Wednesday, April 24, 2013

Nickelodeon Star Carlos Pena, Jr. Hints That "Big Time Rush" Season 4 Will Be The Show's Final Season

All good things must come to an end sometime, and unfortunately, it looks like Nickelodeon's hit original musical comedy series "Big Time Rush" is no exception.

Carlos Pena, Jr., who portrays Carlos Garcia in the popular Nick show, has hinted in two Tweets (posts) on his official Twitter profile page (@TheCarlosPena) that BTR and Nickelodeon might not be making a fifth season of "Big Time Rush" ("Big Time Rush" season 5), stating that he had just filmed the last scene in the Big Time Crib forever. In his Tweets, Carlos also shared two exclusive photographs from the 'crib' studio set of the show, including one with the cast of "Big Time Rush" - Kendall Schmidt (Kendall Knight), James Maslow (James Diamond), Carlos Pena, Jr. (Carlos Garcia), Logan Henderson, (Logan Mitchell) and Ciara Bravo as Katie Knight:
Just filmed the last scene in the crib.. FOREVER!! http://instagram.com/p/Yf32iCiPX_/ - Wednesday 24th April 2013


Good bye crib. Thank you for 4 amazing years!! http://instagram.com/p/Yf4BZtiPYF/ - Wednesday 24th April 2013

In a Tweet posted on Monday 22nd April 2013, Carlos Pena, Jr. announced that the series/season 4 finale episode of "Big Time Rush" will be "epic"!:
Good morning! Today starts the last two weeks of filming Big Time Rush.. This finale will be epic! #May2nd #season4premiere - Monday 22nd April 2013.
Nickelodeon USA, also known as Nick, will start to debut brand new episodes from highly anticipated all-new fourth season ("Big Time Rush" season 4) of their hit original musical comedy series "Big Time Rush" from Thursday 2nd May 2013 at 8pm (ET/PT)!

It is currently unknown whether, after Nick's Big Time Rush TV show ends, the boys will stick together to continue as a band and release new songs or split up.

Nickelodeon UK Announces Plans To Start To Premiere More Brand New Episodes Of "Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles" From May 2013

The Nickelodeon UK Press Office has announced in a Tweet (post) on their official Twitter profile page (@NickelodeonUKPR) the exciting Nickelodeon UK News that Nickelodeon UK and Eire and Nickelodeon HD UK will start to premiere and show more brand new episodes of Nick's brand new CGI-animated "Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles" television series Saturday's at 9.30am (repeated at 10.30am on Nick UK's +1 (plus-one) timeshift channel, Nickelodeon +1) from Saturday 11th May 2013! Nick UK's press office also announced on their official Twitter feed that Nickelodeon's brand new global TMNT iOS app, "Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Rooftop Run", has skyrocketed to the number-one paid app spot in the UK iPad chart!
@NickelodeonUKPR: Our Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Rooftop Run app has skyrocketed to the number-one paid app in the UK iPad chart pic.twitter.com/c7HfLSWLND - Wednesday 24th April 2013

@MattEdwards83: High 5! Any idea when we're getting new episodes of the show? I've nothing to watch on Saturdays while I eat my CocoPops. - Wednesday 24th April 2013.
@NickelodeonUKPR: Yes you're in luck! New Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles episodes are back every Saturday at 9:30am from 11th May - Wednesday 24th April 2013.

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Nickelodeon Publishing Adds Brand New eBooks To Barnes & Noble's NOOK Store and Apple's iBookstore

Kidscreen's children's digital entertainment and media news column iKids is reporting the Nickelodeon News that Nickelodeon Publishing, the publishing arm of the world's number one kids' brand, will be adding several brand new eBook titles to Barnes & Noble's NOOK Store and Apple's iBookstore, including a Bubble Guppies title for the first time called "A Friend at the Zoo".

The new additions to NOOK and iBookstore bring the total number of Nickelodeon eBooks available on both platforms to 200 titles.

"Bubble Guppies: A Friend at the Zoo" sees the characters find a friend for a lonely rhino at the zoo. The Nick eBook is aimed at children ages three to seven.

