Will he be the one that finally puts Spongebob to rest?>Ashley Kaplan, who had been co-running the animated studio with Botnick for the past four months, will become a consultant, working “on special projects through the end of the year.”>Back in November, three months after former CBS President and CEO Cheeks added oversight of Paramount cable brands such as MTV, Comedy Central, Nickelodeon and BET in his new role as Paramount’s Chair of TV Media, he unveiled leadership for most divisions.https://deadline.com/2026/04/nickelodeon-animation-studios-cbs-studios-alec-botnick-ashley-kaplan-1236786622/
>Botnick will now “oversee the animation studio and its evolution across digital, TV and streaming as we reimagine how we meet today’s kids and families,” Cheeks said. “Alec’s leadership will be essential in shaping our next phase as Nickelodeon reinvents how we reach preschoolers, starting where discovery happens first and evolving into a true cross-platform brand.”
>>153171133>His name is BotNickKEK
>>153171133>Will he be the one that finally puts Spongebob to rest?Why would he? SpongeBob is Paramount’s biggest moneymaker, and will probably outlive Nickelodeon at this point.
>Botnick>CheeksPack it up.
>>153171133>Will he be the one that finally puts Spongebob to rest?We all know Nickelodeon will die if they get rid of Spongebob
>>153171133Will he renew Wylde Pak?
>>153171133>Will he be the one that finally puts Spongebob to rest?No but CBS will work to revise certain episodes. Squidville will be rewritten to emphasize that Tentacle Acres has the right to exist and should be allowed to annex the Goo Lagoon Heights.
>>153171274Don't they have TMNT? They'll be fine.
>>153171133Apparently the article implies that they won't be part of their TV Network claws anymore and will operate like WB Animation does, does this mean that the NickToons treatment is finally over?
>>153171810How much could that really change?
>>153171133How does this affect their cartoons?
>>153171133>Botnick>Bot Nickheh
>>153171133Robotnik?
>>153171133Does he hate hedgehogs?
>>153171133I misread his name as Alec Baldwin at first
>>153171133So they're going to shift focus to preschooler entertainment.
>>153171810>Nickelodeon Animation Studios is now WBA 2.0.>Meaning The Loud House will end, It's mostly preschool slop and more SpongeBob spin-offs, and Danny Phantom will return in the form of a rigged Flash animated cartoon like with FOP season 10.>Plus, Rugrats re-reboot also done with rigs. That is all.Is it ironic that Paramount used to distribute pic rel's Famous Studios cartoons back then?
