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NEWS ABOUT: Nickelodeon

Nickelodeon stories: 17 news summaries

(Newser) - SpongeBob SquarePants is 10 years old, and the “happy nonsense” of the show is “as popular as ever,” Alessandra Stanley writes in the New York Times. What’s more, the wacky, uncynical cartoon has managed to do it “without having disclosed any higher meaning... More »

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entertainment • television • cartoon • mystery • SpongeBob • Nickelodeon • children's show

Relax, Parents: Tween Dora Still 'Wholesome'

New doll of beloved character had sparked short-skirt concerns

Mar 17, 09 2:52 PM CDT
(Newser) - Dora the Explorer is getting a tween update in a new doll, which trades her baby fat for a more girly, urban look, Hispanic Business reports. After concerns were sparked by a silhouette preview of the doll sporting a very short dress, parents can breathe a sigh of relief: the... More »

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television • children • toys • Mattel • Nickelodeon • teenager • children's show • doll • Dora the Explorer • tween


 Chris Brown
 Bails on Kids'
 Award Show 

Rep cites pending charges as reason

Mar 11, 09 2:56 PM CDT
(Newser) - Amid growing protests over his inclusion in the Nickelodeon Kids' Choice Awards, Chris Brown has withdrawn from the event, TMZ reports. Just yesterday, the network defended Brown's right to contest his two nominations, but with the singer facing charges for allegedly beating Rihanna, parents groups were skeptical about the decision... More »

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music • domestic violence • Nickelodeon • Rihanna • Chris Brown • criminal charges

(Newser) - Nickelodeon says it won't pull Chris Brown from contention in its Kids' Choice Awards later this month, despite an onslaught of protests from angry parents, E! reports. "The kids who vote will ultimately decide who wins in the category," said the TV station. Parents stepped up protests with... More »

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Nickelodeon • Rihanna • Chris Brown

Time Warner, Viacom Reach Zero-Hour Deal

Cable provider keeps grip on Nickelodeon, Comedy Central, MTV

Jan 1, 09 9:57 AM CST
(Newser) - The countdown to the New Year was a frantic one for Viacom and Time Warner. The companies had set a midnight deadline in their tense negotiations to keep Viacom’s networks—which include MTV, Comedy Central, and Nickelodeon—on the massive cable provider. As the ball dropped, Viacom granted a... More »

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television • Viacom • Time Warner • cable TV • MTV • Comedy Central • Nickelodeon • Time Warner Cable • Dora the Explorer

 Sobbing 
 SpongeBob 
 Joins Viacom 
 Fee Dispute 

Ads aimed at winning support in Time Warner feud feature a sobbing Spongebob

Dec 31, 08 5:29 AM CST
(Newser) - Viacom is enlisting some of its best-known kid cartoon characters in a contract renewal battle with Time Warner, the Wall Street Journal reports. Viacom wants higher fees from the cable carrier for its channels, which could disappear from Time Warner's service at midnight tonight if no new deal is reached.... More »

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television • Viacom • Time Warner • cable TV • MTV • cartoon • SpongeBob • Nickelodeon • Time Warner Cable • Dora the Explorer

Don't Expect Dora at Your Kid's Party

Copyright holders crack down on use of TV character costumes

Jul 22, 08 3:48 PM CDT
(Newser) - Want to book Elmo for your kid’s birthday party? Better expect “Big Red Tickle Monster” instead, the Wall Street Journal reports. Corporations that control the use of children’s entertainment characters are targeting costume-rental services that offer unauthorized versions of their cash cows, resulting in lawsuits, grotesque lookalikes,... More »

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television • lawsuit • birthday party • Nickelodeon • children's show • costume • Dora the Explorer

 Tween Star Shines
 in The Wackness

Nickelodeon favorite delivers strong performance in dark comedy

Jul 4, 08 11:53 AM CDT
(Newser) - Ex-Nickelodeon star Josh Peck shines in The Wackness, a dark comedy set in 1994 Manhattan. Jonathan Levine's coming-of-age film is “both darkly funny and life-affirming, in an offbeat and offhanded way,” writes Claudia Puig of USA Today. Peck as Luke, who’s selling pot out of an... More »

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movie review • Nickelodeon • Mary-Kate Olsen • teenager • Ben Kingsley • Jonathan Levine • Josh Peck

 Hairy Fad: Boys Dig Long Locks 

Celebs, boys-next-door alike let their hair grow

Jun 30, 08 7:09 AM CDT
(Newser) - In what could be a frightening nod to the '80s, more and more boys are growing their hair out. And while most deny pop culture inspired the barber boycott, long locks can be spotted on everyone from the Jonas Brothers to celebrity tots. Despite sometimes being mistaken for girls, notes... More »

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fashion • Disney Channel • hair • style • Nickelodeon • boy

