Titan Comics Partners With LEGO For Special LEGO Themed Issue Of SpongeBob SquarePants Magazine

The licensing industry news website Licensing.biz is reporting the "SpongeBob SquarePants" news in the following article that Titan Comics and LEGO have teamed to create a special LEGO themed edition of "SpongeBob SquarePants Magazine"!

The issue, #125 (April 2013), is currently available to buy in stores across the UK now and comes with a free LEGO SpongeBob SquarePants keyring (picture below) and special SpongeBob stickers. The April 2013 issue of SpongeBob magazine also features tons of April fun, including the BEST EVER April Fool's Day jokes, featuring instructions on how to make your very own prank popcorn, the SpongeBob comic strip story 'The Cent of Money', in which Mr. Krabs discovers a whole new way to make money (Gary!), and a Squidward's deliciously difficult dilemmas puzzle, where Bikini Bottom's grumpiest resident tests your brain power. Also in issue #125: Make SpongeBob and Patrick popcorn holders; a competition to win the entire LEGO SpongeBob range; double sided SpongeBob pull-out poster; cut out and keep SpongeBob Easter cards; Arty Pants: art that is in no way pants!; and Fan photos! You can find out more information about Titan Comics' SpongeBob Magazine on the monthly magazine's official website, www.titanmagazines.com/spongebob/:

SpongeBob LEGO limited edition magazine launches

Themed issue offers SpongeBob key ring and the chance to win the LEGO SpongeBob range.


Titan Comics' SpongeBob Magazine and LEGO have joined forces to create a special LEGO SpongeBob themed edition.

The issue, in stores now, comes with a free LEGO SpongeBob keyring.

The children's magazine also contains a LEGO SpongeBob pull-out poster, puzzles and the chance to win the complete LEGO SpongeBob range.

Established in 1995 as a division of Titan Publishing Group Ltd, Titan Magazines produce officially licensed movie and TV tie-in magazines and comics.

The SpongeBob property is one of between 30 and 40 licensed brands Titan publishes each month.

SpongeBob SquarePants airs weeday mornings at 8.30am and weekends at 4pm on Nickelodeon, and throughout the day on Nicktoons.

For more information visit www.titanmagazines.com/spongebob/

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Nickelodeon UK Tops Kids Channels Ratings With The UK Debut Of The Nickelodeon 2013 Kids' Choice Awards

Nickelodeon UK and Ireland has announced in the following Press Release the very exciting Nick UK News that the UK debut of the star-studded and slime-filled Nickelodeon's 2013 Kids' Choice Awards was the #1 rating broadcast across all kids' channels on Sunday 24th March. The premiere of the annual awards show, this year hosted by actor and the biggest kid in Hollywood, Josh Duhamel, garnered an average audience of 269,400 individuals including 187,700 kids aged 4-15, a 43% increase on last year's audience-winning viewership.

The #1 broadcast on Nickelodeon this year, the 2013 Kids' Choice Awards aired 6:00-7:30pm on Sunday, with viewership peaking at 220,200 kids.* The Awards preshow, the Kids' Choice Awards Countdown, which aired at 5:30pm and was hosted by Nickelodeon and "House of Anubis" Stars Brad Kavanagh and Alexandra Shipp, who play Fabian Rutter and KT Rush, respectively, on Nickelodeon's hit mystery drama series, HoA, with guest correspondent Daniella Monet from the hit Nickelodeon comedy series "Victorious", who captured all the orange carpet activities and behind-the-scenes action from the 2013 KCA's, also won its broadcast slot with an average audience of 124,800 kids 4-15 (189,100 individuals).

Nickelodeon's 2013 Kids’ Choice Awards took place at the Galen Center at USC in Los Angeles where kids honoured their favourites from the worlds of film, music, sports and television. This year, a record-breaking 387 million votes were cast around the world in the 22 international categories. Winners of Nickelodeon's coveted Orange blimps include the popular Nickelodeon mystery drama series "House of Anubis", who won Favourite UK TV Show, UK Pop Stars One Direction, who won "Favourite UK Band", Olympic Diver Tom Daley, who won "Favourite UK Sports Star", as well as actors Johnny Depp (Favourite Movie Actor) and Kristen Stewart (Favourite Movie Actress). A full list of Nickelodeon's 26th Annual Kids' Choice Awards winners is available here on NickALive!.

