Expanded Role for Nickelodeon Exec

NEW YORK, October 23:
Tanya Van Court, who has led Nickelodeon’s preschool and parents online
businesses, has been named to the expanded position of senior VP and general
manager of NOGGIN, ParentsConnect and NickJr.com.

Van Court’s current
responsibilities include leading NickJr.com (Playtime and Nick Jr. Parents),
broadband offerings Nick Jr. Video and Nick Jr. Parents TV, NOGGIN.com,
GoCityKids.com and ParentsConnect.com. In her expanded position, Van Court will
now oversee the day-to-day management of NOGGIN, spearheading all of its
marketing and creative efforts.

She will report to Sarah
Kirshbaum Levy, Nickelodeon Kids and Family Group's COO, for TV, and Steve
Youngwood, the executive VP of digital media, for her digital responsibilities.
Van Court joined Nickelodeon in 2006 as the senior VP of preschool and parents
online, and previously served as the VP of new-media products for ESPN.

"Tanya's wealth of
knowledge and experience in the preschool and parenting space, and her success
with our related online businesses, make her a natural to take on this expanded
role," said Levy. "We look forward to Tanya bringing this leadership
to her new role atop both our preschool and parenting TV and online
businesses."

Added Youngwood,
"Just as she has done within our digital portfolio, in this role she will
build and advance our position in the overall preschool and parenting space.
Under Tanya's direction, Nickjr.com has upheld and grown its status as the
number one preschool destination and ParentsConnect has become the go-to site
for moms and dads."

—By Kristin
Brzoznowski