Nickelodeon Show Draws Stoner Crowd

Old-school format,
cool music attract
older, higher viewers

May 8, 08 10:40 PM CDT
(Newser) - A Nickelodeon series aimed at preschoolers has garnered an unusual following—hipster parents and twenty-something potheads. The variety-show format of “Yo Gabba Gabba!”—celebs and indie rockers guest between animated shorts—attracts a generation weaned on “The Muppet Show,” reports ABC News. Add bright colors,... More »

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television • YouTube • marijuana • Nickelodeon • television watching • preschool • Yo Gabba Gabba! • Tracie Egan

 Miley Snags
 2 Kids Choice
 Awards, Stays
 Slime-Free 

Hannah leads Kids Choice Awards with 2 wins

Mar 30, 08 8:51 AM CDT
(Newser) - Kids love Miley Cyrus and flying green slime, and both graced the stage last night at the 21st annual Kids Choice Awards, where the Hannah Montana star was named both favorite singer and favorite TV actress. But while the squeaky-clean star stayed just that, celebs like Laila Ali, Orlando Bloom,... More »

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Heidi Klum • Harrison Ford • Nickelodeon • Hannah Montana • Miley Cyrus • Jack Black • Cameron Diaz • Orlando Bloom • Kids Choice Awards • Usher • Jason Lee • Drake Bell

 Jamie Lynn
May Be Hearing
Wedding Bells

Britney's pregnant
little sister is showing off a ring, People says

Mar 25, 08 9:59 PM CDT
(Newser) - With a bun in the oven, teen star Jamie Lynn Spears now appears to have gotten an engagement ring from boyfriend Casey Aldridge, People reports. "She's been showing it off, talking about it," says a source close to the 16-year-old Spears, who's been hiding out in the Louisiana... More »

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Britney Spears • Nickelodeon • Jamie Lynn Spears • teen pregnancy • Zoey 101 • Casey Aldridge • celebrity pregnancy

In Good Spears News, Sis'
Show Still On

Jamie Lynn's Zoey 101 slated for February, Nickelodeon says

Jan 5, 08 9:42 AM CST
(Newser) - Nickelodeon is not, contrary to reports, yanking the upcoming season of the Jamie Lynn Spears vehicle Zoey 101 despite the 16-year-old star's pregnancy, a spokesman told MTV. "No truth to that rumor," Dan Martinsen said in response to stories the completed final season won't begin airing in February,... More »

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Britney Spears • Nickelodeon • Jamie Lynn Spears • teen pregnancy • celebrity pregnancy

Jamie Lynn's Beau May Not Be Baby Daddy

Insider says pregnant teen won't reveal father's name

Dec 31, 07 1:43 PM CST
(Newser) - Jamie Lynn Spears’ longtime beau may not be the father of her unborn child, PageSix.com reports. A “family insider” says the 16-year-old won’t reveal the father’s name, and friends and family don’t remember Spears and Casey Aldridge dating as seriously as she says. “Jamie... More »

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Britney Spears • Kevin Federline • Nickelodeon • Lynne Spears • Jamie Lynn Spears • teen pregnancy • Casey Aldridge • celebrity pregnancy

Nickelodeon Mulls Teen-Sex Special

Cable net grapples with response to its biggest star's big revelation

Dec 21, 07 12:21 PM CST
(Newser) - In the fallout surrounding the pregnancy of its biggest star, Jamie Lynn Spears, Nickelodeon may air a special on teen sex as early as next month, People reports. The special’s potential host, Linda Ellerbee, said it could be “a great opportunity for parents at this moment to... More »

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Nickelodeon • Jamie Lynn Spears • teen pregnancy • Zoey 101 • teen sex • Linda Ellerbee • Casey Aldridge • teenager

Oops! Brit's Sis Preggers at 16

Jamie Lynn Spears in "complete and total shock"

Dec 19, 07 4:55 AM CST
(Newser) - Another Spears may be headed for parenting woes. Britney's kid sister, Jamie Lynn, has announced that she's 12 weeks pregnant. The 16-year-old Louisiana high school student, star of the  Nickelodeon show "Zoey 101," met her boyfriend and the father of the baby, Casey Aldridge, at church, Reuters reports.... More »

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Britney Spears • pregnancy • Louisiana • Nickelodeon • Lynne Spears • Jamie Lynn Spears • teen pregnancy • celebrity pregnancy

Nickelodeon Unplugs
the Tube

Urges kids to get out and play during 3-hour shutdown tomorrow

Sep 28, 07 2:05 PM CDT
(Newser) - For years, parents have been telling kids to turn off the TV, go outside and play. Now, Nickelodeon is turning the tube off for them, broadcasting three hours of dead air starting at noon tomorrow, during which they hope kids will go outside and get some exercise. It’s part... More »

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television • childhood obesity • exercise • Nickelodeon

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