Anna Williamson, The Go!Go!Go! Show And Peppa Pig To Attend Bounce Festival 2014

Bounce Festival, the action packed family day out, has announced the very exciting news in the following article that Nickelodeon UK presenter Anna Williamson ("Camp Orange", "Jamie's & Anna's Big Weekend", "UPick Summer", "N-View"), Nick Jr. UK's popular family musical act "The Go!Go!Go! Show" and Nick Jr. UK megastar Peppa Pig will be making appearances at this years Bounce Festival, Bounce Festival 2014!

Nickelodeon presenter and star of ITV's "Splash!", Anna Williamson will be back to host Bounce 2014, and is looking forward to welcoming you and hopes to see you getting involved and much as she will... from running the assault course, learning unicycling or being blown up by Greg Foot the Daredevil Scientist, Anna will be giving everything a go!

Also back for a second year with brand-new pop songs and high energy dance routines will be the cast of "The Go!Go!Go! Show", Holly, Carl, Gemma, Steve, Jade, and the inquisitive Mr. Baffled, who will be putting on a show stacked full of laughs and audience interaction that will put a smile on everyone's face with even the most hesitant adults singing their songs for days after the festival! The team will also be doing a meet and greets and festival walkabouts after their performance!

Joining returning Nickelodeon favourites will be Nick Jr. star Peppa Pig and and brother George, who, as part of their 10th anniversary celebrations, will be making their only festival appearance of the summer by holding a special treasure hunt around the site, some arts and crafts sessions with Little Bouncers and plenty of muddy puddle themed photo opportunities! (Bounce are hoping however that the sunshine they have booked for the weekend will mean having to man-make some muddy puddles!)

Bounce Festival 2014 which will take place at Old Deer Park, in Twickenham Road, Richmond upon Thames, over Saturday 16th and Sunday 17th August 2014, which promises a weekend of summer holiday activities, entertainment and fun for families and children! At Bounce Festival 2014, visitors can experience a world of endless entertainment, exciting activities and unexpected fun at every turn!

Anna will be joined by daredevil science presenter Greg Foot, and will host The Big Stage (featuring Odd Doll Puppets theatre present the Worried Walrus plus meet the puppets, Matey Institute One Hour Play, Da Bluez, Daredevil Science Stage Takeover, Fencing Demos and Workshops, GO!GO!GO! Show, and Roots Theatre Arts), and five activity zones which will include everything from science experiments to street dance - No Limits (action and adventure, featuring Bounce Assault Course, and Voodoo Unicycling), Daredevil Science (science, featuring Flash BANG! Whizz – The ULTIMATE Chemistry Show! and Get Involved with The Science Museum), Create & Craft (arts, featuring String Printing (Mondrian and St. Laurent), 3D Scuptures, and a Wrecking Session, which will be taking inspiration from Penguin published Keri Smith and her "Wreck This Journal"), Dig It! (with Creepy Creatures, the Baa-rmy Sheep Roadshow, and the Urban Nursery), What's Cooking (featuring guests Cathryn Dresser (Great British Bake Off) and Nick Coffer, radio star and the author of "My Daddy Cooks"), and Festival Life (featuring Treasure Hunt, Little Bouncers and Miss Popularity - Balloon Artiste Extraordinaire!).

Visit bouncefestival.co.uk for more information, including about festival life, and to purchase your tickets to attend Bounce Festival 2014!

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Multi Channel Network Commences Advertising Sales Representation For Viacom International Media Networks (VIMN) Australia and New Zealand

Multi Channel Network, Australia's most progressive media advertising company, has announced the Nickelodeon International news in the following press release, from the company's official website, that Multi Channel Network (MCN) recently strengthened its position as the top destination for kids and youth when it commenced advertising representation of Viacom International Media Networks (VIMN) Australia and New Zealand on Tuesday 1st July 2014.

With the inclusion of MTV, MTV Dance and MTV Music, MCN now holds the largest commercial television share of 13-24 years (30%), between 6am and midnight, according to OzTAM figures.

Nickelodeon and Nick Jr. channels joining Turner's Cartoon Network and Boomerang channels, means MCN delivers the second largest commercial share for children between the ages of 5-12 years old (27%).

VIMN AUNZ's digital brands add a significant and highly engaged audience to MCN's online network, adding breadth and depth within the kids and youth offering. VIMN AU/NZ's digital brands include nickelodeon.com.au, nickjr.com.au, nickjr.com.au/parents, mtv.com.au and mtvtravelco.com.

MCN's digital network is now the third largest premium publisher in Australia, with a unique monthly audience of 8.4million.

Prior to Multi Channel Network, Ignite Media Brands represented VIMN in the Australian marketplace up until Monday 30th June 2014.

