MTV Networks’ Nickelodeon Kids and Family Group will drop a cool $100 million into its online casual games venture, the Viacom business unit announced yesterday at the Casual Connect gaming conference in Seattle. “Across all of MTVN’s online sites, gaming is an important original genre and we are committed to delivering fresh content to our audiences in all of our demos,” said Cyma Zarghami, president of Nickelodeon Kids and Family Group. “Particularly in the kids’ space, with more than 86 percent of kids eight to 14 gaming online, we see great momentum for online casual gaming.”
Nickelodeon to Build $100M Online Arcade
Posted by: Chris Maxcer July 19, 2007 03:02 PMMTV Networks’ Nickelodeon Kids and Family Group will drop a cool $100 million into its online casual games venture, the Viacom business unit announced yesterday at the Casual Connect gaming conference in Seattle. “Across all of MTVN’s online sites, gaming is an important original genre and we are committed to delivering fresh content to our audiences in all of our demos,” said Cyma Zarghami, president of Nickelodeon Kids and Family Group. “Particularly in the kids’ space, with more than 86 percent of kids eight to 14 gaming online, we see great momentum for online casual gaming.”