A development project for UK pop sensation One Direction, who will next collaborate with Nick when they perform live at Nickelodeon’s 2012 Kids’ Choice Awards in Los Angeles on March 31.

Nickelodeon is tapping into its past to help spark its future. The Viacom-owned kid-media juggernaut will revive Noggin — once a cable network for preschoolers that was changed to Nick Jr. in ...