Nickelodeon Australia and New Zealand To Premiere The "House of Anubis" Movie Special "The Touchstone of Ra" On Sunday 7th July 2013

Nickelodeon Australia has announced and revealed the exciting Nickelodeon news in a post on their official Facebook profile page, facebook.com/NickelodeonAustralia, that Nickelodeon Australia and New Zealand will premiere and show the brand new thrilling 90-minute "House of Anubis" movie special "The Touchstone of Ra", on Sunday 7th July 2013 at 5.30pm! SIBUNA!:

What did you think of the House of Anubis finale??

It's not over yet... the Sibuna's are about to be confronted with their greatest challenge yet!!!

Don't miss The Touchstone of Ra - This Sunday @ 5.30pm. ‎#HouseOfAnubis ‎#TouchstoneOfRa

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Nickelodeon UK Showcases The Perfect Nick Bedroom At mi-Christmas Open House 2013 In London

It's NickMas in July! The Nickelodeon UK Press Office has announced in a Tweet (post) on their official Twitter profile page (@NickelodeonUKPR) the exciting Nick UK News that Nickelodeon UK have their own display at this years mi-Christmas Open House, a annual event which showcases some of the very latest products on display in their natural home setting! Situated at 9 Bathurst Street, London W2 2SD, the mi-Christmas Open House venue is a large, airy townhouse just five minute's walk from Paddington Station and 2 minutes from Lancaster Gate tube station, featuring three spacious communal entertaining spaces, seven showcase bedrooms and two roof terraces.

As part of Nickelodeon UK's display, Nickelodeon has taken over a bedroom to showcase some of the latest Nickelodeon merchandise (toys and homeware) from Nickelodeon and Viacom Consumer Products UK (NVCP UK), including "Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles" plush toys and cups, a "SpongeBob SquarePants" duvet cover and pillow case, and brand new "Dinosaur Train" action figures!

The event launched today (Friday 5th July 2013) to the media only, however, the mi-Christmas Open House will be open again tomorrow (Saturday 6th July 2013) to both the media general public between 10.00am and 3.00pm. As part of Saturday's event, Sonic the Hedgehog and Tatty Teddy will be stopping by, and Father Christmas (Santa Claus) will also make appearance to give kids who attend special early Christmas presents!

For more information about mi-Christmas Open House, please visit the official website of miPR, the full-service PR Consultancy and organisers of the event, here at mi-pr.co.uk:

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Moonscoop Productions, Co-Producer Of Nickelodeon's "Lalaloopsy", Goes Into Administration

The children's entertainment and media news website Kidscreen is reporting the regrettable entertainment industry news that the Paris, France-based animation and production company Moonscoop Productions, who co-produces Nickelodeon's brand new CGI-animated preschool series "Lalaloopsy" with Los Angeles, California, USA-based MGA Entertainment, has gone into administration. The company, which also holds offices in L.A., called in an administrator on Thursday 20th June 2013:

Moonscoop heads into administration

Moonscoop, the Paris-based animation house behind such children’s series as Chloe's Closet and Code Lyoko, has gone into administration.

The company, which also holds offices in L.A., called in an administrator on June 20th.

The news follows Moonscoop's recent expansion into more digital platforms. In April, the company made its content available in the US and Canada on video-on-demand platform hoopla via public library cards. And the company’s on-demand kids entertainment network Kabillion significantly boosted its YouTube reach this past spring.

Moonscoop could not be reached for comment at this time.

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Norway's NRK Acquires Rights To First Season Of Nickelodeon Northern Europe's "Hotel 13"

The entertainment industry news website C21Media is reporting the Nickelodeon International news that the Norwegian public broadcaster NRK has picked up the broadcast rights to season one of Nickelodeon Northern Europe's "Hotel 13", Nick's live-action daily soap opera for Nickelodeon's European channels!

"Hotel 13", a co-production between Nickelodeon Northern Europe and the Belgium production company "Studio 100", who also make the hit mystery Nickelodeon TV series, "House of Anubis" for Nickelodeon channels and networks around the world, is about six teenagers that could not be more different than each other who meet up with each other at Hotel 13, a beautiful Art Nouveau hotel near the sea, during the holidays. Tom and Anna have applied for summer jobs at the hotel, Flo is training in the kitchen, Victoria is a pampered guest, Jack is the son of the hotel owner, and as Anna's friend Liv arrives at the hotel, the group is complete. Tom has his own reasons for a summer job at the Hotel 13: He got a cryptic message to "find the room and 13th" But that's easier said than done, as seems to be a room with the number 13 did not give it." The search begins and with it a great holiday adventure full of friendship, fun and first love. The first season of "Hotel 13 - Die Zeit Deines Lebens (the time of your life)" includes 120 12-minute long episodes. The show currently airs locally on Nickelodeon Norway (Norge).