Additional new titles include "SpongeBob SquarePants: SpongeBob Detective Pants in The Case of the Vanished Squirrel", "Dora the Explorer: Dora's Backpack" and the tween-skewing "Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Mutant Origins: Collection":
Nickelodeon adds eBook titles to Nook and iBookstore


New eBook titles from Nickelodeon Publishing are headed to Barnes & Noble’s NOOK Store and Apple’s iBookstore, including a Bubble Guppies title for the first time.

The new additions to NOOK and iBookstore bring the total number of Nickelodeon eBooks available on both platforms to 200 titles.

Bubble Guppies: A Friend at the Zoo sees the characters find a friend for a lonely rhino at the zoo. It’s aimed at kids ages three to seven.

Additional new titles include SpongeBob SquarePants: SpongeBob Detective Pants in The Case of the Vanished Squirrel, Dora the Explorer: Dora’s Backpack and the tween-skewing Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Mutant Origins: Collection.

Tags: Apple, Barnes & Noble, Bubble Guppies, eBooks, iBookstore, mobile, Nickelodeon, Nook

Nickelodeon's "Dora The Explorer LIVE! Search For The City Of Lost Toys" Musical Stage Show Tour To Perform At G Live In Guildford, Surrey, UK In May 2013

The British regional newspaper The Surrey Advertiser has announced in the following article from their official website, Get Surrey, that Nick Jr. megastar "Dora the Explorer" will be bringing her live musical stage show, "Dora The Explorer LIVE! Search For The City Of Lost Toys", to the G Live arts centre in Guildford, Surrey, England, UK, where Nickelodeon's preschool superstar will be holding performances of her live musical stage show between Friday 3rd May 2013 and Monday 6th May 2013, as part of the entertainment complex's Spring 2013 season of entertainment!:
Dora explores her way into Guildford



Dora the Explorer
Everyone’s favourite explorer is embarking on a live musical adventure and will be visiting G Live Guildford from Friday to Monday May 3 to 6 in Nickelodeon’s Dora the Explorer Live: Search for the City of Lost Toys.

Dora has lost her teddy bear Osito, and the search is on to retrieve him. With the help of the audience, Map, Backpack, Boots, Diego and their courageous friends, Dora uses her map-reading, counting, musical and language skills to successfully pass through the number pyramid and the mixed-up jungle to reach the City of Lost Toys. But watch out – you never know what that sneaky fox Swiper might be up to along the way!

Audience members will be encouraged to participate and join in the fun to help Dora and Boots on their adventure. Along the way you’ll hear well-known songs from the Dora the Explorer TV show as well as brand new songs created just for the stage show.

You will also have the chance to buy meet and greets with Dora so your little ones can meet their favourite TV character. Dora the Explorer fans will delight in this two act, song and dance spectacular that invites them to think, sing and play along.

Tickets costs £19 or £17 for adults; £17 or £15 for children and £65 or £55 for families. Meet & Greet tickets are £10 and parents go free. Call the box office on 0844 7701 797 or visit GLive.co.uk.

Discovery Shores Boracay In The Philippines To Host Special "Dora The Explorer: My First Trip to the Beach!" Weekend Event In May 2013

The Sun.Star, a English-language newspaper in the Philippines, is reporting the exciting news that, to celebrate summer, Nick Jr.'s preschool superstar Dora the Explorer and her best friend Boots will be visiting the Discovery Shores Boracay in the Philippines in May 2013 for a very special weekend called "Dora the Explorer, My First Trip to the Beach!", where, hosted by Discovery Shores Boracay, hotel guests can enjoy games, treats and wonderful surprises!

Upon their arrival, guests are welcomed with Dora ballers and pins that will entitle them to an entire weekend of beach exploration and surprises. Then, over the course of the weekend, children get to meet Dora and Boots who will take them on a beach adventure, with sand sculpting, a beach playground with an obstacle course, a funny tunnel and an inflatable pool, a scavenger's hunt and many more games and amazing prizes. Kids will also get to learn how to make crafty creations such as bracelet and necklace making, and designing their own Dora backpacks. There will also be a kiddie kitchen where guests can enjoy playing junior chefs and learn cupcake, sandwich, waffle and popcorn making, where they'll be given the chance to sell their delicious concoctions at the bake sale! And what kid doesn't love chocolates? As an added treat, there will also be a chocolate fondue fountain for all. Storytelling and other cool activities and surprises are in store the entire day. At the end of the weekend holiday, Dora will thank her new playmates with special treats and loot bags!