Original Multi Channel Network (MCN) Press Release:

MCN top destination for kids & youth as it kicks off VIMN, Sound Alliance representation

1 July, 2014: Multi Channel Network (MCN) strengthens its position as the top destination for kids and youth as it commences advertising representation of Viacom International Media Networks (VIMN) and leading youth publishing brand Sound Alliance, from today.

With the inclusion of MTV, MTV Dance and MTV Music, MCN now holds the largest commercial television share of 13-24 years (30%), between 6am and midnight, according to OzTAM figures[i].

Nickelodeon and Nick Jr. channels joining Turner's Cartoon Network and Boomerang channels, means MCN delivers the second largest commercial share for children between the ages of 5-12 years old (27%).[ii]

The Sound Alliance and VIMN digital brands add a significant and highly engaged audience to MCN's online network, adding breadth and depth within the kids and youth offering. Sound Alliance titles include award winning pop culture site Junkee, plus Australian community sites inthemix and FasterLouder, Same Same, and Mess+Noise. The VIMN digital brands include nickelodeon.com.au, nickjr.com.au, nickjr.com.au/parents, mtv.com.au and mtvtravelco.com.

MCN's digital network is now the third largest premium publisher in Australia, with a unique monthly audience of 8.4million iii.

MCN National Director of Multiply Integration and Content Partnerships, Elizabeth Minogue, said the new partnership cements MCN's position as the primary destination for brands wanting to engage with Australian youth.

"Viacom and Sound Alliance are brilliant at attracting and holding the attention of their audience and we are excited to work with the fantastic premium youth brands within both networks. Combined with our extensive network of existing premium youth properties, MCN is now the number one network for advertisers targeting those under 30. We look forward to announcing some new, innovative, multi-screen advertising solutions for leading youth brands in the coming months," she said.

VIMN Australia and New Zealand's Senior Vice President and General Manager Ben Richardson, said: "As a global leader in creating entertainment content for young audiences, I'm confident that the strength of the MTV, Nickelodeon and Nick Jr. brands alongside MCN's expertise in creating high-impact marketing partnerships, will lead to ground-breaking and exciting opportunities for brands wanting to connect with kids, millennials and music lovers across Australia."

Neil Ackland, CEO of Sound Alliance, said: "As the leading youth publisher in the country we're very excited to join the MCN family. The marriage of MCN's expertise in the market with our leading digital properties means that MCN is now the first place to go for any brand wanting to authentically reach 18 to 35 year old Australians."

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About Multi Channel Network (MCN): Established in 1997, MCN is a joint venture between FOXTEL and FOX SPORTS MCN is responsible for the advertising interests of 69 television channel brands, 138 websites, 69 m-sites/optimised mobile sites, 59 apps, 4 IPTV services and 3 Digital-Out-Home locations. MCN delivers optimum campaign results for clients by combining high value audiences with an unmatched choice of premium content. MCN specialises in creative solutions, which bring life to ideas and deliver clients a better advertising experience. In addition to being the third largest television network in Australia by commercial audience, MCN has Australia's largest combined online and mobile network in Australia with a monthly online reach of 8.4m unique audiences and a monthly mobile audience of 4.7m. For more information: www.MCN.com.au

About Sound Alliance: Sound Alliance is Australia's leading youth content publisher. The Sydney-based business owns and operates FasterLouder, inthemix, Same Same, Mess+Noise and Junkee.com, and represents titles Pitchfork, NME and The Hype Machine. Together, these titles have a combined monthly UB audience of more than 1.5 million and offer brands a gateway to 18-35 year old Australians. Sound Alliance are the pioneers of native advertising in Australia, and specialise in the conception, creation, amplification and measurement of engaging digital media content for the youth market. www.thesoundalliance.net

About Viacom International Media Networks: Viacom International Media Networks (VIMN), a unit of Viacom Inc. (NASDAQ: VIA, VIAB), is comprised of many of the world's most popular multimedia entertainment brands, including Nickelodeon, MTV, Comedy Central, BET, Paramount Channel, VH1, VIVA, COLORS, Game One and Tr3s: MTV, Música y Más. Viacom brands are seen globally in more than 600 million households in 170 territories and 37 languages via more than 200 locally programmed and operated TV channels and more than 550 digital media and mobile TV properties. For more information about Viacom and its businesses, visit www.viacom.com

[i] Source: OzTam Metro Panel, Days: 1/01/2013 - 31/05/2014 , Network 7, Network 9, Network 10, Other Foxtel, MCN, P 13-24, Share to Selected %, consolidated to 16/06/2014 as of at 24/06/14

[ii] Source: OzTAM Metro Panel, 1/01/2013 - 31/05/2014 , 0600-2000, MCN Channels, Network 7, Network 9, Network 10, Other Foxtel, CH5-12, Share to Selected %, consolidated to 03/06/2014, as at 11/06/14

iii Source: Nielsen Online Ratings - May 2014

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Nickelodeon's "Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles" Arrive At Build-A-Bear Workshop

The video gaming website Kotaku and ToyNews, a monthly trade magazine for the toy business, are reporting the Booyakasha TMNT news that Nickelodeon Consumer Products and Build-A-Bear Workshop, the interactive entertainment retailer of customizable stuffed animals, have extended their partnership to bring Nick's "Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles" to Build-A-Bear Workshop, allowing fans of Nickelodeon's hit CG-animated series "Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles" to create their very own fearless Heroes in a Half Shell crime fighters, complete with removable shells and a host of soft accessories!

