Wednesday, June 24, 2015

Nickelodeon Australia To Announce Slime-Tastic News About SLIMEFEST 2015 On Saturday 27th June 2015

Something SLIMY is coming your way...


Nickelodeon Australia has announced in a post on their official Facebook profile page, facebook.com/NickelodeonAustralia, that Nickelodeon Australia and New Zealand will be announcing details about Nickelodeon SLIMEFEST 2015, the BIGGEST kid-powered, star filled family slimefest of the year, which this year promises to be bigger, better and SLIMIER than ever before and feature the most slime of all time, during the season premiere of "Camp Orange: Twisted Siblings", hosted by Jack Griffo and Kira Kosarin, on Saturday 27th June 2015 at 5.30pm!
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Nickelodeon UK To Premiere "Instant Mom" On Monday 20th July 2015

The online British and Irish TV guide website Digiguide is reporting the very exciting Nick UK news that Nickelodeon UK and Ireland and Nickelodeon HD UK will start to premiere and show Nickelodeon's award-winning family comedy series "Instant Mom", starring Tia Mowry-Hardrict ("Sister Sister"), weeknights at 7:00pm (replayed at 8:00pm on Nick+1) from Monday 20th July 2015, as part of Nick UK's Summer programming highlights!

Additionally, Nickelodeon UK and Ireland/HD will also be premiering more brand-new episodes of "See Dad Run", starring Scott Baio ("Happy Days"), weekdays at 7:30pm (repeated at 8:00pm on Nick+1) from Monday 20th July 2015, straight after the debut of each all-new episode of "Instant Mom"!


"Instant Mom" is a multi-camera, scripted half-hour series starring Tia Mowry-Hardrict ("Sister Sister") as Stephanie, a party girl who trades in Cosmos for carpools when she marries Charlie (Michael Boatman, "Spin City"), who already has three kids. "Instant Mom" follows Stephanie as she struggles to maintain some sense of her fun-loving, slightly irresponsible life while managing being a full-time stepmom. Sheryl Lee Ralph ("Moesha") stars as Stephanie's mother Maggie, and rounding out the cast are Charlie's three kids played by Sydney Park ("CSI: NY"), Tylen Williams and Damarr Calhoun.

"Instant Mom" marks a welcome return to Nickelodeon UK for Tia Mowry-Hardrict and Sheryl Lee Ralph, who starred in the popular shows "Sister, Sister" and "Moesha", respectively. Both shows were fan favourites on Nickelodeon UK in the mid-1990's.

Additionally, Jackée Harry, who played Tia's Mom in "Sister, Sister", guest stars in the series Mother's Day special, "Not Your Mother's Day".


Tia Mowry-Hardrict recently hinted that there could be a "Sister Sister" revival in the near future!


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Nickelodeon UK To Debut "Make It Pop" On Monday 20th July 2015

The online British and Irish TV guide website Digiguide is reporting the very exciting Nick UK news that Nickelodeon UK and Ireland and Nickelodeon HD UK will start to premiere and show Nickelodeon's brand-new musical comedy series "Make It Pop" weekdays at 6:00pm from Monday 20th July 2015! Following each episodes debut, Nick UK & Eire/HD will encore each all-new episode the same night at 9:00pm!

(all times plus-one hour on Nick+1)


"Make It Pop" (20 episodes) is a comedic, music-infused daily strip about three unique girls who come together to start their own K-Pop-inspired band. Randomly selected to room together at boarding school, bookish Corki (Erika Tham), fashion-forward Jodi (Louriza Tronco) and social media maven Sun Hi (Megan Lee) meet and bond over music. With the help of fellow classmate and aspiring DJ, Caleb (Dale Whibley), the girls grow from roommates to bandmates as their group, XO-IQ, becomes a school-wide sensation. The series, which features original songs and performances in every episode, is co-created by Thomas W. Lynch and Nick Cannon and produced by DHX Media. Nickelodeon recently ordered a twenty episode second season of "Make It Pop".


Pictured: (L-R) Jodi (Louriza Tronco), Sun Hi (Meghan Lee) and Corki (Erika Tham) in the new live-action series, Make It Pop, coming to Nickelodeon in the 2015-16 season. Photo Credit: Nickelodeon. ©2015 Viacom International, Inc. All Rights Reserved.

To celebrate, Nickelodeon UK's press office has sent media outlets a fantastic "Make It Pop" mailer, featuring "Make It Pop" backpacks and DIY K-Pop kits!:


@NickelodeonUKPR: We're making it pop in the office with our DIY K-Pop kits! What do you think of our look #MakeItPopUK.


@MelissaNathoo [Melissa Nathoo]: Thanx @NickelodeonUKPR for the #MakeItPopUK DIY kit. SpongeBob headphones are probably the coolest ones I'll ever own

To further celebrate, Nickelodeon UK is expected to launch the channels official "Make It Pop" website at nick.co.uk/makeitpop and unveil a area on the award-winning Nick App in the lead up to the shows UK and Irish debut.

Fans can follow the latest "Make It Pop" news by following the hashtag #MakeItPopUK!
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Tuesday, June 23, 2015

Nickelodeon USA To Premiere "Shimmer and Shine" On Monday 17th August 2015

SHIMMER AND SHINE, YOUR GENIES DIVINE!!


Sarah Marino, a Character Designer and Background Painter at Nickelodeon Animation Studio, has announced the magical news in a post on her official Tumbler blog, Sarah Marino's Sketchblog, that Nickelodeon USA will start to premiere and show "Shimmer and Shine", Nickelodeon's brand-new animated preschool series, on Monday 17th August 2015 at 7:00pm!

To celebrate, Sarah Marino is sharing fantastic concept artwork from the production of Nick's all-new animated preschool series on her official Tumblr blog!


Additionally, to further celebrate Nickelodeon USA starting to premiere and show "Shimmer and Shine", Nickelodeon's brand-new animated preschool series, in August 2015, Nick USA has made the shows very first episode, "Genie Treehouse", available to watch online for free at NickJr.com and available to download for free on iTunes, ahead of the shows debut this Summer!


Shimmer & Shine Pictured: (L-R) Nahal, Shine, Shimmer and Tala in new animated preschool series, Shimmer & Shine, coming to Nickelodeon in 2015. Photo Credit: Nickelodeon. ©2014 Viacom International, Inc. All Rights Reserved.

"Shimmer and Shine" is a brand-new animated preschool series that follows the magical adventures of fraternal twin genies, Shimmer and Shine, who unintentionally create chaos while attempting to grant wishes for their human best friend, Leah. The new series features an emotional-intelligence curriculum that highlights mistakes as an important avenue to learning and doing better next time. "Shimmer & Shine", greenlit for 20 episodes, is created by Farnaz Esnaashari-Charmatz and produced at the Nickelodeon Animation Studio. Watch these twin genies pop out of their genie bottle and get ready for your wishes to be granted!
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Nickelodeon USA Unveils "Every Witch Way" Season 4 Sneak Peeks

To celebrate Nickelodeon USA starting to premiere and show brand-new episodes from the brand-new fourth, and sadly, final season of "Every Witch Way" weeknights at 7:00pm ET/PT from Monday 6th July 2015, Nickelodeon USA has unveiled a bunch of magical sneak-peek videos offering a first-look at "Every Witch Way" season four on their official Instagram profile page, @NickelodeonTV, and YouTube channel, which you can watch in the InstaVid's below!

UPDATE (6/24): Added more fantastic videos!: