Monday, June 20, 2016

NBA Champion And All-Star MVP Kobe Bryant To Be Honored With The Legend Award At Nickelodeon’s Kids’ Choice Sports 2016

Original Nickelodeon USA Press Release:

NBA CHAMPION AND ALL-STAR MVP KOBE BRYANT TO BE HONORED WITH THE
LEGEND AWARD AT NICKELODEON’S KIDS’ CHOICE SPORTS 2016

Telecast Hosted by Seattle Seahawks QB Russell Wilson Airs Sunday, July 17, at 8 p.m. (ET/PT)


LOS ANGELES – (June 20, 2016) – Following his 20th and final season with the Los Angeles Lakers, five-time NBA Champion, four-time NBA Finals MVP and two-time Olympic gold medalist Kobe Bryant will be honored with the Legend Award at Nickelodeon’s Kids’ Choice Sports 2016. Bryant will receive the award in recognition of his record-breaking achievements, unrivaled talent and outstanding sportsmanship on and off the basketball court.

Nickelodeon’s Kids’ Choice Sports 2016 will be hosted by Seattle Seahawks two-time Super Bowl quarterback Russell Wilson, and will air on Sunday, July 17, from 8-9:30 p.m. (ET/PT), from UCLA’s Pauley Pavilion in Los Angeles.


The Legend Award honors athletes who are the ultimate role models to kids across the globe, inspiring generations year after year. Bryant, is the third recipient of the award, with soccer legend David Beckham receiving the inaugural golden sliming in 2014, and five-time World Series champion Derek Jeter following in last year’s ceremony.

Said Bryant, “It’s an honor to receive Nickelodeon’s Kids’ Choice Sports Legend Award. This is a great opportunity to inspire kids to never lose their imaginations and to dream bigger than what they think is possible. If you stay true to that, the hard work, dedication and success will always follow.”

Bryant is a five-time NBA Champion, two-time Olympic Gold Medalist, NBA MVP, four-time NBA Finals MVP and a 15-time All-NBA player. He recently retired from the game having played his entire 20-year career with the Los Angeles Lakers. He has appeared in 18 NBA All Star Games, earning three NBA All Star MVP recognitions. He became the League’s youngest player ever to be named to the NBA’s All Defensive Team, to start an All-Star Game, and to earn All-Rookie honors. In December 2014, Bryant became the League’s 3rd all-time leading scorer, surpassing his basketball muse, Michael Jordan. On April 13, 2016, Bryant played his final NBA game, setting a season-high 60 points.

Kids’ Choice Sports 2016 is the only show that celebrates kids and families’ love of sports and top professional athletes. With special guests and outrageous competitions, the one-of-a-kind event will be bursting with fun, unforgettable moments, epic slimings and sheer ‘fan’-demonium that can only happen on Nickelodeon. Kids from around the country will show their support for their favorite athletes, teams and sports moments and decide who will take home a cherished, one-of-a-kind Nickelodeon orange mohawked blimp trophy.

Nick.com/sports will serve as the official destination for everything Kids’ Choice Sports 2016, where kids can cast their votes for their favorite athletes and all-star moments from the past year, play a brand new Kids’ Choice game, watch sports-themed short-form videos and check out photo galleries of athletic all-stars online and on the Nick App. To stay up to date on everything Kids’ Choice Sports 2016, use #KidsChoiceSports on Instagram and Twitter. Follow NickelodeonTV on Instagram, Twitter, and Snapchat.

Nickelodeon Announces Slime Cup 2016

Get your slime on with Nickelodeon this Summer! Nickelodeon, the number-one entertainment brand for kids and families, has announced the aweslime news that the Nickelodeon Slime Cup, Nickelodeon's slime-filled games and sports competition, is back this summer!


The Slime Cup is Nickelodeon's slime-filled games and sports competition! The global interactive multiplatform brand campaign will be anchored by two one-week long TV events where four teams made up of the biggest Nickelodeon stars will battle it out for slime supremacy by competing by first joining one of 4 teams in The Slime Cup Totally Awesome Team Choosing Challenge, and then competing in The Slime Cup Games - a series of all-new slimy head-to-head sports challenges - for the messiest prize in sports... the Slime Cup!

