Nick Jr. Channel UK To Premiere Brand New Episodes Of "Let's Go Pocoyo" In July 2013

Nickelodeon UK and Ireland and Sky Media UK websites' 'Sky TV's Children's Television Schedule Highlights In July 2013' webpage have announced the exciting Nick Jr. UK News that Nickelodeon UK and Ireland's preschool channel, Nick Jr. UK and Ireland, will start to premiere and show brand new episodes of the popular animated preschool series "Let's Go Pocoyo" from Monday 22nd July 2013 (transmission (TX) time to be announced by Nick Jr. UK), as part of "Summer on Nick Jr. UK 2013"!

Let's Go Pocoyo (New Episodes)
Nick Jr
Starts Monday 22 July

Pocoyo is a curious little boy. Him and his friends, Pato and Elly always manage to have fun together while learning lots about things like colours, animals and shapes. Join them all for brand new eps!

NickToons UK To Premiere More Brand New Episodes Of The Acton-Packed Nicktoon "T.U.F.F. Puppy" In July 2013

Nickelodeon UK and Ireland has announced and confirmed to NickALive! the exciting Nick UK News that Nickelodeon UK's animation channel, Nicktoons UK and Ireland (100% toons, may contain nuts mutts), will continue to premiere more brand new episodes of Nickelodeon's hit action packed original animated series (Nicktoon) "T.U.F.F. Puppy", in July 2013, as part of Summer on Nicktoons 2013! Although to be confirmed, Nicktoons UK & Eire is expected to continue to show all-new episodes of "T.U.F.F. Puppy" every Monday at 4.30pm:

Nickelodeon's all-action animated original series "T.U.F.F. Puppy" follows a 'dim-witted' but determined dog named Dudley Puppy (who is voiced by Nickelodeon Star Jerry Trainor), who, along with his co-workers, Kitty Katswell (voiced by Grey DeLisle), The Chief (voiced by Daran Norris), and Keswick (voiced by Jeff Bennett), works as a secret agent for an organization called T.U.F.F. (Turbo Undercover Fighting Force). "T.U.F.F. Puppy" takes place in a fictional city called Petropolis, which is populated by animal characters. "T.U.F.F. Puppy" is Butch Hartman's third animated series for Nickelodeon, after "The Fairly OddParents" and "Danny Phantom".

NickToons UK To Premiere More Brand New Episodes Of The Acton-Packed Animated Series "Huntik: Secrets And Seekers" In July 2013

Nickelodeon UK and Ireland has announced and confirmed to NickALive! the exciting Nick UK News that Nickelodeon UK's animation channel, Nicktoons UK and Ireland, will premiere more brand new episodes of the animated action series created and directed by Iginio Straffi, the creator of the popular animated Nickelodeon series "Winx Club", called "Huntik: Secrets & Seekers", in July 2013, as part of Summer on Nicktoons 2013! According to Nick UK's "What's On Nicktoons" schedule section on Nick.co.uk, Nicktoons UK & Eire will be showing all-new episodes of "Huntik" every Sunday at 8:00am from 6th July 2013:

8:00am: Huntik - New series! Join the Seekers as they travel the world in search of ancient amulets.

NickToons UK's new animated action show "Huntik: Secrets & Seekers" is an action adventure comedy/drama about a group of Seekers traveling around the globe in search of ancient Amulets that can invoke different types of titans. Long before our times, humanity fought against an evil of unimaginable power. The darkness was broken only by the Seekers, humans able to invoke legendary creatures - the Titans - into their own plane of existence. With the Titans executing their every order, the first Seekers fought against the dark forces of the underworld and against themselves. Centuries went by, and one by one, the Titans were hidden: some were buried following grueling battles, others merely forgotten as time passed. The magical and powerful creatures lie hidden and dormant in the most remote parts of the universe, waiting to be awakened by a new and bold group of Seekers. After centuries, the Seekers divided themselves into chapters in order to find traces and clues of past and extinct populations in order to reveal the mystery of the Titans. The Huntik Foundation reaching for these answers will travel from the tip of the South American continent to Europe, from North America to African terrains. Only the most worthy of Seekers are able to invoke the Titans and benefit from their unbelievable powers.

"Huntik" is an Italian animated series created and directed by Iginio Straffi (creator of the "Winx Club"), and is a co-production between Big Bocca Productions, a company owned by Richard McWilliam, CEO and owner of Upper Deck and Rainbow S.p.A., and is one of the spin-offs to Nick's popular "Winx Club" series. All of the show's designs, animation and visual style were created in Italy, while the scriptwriting and original voice recording were done in the United States.

