Thursday, August 01, 2013

Nickelodeon Germany To Premiere Brand New Original TV Movie "Nicky Deuce" In October 2013

Nickelodeon Germany (Deutschland) has announced in a press release the very exciting Nickelodeon International news that Nick Germany will premiere and show Nickelodeon, R&R Productions and MarVista Entertainment's brand new original kids TV movie "Nicky Deuce", which stars Nickelodeon Star Noah Munck ("iCarly", "Gibby"), in mid-October (mitte Oktober) 2013, as part of Nickelodeon Germany's Autumn (Herbst) 2013 highlights!

"Nicky Deuce", based on a popular children's book by The Sopranos' Steve Schirripa and Charles Fleming, stars iCarly's Noah Munck as Nicholas Borelli II, a nerdy, over-protected teen who transforms into the title character. Nicholas gets caught in the adventure of a lifetime when his plans to attend math camp go awry and he is sent to spend the summer with an uncle (played by Schirripa) he never knew he had in Brooklyn, New York. A fish out of water at first, Nicholas leans on local kids to help him fit in and winds up mistakenly earning a reputation as a tough guy. When confronted with some questionable dealings, Nicky uncovers family secrets and learns that the mean streets of Brooklyn aren't always what they seem. In addition to Noah Munck, Cristine Prosperi and Steve Schirripa, Nicky Deuce also stars actors Michael Imperioli, Vincent Curatola and Tony Sirico from the popular American television drama The Sopranos, actor Cassius Crieghtney (Degrassi: The Next Generation), and actress Rita Moreno (Where on Earth Is Carmen Sandiego?).
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Nickelodeon Germany To Premiere New "Hotel 13" TV Movie "Rock'n'Roll Highschool" In November 2013

Nickelodeon Germany (Deutschland) has announced in a press release the very exciting Nickelodeon International news that Nick Germany will premiere and show Nickelodeon Northern Europe and Studio 100's brand new "Hotel 13" television movie, called "Rock'n'Roll Highschool", which will be based on Nick's live-action daily adventure soap opera for Nickelodeon's channels in Northern Europe, in early November (anfang November) 2013, as part of Nickelodeon Germany's Autumn (Herbst) 2013 highlights!

In the all-new "Hotel 13" TV movie, "Hotel 13: Rock’n’Roll Highschool", which will see Patrick Baehr, Carola Schnell und Julia Schäfle reprise their roles as Tom, Anna and Liv for their next all-new time-travel adventure, fans can discover the 1950s: After the summer, the hotel Tom, Anna and Liv are home again. But suddenly standing in front of Tom's door is a girl in a petticoat, who asks him for help. Someone has sent them to the present time in a time machine which thus sets off a dangerous chain of events in motion. The three have to bring the girl back to her time otherwise Tom, Anne and Liv will have never met each other. Not only their friendship, but also the love between Tom and Anna is at stake. Production and filming of Nick and Studio 100's all-new "Hotel 13" television film commenced on Monday 17th June 2013.

Nickelodeon Europe has also commissioned a second season/series of "Hotel 13", a co-production between Nickelodeon Europe and the Belgium production company "Studio 100", who also make the hit mystery Nickelodeon TV series "House of Anubis" for Nickelodeon channels and networks around the world, which Nickelodeon networks in Europe are expected to debut in Spring 2014. Production for "Hotel 13" season 2, which will be comprised of 56 episodes, is due to begin in August 2013.
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DreamWorks Animation Taps Former Top Nickelodeon Executives Marjorie Cohn, Mark Taylor And Peter Gal To Spearhead Studio's Television Efforts

DreamWorks Animation has announced in the following press release, from PRNewswire, that the American animation studio has named children's programming leader and former Nickelodeon executive Marjorie Cohn as its first-ever Head of Television, overseeing the production and development for DreamWorks Animation's television efforts. A 26-year veteran of Nickelodeon, Cohn most recently held the role of President, Content Development, completing a Nickelodeon tenure during which she was engaged in the development, creation and production of some of the most successful children's programs in television history including "SpongeBob Squarepants", "Rugrats", "iCarly", and the Kids' Choice Awards. With Cohn's contributions, Nickelodeon grew to be the number one cable broadcaster in the world.

