Viacom and Tumblr Team Up to Deliver Co-Branded Campaigns for Top Shows and Events, Launching with the "2014 MTV Movie Awards" in April

Viacom Inc. (NASDAQ: VIAB, VIA), the parent company of the Nickelodeon brand, and the microblogging platform and social networking website Tumblr today, Thursday 20th March 2014, announced the news in the following press release, from Business Wire, an exclusive partnership to deliver co-branded content campaigns during the 2014 Upfront Season for advertisers on Tumblr. The campaigns will combine Tumblr's suite of ad products with custom content developed for the Tumblr platform by Viacom. The content will connect to the most popular shows and events across Viacom's portfolio, which includes Nickelodeon, MTV, VH1, CMT, COMEDY CENTRAL, TV Land, Spike and more. Viacom is the first television programmer to strike an advertising partnership with Tumblr and will be the only network group to offer co-branded campaigns to partners worldwide throughout the 2014 Upfront Season.

The partnership will launch as early as the "2014 MTV Movie Awards", before, during and after which MTV will post images, videos, animated .gifs and other interactive content to Tumblr that connects to the show. The content will showcase everything from "Movie Awards" categories, presenters, nominees and winners, to its most over-the-top and buzzworthy moments and performances. The "2014 Movie Awards" will air live on Sunday 13th April 2014 at 9/8c on MTV USA.

With more than 40 blogs, including the Nickelodeon, "SpongeBob SquarePants" and "Breadwinners" Tumblr blogs, and 3 million followers across Tumblr, Viacom has been tapping into the network's audience since 2009. Viacom's partnership with Tumblr strengthens its recently launched "Viacom Echo Social Media Network", a service offering through which Viacom develops creative campaigns for clients and engineers their extension across social media and measurable earned media.

Viacom's social media presence is among the strongest of any television programmer, and the "MTV Movie Awards" continues to grow socially each year. The "2013 MTV Movie Awards" generated more than 3 million mentions across social media from more than 1.1 million unique users during its initial airing, according to Trendrr – up 100% over the "2012 MTV Movie Awards". The 2013 "Best Hero" category, which was decided entirely by fan voting through social media, attracted 3.5 million votes.

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Original Viacom Press Release:

Viacom and Tumblr Team Up to Deliver Co-Branded Campaigns for Top Shows and Events, Launching with the "2014 MTV Movie Awards" in April

Viacom Is Only Network Group to Offer Co-Branded Campaigns for Advertisers on Tumblr Through 2014 Upfront Season

March 20, 2014 09:00 AM Eastern Daylight Time

NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Viacom Inc. (NASDAQ: VIAB, VIA) and Tumblr today announced an exclusive partnership to deliver co-branded content campaigns during the 2014 Upfront Season for advertisers on Tumblr. The campaigns will combine Tumblr's suite of ad products with custom content developed for the Tumblr platform by Viacom. The content will connect to the most popular shows and events across Viacom's portfolio, which includes MTV, VH1, CMT, Nickelodeon, COMEDY CENTRAL, TV Land, Spike and more. Viacom is the first television programmer to strike an advertising partnership with Tumblr and will be the only network group to offer co-branded campaigns to partners worldwide throughout the 2014 Upfront Season.

"Tumblr is a rich environment for creative collaboration with advertisers and an immersive platform for us to tell our story in the fun, authentic voice of our brands."

The partnership will launch as early as the "2014 MTV Movie Awards," before, during and after which MTV will post images, videos, animated .gifs and other interactive content to Tumblr that connects to the show. The content will showcase everything from "Movie Awards" categories, presenters, nominees and winners, to its most over-the-top and buzzworthy moments and performances. The "2014 Movie Awards" will air live on Sunday, April 13, 2014 at 9/8c on MTV.

"Viacom's partnership with Tumblr gives advertisers yet another way to ride the huge wave of social activity fueled by our passionate fans and constant stream of premium content," said Jeff Lucas, Head of Sales, Music and Entertainment, Viacom Media Networks. "Tumblr is a rich environment for creative collaboration with advertisers and an immersive platform for us to tell our story in the fun, authentic voice of our brands."

"Viacom is a natural partner for us," said Lee Brown, Global Head of Brand Partnerships at Tumblr. "They embraced our platform at an early stage and immediately got what we were all about: telling great stories and connecting with a super-engaged community of fans. We are thrilled to extend our partnership during this year's Upfront to provide our users with even more compelling content to interact with and reblog."

With more than 40 blogs and 3 million followers across Tumblr, Viacom has been tapping into the network's audience since 2009. Viacom's partnership with Tumblr strengthens its recently launched Viacom Echo Social Media Network, a service offering through which Viacom develops creative campaigns for clients and engineers their extension across social media and measurable earned media.

Viacom's social media presence is among the strongest of any television programmer, and the "MTV Movie Awards" continues to grow socially each year. The "2013 MTV Movie Awards" generated more than 3 million mentions across social media from more than 1.1 million unique users during its initial airing, according to Trendrr – up 100% over the "2012 MTV Movie Awards." The 2013 "Best Hero" category, which was decided entirely by fan voting through social media, attracted 3.5 million votes.

About Viacom

Viacom is home to premier global media brands that create compelling television programs, motion pictures, short-form video, apps, games, consumer products, social media and other entertainment content for audiences in more than 160 countries and territories. Viacom's media networks, including MTV, VH1, CMT, Logo, BET, CENTRIC, Nickelodeon, Nick Jr., TeenNick, Nicktoons, Nick at Nite, Comedy Central, TV Land, SPIKE, Tr3s, Paramount Channel and VIVA, reach approximately 700 million households worldwide. Paramount Pictures, America's oldest film studio, is a major global producer and distributor of filmed entertainment.

For more information about Viacom and its businesses, visit www.viacom.com. Keep up with Viacom news by following Viacom's blog at blog.viacom.com and Twitter feed at www.twitter.com/Viacom.

About Tumblr

Tumblr is a media network powered by an army of independent creators and home to an audience of more than 300 million unique visitors. Founded by David Karp in 2007, Tumblr is headquartered in New York City. The company was acquired by Yahoo in 2013.

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Hollywood's Biggest Stars To Make Their Debut Appearance As Presenters At Nickelodeon's 27th Annual Kids' Choice Awards

Nickelodeon, the number-one entertainment brand for kids and families, has announced in the following press release, from TVByTheNumbers.com, the exciting KCA 2014 News that Nickelodeon will have NickHeads on the edge of their seats as this year's "Kids' Choice Awards" winners are unveiled by an all-new slate of Orange Blimp-handing luminaries!

Andy Samberg ("Brooklyn Nine-Nine"), Will Arnett ("Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles"), Michael Strahan ("LIVE with Kelly and Michael"), Jim Parsons ("The Big Bang Theory"), Kristen Bell ("Veronica Mars"), Debby Ryan ("Jessie"), Chris Evans ("Captain America: The Winter Soldier") and WWE Divas Brie and Nikki Bella will join host Mark Wahlberg and previously announced performers Aloe Blacc and American Authors, in announcing this year's honorees at the "27th Annual Kids' Choice Awards", airing live on Nick USA on Saturday 29th March 2014 at 8pm (ET/PT) and internationally within hours of the live US telecast!

Returning presenters Lea Michele ("Glee") and WWE Superstar John Cena, along with Tia Mowry-Hardrict ("Instant Mom"), Ross Lynch ("Muppets Most Wanted") and Kaley Cuoco ("The Big Bang Theory"), will also make special appearances. Kids can still cast their KCA votes in 22 categories across all of Nickelodeon's digital outlets – Nick.com desktops and mobile devices, as well as the Nick app on iOS, Kindle, and Android – and users will be able to vote on Nickelodeon's Twitter feed using custom KCA hashtags.

Adding to its pinnacle night for kids, beginning at 7pm (ET/PT), Nickelodeon USA will premiere a brand-new episode of "Sam & Cat", followed by "SpongeBob SquarePants" with drop-ins from the "Kids' Choice Awards" Orange Carpet where Jeff Sutphen, "Instant Mom"'s Sydney Park and "See Dad Run"'s Ryan Newman will interview all the stars as they arrive. In Sam & Cat "#SuperPsycho", Nora makes a return and targets Dice as a way to get revenge on Sam. With nowhere else to turn, Sam and Cat are forced to ask for some unlikely help from Nevel. Danielle Morrow, Reed Alexander and Noah Munck guest star in this supersized episode. Fans can also download the "Sam & Cat" theme song, "Just Fine" on iTunes beginning Tuesday 25th March 2014!

An all-new "SpongeBob SquarePants" immediately follows where in "Kenny the Cat", SpongeBob will do anything to meet his newest hero, Kenny the Cat, voiced by Biz Markie. Following the live telecast at 9:30pm is a brand-new "Instant Mom" guest starring international pop artist Cody Simpson. In "A Kid's Choice", Gabby and James both submit their own videos to win tickets to a sold-out Cody Simpson concert, but when Aaron wins the tickets with his own video, the family fights over who will go with him.

Nickelodeon recently launched an interactive, digital "Kids' Choice Awards"-themed eBook, the first-ever dedicated book produced for a live awards show, available exclusively on iBooks. The "2014 Kids' Choice Awards: The Official Multi-Touch Book" offers fans an inside look at the irreverent show before and after the star-studded event. The book features fun facts about this year's nominees and host, Oscar and Golden Globe-nominated actor and producer, Mark Wahlberg; video clips from "Kids' Choice Awards" throughout the years; behind-the-scenes videos of Nick stars; photo galleries of the most memorable show moments throughout the years; quizzes, unexpected surprises and more. The book will be updated leading up to the big event. Download the book for free at www.iTunes.com/KCA.

Nick.com/kca14 and the Nick app are the official destinations for anything and everything "Kids' Choice Awards", including a live webcast of the Orange Carpet before the show and a 360-degree look on-stage and backstage during the telecast. Fans can also join in on the slime-fest by watching hilarious short form videos, taking fun quizzes, browsing through photo galleries, engaging with weekly polls, and getting the latest KCA news on this year's show and nominees.

The "2014 Nickelodeon's Kids' Choice Awards" will be seen in more than 375 million households around the world and in more than 25 languages. Within hours of airing live in the United States and Canada, the show will roll out internationally, providing kids around the world the opportunity to tune into their local Nickelodeon channel to enjoy the show faster than ever. In many international markets, the 2014 KCAs will feature country-specific award categories and nominees, such as Sveriges Favoritstjärna (Favorite Swedish Star) and Migliore Cantante Italiano (Favorite Italian Singer). Voting for the 2014 KCAs will span six continents across 17 localized voting sites, giving kids practically everywhere the chance to decide who takes home a coveted blimp. The 2013 KCAs was the highest-rated ever among kids in many international markets, including the UK, Germany and Singapore. Ratings for the 2013 KCAs were up double-digits YOY internationally, and the show was rated #1 in its timeslot among kids' channels in key international markets, including the UK, Australia, Netherlands, Spain, Singapore, and more.

Presenting sponsors of "Nickelodeon's 27th Annual Kids' Choice Awards" are General Mills, Hasbro Nerf Rebelle and Target. Associate sponsors are Bounty, Capri Sun, McDonald's, Toyota and Amazon Kindle Fire HDX.

"Nickelodeon's 27th Annual Kids' Choice Awards" is being produced by Nickelodeon Productions in association with Bob Bain Productions. Bob Bain, Jay Schmalholz and Shelly Sumpter Gillyard are Executive Producers. Media outlets can reference the most up-to-date information on "Nickelodeon's 27th Annual Kids’ Choice Awards" by logging onto www.NickKCAPress.com.

Original Nickelodeon Press Release:

HOLLYWOOD'S BIGGEST STARS TO MAKE THEIR DEBUT APPEARANCE AS PRESENTERS AT NICKELODEON'S 27TH ANNUAL KIDS' CHOICE AWARDS

ANDY SAMBERG, WILL ARNETT, MICHAEL STRAHAN, JIM PARSONS, KRISTEN BELL, DEBBY RYAN, CHRIS EVANS AND THE BELLA TWINS JOIN HOST MARK WAHLBERG LIVE ON SATURDAY, MARCH 29, AT 8 P.M. (ET/PT)

Nickelodeon Sweetens Marquee Night with Brand-New Episodes of Sam & Cat, SpongeBob SquarePants and Instant Mom Guest Starring Cody Simpson

LOS ANGELES – Mar. 19, 2014 – Nickelodeon will have kids on the edge of their seats as this year's Kids' Choice Awards winners are unveiled by an all-new slate of Orange Blimp-handing luminaries. Andy Samberg (Brooklyn Nine-Nine), Will Arnett (Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles), Michael Strahan (LIVE with Kelly and Michael), Jim Parsons (The Big Bang Theory), Kristen Bell (Veronica Mars), Debby Ryan (Jessie), Chris Evans (Captain America: The Winter Soldier) and WWE Divas Brie and Nikki Bella will join host Mark Wahlberg and previously announced performers Aloe Blacc and American Authors, in announcing this year's honorees at the 27th Annual Kids' Choice Awards, airing live next Saturday, March 29, at 8p.m. Returning presenters Lea Michele (Glee) and WWE Superstar John Cena, along with Tia Mowry-Hardrict (Instant Mom), Ross Lynch (Muppets Most Wanted) and Kaley Cuoco (The Big Bang Theory), will also make special appearances. Kids can still cast their votes in 22 categories across all of Nickelodeon's digital outlets – Nick.com desktops and mobile devices, as well as the Nick app on iOS, Kindle, and Android – and users will be able to vote on Nickelodeon's Twitter feed using custom KCA hashtags.

Adding to its pinnacle night for kids, beginning at 7 p.m., Nickelodeon will premiere a brand-new episode of Sam & Cat followed by SpongeBob SquarePants with drop-ins from the Kids' Choice Awards Orange Carpet where Jeff Sutphen, Instant Mom's Sydney Park and See Dad Run's Ryan Newman will interview all the stars as they arrive. In Sam & Cat “#SuperPsycho,” Nora makes a return and targets Dice as a way to get revenge on Sam. With nowhere else to turn, Sam and Cat are forced to ask for some unlikely help from Nevel. Danielle Morrow, Reed Alexander and Noah Munck guest star in this supersized episode. Fans can also download the Sam & Cat theme song, “Just Fine” on iTunes beginning March 25.

An all-new SpongeBob SquarePants immediately follows where in “Kenny the Cat,” SpongeBob will do anything to meet his newest hero, Kenny the Cat, voiced by Biz Markie. Following the live telecast at 9:30 p.m. is a brand-new Instant Mom guest starring international pop artist Cody Simpson. In “A Kid's Choice,” Gabby and James both submit their own videos to win tickets to a sold-out Cody Simpson concert, but when Aaron wins the tickets with his own video, the family fights over who will go with him.

Nickelodeon recently launched an interactive, digital Kids' Choice Awards-themed Book, the first-ever dedicated book produced for a live awards show, available exclusively on iBooks. The 2014 Kids' Choice Awards: The Official Multi-Touch Book offers fans an inside look at the irreverent show before and after the star-studded event. The book features fun facts about this year's nominees and host, Oscar® and Golden Globe®-nominated actor and producer, Mark Wahlberg; video clips from Kids' Choice Awards throughout the years; behind-the-scenes videos of Nick stars; photo galleries of the most memorable show moments throughout the years; quizzes, unexpected surprises and more. The book will be updated leading up to the big event. Download the book for free at www.iTunes.com/KCA.

Nick.com/kca14 and the Nick app are the official destinations for anything and everything Kids' Choice Awards, including a live webcast of the Orange Carpet before the show and a 360-degree look on-stage and backstage during the telecast. Fans can also join in on the slime-fest by watching hilarious short form videos, taking fun quizzes, browsing through photo galleries, engaging with weekly polls, and getting the latest KCA news on this year's show and nominees.

The 2014 Nickelodeon's Kids' Choice Awards will be seen in more than 375 million households around the world and in more than 25 languages. Within hours of airing live in the United States and Canada, the show will roll out internationally, providing kids around the world the opportunity to tune into their local Nickelodeon channel to enjoy the show faster than ever. In many international markets, the 2014 KCAs will feature country-specific award categories and nominees, such as Sveriges Favoritstjärna (Favorite Swedish Star) and Migliore Cantante Italiano (Favorite Italian Singer). Voting for the 2014 KCAs will span six continents across 17 localized voting sites, giving kids practically everywhere the chance to decide who takes home a coveted blimp. The 2013 KCAs was the highest-rated ever among kids in many international markets, including the UK, Germany and Singapore. Ratings for the 2013 KCAs were up double-digits YOY internationally, and the show was rated #1 in its timeslot among kids' channels in key international markets, including the UK, Australia, Netherlands, Spain, Singapore, and more.

Presenting sponsors of Nickelodeon's 27th Annual Kids' Choice Awards are General Mills, Hasbro Nerf Rebelle™ and Target. Associate sponsors are Bounty®, Capri Sun, McDonald's®, Toyota and Amazon Kindle Fire HDX.

Nickelodeon's 27thAnnual Kids' Choice Awards is being produced by Nickelodeon Productions in association with Bob Bain Productions. Bob Bain, Jay Schmalholz and Shelly Sumpter Gillyard are Executive Producers. Media outlets can reference the most up-to-date information on Nickelodeon's 27th Annual Kids' Choice Awards by logging onto www.NickKCAPress.com

About Nickelodeon

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 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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Nickelodeon's Northern European Channels To Start To Show "The Thundermans" In March 2014

Nickelodeon channels across Northern Europe have announced on their official websites the exciting Nickelodeon International news that they will start to premiere and show Nickelodeon's brand-new superhero-themed comedy series "The Thundermans" in March 2014!

Below are the days and TX (transmission) times each local Nickelodeon channel within Nickelodeon Europe will start to air "The Thundermans":

Nickelodeon Benelux:

Nickelodeon Netherlands (Nederland) - Sunday 30th March 2014 at 8:20pm (20:20; locally titled "De Thundermans")

Nickelodeon Belgium (België; Flanders) - Sunday 30th March 2014 at 8:20pm (20:20; locally titled "De Thundermans")

Nickelodeon Scandinavia:

Nickelodeon Denmark (Danmark) - Monday 31st March at 8:30pm (20:30; locally titled "Familien Thunderman")

Nickelodeon Sweden (Sverige) - Monday 31st March at 6:30pm (18:30; locally titled "Familjen Thunderman")

Nickelodeon North:

Nickelodeon Germany (Deutschland) - Sunday 30th March 2014 at 7:50pm (19:50)

Nickelodeon Austria (Österreich) - Sunday 30th March 2014 at 7:50pm (19:50)

Nickelodeon Switzerland (Schweiz) - Sunday 30th March 2014 at 7:50pm (19:50)

Nickelodeon Poland (Polska) - Sunday 30th March 2014 at 9:00pm (21:00; locally titled "Grzmotomocni")

Nickelodeon Norway - TBA (locally titled "Familien Thunderman)

"The Thundermans" is a brand-new scripted half-hour comedy series which follows Max (Jack Griffo) and Phoebe (Kira Kosarin), super-powered teenage twins who take sibling rivalry to superhuman heights.

Thanks to the cosmic game of genetic roulette, these twins are complete polar opposites, 14-year-old Phoebe is an overachieving straight-A student and her twin brother Max is a super villain wannabe. It is a constant battle in the Thunderman household as both twins are turbocharged by freeze breath and the power to move objects via telekinesis, but while Phoebe strives to use her powers for good, Max embraces his dark side.

Max and Phoebe's younger brother Billy (Diego Velazquez) moves at super speed, while their younger sister Nora (Addison Riecke) cuts solid objects with her laser beam eyes. Rounding out the family are parents are Father Hank (Chris Tallman), who possesses extraordinary strength and the ability to fly, and Mother Barb (Rosa Blasi), who can generate lightning from her hands.

Ultimately, the family must attempt to keep their powers under wraps and lead a "normal" life... but can life ever be "normal" in a family of superheroes?

Created and executive produced by three-time Emmy Award-winner Jed Spingarn ("Big Time Rush", "Jimmy Neutron"), the half-hour series introduces new Nickelodeon talent Kira Kosarin and Jack Griffo. Multi-instrumentalist, singer-song writer and actress Kira Kosarin makes her Nickelodeon debut as superheroine Phoebe Thunderman. Viewers will recognise Jack Griffo from his recent role starring in Nickelodeon original TV movie "Jinxed", Griffo has also achieved YouTube success with his acoustic covers of popular songs attracting over two million views.

