Animation Dynamics Inc. (ADi) announced today that Nick Nakadate, an animator with extensive feature film and TV commercial experience, has joined the company as 3D Technical Director.
Producer Ed Pressman told TheWrap that Nick Cave has been hired to pen a new version of the CROW reboot.
Nickelodeon will be introducing additional Indian animation and live-action programming to its Indian channel, reports VARIETY.
The Grünwald-based brand management and media company m4e AG has sold the free-TV rights of the German version of the movie “Winx Club – The Secret of the Lost Kingdom” to the Viacom-subsidiary Nickelodeon.
Nickelodeon has promoted Marjorie Cohn to the post of president, original programming and development, for the Nickelodeon/MTV Networks Kids and Family Group, reports VARIETY.
Marvel Studios is in talks with NICK AND NORA'S INFINITE PLAYLIST director Peter Sollett to helm RUNAWAYS, reports Deadline.com.
Hyde Park snatched up the rights to Andy McNab's Nick Stone spy novels, reports VARIETY.
Nick Tesi a veteran of the 3D graphics and Visual Effects business through 3D Scanning and Motion Capture has recently left Eyetronics (Sept 1st 09) after 9 1/2 years to start and build his own company ‘The Nicholas Group”.
Nickelodeon UK was presented with four awards at the EA British Academy Children’s Awards which took place on Sunday 29 November. The awards ceremony, which celebrates the very best in Children’s Entertainment from the last year, saw Nickelodeon recognised with 11 nominations across a variety of categories.
Nickelodeon is changing its image. VARIETY reports that this fall Nick will unveil a new logo, saying goodbye to the splat look that it's had since 1984.
The reason for the change is to unite the brand identity of its sister networks -- Nick at Nite and Nicktoons, as well as Noggin and The N, which become Nick Jr. and TeenNick in September, respectively.
According to THE HOLLYWOOD REPORTER, THE ROCK's writing team of Douglas Cook and David Weisberg has been hired to write POW Ent. and Disney's NICK RATCHET. Based on an idea from Stan Lee, the Jekyll & Hyde story follows a timid cop and his hard-hitting online avatar law enforcer Nick Ratchet. Richard LaGravenese (FREEDOM WRITERS) is set to direct. Larry Jacobson and Sonny Grosso are the producers with Lee and POW partner Gill Champion exec producing.
Mumbai 4 May 2009: As kids merry make and enjoy their summer picnics and have loads of fun! It's also time for them to indulge in some shopping. Nick and Only Kidz announce the launch of a whole new range of Tableware and Back To School range with the most loved Nicktoon DORA THE EXPLORER!
The licensing programme for Nickelodeon's Diego brand is rapidly expanding with products across a variety of sectors coming to market.
Friday, March 27 - 7:30 p.m. 25th Anniversary at the Aero Theatre in Santa Monica.
This April, Nick Jr. will be opening the tiny doors to BEN AND HOLLY'S LITTLE KINGDOM, the latest preschool TV production from the creators of PEPPA PIG.
London-based animation company Astley Baker Davies have once again teamed up with E1 Kids UK (formerly Rubber Duck Entertainment) to produce the new animated TV series following the adventures of Princess Holly the Fairy and her best friend Ben Elf in a tiny kingdom hidden amongst the flowers and grass. The series will have its exclusive world premiere on Nick Jr. from Monday, April 6.
Nickelodeon has assembled a week of non-stop activities, big talent and a dose of slime for everyone during the Nickelodeon Family Cruise with Royal Caribbean, which sets sail this summer -- July 26-Aug. 9, on Royal Caribbean International's Mariner of the Seas, and Aug. 9-16, on Freedom of the Seas. Families will be able to participate in a variety of activities, including: SPONGEBOB SQUAREPANTS 10th birthday bashes; interactive game shows; special screenings of Nickelodeon series; character meet-and-greets; and more.
Animated preschool hit WOW! WOW! WUBBZY! continues to wow children around the globe, setting new viewership benchmarks on Nick Jr. domestically, garnering high ratings in multiple markets and picking up distribution in additional key global territories.
The Emmy Award-winning WUBBZY is now being shown on HOP! TV in Israel and Al Jazeera Children's Channel in the Middle East, both of which recently launched. WOW! WOW! WUBBZY! was also an instant hit on Super RTL in Germany when it debuted in late September.
Nickelodeon Latin America announces a slate of new original programming at the 2009 National Association of Television Program Executives Conference (NATPE) in Las Vegas.
The line-up will include new series THE MIGHTY B!, THE PENGUINS OF MADAGASCAR, SPEED RACER, JIMMY TWO SHOES, BACK AT THE BARNYARD, TRUE JACKSON VP, and THE ELEPHANT PRINCESS on Nick, in addition to NI HAO, KAI-LAN and BEN AND HOLLY'S LITTLE KINGDOM for Nick Jr. Latin America.
Nick Jr. hits the big screen this summer when Nickelodeon and National Amusements launch "Nick Jr. at the Movies" beginning July 31 in 36 theaters nationwide.
"Nick Jr. at the Movies" is a movie program for preschoolers and their caregivers that offers action-filled, song-filled fun and adventure from favorite television episodes of GO, DIEGO, GO!; DORA THE EXPLORER; THE BACKYARDIGANS; and THE WONDER PETS! -- all reformatted for large-screen projection.
Nick Jr. has picked up a second season of the hit animated preschool series NI HAO, KAI-LAN.
The network has ordered 20 new half-hour episodes of the series that introduces preschoolers to Mandarin language and Chinese culture as they go on interactive adventures in Kai-lan's beautiful, culturally-rich world. Production on the second season, scheduled to premiere on Nick Jr. in winter 2009, will kick off in August in Burbank, California, USA.
Ahoy mini mateys! Preschooler pirates will learn to swashbuckle, heave ho and scalawag as they join the Back-yAAR-digans in the new half-hour special adventure "Pirate Camp," premiering Monday, June 9, at 9 a.m. (ET/PT) on Nick Jr.
The half-hour special of THE BACKYARDIGANS, which takes the backyard pals on a high seas adventure to pirate camp, is followed by the premiere of a brand-new episode of THE WONDER PETS! titled "Save the Pirate Parrot!" at 10 a.m. (ET/PT).
Santa Monica-based design and vfx boutique Moving Pixels was brought in early to anchor a collaborative effort between director Nick Piper of Backyard and Draftfcb for this geared up spot from Coors Light, the official sponsor of NASCAR. See the spot at www.trustcollective.com or movingpixels.com.
Credits:
Client: Coors LightSpot Title: MOUNTAIN RACEAir Date: April 2008
Agency: DraftfcbCD(s): Julio Desir, Bill LindseyCopywriter: Steve BakerArt Director: Jeff HuserAgency Producer: Jim Phox
Leading children's television producer Coolabi Productions Ltd. today announced the commission of new animated series POPPY CAT, based on the popular books by Lara Jones, for Nickelodeon U.K.'s preschool channel Nick Jr.
The 52x11 animated series is Coolabi's first original commission for Nickelodeon, although two series of Coolabi's hit animation KING ARTHUR'S DISASTERS were picked up last year by Nick Jr., where they found a strong fan-base. Due to air in late 2009, the animated series will use a multi-plane technique to mirror the pop-up feel of the books.
Former Nickelodeon Exec Creative Director of Preschool Television Brown Johnson has been promoted to the newly created position of President, Animation, Nickelodeon and MTVN Kids and Family Group.