Also, from Sky Media UK's 'Sky TV's Children's Television Schedule Highlights In July 2013' webpage:

Huntik (New Episodes)
NickToons
Starts Saturday 6 July

A boy named Lok is thrown into a world of adventure and danger when he accidentally breaks a statue left behind by his long lost father. Inside he finds a journal and a magical Amulet, but he also finds himself under attack by a mysterious Organization that will stop at nothing to get them.

The Irish Times Interviews Colin Williams, Founder Of Sixteen South; Nick Jr. UK To Debut New Mixed Media Series "Driftwood Bay" In Spring 2014

The Irish Times, a Irish daily broadsheet newspaper, has unveiled a exclusive interview they recently held with Colin Williams, the founder of the Belfast-based independent children's television production company Sixteen South Television, who are currently producing "Driftwood Bay", a brand new mixed media animated preschool series that Nickelodeon UK's preschool channel, Nick Jr. UK and Ireland, commissioned in 2012, and is due to premiere on Nick Jr. UK in Spring 2014, as part of 2014 on Nickelodeon UK, which you can read below:

Colin Williams

Children’s television production company Sixteen South was established in 2008

Colin Williams founded children’s television production company Sixteen South in 2008. He worked in advertising before setting up his first business, post production company Inferno, which produced animation, film and interactive content for museums and television commercials.

He set up Sixteen South as a side project to Inferno after seeing an ad to pitch to Sesame Workshop in New York to produce a local version of its iconic show Sesame Street. After success with what became Sesame Tree, his team developed Big City Park, which was shot on location in Belfast's Ormeau Park and aired on the BBC children's channel CBeebies.

Belfast-based Sixteen South has since produced more than 200 episodes of children’s television for broadcasters across the globe, including the BBC, Nickelodeon, US cable giant Sprout and ABC Australia. It was ranked among the UK’s top indie producers by Televisual and also won the Deloitte Fast 50 Rising Star award in both 2011 and 2012. The shows, which include Sesame Tree, Big City Park, Big and Small, Pajanimals and Driftwood Bay, have received an IFTA award, a BAFTA and two Emmy nominations.

How did you secure your first investment?
I asked the bank to remortgage my house to raise some money to buy some equipment and pay the bills.

What vision prompted you to start-up your business?
I had been running a successful commercial production and post production company and while it was doing well, I was unhappy that the work we were producing was all about selling stuff to people who didn’t want to buy it. I wanted to create content that would make a difference and be seen, enjoyed and remembered in years to come. Children’s television was exactly that.

What moment or deal would you identify as the “game changer” or turning point for the company?
I think that the game keeps changing and there are lots of game changing moments, which constantly move us to bigger opportunities and bigger challenges. Pajanimals, our fourth show in partnership with The Jim Henson Company and the broadcaster Sprout, brought us into the global market and our work into over 300 million homes. And Driftwood Bay, our new show, has had an incredible response from the market, gaining us independent credibility.

What were the best and worst pieces of advice you received when starting out?
The best advice was something I scribbled down: “Do some good, make some money, have some fun”.
Three pieces of worst advice: being told by my Biology A-level teacher that I was a waste of space and wouldn’t do anything with my life; being told by a tutor at art college that animated media was too hard and wouldn’t catch on; and being told by a local broadcaster not to think about getting into children’s television because it was impossible.

Do you plan to extend your services to a new customer demographic or penetrate a new sector in the next 12 months?
Yes. We have produced five shows – all of which are created for preschoolers (2-6 year olds). We are currently negotiating a deal for a live action drama for 7-11 year olds with a global broadcaster.

What are the biggest challenges you face now?
Our biggest challenge is to get a large-scale children's drama off the ground while juggling all the other shows.

Topics: Business, Sectors, Media & Marketing, Colin Williams, Inferno, Jim Henson Company, Sixteen South

Nick Jr. UK's upcoming brand new mixed-media animated show for 3-6 year olds, "Driftwood Bay", is about a very special island that exists in the imagination of a little girl named Lily who creates a world of adventure and friendship from different treasures she finds washed up on the beach. Lily is 5 years old and lives on the Island of Arranish with her Dad. They live in a little hut on the beach packed full of jars, knick-knacks, driftwood and some very special friends... all made by Lily from salvage washed up by the sea. Across the way is Driftwood Bay – another island that Lily can see from her window, and it is here that the characters that she has created in her imagination come to life. Every day the sea washes up a new treasure which sparks Lily’s imagination about what might be happening on Driftwood Bay. And so, accompanied by her best friend Gull, the clever seagull, an adventure begins as they head off 'across the way to Driftwood Bay'.