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Nickelodeon Shows And Stars Nominated For Eight 2014 NAMIC Vision Awards

The National Association for Multi-ethnicity in Communications (NAMIC), has announced in the following press release, from PRNewswire, that a raft of Nickelodeon shows and stars have been Nickelodeon have been nominated for eight 2014 NAMIC Vision Awards! Now celebrating the 20th anniversary, the Vision Awards recognize multi-ethnic and cross-cultural television programming that depicts the lives, spirit and contributions of people of color and best reflects the diversity of the global viewing audience.

Nickelodeon's hit original animated series (Nicktoon) "The Legend of Korra" and NickToons's popular animated series "NFL Rush Zone" have both been nominated in the 'Animation' award category.

The 2013 "TeenNick HALO Awards", which celebrated real teens who are "Helping and Leading Others" (HALO) and making a difference in their communities, has been nominated in the 'Awards & Honors' category.

Tia Mowry-Hardrict and Michael Boatman, the stars of Nick At Nite's hit original family comedy series "Instant Mom", have both been nominated in the 'Best Performance - Comedy' category, with "Instant Mom" also being nominated in the 'Comedy' category.

Meanwhile, Nickelodeon Preschool's popular animated series "Dora the Explorer" has been nominated for 'Children's' category, and the NickMom.com web series "It's Kymplicated!", starring actress and comedian Kym Whitley, has been nominated in the 'Digital Media - Short Form' category!

You can find a full list of 2014 NAMIC Vision Awards nominees in NAMIC's press release below.

Congratulations and good luck to Nickelodeon and everyone who has been nominated for a 2014 NAMIC Vision Award!

Original Nickelodeon Press Release:

HBO Garners 10 NAMIC Vision Awards Nominations To Top All Networks And Distributors Vying For Honors In Television Programming Diversity

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LOS ANGELES, March 14, 2014 /PRNewswire/ - The National Association for Multi-ethnicity in Communications (NAMIC), has announced the nominees for the 2014 NAMIC Vision Awards. Now celebrating the 20th anniversary, the Vision Awards recognize multiethnic and cross-cultural television programming that depicts the lives, spirit and contributions of people of color and best reflects the diversity of the global viewing audience.

The 2014 NAMIC Vision Award nominees were announced in conjunction with the VIP Reception for the Walter Kaitz Foundation's 5th Annual Hollywood Creative Forum. The VIP Reception was hosted by Creative Artists Agency. James Lesure, co-star of TBS's "Men at Work" and Danielle Vega, co-star of the Hulu original series, "East Los High" were on-hand to announce the nominations.

"For two decades, through the Vision Awards, NAMIC has sustained a platform for fostering diversity and inclusion in the content arena by recognizing networks, talent and other entities committed to advancing diversity across all digital platforms," said Alicin Williamson, interim executive leader of NAMIC and principal, The Raben Group. "As we reflect on the 20th anniversary, NAMIC would like to thank all those within the industry that have supported this awards initiative over the past 20 years."

HBO garnered 10 nominations to lead all contenders vying for this year's NAMIC Vision Awards. A total of 30 networks generated 66 nominations for awards presented in the 17 categories: Animation; Awards & Honors; Children's; Comedy; Documentary; Drama; Foreign Language; Lifestyle; News/Informational; Original Movie or Special; Reality; Reality - Social Issues; Sports; Variety/Talk Show; Best Performance - Comedy; Best Performance - Drama and Digital Media - Short Form. Original programs having aired from November 1, 2012 to November 10, 2013 were eligible for consideration.

Nick@Nite's "Instant Mom" was this year's top nominated program, earning three nominations. The original series garnered Best Performance - Comedy nods for co-stars, Tia Mowry-Hardrict and Michael Boatman with the third nomination received in the Comedy category. Best Performance - Comedy nominees also include China Anne McClain for Disney Channel's "A.N.T. Farm" and James Lesure received a nomination for TBS' "Men at Work." In addition to "Instant Mom," nominated programs rounding out the Comedy category include: Lifetime's "Devious Maids," TV One's "The Rickey Smiley Show" and Universal Television's "The Mindy Project."

