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Nickelodeon, kajeet partner to offer mobile content for kids
 
Indiantelevision.com Team
(12 April 2007 8:04 pm)
 

MUMBAI: Nickelodeon and cell phone and wireless service provider kajeet have announced a strategic partnership to serve kid audiences through wireless content.

Nickelodeon is the first kid content provider for kajeet cell phones.

As part of the joint initiative, the kajeet service will offer customers a variety of mobile content from Nickelodeon (e.g., downloadable ringtones, wallpapers, and games of unique interest to kids) from hit Nickelodeon shows, including The Rugrats, The Fairly OddParents, The Adventures of Jimmy Neutron, Boy Genius and SpongeBob SquarePants. Advertising and promotional elements of the partnership include sponsorship of a number of Nickelodeon's big television events in the US.

"Mobile is an increasingly important platform to kids, and partnerships with kid-centric wireless service providers such as kajeet are at the core of Nickelodeon's multiple platform advertisers approach and strategy," said Jim Perry, EVP 360 Brand Sales for Nickelodeon and MTVN Kids and Family Group. "We are pleased to kick-off our relationship with kajeet by pairing them with the top property on kids' television right now -- SpongeBob SquarePants -- and the Friend or Foe? television event."

"More than one in four US tweens own a cell phone, and that number is expected to double in the next three years. Like Nickelodeon, kajeet is totally kid-centric and was created to bring together the world of communication, information and entertainment that today's technologically- agile kids want in the palms of their hands," said Daniel Neal, kajeet Founder and CEO. "We see the partnership with Nickelodeon as a spot on opportunity to introduce and share our commitment to kids, tweens and families."

To support the SpongeBob SquarePants Friend or Foe? television event, kajeet will be featured as the exclusive mobile content partner in on-air billboards and interstitials, and online banners. Promotional support will extend to online as well. In addition to the on-air exposure, kajeet and Nickelodeon will launch exclusive mobile content related to the episode. kajeet is the exclusive sponsor of "Trash Bash," the Friend or Foe? Game of the Week on Nick.com; and dudes.kajeet.com will offer kids and an exclusive power-up for the "Trash Bash" online game running through April 13.

 
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