A place for parents to learn about their preschool children’s favorite television shows with news from Playhouse Disney, Noggin, Nick Jr., and PBS Kids.
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It was a pretty ugly display yesterday as Time Warner and Viacom spent the bulk of New Year’s Eve portraying each other as greedy. But the two sides reached a deal in principle that will allow Dora, Wubbzy, and others to stay on the air for Time Warner Cable customers.
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span>A showdown between Time Warner Cable and Viacom media (the parent company of Nickelodoen, Noggin, and a host of other channels including MTV and Comedy Central) could leave 13 million preschoolers without their daily fix Dora the Explorer. Unless an agreement is reached by midnight tonight, those channels will cease to exist for Time Warner [...]
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Starting with the last day of 2007, Noggin will move to a 24 hour format as it splits with The N!. For fans fo The N!, that will go to a 24 hour format as well on it’s own channel. The move puts Noggin head to head with PBS Sprout as they pursue [...]
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Nickelodeon has announced that the teen network The N! and the preschool channel Noggin will split up. They had been sharing the same channel, and flipping from the little kids to older kids at 6pm.
As a parent who has Noggin on while I’m getting dinner ready, I like this move. Sometimes [...]
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If you’re watching Nick Jr in 2007, chances are you’ll see your share of State Farm commercials. In a deal announced today State Farm is going to be pushing their automotive insurance on Nick Jr. It turns out that studies show that parents are much more attentive when watching TV with their kids [...]
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I picked up the information yesterday about Six Flags and The Wiggles from a news story. I actually looked up the news release today, and I see that Thomas the Tank Engine will be part of six parks as well:
* Thomas & Friends(TM): — In an agreement with HIT Entertainment, a leading [...]
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The premiere of MIckey Mouse Clubhouse set a Playhouse Disney record.
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Disney Channel’s premiere of Mickey Mouse Clubhouse on Friday, May 5 (7:30 p.m.), delivered the highest ratings ever for a Playhouse Disney series premiere among Kids 2-5 (6.2/767,000), Girls 2-5 (6.0/375,000), Households (2.2/1,960,000), and Total Viewers [...]
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Nickelodeon announced today their strategy for new show development and launches across video games, internet, podcasts and other media. It also announced several parts of it’s production schedule going forward. Items relevant to the preschool set include:
Downward Doghouse: Twenty episodes have been ordered for the show which is set to launch March [...]
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Nick Jr will premiere their newest series The Wonder Pets on March 3rd with a simulcast on Noggin and Nick Jr. The Wonder Pets is a animated operetta revolving around 3 pets in a preschool classroom. The pets go on adventures to save baby animals in trouble.
What is interesting is that Nick Jr. [...]
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DIC Entertainment will begin providing CBS’s Secret Saturday Morning Slumber Party, replacing Nick Jr., which had been providing a two hour Saturday morning programming block to CBS.
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