SINGAPORE, 21 JULY 2013 – The first Nickelodeon Slime Cup in Singapore and Southeast Asia, organised in collaboration with SingTel’s mio TV attracted over 7,000 kids and their families over two days from 20th to 21st July at event venue partner, Downtown East’s D’Marquee. About 6,000 litres of slime were produced for the slimiest integrated sports festival in Singapore, with slime being a main ingredient to a number of the sports-oriented activities set up for kids and their families to have fun.

The main highlight of the event was a five-a-side futsal match to compete for the 1st Nickelodeon Slime Cup. After two days of friendly competition with eight teams, the top three teams emerged with East View taking the Cup home, made up of a group of 13-year-old friends, followed by players from the Fandi Ahmad Academy and The Legends, a team formed through a group of children who met at the event. Apart from taking home medals and prize vouchers for participation and for the winning team, the Slime Cup trophy, the event’s prize-winning ceremony had a surprising twist which culminated with all three teams receiving the Nickelodeon badge of honour by getting sprayed with the brand’s famous green slime.

“This is what the Nickelodeon Slime Cup is about – slime time fun for kids and families! It sums up the playful, surprising, cheeky and spirited nature of Nickelodeon… and of being a kid,” said Ms Elaine Tan, Vice President of Nickelodeon Brand, Viacom International Media Networks Asia. “We’re all about creating surprising and playful entertainment experiences everywhere we go. And this weekend is no different as we promote a healthy lifestyle through Nickelodeon’s brand of funny for kids and their families at the biggest and slimiest integrated sports festival in Singapore. We are so thankful that the parents and their kids were so sporting!”

The event served to reinforce Nickelodeon’s long-standing commitment to Singapore and the region in encouraging kids and their families to have fun while keeping a healthy lifestyle.

Highlights of the two-day family fun sports festival included:

A family affair with an official kick-off by Mr Zainal Bin Sapari, Member of Parliament, Pasir Ris Punggol GRC, with three of his children, together with the event sponsor, SingTel mio TV.

An All-Star Futsal Match which brought together some of Singapore’s most successful footballers, Aide Iskandar, Isa Halim, Hariss Harun, Paul Cunningham and Lionel Lewis to play with and interact with the kids.

A five-a-side futsal match which saw eight teams competing for the Nickelodeon Slime Cup trophy

Sports-oriented games booths, some of which featured Nickelodeon’s iconic slime. Participants got in on the action by tackling a slime-filled obstacle course and getting drenched by slime.

Soccer clinics conducted by Fandi Ahmad Academy

Members of Urban Street Team who delighted the crowds with their freestyle football moves and tricks

Meet-and-greet sessions with Nickelodeon’s hit characters from SpongeBob SquarePants, Dora the Explorer, Go, Diego, Go! and the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles

Goodie bags were given to SingTel mio TV subscribers, NTUC Club members and PAssion Club members on a first-come-first serve basis.

To view the press release and obtain pictures from Day 1 of Nickelodeon Slime Cup which included the kick-off ceremony, please refer here.

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Media Contacts:

Viacom International Media Networks Asia
Loh Bi Feng
Communications Executive, Corporate Communications
t: (65) 6420 7154 m: (65) 9002 9607
e: loh.bifeng@vimn.com

Adeline Ong
Senior Director, Corporate Communications, Asia
t: (65) 6420 7240 m: (65) 9366 7323
e: adeline.ong@vimn.com

Twitter: @VIMNAsia_PR

SINGAPORE, 20 JULY 2013 – Nickelodeon today announced the launch of the first Nickelodeon Slime Cup in Singapore and Southeast Asia, bringing their unique brand of funny for kids and their families to promote a healthy lifestyle at the slimiest integrated sports festival in Singapore. The event, which is sponsored by SingTel mio TV, is scheduled today and tomorrow at the event venue partner, D’Marquee at Downtown East, between 11am to 7pm.

At the official kick-off ceremony this morning, Mr Zainal Bin Sapari, Member of Parliament, Pasir Ris Punggol GRC, who was the guest-of-honour, made it a family affair with his family too.

“As a nation, we want to cultivate a strong sporting culture whilst aiming to foster social connectedness in the community through sports over time. It is heartening to see that corporations like Viacom and SingTel mio TV are also making family-fun an integral part of their corporate activities,” said Mr Zainal Bin Sapari, Member of Parliament, Pasir Ris Punggol GRC.

“Today’s event fits very well within the National Family Celebrations over the past month, which celebrates and reinforces the importance of the Family, and a natural extension of the Family Day Out initiative. Nickelodeon Slime Cup gives access to NTUC members, their families and the public to benefit from a recreational option that strengthens family bonds. I’m delighted to grab some family fun time with my family too.”

