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Van Court Named Senior VP at Nick and MTVN Kids and Family
World Screen News, NY - Oct 13, 2006 Van Court assumes the role formerly held by Kyra Reppen, who was recently named senior VP and general manager of Neopets, the Internet youth community that is

MTV Buys Quizilla Community Web Site
CRM Buyer - Oct 17, 2006 Quizilla will join the MTV Networks’ Kids and Family digital portfolio that also includes teen sites The-N.com and NeoPets.com.

Sierra Entertainment Partners With GameTrailers for ‘Show Us Your
International News Service, Australia - Oct 10, 2006 through its robust consumer products businesses and its more than 100 interactive properties worldwide, including GameTrailers.com, IFILM, Neopets, Xfire, Y2M

MTV Buys Teen Puzzle Site Quizilla 
DesignTechnica - Oct 16 12:17 PM
Viacom’s MTV Networks has bought teen puzzle and sharing site Quizilla to supplement the company’s Nickelodeon and family offerings.Save to My Web

Work & Family: When is a child too young to join MySpace? 
Pittsburgh Post-Gazette - Oct 19 11:22 AM
Kim Stewart, a Tuxedo, N.Y., mother of three, already has her hands full limiting her 15-year-old daughter’s avid use of MySpace.com to two hours a day. Now, she finds herself playing online cop with her 8- and 9-year-old daughters, too.Save to My Web

MTV Networks Buys Quizilla.com 
socalTech.com - Oct 16 9:24 AM
Viacom’s MTV Networks said this morning that it has acquired Los Angeles-based Quizilla.com, an online user-generated community that allows teenage authors to share quizzes, fiction, non-fiction, poetry, and other content, from Gorilla Nation. Financial terms were not disclosed. Quizilla…. (more)Save to My Web

Tragic Crash Pushes Ex-Blue Jay to Top of Yahoo! Canada Searches
CNW Telbec (Communiqu s de presse), Canada - Oct 18, 2006 2. Cory Lidle 3. Weather 4. Iran 5. NHL Top Overall Searches: 1. NHL 2. Weather 3. Fantasy hockey 4. UFC 5. Toronto Maple Leafs 6. WWE 7. Neopets 8. Dancing

Viacom Buys Gorilla Nation’s Quizilla
iMedia Connection, CA - Oct 16, 2006 MTV has acquired several teen-centric companies such as NeoPets.com and Harmonix Music Systems, a company that makes video music-oriented games.

Food execs court kids with ‘advergames’
Silicon Valley - The study did not include other popular Web sites that promote food, such as http://www.neopets.com In addition to playing games, kids can also watch special Internet-only commercials, such as “Webisodes” featuring Froot Loops’ Toucan Sam and Lucky

20 Smart Companies to Start Now
CNN Money - What he wants now: The next massively multiplayer online hit, whether it’s built around a core game like World of Warcraft or a virtual community like Neopets. “Anything,” Gurley says, “where people are entertained massively together.” Benchmark has

Whyville Adds Former Neopets SVP To Advisory Board 
socalTech.com - Oct 12 1:29 PM
Los Angeles-based Whyville, an online virtual world targeted at children and young teenagers, said Wednesday that it has named Jeff Snetiker, former Senior Vice President of Corporate Development and Strategic Planning for Neopets, to its board of advisors…. (more)Save to My Web

MTV Networks Nabs Quizilla 
MultiChannel News - Oct 16 1:50 PM
MTV Networks acquired Quizilla ( quizilla.com ), an online user-generated community of original teen authors ages 14 and older. Formerly owned by Gorilla Nation Media, the four-year-old Web site serves as a venue for fiction, nonfiction, poetry, polls and other content created by the authors.Save to My Web

PRESS RELEASE: Sierra Entertainment Partners With GameTrailers For ‘Show Us Your F.E.A.R.’ Contest 
gamesindustry.biz - Oct 10 10:32 AM
LOS ANGELES, CA (October 10, 2006) Sierra Entertainment, a division of Vivendi Games and GameTrailers, a division of Viacom Inc.s (NYSE: VIA, VIA.B) MTV Networks, today announced that they have partnered to bring the Show Us Your F.E.A.R. user-generated movie contest to F.E.A.R. fans everywhere.Save to My Web

Whyville Adds Former Neopets SVP To Advisory Board
socalTech.com, CA - Oct 12, 2006 teenagers, said Wednesday that it has named Jeff Snetiker, former Senior Vice President of Corporate Development and Strategic Planning for Neopets, to its

MTV Answers Quizilla With Purchase
Internet Financial News, KY - Oct 16, 2006 They have added NeoPets and The N.com to the MTV Network Kids and Family portfolio of sites, and Quizilla will be the latest to join that group.

MTV pens Quizilla acquisition
GameDAILY BIZ - Oct 16, 2006 It joins the MTVN Kids and Family Group digital portfolio that includes teen sites the-N.com and NeoPets.com as well as the recently acquired gaming sites

Execs & Accounts for October 11, 2006
ClickZ News, NY - Oct 12, 2006 She will report to Steve Youngwood, EVP of digital media for the group. She replaces Kyra Reppen, who now serves as SVP and GM of the group’s Neopets business.

MTV Networks Nabs Quizilla
IBC News (press release), CA - Oct 16, 2006 The site will join The N’s Web site (www.the-n.com http://www.the-n.com) and Neopets (www.neopets.com http://www.neopets.com) in the digital portfolio of MTVN

Virtual parenting poised for growth spurt
CNET News.com, CA - Oct 12, 2006 “Eccky” is the next step in an evolution of popular pet-simulation and community games like “The Sims,” “NeoPets” and “Tamagotchi,” which collectively have

MTV Networks Promotes Kevin Arrix to Senior Vice President, Digital Advertising 
[Press Release] PR Newswire via Yahoo! Finance - Oct 09 2:24 PM
MTV Networks , a division of Viacom Inc. , today announced that Kevin Arrix has been promoted to Senior Vice President, Digital Advertising Sales.Save to My Web

Florida business briefs 
Miami Herald - Oct 17 6:49 PM
Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke said Monday that bank regulators should search for ways to reduce regulatory burdens imposed on the financial system in the government’s efforts to battle terrorist financing and money laundering.Save to My Web

Food execs court kids with ‘advergames’
Silicon Valley - The study did not include other popular Web sites that promote food, such as http://www.neopets.com In addition to playing games, kids can also watch special Internet-only commercials, such as “Webisodes” featuring Froot Loops’ Toucan Sam and Lucky

MTV Networks buys Quizilla.com teen site
dmnews.com - It joins a clutch of MTVN-owned teen sites that include TheN.com and Neopets.com as well as August acquisitions Shockwave.com and AddictingGames.com. Nickelodeon last month introduced its first parent-focused online community at www.parentsconnect.com

MTV Buys Teen Property from Gorilla Nation
ADOTAS, NY - Oct 16, 2006 polls with other users. Quizilla will join other Nickelodeon web properties like The N.com and NeoPets.com. According to comScore

Viacom’s MTV Networks Acquires Gorilla Nation’s Quizilla.com for
Yahoo! News (press release) - Oct 16, 2006 top-five online destination for female teens and will join the MTVN Kids and Family digital portfolio that includes popular teen sites The-N.com and NeoPets.com