Discovery Shores Boracay's "Dora the Explorer: My First Trip to the Beach!" special is part of the hotels "Happy Summer Package":
Treat kids to a summer holiday with ‘Dora the Explorer’

SUMMER vacations are synonymous with family trips to the beach, and what better way to treat your children to a much-deserved summer break than to take them to a weekend play date at Discovery Shores Boracay's "Dora the Explorer, My First Trip to the Beach!"

From May 10 to 12, join Dora and Boots as they take their first trip to Boracay this summer. Book the "Happy Summer Package" of Discovery Shores Boracay for this special weekend and enjoy games, treats and wonderful surprises!



Take the kids to a weekend play date at Discovery Shores Boracay's "Dora the Explorer, My First Trip to the Beach!"

Upon their arrival, guests are welcomed with Dora ballers and pins that will entitle them to an entire weekend of beach exploration and surprises.

On May 10, from 3:30 p.m. onwards, children get to meet Dora and Boots who will take them on a beach adventure, with sand sculpting, a beach playground with an obstacle course, a funny tunnel and an inflatable pool, a scavenger's hunt and many more games and amazing prizes.

On May 11, from 9:30 a.m. onwards, they get to learn crafty creations such as bracelet and necklace making, and designing their own Dora backpacks, a kiddie kitchen where they can enjoy playing junior chefs and learn cupcake, sandwich, waffle and popcorn making, and they can even sell their concoctions at the bake sale!

And what kid doesn't love chocolates? As an added treat, there will also be a chocolate fondue fountain for all. Storytelling and other cool activities and surprises are in store the entire day.

On May 12, from 9 a.m. to 11 a.m., Dora thanks her playmates with special treats and loot bags.

The "Happy Summer Package" is available until June 15 at the special rate of P8,888 nett per person per night, inclusive of luxurious accommodations a Junior Suite, a complimentary buffet breakfast at Sands Restaurant, plus roundtrip boat and land transfers from the Boracay Airport in Caticlan.

Rates quoted are valid per person based on twin sharing and inclusive of service charge and applicable government taxes. Children aged seven and below are free-of-charge when sharing rooms with parents with no extra bed set-up required.

Advance reservations are required and are subject to availability at the time of reservation.

Make your child's trip to the beach an unforgettable experience to cherish forever. Come on, vamanos, everybody let's go!

For inquiries and reservations, contact Discovery Shores Boracay at (+63 2) 720.8888 / (63 36) 288.4500, email dsbrsvn@discovery.com.ph or visit discoveryhotels-resorts.com.

Discovery Suites, Discovery Country Suites Tagaytay, and Discovery Shores Boracay are owned and managed by The Discovery Leisure Company. (PR)

Lazerbuilt Acquires License To Manufacture And Sell Nickelodeon "Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles" Gaming Accessories In The UK, Ireland And Channel Islands

The British mobile, music, PC and gaming accessories manufacturer Lazerbuilt has announced in the company 'News' section of their official website, lazerxs.co.uk, the exciting Nickelodeon UK and "Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles" news that the company has picked up the UK, Ireland and Channel Islands license to manufacture and sell gaming accessories based on Nickelodeon's brand new "Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles" TV series as part of the brand's on-going licensing programme! Work will begin on Lazerbuilt's TMNT product line in the immediate future with the company’s first Ninja Turtle products expected to be made available in both retail outlets and online in September 2013. Lazerbuilt also holds the digital accessories license for Nickelodeons "SpongeBob SquarePants":
Lazerbuilt set to launch line of gaming accessories inspired by the half-shell heroes!

Lazerbuilt is proud to announce the recent acquisition of the UK, Ireland and Channel Islands license to manufacture and sell gaming accessories featuring Nickelodeons Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles. Work will begin on the product line in the immediate future and availability is expected September 2013, both in retail outlets and online.

Lazerbuilt is excited to add this iconic property to their portfolio. Considered one of the most popular kids television programmes of the 1980s, Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles is a classic, global property created in 1984 by Kevin Eastman and Peter Laird. Now revitalized and boasting a fresh, CG-animated look, everyones favourite ninjas are back in an exciting, funny and action-packed television series.

