Nickelodeon Star Ariana Grande's "The Way" Featuring Mac Miller Certified Platinum By The RIAA

Nickelodeon Star Ariana Grande ("Sam & Cat", "Victorious") has announced the very exciting Nick Star News in a Tweet (post) on her official Twitter profile page (@ArianaGrande) that her hit single "The Way" featuring Mac Miller has today (Monday 10th June 2013) been certified Platinum by the RIAA (the Recording Industry Association of America)! Congratulations Ariana!:

The Way went platinum today!!!! Mom and I are crying. THANK YOU SO MUCH.

Ariana added:

Music has been my passion since I was a little girl and now I have my first platinum record at 19. No words to express my gratitude!!!!

And:

Hope to make you very really proud w this album... and the next one... And the one after that! Thank u again #thewayplatinum #GRATEFUL.

Also:

Thank u so much for the #1 trend & the congratulations tweets, they're making me laugh rn. Lol! Ily very much. Exciting day for our fam.

And:

Wake up @macmiller we have a platinum record

Click the play button below to watch Ariana Grande and Mac Miller's music video for their hit single, "The Way"!

Ariana Grande's got two more reasons to celebrate - Dan Schneider announced the fantastic Nickelodeon News that the premiere of the pilot episode of his brand new Nickelodeon original comedy show "Sam & Cat", called "#Pilot", which Nick USA held the world premiere of on Saturday 8th June 2013 at 8 p.m. (ET/PT), achieved huge ratings success for Nickelodeon USA, plus, upon the first episode of "Sam & Cat" becoming available to download on iTunes, the series is now the number one show on all of Apple's iTunes!

Catch Nick celebrity Ariana Grande in her brand new Nick sitcom, "Sam & Cat", every Saturday at 8:00pm ET/PT, only on Nickelodeon USA!

"House of Anubis" "Touchstone of Ra" Star Jake Davis To Host Live Chat TONIGHT At 9pm (UK Time)

Nickelodeon Star Jake Davis, who plays the character Dexter in the brand new "House of Anubis" movie special "The Touchstone of Ra", has announced in a Tweet (post) on his official Twitter profile page that he will be doing a live Twitter question and answer (Q&A) session TONIGHT (Monday 10th June 2013) at 9:00pm BST (GMT+1)! If you have a question for the SIBUNA actor, simply send a Tweet containing your question to Jake at @ImJakeDavis using the special custom hashtag #askjake!

IGN Reveals Exclusive First Look At The Legend of Korra Book Two: Spirits!

The entertainment news website IGN UK has today, Monday 10th June 2013, unveiled a brand new online streaming video clip which features a exclusive sneak peek at the upcoming brand new season of Nickelodeon's original animated series (Nicktoon) "Legend of Korra", called "Book Two: Spirits", which you can watch below here on NickALive!

In the video, Nickelodeon's roving reporters Noah Grossman and Gabrielle "Gabby" Senn, from Nickelodeon USA's brand new live programming block "Nick Studio 10", go behind-the-scenes at the Nickelodeon Animation Studio in Burbank, California, to meet Michael Dante DiMartino and Bryan Konietzko, the creators of "The Legend of Korra" and "Avatar: The Last Airbender", to talk about some of the planned storylines for season to of LoK, including that Korra will enter the spirit world, a new realm which she has to battle and master, and that Korra will also meet a selection of new spirit characters, including creature spirits and light and dark spirits, and as a special treat, Bryan and Mike give viewers a exclusive look at one of Korra's new adventures!



THE LEGEND OF KORRA - FIRST BOOK 2 FOOTAGE
The Legend of Korra creators Michael DiMartino and Bryan Konietzko debut the first footage from Book 2 in this new promo.

Although no exact date or specific month has been revealed yet, Nick USA has confirmed the network will be debuting brand new episodes of Nickelodeon's new original animated series (Nicktoon) "Legend of Korra" later this year (2013)!

Nickelodeon UK Reveals Findings From New Research About The Differences In Maturity Between Genders

The South West News Service (SWNS), the UK's largest independent press agency, is reporting the Nickelodeon UK News in the following article that, to celebrate Nickelodeon UK & Ireland and Nickelodeon HD UK starting to premiere and show Nickelodeon's brand new live-action family comedy series called "Wendell & Vinnie", which stars and is produced with Nickelodeon Productions by Nickelodeon Star and "iCarly" actor Jerry Trainor, weekdays at 7.00pm (repeated at 8.00pm on Nick UK's +1 (plus-one) timeshift channel, Nick+1) and at weekends at 8.30pm (replayed at 9.30pm on Nick+1) from Monday 10th June 2013, Nickelodeon UK has unveiled the findings from the kids channels' latest research Nick UK commissioned to mark the launch of the new sitcom!

Revealed: Men finally grow up aged 43 (11 years after women)


Men finally grow up at the age of 43 – a full 11 years after women ‘mature’, it emerged yesterday (Mon).

A study into the differences in maturity between genders revealed both men and women agree blokes remain ‘immature’ well into their late 30s and early 40s.

But the average age at which women mature emerged as 32.

Alarmingly, eight out of ten women believe that men ‘never stop being childish’ – with breaking wind, burping, eating fast food in the early hours and playing videogames their biggest bug-bears.

Staying silent during arguments, not being able to cook simple meals and re-telling the same old jokes and stories when with the lads were also hailed as signs of immaturity.

The research was commissioned by Nickelodeon UK to mark the launch of the new show Wendell & Vinnie showing weeknights at 7:00pm.

Tim Patterson VP, Director of Programming, Nickelodeon UK, said: ”As a man, especially one who works for a children’s channel, the question if men ever reach maturity is one I am well accustomed to.

”However as the characters Wendell and Vinnie show in our new programme, a difference in maturity between two people definitely makes for an amusing partnership.”

Both men and women agreed women reach proper maturity much earlier than guys, at the typical age of 32.

Men were nearly twice as likely to describe themselves as immature than were women with one in four men believing they are actively immature.

Women were also twice as likely as men to feel that they were the ‘grown up’ one in their current relationship.

One quarter of women felt they were the ones made all the important decisions in the relationship with the same percentage wishing their partner would talk about themselves and what they’re feeling more often.

Women also found British men’s biggest maturity failings were still finding breaking wind funny, driving too fast and playing videogames.

Three in ten women have ended a relationship because they lost patience with the guy being too immature.

A whopping 46 per cent of women have had a relationship in which they felt they had to mother their partner a bit too much.

In fact the average British woman has to tell her cheeky partner to ‘act his age’ more than once a month – an average of 14 times a year.

Immaturity does have it upside though with four in ten people think immaturity is important in a relationship because it ensures the partnership stays fun and keeps things fresh.

One in three people think a bit of immaturity helps in bonding well with children.

The brand-new, comedy series, Wendell & Vinnie, follows 30-year-old Vinnie Bassett, a carefree bachelor, who suddenly becomes the legal guardian of his wise-beyond-his-years nephew Wendell.

Vinnie's bachelor life comes to a halt when he assumes guardianship of his incredibly intelligent and mature nephew, Wendell. They soon find that 12-year-old Wendell may be just the parent Vinnie needs. The series will air regularly every weeknight at 7:00pm on Nickelodeon.