Joining Cohn as Head of Television Production is TV veteran Mark Taylor, who was most recently at the helm of Nickelodeon Animation Studio, which he built and grew throughout his tenure. While at Nick, Taylor served as Senior Vice President (SVP) and General Manager (GM) and was responsible for all of the network's in-house animation productions. Cohn and Taylor worked together for 15 years at Nickelodeon, during which time the network produced massive hits including "SpongeBob", "Jimmy Neutron: Boy Genius", "Fairly OddParents", "Hey Arnold" and "Avatar: The Last Airbender".

Peter Gal, the DreamWorks Animation executive who oversees creative on DreamWorks "Dragons: Riders of Berk" and "Turbo F.A.S.T.", rounds out the new leadership group as Head of Television Development. Prior to three years as Vice President (VP) of Production at 20th Century Fox, Gal spent five years at Nickelodeon, developing animated programming including the DreamWorks Animation-inspired "Penguins of Madagascar", which has won multiple Emmy Awards for Outstanding Children's Programming.

Original DWA Press Release:

DreamWorks Animation Taps Former Top Nick Exec Marjorie Cohn To Spearhead Studio's Television Efforts

Industry Vet Mark Taylor and DWA Exec Peter Gal Round Out New TV Leadership Team Charged with Delivering 1200 Episodes of Original Programming

GLENDALE, Calif., July 31, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- DreamWorks Animation (Nasdaq: DWA) has named children's programming leader and former Nickelodeon executive Marjorie Cohn as its first-ever Head of Television, overseeing the production and development for DreamWorks Animation's television efforts. A 26-year veteran of Nickelodeon, Cohn most recently held the role of President, Content Development, completing a Nickelodeon tenure during which she was engaged in the development, creation and production of some of the most successful children's programs in television history including SpongeBob Squarepants, Rugrats, iCarly, and the Kids' Choice Awards. With Cohn's contributions, Nickelodeon grew to be the number one cable broadcaster in the world.

(Download Image - Photo of DreamWorks Animation's Head of Television, Marjorie Cohn. (PRNewsFoto/DreamWorks Animation): http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20130731/LA56774)

Cohn's arrival at DreamWorks Animation provides experienced leadership as the studio significantly expands its television efforts. The studio's TV efforts have seen substantial growth in the past year, beginning with the 2012 acquisition of Classic Media's extensive property portfolio, followed by landmark production and distribution agreements with Netflix and Germany's Super RTL earlier this year. As a result, Cohn and her team will be responsible for the development and production of 1200 new original episodes over the next five years. This production slate will feature TV series that are based on DreamWorks' current franchises, future films and the most popular heritage properties from Classic Media.

"Having Margie join us to oversee our television efforts is an incredible coup for DreamWorks Animation. She is uniquely suited with the experience, skill and creativity to immediately dive in and oversee our aggressive expansion into this space," said DreamWorks Animation Chief Operating Officer Ann Daly. "Margie has tremendous instincts when it comes to kids' programming, and we can't wait to unleash her creative force on DreamWorks' vast IP to bring exciting new content to families across the world."

Joining Cohn as Head of Television Production is TV veteran Mark Taylor, who was most recently at the helm of Nickelodeon Animation Studio, which he built and grew throughout his tenure. While at Nick, Taylor served as Senior Vice President and General Manager and was responsible for all of the network's in-house animation productions. Cohn and Taylor worked together for 15 years at Nickelodeon, during which time the network produced massive hits including SpongeBob, Jimmy Neutron, Boy Genius, Fairly Odd Parents, Hey Arnold and Avatar: The Last Airbender.

Peter Gal, the DreamWorks Animation executive who oversees creative on DreamWorks Dragons: Riders of Berk and Turbo F.A.S.T., rounds out the new leadership group as Head of Television Development. Prior to three years as Vice President of Production at 20th Century Fox, Gal spent five years at Nickelodeon, developing animated programming including the DreamWorks Animation-inspired Penguins of Madagascar, which has won multiple Emmy Awards for Outstanding Children's Programming.

Together, this team is uniquely positioned to leverage the DreamWorks Animation portfolio and elevate its television efforts on a global scale.

