Nickelodeon UK To Show Season 4 Of "Winx Club" Weekends At 7.30am

According to Nickelodeon UK's new "The brand new Winx Club series, weekends at 7.30am, only on Nickelodeon!" trailer/promo (below with transcript), Nickelodeon UK are premiering and showing brand new episodes from season four of the animated television series "Winx Club" on Nickelodeon UK and Ireland and Nickelodeon HD UK every Saturday and Sunday at 7.30am (repeated at 8.30am on Nick UK's plus one (+1) timeshift channel Nick Replay UK):

Brand new episodes of The Winx Club series are coming to Nickelodeon!

Join your favourite fairies as they search the planet for the last fairy on Earth and make their journey to become Believix fairies.

[: Your belief in us transformed us into Believix fairies!]

The Wizards of the Black Circle has returned to get into the way.

[: This ends now!]

Will the Winx fairy's make human's believe in magic?

[: Believe in us. BELIEVE IN US!]

Find out in the brand new Winx Club series, weekends at 7.30am, only on Nickelodeon!

Nickelodeon UK Presenters Anna Williamson And Jamie Rickers Visit The Nickelodeon UK Offices To Film Scenes For "Camp Orange 2012"

According to Nickelodeon UK and Ireland's Press Office on their official Twitter profile page (@NickelodeonUKPR), Nickelodeon UK presenters Anna Williamson and Jamie Rickers ("UPick Summer", "Jamie And Anna's Big Weekend"), today (Thursday 3rd May 2012) visited Nickelodeon UK HQ, Nickelodeon UK's office building and studios in Central London (also known as Nickelodeon Towers; 15-18 Rathbone Place, London, W1T 1HU), to film scenes for the upcoming brand new series of "Camp Orange UK", "Camp Orange 2012", Nickelodeon UK's version of the children's adventure reality television show for best friends:

Great to have @annawilliamsTV and @JamieRickersGWR at Nick Towers today filming for new #camporange coming soon!!

Nickelodeon UK is expected to premiere and show the next season of "Camp Orange UK", "Camp Orange 2012", during Summer 2012 on Nickelodeon UK/HD.

Also, Tweeted (posted) by Nickelodeon UK presenter Anna Williamson on her official Twitter profile page (@annawilliamsTV) and ReTweeted by Nickelodeon UK on their official Twitter feed (@NickelodeonUK):

However a gr8 day with @JamieRickersGWR [Nickelodeon UK Presenter Jamie Rickers] @make_up_jo [freelance Nickelodeon UK hairdresser and make-up artist Jo Adams] @kangas911 [Nickelodeon UK's Director of Original Production, David Kangas] @adamjohnparker [Nickelodeon UK Researcher and Nickelodeon Towers, London, UK resident Adam John Parker (also known as Adam J Parker)] for #camporange series 2. Coming soon :-)

Nickelodeon USA Experiences Ratings Drop For "SpongeBob SquarePants"

From the Wall Street Journal:

Viacom's SpongeBob Crisis

Overexposed or Netflixed? Ratings Sag for Long-Running Cartoon Hurts Network's Ad Sales

Ratings data show the driving force behind Nickelodeon's sharp audience declines in recent months has been SpongeBob SquarePants. John Jannarone on The News Hub explains how Nickelodeon is reacting.

After 13 years on the air, SpongeBob SquarePants, the cartoon about a talking sponge, is losing its hold on children. Ratings are down sharply for the cartoon, which accounted for as much as 40% of the network's airtime late last year. The shift is hurting both Nickelodeon and parent company Viacom.

Photo: Nickelodeon/Everett Collection.
Best known for getting laughs, Nickelodeon's "SpongeBob SquarePants" has become a wet blanket.

After 13 years on the air, the cartoon about a talking sponge is losing its hold on children. The average number of viewers aged 2 to 11 watching Spongebob at any given time dropped 29% in the first quarter from a year earlier, according to Nielsen.

Getty Images / SpongeBob SquarePants and Patrick Star in a scene from the first season.
And because "Spongebob" is the backbone of Nickelodeon—accounting for as much as 40% of the network's airtime late last year—it is dragging down the whole network. Nickelodeon's ratings fell 25% in the quarter, after a more-modest fall-off in the second half of last year.

Sanford C. Bernstein analyst Todd Juenger notes that "SpongeBob" could affect the ratings of other Nickelodeon programming because children often change channels to find their favorites program, then stay tuned in to that network.

