Viacom International Media Networks (VIMN) The Americas Promotes Juan "JC" Acosta

The entertainment news website C21Media and World Screen, a publication which covers the international media business, are reporting the Nickelodeon International News that Viacom International Media Networks (VIMN) The Americas has announced that they have promoted Juan "JC" Acosta to the roles of Executive Vice President (EVP), Chief Financial Officer (CFO) and Executive-In-Charge of production.

Acosta is now responsible for the consolidated financial leadership of the company's extensive entertainment portfolio that includes MTV, Nickelodeon, Comedy Central, VH1 and Tr3s in the U.S. He also has oversight of the company's original production strategy, including English-language adaptations of Latin America formats for sister networks around the world, as well as the supervision of finance, production management, customizations and franchise expansions. Acosta will continue to be based in Miami, and has a dual report into Sofia Ioannou, the managing director of VIMN The Americas, and Scot McBride, the executive VP and Chief Operating Officer (COO) of VIMN The Americas.

Juan Acosta has been promoted from serving as Senior Vice President (SVP), CFO and executive-in-charge of production.

"With JC's leadership, we have experienced exceptional brand growth and financial performance. JC is a strong and ambitious leader with a proven track record of creating rich experiences and relevant brand content. His hard work and vision have greatly influenced our expansion strategy across multiple markets, and I'm confident he will continue to excel in his new role," said Sofia Ioannou in a statement.

From C21 Media:

VIMN ups Americas production exec

Viacom International Media Networks (VIMN) has promoted one of its execs to oversee production for the company’s operations in the Americas.

Juan Acosta becomes executive VP, CFO and executive-in-charge of production with a remit that includes oversight of original production strategy, including English-language adaptions of Latin America formats for sister networks around the world.

He will also supervise finance and franchise opportunities for the division, which owns and operates entertainment brands in Latin America including MTV, Nickelodeon, Comedy Central and VH1, as well as US Hispanic network Tr3s.

Acosta will continue to be based in Miami and report to Sofia Ioannou, MD of VIMN The Americas and Scot McBride, exec VP and chief operating officer at the same division.

Acosta was most recently senior VP, CFO and executive-in-charge of production, where he assisted in putting together production deals and negotiating distribution rights. He joined VIMN in 2007 and before that worked for NBCUniversal’s Telemundo Network Group, MGM Studios and the Walt Disney Company in California.

Richard Middleton
07-05-2014
©C21Media

TAGS: Appointments
GENRES: Entertainment
PEOPLE: Juan Acosta
COMPANIES: Viacom International Media Networks
COUNTRIES: Latin America, US

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Nickelodeon Greenlights Second Season Of Hit Animated Series "Breadwinners"

The entertainment news website Deadline.com is reporting the bread-tastic Nickelodeon news in the following article that Nickelodeon, the number-one entertainment brand for kids and families, has commissioned a 20-episode second season of the networks brand-new hit original animated comedy series (NickToon) "Breadwinners"!

"Breadwinners" follows two booty-shaking ducks as they operate a bread delivery service out of their awesome, jet-fueled Rocket Van. The series, produced by Nickelodeon Animation Studios and the first series to come out of Nickelodeon's world renowned animated shorts program, charts the adventures of best friends, SwaySway and Buhdeuce, as they deliver bread to hungry beaks everywhere. These best buds live together, laugh together, and get into all sorts of riduckulous adventures together. Throughout the series, SwaySway, the upbeat leader of the flock, and Buhdeuce, the loyal booty-shakin' co-pilot, go on crazy adventures together. From eating a loaf of Stank Bread and getting lost in the bread mines, to record-breaking attempts for most bread deliveries in one day, nothing will stop this duo from making the delivery while shaking their tail feathers. "Breadwinners" is created by Steve Borst ("Teen Titans Go!", "MAD") and Gary "Doodles" Di Raffaele ("MAD", "Metalocalypse"), who was discovered from the 2012 Nickelodeon Animated Shorts Program. This team of emerging and innovative artists delivers a funny and original series for this new generation of kids. With vast inspirations from classic buddy-comedy animation, and various current gaming, internet and music cultures, this innovative show stars a duck duo who always keep their beaks up and their heads boppin'.

Nickelodeon picked up the show from Gary "Doodles" DiRaffaele and Steve Borst in February 2013, with the first season of 20-episodes starting to air Saturdays on Nick USA in February of this year, 2014, where it became an instant hit with viewers. "Breadwinners" season two is expected to premiere on Nick USA during early 2015.

"Breadwinners" is expected to make its season one debut on Nickelodeon's international channels, including Nickelodeon UK and Ireland, during the Fall/Autumn 2014 programming season:

Nickelodeon Renews 'Breadwinners' For Second Season

EXCLUSIVE: There's going to be more Breadwinners flyin' around on Nickelodeon. The cable network said today it will be bringing the animated series about a duck duo and their rocket van delivery service back for a second season with a 20-episode order. "The popularity and success of Breadwinners is a testament to our commitment to creator-driven animation," said Nickelodeon's Russell Hicks, President, Content Development and Production. "We're thrilled to bring our audience another season of this great show as part of our continued pledge to building our pipeline of original animation." Nickelodeon picked up the show from animator from Gary “Doodles” DiRaffaele and former MAD and Teen Titans Go! writer Steve Borst last February. Discovered in Nickelodeon's 2012 Animated Shorts Program, the first season of 20-episodes starting airing in February of this year on Saturdays.

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Brad Kavanagh To Perform At PopShack Live 2014 At The Eventim Apollo In Hammersmith, London, UK

PopShack, the UK's fastest growing music network, has announced the very exciting news that Nickelodeon Star Brad Kavanagh, who plays the character Fabian Rutter in Nickelodeon's hit mystery drama series "House of Anubis", will be a performer at PopShack Live 2014, PopShack's massive teen party to celebrate the end of the school year!

PopShack Live 2014 will take place at the Eventim Apollo in Hammersmith, London on Saturday 19th July 2014, and will give the country's 5 million teenagers a unique chance to get together, scream, dance and sing with all their friends & celebrate the start of the summer holidays!

This unique musical event will be hosted by award winning Radio 1 DJs Dan and Phil – who have over 5-million subscribers to their YouTube channels and over 300,000,000 views!

Joining Brad Kavanagh will be "X-Factor" finalists and chart topping boy band Union J, who will be headlining the concert. They will be joined by loads of other established stars including Luke Friend, Loveable Rogues, and Kingsland Road, to name a few.

And that's not all! Also appearing are some of the most exciting new talent from across the YouTube world including Jasmine Thompson, Ebony Day, Daniel J, Musical Bethan and Laura Zocca. These emerging stars already account for over 100,000,000 video views between them!

PopShack Live 2014 will feature live music, VIP meet and greets, plus lots more!

Popshack Live tickets go on sale from gigsandtours.com or by calling 0844 811 0051 from 9.00am on Friday 9th May 2014, and more talent will be announced over the coming weeks leading up to the event. You can set your Popshack Live TicketAlarm here on eventim.co.uk!

More information on PopShack and PopShack Live can be found at http://www.popshack.com.

Below is a online streaming video of PopShack's official PopShack Live event trailer, which features Brad Kavanagh:



Sources: Female First, Eventim Ticketnews.

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Nickelodeon Suites Resort Invites Guests to Experience Its 'Summer of Shell' with the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles

Nickelodeon Suites Resort (also known as the Nick Hotel / Nickelodeon Hotel) has announced the Booyakasha TMNT news in the following press release, from Business Wire, that Nickelodeon Suites Resort, the only resort of its kind in the world, is gearing up for a summer like never before with its "Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles" (TMNT) 'Summer of Shell'! Beginning Friday 23rd May 2014, the hotel will pull out all the stops to make the summer of 2014 unforgettable for kids of all ages with new Turtles-themed guest suites, poolside parties, dinner shows and other unique experiences. Michelangelo, Leonardo, Raphael and Donatello will spread "turtle power" from the pool to the stage and everywhere in between beginning Memorial Day weekend, with special weekend events continuing throughout the year which are sure to make guests yell out 'Booyakasha' the moment they arrive!

Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles are taking over the Nickelodeon Suites Resort - Summer of 2014 (Photo: Business Wire)

The Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles 'Summer of Shell' celebration will include:

* 10 newly designed Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles-themed guest suites, debuting in June 2014.

* A TMNT Retro weekend from Friday 13th to Sunday 15th June 2014 featuring the original voice cast of the "Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles" in celebration of the 30th anniversary of the original TMNT comic book.

* An all new 'Turtle Power' poolside show at the Lagoon Pool.

* Poolside glow parties, games, "dive-in" movies and other Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtle encounters.

* Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles-themed dinner shows where guests can dine with their favorite Heroes in a Half Shell.

* A Guinness World Record for "Largest Gathering of People Dressed as Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles" event on Saturday 9th August 2014.

* Brand new art of The Turtles on the Nickelodeon wall of characters at the Lagoon Pool.

Special rates and stay packages will be available during the 'Summer of Shell' and the Retro Turtles Weekend. For more information and a complete listing of the events happening throughout the year, visit www.nickhotel.com/TMNT.

Original Nickelodeon Suites Resort Press Release:

Nickelodeon Suites Resort Invites Guests to Experience Its 'Summer of Shell' with the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles

May 07, 2014 10:00 AM Eastern Daylight Time

ORLANDO, Fla.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Nickelodeon Suites Resort, the only resort of its kind in the world, is gearing up for a summer like never before with its Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (TMNT) ‘Summer of Shell’. Beginning Friday, May 23, 2014, the hotel will pull out all the stops to make the summer of 2014 unforgettable for kids of all ages with new Turtles-themed guest suites, poolside parties, dinner shows and other unique experiences. Michelangelo, Leonardo, Raphael and Donatello will spread “turtle power” from the pool to the stage and everywhere in between beginning Memorial Day weekend, with special weekend events continuing throughout the year.

The Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles ‘Summer of Shell’ celebration will include:

10 newly designed Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles-themed guest suites, debuting in June.

A TMNT Retro weekend June 13-15 featuring the original voice cast of the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles in celebration of the 30th anniversary of the TMNT comic book.

An all new ‘Turtle Power’ poolside show at the Lagoon Pool.

Poolside glow parties, games, “dive-in” movies and other Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtle encounters.

Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles-themed dinner shows where guests can dine with their favorite heroes.

A Guinness World Record "Largest Gathering of People Dressed as Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles" event on August 9.

Brand new art of The Turtles on the Nickelodeon wall of characters at the Lagoon Pool.

"The Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles are incredibly popular with kids of all ages and we are thrilled that they are taking over the Nick Hotel for our 'Summer of Shell'," said Tony Aslanian, director of sales and marketing for Nickelodeon Suites Resort. "We can't wait to unveil everything from our new poolside and Studio Nick shows to our TMNT-themed suites. Our guests are going to be yelling 'booyakasha' the moment they arrive."

Special rates and stay packages will be available during the ‘Summer of Shell’ and the Retro Turtles Weekend. For more information and a complete listing of the events happening throughout the year, visit www.nickhotel.com/TMNT.

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About Nickelodeon Suites Resort

Located in the heart of Orlando's tourism district, Nickelodeon Suites Resort, otherwise known as the Nick Hotel, is much more than a place for guests to lay their heads at night. From two over-the-top pool complexes with slides and flumes, to live entertainment and Character Breakfast featuring Nickelodeon's beloved characters, to a multimillion dollar 4-D Theater, to the colorfully themed Kid Suites and gallons upon gallons of slime, Nick Hotel offers nonstop activity from dawn to dusk for the entire family any time of the year. For more information about the Nick Hotel, visit www.nickhotel.com or call (877) NICK-KID.

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Nickelodeon USA Wins 17th Consecutive Week With Kids And Total Viewers

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 May 2014 (Monday 28th April to Sunday 4th May 2014) as the number-one basic cable network in total day with Kids 2-11 (2.5/805K) and total viewers (1.5M), extending its weekly win streak to 17 weeks!

