Noah Munck (iCarly’s Gibby) and The Sopranos’ Steve Schirripa star in the original kids TV movie Nicky Deuce, produced by Nickelodeon, R&R Productions and MarVista Entertainment, premiering on Monday, May 27, at 8 p.m. ET/PT on YTV. Based on the same-titled popular children’s book by Schirripa and Charles Fleming, the movie also features comedic cameos from Sopranosstars James Gandolfini, Michael Imperioli, Vincent Curatola and Tony Sirico, along with a guest appearance by Rita Moreno. The 90-minute movie special was filmed in Montreal last summer. Read More

Corus Entertainment is pleased to congratulate Canadian screenwriters for their achievements at the 17^th Annual Writers Guild of Canada (WGC) Screenwriting Awards ceremony, which took place on Monday, April 22 in downtown Toronto. Read More

This April and May, Corus Entertainment’s kid channels are making time to mention the special things that make mothers magnificent. YTV airs back-to-back episodes of Mother’s Day-themed shows, followed by family favouri te movies like Mrs. Doubtfire. Big Fun Movies presents the premiere of Nicky Deuce, based on Steve Schirripa’s (The Sopranos) book of the same name. The movie special reunites Schirippa with former Sopranos cast members when it debuts on Friday, May 31. Kids won’t want to miss the premieres of two lovable new series on Treehouse, Peter Rabbit, based on Beatrix Potter’s books, and Lalaloopsy, inspired by the famous doll. Read More

It’s a Japanese entertainment invasion! Leading content creator marblemedia, Canadian family broadcaster YTV, cable-channel multi-platform brand Disney XD and Canadian French language network VRAK TV have partnered to bring kids and families worldwide a crazy and colourful Japanese game show – JAPANIZI: Going, Going, Gong! Read More

Corus Entertainment’s YTV is sneak peeking four back-to-back episodes of Nelvana Studio’s new animated comedy series Oh No! It’s an Alien Invasion on Friday, March 29 beginning at 4 p.m. ET/PT in advance of its fall premiere. Click here to preview the show trailer. Read More

Today Tricon Films and Television and Corus Entertainment’s YTV announced that Canadian television personality Carlos Bustamante (YTV’s The Zone, Big Fun Movies) is taking on the role as host of The Next Star for the show’s sixth season set to air in July 2013. Carlos will be joining the cross-Canada audition tour with returning judges Keshia Chanté, Tara Oram, and Mark Spicoluk, to usher The Next Star’s new hopefuls from their first audition to finale. Read More

Corus Entertainment‘s YTV is pleased to announce that the network’s top-rated series The Next Star will be back for Season 6.  Hot on the heels of Season 5 winner Brooklyn’s popular single “Lemon & Lime,” The Next Star is anticipating another year of pop-star talent discovery. The series will premiere July 2013 on YTV and will follow the young finalists on their once-in-a-lifetime journey as they master their sound, style and stage presence. Read More

iCarly, the beloved hit comedy series will end its five-season run with an unforgettable hour-long iGoodbye series finale on YTVthis Saturday, December 1 at 8 p.m. (ET/PT).  Read More

YTV’s popular physical game show Splatalot is kicking off its second season (26 x 30’) on Saturday, November 3 at 6 p.m. ET/PTwith YTV’s Celebrity Splatdown, a one-hour special featuring an epic battle between the casts of Life with Boys and Mr. Young. YTV on-air personality Andy (Crunch) provides colour commentary as the roaming reporter, a.ka. “Man on the Moat” interviewing celebrity contestants during this hilarious, high adrenaline premiere. Fans can follow and live tweet with cast members using the #splatdown hashtag leading up to and during the 6 p.m. East Coast and West Coast telecasts.

Filmed for the first time in front of a live audience, each team will be competing and providing support on behalf of a charity. The Life with Boys team comprised of Torri Webster, Madison Pettis, Nathan McLeod, Michael Murphy and Jake Goodman will be competing on  behalf of  ONEXONE’s First Nations School Breakfast Programsand the Mr. Young team, including Brendan Meyer, Matreya Fedor, Gig Morton, Kurt Ostlund and Emily Tennant, will be competing on behalf of YMCA of Canada’s food programs.

Season 2 promises more spills and laughs than ever, with an expanded set, new splat-inducing obstacles and new Defenders. Each episode features a different group of thrill-seeking teen contestants, dubbed Attackers, competing in three hilarious rounds: Cross the Moat, Ditch the Dungeon and Capture the Crown. All six of the Defenders of Splatalot do their best to protect the castle from the Attackers – leaving only one in each episode to be crowned King or Queen of the kingdom.

Viewers can also look forward to more themed episodes this season including Teachers vs. Students, Parents vs. Kids and Night Assault. Matt Chin and Jason Agnew, return as co-hosts of the series.

Splatalot returns to its regular time slot at 6:30 p.m. ET/PT beginning Saturday, November 10.

The original series airs in over 120 countries worldwide including YTV in Canada (English), TELETOON in Canada (French), the CBBC in the U.K., ABC3 in Australia and on Nickelodeon in the U.S. To learn more, check out www.Splatalot.com.

Last night on YTV‘s top-rated series The Next Star, after introducing a wild card contestant to the mix, the judges had the difficult task of whittling down the talented pool of 13 finalists to six. Amer, Brooklyn, Darren, Grace, Issy and Ryan have been chosen as the Top 6 and will participate in an array of challenges that will help them master their original sound, style and stage presence. Read More