Read more Nickelodeon stories on Newserhttp://www.newser.com/taggrid/13726/nickelodeon.html2009 - Newseren-usNewser Feed GeneratorTue, 24 Nov 2009 11:21:26 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/64148/spongebob-at-10-still-fun-popular-and-inscrutable.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagSpongeBob SquarePants is 10 years old, and the “happy nonsense” of the show is “as popular as ever,” Alessandra Stanley writes in the New York Times . What’s more, the wacky, uncynical cartoon has managed to do it “without having disclosed any higher meaning to Bikini Bottom.” Sure, “adults have been...http://www.newser.com/story/64148/spongebob-at-10-still-fun-popular-and-inscrutable.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagSat, 11 Jul 2009 15:18:09 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/53511/relax-parents-tween-dora-still-wholesome.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagDora the Explorer is getting a tween update in a new doll, which trades her baby fat for a more girly, urban look, Hispanic Business reports. After concerns were sparked by a silhouette preview of the doll sporting a very short dress, parents can breathe a sigh of relief: the...http://www.newser.com/story/53511/relax-parents-tween-dora-still-wholesome.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagTue, 17 Mar 2009 14:52:01 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/53052/chris-brown-bails-on-kids-award-show.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagAmid growing protests over his inclusion in the Nickelodeon Kids' Choice Awards, Chris Brown has withdrawn from the event, TMZ reports. Just yesterday, the network defended Brown's right to contest his two nominations, but with the singer facing charges for allegedly beating Rihanna, parents groups were skeptical about the decision...http://www.newser.com/story/53052/chris-brown-bails-on-kids-award-show.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagWed, 11 Mar 2009 14:56:14 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/52948/nickelodeon-wont-pull-brown.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagNickelodeon says it won't pull Chris Brown from contention in its Kids' Choice Awards later this month, despite an onslaught of protests from angry parents, E! reports. "The kids who vote will ultimately decide who wins in the category," said the TV station. Parents stepped up protests with an online...http://www.newser.com/story/52948/nickelodeon-wont-pull-brown.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagTue, 10 Mar 2009 16:05:17 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/46790/time-warner-viacom-reach-zero-hour-deal.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThe countdown to the New Year was a frantic one for Viacom and Time Warner. The companies had set a midnight deadline in their tense negotiations to keep Viacom’s networks—which include MTV, Comedy Central, and Nickelodeon—on the massive cable provider. As the ball dropped, Viacom granted a 1-hour...http://www.newser.com/story/46790/time-warner-viacom-reach-zero-hour-deal.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThu, 01 Jan 2009 9:57:03 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/46674/sobbing-spongebob-joins-viacom-fee-dispute.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagViacom is enlisting some of its best-known kid cartoon characters in a contract renewal battle with Time Warner, the Wall Street Journal reports. Viacom wants higher fees from the cable carrier for its channels, which could disappear from Time Warner's service at midnight tonight if no new deal is reached....http://www.newser.com/story/46674/sobbing-spongebob-joins-viacom-fee-dispute.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagWed, 31 Dec 2008 5:29:39 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/33043/dont-expect-dora-at-your-kids-party.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagWant to book Elmo for your kid’s birthday party? Better expect “Big Red Tickle Monster” instead, the Wall Street Journal reports. Corporations that control the use of children’s entertainment characters are targeting costume-rental services that offer unauthorized versions of their cash cows, resulting in lawsuits, grotesque lookalikes, and disappointed kids.http://www.newser.com/story/33043/dont-expect-dora-at-your-kids-party.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagTue, 22 Jul 2008 15:48:34 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/31607/tween-star-shines-in-the-wackness.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagEx-Nickelodeon star Josh Peck shines in The Wackness , a dark comedy set in 1994 Manhattan. Jonathan Levine's coming-of-age film is “both darkly funny and life-affirming, in an offbeat and offhanded way,” writes Claudia Puig of USA Today . Peck as Luke, who’s selling pot out of an Italian ice cart, “shows...http://www.newser.com/story/31607/tween-star-shines-in-the-wackness.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagFri, 04 Jul 2008 11:53:33 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/31247/hairy-fad-boys-dig-long-locks.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagIn what could be a frightening nod to the '80s, more and more boys are growing their hair out. And while most deny pop culture inspired the barber boycott, long locks can be spotted on everyone from the Jonas Brothers to celebrity tots. Despite sometimes being mistaken for girls, notes...http://www.newser.com/story/31247/hairy-fad-boys-dig-long-locks.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagMon, 30 Jun 2008 7:09:00 CDT