Jules Borkent
Senior Director, Programming, Acquisitions & Development
Nickelodeon Europe

How many hours or slots do you program per year?
24 hours

What percentage or number of hours are commissioned vs. acquired? (Ie. 60% commissions/ 40% acquisitions)
30% acquired, 20 % commissions, 50% own product

What is the average amount for acquisitions and/or license fee?
Depends on genre and territory

What are you looking for right now?
All genres, pre-school, animation and comedy live action

How do you prefer to be pitched?
Have information about what is being pitched in advance, prior to a one on one meeting

What is your biggest pitch turnoff?
When people have no idea what the brand is about and pitch inappropriate shows

What is your market circuit?
Pan European