Swedish Nickelodeon Fans Can Now Watch Nick Via The New Cloud-Based TV Operator Magine

The Broadband television business news website Broadband TV News is reporting that Nickelodeon is now available for Swedish fans and viewers to watch on the new cloud-based TV operator Magine, which recently launched in Sweden. Broadband TV News is also reporting in the same article that Magine is also preparing to launch in Germany and Spain later in 2013, with the company wanting to eventually offer the service across Europe, however, a UK launch is not expected before the first quarter of 2014:

Disruptive cloud TV service Magine plans euro launch

After its launch in Sweden, cloud-based TV operator Magine is preparing to launch in Germany and Spain later this year.

The company eventually wants to offer the service across Europe. A UK launch is not expected before the first quarter of 2014.

Magine launched in Sweden last week with a bouquet consisting of national Swedish public broadcaster SVT and private broadcaster TV4, as well international channels including CNN International, BBC, Eurosport, National Geographic, Nickelodeon and Cartoon Network, with more agreements on the way.

The launch of Magine First Edition comes after months of testing the service. During last year’s MIPCOM, Magine started its pilot.

A subscription to the service, which brings live TV and cloud PVR across a number of device, costs 99 Swedish kroner (around €11.50) a month.

Magine claims to be “a pure TV service that has removed the complicated installation of set-top boxes, dishes and cables by engineering a secure cloud-based architecture.”

Magine also addresses the fragmentation in mobile TV, where currently there are different catch-up services on tablets and smart phones, by providing both live and catch-up in the same place across all devices.

Magine is the result of two years work by a group of pay-TV experts, internet professionals and technology specialists who asked themselves the fundamental question: “If TV was invented today what would it look like?”

Commenting on Magine’s Swedish launch chairman Michael Werner said : “Magine re-defines TV by combining cloud-based live TV, catch-up and on-demand programming in the same place. The company has pioneered technology that has never existed before and we are proud to have been accepted as a service that both viewers and content providers consider excellent.”

Turner Broadcasting System’s director of distribution in the Nordic countries, Ramon Zwartkruis, added: “We have been testing the service for almost six months and we are delighted with the result – the service at launch looks really high-class and this seems to be the viewers perception of Magine as well.”

For broadcasters and content providers: Magine creates value for broadcasters by providing greater reach, a route to content discovery that really works and social interaction among viewers. This will lead to increasing returns on the vast library of content which broadcasters already have rights to. Magine enhances distribution by providing a viewer-designed experience which is supported by the TV value chain.

For viewers: Magine is a subscription service that offers the ultimate freedom of watching live and recorded programming from all your favourite channels on all devices: TV screens, smartphones,
tablets or computers. It has a slick design, enviable speed and delivers a high-quality picture which adapts to the available internet connection. A phone or tablet can be used as a stand-alone viewing device and also as a remote control for the TV set or PC, guiding the viewer in content discovery and ‘second screen’ interactions.

Magine is currently available on Apple devices and in Samsung smart TV’s. More TV platforms and Android tablets are on the way.

Also, from Broadcast Engineering:

Magine cloud TV aims for set-top box kill

Europe’s established pay-TV providers may be confident they can see off the Netflix threat but are more concerned over potential disruption from much lesser-known Swedish cloud TV start-up service Magine, which plans to extend across the rest of Europe over the next two years.

Magine offers live-TV services with a decent content catalogue and full catch up services from cloud based PVR, streamed to Samsung smart TVs or iOS devices without need for a set-top box. Support for other target device platforms, notably Android and leading smart TV brands other than Samsung, will be added later this year.

There are other cloud TV services in Europe offering good linear content, but these require a set top box, which increases deployment and ongoing costs. Spanish Telco Jazztel is one such service, having switched in 2012 from IPTV to cloud based OTT delivery using an IP set top via adaptive bitrate streaming secured by Nagra’s Conditional Access system.

Magine is actually a cable operator so its subscribers will access the cloud based service via its broadband HFC (Hybrid Fiber coaxial) infrastructure, with delivery secured by the Widevine DRM technology acquired by Google in December 2010. Widevine is widely supported by smart TV makers such as Samsung and so is a natural choice for any streaming TV provider seeking to bypass set top boxes.

Magine has been running a trial service for six months in Sweden, accumulating 12,000 beta users in the process, and claims to have 40,000 more names on its waiting list. Having now launched commercially in Sweden with its “First Edition” for 99 Swedish kroner, around $14, a month, Magine says it is preparing to launch in Germany and Spain later this year and plans to hit most of the other major European markets in 2014, starting with the UK early on.

While the attention has focused on avoiding the set top, Magine believes its principle differentiator lies in its content catalogue, with a bouquet comprising national Swedish public broadcaster SVT and private broadcaster TV4, as well international channels CNN International, BBC, Eurosport, National Geographic, Nickelodeon and Cartoon Network, with more agreements said to be on the way.

The big test though will come in the major European markets, especially the UK and Germany, where expensive premium sports and movie content are the drivers of subscribers to the main TV services. In the UK for example rights for English Premier League football were sold for £3 billion ($4.5 billion) for the three seasons 2013/2014 to 2015/2016 to Sky and BT, with a startup such as Magine only likely to be able to scoop up crumbs like recorded highlights.

Nickelodeon UK's "iGoodbye" "iCarly" Finale Rates As Number One Kids’ Show For Premiere

Nickelodeon UK and Ireland has announced in the following Press Release the very exciting Nick UK & Eire news that the UK and Irish premiere of "iGoodbye," the final episode of Nickelodeon's smash hit live-action series "iCarly", which Nick UK aired on Friday 5th April 2013, helped to rank Nickelodeon UK as the #1 kids channel for the day. An average of 338,100 individuals, including 212,000 kids 4-15 watched the "iCarly" series finale on day of broadcast. In total 954,500 individuals, including 600,800 kids have tuned into the special so far!

The success of the "iGoodbye" special was also seen online through social media activity, with "iCarly" trending in the UK for two hours post the premiere - using our hashtag #iGoodbye – and trending worldwide during the show!

Nickelodeon's beloved hit comedy "iCarly" has entertained millions throughout its five seasons since its UK premiere on 24th March 2008. Its cult status has been cemented by guest appearances from fans such as Michelle Obama ("iMeet the First Lady"), Emma Stone ("iFind Spencer Friends") and One Direction ("iGo One Direction"). Currently Nickelodeon’s longest running show, its ground-breaking format, that allowed viewers to upload content, not only secured its huge ratings but helped spark a whole new genre of TV.

Nickelodeon UK Press Release:

Nickelodeon UK’s iGoodbye iCarly Finale Rates as Number One Kids’ Show for Premiere

London, 8th April, 2013— ‘iGoodbye,’ the final episode of Nickelodeon’s smash hit live-action series iCarly, premiered on Friday 5th April and helped to rank Nickelodeon as the #1 kids channel for the day. An average of 338,100 individuals, including 212,000 kids 4-15 watched the iCarly finale on day of broadcast. In total 954,500 individuals, including 600,800 kids have tuned into the special so far.*

The success of the ‘iGoodbye’ special was also seen online through social media activity, with “iCarly” trending in the UK for two hours post the premiere - using our hashtag #iGoodbye – and trending worldwide during the show.

Nickelodeon’s beloved hit comedy iCarly has entertained millions throughout its five seasons since its UK premiere on 24th March 2008. Its cult status has been cemented by guest appearances from fans such as Michelle Obama, Emma Stone and One Direction. Currently Nickelodeon’s longest running show, its ground-breaking format, that allowed viewers to upload content, not only secured its huge ratings but helped spark a whole new genre of TV.

In the hour-long special, ‘iGoodbye,’ Carly Shay’s (played by Miranda Cosgrove) Air Force father Colonel Shay brings an emotional culmination to the much loved series. However, fans need not despair as iCarly will continue to air on the channel through 2013. Jennette McCurdy (iCarly’s Sam Puckett) has begun filming Nickelodeon's brand new liveaction original comedy series Sam & Cat alongside Ariana Grande (Victorious’ Cat Valentine). The show will see the pair reprising their roles and finding themselves unlikely roommates who become teen entrepreneurs by starting their own after-school babysitting business.

Nickelodeon is the number one commercial kids TV network in the UK. Launched in 1993, it comprises seven dedicated entertainment channels for kids aged 4-15: Nickelodeon, Nickelodeon HD, Nick +1, Nicktoons, Nick Jr., Nick Jr. +1 and Nick Jr. 2. The Nickelodeon network now reaches more than 10 million viewers a month and is available in 14 million cable and satellite homes. The company has built a diverse multi-platform business by putting kids first in everything it does and includes critically-acclaimed and hugely-popular television programming from the UK and around the world, plus consumer products, online, events, recreation and feature films.

*Source: BARB/part consolidated data/ All Homes for Nickelodeon and C&S homes for competitors/ Nickelodeon Stagger/ K4-15/K4- 14/Ind 4+ / - reach data is for premiere and encores

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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.