Tuesday, January 22, 2013

Nickelodeon Secures Global Broadcast Deals For Popular Nickelodeon Shows, Including Nick's New "Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles" TV Series, "Supah Ninjas", And The Nickelodeon Original TV Movie "Big Time Movie"

The children's entertainment news website Kidscreen is reporting the Nickelodeon News that Nickelodeon has signed a number of global broadcasting deals for an array of popular Nickelodeon Shows, including Nickelodeon's brand new CGI-animated "Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles" television series, "iCarly", "Victorious", "Supah Ninjas", "Drake & Josh", and "SpongeBob SquarePants", the Nickelodeon original television movie "Big Time Movie", which is based on Nick's hit musical comedy series "Big Time Rush", and the Nickelodeon Preschool (Nick Jr.) shows "Team Umizoomi", "Bubble Guppies" and "Dora The Explorer":
Ninja Turtles, fellow Nick series get global broadcast deals

Nickelodeon has signed a number of global broadcasting deals for series such as the new re-imagined Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, iCary, Victorious and Supah Ninjas.

In Latin America, Brazil's free-to-air broadcaster Bandeirantes has closed a four year branded block package that includes kids and teen animation and live action programming, including the first series of Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, as well as iCarly seasons one to five, Victorious seasons two and three and Supah Ninjas season one.

Chile's free-to-air broadcaster Universidad Catolica de Valparaiso (UCVTV) has also picked up a two year branded block animation package with preschool series Team Umizoomi, Bubble Guppies and Dora The Explorer, while El Salvador's Canal 12 has signed on for a three year branded block deal that includes Dora the Explorer and SpongeBob SquarePants.

Teleamazonas in Ecuador and TV HondureƱa in Honduras have selected programming for year three of their Nickelodeon block packages, while Nicaragua’s Telenica has selected for year three with acquisitions including Big Time Movie and Drake & Josh seasons three and four, plus a raft of live-action series.

Meanwhile, additional global deals have been inked specifically for Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles.

Australia's Network Ten, MBC3 in the Middle East, ABS-CBN in the Philippines, Okto in Singapore, LNK in Lithuania, POP TV's Kanal A in Slovenia and STB QTV in the Ukraine will air the series, which premiered this past Fall.

Nickelodeon has picked up the series for a second season, and Paramount Pictures has plans for a movie to premiere in May 2014.

Tags: Latin America, Nickelodeon, Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles