Are You in on the Secret? Nicktoons Network Launches Second Season of The Secret Show with New On-Air Game "Summer Marathon Mission" on Sunday, July 1

Business Wire, June 12, 2007

Season Two Kicks Off With a Four-Hour Marathon at 4:00 PM (ET) To Be Followed By the Premiere of Season Two at 8:00 PM

NEW YORK -- Nicktoons Network is bringing back TV's best kept "secret" for a second season of secret people doing secret things and those Fluffy Bunnies, it was announced today by Keith Dawkins, Vice President and General Manager, Nicktoons Network. The network will unveil 13 new half-hour episodes of the popular series beginning Sunday, July 1 at 8:00 p.m. (ET) along with the new on-air game entitled "Summer Marathon Mission." Additionally, viewers can catch up on the first season of The Secret Show with a four-hour marathon airing from 4:00 - 8:00 p.m. (ET). New episodes of The Secret Show, a fast-paced, animated secret agent series from the BBC and Collingwood O'Hare Entertainment, will air Sundays at 8:00 p.m. (ET) with encores Fridays and Saturdays at 8:00 p.m. (ET) during the "Three Headed Monster" programming block.

Viewers are able to participate in the super secret agent fun with the "Summer Marathon Mission" on-air game that will be incorporated into the second season of the series. Each episode of The Secret Show features layers of hidden surprises to be discovered - the challenge is to find them all. The hidden secrets will be revealed on-air throughout the summer on Nicktoons Network.

"We are thrilled to have The Secret Show return to Nicktoons Network for a second season," said Dawkins. "We hope our viewers will have fun interacting with the show by participating as secret agents searching for the hidden clues in every episode."

Annette Banham, Marketing Director, Children's for BBC Worldwide, says "we are very excited about Nicktoons ongoing commitment to 'The Secret Show' as the audience for the show continues to build."

In part one of the season premiere, "Impostor Attack," Victor and Anita travel deep underground into the lair of the Impostors, only to discover that Professor Professor is already there, and that an Impostor Professor Professor has sent them into a trap. Can they work out who's who and who wants what in time to save the world?

"Secret Spider" crawls into the second part of the premiere episode as a tiny insect who comes to the aid of U.Z.Z. to help save the planet, when the seemingly unstoppable The Impostors attempt to create a new Ice Age with ice explosions around the globe.

BBC Worldwide owns the global cross-media rights for The Secret Show, including program distribution, merchandising and DVD rights. The BBC will present The Secret Show at Licensing Show International 2007 at New York's Jacob Javits Convention Center this month for the first time, where there will be more humorous contests, prizes, disguises and aliases each day on June 19 and 20, in BBC's booth #3441, as well as in the booth of the BBC's licensing agent, Dimensional Branding Group, #3473.

BBC Worldwide Limited is the main commercial arm and a wholly owned subsidiary of the British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC). The company exists to maximize the value of the BBC's assets for the benefit of the license payer and invest in public service programming in return for rights. The company has seven core businesses: Global Channels, Global TV Sales, Magazines, Content & Production, Home Entertainment, Children's and Digital Media. In 2005/06, BBC Worldwide generated profits of PS89 million on sales of PS784 million.

Collingwood O'Hare Entertainment Ltd is one of Europe's leading producers for children's entertainment. Established in 1988 by Tony Collingwood (Writer/Director) and Christopher O'Hare (MD/Producer) the company has earned a prestigious international reputation for award-winning, high-quality animated series, specials and television features. This year Collingwood O'Hare Entertainment first series of Gordon The Garden Gnome premiered on CBeebies/CBBC, starring much loved TV personality Alan Titchmarsh. In 2001, 2002 and 2004 Collingwood O'Hare won BAFTA Awards for Best Pre-School Animation for Animal Stories, Eddy & The Bear and Yoko! Jakamoko! Toto! respectively. COE's other production credits include their multi-award winning debut film Rarg, Emmy nominated/CableACE winner Dr. Seuss's Daisy-Head Mayzie, BAFTA nominated Dennis & Gnasher from The Beano, The Magic Key, Oscar's Orchestra, Pond Life and The King's Beard. http://www.collingwoodohare.com

Nicktoons Network is the fastest growing kids' network* and offers a 24-hour schedule featuring programming such as the Nicktoons Network Animation Festival, Skyland, Kappa Mikey, Thumb Wrestling Federation, The Secret Show and Martin Mystery, as well as a roster of hits that have defined kids' and animation lovers' TV, including Avatar: The Last Airbender, Invader Zim, Danny Phantom, SpongeBob SquarePants, The Fairly OddParents and The Adventures of Jimmy Neutron, Boy Genius. Nicktoons Network is a part of the MTV Networks expanded suite of channels available for digital distribution. The new channels include MTV Hits, MTV Jams, Nicktoons Network and VH1 Mega Hits, expanding and strengthening MTV Networks' digital offerings to thirteen services.