You can also find the dates and times of when Nick UK will be giving repeat airings of the 2013 Kids' Choice Awards here on NickALive!.

* All viewership figures and comparisons for live and same day timeshift only. Source: BARB/ All homes/ Nickelodeon/ K4-15/K4-14/Ind 4+(includes live data):

NICKELODEON TOPS KIDS CHANNELS WITH 2013 KIDS’ CHOICE AWARDS

London, 25th March, 2013— The UK Sunday broadcast of the star-studded and slime-filled Nickelodeon’s 2013 Kids’ Choice Awards was the #1 rating broadcast across all kids’ channels on Sunday 24th March. The premiere of the annual awards show, this year hosted by actor Josh Duhamel, garnered an average audience of 269,400 individuals including 187,700 kids aged 4-15, a 43% increase on last year’s audience-winning viewership.

The #1 broadcast on Nickelodeon this year, the 2013 Kids’ Choice Awards aired 6:00-7:30pm on Sunday, with viewership peaking at 220,200 kids.* The Awards preshow which aired at 5:30pm also won its broadcast slot with an average audience of 124,800 kids 4-15 (189,100 individuals).

Nickelodeon’s 2013 Kids’ Choice Awards took place at the Galen Center at USC in Los Angeles where kids honoured their favourites from the worlds of film, music, sports and television. This year, a record-breaking 387 million votes were cast around the world in the 22 international categories. Winners included UK Pop Stars One Direction, Olympic Diver Tom Daley as well as actors Johnny Depp and Kristen Stewart. A full list of winners is available at http://kca.nick.co.uk.

Additional celebrity participants included Steve Carell, Kristen Wiig, Jaden Smith, Lucy Hale, Miranda Cosgrove, Big Time Rush, Cory Monteith, Jennette McCurdy, Ariana Grande, Sofia Grace and Rosie, Gabby Douglas, Ashley Tisdale, Lucas Cruikshank, Scott Baio and many others. Multi-talented global superstars Pitbull, featuring Grammy Award-winning vocalist Christina Aguilera and Ke$ha took part in live performances at the event.

Nickelodeon's 2013 Kids' Choice Awards will be seen in more than 350 million households around the world and will be translated in to more than 25 languages. Within hours of airing live in the United States and Canada, the show has rolled out internationally, providing kids around the world the opportunity to tune into their local Nickelodeon channel to enjoy the show. Voting for the Nickelodeon's 26th Annual Kids' Choice Awards has spanned over six continents across 15 localized voting sites, giving kids practically everywhere the chance to decide who takes home a coveted blimp. Ratings for the 2012 Kids’ Choice Awards were up double-digits year over year internationally, and the show was rated number-one in its timeslot among kids’ channels in key international markets, including the UK, Italy, Spain, Mexico, Singapore and more.

Presenting international sponsor for the Nickelodeon's Kids' Choice Awards 2013 is DreamWorks' The Croods.

Nickelodeon’s 26thAnnual Kids’ Choice Awards is being produced by Nickelodeon Productions in association with Bob Bain Productions. Bob Bain, Marjorie Cohn and Paula Kaplan are Executive Producers.

Nickelodeon is the number one commercial kids TV network in the UK. Launched in 1993, it comprises seven dedicated entertainment channels for kids aged 4-15: Nickelodeon, Nickelodeon HD, Nick +1, Nicktoons, Nick Jr., Nick Jr. +1 and Nick Jr. 2. The Nickelodeon network now reaches more than 10 million viewers a month and is available in 14 million cable and satellite homes. The company has built a diverse multi-platform business by putting kids first in everything it does and includes critically-acclaimed and hugely-popular television programming from the UK and around the world, plus consumer products, online, events, recreation and feature films.

* All viewership figures and comparisons for live and same day timeshift only. Source: BARB/ All homes/ Nickelodeon/ K4-15/K4-14/Ind 4+(includes live data)

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Nickelodeon Kids' Choice Awards notches up record audience

Show was number one rating broadcast across all kids channels in UK on March 24th.

The UK Sunday broadcast of Nickelodeon's 2013 Kids' Choice Awards was the number one rating show across all kids' channels.

