Nickelodeon, in partnership with Televisa, has ordered 80 episodes of a groundbreaking, original one-hour U.S. adaptation of the popular Mexican telenovela, Reach for a Star (Alcanzar una Estrella) for Nick at Nite, it was announced today by Cyma Zarghami, President of Viacom’s Nickelodeon Group; and Jose Baston President of Television and Content from Televisa. The first telenovela ever adapted for the U.S. audience, Reach for a Star is a single-camera, daily series following a teenage girl...Read Full Story
Nickelodeon is launching a new slate of evening programming targeted at moms. Apparently, the Mom's witching hour(s) is 9pm to 1am--after they come home from work, and settle the kids into bed (or doing homework).The old fashioned broadcast networks used to call this "primetime" with programming for the entire family.
For decades, specific women's targeted programming existed during the day--from soap operas to Oprah, but now networks are acknowledging that women, like men, are working...Read Full Story
First lady Michelle Obama speaks during the launch of "Joining Forces", a national initiative in support of service members and their families, in the East Room at the White House in Washington, April 12, 2011.
*Michelle Obama is set to appear on an upcoming episode of the Nickelodeon comedy “iCarly” to promote Joining Forces, an initiative aimed at increasing awareness and support for military families, network president Cyma Zarghami said Wednesday.
The show’s main character, Carly...Read Full Story
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LOS ANGELES -- Michelle Obama is going to be on one of Nickelodeon's most popular shows.
The first lady is set to appear on an upcoming episode of the comedy "iCarly" to promote Joining Forces, an initiative aimed at increasing awareness and support for military families, network president Cyma Zarghami said Wednesday. Share Tweet
The show's main character, Carly Shay (Miranda Cosgrove), is the daughter of a colonel serving overseas in the military. When...Read Full Story
Nickelodeon, often simply called Nick and originally called The Pinwheel Network, is anAmerican children’s channel owned by MTV Networks, a subsidiary of Viacom International. The channel is primarily aimed at children ages 7–17, with the exception of their weekday morning program block aimed at preschoolers ages 2–6. Since 2006, Nickelodeon has been run by MTVN Kids & Family Group President Cyma Zarghami. [...]Read Full Story
MIAMI: Cyma Zarghami, the president of Viacom’s Nickelodeon/MTVN Kids and Family Group, and José Bastón, the president of television and content at Televisa, discuss the new novela adaptation of Reach for a Star in this video excerpt.
Cyma Zarghami, president of the Nickelodeon television network and an alumna of the university, will deliver the address to graduates at the University of Vermont’s 2012 Commencement ceremony on Sunday, May 20.
and our Nick Latin American channel has already had great success in producing telenovela's with Televisa," said Cyma Zarghami, president, Nickelodeon Group. "We're looking forward to introducing this first true English-language telenovela to Nick at Nite ...
Nickelodeon, in partnership with Televisa, has ordered 80 episodes of a groundbreaking, original one-hour U.S. adaptation of the popular Mexican telenovela,
Reach for a Star
(Alcanzar una Estrella) for Nick at Nite, it was announced today by Cyma Zarghami, President of Viacom's Nickelodeon Group; and Jose Baston President of Television and Content from Televisa. The first telenovela ever adapted for the U.S. audience, Reach for a Star is a...
Cyma Zarghami, president of the Nickelodeon television network and a University of Vermont alumna, has been named UVM’s commencement speaker. Zarghami joined Nickelodeon in an entry-level position and rose to president in 2006.
Cyma Zarghami President of Nickelodeon Television Cyma Zarghami is President of Nickelodeon Television. In this role, Zarghami oversees all of Nickelodeonâs television businesses ...
Nickelodeon and the MTVN Kids and Family Group have announced they are adding 1,600 Flash/web games to their existing portfolio across its network of sites, in addition to other expanded gaming initiatives. Nickelodeon also says it will add new tools ...