'SpongeBob' Finally Sinks

Yanina Manolova/Associated Press / SpongeBob at the New York Stock Exchange in 2009
View SpongeBob SquarePants Slideshow

"SpongeBob" still averages two million viewers in the 2-11 age group during its top Saturday-morning showtime, according to Nielsen data provided by Nickelodeon. A Nickelodeon spokesman says "'SpongeBob' and the rest of our network were performing consistently well as it has for years until the sudden ratings decreases that we experienced in September. It remains the number one rated animated series in all of kids' television and there is nothing that we have seen that points to 'SpongeBob' as a problem."

Nickelodeon's recent ratings declines pose a serious challenge for parent company Viacom Inc. [VIAB] The channel accounts for about 15% of Viacom's operating profit, estimates RBC Capital Markets analyst David Bank. The ratings slide it suffered in the December quarter contributed to a 3% dip in Viacom's ad revenue for that period. Analysts are watching closely to see the impact of the latest ratings declines on the March quarter, which Viacom reports on Thursday.

So what is turning kids off Spongebob? Partly it may simply be age. "SpongeBob" ranks among the longest-running cartoons to hold onto top ratings. "Rugrats," another Nickelodeon cartoon that aired in the 1990s and early 2000s, ended after running about as long as "SpongeBob" already has.

That shouldn't matter to a kids program, however, as the audience is constantly being refreshed. "Every year you've got a new crop of six-year-olds," says Mr. Bank. "That ought to work in their favor."

But the show may be suffering from overexposure. In recent years, Nickelodeon has expanded Spongebob's place on its schedule. For all of 2011, "SpongeBob" accounted for 31% of the network's programming, and even hit 40% toward the end up the year, according to Nielsen That's up from 23% in 2007.

Reruns traditionally have been seen as ideal for kids because, television executives say, children are often happy to watch the same programming over and over.

Paul Debenedittis, senior vice president of programming strategy at Disney Channels Worldwide, says his networks sometimes play their most successful shows more frequently, but only to a limit. "There's definitely a risk in relying on one or two shows to fuel your entire channel," he says.

Moreover, Viacom last year licensed the show and other Nickelodeon programs to Netflix, [NFLX] increasing its availability beyond the TV. While the shows became available on the site in May, Netflix introduced a "just for kids' section of its site in August using pictures to display program selections. The severe ratings declines began in September.

"This is pretty close to a smoking gun on SpongeBob getting worn out," says Mr. Juenger. He published a study last week showing that ratings for children's channels were lower in households with Netflix, even though those households are more likely to have children.

Another factor may be stricter parental attitudes. In September, the journal Pediatrics published a widely circulated study linking shows like "SpongeBob" to kids' poor performance on tests of skills such as following rules. And some parents say they don't let their kids watch the show. Ian Guarnieri of Maplewood, N.J., says he started letting his son watch the show when he was five years old, but quickly pulled the plug. "Once we started to watch it, we decided it wasn't something we wanted him to be watching. It's very low brow."

Nickelodeon decline to comment on criticism of "SpongeBob."

Nickelodeon recently has reduced its exposure to "SpongeBob." In the first quarter, the channel cut back on the number of episodes it aired by 16% compared with a year earlier. The network also aired far fewer episodes of "iCarly," another highly rated and long-running show.

It is also putting more effort into new shows. At its recent "upfront" presentation to showcase new shows, Nickelodeon announced the largest ever package of new programming, with 650 episodes over 2012 and 2013, including some "SpongeBob" episodes.

Also, from Investorplace.com:

Investors awaiting Viacom Inc.’s (NYSE:VIAB) earnings tomorrow and Walt Disney Co.’s (NYSE:DIS) and News Corp’s (NASDAQ:NWSA) results next week shouldn’t breathe easy, however. New York-based Viacom has seen huge ratings declines at Nickelodeon and MTV, which for years have been reliable cash cows.

The declines have baffled many industry pundits. Expectations for the corporate home of SpongeBob SquarePants are muted. Revenue is expected to rise 2.2%, to $3.3 billion, in the first quarter and drop in the current quarter and fiscal year.

Also, from Contactmusic.com:

Are Nickelodeon Shows On Netflix Cannibalizing Its Own Ratings?

Analysts are divided over just how much harm the decision to make Nickelodeon programming available to Netflix has harmed the ratings of the kids cable channel. The issue came up at a panel discussion at The Cable Show in Boston on Monday when UBS cable analyst John Hodulik observed that Nickelodeon's ratings fall since it began selling programs to Netflix could be the catalyst to encourage other cable networks to stop selling programs to the streaming service. But, as reported by MultichannelNews.com, Deutsche Bank media analyst Doug Mitchelson observed that Viacom chief Philippe Dauman has acknowledged that Netflix viewing only represents about 2 percent of Nickelodeon's total viewership, while ratings for the channel have fallen 30 percent. "Nickelodeon has issues well beyond cannibalization from online," Mitchelson said.