MEN'S TOP 30 MATURITY FAILINGS – AS EXPERIENCED BY WOMEN

1. Finding their own farts and burps hilarious
2. Eating fast food at 2:00am
3. Playing videogames
4. Driving too fast or ‘racing’ another car at the lights or on the motorway
5. Sniggering a bit at rude words
6. Driving with loud music
7. Playing practical jokes
8. Trying to beat children at games and sport
9. Staying silent during an argument
10. Not being able to cook simple meals
11. Re-telling the same silly jokes and stories when with the lads
12. Don't like talking about themselves / having proper conversations
13. Hating books/reading because of short attention span/they're boring
14. Doing crazy dance moves
15. Mum still doing their washing
16. Having their Mum still make them breakfast/any meal
17. Wearing trainers to night clubs
18. Owning a skateboard or BMX
19. Not eating vegetables
20. Changing jobs regularly
21. Getting too excited over stag do’s
22. Sometimes trying to do wheelies/stunts on their bike
23. Driving a modified car or one with a loud exhaust/boy racer
24. Showing off about how girls are attracted to them
25. Wearing pyjamas, specifically cartoon pyjamas
26. Using dodgy chat-up lines
27. Showing off about protein shakes/weight-lifting/how much they ‘lift’
28. Littering
29. Wearing saggy-crotched jeans
30. Having a cartoon bedspread

Nick Jr. UK Premieres Brand New Edutainment Show, "Fit Phonics"; Airs Everyday On Nick Jr. 2

Nick Jr. UK & Ireland and Fit Phonics Ltd have today announced the debut of a brand new educational show called "Fit Phonics"!

Launching today, Monday 10th June 2013, on Nick Jr. 2, "Fit Phonics" is a exciting all-new interstitial (short form) series aimed at children from 3 to 6 years old. The studio based show teaches children to read using phonics sounds whilst getting fit and active at the same time!

The brand new show is presented by Kevin Duala, a personal trainer and trained teacher in all aspects of Dance, Drama and Physical Education. Kevin is probably best known as co-the star of the UK version of "Blue's Clues" for Nick Jr., in which he gathered clues hidden by his animated puppy Blue. Kevin also has extensive knowledge of television and has presented programmes for the BBC, Thomas Cook TV, Gala TV, Challenge TV and Argos TV to name just a few.

Nick Junior UK's brand new educational series, "Fit Phonics", can be watched everyday, Monday to Sunday, at 7:00am, 2:00pm and 4:00pm on Nick Jr. 2, and will be coming to Nick Jr. (and Nick Jr.+1) very soon in near future!

Experts say children under 5 should exercise for at least 3 hours a day and that children need to get fit. "Fit Phonics" teaches kids musicality and movement whilst learning digraphs, trigraphs and blending letters.

With obesity hitting a record high in children in the UK, "Fit Phonics" aims to make fitness and learning fun and a lifestyle choice that is the norm in households across Britain! If children can link fun & fitness with learning, then learning becomes less stressful and more enjoyable. Fitness and being active can then become part of their daily routine.

Official statistics show that currently:

4 out of 10 fail the Year 1 phonics test
30% of children aged 2 to 15 years are overweight or obese
Research also suggests that you remember more when you are 'active learning' – moving and learning at the same time.

Phonics has been promoted by the Government and in June 2013, all Year 1 schoolchildren throughout the country will be tested on phonics. Most parents were not taught phonics when they went to school so "Fit Phonics" is an perfect interactive way for children and parents to learn phonics together at home at the same time!

"Fit Phonics" was founded by Nicola Stansfield, a busy mother of two who has worked in the TV industry for 15 years, who was inspired by her own children to create Fit Phonics. As well as freelance Vision Mixing and Directing, Nicola also coaches under 5′s in tennis, football and basketball.

To celebrate their brand new show, Nick Jnr. UK has launched their official "Fit Phonics" website to accompany the new series, which features great content from the show, including online streaming videos and a interactive phonics game to tie-in to the series, which you can visit here on NickJr.co.uk. You can also receive the latest news about "Fit Phonics" here on the shows official Twitter profile page, ‏@FitPhonics, and chat to Kevin Duala, the shows host, on his official Twitter profile page, @KevDuala. Plus, Fit Phonics Ltd will be launching their own standalone "Fit Phonics" website website soon at FitPhonics.co.uk, which will feature exclusive activities for fans and viewers, including printables to print, colour, draw and write with the help of Fit Phonics' hero, Phonics Phoenix, the educational programs mascot, and a latest news area!