This year, kids in more than 150 countries will be able to support their favorite Nickelodeon stars during the Slime Cup competition!

Beginning July 18, four teams of Nickelodeon live-action stars from the hit Nick shows Henry Danger, The Thundermans, Game Shakers, Bella and the Bulldogs and Nicky, Ricky, Dicky & Dawn will compete in head-to-head, on-air challenges. The Slime Cup Games will play out in two competition-filled, week-long specials, which will air across international Nickelodeon channels. The first, "The Slime Cup Totally Awesome Team Choosing Challenge" will introduce this year's players and will kick off the campaign with a series of competitions which will ultimately place all 16 Nick stars on their respective teams. Furthermore, each day, the special will be accompanied by two Bella and the Bulldogs episodes, one of which will be a new episode premiere.

The second week-long special, "The Slime Cup Games," will feature the four teams compete in the slimiest and gooiest of challenges with the goal of accumulating the most Slime points to win the Slime Cup trophy. The challenges will also be accompanied by competition-themed episodes of Nick's top live-action programs.

The multi-platform sports and games competition will be hosted by Nickelodeon veteran Kel Mitchell and will feature ambassadors SpongeBob SquarePants and Patrick Star.


But the Slime Cup isn't just a spectator sport; fans can get involved in all the slimy action online and experience the fun for themselves by supporting a team and getting rewarded in the process!

Once they sign up for the Nickelodeon Slime Cup Competition 2016, kids can pick a team and earn valuable Slime Points for their team in the quest for the cup and for themselves (And maybe even win a Slime Cup Trophy and medal of their own) by playing the awesome, interactive Slime Cup Game digital game on slimecup.com. Slime points may also be exchanged for cool rewards in the Nickelodeon Slime Cup SlimeStand. When the slime settles, the team that earns the most Slime points wins the 2016 Slime Cup! Additionally, the entrant with the highest balance of individual Slime points at the end of the competition period in each competition region, as determined by Nickelodeon, will be deemed a competition winner!

Additionally, in certain regions, Slime point redemption codes may be provided as part of the Slime Cup TV specials (check your local listings.) These codes may be entered into the SlimeStand, an emarketplace within the Slime Cup Games, for even more Slime points! In the UK and Ireland, Nickelodeon Slime Cup 2016 will start on Monday 18th July 2016.

Kids will also be able to participate in local events in select cities, such as the Nickelodeon Slime Cup in Singapore, which will include a series of slimy games and meet and greets with Nickelodeon stars, including SpongeBob SquarePants, Marshall and Chase from PAW Patrol, and Megan Lee, Louriza Tronco and Dale Whibley from Nickelodeon's comedic, music-infused series Make It Pop.

Nickelodeon Slime Cup 2016, the ultimate mix of sports and slime, will run between Tuesday 5th July and Thursday 4th August 2016.

Registration for Nickelodeon Slime Cup 2016 is now open at slimecup.com, and fans can start playing and earn slime points for their teams and for themselves from the 5 July!

"At Nickelodeon, we know that kids watching at home feel a personal connection to our characters," says Mark Levine, Senior Vice President (SVP), marketing, brand strategy, Viacom International Media Networks (VIMN), and head, public affairs, Nickelodeon International. "With Nickelodeon Slime Cup 2016, we wanted to give kids more ways than ever before to participate and compete side-by-side with their favorite Nick stars. Our fans are the most important member of the Nickelodeon Family, and we're constantly working to innovate and find new ways to bridge the gap between our programming and our viewers."

What are you waiting for? GO GO GO!

The four Nickelodeon Slime Cup teams will feature the players:

Team Blue:


Jack Griffo (Max Thunderman in The Thundermans)
Ella Anderson (Piper Hart in Henry Danger)
Mace Coronel (Dicky Harper in Nicky, Ricky, Dicky & Dawn)
Cree Cicchino (Babe in Game Shakers)

Team Red:


Jace Norman (Henry Hart/Kid Danger in Henry Danger)
Addison Riecke (Nora Thunderman in The Thundermans)
Coy Stewart (Troy in Bella and the Bulldogs)
Madisyn Shipman (Kenzie in Game Shakers)

Team Yellow:


Kira Kosarin (Phoebe Thunderman in The Thundermans)
Aidan Gallagher (Nicky Harper in Nicky, Ricky, Dicky & Dawn)
Riele Downs (Charlotte in Henry Danger)
Thomas Kuc (Hudson in Game Shakers)

Team Purple:


Brec Bassinger (Bella Dawson in Bella and the Bulldogs)
Benjamin Lil P-Nut" Flores, Jr. (Triple G in Game Shakers)
Diego Velazquez (Billy Thunderman in The Thundermans)
Sean Ryan Fox (Jasper Dunlop in Henry Danger)

As part of Nickelodeon Slime Cup 2016, each local Nickelodeon channel taking part in the initiative has launched their localised official Nickelodeon Slime Cup website:

Nickelodeon UK & Ireland - slimecup.nick.co.uk
Nickelodeon Latin America (América Latina; Mexico, Colombia, Venezuela and Argentina) - slimecup.mundonick.com
Nickelodeon Germany (Deutschland) - slimecup.nick.de
Nickelodeon Italy (Italia) - slimecup.nicktv.it
Nickelodeon Netherlands (Nederland) - slimecup.nickelodeon.nl
Nickelodeon Brazil (Brasil) - slimecup.mundonick.com.br
Nickelodeon Spain (Espana) - slimecup.nickelodeon.es
Nickelodeon France - slimecup.nickelodeon.fr
Nickelodeon Global - slimecup.nick.tv
Nickelodeon South East Asia (SEA; Nickelodeon Philippines, Nickelodeon Singapore and Nickelodeon Malaysia) - slimecup.nick-asia.com
Nickelodeon Poland (Polska) - slimecup.nick.com.pl
Nickelodeon Russia and CIS (Россия and СНГ) - slimecup.nickelodeon.ru
Nickelodeon Sweden (Sverige) - slimecup.nickelodeon.se
Nickelodeon Denmark (Danmark) - slimecup.nickelodeon.dk
Nickelodeon Norway (Norge) - slimecup.nickelodeon.no

Additional source: License! Global.
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Sunday, June 19, 2016

The Splat Dads | Happy Father's Day!

They make cheesy jokes, embarrass you, and don't know when to stop being a goofball. However, they are always there for you, and give you a lift when you need it. Come celebrate Father's Day with The Splat and check out some dorky moments of Nickelodeon Dads! For more Splat Dads, follow @TheSplatChat on Snapchat!:



Watch all your '90s Nickelodeon favorites on The Splat, your late-night destination for your favorite childhood Nickelodeon cartoons and live-action shows! The Splat doesn't question football-shaped heads, but embrace them - along with Reptar bars, a Big Ear of Corn, orange soda, and even slime for Pete (and Pete's) sake. Make your slime-covered Nickelodeon childhood dreams come true every night at 10pm ET/PT, only on TeenNick USA! #TheSplat!
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Harvey Beaks | 'Fee: She's Got it All' Official Mashup Music Video | Nickelodeon

Everyone knows Harvey Beaks' best friend Fee, and she's got it all. She's got crazy hair, helpful words of wisdom, and a really effective way of getting your attention (which usually involves hitting). So, celebrate Fee with this awesome music video. This one's for you, Fee! Catch more brand-new episodes of Harvey Beaks weekdays at 5:30 p.m. (ET/PT) throughout June, only on Nickelodeon USA!:


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Sanjay and Craig | Hot Wing Hotmix | Nickelodeon

Sanjay and Craig love Wings. Like... they REALLY love Wings. If Wings were a person, they would send a text to Wings every hour on the hour asking what Wings was doing and if they could take Wings out to a movie or something. They, like, really love wings. Catch brand-new episodes of Sanjay and Craig, including all-new episode "G.U.T.S. Busters", featuring guest stars Mike O'Malley and Moira "Mo" Quirk from GUTS, weekdays at 6pm ET/PT, only on Nickelodeon USA!:



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