iStoryTime Announces New Digital Publishing Partnership with Nickelodeon for Development of Storybooks Inspired by "SpongeBob SquarePants" and "Dora the Explorer"

Nickelodeon, the number-one entertainment brand for kids and families, and the New York-based app developer Cupcake Digital have announced the exciting news in the following press release that Nickelodeon and Cupcake Digital have partnered to release a series of titles based on popular Nickelodeon properties on Cupcake's iStoryTime Library!

The two-year digital publishing licensing agreement will start with narrated storybooks featuring characters from "SpongeBob SquarePants" and "Dora the Explorer", such as SpongeBob's "Big Win" and Dora's "Easter Basket", which will become available on the free-to-download children's ebook app this month (August 2014). The titles will be made available for free to subscribers, or they can be purchased individually.

The new partnership expands iStoryTime's offerings to 250 titles, including books featuring characters from DreamWorks Animation, Sony, PBS, Nick Jr. UK's "Tickety Toc", and Nick Junior's "Wow! Wow! Wubbzy!".

Original Nickelodeon and Cupcake Digital, Inc. Press Release:

iStoryTime, a Division of Cupcake Digital, Announces New Digital Publishing Partnership with Nickelodeon for Development of Storybooks Inspired by SpongeBob SquarePants and Dora the Explorer

Tuesday, August 19th, 2014

NEW YORK, NY (AUGUST 19, 2014) – The iStoryTime Library, powered by Cupcake Digital, Inc., will now include exciting new titles from Nickelodeon, the number-one entertainment brand for kids. Narrated storybooks featuring popular characters from the network’s hit series SpongeBob SquarePants and Dora the Explorer, will be added to the free-to-download library app, beginning this month. Each book is provided as a free update to subscribers or can be purchased individually. The new two-year licensing agreement covers a range of books from Nickelodeon’s hit lineup, joining iStoryTime’s existing content relationships with DreamWorks Animation, Sony, Lafig Belgium/IMPS for Smurfs, PBS, and others.

"The opportunity to partner with a top kids brand like Nick, and to be able to bring SpongeBob and Dora titles to the iStoryTime library, is really exciting," said iStoryTime President Graham Farrar. "We continue to grow our library of high quality, narrated titles that kids love and parents feel good about, and Dora and SpongBob are the perfect fit – which makes us and our customers smile."

"At Nickelodeon, we strive to be everywhere kids are, from television, to the play room and even on the go," said Paula Allen, Senior Vice President Global Publishing, Nickelodeon Consumer Products. "Partnering with Cupcake Digital to bring stories from our most popular characters to mobile devices is sure to set kids off on literary adventures."

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About Nickelodeon

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).

ABOUT CUPCAKE DIGITAL

Founded in 2012, Cupcake Digital, Inc. gives kids the opportunity to interact with the characters they love by transforming children’s entertainment properties into award-winning apps. The Company’s apps are consistently top-ranked on the Apple App Store, Amazon Appstore for Android, Google Play and the Barnes & Noble NOOK Store. Cupcake’s licensed IP portfolio includes Wow! Wow! Wubbzy!, Jim Henson’s Fraggle Rock, Strawberry Shortcake, VeggieTales, Yo Gabba Gabba!, Animal Planet, The Smurfs, Sid the Science Kid, Barney, Mike the Knight, Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs, Puss In Boots, How To Train Your Dragon, Madagascar, Shrek, and Kung Fu Panda.

For more information about Cupcake Digital Inc., please visit www.cupcakedigital.com.

ABOUT THE ISTORYTIME LIBRARY, POWERED BY CUPCAKE DIGITAL

The iStoryTime Library is a free app that offers both a la carte and subscription access to a large and growing collection of storybooks based on The Smurfs, Dora the Explorer, How To Train Your Dragon, Madagascar, SpongeBob Squarepants, Kung Fu Panda, and Barney, among many others. The app is an excellent tool for parents to provide children with an experience that is both entertaining and encourages reading. New storybooks are added weekly and can be enjoyed in several modes, ranging from narrated stories to reading the story as a book. For additional information visit www.iStoryTime.com.

