June 2018

13 Jun

NICKELODEON INTERNATIONAL TAPS INTO GLOBAL TRENDS WITH THE LAUNCH OF TWO APPS: DORA’S WORLDWIDE ADVENTURE AND NICK FOOTBALL CHAMPIONS

Nickelodeon International today launched two apps for international audiences: Dora’s Worldwide Adventure, an educational geography app, and Nick Football Champions, a pop culture-driven celebration of global football season that invites kids to team up with Nickelodeon’s beloved characters to pursue ultimate victory. Available in 12 languages, both apps are available to download in markets outside of the US via the iTunes, Google Play and Amazon stores.

MTV ASIA TO PREMIERE NEW “YO! MTV RAPS” SPECIAL ON JUNE 19 FEATURING ASIA’S BIGGEST EMERGING HIP-HOP ARTISTS

MTV Asia today announced that the global youth brand is premiering a local, 30-minute special inspired by the original, legendary hip-hop series “YO! MTV RAPS” on June 19. Reinvented for a new generation of fans, the standalone special will feature Asian hip-hop artists from Indonesia, Korea, Malaysia, Singapore and Thailand, giving audiences a taste of Asia’s current hip-hop scene.
12 Jun

BET INTERNATIONAL UNVEILS THE “BET AWARDS” 2018 VIEWER’S CHOICE “BEST NEW INTERNATIONAL ACT” NOMINEES

BET International has announced the nominees for the “BET Awards” 2018 Viewer’s Choice “Best New International Act” category. This year’s lineup is more global than ever before, featuring artists from around the world. Internationally, fans in 100 countries can also stream the “BET Awards” 2018 live with BET Play, BET International’s subscription video on demand application on June 24 at 8:00pm ET.
06 Jun

HYPERPLAY REVEALS FIRST WAVE OF PERFORMERS FOR MTV SPOTLIGHT AT HYPERPLAY WITH K-POP SUPERSTAR CL, ASEAN ACTS SLOT MACHINE, AFGAN AND THE SAM WILLOWS

Hyperplay has revealed its first wave of performers for MTV Spotlight @ Hyperplay today with South Korea’s superstar vocalist and rapper CL, Thailand’s leading rock band Slot Machine, Indonesian idol Afgan and Singapore’s favorite The Sam Willows. The two-day ticketed event will take place at the Singapore Indoor Stadium on Saturday, 4 August 2018 and Sunday, 5 August 2018.

HYPERPLAY REVEALS FIRST WAVE OF PERFORMERS FOR MTV SPOTLIGHT AT HYPERPLAY WITH K-POP SUPERSTAR CL, ASEAN ACTS SLOT MACHINE, AFGAN AND THE SAM WILLOWS

Hyperplay has revealed its first wave of performers for MTV Spotlight @ Hyperplay today with South Korea’s superstar vocalist and rapper CL, Thailand’s leading rock band Slot Machine, Indonesian idol Afgan and Singapore’s favorite The Sam Willows. The two-day ticketed event will take place at the Singapore Indoor Stadium on Saturday, 4 August 2018 and Sunday, 5 August 2018.

May 2018

30 May

THE FIRST NICKELODEON SLIME CUP A HIT IN THE PHILIPPINES AS OVER 4,000 ATTENDEES PUT THEIR GAME FACE ON

The first Nickelodeon Slime Cup in the Philippines was a success, attracting over 4,000 kids and their families on 26 May. About 3,500 liters of Slime were produced for the Slimiest integrated sports festival, with Slime the main ingredient to a number of the sports-oriented activities set up for kids and their families to have fun. The event served to reinforce Nickelodeon’s long-standing commitment in encouraging kids and their families to have fun while keeping a healthy lifestyle.
24 May

PLATINUM PRODUCER MUSTARD AND GRAMMY AND GOLDEN GLOBE NOMINATED ARTIST NICK JONAS TO PERFORM “ANYWHERE”

SINGAPORE – 24 MAY, 2018 – Platinum producer Mustard and Grammy and Golden Globe nominated artist, Nick Jonas will perform the new single "Anywhere" for the first time in its entirety at the 2018 “MTV Movie & TV Awards”. The world premiere of the video debuted this week. Additionally, Chloe x Halle are set to take the stage for a medley of “The Kids Are Alright” and “Warrior” from their debut album. The network also announced “Black Panther’s” Michael B. Jordan; Seth Rogen and Kristen Be...
17 May

SCAREFEST TUESDAYS AWAIT WHEN “FEAR FACTOR” RETURNS WITH LUDACRIS

Hot on the heels of the success of the first season in Asia, “Fear Factor” returns with a brand new season of physical and psychological challenges on MTV that will push contestants to their limits like never before. Global superstar Ludacris will return to host and executive produce the show that’s filled with new stunts inspired by urban legends, popular scary movies and viral videos from today’s cultural zeitgeist. Fear Factor Season 2 airs on Tuesday, 22 May at 7pm (WIB), 8pm (SG), and ...
11 May

