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NEW YORK, Oct 29, 2008 /PRNewswire-FirstCall via COMTEX News Network/ --
SpongeTech(R) Delivery Systems, Inc. (OTC Bulletin Board: SPNG) has partnered with Nickelodeon & Viacom Consumer Products (NVCP) to bring SpongeBob SquarePants from the television screen to bathtubs and beaches in the form of soap- and sunscreen-infused sponges for kids. This partnership for nationwide production and sales not only includes the beloved SpongeBob SquarePants which celebrates its tenth anniversary in 2009, but two other popular animated Nickelodeon characters, Dora the Explorer, and Go, Diego, Go!.
SpongeTech(R)'s take on the lovable sea-dweller from Bikini Bottom will be available at mass market retail, drug, convenience, and specialty stores, online and e-tailers beginning third quarter 2009. Since its 1999 debut, SpongeBob SquarePants has become one of basic cable's most popular animated series with an estimated seventy million viewers monthly.
"SpongeBob is one of the great icons in popular culture today," said SpongeTech(R)'s COO Steven Moskowitz. "We are incredibly excited about this partnership and see this as a natural fit and a wonderful opportunity to produce and market SpongeBob-branded SpongeTech(R) product."
Moskowitz concluded, "With the partnership in place, coupled with our strong sales force, parents and children around the county now have an even greater opportunity to be introduced to SpongeTech(R)'s superior product line."
For more information please contact Investor Relations at 1-877- SPONGE T or visit the company website at: www.spongetech.com .
About Nickelodeon
Nickelodeon, now in its 29th year, is the number-one entertainment brand for kids. It has built a diverse, global business by putting kids first in everything it does. The company includes television programming and production in the United States and around the world, plus consumer products, online, recreation, books, magazines and feature films. Nickelodeon's U.S. television network is seen in more than 96 million households and has been the number-one-rated basic cable network for 14 consecutive years. Nickelodeon and all related titles, characters and logos are trademarks of Viacom Inc. (NYSE: VIA, VIA.B)
About Nick Jr.
Nick Jr. is a specially designed programming block airing on Nickelodeon weekdays from 9:00 a.m. - 2:00 p.m. (ET/PT). Completely dedicated to preschoolers ages 2-5, Nick Jr.'s Emmy, Peabody and Parents' Choice
Award-winning programs are curriculum based, fun and commercial free. At Nick Jr., kids play to learn with innovative, original shows created just for them.
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