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(Additional source: Kidscreen)

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Nickelodeon UK Announces "Get Your Skills On" Episode Four Highlights

Nickelodeon UK has announced some of the exciting action which will feature in the upcoming fourth brand-new episode of Nick UK's gigantic brand-new magazine-style show "Get Your Skills On"!

In episode four of "Get Your Skills On", which Nickelodeon UK and Ireland and Nickelodeon HD UK will premiere and show on Saturday 30th August 2014 at 9:00am (repeated at 10:00am on Nick+1), the action steps up a gear, as the Fruit Shoot Skills Crew face their biggest skate park challenge yet! Plus, Diversity's Jordan and Perri take over a London Underground station for a special danceoff (you can't have a dance-off without Jordan & Perri!), MC Zani uncovers the basics of beatboxing, Aidan Davis swings by for a skills test, Pixie Lott will be performing LIVE, and the the next set of talented Skillsters nominated for a coveted "2014 Fruit Shoot Skills Awards" award will be revealed!

Following the debut of the third new episode of "Get Your Skills On", Nickelodeon UK will encore episode three on Sunday 31st August 2014 at 6:30pm (repeated at 7:30pm on Nick+1).

Catch all the epic action and more in the next all-new episode of "Get Your Skills On", only on Nick! It's time to #GetYourSkillsOn!

Don't forget to vote for your favourite street dancer to win the Beat Masters "Fruit Shoot Skills Awards 2014" award today at nick.co.uk/getyourskillson!

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Nickelodeon And The Brooklyn Cyclones Team Up To Host The '90s Are All That Night On 8/27

Nickelodeon, the number-one entertainment brand for kids and families, has announced in the following press release, from OurSports Central, the exciting news that Nickelodeon and The Brooklyn Cyclones are teaming up to bring you The '90s Are All That Night, which will be held at MCU Park on Wednesday 27th August 2014!

As part of the game, which will see the Cyclones take on the Staten Island Yankees at 7:00pm, Nickelodeon legend Kel Mitchell, star of the iconic Classic Nickelodeon shows "All That" and "Kenan & Kel", will throw out the first pitch!

Prior to the game, 100 fans will be given the opportunity to purchase a special Double Dare LIVE! ticket package. For just $25, each fan will receive a field box seat to the game, a Nickelodeon '90s-themed t-shirt, sunglasses, a headband and exclusive admission into the pre-taping of "Double Dare LIVE!" at MCU Park. Select fans will be chosen at random to compete in the "Double Dare" games and activities - complete with Nickelodeon's signature green slime, whipped cream and more - to be aired in-between innings during that night's game.

In addition, all seats are just $10 - for a throwback 19˜90s price! The first 3,000 fans to enter the stadium will receive a '˜90s Are All That branded sweatband courtesy of TeenNick, Nickelodeon's 24-hour TV network exclusively for and about teens and tweens. The evening will also feature appearances by Angelica Pickles, Tommy Pickles and Chuckie Finster from the classic NickToon "Rugrats", who will be on hand for photo ops. Fans can also immortalize the night's festivities at the '90s Are All That photo booth, complete with throwback props, including the Aggro Crag trophy from Nick's hit game shows "Guts" and "Global Guts". Lastly, all 150 concession stand employees will be wearing "Good Burger" hats.

The Brooklyn Cyclones players will be wearing one-of-a-kind orange, Nickelodeon, "Double Dare" themed jerseys - complete with slime. The jerseys will be raffled off, on-field at the conclusion of the game. All proceeds will benefit the Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis Association (ALSA). Also known as Lou Gehrig's Disease, ALS is a progressive neurodegenerative disease that affects nerve cells in the brain and the spinal cord.

