Nickelodeon Signs Multi-Year Licensing Deal With Rubie's Costume Company To Produce Line Of Halloween Costumes And Accessories, And Dress Up Products Inspired By Nick's Hit Action-Adventure "Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles" Series

Nickelodeon, one of the world's leading recognized entertainment brands for kids and families, has today (Tuesday 16th July 2013) announced in the following press release, from PRNewswire, the exciting Nickelodeon News of Nickelodeon's brand new licensing deal with Rubie's Costume Company, the world's largest manufacturer of Halloween costumes and masquerade products, to develop and produce a line of Halloween costumes and accessories and dress up products inspired by the Nick's new CGI-animated "Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles" Nicktoon series! Rubie's new line of TMNT costumes will include Halloween costumes, masks and accessories (including Leonardo's Katana, Donatello's Bo Staff, Raphael's Sai and Michelangelo's Nunchucks) and dress up products for infants, toddlers, kids and adults, as well as pet costumes!

Original Nickelodeon Press Release:

Nickelodeon Signs Multi-Year Licensing Deal With Rubie's Costume Company To Produce Line Of Halloween Costumes And Accessories, And Dress Up Products Inspired By The Hit Action-Adventure Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles Series

NEW YORK, July 16, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Nickelodeon announced today its licensing deal with Rubie's Costume Company, the world's largest manufacturer of Halloween costumes and masquerade products, to develop and produce a line of Halloween costumes and accessories and dress up products inspired by the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles series. The new line will include Halloween costumes and accessories and dress up products for infants, toddlers, kids and adults, as well as pet costumes.

The Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles Costume Collection includes costumes and accessories and dress up products featuring: Raphael, Leonardo, Donatello, Michelangelo, Splinter, April O'Neil, Shredder and The Foot Clan.

"Nickelodeon's new Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles series has become a massive hit with fans and we are amped to release our new revamped line of Halloween costumes and accessories based on the show," said Manuel Torres, Senior Vice President Global Toys and Electronics for Nickelodeon Consumer Products. "We are thrilled to be working with Rubie's, the experts in the Halloween costume industry, to create a new line of action-packed costumes and accessories that will bring fright night fun for the entire family, including the cat or dog."

"Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles have been entertaining fans for over 25 years," said Howard Beige, Rubie's Executive Vice President. "We are delighted to further our relationship with Nickelodeon to expand upon the brands popularity and create a complete collection of costumes for the whole family to enjoy. Each crime fighting character combines power with unique style - making them perfect for Halloween and dress up!"

Nickelodeon's Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles premiered Sept. 29, 2012 and was an instant hit, drawing almost 12 million viewers during its premiere weekend, and is currently the number-one new animated series for boys, 2013 to date. Funnier and with more ninjutsu than ever before Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles explores the companionship of four teenage brothers learning to rely on themselves and one another as they unravel the mystery of their existence and grow to become the heroes in a half-shell that they are destined to be. The premiere episode was executive produced by Ciro Nieli, Joshua Sternin & J.R. Ventimilia and Peter Hastings. The series airs regularly on Nickelodeon, Saturday mornings at 11a.m. ET/PT. The Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles property won the 2013 TOTY Awards for Property of the Year and Boy Toy of the Year.

About Rubie's Costume Company

Rubie's, the world's largest manufacturer of Halloween costumes and accessories specializes in the creation, design, manufacturing, and distribution of costumes, make-up, wigs, masks, hats, prosthetics, and accessory items. Rubie's products are distributed wherever Halloween and masquerade costumes are retailed, including national retail chains, toy stores, costume shops, variety stores, party stores, and other specialty retailers located throughout the United States, as well as in Canada, Europe, Latin and South America, Australia, and Asia. For more information please call 516-326-1500 or visit www.rubies.com.

About Nickelodeon

Nickelodeon, now in its 34th year, is the number-one entertainment brand for kids. It has built a diverse, global business by putting kids first in everything it does. The company includes television programming and production in the United States and around the world, plus consumer products, online, recreation, books, and feature films. Nickelodeon's U.S. television network is seen in almost 100 million households and has been the number-one-rated basic cable network for 18 consecutive years. For more information or artwork, visit www.nickpress.com. Nickelodeon and all related titles, characters and logos are trademarks of Viacom Inc. (NASDAQ: VIA, VIAB).

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Nickelodeon USA's Premiere Of New Live-Action Comedy Series "The Haunted Hathaways" Debuts At Number One

Nickelodeon, one of the world's leading entertainment brands for kids and families, has announced, in the following press release from TVbytheNumbers, the Nickelodeon News that Nick USA's weekend launch of the networks brand new original comedy series "The Haunted Hathaways" leapt to the top of the television ratings with its Saturday 13th July 2013 premiere, as the day's top-rated show among kids 2-11 and kids 6-11 across all TV!

The series debut drew 3.3M total viewers and earned a 5.5/1.8M among K2-11, up +234%; a 6.6/1.3M with K6-11, up +221%; and a 5.2/1.1M among Tween 9-14, up +98%. The show's 3.3 million total viewers also represents a +167% gain over last year. The show also bested its closest competitor (Disney Channel's "A.N.T. Farm") by +149% in the time period.

Preceding the debut of "The Haunted Hathaways", Nick rolled out a new episode of live-action hit "Sam & Cat" (8 p.m. ET/PT), which drew 3.4 million total viewers. The series was Saturday's top program with tweens 9-14 and teens 12-17 across all TV. The live-action comedy, averaged a 5.5/1.8M K2-11, 6.4/1.2M K6-11, 5.6/1.1M T9-14, 3.2/665,000 T12-17 and posted high triple-digit gains for the net with K2-11 (+189%), K6-11 (+167%), T9-14 (+100%) and total viewers (+133%).

"SpongeBob SquarePants" is the week's number-one program with K2-11, averaging a 6.2/2.1M K2-11, up +117% over last year; and also ranks as basic cable's top kids’ program with total viewers (3.5M) for the week.

Nickelodeon also posted its 25th consecutive week of gains, earning double-digit increases over last year. The net was up +43% with K2-11 (3.0/992,000), +32% with K6-11 (2.9/571,000) and +17% with total viewers (1.9M).

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Original Nickelodeon Press Release:

NICKELODEON'S THE HAUNTED HATHAWAYS DEBUTS AT NUMBER ONE

Sam & Cat Nabs Win with Tweens and Teens; SpongeBob SquarePants Tops All TV with Kids

Net Scores 25 Straight Weeks of Gains

NEW YORK–July 16, 2013 – Nickelodeon’s third straight hit in just the first seven weeks of summer, The Haunted Hathaways, leapt to the top with its Saturday premiere (July 13, at 8:30 p.m. [ET/PT]), as the day’s top-rated show among kids 2-11 and kids 6-11 across all TV. The series debut drew 3.3M total viewers and earned a 5.5/1.8M among K2-11, up +234%; a 6.6/1.3M with K6-11, up +221%; and a 5.2/1.1M among Tween 9-14, up +98%. The show’s 3.3 million total viewers also represents a +167% gain over last year. The show also bested its closest competitor (Disney Channel’s A.N.T. Farm) by +149% in the time period.

Preceding the debut of The Haunted Hathaways, Nick rolled out a new episode of live-action hit Sam & Cat (8 p.m. ET/PT), which drew 3.4 million total viewers. The series was Saturday’s top program with tweens 9-14 and teens 12-17 across all TV. The live-action comedy, averaged a 5.5/1.8M K2-11, 6.4/1.2M K6-11, 5.6/1.1M T9-14, 3.2/665,000 T12-17 and posted high triple-digit gains for the net with K2-11 (+189%), K6-11 (+167%), T9-14 (+100%) and total viewers (+133%).

SpongeBob SquarePants is the week’s number-one program with K2-11, averaging a 6.2/2.1M K2-11, up +117% over last year; and also ranks as basic cable’s top kids’ program with total viewers (3.5M) for the week.

Nickelodeon also posted its 25th consecutive week of gains, earning double-digit increases over last year. The net was up +43% with K2-11 (3.0/992,000), +32% with K6-11 (2.9/571,000) and +17% with total viewers (1.9M).

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Ubisoft's Wacky, Mischievous Raving Rabbids Invade Nickelodeon USA Saturday 3rd August 2013 At 11:30 A.M. (ET/PT) During Brand-New Animated Series Premiere "Rabbids Invasion"

Below is Nickelodeon's latest official Press Release, from PRNewswire, announcing the exciting Nickelodeon News that Nick USA will start to premiere and show the networks brand new CGI-animated series "Rabbids Invasion", formally titled "Raving Rabbids", on Saturday 3rd August 2013 at 11:30am (ET/PT)!

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("Rabbids Invasion"; Picture from Ubiblog)

Original Nickelodeon Press Release:

Ubisoft®'s Wacky, Mischievous Raving Rabbids® Invade Nickelodeon Saturday, August 3, At 11:30 A.M. (ET/PT) During Brand-New Animated Series Premiere Rabbids Invasion

26 Half-Hour Episodes Unveil Rabbids' Explorations on Earth

NEW YORK, July 15, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- The mysterious breed of creatures known as Rabbids® will make their television debut in Nickelodeon's CG-animated series Rabbids Invasion premiering Saturday, August 3, at 11:30a.m. (ET/PT). The 26 half-hour episodes will follow the curious, irreverent and unpredictable creatures as they discover, explore, and often wreak havoc in the human world. All episodes will be available on iTunes, Amazon Instant Video Xbox Video, PlayStation Store, Samsung Media Hub and Vudu starting day after air. The series will also debut on Nickelodeon channels internationally beginning in Fall, 2013.

(Download Image - Photo of the Raving Rabbids from Nickelodeon and Ubisoft's Rabbids Invasion: http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20130715/NY46888 )

"Rabbids Invasion brings the wacky comedy and characters from Ubisoft's Raving Rabbids video games to US TV for the first time, and we think kids' are going to really have fun watching them on their chaotic adventures," said Russell Hicks, President of Content Development and Production, Nickelodeon. "This series will be a terrific complement to our top-rated lineup of original animated comedies on Saturday mornings."

"We are very proud to have Nickelodeon as a partner. They are helping us achieve a production quality normally found in long features," said Jean-Julien Baronnet, Chief Executive Officer of Ubisoft Motion Pictures. "Nickelodeon endorsed the Rabbids' infectious and wacky personalities to appeal to kids and families in a silly way. The Rabbids will literally wreak havoc on television screens across the U.S. and we love it."

For the Rabbids, everything is a source of wonder and amusement, and these indestructible and uncontrollable creatures have absolutely no respect for the social rules that govern society. There are no laws, no rules of the road. They are all about having fun and their only language is a crazy-sounding "Bwaaaaaah!"

During the premiere, "Omelet Party," the Rabbids stumble across a farm and become fascinated with the chickens' ability to lay eggs. Next in "Rabbid Mollusk," the Rabbids find questionable uses for a starfish and an octopus while disrupting an old man's attempt to window clean. Then in, "Rabbid, Are You There?" the Rabbids become fascinated watching a burglar attempt to rob an apartment while unknowingly assisting with a fortune-teller's reading on the floor below.

Beginning July 17, viewers can log on to Nick.com/rabbids to access photo galleries featuring the world travels of the Rabbids, animated gifs and videos of the upcoming series. The Nick App joins in on the mischievous fun featuring Rabbids-themed comedic disruptions in the funny and surprising 'Do Not Touch' button. On August 26, fans can play the Rabbids Rhythm Game on Nick.com/rabbids. Join the four Rabbids in the middle of the screen and encourage them to dance along with the music. They're constantly slowing down and stopping and losing interest in dancing, so players must keep them grooving.