The premiere of the annual awards show - hosted by actor Josh Duhamel - gained an average audience of 269,400 individuals, including 187,700 kids aged four to 15. This was a 43 per cent increase on last year's viewership.

The number one broadcast on Nickelodeon this year, the 2013 show aired from 6pm to 7.30pm on Sunday March 24th, with viewership peaking at 220,200 kids. The Awards pre-show, which aired at 5.30pm, also won it broadcast slot with an average audience of 124,800 four to 15 year olds (189,100 individuals).

Winners included One Direction, Tom Daley, Johnny Depp and Kristen Stewart.

Nickelodeon's 2013 Kids' Choice Awards will be seen in more than 350 million households around the world and will be translated into more than 25 languages.

The international sponsor of the event was new DreamWorks' movie, The Croods.

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Nick Jr. UK To Start To Show Brand New Interstitial Series "The Go!Go!Go! Show" From Monday 1st April 2013

Nick Jr. UK and Ireland has announced in a post on their official Facebook profile page, facebook.com/NickJrUK, the exciting Nick Junior news that Nickelodeon UK and Eire's preschool channel, Nick Jr. Channel UK and Ireland, will start to premiere and show their brand new short form series 'The Go!Go!Go! Show' everyday at 7.00am and 8.00am (repeated at 8am and 9am on Nick Jr. UK's plus-one (+1) timeshift channel, Nick Jr.+1) from Monday 1st April 2013, as part of "April on Nick Jr. UK 2013"! Nick Jnr UK also posted a exclusive photograph of "The Go!Go!Go! Show" cast member Gemma Naylor as part of their Facebook post:

Meet Gemma from Nick Jr.'s brand new Go!Go!Go! band in 7 days! She's bubbly, blonde & never stops smiling!

Catch their debut on the 1st April at 7am & 8am on Nick Jr.
#GoGoGoNickJr

In reply to Nick Jr. UK's Facebook post, Fluffalope, a sock stealing member of the action packed family musical for kids, "The Go!Go!Go! Show", posted a special message on Nick Jr. UK's Facebook Wall:

I love her socks!

Each of the ten 3-minute episodes features the hit family musical act "The Go!Go!Go! Show". Starring the core cast members including the sock-snarfing Fluffalope, the bespoke shorts will feature follow-along dance routines and original music written by UK pop supremos Mike Stock and Steve Crosby. Acting not only as on-channel continuity, the series will also be a vibrant live-action representation of the Nick Jr. brand.

The Go!Go!Go! Show, launched in 2010, has received outstanding reviews and to date has completed over 100 live performances in London's West End and on tour around Britain. The show features a cast of six: Carl, Gemma, Jade, Holly, Steve, the inquisitive Mr. Baffled and Fluffalope performing a unique and interactive mix of pop music, dance and comedy. The live show experience has been translated to create specific content for Nick Jr. to encourage audience interaction and physical movement. With songs incorporating themes such as fitness, friendship and healthy eating, the Go! Go! Go! interstitial spots will cover all of the Nick Jr. day parts, changing from lively morning songs to calming before bedtime segments. Embedded into the continuity of the Nick Jr. schedule, the Go! Go! Go! spots will announce upcoming programming as well as providing a human face for the channel.

Directed by Nickelodeon UK's Director of Original Production, David Kangas, the interstitials have been produced by the Nickelodeon Creative Services team under Nick UK's Creative Director Peter Drake. As well as adapting existing The Go! Go! Go! Show content, Mike Stock and Steve Crosby have penned brand new songs for the Nick Jr. interstitials.

Nick Jr., with its sister channel Nick Jr. 2, it is the most popular commercial pre-school entertainment brand in cable and satellite homes. Launched in 1999, as the world's first channel dedicated to pre-school children, Nick Jr. broadcasts hit shows including "Dora the Explorer", "Peppa Pig", "Ben and Holly's Little Kingdom", "Bubble Guppies" and "Olive the Ostrich". In 2009 Nick Jr. won BAFTA Children's Channel of the Year. Viewers also have the opportunity to catch up with the schedule through Nick Jr. +1. Nick Jr. is available on Sky 615, Virgin 715, through BT Vision and TalkTalk channel 318.

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