“Nickelodeon’s long-standing commitment to Singapore and the region has always been to encourage kids and their families to have fun while keeping a healthy lifestyle, essentially to ‘get and out and play!’. Even though we are a media business, we firmly believe that life’s lessons are not learnt from iPads or TV alone. In this sense, we completely share the Singapore Government’s vision of promoting sports and games to foster strong community relations,” said Mr Tan Chee Kiat, Chief Operating Officer, Viacom International Media Networks Asia. “Together with SingTel mio TV, we aim to make this an inclusive event to give Singapore families from all walks of life a healthy dose of healthy, clean family fun time this weekend. And of course, what’s a Nickelodeon event without some Slime Time!”

“Hosting the inaugural Slime Cup in Singapore with our partners Viacom is very exciting for us. We believe that the TV experience should not be confined to the living room, and this event fits perfectly with our aim to delight our customers by bringing what they love to life,” said Laura Wendt, Vice President of Regional Content and Business Development, SingTel.

The fun family weekend features:

Sports-oriented games booths that allow participants to win Nickelodeon prizes, with some of them including slime fun for the kids and families.

A friendly 5-a-side futsal match with about ten teams who will play over the two-day event, where the winning team takes home Singapore’s inaugural Nickelodeon Slime Cup trophy.

Through Fandi Ahmad’s support and H2O’s partnership, local football stars past and present like Aide Iskandar, Hariss Harun, Isa Halim, Lionel Lewis and Paul Cunningham were at the kick-off ceremony to interact with members of the public, especially the children. Some of the football stars participated in the All-Star 5-a-side futsal match right after the kick-off ceremony before the official futsal match.

Free soccer clinics to be offered through the collaboration with Fandi Ahmad Academy over the two days.

The Urban Street Freestyle Team will be performing dance and football moves and sharing neat football tricks at select times of the day.

Meet-and-Greet sessions with Nickelodeon celebrities like SpongeBob SquarePants, Dora the Explorer and the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles.

The inaugural event is a free-entry event of fun-filled sports-oriented activities.

“Downtown East has always been a great venue for family bonding and we are delighted to be working with Nickelodeon to bring Slime Cup to our members and the public. This is made possible because both parties see a common goal to provide opportunities for loved ones to play and bond through this fun event. We are sure that everyone will enjoy not just the games, but also the chance to get up close and personal to their favourite characters like SpongeBob and Patrick, Dora and Diego and the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles here and have a slimy fun time here at Downtown East,” said Mr Ronnie Tan, Director, Group Integrated Sales & Marketing, NTUC Club.

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About Nickelodeon

Nickelodeon, now in its 34th year globally and 15th year in Asia, is one of the most globally recognized and widely distributed multimedia entertainment brands for kids and family. The company has built a diverse, global business by putting kids first in everything it does with a portfolio that extends across television, music, publishing, digital media, mobile and consumer products. Nickelodeon and Nick Jr. are seen in more than 60 million households throughout North and Southeast Asia region with 24-hour programming services including Nickelodeon Southeast Asia, Nickelodeon Korea, as well as Nickelodeon branded programme blocks and syndications. For information about Nickelodeon in Asia, visit www.nick-asia.com.

About Viacom International Media Networks

Viacom International Media Networks (VIMN), a unit of Viacom Inc. (NASDAQ: VIA, VIAB), is comprised of many of the world’s most popular multimedia entertainment brands, including MTV, Nickelodeon, Comedy Central, BET, Paramount Channel, VH1, VIVA, COLORS, Game One and Tr3s: MTV, Música y Más. Viacom brands are seen globally in more than 600 million households in 170 territories and 37 languages via more than 200 locally programmed and operated TV channels and more than 550 digital media and mobile TV properties. For more information about Viacom and its businesses, visit www.viacom.com. Keep up with Viacom news by following Viacom’s blog at blog.viacom.com and Twitter feed at www.twitter.com/Viacom.

Media Contacts:

Viacom International Media Networks Asia
Loh Bi Feng
Communications Executive, Corporate Communications
t: (65) 6420 7154 m: (65) 9002 9607
e: loh.bifeng@vimn.com

Adeline Ong
Senior Director, Corporate Communications, Asia
t: (65) 6420 7240 m: (65) 9366 7323
e: adeline.ong@vimn.com

Twitter: @VIMNAsia_PR

A Thousand Lights To Start A Million

Fashion One Foundation’s Light A Million Homes Project starts off in Palawan, Philippines

Hong Kong, July 19, 2013 – Fashion One Foundation, a non-profit organization dedicated to raise awareness of poverty, charity aid, education and environmental issues, kicks off its Light A Million Homes Project with the distribution of a thousand solar lamp units to families in Palawan, Philippines.