22/05/2012

May 2012 On Nickelodeon Asia

According to Nickelodeon Asia's "TV Shows - What's New?" section on the official Nickelodeon Asia website, Nick-Asia.com, here are Nickelodeon Asia's May 2012 highlights for "May on Nickelodeon Asia":

What's New On Nickelodeon Asia?

Victorious : Locked up (Special!)

Tues, May 1 @ 12:30pm (MY (Nickelodeon Malaysia), SG (Nickelodeon Singapore)), @ 6:30pm (PH (Nickelodeon Philippines))

Tori and her friends are locked up in the prison of Yerba! The Chancellor grants them one prison performance, but will it be good enough to free them?

Artzooka! (New Episodes)

Weekdays, Starting May 7 @ 4:00pm (PH (Nickelodeon Philippines)), May 28 @ 5:30pm (MY (Nickelodeon Malaysia), SG (Nickelodeon Singapore))

Celebrate the spirit of art. What will you Artzooka! today?

Bling Your Mom! (Mother's Day Special!)

Fri, May 11 @ 5:00pm (MY (Nickelodeon Malaysia), SG (Nickelodeon Singapore)), @ 6:30pm (PH (Nickelodeon Philippines))

Make a date with us for Mother's Day and spend the day watching all these specials with Mom.

Dora The Explorer - Swiper's Favorite Things! (Special!)

Sat, May 26 @ 8:30am (MY (Nickelodeon Malaysia), SG (Nickelodeon Singapore), PH (Nickelodeon Philippines))

Oh my! A big gust of wind comes in and blows away Swiper's favorite things! Help Dora and Swiper get them all back!

Don't Miss These Shows On Nickelodeon Asia

Dora, the Explorer Special : Dora’s World Adventure

Sun, 6 May @ 10.00am (SG (Nickelodeon Singapore)/MY (Nickelodeon Malaysia))

It's time to celebrate friendship day, but all the friendship bracelets are missing. Swiper has swiped them all. Dora and Swiper travel all over the world to retrieve the bracelets and save the day!

Team Umizoomi (New Episodes)

Starting May 14 @ 2.20pm (SG (Nickelodeon Singapore)/MY (Nickelodeon Malaysia))

Join Milli, her brother Geo and their trusty robot friend Bot, as they zoom around Umi City, using their mighty math powers to solve more problems and keep the city running smoothly.

Nickelodeon To Host Special "Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles" Event At London, UK's MCM Expo London Comic Con 2012

UPDATE - Win tickets to London, UK's MCM Expo London Comic Con 2012! Click here for more information!

According to this London Comic Con press release from GamesPress via Gamasutra, Nickelodeon will be hosting a exclusive "Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles" presentation at MCM Expo London Comic Con 2012, which will be held in London, UK, on Saturday 26th May 2012 from 11.30am which will feature a exclusive sneak peek showing of Nickelodeon's brand new CGI-animated "Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles" television series, plus a exclusive Q&A session with the special panel stars Kevin Eastman, the co-creator of "Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles", and Rich Magallanes, who is Nickelodeon's Senior Vice President for Current Animation:

What’s On At May's Comic Con?

[This unedited press release is made available courtesy of Gamasutra and its partnership with notable game PR-related resource GamesPress.]

MCM LONDON COMIC CON – EXCEL LONDON – 25-27 MAY

Britain's biggest pop culture festival, MCM Expo London Comic Con returns to ExCel London on 25-27 May with an awesome line-up of movie, videogame, sci-fi, comics, anime and cosplay content ready to entertain the show’s 60,000 plus visitors. Here are some highlights from our first wave of announcements!

TITLE SPONSOR

MCM Expo London Comic Con's title sponsor is Universal Pictures' The Lorax, starring Danny DeVito. An animated comedy from the creators of Despicable Me, The Lorax is based on the much-loved children's book by Dr. Seuss.

London Comic Con has also teamed up with Universal Pictures to give fans the chance to attend the world premiere of upcoming fantasy blockbuster Snow White and the Huntsman at London's Leicester Square, 14 May. The competition opens at noon on Friday 4 May on www.londonexpo.com

FILM AND TV GUESTS

* Comic Con visitors will get a sneak peek at the next generation of turtles, as Nickelodeon previews its upcoming CG-reimagining of the classic Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles animation with an exclusive presentation and Q&A. Taking place in the MCM Theatre from 11:30 am on Saturday 26 May, the special panel stars Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles co-creator Kevin Eastman and Nickelodeon Senior Vice President, Current Animation Rich Magallanes.

Also, from the official London MCM Expo websites official webpage for Nickelodeon's upcoming "Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles" special event at MCM Expo London Comic Con 2012, where you can also register and apply for tickets to Nickelodeon's special TMNT event at this years MCM Expo London Comic Con:

The Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles are back and Leonardo, Raphael, Donatello and Michelangelo, are coming to MCM Expo London Comic Con!

Visitors to May's show at ExCel will get a sneak peek at the next generation of turtles, as Nickelodeon previews its upcoming CG-reimagining of the classic animation with an exclusive Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles presentation and Q&A.

Taking place in the show’s MCM Theatre from 11:30 am on Saturday 26 May, the special panel stars Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles co-creator Kevin Eastman and Nickelodeon Senior Vice President, Current Animation Rich Magallanes. As well as getting the low-down on this exciting new series, every Q&A attendee will also receive a free Turtles item!

Featuring your favourite half-shell heroes – as well as April O'Neil, Splinter and Shredder – the new Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles series breathes new life into the iconic characters of the much-loved franchise… and you can find out about it first at MCM Expo London Comic Con!

You can find more information here on the official MCM Expo London Comic Con website, LondonExpo.com.

Also, from the Coventry Telegraph blog:

Nickelodeon to unveil new Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles at London Comic Con 2012

IT'S the toxic ooze that just keeps on giving. If the idea of a Michael Bay-produced TMNT film has left you with more doubt than delight, there's also a third animated TV series on the way.

And visitors to the 21st annual MCM Expo London Comic Con will be among the first to get a glimpse of the new Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles.

Nickelodeon UK will present an exclusive sneak peek of the upcoming series as part of a presentation on Saturday, May 26, at 11.30 am, featuring Rich Magallanes, Nickelodeon senior vice president of animation and current series, and original Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles co-creator Kevin Eastman.

"It is a huge thrill to be able to give UK fans a sneak peek of the new Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles," said Magallanes. "Working on the series has been a real privilege and a lot of fun. I'm excited to share the show with Turtles fans at MCM Expo."

Visitors to May's MCM Expo at ExCel will get an exclusive look at the next generation of turtles, as Nickelodeon UK previews its upcoming CG-reimagining of the classic animated series.

The show stars the voices of Jason Biggs (American Pie) as Leonardo, Sean Astin (Lord of The Rings) as Raphael, Greg Cipes (Teen Titans) as Michelangelo and Rob Paulsen (Planet Sheen) as Donatello. Paulsen also voiced the original Raphael from 1987-1996 in the first series.

The all-new Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles is set to premiere on Nickelodeon UK this autumn.

Those that attend the special presentation and Q&A in the Expo's MCM Theatre will be able to set questions to Magallanes and Eastman, watch an exclusive clip of the series and will receive a free Teenage Nutant Ninja Turtles item. Those that would like to attend the presentation can do so by registering for a place at www.londonexpo.com/teenage-mutant-ninja-turtles/

Note that registration requires a valid Early Entry Saturday or Weekend MCM Expo ticket.

To buy tickets to the MCM London Comic Con at Excel London on 25-27 May, please visit: https://www.mcmexpostore.com/store/

Also, from Filmoria:

London MCM Comic Con To Feature First Look At Nickelodeon's New 'Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles'

Despite a fan backlash against Michael Bay's involvement with a Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles film, those heroes in a half shell have always been a welcome sight on TV for years, and luckily, the kids of today are getting a new taste of Donatello, Raphael, Michaelangelo and Leonardo.

Fortunately, London’s MCM Comic Con, set to hit the Excel centre on 25-27th May, has an exclusive first-look at Nickelodeon‘s updated version of the hugely popular series. On Saturday 26th May at 11.30am, Nickelodeon‘s very own Senior Vice President, Animation Current Series, Rich Magallanes and original Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles co-creator Kevin Eastman will be part of a special presentation featuring a sneak peek at the new show as well as answering fans’ questions.

Those fortunate enough to secure a place and be part of this presentation will be rewarded with a special free Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles item as well as have the opportunity to pose a question or two to Eastman and Magallanes, as well as gain bragging rights in being one of the people to gain a first look at the new series before anyone else. To register your place for this part of the expo head to www.londonexpo.com/teenage-mutant-ninja-turtles/

A CG-reimagining of the classic tale, Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles features the voice talents of Jason Biggs as Leonardo, Sean Astin as Raphael, Greg Cipes as Michaelangelo and Rob Paulsen, the original voice of Raphael in the classic series, voicing Donatello. The show will premiere on Nickelodeon in the Autumn.

This is one of many exciting events happening at the London MCM Comic Con and be sure to keep checking back on Filmoria to find out more of what to expect at the expo on 25-27th May.

Be sure to check www.londonexpo.com for even more information on the event, as well as visiting their Facebook page www.facebook.com/mcmexpo, Twitter www.twitter.com/mcmexpo and YouTube page www.youtube.com/mcmexpo .

For tickets to the expo at London’s Excel Centre on 25-27 May visit https://www.mcmexpostore.com/store/

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

only a couple more days untill we launch the AMAZING Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles at MCM Expo Comi Con on Saturday 26th May #nickturtles

And:

Who's comming to the launch of #nickturtles at comicon

And:

I'm looking forward to it. What's the free gift for all the attendees?

@NickelodeonUKPR: we don't want to spoil the surprise, hope you can wait till saturday! #nickturtles

Below is a Nickelodeon "Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles" news article from BleedingCool.com, which features information and details about Nickelodeon's brand new CGI-animated "Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles" television series which were revealed by Nickelodeon's Senior Vice President for Current Animation, Rich Magallanes, and Kevin Eastman, the co-creator of "Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles", at Nickelodeon's exclusive "Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles" presentation at the MCM Expo London Comic Con 2012 on Saturday 26th May 2012, which featured a exclusive sneak peek showing of Nickelodeon's brand new CGI-animated "Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles" television show, and a exclusive Q&A session with Rich Magallanes and Kevin Eastman:

Kevin Eastman On The New Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles And Our First Impressions Of Some Footage

I’m not down at the MCM Expo today but that Shaw Williams character is and she called me up to fill me in on the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles presentation and following Q&A with Kevin Eastman.

She’s rushed off her feet down there, but she’s passed me her notes to misinterpret wildly.

Let’s start with the footage, which comes from Nickelodeon’s upcoming carton reboot. Proof that it’s a reboot, if proof be need be? Hannah believes episode one to be an origin story, showing the turtles “coming up to the surface of the world for the first time.”

It wasn’t clear if the footage screened was from this episode, or if it was clear, Hannah [...] didn’t pick up on it. She said that the animation was good, but some of the writing was a bit off. This she blamed on the use of Michaelangelo as a forced comic relief.

Having seen The Krang in action, Hannah tried to describe their squishy brain in a cyber body look by saying that they were cyber bodies with just a squishy brain thing inside. She did confirm, however, that we’re looking at The Krang, emphasis on the The. This is a whole race, not a one-off Krang character.

The series’ main villain, she confirmed, was Shredder.

One of the points of reinvention was the new April O’Neill who is, now, a young girl. The reason for this, according to Eastman, was that they thought about it for a bit and decided, actually, having a thirty-something lady hanging around with these teenage boys was actually kind of creepy. Less creepy is a human teenage girl hanging out with a bunch of mutated turtles, of course. I suppose that’s the conceit of the piece; that they’re just boys, really, at a subtext level.

The music in the show is going to be hip hop, drum and bass and dubstep. Will the beloved theme tune be coming back? Eastman refused to answer, saying that he liked the original tune, and… Yeah, who are we kidding. He’d have just said “No,” if it wasn’t. I expect there’s a new hip-hop theme coming.

Maybe, just maybe, that’s got something to do with Kid Cudi? Would make a kind of sense.

NEWSFLASH: The cartoon series is going to be supported by a new toy line. Hannah tells me:

The party van is coming back and a motorbike which converts into stealth mode, which basically means it gets a tortoiseshell on top.

Where the heck is that a stealth mode? A beach in Malaysia?

Eastman was also asked about the in-development Ninja Turtle movie. He said that he likes what he has seen – though what this is was not clear. It may have been concept art, test footage, script pages, pre-viz or anything. He didn’t clarify what involvement he has with the film, so it could be as simple as him being on the payroll as chief Man Who Says He’s Seen Some Stuff And We Don’t Need To Worry.

Specifically in respect of the new, alien-world origin calculated for the Turtles, Eastman said that “it won’t get in the way.”

So there we go. “The animation looked quite good” was the bit I wanted to hear, and I did. Look forward to checking it out myself.