Bring It Donatello, Chuk You Later Michelangelo, Surface Time Raphael and Shell Ya Later Leonardo plush toys are all available to purchase at Build-A-Bear Workshop stores across the USA and via the official Build-A-Bear Workshop USA and Build-A-Bear Workshop UK websites. Leo, Raph, Mikey and Donnie retail at $25 each, or $35 with their signature weaponry (Leonardo's Katana, Raphael's Sai, Michelangelo's Nunchuks and Donatello's Naginata) in the USA and £19 and £25 in the UK.

Additionally, a four-piece Shredder costume is available to purchase for $16/£14, allowing fans the chance to dress their teddies as the dastardly villain, Shreddybear!

Shellheads can also purchase purchase black rubber boots for their DIY soft toys, additional weapons, plus "Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles" hoodies, PJ's (pajamas), slippers and sleeping bags on the official Build-A-Bear Workshop website!

Build-A-Bear Workshop launched their make-your-own "Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles" plush toy collection online on Wednesday 9th July 2014 and in-stores across the USA on Friday 11th July 2014.

The official Build-A-Bear Workshop USA website also includes a exclusive "Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles" online game called "Foot Chase" and online streaming video clips to celebrate Nickelodeon's Lean, Mean, Ninja Team arriving at Build-A-Bear Workshop!

Take a look at the new Build-A-Bear Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles collection below:

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Nickelodeon Animation Studio Unveils Exclusive "Pig Goat Banana Cricket" Production Art To Celebrate SDCC 2014

To celebrate and countdown to Nickelodeon holding a special panel called "Nickelodeon: New Animated Comedies" at this years San Diego Comic-Con International (SDCC) event, Comic-Con International: San Diego 2014, which will showcase Nickelodeon's upcoming brand-new original animated comedy series, including "Bad Seeds" (working title) and "Pig Goat Banana Cricket", giving attendees a first-look sneak-peek at Nick's brand-new Nicktoons, the Nickelodeon Animation Studio has announced that they will be counting down to the panel by releasing never before seen concept and production art from "Pig Goat Banana Cricket" everyday until the panel on the official Nickelodeon Animation Studio Tumblr blog! In addition to unveiling new concept/production artwork everyday, NAS are slowly revealing the "Pig Goat Banana Cricket" poster they'll be signing at the Nickelodeon Booth at SDCC 2014 in a special jigsaw puzzle! You can take a look at the aweslime PGBC artwork the Nick Animation Studio has released so-far and the unveiled pieces of their "Pig Goat Banana Cricket" jigsaw below, plus don't forget to keep checking nickanimationstudio.tumblr.com for more great Nickelodeon art!

Meet Pig (and Gravity Pickles):

Meet Goat:

Meet Banana:

Nickelodeon's "Pig Goat Banana Cricket" Comic-Con International: San Diego 2014 Poster Jigsaw:

"Pig Goat Banana Cricket" features a series of absurd interwoven stories about four friends and roommates, naive Pig (the fool), bohemian Goat (the artist), selfish Banana (the wise-guy) and mad scientist Cricket (the brain). Created by Dave Cooper and Johnny Ryan, established comic artists who worked on several issues of Nickelodeon Magazine, and executive produced by David Sacks ("The Simpsons", "Regular Show") who co-writes with J. Ryan. Dave Cooper also art directs the series and the pilot was directed by independent animator Nick Cross.

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Nickelodeon's Inaugural "Kids' Choice Sports 2014" Is Night's Top Telecast, Best ESPYS With 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 a star-studded lineup of sports superstars including David Beckham, Dwyane Wade, Tim Howard, Serena Williams, Kevin Durant, Gabby Douglas, Victor Cruz, Carmelo Anthony and more helped lead Nickelodeon's inaugural "Kids' Choice Sports 2014" to a ratings victory for its Thursday 17th July 2014 (8-9:30pm) telecast on Nick USA!

Nick's first-year "Kids' Choice Sports" awards won the night with kids 2-11, 6-11 and tweens, but also handily outperformed the prior evening's ESPYs with kids 2-11 by triple digits (850%) and edged out a win with total viewers by +5% (KCS's 2.3MM total viewers v. ESPYs 2.2MM). This makes Kids' Choice Sports stand as the biggest must-see sports awards telecast.

