{"id":16096,"date":"2019-04-01T08:00:04","date_gmt":"2019-04-01T12:00:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dev2.worldscreen.com\/tvkids\/worldscreen.com\/"},"modified":"2019-04-01T08:30:02","modified_gmt":"2019-04-01T12:30:02","slug":"nickelodeon-acquires-sparkler-for-noggin-hires-sparkler-co-founder","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/worldscreen.com\/tvkids\/nickelodeon-acquires-sparkler-for-noggin-hires-sparkler-co-founder\/","title":{"rendered":"Nickelodeon Acquires Sparkler for Noggin"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Nickelodeon is bolstering Noggin, its ad-free video subscription service for preschoolers, with the acquisition of Sparkler, the co-founder of which is set to join the company in an executive role.<\/p>\n<p>An early childhood learning technology platform, Sparkler measures child development and delivers personalized content and coaching to parents to improve child outcomes.\u00a0Its technology will be integrated into Noggin, which currently has a library of educational content with more than 1,500 full-length episodes, short-form videos, Spanish-language videos and music videos for preschoolers. The Sparkler integration will help parents support their children\u2019s growth and development via playable content and experiences with personalized features that track their progress.<\/p>\n<p>Noggin is currently available for iPad, iPhone, Apple TV, Android, Fire tablet and Roku devices, and on Amazon\u2019s Prime Video Channels and The Roku Channel.\u00a0 Its catalog features more than 30 series, including <em>PAW Patrol<\/em>,\u00a0<em>Blaze and the Monster Machines<\/em>,\u00a0<em>Peppa Pig<\/em>, <em>Bubble Guppies<\/em>, <em>Dora the Explorer<\/em>,\u00a0<em>Blue\u2019s Clues<\/em>,\u00a0<em>Team Umizoomi<\/em>\u00a0and\u00a0<em>Yo Gabba Gabba!.<\/em><\/p>\n<p>Nickelodeon has hired Sparkler co-founder Kristen Kane to be Noggin\u2019s executive VP. In her new role, Kane will oversee the integration of Sparkler and drive Noggin\u2019s strategy and next phase of development as an educational digital platform.\u00a0She will report to Nickelodeon President Brian Robbins.\u00a0Kane\u2019s previous experience includes being the founding COO of Amplify and serving as COO of the New York City Department of Education in the Bloomberg administration.<\/p>\n<p>Robbins said: \u201cPairing Sparkler\u2019s capabilities with our curriculum-driven content will fully transform Noggin into a premier interactive learning destination for preschoolers and their families. Kristen brings extensive experience in the education and technology space, and she will help drive Noggin\u2019s growth with an increased focus on delivering even greater value to our direct-to-consumer service.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Nickelodeon is bolstering Noggin, its ad-free video subscription service for preschoolers, with the acquisition of Sparkler, the co-founder of which is set to join the company in an executive role.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1033,"featured_media":16097,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"pmpro_default_level":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[21],"tags":[4450,96,1795,4451],"class_list":["post-16096","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","","category-top-stories","tag-kristen-kane","tag-nickelodeon","tag-noggin","tag-sparkler","pmpro-has-access"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v21.7 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>Nickelodeon Acquires Sparkler for Noggin - TVKIDS<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/worldscreen.com\/tvkids\/nickelodeon-acquires-sparkler-for-noggin-hires-sparkler-co-founder\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Nickelodeon Acquires Sparkler for Noggin - TVKIDS\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"Nickelodeon is bolstering Noggin, its ad-free video subscription service for preschoolers, with the acquisition of Sparkler, the co-founder of which is set to join the company in an executive role.\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/worldscreen.com\/tvkids\/nickelodeon-acquires-sparkler-for-noggin-hires-sparkler-co-founder\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"TVKIDS\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:published_time\" content=\"2019-04-01T12:00:04+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:modified_time\" content=\"2019-04-01T12:30:02+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:image\" content=\"https:\/\/worldscreen.com\/tvkids\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2017\/07\/noggin-app-icon-0319.jpg\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:width\" content=\"600\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:height\" content=\"450\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:type\" content=\"image\/jpeg\" \/>\n<meta name=\"author\" content=\"Chelsea Regan\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:label1\" content=\"Written by\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data1\" content=\"Chelsea Regan\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:label2\" content=\"Est. reading time\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data2\" content=\"1 minute\" \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\/\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"WebPage\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/worldscreen.com\/tvkids\/nickelodeon-acquires-sparkler-for-noggin-hires-sparkler-co-founder\/\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/worldscreen.com\/tvkids\/nickelodeon-acquires-sparkler-for-noggin-hires-sparkler-co-founder\/\",\"name\":\"Nickelodeon Acquires Sparkler for Noggin - TVKIDS\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/worldscreen.com\/tvkids\/#website\"},\"datePublished\":\"2019-04-01T12:00:04+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2019-04-01T12:30:02+00:00\",\"author\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/worldscreen.com\/tvkids\/#\/schema\/person\/2a2c6d8fb3c7c8b4220b8877ecffb79a\"},\"breadcrumb\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/worldscreen.com\/tvkids\/nickelodeon-acquires-sparkler-for-noggin-hires-sparkler-co-founder\/#breadcrumb\"},\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"ReadAction\",\"target\":[\"https:\/\/worldscreen.com\/tvkids\/nickelodeon-acquires-sparkler-for-noggin-hires-sparkler-co-founder\/\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"BreadcrumbList\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/worldscreen.com\/tvkids\/nickelodeon-acquires-sparkler-for-noggin-hires-sparkler-co-founder\/#breadcrumb\",\"itemListElement\":[{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":1,\"name\":\"Home\",\"item\":\"https:\/\/worldscreen.com\/tvkids\/\"},{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":2,\"name\":\"Nickelodeon Acquires Sparkler for Noggin\"}]},{\"@type\":\"WebSite\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/worldscreen.com\/tvkids\/#website\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/worldscreen.com\/tvkids\/\",\"name\":\"TVKIDS\",\"description\":\"\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"SearchAction\",\"target\":{\"@type\":\"EntryPoint\",\"urlTemplate\":\"https:\/\/worldscreen.com\/tvkids\/?s={search_term_string}\"},\"query-input\":\"required name=search_term_string\"}],\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\"},{\"@type\":\"Person\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/worldscreen.com\/tvkids\/#\/schema\/person\/2a2c6d8fb3c7c8b4220b8877ecffb79a\",\"name\":\"Chelsea Regan\",\"description\":\"Chelsea Regan is the managing editor of World Screen. 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