Nickelodeon Kids and Family Group Forms New Games and Virtual Worlds Divisions
NEW YORK, June 17 /PRNewswire/ — To provide its audiences with more
innovative gaming and virtual world experiences, Nickelodeon Kids and
Family Group has formed new Games and Virtual Worlds Groups. Dave Williams
will run the Games Group and Kyra Reppen will lead the Virtual Worlds
Group, both under the title of Senior Vice President (SVP) and General
Manager (GM). The announcements were made by Steve Youngwood, Executive
Vice President, Digital Media, to whom Williams and Reppen report.
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Nickelodeon Launches Merchandising Program for Multi-Platform Hit Tween Property iCarly
NEW YORK, June 9 /PRNewswire/ — Nickelodeon & Viacom Consumer Products
(NVCP), the world’s leading television-based licensing organization, will
announce the first consumer products based on the live-action tween series
iCarly at the Licensing 2008 International Show. Headlining the list of
products for the hit television series will be a CD from Nickelodeon Music,
as well as apparel and electronics, all hitting shelves in June. A
multi-platform entertainment experience that combines the TV screen with a
real-life companion website, http://www.icarly.com, iCarly is the second
highest-rated live-action series on all of cable among both kids 6-11 and
9-14, according to Nielsen Media Research.
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Sex and the City Moviegoers Do the Fandango; Company Sells More Than 16% of the Film’s Opening Weekend Box Office
LOS ANGELES, June 1 /PRNewswire/ — Fandango, the nation’s leading
moviegoer destination, announced today that it sold more than 16% of all
tickets for Sex and the City, which enjoyed a projected domestic weekend
box office of more than $55 million*.
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Universal Music Group and Qualcomm Announce Agreement to Expand UMG’s Direct-to-Consumer Mobile Offering
SAN DIEGO and NEW YORK, May 29 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ — Universal
Music Group (UMG), the world’s leading music company, and Qualcomm
Incorporated, a leading developer and innovator of advanced wireless
technologies and data solutions, today announced that UMG will expand its
lineup of direct-to-consumer mobile content and services for music fans by
leveraging Qualcomm’s BrandXtend(TM) solution. UMG’s mobile offering will
be available directly to consumers through its artist Web and WAP sites, CD
packaging and its GetMusic.com portal.
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‘Indiana Jones’ and ‘Sex and the City’ Movie Make First-Ever Appearances on Lycos Top Search List
WALTHAM, Mass., May 29 /PRNewswire/ — Lycos, Inc.
(http://www.lycos.com), a leading provider of social publishing, media and
search services, today announced the following information from The Lycos
50(TM), the 50 most popular Internet search results for the week ending May
24, 2008. For a complete list of The Lycos 50 and for in-depth text of The
Lycos 50 Daily Report, go to http://50.lycos.com. Readers of The Lycos 50
can also share their thoughts on Internet trends and pop culture on The
Lycos 50 Blog located at http://lycos50.tripod.com/blog/ and the all new
Under the Red Carpet Blog at http://redcarpet.tripod.com/blog/.
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O.A.R. To Perform Live at DeepRockDrive Monday, June 16, 2008
LAS VEGAS, May 26 /PRNewswire/ — DeepRockDrive
(http://www.DeepRockDrive.com), the world’s first interactive online concert
venue, today announced Everfine/ Atlantic recording group O.A.R. will be
the next major artist signed on to perform at the Pepsi Free Concert Series
at DeepRockDrive. Read more
AT&T Announces FOX’s ‘American Idol’ Seventh Season Breaks All-Time Record for Text Messaging
AT&T Inc. (NYSE: T)
announced today that the company has shattered its text messaging record of
64.5 million by generating more than 78 million messages this season of
“American Idol” — the most popular show on television. Read more
NBC TV’s, The Biggest Loser Cheryl Forberg to Appear on ‘Corporate Strategies with Tim Connolly,’ Friday, May 23, 2008 at 10:00 a.m. ET
HOUSTON, May 22 /PRNewswire/ — Professional chef and the nutritionist
for NBC’s “The Biggest Loser” Cheryl Forberg will appear on “Corporate
Strategies with Tim Connolly”, Friday, May 23, 2008 at 10:00 am ET.
Listeners may call in with questions live and toll free at 800-336-2225.
Previous guests of the show have included CNBC “Mad Money” Host Jim Cramer,
U.S. Senator John McCain, former SEC Chairman Arthur Levitt, Enterprise
Products CEO Dan Duncan, Celgene’s CEO John Jackson, Landry’s CEO Tilman
Fertitta, Mario Gabelli, former Compaq CEO Eckard Pfeiffer, Money Manager
Louis Navellier, and many others. Natural Nutrition, Inc. (OTC Bulletin
Board: NTNI) (http://www.naturalnutritioninc.com) and Corporate Strategies
Merchant Bankers are the lead sponsors of the Corporate Strategies Radio
Show, (http://www.corporate-strategies.net). Read more
MTV to Debut Unprecedented Movie Experience on Video On Demand to Support the 2008 MTV Movie Awards
NEW YORK, May 21 /PRNewswire/ — MTV VOD goes to the movies! This year,
for the first time ever, MTV (http://www.mtv.com) will create a special “2008 MTV
Movie Awards” (http://www.mtv.com/ontv/movieawards/2008/) destination in
its free VOD area that will help drive Movies On Demand orders for
affiliate partners including Charter Communications, Comcast, Cox
Communications and Time Warner Cable. Read more
Sony Computer Entertainment America Puts Madden NFL 09 PSP(R) Entertainment Pack Into Play
FOSTER CITY, Calif., May 21 /PRNewswire/ — Sony Computer Entertainment
America (SCEA) today announced the Madden NFL 09 PSP(R) (PlayStation(R)
Portable) Entertainment Pack, a limited-edition bundle launching in August
that’s sure to score with fans of EA’s best-selling Madden NFL football
franchise, as well as sports enthusiasts of all types. This special bundle
($199.99 MSRP) will feature a limited-edition “Metallic Blue” PSP system
with the highly anticipated Madden NFL 09 game; “NFL: In Just One Play” on
UMD(R) (Universal Media Disc) Video from Warner Bros.; a
PLAYSTATION(R)Network voucher to download Beats(TM)* from
PLAYSTATION(R)Store (accessible via a PC); and a 1GB Memory Stick PRO
Duo(TM), for storing photos, music, video and more. Read more