with more drama, suspense, adventure and on Nickelodeon.

Season three sees the students uncover an ancient mystery at their English boarding school while dealing with the highs and lows of teenage years.

This term the Sibuna gang returns to Anubis House with new leader Eddie (Burkely Duffield) as the Osirian. It’s up to team Sibuna to untangle the mystery and stop the adults from unleashing an evil so great it will destroy the world and everyone in it. The new season will feature returning favourite characters and will also introduce new faces including KT (Alexandra Shipp), a sunny and tenacious American girl who becomes a vital part of the Sibuna gang and Willow (Louisa Connelly-Burnham) a bright and quirky student from another boarding house. Season three of House of Anubis will air on Nickelodeon as forty half-hour episodes and is produced by Hollyoaks’ Lime Pictures with Studio 100.

“We’re especially proud of the success of House of Anubis over the past two years,” said Tina McCann, SVP, Managing Director, Nickelodeon UK & Ireland. “The show is a locally produced hit and is consistently a massive ratings winner for us; season two was the number one rating show on Nickelodeon across its nine weeks of transmission. New faces and a brand new mystery will no doubt ensure series three is just as successful.”

In the premiere episode today, Eddie recognises new girl KT from a vision that he has had. She’s been sent to Anubis House on a secret mission by her grandfather with only a key to help her. Eddie manages to get his hands on the key and has another frightening revelation when he touches it. A new teacher, Miss Denby, also arrives and is protecting something very special to her… but what is it? Fabian finds Nina’s locket amongst Eddie’s things and Eddie is forced to come clean about why Nina’s not coming back to Anubis House.

“The third series of House of Anubis pushes all the buttons in terms of action and suspense. The pride, passion and dedication of a hard working, skilled cast and crew at Lime Pictures are all there on screen for the audience to enjoy,” said Lucy Martin, House of Anubis Series Producer.

An established Nickelodeon hit in Europe, House of Anubis is the first-ever Nickelodeon US live-action show produced in the UK. The show also airs on other Nick channels around the world.

Watch brand new House of Anubis, weekdays at 6pm from today, 15th April, on Nickelodeon.

Nickelodeon UK Announces Sponsorship Opportunity For "Bedtime" Programming Block On Nick Jr. UK And Nick Jr. 2

Nickelodeon UK has announced in their "Bedtime Block on Nick JR and Nick JR2" Sponsorship Opportunity on the official Sky Media website that Nick UK is offering Sponsorship Opportunity to sponsor the popular "Bedtime" programming blocks on their preschool channels, Nick Jr. and Nick Jr2., between July 2013 and December 2013:

Bedtime Block on Nick JR and Nick JR2:

Sky Media and Nickelodeon are excited to offer a brand the opportunity to sponsor the 'Bedtime Block' on NickJR and JR2. This package is perfect for connecting with young children and parents in the build up to bedtime.

With its warm and inclusive tone, the strand also offers a unique creative setting for advertisers to frame their brands. The soft programming means that the strand has come to play a key role in settling children down as they prepare for sleep. Now brands can benefit from a close association with this strand and its role in the cosy night time routine between parent and child.

The Programming tone is gentle to suit the bedtime strand, with emphasis on positive themes such as friendship, creativity, imagination and family.

Example Programming:

* Poppy Cat Bed Time Stories
* Peppa Pig
* Guess How Much I Love You
* Olive The Ostrich

Scheduling & Accreditation:

NickJR

* July-December
* 18:00-20:00
* 5 x 10" idents per hour

NickJR2

* July-December
* 17:00-19:00
* 5 x 10" idents per hour

This package is available as a combined or individual package

Sponsorship Opportunity - Nick JR and Nick JR2, Bedtime Block July - December

Nick JR – The Home of Mums
Reaching HWCH 0-3

* In total, the JR channels reach an average of 3 million Kids and 1.3 million Housewives with Children 0-3!

* Over 70 per cent of the HWCH03 audience tuning into Nick JR and Junior 2 are watching the Bedtime Block.; making this strand a key zone to target housewives with young children.

