Nickelodeon (tv network)

Melissa Joan Hart says Kickstarter failure 'started out wrong'

2013-05-20 15:22:00

Not every Kickstarter film-funding effort ends in multimillion-dollar success, a la actor-writer-director Zach Braff's recent campaign or that achieved by the cast and creators of the canceled CW show "Veronica Mars." Just ask actress Melissa Joan Hart,...

Less dancing at ABC! Viacom jumps gun in upfront ad race.

2013-05-15 05:40:00

After the coffee. Before the CBS and TNT upfronts. Jealous yet? The Skinny: It feels like I've been here a week. Oh wait, I have been here a week! By the time most of you read this, I'll have already been to two upfront events and in desperate need of a...

Cablevision to give kids network Sprout a boost

2013-05-03 06:36:00

Sprout is spreading its roots. The kids network aimed at children ages 2 to 5 has landed a distribution deal with Cablevision Systems Corp., a large pay-TV operator in the New York City area. Getting access to Cablevision subscribers is key for Sprout...

Economists predict modest growth in advertising spending

2013-05-03 13:22:00

Economists are forecasting slow growth in advertising spending for the remainder of 2013 amid encouraging signs from the U.S. labor market. Media companies are doing their best to grab a bigger slice of the pie. This week, Wall Street cheered Viacom...

DreamWorks Animation in talks to acquire AwesomenessTV

2013-04-30 19:28:00

DreamWorks Animation is in talks to acquire a YouTube network for teens and tweens, in a move that would expand the studio's presence on new media platforms, two people familiar with the matter confirmed. The studio is negotiating to buy AwesomenessTV,...

McCain is prepping legislation to overhaul pay-TV business

2013-05-09 04:30:00

The maverick wants to cook the TV industry's golden goose. Sen. John McCain (R-Ariz.) is preparing to introduce legislation perhaps as early as Thursday that would dramatically overhaul the television business and will probably be met with strong...

Harry Potter to flatten Gibson Amphitheatre, Curious George playland

2013-04-24 13:42:00

Universal Studios in Hollywood will raze the 41-year-old Gibson Amphitheatre to make way for its coming Harry Potter attraction, the�Wizarding World of Harry Potter. Like the Wizarding World in Orlando, the Hollywood Harry Potter will be a theme park...

YouTube prevails in huge copyright suit with Viacom

2013-04-18 16:17:00

In an epic clash between old and new media, Google Inc.'s video website YouTube has scored another huge victory in the long-running skirmish over copyright infringement brought by television giant Viacom Inc. A federal judge in New York on Thursday...

Netflix push into original fare may be bad news for Hollywood

2013-04-23 15:36:00

The desire of Netflix to acquire more original programming such as the political drama "House of Cards" could mean bad news for Hollywood, which has come to count on the company as a good customer and a steady source of revenue. Netflix Chief...

Cowabunga! Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles arrive on iPhone, iPad

2013-04-18 15:36:00

Leonardo, Michelangelo, Donatello and Raphael -- the turtles, not the artists -- made their way onto smartphones and tablets for the first time Thursday, in a new app called "Rooftop Run." The new video game is available for the iPhone, iPad and iPod...

Kardashians talk Amanda Bynes on their 'Chelsea Lately' takeover

2013-04-09 11:42:00

In a bizarre twist of fate, the Kardashians are weighing in on Amanda Bynes' latest shenanigans. The reality TV family — mom Kris Jenner and Kourtney, Kim and Khloe Kardashian — took over E!'s late-night reality show "Chelsea Lately"...

Time Warner Cable lets customers take TV on the road

2013-04-16 11:07:00

Time Warner Cable subscribers can now take a lot of their television lineup with them on the road. The cable company, which has more than 2 million subscribers in Southern California, is now offering its customers the ability to access content from...

Economists and media companies are cautiously optimistic that advertising spending will grow modestly. Ratings were up in the first quarter for kids' channel Nickelodeon, home of "SpongeBob SquarePants," allowing parent Viacom Corp. to raise its ad rates.

2013-05-03 12:36:00

Netflix says it may end its relationship with Nickelodeon, meaning an end to "SpongeBob SquarePants" on the subscription film and TV delivery service.

2013-04-22 15:05:29

Bree Andrews, of Nickelodeon Games, pulls stubborn weeds out of a butterfly garden where she and several Nickelodeon employees help build at the back of Thomas Jeffereson Elementary School in Burbank on Friday, April 19, 2013.

2013-04-19 00:00:00