"Kids' Choice Sports" earned a 3.8/1.2 million with Kids 2-11, up +52% from last year. With kids 6-11, it posted a 5.2/1.0 MM, up +68%. Among tweens, it garnered a 4.2/848,000, up +83%. The show's total viewer average of 2.3 MM represents a +37% increase over last year's time period, as well.

Hosted by Michael Strahan ("LIVE with Kelly and Michael", "Fox NFL Sunday"), the awards were broadcast live from UCLA's Pauley Pavilion in Los Angeles where kids honored their favorite athletes, teams and sports moments from the year in one big, slimy sports celebration.

Original Nickelodeon Press Release:

NICKELODEON'S INAUGURAL KIDS' CHOICE SPORTS 2014 IS NIGHT'S TOP TELECAST, BESTS ESPYS WITH TOTAL VIEWERS

KCS Scored 2.3 Million Total Viewers, Making it Viewers' Sports Awards of Choice

Photo credit: Kevin Winter/Getty Images Soccer player David Beckham (C) with Cruz Beckham (L) and Romeo Beckham (R) get slimed onstage during Nickelodeon Kids' Choice Sports Awards 2014 at UCLA's Pauley Pavilion on July 17, 2014 in Los Angeles, California

LOS ANGELES – July 18, 2014 – A lineup of sports superstars including Dwyane Wade, Tim Howard, Serena Williams, Kevin Durant, Gabby Douglas, Victor Cruz, Carmelo Anthony and more helped lead Nickelodeon’s inaugural Kids’ Choice Sports 2014 to a ratings victory for its Thursday, July 17, (8-9:30 p.m.) telecast.

Nick’s first-year Awards won the night with kids 2-11, 6-11 and tweens, but also handily outperformed the prior evening’s ESPYs with kids 2-11 by triple digits (850%) and edged out a win with total viewers by +5% (KCS’s 2.3MM total viewers v. ESPYs 2.2MM). This makes Kids’ Choice Sports stand as the biggest must-see sports awards telecast.

Kids’ Choice Sports earned a 3.8/1.2 million with Kids 2-11, up +52% from last year. With kids 6-11, it posted a 5.2/1.0 MM, up +68%. Among tweens, it garnered a 4.2/848,000, up +83%. The show’s total viewer average of 2.3 MM represents a +37% increase over last year’s time period, as well.

Hosted by Michael Strahan (LIVE with Kelly and Michael, Fox NFL Sunday), the awards were broadcast live from UCLA’s Pauley Pavilion in Los Angeles where kids honored their favorite athletes, teams and sports moments from the year in one big, slimy sports celebration.

World-renowned athlete David Beckham was presented with Kids' Choice Sports' first Legend Award, a gold mohawked blimp, for his incredible talent and outstanding sportsmanship on the field. Adding to his list of accomplishments, Beckham also received the first-ever gold sliming in Kids' Choice history with his sons Romeo and Cruz.

In a special half-time show filled with music, athleticism and slime, award-winning country stars Florida Georgia Line rewarded fans with a performance medley of their smash hits "Cruise" and "This is How We Roll," followed by a thorough drenching of the mosh pit. In a live vote during the show, kids decided on the contents--maple syrup, whipped cream or slime--of the giant dunk tanks in the "Verizon Power Dunk" competition. Arizona Cardinals wide receiver Larry Fitzgerald prevailed, dunking Seattle Seahawks defensive back Earl Thomas III in a giant tank of green goo, only to be dunked himself by Strahan.

Dallas Mavericks center Tyson Chandler, basketball forward Metta World Peace, and The Haunted Hathaways star Benjamin "Lil' P-Nut'' Flores Jr. cheered on 15-year-old Ricardo Jacobo Jr. in the "Kids' Choice Sports Half-Court Shot Contest" who landed the $50,000 grand prize.

Additional highlights from the sports celebration include: Super Bowl XLVIII champion Marshawn Lynch (Seattle Seahawks) running an epic football play into a pool of slime with a KCS trophy; Will Arnett (Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles movie) and New York Rangers' Henrik Lundqvist going head to head in a hockey shoot-out; a cross-arena football pass by sports trick shot group Dude Perfect; and an exhilarating grand finale featuring multi-Grammy Award-winner Pharrell Williams who performed his chart-topping hit "Happy."

Nickelodeon's Kids' Choice Sports 2014 was produced by Nickelodeon Productions in association with Done + Dusted. Ian Stewart and Hamish Hamilton of Done + Dusted, Michael Strahan, Jay Schmalholz, Shelly Sumpter Gillyard and Constance Schwartz of SMAC Entertainment are executive producers.

Nickelodeon, now in its 35th 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 almost 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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