The networks weekly ratings win was propelled by "SpongeBob SquarePants", which was the top animated series, across all of TV, with Kids 2-11 (4.9/1.5M, +9%) and Kids 6-11 (4.3/844K). "SpongeBob SquarePants" was also the number-one kids' show on basic cable with total viewers (2.9M), followed by "Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles", which averaged 2.3M (P2+).

"Sam & Cat" was the top live-action series with Kids 2-11 (3.8/1.2M, +27%) and the number-one live-action kids' program with total viewers (2.2M) for the second straight week.

Nickelodeon also won with Kids 2-5, sweeping the top five programming spots among preschoolers. "Team Umizoomi" led the net's hit slate, averaging a 7.1/882K (+45%); "PAW Patrol" ranked second, scoring a 6.5/800K (+41%); "Bubble Guppies" placed third with a 6.2/772K (+15%) rating; "Wallykazam!" was fourth with a 5.6/690K (+22%) average; and "Dora the Explorer" rounded out the group in the fifth spot, averaging a 5.5/682K (+8%).

Nick at Nite closed the week as the number-one basic cable network in total day with Women 18-49 (0.5/285K). It also scored gains with Adults 18-49 for the week, averaging a 0.4/381K (+25%) and drawing 1.3M total viewers.

Additionally, Nickelodeon's niche nets continue to post strong performances with their core demos. TeenNick posted double and triple-digit gains, pulling 240K total viewers (up +90%, versus a year ago) while also scoring a 0.5/84K (+150%) with Teens 12-17. Nicktoons averaged a 0.7/48K with Boys 6-11 (+17%).

Original Nickelodeon Press Release:

NICKELODEON WINS 17th CONSECUTIVE WEEK WITH KIDS AND TOTAL VIEWERS

SpongeBob SquarePants is Top Overall Series with Kids; Sam & Cat Leads Live-Action with Kids 2-11; Net Sweeps with Preschoolers, Nabs Top Five Spots, Led by Team Umizoomi and PAW Patrol

Nick at Nite Wins with Women 18-49 on Basic Cable; Nicktoons and TeenNick Post Gains with Core Demos

NEW YORK - May 6, 2014 - Nickelodeon closed the first week of May (4/28/14-5/4/14) as the number-one basic cable network in total day with Kids 2-11 (2.5/805K) and total viewers (1.5M), extending its weekly win streak to 17.

The net's weekly ratings win was propelled by SpongeBob SquarePants, which was the top animated series, across all of TV, with Kids 2-11 (4.9/1.5M, +9%) and Kids 6-11 (4.3/844K). SpongeBob SquarePants was also the number-one kids’ show on basic cable with total viewers (2.9M), followed by Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, which averaged 2.3M (P2+).

Sam & Cat was the top live-action series with Kids 2-11 (3.8/1.2M, +27%) and the number-one live-action kids’ program with total viewers (2.2M) for the second straight week.

Nickelodeon also won with Kids 2-5, sweeping the top five programming spots among preschoolers. Team Umizoomi led the net’s hit slate, averaging a 7.1/882K (+45%); PAW Patrol ranked second, scoring a 6.5/800K (+41%); Bubble Guppies placed third with a 6.2/772K (+15%) rating; Wallykazam! was fourth with a 5.6/690K (+22%) average; and Dora the Explorer rounded out the group in the fifth spot, averaging a 5.5/682K (+8%).

Nick at Nite closed the week as the number-one basic cable net in total day with Women 18-49 (0.5/285K). It also scored gains with Adults 18-49 for the week, averaging a 0.4/381K (+25%) and drawing 1.3M total viewers.

Additionally, Nickelodeon’s niche nets continue to post strong performances with their core demos. TeenNick posted double and triple-digit gains, pulling 240K total viewers (up +90%, versus a year ago) while also scoring a 0.5/84K (+150%) with Teens 12-17. Nicktoons averaged a 0.7/48K with Boys 6-11 (+17%).

Tags: Paw Patrol Ratings, Sam & Cat Ratings, SpongeBob SquarePants Ratings

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