Cyma Zarghami

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

From The Huffington Post : 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

Senator Barack Obama has won the vote as the children's choice for the next President of the US. Over 2.2 million kids voted online in the Nickelodeon 'Pick the President' poll with 51% of the vote, 1,167,087 opting for Obama. 49% or 1,129,945 viewers of the kids TV channel picked McCain ... but only after they were told they could not vote for Spongebob Squarepants. The poll has been conducted every election year since 1988, and kids have correctly predicted the winner in four out of the...Read Full Story

LOS ANGELES — Mother’s Day just wasn’t enough. Nickelodeon wants it to be mommy night every single evening. The kids-oriented cable network will launch NickMom, a new nightly programming block on Nick Jr. directed at moms. In a statement, Cyma Zarghami, president of Nickelodeon Networks, a division of Viacom, said: “Today’s moms who grew up with Nickelodeon have a renewed relationship with us through their kids, and now we have something for them as adults in NickMom.This generation of...Read Full Story

Priscilla Page asked: Nickelodeon is introducing its first-ever cruise with the Nickelodeon Family Cruise with Royal Caribbean, to set sail August 10 from Miami on a seven-day family summer vacation trip. Nickelodeon is a element of MTV Networks and best known for its TV programs and family-oriented hotels. The cruise aboard royal Caribbean’s prevalent craft with more than 4,000 passengers wills quality a thick stretch of nickelodeon activities and entertainment. For the onwards few...Read Full Story

Due to positive response from viewers when it was sneak peeked over Thanksgiving, the series based on DreamWorks' ' Madagascar ' is extended to 52 episodes.Read Full Story

NEW YORK, July 17 (UPI) -- creator Steve Hillenburg admits he never expected his animated sea-dwelling characters to become pop-culture phenomena. Nickelodeon is celebrating the series' 10th anniversary with a marathon of special programming this weekend. Hillenburg, a former marine biologist, told USA Today. recalled Nickelodeon president Cyma Zarghami. Asked how much longer the network will air the show, Zarghami told the newspaper: Tom Kenny, who gives SpongeBob his distinctive...Read Full Story