"Driftwood Bay" is a unique series about making your own fun and adventures from the things that you find. It's about using your imagination and creativity to inspire an adventure or tell a story. It's based on real artwork made entirely from things washed up on the beach - from the animal characters to the backdrops and landscapes, everything has been created from beach salvage. It came to life when children's artist, Joanne Carmichael began to create characters from various things that she found washed up on the beach outside her cottage on the Scottish Island of Arran. Production of Season One (52 episodes x 7 minutes) commenced in Autumn (Fall) 2012 and will available for broadcast from Spring 2014. Show bible, scripts and a animated trailer is available on request from sixteensouth.tv.

Episode Five Of Nickelodeon UK's "Jordan & Perri's Ultimate Block Party" To Feature The Welsh Breakers (Also Known As Vortex Breakdancers); To Guest Star Diversity's Very Own Crew Leader, Ashley Banjo

Nickelodeon UK and Ireland have announced in the "What's On Nickelodeon" schedule section on Nick.co.uk and in the channels latest 'Next Week on Jordan & Perri' promo/trailer currently airing on Nick UK, the Nickelodeon UK News that the fifth brand new episode of Nick UK and Sky 1 HD's brand new dance-themed reality series "Jordan & Perri's Ultimate Block Party", which Nickelodeon UK & Ireland and Nickelodeon HD UK will premiere and show on Friday 5th July 2013 at 6.30pm (repeated at 7.30pm on Nick UK's +1 (plus-one) timeshift channel, Nick+1), will feature the shows presenters, Jordan Banjo and Perri Kiely, of British street dance troupe Diversity fame, helping The Welsh Breakers, a group of five young boys from a sleepy-village in the Welsh Valleys who have formed their own crew called the Vortex Breakdancers, to enhance their dance skills and pull off a performance that will impress all their friends! A special guest shows up to give the group some last minute teaching – Diversity's very own crew leader, Ashley Banjo - but only after the boys put Ashley through his paces with a quick game of rugby.

The Vortex Breakdancers is a dance group formed to help keep local kids out of mischief in their otherwise quiet, small town near Newport. Made up from Jayden, 13, Cameron, 11, Ethan, 11, Liam, 13, and Kenny, 12, the group has a real family-like bond, especially as they are unofficially managed by one of the group member's brothers. According to the boys, nothing ever happens in their village and so they couldn't have been more excited to be surprised by Jordan and Perri. Finally, a chance to spice things up! Luckily, The Break Dancers already have street dance experience, but working with Jordan and Perri means they can try to perfect their “resurrection” dance moves, improve their flips and spins, and most importantly perfect their kick-butt attitude:

6:30pm: Jordan & Perri's Block Party - The Welsh Breakers: This group of five boys from Wales all break dance but want Jordan and Perri's help to enhance their dance skills and pull off a performance that will impress all their friends.

More Jordan & Perri's Block Party.

Also, from the Gwent news section on the official South Wales Argus website:

Newport dancers to make TV debut on Nickelodeon series Jordan & Perri’s Ultimate Block Party

PARTY TIME: The young members of Vortex Breaks who will make their TV debut

FIVE Newport youngsters are set to make their television debut on a the Nickelodeon series Jordan & Perri’s Ultimate Block Party, today.

Newport dance crew ‘Vortex Breaks’ will see five boys, Jayden Cobner, 11, Cameron, Vaughan, 11, Ethan Williams, 11, Liam Parsons, 13, and Kenny Eze, 13, perform their routine on the show airing at 6.30pm tonight. They had their party at their training base in Risca.

Jordan & Perri’s Ultimate Block Party sees Jordan and Perri travelling around the UK surprising youngsters with parties.

The party’s headline dance act – a routine performed by the youngsters and choreographed by dance supremoes Jordan and Perri.

There will be plenty of surprises throughout the series including guest appearances from celebrities such as dance group Diversity, singer A*M*E and boy band The Loveable Rogues.

Throughout the series Jordan and Perri will put kids through their paces during intense dance rehearsals.

Not only will the groups be put to the test, but guests will also get a chance to show off their signature moves.

Liam Parsons said: “We threw the biggest party Risca has ever seen thanks to Jordan and Perri.

“We can’t believe we met Ashley Banjo! His expert advice definitely helped us to perfect our moves and tricks – it was amazing to see the look on our friends and families’ faces when we performed.”

Jordan & Perri’s Ultimate Block Party is a co-production with Sky and will air on Sky 1 HD later in the year.

Further information on the episode will be featured at nick.co.uk/jordanandperri