About DreamWorks Animation

DreamWorks Animation (Nasdaq: DWA) creates high-quality entertainment, including CG animated feature films, television specials and series and live entertainment properties, meant for audiences around the world. The Company has world-class creative talent, a strong and experienced management team and advanced filmmaking technology and techniques. DreamWorks Animation has been named one of the "100 Best Companies to Work For" by FORTUNE® Magazine for five consecutive years. In 2013, DreamWorks Animation ranks #12 on the list. All of DreamWorks Animation's feature films are produced in 3D. The Company has theatrically released a total of 27 animated feature films, including the franchise properties of Shrek, Madagascar, Kung Fu Panda, How to Train Your Dragon, Puss In Boots, and The Croods.

SOURCE DreamWorks Animation

Nickelodeon Germany To Premiere New "House of Anubis" Movie "Path of the 7 Sins" In October 2013

Nickelodeon Germany (also known as Nickelodeon Deutschland) has announced in a press release the very exciting Nickelodeon International news that Nick Germany will host the German free TV premiere of the brand new "House of Anubis" ("Das Haus Anubis") movie, "Path of the 7 Sins", locally titled "Pfad der 7 Sünden", during mid-October (Mitte Oktober) 2013, as part of Nickelodeon Germany's Autumn (Herbst) 2013 highlights!

Nickelodeon Germany and Studio 100 Media's all new HoA movie (kinofilm) "Das Haus Anubis: Pfad der 7 Sünden" was originally released in German cinemas on 19th April 2012.

In the "Das Haus Anubis" film "Pfad der 7 Sünden", two antique rings, a lonely forest and a secretive meeting with his great love Nina Martens: Daniel Gutenberg had imagined it would be so romantic. However, with the rings, Daniel inadvertently triggers an ancient spell that opens a magical door which leads to a fantastic medieval world. The evil knight Ritter Roman appears through a magical gate and kidnaps Nina. Daniel follows them through a magical portal with his boarding school friends, where they make their ways through the "path of the 7 sins" to save Nina. There will lots of danger and seven difficult puzzles to solve. The plot of the film does not affect the plot of Nickelodeon's hit mystery drama series.

"Das Haus Anubis – Pfad der 7 Sünden" stars Kristina Schmidt as Nina Martens, Daniel Wilken as Daniel Gutenberg, Marc Dumitru as Magnus von Hagen, Karim Günes as Kaya Sahin, Florian Prokop as Felix Gaber, Franziska Alber as Delia Seefeld, Alexa Benkert as Charlotte Bachmann, Alicia Endemann as Luzy Schoppa, Féréba Koné as Mara Minkmar, Bert Tischendorf as Ritter Roman, Michael Bernd Schmidt as Magister Marduk, Collien Ulmen-Fernandes as Rosalinde, Ulrich Cyran as Hubert Altrichter and Kai Helm as Victor Emanuel Rodemer.
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Nickelodeon Germany To Premiere "Monsters vs. Aliens" In November 2013

Nickelodeon Germany (also known as Nickelodeon Deutschland) has announced in a press release the very exciting Nickelodeon International news that Nick Germany will start to premiere and show Nickelodeon and DreamWorks Animation's brand new CGI-animated Nicktoon series "Monsters vs. Aliens" in mid-November 2013, as part of Nickelodeon Germany's Autumn (Herbst) 2013 highlights!


"Monsters vs. Aliens" – Inspired by DreamWorks Animation's 2009 blockbuster feature film ($383 million worldwide gross), this new series follows the further adventures of the beloved monsters -- B.O.B., the gelatinous blob without a brain; Link, the prehistoric fish-man; Dr. Cockroach (locally called Prof. Dr. Kakerlake), the half-man/half-insect mad scientist; and Susan (aka Ginormica; locally named Gigantika), the incredible growing woman — as they learn to adapt to a new world filled with bizarre aliens. This series, which is greenlit for 26 episodes, marks the third partnership between Nickelodeon and DreamWorks Animation.

Look out for the continuing fun and action from these four monsters this November, only on Nickelodeon!
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Nickelodeon Germany To Debut New Nicktoon "Sanjay and Craig" In September 2013

Nickelodeon Germany (also known as Nickelodeon Deutschland) has announced in a press release the very exciting Nickelodeon International news that Nick Germany will start to premiere and show Nickelodeon's brand new original animated series (Nicktoon) "Sanjay and Craig" every Sunday at 10:30am (10:30 Uhr) from Sunday 15th September 2013, as part of Nickelodeon Germany's Autumn (Herbst) 2013 highlights!

"Sanjay and Craig" (20 episodes x 30 minutes) follows the adventures of Sanjay, an excitable and irreverent 12-year-old boy (Maulik Pancholy, "30 Rock") and Craig, a smooth-talking snake and master of disguise (Chris Hardwick, "Nerdist", "The Talking Dead"). Together, they embark on epic kid-inspired quests that are at times totally ridiculous, absolutely gross and weirdly sweet. From perfecting the ultimate bike skid, tightroping across a pool of garbage on a dare or Craig manipulating a contest to win his best buddy one hundred dogs, their routine hijinks often cross into the land of the fantastical and the absurd. Only Sanjay and his closest friends can hear Craig's warped words of wisdom. The only thing that stands in their way is their unhinged, snake-phobic neighbor, Mr. Noodman (Tony Hale, "Veep", "Arrested Development"), who's always on the verge of figuring out that Craig can talk.

"Sanjay & Craig" is a brand-new, creator-driven animated series that blends a comedic and stylistic sensibility with a distinctive mix of unusual, wonderful and random humor. The series features the additional voice talents of Linda Cardellini ("Mad Men", "Freaks and Geeks") as Megan; Matt Jones ("Breaking Bad") as Hector; Kunal Nayyar ("The Big Bang Theory") as Vijay; Grey DeLisle ("The Fairly OddParents") as Darlene and Sandy Dickson; and "Remington Tufflips" as himself.

Sanjay and Craig is created and co-executive produced by first-generation Nickelodeon viewers Jim Dirschberger, Jay Howell and Andreas Trolf, who were influenced by the cartoons from their childhoods to create content for today’s post-millennial kids. These first-time creators were paired with award-winning writers and producers Will McRobb and Chris Viscardi (The Adventures of Pete & Pete, Alvin and the Chipmunks) to develop this original animated series.
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Nickelodeon Germany To Debut "The Haunted Hathaways" In November 2013

Nickelodeon Germany (also known as Nickelodeon Deutschland) has announced in a press release the very exciting Nickelodeon International news that Nick Germany will start to premiere and show Nickelodeon's brand new original comedy series "The Haunted Hathaways" towards the end of November 2013, as part of Nickelodeon Germany's Autumn (Herbst) 2013 highlights!

"The Haunted Hathaways" ("Voll Vergeistert") follows the adventures of a not-so-typical blended family. When Michelle Hathaway (Ginifer King) relocates to New Orleans, LA., to open a bakery with her daughters Taylor (Amber Montana) and Frankie (Breanna Yde), they quickly learn that life in the "Big Easy" is very different. Unbeknownst to them, their new home is already occupied by a ghost family comprised of jazz musician father Ray Preston (Chico Benymon), and his sons Miles (Curtis Harris) and Louie (Benjamin "Lil P-Nut" Flores Jr.). After agreeing to live under one roof, they come to care about and rely on one another while driving each other crazy -- just like any normal family would. Though leery at first, the Hathaways soon discover how much fun life can be when living with ghosts.
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Nickelodeon Germany To Debut "Sam & Cat" On Saturday 28th September 2013!

Nickelodeon Germany (also known as Nickelodeon Deutschland) has announced in a press release the very exciting Nickelodeon International news that Nick Germany will start to premiere and show the brand new live-action Nick original comedy series "Sam & Cat" every Saturday at 7.50pm (19:50 Uhr) from Saturday 28th September 2013, as part of Nickelodeon Germany's Autumn (Herbst) 2013 highlights!


The brand new Nickelodeon sitcom "Sam & Cat" follows feisty Sam Puckett (Jennette McCurdy; "iCarly") and flighty Cat Valentine (Ariana Grande; "Victorious") as they become best friends and unlikely roommates who start a babysitting service called "Sam & Cat's Super Rockin' Fun-Time Babysitting Service". The series is created by award-winning executive producer Dan Schneider ("iCarly", "Victorious", "Drake & Josh", "Zoey 101").