Monday, January 26, 2015

Australian SVoD Service Presto TV Acquires Rights To Raft Of Nickelodeon Programming

The children's entertainment and media news website Kidscreen is reporting the exciting Nickelodeon International News that Presto TV, the new subscription video-on-demand (SVOD) service launched on Thursday 15th January 2015 by Foxtel and Seven West Media in Australia, has acquired the rights to a raft of Nickelodeon Programming!


Geared towards kids of all ages, the Nickelodeon titles were part of the services' launch line-up. Like Presto Movies and Netflix, the new service offers unlimited ad-free streaming for a monthly subscription fee.

Nickelodeon shows available on the service at launch include "Dora the Explorer", "Go, Diego, Go!", "Bubble Guppies" "Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles" and "SpongeBob SquarePants". Presto has also picked up "My Little Pony: Friendship Is Magic" and "Transformers Prime" from Hasbro Studios, "Power Rangers Super Megaforce" and "Ninja Turtles: The Next Mutation" from Saban, and "Bo on the GO!", "Hurray for Huckle (Busytown Mysteries)", "Littlest Pet Shop", "Caillou", "Pound Puppies", "Yo Gabba Gabba!" and "Super Why" from DHX Media. Addition children's series available on the service include "Arthur", "Thomas And Friends" and "The Wiggles".

The deal comes after the Australian SVoD service Stan also bolstered its US content offering by striking a partnership with Viacom International Media Networks (VIMN) Australia & New Zealand! The multi-year, non-exclusive deal sees hundreds of hours of Viacom's hit shows becoming available on Stan, including children's, comedy, animation and reality series. Programming includes Nickelodeon's "SpongeBob SquarePants", "Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles" and "iCarly", Comedy Centrals "South Park", and MTV's reality TV hits "Teen Mom", "Geordie Shore", "The Hills" and "16 & Pregnant".
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