Created and produced by Ubisoft, this new series brings to television the hysterical physical comedy that is the hallmark of the wildly successful Rabbids video games. Created in 2006, the wacky, mischievous Rabbids have become a global sensation with over 14 million video games sold worldwide and hundreds of licensed products that feature the Rabbids characters. Viral videos starring the Rabbids have attracted more than 62 million views on YouTube. The Rabbids phenomenon currently extends across multiple genres including parodies, videos, illustrations and consumer products. The new television series will also generate a wide range of opportunity for Ubisoft, with a string of partnerships for every major category including apparel, accessories, toys, back-to-school and more.

About Ubisoft:

Ubisoft is a leading producer, publisher and distributor of interactive entertainment products worldwide and has grown considerably through a strong and diversified lineup of products and partnerships. Ubisoft has offices in 29 countries and has sales in more than 55 countries around the globe. It is committed to delivering high-quality, cutting-edge video game titles to consumers. For the 2012–13 fiscal year Ubisoft generated sales of 1.256 billion euros. To learn more, please visit http://www.ubisoftgroup.com

About Ubisoft Motion Pictures:

Ubisoft Motion Pictures was created in January 2011 to expand the audience of Ubisoft's successful video game brands by bringing them to film, television and Web series. In addition to the Assassin's Creed movie, the studio also is in production on the Rabbids TV series, a collection of 26 half-hour CGI episodes based on the insane, hilarious and silly stars of the video game franchise of the same name, in partnership with France Televisions and Nickelodeon. Ubisoft Motion Pictures also has three additional feature-length films in development based on the Tom Clancy's Splinter Cell, Tom Clancy's Ghost Recon and Assassin's Creed video game franchises. © 2013 Ubisoft Motion Pictures Rabbids SAS. All Rights Reserved. Rabbids, Ubisoft, and the Ubisoft logo are trademarks of Ubisoft Entertainment in the US and/or other countries.

About Nickelodeon

Nickelodeon, now in its 34th year, is the number-one entertainment brand for kids. It has built a diverse, global business by putting kids first in everything it does. The company includes television programming and production in the United States and around the world, plus consumer products, online, recreation, books, and feature films. Nickelodeon's U.S. television network is seen in almost 100 million households and has been the number-one-rated basic cable network for 18 consecutive years. For more information or artwork, visit www.nickpress.com. Nickelodeon and all related titles, characters and logos are trademarks of Viacom Inc. (NASDAQ: VIA, VIAB).

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Also, from Ubisoft's official blog, Ubiblog:

THE RABBIDS ARE INVADING YOUR TVS THIS AUGUST!

Rabbids Invasion debuts on Nickelodeon at 11:30 a.m. ET/PT on Saturday, August 3. The show will follow the Rabbids’ crazy antics over a span of 26 half-hour episode blocks, which will be available on iTunes, Amazon Instant Video, PlayStation Store, Samsung Media Hub and Vudu the day after the episodes air. Each half-hour block will be made up of three episodes (a total of 72 crazy stories!).

The first block will include the episodes “Omelet Party,” “Rabbid Mollusk” and “Rabbid, Are You There?” Watch the Rabbids figure out where eggs come from and subsequently try to return them to their original homes (poor chickens). Laugh along as they launch an octopus at a window. Sigh fondly when they become fascinated by a burglar attempting to rob an apartment. Oh Rabbids. What goofballs.

Beginning in fall 2013 the show will also air on Nickelodeon channels internationally. On July 17, viewers will be able to log on to Nick.com/rabbids to access Rabbid photo galleries, gifs and videos of the upcoming series. Also through that site, fans will have access to the Rabbids Rhythm Game on August 26. Interact with the Rabbids and get them grooving to the music. Don’t let them get distracted and slow down! Don’t forget to download the Nick App for the “Do Not Touch” button, featuring Rabbids-themed comedic disruptions.

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