Nickelodeon Northern Europe recently commissioned a second season (season two) and a television movie of "Hotel 13":

Nick hotel soap checks into Norway

A Norwegian public broadcaster has picked up Hotel 13, the live-action tween drama coproduced by Belgian prodco Studio 100 with Nickelodeon Northern Europe. NRK will air the 120x12' series, which follows the adventures of six teenagers who come together while working at a seaside hotel that [...]

You can read the Nick News article, titled "Nick hotel soap checks into Norway", in full here on the official C21Media website, c21media.net (paid subscription required).

It is currently unknown whether Nickelodeon will make a English language version of "Hotel 13" (although it would be great!).

Society Of London Theatre Announces New Dora Live Stage Show "Dora The Explorer and The Tiger Who Came To Tea" To Be Part Of Kids Week 2013

The Society Of London Theatre has announced in a post on officiallondontheatre.co.uk the exciting news that as part of Kids Week 2013, a week dedicated to encouraging young people to experience the magic of live theatre, that a brand new live stage show featuring Nickelodeon and Nick Jr.'s megastar "Dora the Explorer", called "Dora The Explorer and The Tiger Who Came To Tea", will be one of the record 38 shows taking part in the annual event that will run throughout the whole of August 2013!

An official Cultural Olympiad event in 2012, as part of the London 2012 Festival, Kids Week has been giving children the opportunity to experience, and get involved with, West End theatre for a decade and a half, and is celebrating by extending the popular promotion to an entire month.

The feast of family fun offers one free child's ticket with every full paying adult to a host of incredible London shows, with an extra two children able to go at half price.

This year there is a bumper crop of productions to choose from, ranging from favourites such as Disney's "The Lion King" and "Billy Elliot The Musical" to new shows like "Top Hat", "Drinking Orange Rain" "Singin' In The Rain" and this year's all-conquering, Olivier Award-dominating "Matilda The Musical". There are also shows aimed directly at younger audiences, such as "Horrible Histories – Barmy Britain" and Nickelodeon's very own "Dora The Explorer and The Tiger Who Came To Tea".

Kids Week is about far more than just free tickets! As part of SoLT's Kids Week initiative, there is also a host of workshops and activities available, allowing theatrical kids to throw themselves fully into West End life, from becoming a Munchkin at "The Wizard Of Oz" to a Q&A session with "Sweeney Todd".

Tickets for the 15th Annual Kids Week went on sale on Wednesday 12th June 2013, and can be purchased through the official Kids Week website, kidsweek.co.uk and via Kids Week's 24 hour booking hotline on 0844 248 5151. You can keep up with Kids Week and find out more about what is on offer during the 2013 Kids Week by visiting the Kids Week website, get involved by joining more than 7,500 Kids Week fans on Facebook or keep up to date with the latest news by following Kids Week on Twitter.

Sneak Peek At One Of The 'Making Off' Extras On Nickelodeon's Upcoming "The Legend of Korra Book One: Air" DVD & Blu-Ray

To celebrate Nickelodeon Home Entertainment and Paramount Home Media Distribution releasing the first chapter of Nickelodeon's popular original animated series (Nicktoon) "Legend of Korra", "The Legend of Korra Book One: Air", on DVD and on high definition (HD) Blu-Ray disc (BD) in North America (region 1) on Tuesday 9th July 2013, the Speakeasy arts & entertainment blog on the official website of the business and economic newspaper The Wall Street Journal has unveiled a special brand new and exclusive online streaming video clip featuring an extract from one of the 'Making Off...' special features featured on Nickelodeon's "The Legend of Korra Book One: Air" Blu-ray/DVD, which you can watch below! The release of LoK on BD will mark the first TV series Nickelodeon has ever released on Blu-ray:

Inside the Making of ‘The Legend of Korra’ (Video)

Nickelodeon’s hit animated fantasy series “The Legend of Korra” won’t return to the air with new episodes until later this year, but until then fans can revisit past episodes on home video. The coming release “The Legend of Korra: Book One: Air” (due out July 9) has special features on the making of the series, including an inside look at how key sequences of the show went from sketches to the small screen.

Image from the special features on the coming Blu-ray/DVD The Legend of Korra: Book One: Air.”

If you’re not familiar with “The Legend of Korra”—and you should be–it’s a spinoff of the cartoon hit “Avatar: The Last Airbender.” The series is set in a magical world of “benders” who have the power to control the elements of fire, air, earth and water–but only the avatar, Korra, has the power to control all four. In the premiere season, the authority of the benders was increasingly challenged by emerging steampunkish technology.

Watch a clip from the special features on the coming Blu-ray/DVD “The Legend of Korra: Book One: Air.”



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