Nickelodeon Germany to Timeshare Channel with MTV+ from Thursday 1st November 2018

Viacom International Media Networks (VIMN) GSA has announced that Nickelodeon Germany (Deutschland) will be shortening its broadcast hours later this year.

Starting Thursday 1st November 2018, Nickelodeon Deutschland, which broadcasts free-to-air (FTA), will replace it's Nicknight programming block, which, aimed towards a older audience mainly airs Nickelodeon programming from the '90s, such as Hey Arnold! and Clarissa, and the 2000's, such as iCarly, True Jackson, VP and Drake & Josh, with a nine-hour time-shifted MTV programming block called MTV+.

The MTV +1 programming block will air nightly on the Nickelodeon channel in Germany starting at 20:15 uur, and will air what is broadcast on the 24-hour MTV channel an hour later.

The change will only affect Nickelodeon Deutschland, with Nickelodeon Austria (Österreich) and Nickelodeon Switzerland (Schweiz) continuing to air Nicknight each night.

The news was announced by Giovanni Zamai, the Brand Director Youth & Music at MTV, at the Viacom Showcase in Berlin on Tuesday 4th September 2018.

The aim of the MTV +1 programming window on Nick is to help raise awareness of the MTV brand in Germany. Although MTV has been FTA in the country since the beginning of 2018 following several years of being a pay-TV channel, it's been having trouble building a sizeable audience.

The news comes as VIMN GSA is in the midst of a making some big changes. At the end of the year, VIMN GSA will closedown its VIVA music channel, which currently timeshares with Comedy Central, so that Comedy Central can broadcast 24-hours a day.

MTV will also be returning to its roots, recently increasing the amount of time dedicated to music each day to 18 hours, with documentary, soaps and reality shows only being shown in the evening. In order to further strengthen the MTV brand in Germany, the media company also announced the launch of a new in-house production studio.

Update (3/11): Below are a couple of videos featuring NickNight's last closedown and MTV+'s launch:

Nick Night HD Germany Last Close Down 2018 ( Replaced by MTV+ ) R.I.P. Nick Night



Night Night Ceased Broadcasting in Germany Nov 1st 2018 ( edited )
MTV+ Launch the next day:

Nickelodeon HD Germany - Mtv+ HD Launch ( Handover ) 2018



Nick HD Deutschland Close Down - MTV+ HD Launch 2018 Nov 1st ( Nick Night Stopped Broadcasting on the 31st of October )

Update (5/9) - Below is Viacom International Media Networks (VIMN) GSA's official press release confirming the news:

Nickelodeon to Debut Girl Power Float at 114th Santa Claus Parade in Toronto, Canada

Santa Claus has announced the exciting news that Nickelodeon will be debuting a Girl Power-themed float at the 114th Santa Claus Parade in Toronto, Canada! Santa made the announcement at his top-secret workshop on Friday, November 2. This will be Nickelodeon's first float in the world-famous Santa Claus Parade.

Photo credit: Dan Pearce/Metroland.

The Santa Claus Parade is the largest children's parade in North America and the largest outdoor entertainment event held in Canada every year. This year the parade will be held on Sunday, November 18, and will feature 32 floats - the highest number of floats to date - and 21 marching bands, making it the biggest parade Toronto has ever seen!

Nickelodeon’s Girl Power float features giant, realistic replicas of Nickelodeon heroines Princess Nella from Nella the Princess Knight, and twin genies-in-training Shimmer and Shine. The popular animated preschool series provide positive and empowering role models for young girls.

Additional new floats for this year also include: Sunlife Financial, Sunwing.ca and Autentica Cuba, and Canadian Tire will also have an exciting new float.

Jen Kim works on one of the new floats at Santa's workshop Friday, Nov. 2. The 114th Santa Claus Parade will make its way down Toronto streets on November 18. - Dan Pearce/Metroland

"It is great to see how the support and spirit grows every year," said Clay Charters, Santa Claus Parade Executive Director. "Thanks to the support of corporations and individuals, the parade has become a world class event."

In addition to the support of all those involved, there are a number of initiatives that make the parade bigger and better every year. Metro grocery stores will sell red noses, to help light the way for Santa, at their check-outs with money raised going to the Parade and the United Way. The Holly Jolly Fun Run, a 5km run, will kick off the parade starting at 11:45 a.m. on parade day. All proceeds raised support the Santa Claus Parade. Also new this year, individuals can purchase GO tickets online in advance at gotransit.com/santa to avoid lineups during parade day.

"I am looking forward to seeing all the smiling faces along the parade route," said Santa Claus, who flew into town from the North Pole to offer a preview of this year's magic. "This parade demonstrates how we can make something truly wonderful with the support of everyone involved – that's what Christmas spirit is all about!"

Alfred Iannarelli, general manager and creative director of the parade, has been part of the yearly festivities since 1970 and said this year's floats - which are built year-round - are particularly impressive. While Santa's float is always the parade's highlight, it was kept under wraps at a sneak preview of the Santa Claus Parade held on Friday, Nov. 2.

The Parade starts at 12:30 p.m. at Bloor and Christie Streets; travels east along Bloor Street to University Avenue, travels south on University Avenue (in the north bound lanes) to Wellington Street, then travels east on Wellington to Yonge Street, south on Yonge Street and then goes east on Front Street. The parade will head south on Yonge Street and east on Front Street, ending at the St. Lawrence Market. The 114th annual Santa Claus Parade airs Sunday, November 18 at 4:30 p.m. ET/MT on CTV and 5:30 p.m. AT on CTV Two Atlantic and CTV GO.

About the Santa Claus Parade

The Santa Claus Parade is the largest children's parade in North America and the largest outdoor entertainment event held in Canada every year. More information on the Parade at thesantaclausparade.com

About Santa's Elves

This year, a very special group of companies have stepped forward to make a long-term commitment and a substantial financial investment to ensure the Parade continues to bring smiles for years to come.

Santa's Elves:

- McDonald's Restaurants of Canada Ltd
- Canadian Tire
- Metro Ontario Inc.
- Royal Bank of Canada
- CIBC
- Scotiabank
- TD Bank Group
- BMO
- Indigo and Chapters
- MLSE
- Canada Protection Plan
- Tim Horton's
- Maple Leaf Foods
- Sunwing.ca and Autentica Cuba
- Pizza Pizza
- 98.1 CHFI
- Sun Life Financial
- Manulife

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Additional source: Toronto.com.

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SpongeBob’s Funniest Moments from New Episodes! Pt. 2 | SpongeBob SquarePants | #FunniestFridayEver | Nickelodeon

What time is it? Funny o’clock, of course! Get ready to LOL, giggle, chuckle –maybe even cackle! — over these hilarious moments from the October 21st & 28th SpongeBob premieres. Check out Larry dressed as Mermaid Man, see the Krusty Krab after dark, and take a trip to Bubbletown with SpongeBob’s old pal, Bubble Buddy. Don’t miss a SpongeBob marathon with a brand NEW premiere next Sunday SpongeDay on November 4th!



❗ EMOJI POLL ❗Which character are YOU the most like: SpongeBob 🍍, Patrick ⭐, Squidward 🐙, Sandy 🌸, or Mr. Krabs 💸?

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Henry Danger | 'Henry's Birthday' Trailer + Sneak Peeks | Nickelodeon USA

It's Henry's birthday, but before he can celebrate, Kid Danger is needed to save the day! Don't miss the next all-new episode of TV's #1 kids' comedy, premiering Saturday 3rd November 2018 at 8:00pm (ET/PT) as part of Nickelodeon Trivia Prizefest Live, only on Nickelodeon USA!



In the brand-new Henry Danger episode "Henry's Birthday" (#503), while trying to celebrate his birthday, Henry keeps getting interrupted by crimes going on in Swellview!

Charlotte Helps Henry w/ Birthday Makeup Shenanigans 🎂🎈 Henry Danger | Nick



Happy Birthday, Henry! 🎈 Charlotte (Riele Downs) helps Henry (Jace Norman) come up with a made-up story about makeup to get out of missing part of his birthday party. What birthday present would you give Henry? Let me know in the comments below. Catch more Henry Danger on Nick!

Are YOU watching Henry Danger this weekend? Let me know in the comments below!




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Originally published: Monday, October 29, 2018.

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Wayside: The Movie | Keep It Weird | YTV

Wayside Special (aka the Pilot episode) is finally available for all you fans to watch and enjoy!



Join the new kid Todd (Michael Cera, Arrested Development) as he enters a school where cows roam free, class elections are decided by a game of dodge ball, and falling asleep in class is not only okay, but encouraged. As Todd’s new teacher Miss Jewels (Kathy Najinny, King of the Hill) is fond of saying, “students can learn so much when they are asleep”.

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Additional source: Wikipedia.

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