An India-first for the kids' category: Nick HD+ to premiere the Nickelodeon Kids' Choice Awards within 12 hours of the USA telecast

Nickelodeon India has curated another category first experience for kids in India. The franchise’s latest offering Nick HD+, is set to elevate the entertainment experience for kids with a marquee international event ‘Nickelodeon Kids’ Choice Awards 2016’. The first entertainment HD channel in the kids’ category in India, Nick HD+ will create a new milestone with the telecast of the globally celebrated awards within just 12 hours of the US broadcast. The Nickelodeon Kids’ Choice Awards 2016, the only awards  show where every child’s vote counts, is all set to go on air on  March 13, 2016 at 7:00pm IST on Nick HD+.

The annual awards extravaganza is the most- awaited amongst kids and honours the year’s biggest television, music and movie acts voted by Nickelodeon viewers globally. This year, upping the entertainment quotient for kids will be the musical sensation and heartthrob Blake Shelton who will be the host for KCA 2016. This high octane awards show will also feature some enthralling entertainment acts, musical presentations, amidst appearances and performances by numerous celebrity icons like Taylor Swift, Chris Pratt and Little Mix. And that’s not all, kids will also witness and participate in celebs being SLIMED at the mega event.

Speaking on the awards, Nina Jaipuria, EVP & Business Head - Kids Cluster, Viacom18 said “Nick HD+ provides children with unmatched entertainment experiences through unparalleled content.  With the Kids Choice Awards exclusively premiering on Nick HD+ just within 12 hours of the US telecast and along with the rest of the world, the channel is going to raise the bar in kids’ engagement in India”.

Nick HD+ offers an amalgamation of kids’ favorite “best of the best” content in cutting edge technology. Building on its high quality content for the kids segment in the country, the channel showcases a wide array of wonderful content - from the local chart busters like Motu Patlu and Pakdam Pakdai to the evergreen favorite like Ninja Hattori to the international heavy weights like Shaun the Sheep, Dora the Explorer, SpongeBob Square Pants and Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles. With the launch of the Nick HD+ channel, kids in India can now enjoy high definition animation content. The excitement does not end here, the channel also showcases a range of shows telecast exclusively on Nick HD+, giving viewers the chance to enjoy shows like Big Time Rush, Marvin Marvin, Kung Fu Panda and Zack and Quack.

Adding to the Nick HD+ enthralling entertainment line-up is the highly celebrated NICKELODEON KIDS’ CHOICE AWARDS 2016 all set to be telecast on March 13, 2016 at 7:00 pm.

Nick HD+ is available on Tata Sky (Channel No.611), Dish TV(Channel No.63), Videocon D2H (Channel No. 950), Airtel Digital TV (Channel No. 369) and also on leading cable operators like Icncl, Manthan, JPR, Star Digital, Siti & Fastway Punjab.