Nickelodeon UK Unveils Jordan and Perri's Kids' Choice Awards 2014 Blog

To celebrate the Nickelodeon 2014 Kids' Choice Awards, Nickelodeon UK and Ireland's official website, nick.co.uk, has unveiled Jordan and Perri's brand-new Kids' Choice Awards 2014 blog!

In the lead-up to Nickelodeon's Kids' Choice Awards 2014, Jordan Banjo and Perri Kiely, the UK hosts of the 2014 KCAs, will be posting daily posts and videos featuring Nick UK's dynamic dance duo stylin' and proflin' in the US of A while gearing up for the greatest and slimiest show on earth, the 2014 Kids Choice Awards!

Below is a list of Jordan and Perri's Kids' Choice Awards 2014 blog entries:

Day One: As Los Angeles is a big town, the boys are going to need a ride so cool that to gaze upon it would freeze your eye balls open in slack-jawed amazement. It's time to meet the KCA Mobile! Plus, there's also a aweslime introduction to the UK-specific categories and nominees which are part of Nick UK's version of the Nickelodeon Kids' Choice Awards 2014!

Day Two: It’s going to be a long day filming with Jordan and Perri! That hot LA sun and their new nemesis, Daniel the builder, seems to be affecting the performance of Nick's two seasoned showbiz vets - first Jordan messes up his lines, then filming is halted because "Daniel" the builder won't stop drilling. J & P and Nickelodeon UK's soundman and cameraman aren't happy! Will they overcome the odds and finish filming their links or will the nefarious Daniel continue to drive everyone crazy with his drill? Watch the clip to find out! It's gonna be a looong day!

Remember, the 2014 Nickelodeon Kids' Choice Awards are coming up fast so make sure you have your say on who wins what by heading to Nickelodeon UK's official KCA 2014 website and voting for your favourites!

Don't forget to tune in and hang with Jordan and Perri as they visit LA, tour Hollywood, meet a few of this years KCA nominees, send back the very latest Orange Carpet gossip, showcase the very best of Nickelodeon, cover all the excitement in the build-up to this years slime-tastic extravaganza and countdown to the Nickelodeon 2014 Kids' Choice Awards every Saturday from 10:00am to 2:00pm, only on Nickelodeon UK (repeated between 11:00am and 3:00pm on Nick+1)!

Then, tune-in to Nick for the UK premiere of the Nickelodeon 2014 Kids' Choice Awards, Nickelodeon's 27th Annual Kids' Choice Awards, on Sunday 30th March 2014, starting with "Kids' Choice Countdown 2014" at 5:00pm, then the main show, the 2014 Kids' Choice Awards, hosted by the Oscar and Golden Globe-nominated actor/producer Mark Wahlberg ("Transformers: Age of Extinction"), from 5:30pm (repeated from 6:30pm on Nick UK's plus-one (+1) timeshift channel, Nick+1), less than 24 hours after the live US show, which will take place in Los Angeles at USC's Galen Center on Saturday 29th March 2014, to see who win's the coveted orange Nickelodeon blimp awards, only on Nickelodeon UK!

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Child Refugees Share Stories of Resilience and Hope in New "Nick News with Linda Ellerbee" Special, "Fleeing Syria: Children of War", Premiering Tuesday 11th March 2014 On Nickelodeon USA

Nickelodeon, the number-one entertainment brand for kids and families, has announced in the following press release, from TV by the Numbers, that Nick USA will premiere and show the latest brand-new "Nick News with Linda Ellerbee" special episode, called "Fleeing Syria: Children of War", on Tuesday 11th March 2014 at 8:00pm (ET/PT). The special will hear from child refugees and will feature kids who are among the millions that have fled Syria because of ongoing conflict to find safety at Jordan's Camp Zaatari.

CHILD REFUGEES SHARE STORIES OF RESILIENCE AND HOPE IN NICK NEWS WITH LINDA ELLERBEE "FLEEING SYRIA: CHILDREN OF WAR"

PREMIERING TUESDAY, MARCH 11, AT 8:00 P.M. (ET/PT) ON NICKELODEON

NEW YORK – March 4, 2014 – Nick News with Linda Ellerbee hears from child refugees in the brand-new special, “Fleeing Syria: Children of War,” premiering Tuesday, March 11, at 8 p.m. (ET/PT) on Nickelodeon. The half-hour special features kids who are among the millions that have fled Syria because of ongoing conflict to find safety at Jordan’s Camp Zaatari.

"I saw bombings. Things are terrifying in Syria," says 15-year-old Doha.

"Our house was destroyed," says 14-year-old Fares. "It was hit by a shell and it collapsed and we ran for our lives."

"We can hear the sound of the guns, of the cannons, of the artillery," says Camp Zaatari manager Killian Kleinschmidt. "It's shaking here at night, because they're fighting just a few kilometers away. So the conflict, the war is alive."

The children reveal it's hard to try to make the camp a home as they miss their lives in Syria.

13-year-old Mohammed passes the time fixing shoes at his family's shop. "We want to support ourselves," he says. "It's better than doing nothing."

15-year-old Wala is happy she can still go to school. "During these eight months we have managed to adapt," she says. "We try to have fun and forget about it."

"We at Nick News remain awed by the resilience of children who often suffer the worst in the human tide of the world's refugees," says Linda Ellerbee. "And they still find ways to get by, ways to find dignity, ways to grow, and ways to hang onto hope for a better tomorrow."

Nick News, produced by Lucky Duck Productions, is now in its 23rd year and is the longest-running kids' news show in television history. It has built its reputation on the respectful and direct way it speaks to kids about the important issues of the day. Over the years, Nick News has received more than 21 Emmy nominations and recently won its tenth Emmy Award for Forgotten But Not Gone: Kids, HIV & AIDS in the category of Outstanding Children's Nonfiction Program. Additional Emmy wins for outstanding children's programming include: Under the Influence: Kids of Alcoholics (2011); (The Face of Courage: Kids Living with Cancer (2010); Coming Home: When Parents Return from War (2009); The Untouchable Kids of India (2008); Private Worlds: Kids and Autism (2007); Never Again: From the Holocaust to the Sudan (2005); Faces of Hope: The Kids of Afghanistan (2002) and What Are You Staring At? (1998). In addition, in 1995, the entire series won the Emmy. In 2009, Nick News was honored with the Edward R. Murrow Award for best Network News Documentary for Coming Home: When Parents Return from War — the first-ever kids' television program to receive this prestigious award. Nick News has also received three Peabody Awards, including a personal award given to Ellerbee for explaining the impeachment of President Clinton to kids, as well as a Columbia duPont Award and more than a dozen Parents' Choice Awards.

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Nickelodeon, now in its 34th year, is the number-one entertainment brand for kids. It has built a diverse, global business by putting kids first in everything it does. The company includes television programming and production in the United States and around the world, plus consumer products, online, recreation, books and feature films. Nickelodeon's U.S. television network is seen in more than 100 million households and has been the number-one-rated basic cable network for 19 consecutive years. For more information or artwork, visit http://www.nickpress.com. Nickelodeon and all related titles, characters and logos are trademarks of Viacom Inc. (NASDAQ: VIA, VIA.B).

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Nickelodeon USA Wins First Week Of March 2014 With Kids And Total Viewers; Lands Top Four Animated Kids’ Shows For The Week; Leads Preschool With "Wallykazam!"

Nickelodeon, the number-one entertainment brand for kids and families, has announced in the following press release, from TVByTheNumbers.com, the exciting Nickelodeon News that Nick USA closed the first week of March 2014 (Monday 24th February to Sunday 2nd March 2014) as the number-one basic cable network with Kids 2-11 (2.9/915K) and total viewers (1.7M), scoring the top kids' shows in animation and preschool.

Nickelodeon USA landed the top four animated series with Kids 2-11 for the week with Nickelodeon's hit original animated series (Nicktoons), lead by "SpongeBob SquarePants" (5.1/1.6M), followed by "Sanjay and Craig" (5.0/1.6M), "Breadwinners" (4.5/1.4M) and "Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles" (4.2/1.3M). In addition, "SpongeBob SquarePants" and "Sanjay and Craig" ranked as the overall top two programs with Kids 2-11 for the week. "SpongeBob SquarePants" was also the week's number-one kids' program with total viewers (3.4M).

Nickelodeon's latest preschool offering, "Wallykazam!", is already a hit, topping all preschool series this week with a 7.9/977K with Kids 2-5 — up +55% over 2013.

Original Nickelodeon Press Release:

NICKELODEON WINS THE WEEK WITH KIDS AND TOTAL VIEWERS

Net Lands Top Four Animated Kids’ Shows for the Week, Leads Preschool with Wallykazam!

NEW YORK – March 4, 2014 – Nickelodeon closed the first week of March (2/24/14-3/2/14) as the number-one basic cable net with Kids 2-11 (2.9/915K) and total viewers (1.7M), scoring the top kids’ shows in animation and preschool.

