During Tuesday’s Morning trade, Shares of Viacom, Inc. (NASDAQ:VIAB), gained 0.04% to $50.87.
Nickelodeon has named Chris Viscardi, co-creator of the kids’ classic The Adventures of Pete and Pete, to the newly created role of Senior Vice President, Content Development, Nickelodeon Franchise Properties. Viscardi will oversee the creative strategies for the network’s key franchises, counting Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, SpongeBob Square Pants and Dora the Explorer; and mine the network’s rich library of original series to re imagine and develop select shows for recently’s audiences. Additionally, he will work closely with other Viacom divisions like Paramount Pictures to explore partnership opportunities for Nick. Viscardi will be based in Nickelodeon’s Burbank, Calif. headquarters, reporting to Russell Hicks, President, Content Development and Production, Nickelodeon Group.
First up for Viscardi is the development of a Hey Arnold! original TV movie, with the beloved series’ original creator Craig Bartlett returning as writer and executive producer. The new TV movie will feature a storyline that picks up from where the original series ended in 2004 and will resolve unanswered questions and plotlines-counting Arnold finally getting answers about the whereabouts of his missing parents.
“Chris is a creator who innately understands the Nickelodeon DNA and our audience because of his long history with us,” said Hicks. “As someone who has worked on two generations of Nickelodeon hit shows, Chris is the perfect person to manage our most important franchises and re imagine stories and characters from our library for recently’s kids and for the Millennial generation who grew up on them. It’s also incredibly exciting to pair Chris with another master storyteller, Craig Bartlett, to bring our iconic Hey Arnold! back to life in a new, modern way.”
Viacom, Inc. operates as an entertainment content company in the United States and internationally. The company creates television programs, motion pictures, short-form content, applications, games, consumer products, social media, and other entertainment content.
Shares of Time Warner Inc (NYSE:TWX), declined -0.04% to $70.49, during its current trading session.
Time Warner, declared that its Chairman & Chief Executive Officer Jeff Bewkes will take part in the UBS 43rd Annual Global Media and Communications Conference on Tuesday, December 8, 2015, in New York, NY.
Time Warner Inc. operates as a media and entertainment company in the United States and internationally. It operates through three segments: Turner, Home Box Office, and Warner Bros. The Turner segment owns and operates a portfolio of cable television networks and related properties that offer entertainment, sports, kids, and news programming on television and digital platforms for consumers.
Finally, Shares of Agilent Technologies Inc (NYSE:A), gained 1.45%, and is now trading at $40.61.
Agilent Technologies Inc. (NYSE:A) recently declared that its board of directors has raised the company’s quarterly dividend to 11.5 cents per share of common stock. The dividend will be paid on Jan. 27, 2016, to all shareholders of record as of the close of business on Jan. 5, 2016.
The timing and amounts of future dividends are subject to determination and approval by Agilent’s board.
Agilent Technologies, Inc. provides bio-analytical solutions and services to the life sciences, diagnostics and genomics, chemical analysis, communications, and electronics industries worldwide.