CHRIS PRATT HONORED WITH THE GENERATION AWARD AT THE 2018 “MTV MOVIE & TV AWARDS” HOSTED BY TIFFANY HADDISH

MTV announced today that Chris Pratt, one of Hollywood’s most renowned and sought-after actors, will be honored with the Generation Award during the 2018 “MTV Movie & TV Awards." Hosted by Tiffany Haddish, this year’s show will have its simulcast global premiere on MTV Asia on Tuesday, 19 June at 8am (WIB) and 9am (MY/SG/PH), with a same day primetime* encore at 7pm (WIB) and 8pm (MY/SG/PH).
04 May

“BLACK PANTHER” AND “STRANGER THINGS” LEAD NOMINATIONS FOR 2018 “MTV MOVIE & TV AWARDS” HOSTED BY TIFFANY HADDISH

MTV today announced the categories and nominees for the 2018 “MTV Movie & TV Awards”, hosted by actress, comedian and New York Times bestselling author, Tiffany Haddish. She is quickly establishing herself as one of the most sought-after actresses and comedic talents in television and film. She exploded onto the scene after her breakout performance in the blockbuster hit “Girls Trip”, recently released a New York Times bestselling book, The Last Black Unicorn, and late last year became the fi...

A-MAY-ZING FEMALE ADVENTURES AWAIT YOU ON NICKELODEON THIS MONTH!

This May, the spotlight is centered on the A-MAY-ZING female leads on Nickelodeon! We kick off with hairstylist extraordinaire Sunny in brand new animated series, Sunny Day where Sunny and friends celebrate individuality and girl power as they use creative problem-solving skills to tackle dilemmas that arise in their seaside town. Female empowerment also goes up a notch with new adventures with the fearless heir to the throne in Nella the Princess Knight and the whimsical twin genies in Shim...

April 2018

26 Apr

VIACOM INTERNATIONAL MEDIA NETWORKS TO DEBUT NICK JR. ON I-CABLE IN HONG KONG

Viacom International Media Networks (VIMN), a division of Viacom Inc. (NASDAQ: VIA, VIAB), today announced its broadened collaboration with Hong Kong Pay-TV operator, i-Cable to debut Nick Jr. linear channel on i-Cable’s platform in Hong Kong for the first time in the coming months. The existing collaboration with i-Cable already includes Comedy Central Asia and MTV China on their basic pack and Nickelodeon on their Kids pack.
25 Apr

VIACOM INTERNATIONAL MEDIA NETWORKS SEALS FIRST SOUTHEAST ASIA GAME COLLABORATION WITH GAME PUBLISHER GOGAME

Viacom International Media Networks (VIMN), a division of Viacom Inc. (NASDAQ: VIA, VIAB), today announced its first Southeast Asia game collaboration with mobile game publisher goGame. The Nickelodeon x goGame mobile game, which will be named at a later stage, is slated to launch in the third quarter of 2019. It will be the first game licensed to an Asian game developer that brings a family of Nickelodeon properties together.
24 Apr

VIACOM INTERNATIONAL MEDIA NETWORKS EXPANDS COLLABORATION WITH SOLAR ENTERTAINMENT TO DEBUT MTV CLASSIC IN THE PHILIPPINES

Viacom International Media Networks (VIMN), a division of Viacom Inc. (NASDAQ: VIA, VIAB), today announced its expanded collaboration with Solar Entertainment Corporation, content provider and television network, to debut MTV Classic in the Philippines. This marks the first time that the 24-hour music channel will be available in Asia. Effective 2 May, MTV Classic will be offered on AGILASAT – a joint venture TV satellite service between Solar and global satellite operator ABS that delivers p...

BELLATOR’S HEAVYWEIGHT WORLD GRAND PRIX CONTINUES WITH DREAM MATCHUP BETWEEN FEDOR EMELIANENKO AND FRANK MIR

The third opening round matchup in 2018’s Bellator Heavyweight World Grand Prix will feature the greatest heavyweight of all time Fedor Emelianenko (36-5, 1 NC) taking on former world champion Frank Mir (18-11) in Bellator’s return to Allstate Arena in Rosemont, Ill. on Saturday, April 28. The event will air live on Paramount Channel on 29 April, Sunday at 8am (TH), and 9am (MY), with a same day primetime repeat telecast at 9pm (TH) and 10pm (MY). It will also air on MTV Asia and MTVph in ...
16 Apr

BE BLOWN AWAY BY NEW TALENT COMPETITION “AMAZINGNESS” PREMIERING TUESDAY, 17 APRIL 2018

Get to know all about the amazing things that people are capable of as MTV Asia premieres “Amazingness” an irreverent and hilarious variety talent competition show hosted by reality TV star, producer and professional skateboarder, Rob Dyrdek! The star-studded panel of celebrity judges on the show include producer and writer, Eddie Huang, on-air personality, Krystal Bee, and Chris “Drama” Pfaff, founder of fast-growing youth apparel brand Young & Reckless.
13 Apr

RIOT GAMES AND MTV COLLABORATE FOR HYPERPLAY, THE 1ST INTEGRATED ASEAN ESPORTS AND MUSIC FESTIVAL

Riot Games and MTV announced today the introduction of Hyperplay, the first integrated ASEAN esports and music festival. Hyperplay is presented by the Singapore Ministry of Culture, Community and Youth (MCCY) and the National Youth Council (NYC) of Singapore, and will integrate the two biggest pop culture pillars of this generation, esports and music, into a weekend event on 4 and 5 August at the Singapore Indoor Stadium.
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