NOTE: Based on data from Techedge, July-December 2012.

Sponsorship of the Bedtime Block

* Take advantage of this high rating time strand on Nick JR and Nick JR2. With excellent performance numbers for both mums and kids, the bedtime block guarantees huge cut-through and awareness for your brand.

* With its warm and inclusive tone, the strand also offers a unique creative setting for advertisers to frame their brands in. The soft and gentle programming means that the strand has come to play a key role in settling children down as they prepare for sleep - benefit from a close association with this strand and its role in the cosy night time routine between parent and child.

* The strand is so popular it even has its own well-loved “Jimmy Jammers” song

* http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_gzF1rzKSUU



* We can offer a completely bespoke package with tailored creative treatment and various options of TV/online support . A guide package spanning across TV and online has been included within this proposal.

TV Sponsorship Overview

Nick Jr.

July - December
18:00-20:00
5 x 10” per hour
Approximately 506 kids tvrs (actuals)

Nick Jr. 2

July – December
17:00-19:00
5 x 10” per hour
Approximately 309 kids tvrs (actuals)

Opportunity to sponsor each zone or combined – depending on budgets available

Example Programming

Programming tone is soft and gentle to suit the bedtime strand. There’s an emphasis on positive themes such as friendship,
creativity, imagination and family.

Poppy Cat Bed Time Stories

Poppy Cat is a capable, endearing, and determined six year-old ginger tabby cat. Her heroic gusto and unquenchable curiosity propel each adventure for her and her friends, often leading to unexpected experiences and discoveries. But her top priority is always her friends, which is why she is the unspoken leader of her little gang. She's the glue that holds them all together.

Peppa Pig

Peppa Pig is a lovable but slightly bossy little pig. She is four years old and lives with Mummy Pig, Daddy Pig and her little brother George. Peppa likes playing with Suzy Sheep (her best friend), visiting Granny and Grandpa Pig, and looking after George. Most of all, Peppa loves jumping up and down in muddy puddles, laughing and making loud snorting noises.

NOTE: Scheduling may change.

Example Programming [(continued...)]


Olive the Ostrich

Olive is an ostrich who has an amazing imagination. While the rest of her family are running, pecking and doing Ostrichy things, Olive can be found imagining herself going on amazing adventures when she buries her head down, down into the sand...until she pops up somewhere new, anywhere she can imagine! Wherever Olive's imagination takes her, there's always things to do, friends to make and adventures to be had.

Guess How Much I Love You

Based on the best selling children’s book, fans of the heart warming tale can now follow the adventures of Little Nutbrown Hare and all his friends in a series of beautifully animated adventures.

NOTE: Scheduling may change. The above shows are currently scheduled for the Nick JR bedtime block only, and not in Nick JR2’s bedtime block.

Nick JR Sponsorship Delivery
Guide (6 Months)

Kids
TVRs (Actuals)*: 506
Cover (000s): 1503
+1 Cover (%): 17.8
OTS: 28.4

HWCH (Housewives with Children)
TVRs (Actuals)*: 446.7
Cover (000s): 1201
+1 Cover (%): 18.2
OTS: 24.6

HWCH 0-3 (Housewives with Children 0-3)
TVRs (Actuals)*: 848 - 67% TVR increase from kids audience
Cover (000s): 747
+1 Cover (%): 29.3
OTS: 29

NOTE: *Ratings supplied are estimates based on current predictions and will fluctuate in line with the market

Nick JR2 Sponsorship Delivery
Guide (6 Months)

Kids
TVRs (Actuals)*: 309
Cover (000s): 1164
+1 Cover (%): 13.8
OTS: 22.4

HWCH (Housewives with Children)
TVRs (Actuals)*: 269.6
Cover (000s): 876
+1 Cover (%): 13.3
OTS: 20.3

HWCH 0-3 (Housewives with Children 0-3)
TVRs (Actuals)*: 495.9 - 60% TVR increase from kids audience
Cover (000s): 534
+1 Cover (%): 20.9
OTS: 23.7

NOTE: *Ratings supplied are estimates based on current predictions and will fluctuate in line with the market

Online
Possible Extension of TV Sponsorship: Food For Thought

Nick JR is very much a co-usage site - 97% of parents are actively involved when their child visits the Nick JR site. * This makes it a great destination to amplify TV sponsorship.

*Taken from Nickelodeon’s Online Together 2013

Nickjr.co.uk*

Giving kids their first taste of the web, with access to show info, activities, clips, comps, and all their favourite characters – from Peppa Pig to Dora the Explorer. NickJr.co.uk offers a learning environment which parents trust, creating a perfect destination for a commercially valuable customer.

Traffic
Unique visitors: 1,100,000
Ad impressions: 24,000,000
Visits: 1,700,000
Video ad impressions:
1,700,000
Dwell times: 15.6 minutes

Audience Profile
Female 50%, Male 50%
32% of visitors have a HH of £35-50K or more – parents frequently visit the site with their children.

*Source: Nick Jr Immersion Day, Omniture May 2012, Comscore / UKOM Dec 2011, Dart Jun 2012


Contact Details
Oya Mustafa
Sponsorship Manager – Viacom
020 7032 4942
Oya.Mustafa@bskyb.com

*Taken from Nickelodeon’s Online Together 2013.

Nickelodeon Star Victoria Justice To Guest Star In New Season 4 Episode Of "Big Time Rush" Called "Big Time Tour Bus"

The entertainment news website Entertainment Weekly's 'the Family Room' television news column is reporting the Nickelodeon News / "Big Time Rush" News in the following article that, following the announcement that Nickelodeon boy band "Big Time Rush" and Nickelodeon Star Victoria Justice ("Zoey 101", "Victorious") will be joining forces for a all-new summer tour called "Summer Break Tour" this summer, Nickelodeon celebrity Victoria Justice, from the popular Nick sitcom "Victorious", guest star as herself in an upcoming brand new episode of the fourth season of "Big Time Rush" called "Big Time Tour Bus", which will be directed by BTR band member Carlos Pena, Jr., who plays jokester Carlos Garcia on the show!

The storyline of the all-new "Big Time Rush" season 4 episode titled "Big Time Tour Bus" will be, after the Big Time Rush boys - Kendall Knight (Kendall Schmidt), Logan Mitchell (Logan Henderson), Carlos Garcia (Carlos Pena, Jr.) and James Diamond (James Maslow) - find themselves caught in traffic while traveling to their next gig, it's up to Victoria Justice to keep the concert's audience entertained as the guys try to figure out what to do next.

Nick Star Victoria Justice is the latest guest star announced for season 4 of "Big Time Rush". In January 2013, it was revealed that the British singer Cher Lloyd will also be a guest star in an upcoming brand new episode of the fourth season of "Big Time Rush"

Fans can buy tickets for "Summer Break Tour", which will kick off on Friday June 21st in Los Angeles, California, at ticketing websites LiveNation.com, Ticketmaster.com or by calling 1-800-745-3000. For more information on the tour, please visit www.SummerBreakTour.com:

Victoria Justice to guest on 'Big Time Rush' -- EXCLUSIVE



Image Credit: Chelsea Lauren/WireImage
Nickelodeon’s bringing some Justice to Big Time Rush.

EW has learned that Victoria Justice, former star of Victorious, will appear as herself on an installment of Nickelodeon’s boy band sitcom this spring. The episode, titled “Big Time Tour Bus,” is notable for another reason as well — it’ll be directed by band member Carlos Pena, who plays jokester Carlos on the show.

In “Big Time Tour Bus,” the boys find themselves caught in traffic while traveling to their next gig. It’s up to Justice to keep the concert’s audience entertained as the guys try to figure out what to do next.

Art, naturally, imitates life; as announced last week, Justice will be joining Big Time Rush on their upcoming Summer Break Tour. Concerts begin in LA June 21st; tickets will go on sale this Saturday, April 6.

Tags: Big Time Rush, Nickelodeon, Television, TV, Victoria Justice, Music, TV

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