HBO dominated the Best Performance - Drama category with nominations for "Treme's" Khandi Alexander and nods for "Boardwalk Empire's" Michael Kenneth Williams and Jeffery Wright. "Treme" was also nominated for Drama alongside History's "The Bible" and the ABC primetime series, "Grey's Anatomy" and "Scandal." OWN: The Oprah Winfrey Network also showed dominance in the Reality category earning nominations for "Raising Whitley," "Six Little McGhees" and "Welcome to Sweetie Pie's." BET Networks also received a nod for Reality. ESPN received three of the four nominations in the Sports category for its original programs, "Richie Parker: Drive," "Sapelo Island," and E:60/ESPN's "Tony Gonzalez All-In." Rounding out the Sports category is Al Jazeera America's "America Tonight: Fists of Fury."

The NAMIC Vision Awards competition extends eligibility to national broadcast and cable networks; local affiliates; local origination programs from cable operators; and VOD content produced for digital platforms. Entries were judged by a distinguished panel of entertainment industry executives. Judging is focused on overall imagery (creative merit, originality, and presentation quality), sensitivity (the consideration given to cultural nuances), writing (the depiction of issues relevant to people of color) and the quality of acting in the performance categories.

Winning programs will be showcased online via the 2014 NAMIC Vision Awards Winners Gallery. Starting in mid-April, :60 second clips of the winning entries in each of the 17 categories may be viewed at http://www.namic.com.

A complete list of 2014 NAMIC Vision Awards nominees follows. For more information, visit www.namic.com or contact Sandra Girado, senior director of Meetings and Events, at NAMIC National, 212-594-5985.

2014 NAMIC Vision Awards Nominees

ANIMATION

Doc McStuffins - Disney Junior
NFL Rush Zone - NickToons
The Legend of Korra - Nickelodeon

AWARDS & HONORS

2013 HALO Awards - Nickelodeon
Centric Presents Soul Train Awards 2012 - Centric TV/BET Networks

BEST PERFORMANCE - COMEDY

Michael Boatman: Instant Mom - Nick@Nite
Tia Mowry-Hardrict: Instant Mom - Nick@Nite
James Lesure: Men at Work - TBS
China Anne McClain: A.N.T. Farm - Disney Channel

BEST PERFORMANCE - DRAMA

Khandi Alexander: Treme - HBO
Sarayu Rao: Monday Mornings - TNT
Michael Kenneth Williams: Boardwalk Empire - HBO
Jeffrey Wright: Boardwalk Empire - HBO

CHILDREN'S

A.N.T. Farm - Disney Channel
Bobby McFerrin: A YoungArts Masterclass - HBO
Wynton Marsalis: A YoungArts Masterclass - HBO
Dora the Explorer - Nick Jr.

COMEDY

Devious Maids - Lifetime
Instant Mom - Nick@Nite
The Rickey Smiley Show - TV One
The Mindy Project - Universal Television

DIGITAL MEDIA - SHORT FORM

East Los High - Hulu
Larry Hernandez: El Presidente - mun2
It's Kymplicated! - NickMom
World According to Michael - TV One

DOCUMENTARY

Fault Lines: America's Infant Mortality Crisis - Al Jazeera America
Girl Rising - CNN
Great Expectations: A Black in America Special - CNN
Valentine Road - HBO

DRAMA

Grey's Anatomy - ABC
Scandal - ABC
The Bible - History
Treme - HBO

FOREIGN LANGUAGE

Historias Detras del Diamente: Yasiel Puig - Time Warner Cable Deportes
Huesos Que Hablan - Discovery en Espanol
Trata de Mujeres: De Tenancingo a Nueva York - Discovery en Espanol
Triquis - ESPN Deportes

LIFESTYLE

CNN Special Projects: Small Business Success - HLN
Cooking Channel's Road Trip with G. Garvin - Scripps Networks Interactive
Inside Africa: Lalibela: Rooted in Faith - CNN
Leading Women: Helene Gayle, CEO CARE USA - CNN

NEWS / INFORMATIONAL

America Tonight: Gangs of Chicago - Al Jazeera America
America Tonight: The Other America - Al Jazeera America
mun2 News Special: Hecho en America - mun2
Super Soul Sunday - OWN/Harpo Studios

