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VIS Kids partners with Boyega

February 26, 2021NewsFred Seibert, FredFilms, Joel Mackenzie, John Boyega, Martin Woolley, Nickelodeon, Nina Hahn, Tom Gran, UpperRoom Productions, ViacomCBS International Studios, VIS Kids, Wildseed StudiosGary

The fledgling children’s division of ViacomCBS International Studios (VIS) has struck partnerships with prodcos including British-Nigerian actor and producer John Boyega’s UpperRoom Productions.

VIS Kids, which launched towards the end of 2020, develops and produces content for Nickelodeon and other ViacomCBS-owned brands in addition to third-party buyers and partners.

It has plans to develop more than 30 new shows over the next three years and has partnered with various creators and talent across live-action, animation and young adults in regions such as the UK, Israel, Asia and Latin America to grow its pipeline.

In animation, VIS Kids has agreed a first-look deal with Star Wars star Boyega’s UpperRoom, which will present three to five projects to the studio for consideration to develop into longform series.

VIS Kids has also agreed a first-look animation deal with Fred Seibert (The Fairy OddParents, Adventure Time), founder and CEO of FredFilms, who will present at least three projects to the studio with the goal of at least one being put into development.

VIS Kids is also working with the UK’s Wildseed Studios, Tom Gran and Martin Woolley on a female-led adventure comedy, as well as a mixed-media comedy show by Joel Mackenzie (The Becky & Bagel Show) of Wildseed Studios.

“In launching VIS Kids, we saw a great demand in the industry for creator-driven, high-quality and platform-agnostic kids and family content across a wide genre – from preschool to animation to live-action. We’re excited to align with amazing creatives across the globe as we continue to establish VIS Kids as a leader in the world of kids’ and family content, while fuelling ViacomCBS’s global content pipeline,” said Nina Hahn, head of VIS Kids.

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Thousands attend third NickFest

October 4, 2019NewsNickelodeon, NickfestJohn Winfield

Viacom-owned children’s TV channel Nickelodeon held the third edition of its NickFest event last weekend at Federal Palace, Balmoral Event Centre, Lagos.

More than 6,000 parents and children attended the two-day event, which featured performances from Nigerian musicians such as Patoranking, Teni, Fireboy and Rema.

Hosted by presenter Mannie Essien and Nigerian singer and dancer Amarachi Uyanne, the event also included appearances from Nickelodeon’s superstar characters such as SpongeBob Squarepants and the Paw Patrol pups.

Alex Okosi, executive VP and MD of BET International and Viacom International Media Networks Africa, said: “We are indeed grateful that our family-centric TV entertainment content was transformed to an event experience that has brought joy and entertainment to families.

“We have had an incredible show of support from parents and kids year after year, and NickFest in Nigeria continues to gain more fans.”

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Families have a blast at NickFest 2018

October 2, 2018NewsAdekunle Gold, Alex Okosi, BET International, Cussons Baby, DSTV Nigeria, Falz, Indomie, Maltina, Mayorkun, MI Abaga, Ngozi Nkwoji, Nickelodeon, NickFest Nigeria, Nunu Milk, Simisola, Viacom International Media Networks Africa, VIMN AfricaGary

Ikponmwosa Osakioduwa and Nigeria’s Got Talent winner Amarachi at NickFest

The second edition of family event NickFest Nigeria, organised by children’s TV channel Nickelodeon, took place in Lagos this week.

The two-day event, held at the Federal Palace Hotel, Victoria Island, welcomed more than 4,000 families with children to experience being with popular Nickelodeon characters.

Sponsored by Indomie, DSTV Nigeria, Cussons Baby, Nunu Milk, Maltina and Nickelodeon parent company Viacom International Media Networks Africa (VIMN Africa), this year’s event was anchored by TV personality Ikponmwosa Osakioduwa and the winner of Nigeria’s Got Talent, Amarachi.

There were performances by Nigerian artistes like MI Abaga, Mayorkun, Falz, Simisola and Adekunle Gold.

Several Nickelodeon characters performed in shows as well, including ones from SpongeBob SquarePants, Paw Patrol, Dora the Explorer, Shimmer & Shine and Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles.

One parent at the event, held on September 29 and 30, said: “NickFest thrilled kids and parents alike today, thanks to Nickelodeon, in partnership with Maltina. We had fun, we appreciate them.”

There was a celebrity slime challenge, which involved personalities being covered with green slime in an attempt to raise funds for kids through NGO projects in Nigeria.

Alex Okosi, executive VP and MD at VIMN Africa and sister company BET International, said: “NickFest delivers an amazing experience for families to enjoy the best of Nickelodeon. We are thrilled to bring the festival back to Nigeria in partnership with Maltina for a second consecutive year.”

“This is indeed an exciting partnership for Maltina. We recognise that we are all busy and, more often than not, life just gets in the way, making family time that much more important,” added Ngozi Nkwoji, portfolio manager of non-alcoholic drinks for Maltina parent Nigerian Breweries.

“As a brand that is all about nourishing family moments, we are proud to partner with Nickelodeon again to bring all the excitement of NickFest to the whole family. NickFest is one of those events that the whole family can enjoy and is an event that nourishes those precious family moments.”

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Viacom channels join MTN Shortz

December 14, 2018NewsArial View Nigeria, AVNL, Comedy Central, MTN, MTN Shortz, MTV, MTV Base, Nickelodeon, Viacom International Media Networks, VIMNGary

Viacom International Media Networks (VIMN) has agreed a deal that puts several of its global channel brands on mobile operator MTN’s short-film streaming platform in Nigeria.

MTN’s Shortz platform will carry shortform content from VIMN brands including Nickelodeon, MTV, MTV Base and Comedy Central as part of the deal, which VIMN secured alongside Lagos-based Arial View Nigeria and MTN.

Under the deal, MTN subscribers will have the possibility to watch all the best shortform video from the iconic VIMN brands via their favourite devices. The deal licenses AVNL to distribute and monetise content to MTN, Africa’s largest mobile network operator with more than 200 million subscribers, including 57 million in Nigeria alone.

Mobile penetration and the demand for short and bite-size content continues to grow in sub-Saharan Africa, thus making MTN Shortz a strategic and long-term platform to reach audiences.

VIMN announced the MTN deal together with a similar content licensing deal with Vodafone in Turkey, which took 300 hours of VIMN’s SVoD content, versioned in Turkish, from Nickelodeon, Nick Jr and Teennick. The content will be distributed exclusively for mobile consumption via the Vodafone TV app.

VIMN has also launched the MTV+ Prime Video Channel on Amazon in Germany and Austria. Prime members can add MTV+ to their existing Prime membership for €2.99 per month. The new offer gives Amazon Prime Video members the ability to access the linear MTV Brand New channel and various premium MTV content on-demand.

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