"We'll be celebrating alot of things from the 90s that will make people say 'Oh yeah, I remember that,'" said Cyclones Vice President Steve Cohen. "And we hope that through all of the money raised through the ice bucket challenege and other events like our jersey raffle, that in the not-to-distant future people will be able to make Lou Gehrig's disease a distant memory as well."

The 90's fun doesn't just stop there. Prizes will be given out throughout the night to lucky fans-including Fun Dip, slap bracelets, Nickelodeon memorabilia and more. Some in-between inning contests and concourse games will include, playing Pogs on the concourse, a Pokemon "Gotta Catch Em All" on-field contest and a "Mario Kart" push cart race on field.

During the game on August 27th, fans will have the chance to make a donation to ALS and then join the team on the field post-game to participate in the ice bucket challenge around the infield. It's going to be a great night, to benefit a great cause.

More '˜90s-themed games and prizes will be announced as the event approaches. Tickets for the game-at a throwback price of $10-are available now by calling 718-507-TIXX, logging on to BrooklynCyclones.com or in person at the MCU Park box office.

To celebrate The Brooklyn Cyclones hosting a Nickelodeon '˜90s Are All That night on 8/27, the Cyclones front office had their own twist on the popular "Ice Bucket Challenege" with the Slime Bucket Challenge, with the help of Nickelodeon!:



A host of Nickelodeon Stars have also recently braved the ALS Ice Bucket Challenge, including Luke Bilyk and Ana Golja ("Degrassi"), Nathan Kress ("iCarly"), Nick Cannon (TeenNick), the cast of "Nicky, Ricky, Dicky & Dawn", Nickelodeon voice actor Tara Strong "Fairly OddParents", Taylor Gray, Dillon Lane and Tiffany Espensen ("Bucket & Skinner's Epic Adventures"), Cooper Barnes ("Henry Danger"), Chico Benymon ("The Haunted Hathaways"), Kira Kosarin, Jack Griffo, Addison Riecke, Diego Velazquez, and Audrey Whitby ("The Thundermans"), Ryan Newman and Scott Baio ("See Dad Run"), Max Schneider ("How to Rock", "Rags"), and Robbie Amell ("True Jackson, VP")! You can watch them taking their ALS Ice Bucket Challenges here on NICKandMORE!

Original Nickelodeon Press Release:

Cyclones Team with Nickelodeon to Bring Back the 90's on August 27

August 22, 2014 - New York-Penn League (NYPL) Brooklyn Cyclones

Brooklyn CyclonesNEW YORK, NY, August 22, 2014 - On your mark, get set, go! Break out your Starter jackets, frost your tips, and put on your Doc Martens because the "˜90s are back in Brooklyn for one night only-and they're All That! On Wednesday, August 27, 2014, The Brooklyn Cyclones and Nickelodeon are joining forces to bring you The "˜90s Are All That Night, when the Cyclones take on the Staten Island Yankees at 7 p.m. Kel Mitchell, star of iconic Nickelodeon "˜90s shows All That and Kenan & Kel, will throw out the first pitch.

Prior to the game, 100 fans will be given the opportunity to purchase a special Double Dare LIVE! ticket package. For just $25, each fan will receive a field box seat to the game, a Nickelodeon "˜90s-themed t-shirt, sunglasses, a headband and exclusive admission into the pre-taping of Double Dare LIVE! at MCU Park. Select fans will be chosen at random to compete in the Double Dare games and activities-complete with their signature green slime, whipped cream and more-to be aired in-between innings during that night's game.

In addition, all seats are just $10-for a throwback "˜90s price! The first 3,000 fans to enter the stadium will receive a "˜90s Are All That branded sweatband courtesy of TeenNick, Nickelodeon's 24-hour TV network exclusively for and about teens and tweens. The evening will also feature appearances by Angelica Pickles, Tommy Pickles and Chuckie Finster from the Nickelodeon animated classic, Rugrats, who will be on hand for photo ops. Fans can also immortalize the night's festivities at the "˜90s Are All That photo booth, complete with throwback props, including the Aggro Crag trophy from Nick's hit game show Guts. Lastly, all 150 concession stand employees will be wearing Good Burger hats.

The Brooklyn Cyclones players will be wearing one-of-a-kind orange, Nickelodeon, Double Dare themed jerseys-complete with slime. The jerseys will be raffled off, on-field at the conclusion of the game. All proceeds will benefit the Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis Association (ALSA). Also known as Lou Gehrig's Disease, ALS is a progressive neurodegenerative disease that affects nerve cells in the brain and the spinal cord.

The fun doesn't just stop there. Prizes will be given out throughout the night to lucky fans-including Fun Dip, slap bracelets, Nickelodeon memorabilia and more. Some in-between inning contests and concourse games will include, playing Pogs on the concourse, a Pokemon "Gotta Catch Em All" on-field contest and a Mario Kart push cart race on field.

More "˜90s-themed games and prizes will be announced as the event approaches. Tickets for the game-at a throwback price of $10-are available now by calling 718-507-TIXX, logging on to BrooklynCyclones.com or in person at the MCU Park box office.

ABOUT TEENNICK'S "THE "˜90S ARE ALL THAT"

"The 90s Are All That" is a two-hour, weeknight programming block on TeenNick that features a rotating lineup of Nickelodeon's iconic "˜90s hits--complete with deeply integrated, fan-driven social media components on Facebook (www.facebook.com/90sAreAllThat) and at www.90sAreAllThat.com. Sparked by rising demand via the internet and social media platforms from young adults who grew up with Nickelodeon in the 1990s, TeenNick has curated the block and its accompanying online content with the fans' specific requests in mind. The block features hit shows including All That, Kenan & Kel, Clarissa Explains It All, CatDog, Hey Arnold!, Rocket Power, Hey Dude and Doug, and airs on TeenNick Monday-Friday from 12-2 a.m. (ET) with a replay from 2-4 a.m. (ET).


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(Additional source: BrooklynCyclones.com)

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NickToons USA To Launch Nick Sports In September 2014

The Nickelodeon USA fanblog NICKandMORE is reporting the exciting news that Nicktoons USA, Nickelodeon USA's animation and action channel, will launch a brand-new sports-themed programming block called Nick Sports in September 2014!

Launching Wednesday 3rd September 2014, Nick Sports will feature sports highlights along with sports-themed shows and movies, similar to Nick GAS.

To celebrate and promote their new block, NickToons aired a preview of Nick Sports on Wednesday 20th August 2014, which featured Nickelodeon Star Nick Cannon ("All That", "The Nick Cannon Show", "Rags", "TeenNick Halo Awards" and the Chairman of 'TeenNick') hosting a press-like news conference, which took a look at Nick Sports' upcoming highlights. NickToons' Nick Sports preview also featured the 1993 movie "Airborne".

As part of the blocks launch schedule, Nick Sports will premiere and show brand-new episodes of NickToons' popular sports-themed animated series "Wild Grinders" and "NFL RUSH ZONE" at 9:00pm and 9:30pm, respectively, from Wednesday 3rd September 2014.

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Nickelodeon Takes Sibling Rivalry to a New Level When Nick USA Debuts "Nicky, Ricky, Dicky & Dawn" on 9/13

Nickelodeon, the number-one entertainment brand for kids and families, has announced and confirmed in the following press release, from Business Wire, the exciting news Nick USA will start to premiere and show the networks brand-new original comedy series "Nicky, Ricky, Dicky & Dawn" from Saturday 13th September 2014 at 8:30pm (ET/PT), as part of a night of back-to-back series premieres with Nickelodeon's other new live-action comedy, "Henry Danger", premiering at 8:00pm (ET/PT) for an all-new Saturday night live-action comedy lineup. Following the series debut, NRDD will air regularly on Nickelodeon USA Saturdays at 8:30pm (ET/PT).

Leading up to the September 13 premiere of "Nicky, Ricky, Dicky & Dawn", fans can visit www.Nick.com/nrdd to access exclusive sneak peeks, photo galleries, quizzes and behind-the-scenes action straight from the studio set. The series will be available for download on iTunes, Amazon, Xbox, Sony, Vudu, Nook, Google and Fios Flex View beginning Sunday 14th September 2014.

Original Nickelodeon Press Release:

Nickelodeon Takes Sibling Rivalry to a New Level with the Debut of Nicky, Ricky, Dicky & Dawn Saturday, Sept. 13 at 8:30p.m. (ET/PT)

Brand-New Live-Action Comedy Series About a Family of Quadruplets Gives Way to Four Times the Laughs

August 20, 2014 06:11 PM Eastern Daylight Time

SANTA MONICA, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Nickelodeon takes sibling rivalry to a whole new level when Nicky, Ricky, Dicky & Dawn premieres on Saturday, Sept. 13 at 8:30p.m. (ET/PT). The series follows the hysterical adventures of the 10-year-old quadruplets of the title who don't have much in common, except their birthday. Nicky, Ricky, Dicky & Dawn will launch with the network's new series Henry Danger for an all-new Saturday night live-action comedy lineup.

"Nicky, Ricky, Dicky & Dawn stars Aidan Gallagher (Modern Family) as Nicky, Casey Simpson (Despicable Me 2) as Ricky, Mace Coronel (The Bold and the Beautiful) as Dicky and Lizzy Greene as Dawn. Rounding out the cast are Allison Munn (That '70s Show) who plays the Harpers' mother Anne, Brian Stepanek (The Suite Life of Zack and Cody) as their father Tom and Gabrielle Elyse (The Thundermans) as 16-year-old Josie, a close friend and confidante to the kids and an employee at the Harper family store Get Sporty! This season will find the Harper quadruplets in situations everyday kids experience, but multiplied by four. From each of them planning their own "grownup" birthday parties to finding the perfect babysitter to seeing a scary movie for the first time, Nicky, Ricky, Dicky & Dawn may approach life differently, but in the end they can always depend on each other.

Leading up to the September 13 premiere of Nicky, Ricky, Dicky & Dawn, fans can visit www.Nick.com/nrdd to access exclusive sneak peeks, photo galleries, quizzes and behind-the-scenes action straight from the set. The series will be available for download on iTunes, Amazon, Xbox, Sony, Vudu, Nook, Google and Fios Flex View beginning Sunday, September 14.

Nicky, Ricky, Dicky & Dawn is created by Matt Fleckenstein and executive-produced by Michael Feldman and Fleckenstein. Michael Feldman's writing and producing career has left an imprint on the entertainment industry for the last two decades. After spending six years producing radio and television commercials for the world renowned Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey Circus, Disney on Ice and Siegfried & Roy, he was accepted into the coveted Warner Bros. writing program. Feldman subsequently landed writing jobs for some of television's most beloved sitcoms including Everyone Loves Raymond, Yes, Dear, Boston Common, The Gregory Hines Show and The Brian Benben Show, among others before accepting a position on Disney Channel's first multi-camera sitcom, That's So Raven. During his 10-year tenure at Disney, he also developed and executive produced Sonny with a Chance and So Random. Feldman joined the Nickelodeon family in 2012 as an Executive Producer for Nick at Nite's first original comedy series, See Dad Run starring Scott Baio.

Matt Fleckenstein received his break working as Seth MacFarlane's assistant, which eventually led to writing his first produced episode of television for Family Guy. From there, he has written and produced various animated and live-action series including the Emmy Award-winning PBS series WordGirl, as well as several hit Nickelodeon series including Drake and Josh and iCarly. The father of five children all within five years of each other, Fleckenstein brings his unique life experience to Nicky, Ricky, Dicky & Dawn.

About Nickelodeon

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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