ORIGINAL MOVIE OR SPECIAL

Being Mary Jane (Two Hour Movie Pilot) - BET Networks
CrazySexyCool: The TLC Story - VH1
CNN Special Projects: Power of She - HLN
Muhammad Ali's Greatest Fight - HBO
Twist of Faith - Lifetime

REALITY

Raising Whitley - OWN
Six Little McGhees - OWN
Sunday Best - BET Networks
Welcome to Sweetie Pie's - OWN

REALITY - SOCIAL ISSUES

Iyanla: Fix My Life - OWN/Harpo Studios
NBA TV's Open Court: Basketball & Society - NBA Digital
Urban Dove Team - ESPN
Vice - Killer Kids - HBO

SPORTS

America Tonight: Fists of Fury - Al Jazeera America
Richie Parker: Drive - ESPN
Sapelo Island - ESPN
Tony Gonzalez All-In - E:60/ESPN

VARIETY / TALK SHOW

12 Years A Slave: A TV One Special with Cathy Hughes - TV One
Oprah's Lifeclass - OWN/Harpo Studios
Oprah's Next Chapter - OWN/Harpo Studios
Real Time with Bill Maher - HBO

NOMINATIONS BY NETWORK/DISTRIBUTOR

ABC - 2
Nickelodeon - 2
Al Jazeera Networks - 4
Nick Jr. - 1
BET Networks - 2
NickMom - 1
Centric TV/BET Networks - 1
Nick@Nite - 3
CNN - 4
NickToons - 1
Disney Channel - 2
OWN - 3
Discovery En Espanol - 2
OWN/Harpo Studios - 4
Disney Junior - 1
Scripps Networks Interactive - 1
E:60/ESPN - 1
TBS - 1
ESPN - 4
Time Warner Cable Deportes - 1
HBO - 10
TNT - 1
History - 1
TV One - 3
HLN - 2
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Nick At Nite's "See Dad Run" To End After Season Three

The entertainment news website Deadline.com is reporting the Nickelodeon news that season three of Nick at Nite's first original scripted family comedy series "See Dad Run", which is currently filming, will be the shows last, with production on the series wrapping in May 2014 for good.

There are currently five episodes left from the 20-episode second season of "See Dad Run", with the 13-episode Season 3 expected to air later this year — culminating with an hour-long series finale, which has been ordered in addition to the 13 regular episodes.

"See Dad Run" is executive produced by and stars Scott Baio who plays David Hobbs, an actor who, after a decade on television, becomes a stay-at-home father while his soap star wife (Alanna Ubach, "Legally Blonde") makes her return to the limelight. Mark Curry ("Hangin' with Mr. Cooper") also stars. Rounding out the cast are Ryan Newman ("Zeke and Luther") and Bailey Michelle Brown as David’s daughters, Emily and Janie, and Jackson Brundage ("One Tree Hill", "You Gotta See This") as David's son, Joe. The series, shot on the former "Happy Days" stage in Los Angeles, is created/executive produced by Tina Albanese and Patrick Labyorteaux, with executive producers Nat Bernstein and Mitchel Katlin serving as showrunners. Eric Bischoff and Jason Hervey also serve as executive producers through their production company Bischoff Hervey Entertainment (BHE):

Nick At Nite’s ‘See Dad Run’ To End Run After Three Seasons

EXCLUSIVE: It is the end of the road for Nick at Nite's first original scripted comedy series See Dad Run, starring Scott Baio. I have learned that Season 3 of the family sitcom, which is currently filming, will be its last, with production on the series wrapping in May for good. There are five episodes left from See Dad Run's 20-episode second season, with the 13-episode Season 3 expected to air later this year — culminating with an hourlong series finale, which has been ordered in addition to the 13 regular episodes. See Dad Run's cancellation after 3 seasons and the exit of Nick at Nite’s second original sitcom, Wendell & Vinnie, after one leaves Instant Mom as the network's only remaining original comedy series.

Created by Tina Albanese and Patrick Labyorteaux, See Dad Run centers on actor David Hobbs (Baio) who, after a decade on television, becomes a stay-at-home dad so his soap-opera-star wife (Alanna Ubach) can get back in the spotlight. But he quickly realizes that playing a dad on television is very different from the real thing. Albanese and Labyorteaux executive produce with Nat Bernstein and Mitchel Katlin.

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