The network landed the top four animated series with Kids 2-11 for the week, with SpongeBob SquarePants (5.1/1.6M) leading off, followed by Sanjay and Craig (5.0/1.6M), Breadwinners (4.5/1.4M) and Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (4.2/1.3M). In addition, SpongeBob SquarePants and Sanjay and Craig ranked as the overall top two programs with Kids 2-11 for the week. SpongeBob SquarePants was also the week’s number-one kids’ program with total viewers (3.4M).

Nickelodeon’s latest preschool offering, Wallykazam!, is already a hit, topping all preschool series this week with a 7.9/977K with Kids 2-5—up +55% over last year.

Nickelodeon, now in its 34th year, is the number-one entertainment brand for kids. It has built a diverse, global business by putting kids first in everything it does. The company includes television programming and production in the United States and around the world, plus consumer products, online, recreation, books and feature films. Nickelodeon’s U.S. television network is seen in more than 100 million households and has been the number-one-rated basic cable network for 19 consecutive years. For more information or artwork, visit http://www.nickpress.com. Nickelodeon and all related titles, characters and logos are trademarks of Viacom Inc. (NASDAQ: VIA, VIA.B).

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Nick Jr. UK To Premiere Brand-New Episodes Of "PAW Patrol" And "Dinosaur Train" From Monday 10th March 2014

Nick Jr. UK and Ireland has announced on Vimeo the very exciting news in their brand-new "Jurassic Bark" promo, below, that Nickelodeon UK's preschool channel will be premiering and showing back-to-back brand-new episodes of the popular CG-animated series "PAW Patrol" and "Dinosaur Train" every weekday at 4:00pm (repeated at 5:00pm on Nick Jr.+1) from Monday 10th March 2014 as part of a brand-new programming block called "Jurassic Bark"!

To celebrate and promote Nick Jr. UK and Ireland airing all-new episodes of "PAW Patrol" and "Dinosaur Train" in March 2014, Nickelodeon UK has unveiled Nick Jr. UK's brand-new "Jurassic Bark" promo/trailer, which pays homage to the classic movie "Jurassic Park".

The advert brings the two popular preschool shows together and sees characters from the worlds of "Dinosaur Train" and "Paw Patrol" playing together.

Nick Junior UK's "Jurassic Bark" advert also features a Richard Attenborough-style narrator and the classic theme tune from "Jurassic Park", and recreates some iconic moments from the film.

"We're passionate about producing innovative content in-house and our creative team has revived a classic to create a concept which fuses two very different shows together," said Alison Bakunowich, Vice President (VP), creative, marketing and communications of Nickelodeon UK and Ireland.

"We know that our pre-school audience aren't and shouldn't be familiar with the film but parents watch the channel as well and our playful nod to Jurassic Park was created with them in mind."

This marks the second time Nickelodeon UK's preschool channel has payed homage to a popular film or TV show, following on from the channels "Game of Thrones" tribute in October 2013 to promote Nick Jr. UK premiering brand-new episodes of "Ben & Holly's Little Kingdom". The promo paid tribute to HBO's "Game of Thrones", a American fantasy drama television series which airs on Sky Atlantic and Sky1 in the UK, by utilising both music and a filming manner that tips its hat to the HBO fantasy epic's opening titles. In the trail, viewers are taken to some of the various locations around the enchanted magical kingdom - The Elf Windmill, The Little Castle, The Great Elf Tree, The Marigold Castle, Gaston's Cave, and The Meadow - to visit and meet the various fairies, elves and insects who inhabit the land.

Go on a Jurassic Bark-sized adventure with brand-new episodes of "PAW Patrol" and "Dinosaur Train", daily at 4:00pm (repeated at 5:00pm on Nick Jr.+1) from Monday 10th March 2014, only on Nick Jr.!

The 30-second promo spot can be seen on air starting this week on Nick Jr. UK and can be watched in full in the online streaming video clip below:

Jurassic Bark from Nickelodeon UK on Vimeo.

NICK JR. PAYS HOMAGE TO JURASSIC PARK IN PROMOTIONAL SPOT FOR DINOSAUR TRAIN AND PAW PATROL
Watch new episodes of Paw Patrol and Dinosaur Train from 4:00pm, as of the 10th March on Nick Jr.

From Licensing.biz:

Nick Jr pays homage to Jurassic Park with new advert

The advert brings Paw Patrol and Dinosaur Train together in 'Jurassic Bark'.

Nick Jr is paying homage to classic movie Jurassic Park with its new advert for Dinosaur Train and Paw Patrol.

The advert brings the two popular shows together in 'Jurassic Bark', and sees characters from the worlds of Dinosaur Train and Paw Patrol playing together.

The Jurassic Bark advert also features the classic theme tune from Jurassic Park and recreates some iconic moments from the film.