Nickelodeons new animated series first launched in October 2012 and has become a hit with UK audiences. The series has already had the green light on the third series. Turtles action figures have been flying off the shelves since launch with videogame publishing giant Activision set to release new video games featuring the Turtles in the coming months. The product range from Lazerbuilt will be the latest addition to the Turtles-tempest taking over the country. Lazerbuilt also holds the digital accessories license for Nickelodeons SpongeBob SquarePants.
Also, from MCV UK:
Lazerbuilt shells out for Ninja Turtles licence

Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles will return to games retail this year in a new line of accessories from Lazerbuilt.

The heroes in a half-shell are currently staging a comeback with a new series on Nickelodeon. And UK peripherals firm Lazerbuilt has won the rights as part of the brand’s on-going licensing programme.

The company’s first Ninja Turtle products are expected to be made available this September.

“It is a pleasure to have signed the Turtles licence, particularly as someone who grown up with the characters,” said key account manager Ben Klarich.

“I’m excited to be working on innovative and interesting products for Turtles. The fanbase spans generations and there will be plenty of fans out there waiting for accessories which do the lean, mean, green heroes justice.”

Last month, Activision announced it has signed a three-game licensing deal to make Turtles titles, but has so far only announced the downloadable TMNT: Out of the Shadows, due this summer.

Nickelodeon's "Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles" Named UK's Top New Toy Property In March 2013

ToyNews, a monthly trade magazine for the toy business, is reporting the fantastic Nickelodeon UK news that Nickelodeon and Viacom Consumer Products UK brand new "Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles" toy line been named the number one new toy property in the UK in NPD's March 2013 retail sales data, in terms of value sales. Booyakasha!

Flair's "Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles" action figures are also the third-placed Action Figure Brand for the year-to-date, following "outstanding" 2013 sales. Turtles toy sales were impressive from the get-go earlier this year. The TMNT figures held on to their position as top of the Action Figure Super Category for another month, too. They were the seventh best-selling line by value in the total toy market. Meanwhile, in the Accessories and Playsets category, Nickelodeon's Turtles toys claim three of the top five spots, with the popular Shell Raiser product at pole position for the second consecutive month. The Ninja Combat Gear was also number one in the Role Play category. The "Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles" PowerFX (Power FX) figures were fifth in the Super Category. A new autumn/winter range will also supported by continued TV advertising:
Turtles named top new toy property in March


Sales reach £2.4 million for the year-to-date, with LEGO Chima close behind.

Sales of Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles toys are continuing to soar.

It's been named the number one new toy property in the UK in NPD's March retail sales data, in terms of value sales.

Flair's action figures are also the third-placed Action Figure Brand for the year-to-date, following "outstanding" 2013 sales. Turtles toy sales were impressive from the get-go earlier this year.

The Turtle figures held on to their position as top of the Action Figure Super Category for another month, too. They were the seventh best-selling line by value in the total toy market.

In the Accessories and Playsets category, the toys claim three of the top five spots, with the popular Shell Raiser product at pole position for the second consecutive month. The Ninja Combat Gear was number one in the Role Play category.

The PowerFX figures were fifth in the Super Category. A new autumn/winter range will also supported by continued TV advertising.

The top ten new properties in the toy market (in terms of value sales in March for the year-to-date) are as follows:

1. Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles - £2.4 million
2. LEGO Legends of Chima - £2.2 million
3. Furby - £1.9 million
4. Skylanders - £860,000
5. LEGO Hobbit - £710,000
6. Jake & The Neverland Pirates - £670,000
7. Mike the Knight - £650,000
8. LEGO Monster Fighters - £460,000
9. Bin Weevils - £450,000
10. Monsuno - £390,000

Nic Aldridge, Marketing Director at Flair Leisure Products, comment: “We are absolutely thrilled with the latest set of results, which clearly show that the Turtles toys really are beginning to dominate the UK toy market.

"With the TV series now on ITV and CITV, we foresee the popularity gaining considerable pace as the Turtles are introduced to a whole new audience.

"As we prepare to extend the toy range even further with a number of new waves of product launches throughout the year, these latest results have given us every confidence that Turtles’ popularity will continue to soar as the phenomenon continues."

The Turtles made a big TV comeback in October 2012 on Nickelodeon.

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