Fashion One Foundation and Fashion One Network representatives traveled to Puerto Princessa, Palawan in Philippines to turnover 1,000 solar lamps to the municipality’s Local Government Unit (LGU) as part of the foundation’s Light A Million Homes Project. The crew was welcomed and accompanied by outgoing Puerto Princessa Mayor Edward “Ed” Hagedorn as the province’s representative to distribute the solar lamps to the residents of San Rafael, Napsan and Cabayugan district, 3 of the remotest towns in the municipality. With no communication signals and no electricity, residents in these towns run a simple life with farming as the main source of income and sunlight as their source of energy. The families use candlesticks or kerosene to light up their homes not only at night but also during the day due to their poorly lit homes where sunlight can’t get through.

“The use of candles and kerosene for lighting are not only a strain in these families daily budgets, but are also the main cause of accidental house fires in the area,” Mr. Hagedorn attests, “I’m so happy that Fashion One Foundation are donating these solar lamps that utilizes a more safe, environmentally friendly and free renewable source of light to our province.”

Distribution of the lamps was held at each district captains’ house, the central meeting point for each town’s activities. There are residents that walked 7 kilometers just to receive the lamps, knowing how important this simple commodity is, which will help to improve their livelihood and quality of living.

“1,000 homes served, 999,000 to go,” Ashley Jordan, Director of Fashion One Foundation proudly announced, “It’s a great first step for the campaign and we are looking forward to teaming up with other organizations that share our advocacy to strengthen and capitalize on our efforts to provide solar lighting to impoverished areas around the world.”

Palawan is known as the last frontier of the Philippines where wildlife still roam and nature flourish. It is home to majority of the flora and fauna species not only in the Philippines, but also the world. The people of Palawan are proud of this and are proactive in preserving their land. Solar energy is a simple yet effective way to help.

Let’s join the solar power revolution. Donate now at www.fashionone.org/projects/light-a-million-homes.

To learn more about Fashion One Foundation and “Light a Million Homes” project and how to contribute or get involved, please visit our website at www.fashionone.org.

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About Fashion One Foundation
Fashion One Foundation is a non-profit organization comprised of fashion and entertainment professionals that are dedicated to protect human and environmental rights. With television as a medium, it hopes to create awareness to issues such as human trafficking, poverty and education.

For media queries, please contact:

Fashion One Foundation
Gorden Li
gorden@fashionone.com
+852 5808 3450

(Jul 18, 2013) StarHub TV is extending its leadership in both High Definition (HD) and multiscreen content with the combined launch of five new HD channels and 11 new TV Anywhere channels tomorrow (19 July, 9am).

This brings Singapore’s largest collection of High Definition (HD) pay TV channels to 43 channels in total. In addition, through TV Anywhere, StarHub TV customers can view up to 65 of their favourite channels on their smart devices anytime, anywhere.

Read more at StarHub

SINGAPORE, 18 JULY 2013 – Viacom International Media Networks (VIMN) Asia, a division of Viacom Inc. (NASDAQ: VIA, VIAB) announced the launch of Comedy Central Asia on Toggle that goes on-air today, officially heralding Comedy Central Asia as the first English entertainment channel brand to be offered across all three subscription TV platforms in Singapore. Toggle also announced an expanded collaboration with plans to next launch Nick Jr. in early 2014, while confirming the acquisition of new MTV and Nickelodeon programming licenses for Toggle Eve and Toggle Kids respectively, with over 230 hours of programs on Toggle over the next twelve months. These include SpongeBob Square Pants, Dora the Explorer, Go, Diego, Go!, Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, Awkward, Shibuhara Girls, Friendzone and more.

“We are delighted that Comedy Central Asia is launching on Toggle, which continues to win Singapore fans with its strong demand for comedy and its world-class content. The fact that it is the only English subscription entertainment channel to be acquired by every one of the three main nationwide pay TV platforms is the clearest testament to Viacom’s successes in bringing good laughs to Singapore,” said VIMN Asia’s executive vice president and managing director, Indra Suharjono. “Furthermore, we’re thrilled to continue our strategic alliance with Toggle, as we work on plans to next launch Nick Jr. The fact that they picked up so many programs with us in the interim, allows our young fans to further access their favorite hit shows from MTV and Nickelodeon on Toggle Eve and Toggle Kids respectively.”

“We are excited to collaborate with VIMN and welcome their channels onto Toggle, where Comedy Central Asia and Nick Jr. will form an important part of our content portfolio,” said Philip Koh, Managing Director, Convergent Media, MediaCorp. “The addition of these channels, especially with Nickelodeon programs and Nick Jr. will allow us to strengthen our kid’s content and adult general entertainment offering in this online multi-device environment.”

Comedy Central, the world’s biggest comedy network, has been making audiences laugh since it first launched in the United States in 1991. Renowned for featuring a stable of exclusive and tailor-made local and international comedy, the brand has become the ultimate destination for all kinds of humour, from traditional to satire to sketches to popular sitcoms. Comedy Central Asia launched on 1 November 2012, and is VIMN Asia’s first adult-skewed network. Targeting viewers aged 18 to 34 years old across Southeast Asia with comedy content round-the-clock, Comedy Central Asia is the only 24-hour all-comedy channel to showcase Asian and international comedy and comedic talent. Globally, Comedy Central is seen in more than 200 million homes in over 70 countries around the world.

Nick Jr., is “the Smart Place to Play.”, giving kids and parents what they want – educational and entertaining content with great stories and characters that empower kids to learn while they play. The educational curriculum is in everything Nick Jr. does – the shows, packaging and promos – delivered by all the Nick Jr. characters kids know and love. The award-winning and exclusive international properties including Dora the Explorer, Team Umizoomi, Bubble Guppies and Tickety Toc, are designed to engage and encourage early childhood development.

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About Toggle
Toggle’s over-the-top service offers entertainment, information and news across multiple devices at one low subscription price. Content offered include: Thousands of latest drama, movie and cartoon on-demand titles; 15 channels Toggle Eve, Toggle Kids, Toggle Movies, , Comedy Central Asia, Body in Balance, FashionOne, Havoc 247, Jiangsu Satellite Channel, KBS World, Motorvision, Outdoor Channel, travelxp, Channel NewsAsia, Channel 8i and 987TV. Also available on demand are Comedy Central Asia and movies from Disney, Cinemaworld HD, KIX & Thrill Select and Celestial Movies. Also enjoy advanced episodes of their favourite drama with English subtitles on Toggle-It-First!

For more information on subscription plans, kindly log on to www.toggle.sg or contact Toggle Customer Care Hotline at 6388 3888.

About MediaCorp
MediaCorp is Singapore’s leading media company with the most complete range of platforms, spanning television, radio, newspapers, magazines, movies, digital and out-of-home media.

It pioneered the development of Singapore’s broadcasting industry, with the broadcast of Radio in 1936 and Television in 1963. Today, MediaCorp has over 50 products and brands in four languages (English, Mandarin, Malay and Tamil), reaching out to all adults in Singapore every week.

Initiatives in the new digital space include Internet TV-on-demand, High Definition TV broadcast and Over-the-Top (OTT) interactive services.

Beyond Singapore, MediaCorp is an active regional player through co-productions in TV dramas and movies, magazines publishing, as well as Channel NewsAsia International, one of the first Asian-owned English news channels.

Winner of numerous international awards and accolades including Asian Television Awards’ Terrestrial Broadcaster of the Year, MediaCorp’s vision is to become Asia’s top media company, delivering valued content to the world.

For more information, please visit www.mediacorp.sg.

About Viacom International Media Networks
Viacom International Media Networks (VIMN), a unit of Viacom Inc. (NASDAQ: VIA, VIAB), is comprised of many of the world’s most popular multimedia entertainment brands, including MTV, Nickelodeon, Comedy Central, BET, Paramount Channel, VH1, VIVA, COLORS, Game One and Tr3s: MTV, Música y Más. Viacom brands are seen globally in more than 600 million households in 170 territories and 37 languages via more than 200 locally programmed and operated TV channels and more than 550 digital media and mobile TV properties. For more information about Viacom and its businesses, visit www.viacom.com. Keep up with Viacom news by following Viacom’s blog at blog.viacom.com and Twitter feed at www.twitter.com/Viacom.

Media Contacts:

MediaCorp
Joni Ng
Senior Marketing Manager
Convergent Media Division
DID: 6350 3962
Fax: 6250 3696
Email: joni@mediacorp.com.sg

Viacom International Media Networks
Adeline Ong, Senior Director, Corporate Communications, Asia
t: (65) 6420 7240 m: (65) 9366 7323
e: adeline.ong@vimn.com

(Jul 17, 2013) John K. Martin will assume the role of CEO of Turner Broadcasting System at the start of next year, succeeding Phil Kent, who will remain as chairman for a transitionary period in 2014.

Read more at World Screen

(Jul 17, 2013) Kimberley D. Harris becomes executive VP and general counsel for NBCUniversal on September 3, replacing Rick Cotton, who will now focus on anti-piracy initiatives.

Harris’ duties will include offering legal advice to the company’s senior management team and overseeing the law department. She will also be expected to take charge of NBCU’s worldwide regulatory and legislative agenda. Based in New York, she will report to Steve Burke, the CEO of NBCUniversal.

Read more at World Screen