“We’re passionate about producing innovative content in-house and our creative team has revived a classic to create a concept which fuses two very different shows together,” said Alison Bakunowich, VP, creative, marketing and communications of Nickelodeon UK and Ireland.

“We know that our pre-school audience aren’t and shouldn’t be familiar with the film but parents watch the channel as well and our playful nod to Jurassic Park was created with them in mind.”

This marks the second time Nickelodeon has payed homage to a popular film or TV show, following on from the Game of Thrones spoof back in October.

The 30-second promo is on air from this week on Nick Jr and can be watched in full below:

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Viacom Puts In Bid To Buy UK's Channel 5

The entertainment industry news outlets Broadcast, The Hollywood Reporter and Variety are reporting the exciting Viacom news in the following articles that The Financial Times recently reported that Viacom, the parent company of the Nickelodeon and MTV brands, is one of the media companies which has put a bid in to acquire the Free-To-Air (FTA) UK commercial Public Service Broadcaster Channel 5!

Fellow US companies Saban Capital, the investment company run by multi-billionaire "Power Rangers" owner Haim Saban, Discovery Communications and Scripps Networks have also submitted bids in the first bidding round for the Northern & Shell-owned broadcaster.

Discovery had been in discussions with BSkyB to table a joint bid, with BSkyB taking over Channel 5’s advertising sales operation, the Financial Times reported last week.

None of the companies are currently commenting on the sale, which has also attracted bids from a number of unnamed European media firms.

Richard Desmond's Northern & Shell put the broadcaster, acquired for £103.5m in 2010, up for sale in January 2014. A request for bids was sent out by bankers Barclays in February 2014, after which it emerged that Desmond and key C5 executives Paul Ashford and Stanley Myerson exited the board at the end of 2013, Channel 5 owner Richard Desmond is seeking a price of about £700 million ($1.17 billion) for the channel.

The sale process will now heat up as the US businesses fight to secure the public service broadcaster.

Viacom's kids network Nickelodeon could benefit from tapping into C5's Milkshake! and Shake! programming blocks, which currently airs a raft of popular Nick Jr. UK programming, including "Peppa Pig", "Ben and Holly's Little Kingdom", and "Tickety Toc".

Meanwhile, Discovery has been expanding its channel distribution strategy in recent months and is keen to expand its free-to-air presence. C5's factual-based schedule fits with the bidder's programming and the channel already airs a number of Discovery shows such as Deadliest Catch.

While Scripps Network, which owns 50% of UKTV, Food Network and Travel Channel, already operates a slew of free-to-air channels in the UK, a deal with C5 would significantly increase its profile.

Saban Capital has long been interested in the UK broadcasting market and previously considered a bid for ITV. Run by the hugely influential political power-broker Saban, the investment division owns US Spanish language broadcaster Univision as well as stakes in Indonesian pay-TV network MNC Sky Vision and Asian pay-TV operator Celestial Tiger Entertainment.

Elie Dekel, president of Saban Brands, the division that owns Power Rangers and Paul Frank, told Broadcast in September that the firm was focusing on UK IP, in line with its parent company’s strategy.

Channel 5 declined to comment.

From Broadcast:

Discovery and Viacom bid for C5

Discovery, MTV-owner Viacom and UKTV-backer Scripps Network are among the companies battling to acquire Channel 5.

Saban Capital, the investment company run by multi-billionaire Power Rangers owner Haim Saban, has also submitted a bid for the Northern & Shell-owned broadcaster.

The Financial Times reports that these four US companies were among the bidders for the free-to-air channel, along with a number of unnamed European media firms.

Richard Desmond’s Northern & Shell put the broadcaster, acquired for £103.5m in 2010, up for sale in January. A request for bids was sent out by bankers Barclays last month, after which it emerged that Desmond and key C5 executives Paul Ashford and Stanley Myerson exited the board at the end of last year, paving the way for a sale.

The sale process will now heat up as the US businesses fight to secure the public service broadcaster.

Discovery has been expanding its channel distribution strategy in recent months and is keen to beef up its free-to-air presence. C5’s factual-based schedule fits with the bidder’s programming and the channel already airs a number of Discovery shows such as Deadliest Catch.

Meanwhile, Viacom’s kids network Nickelodeon could benefit from tapping into C5 kids brand Milkshake.

While Scripps Network, which owns 50% of UKTV, Food Network and Travel Channel, already operates a slew of free-to-air channels in the UK, a deal with C5 would significantly increase its profile.

Saban Capital has long been interested in the UK broadcasting market and previously considered a bid for ITV. Run by the hugely influential political power-broker Saban, the investment division owns US Spanish language broadcaster Univision as well as stakes in Indonesian pay-TV network MNC Sky Vision and Asian pay-TV operator Celestial Tiger Entertainment.

Elie Dekel, president of Saban Brands, the division that owns Power Rangers and Paul Frank, told Broadcast in September that the firm was focusing on UK IP, in line with its parent company’s strategy.

Channel 5 declined to comment.

Also, from THR:

U.K.'s Channel 5 Draws First-Round Bids From Discovery, Viacom, Others

Haim Saban's Saban Capital is also among those in the running for the British network that airs such shows as "Big Brother."

LONDON – First-round bids for British broadcaster Channel 5, which were due late on Thursday, came from several bidders, including U.S. cable networks giants Viacom and Discovery Communications, according to sources.

It wasn't clear on Friday though if U.K. pay TV giant BSkyB, in which Rupert Murdoch's 21st Century Fox owns a 39 percent stake, was part of the Discovery bid, had submitted its own offer or wasn't in the running at all. The Financial Times had reported that Discovery and BSkyB recently discussed a joint approach.

Spokespeople for Channel 5, Discovery and BSkyB declined to comment.

Cable networks powerhouse Viacom, the owner of the likes of MTV, Nickelodeon and Comedy Central, also handed in a first-round offer for Channel 5, sources said. The company could look to further expand its U.K. operations by adding a broadcast network, one industry observer suggested. A spokesman declined comment.

Discovery has also added free-to-air networks as part of its growth push in Europe.

Meanwhile, Haim Saban's Saban Capital was also among the companies that made an initial bid, one source said. A banker told THR that Saban would likely need a strong partner though. One observer said Saban could join another bidder at a later stage. A spokeswoman for Saban wasn't available for comment.

The Financial Times late Friday also mentioned Scripps Networks as having submitted opening bids for Channel 5.

Financial details weren't immediately clear. It also wasn't clear which other companies had made first-round bids.

Suitors that the banking team of current Channel 5 owner, entrepreneur Richard Desmond's Northern & Shell, had been trying to attract include John Malone's Liberty Global, U.K. telecom giant BT, Vodaphone and NBCUniversal,whose oner Comcast is currently busy with a proposed deal to acquire Time Warner Cable.

Meanwhile, U.K. TV networks giant ITV on Wednesday ruled itself out of the bidding process, with CEO Adam Crozier saying the company wouldn't go after Channel 5.

The timetable for the auction beyond the first round of bids, designed to gauge the amount of interest, isn't clear.

Desmond acquired Channel 5 in 2010 for $171 million from European TV giant RTL Group, which is controlled by Bertelsmann.

Sources said that Desmond is now seeking $1.15 billion-plus (£700 million) for the network as Channel 5 has recently at times outperformed rival Channel 4. But at least one analyst said the company was unlikely to attract initial bids close to that level.

Channel 5 airs such shows as the local version of Big Brother.

Amid recent deals to expand in Europe via acquisitions of SBS in Scandinavia and a stake in pan-European sports network Eurosport, Discovery is widely seen here as a strong contender for Channel 5.

"Discovery is a logical buyer because the focus of management has been abroad and they can leverage their sales force," said Macquarie Securities analyst Amy Yong earlier this week.

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Also, from Variety:

Viacom, Discovery, Scripps, Saban Bid for U.K.’s Channel 5: Report

Channel 5 owner Richard Desmond is seeking bids of about $1.17 billion

LONDON — Viacom, Discovery Communications, Saban Capital and Scripps Networks are among the bidders to buy U.K. free-TV network Channel 5, according to the Financial Times, which cited a source familiar with the process.

Discovery had been in discussions with BSkyB to table a joint bid, with BSkyB taking over Channel 5’s advertising sales operation, the Financial Times reported last week.

None of the companies would comment on the sale, which has also attracted bids from European buyers. The sale is being managed by Barclays.

U.K. commercial broadcaster ITV, one of Channel 5’s main rivals, ruled itself out of the auction earlier this week.

Channel 5 owner Richard Desmond is seeking a price of about £700 million ($1.17 billion). He bought the net for £104 million ($174 million) in 2010, and has since slashed costs, and revamped its skeds.

It is a major buyer of Hollywood movies and series. This week's sked [schedule] include movies "Legally Blonde," "The Covenant" and "The Last of The Mohicans," and series "NCIS," "The Mentalist" and "American Idol."

Its biggest success has been "Big Brother."

FILED UNDER: Channel 5, Discovery Communications, Richard Desmond, Saban Capital, Scripps Networks, Viacom

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