August 2013 On Nickelodeon UK, NickToons, Nick Jr. And Nick Jr. 2

Here are Nickelodeon UK and Ireland's, Nickelodeon HD UK's, Nickelodeon +1's, Nicktoons UK and Ireland's, Nick Jr. Channel UK and Ireland's, Nick Jr. +1's and Nick Jr. 2's channel highlights and events for August 2013:

Nickelodeon UK's latest August 2013 schedule highlights and upcoming events will be posted at the top of each Nick channels category in this NickALive! Nickelodeon UK blog post as they are announced.

Keep your TV tuned to Nick this August as Summer on Nickelodeon continues! Nick, Nicktoons and Nick Junior have all-new episodes of favourite Nick shows, great marathons, aweslime competitions, a selection of great movies and specials, and a brand new show to help you celebrate the 2013 Summer school holidays in style! Plus, the countdown to Nickelodeon UK's 20th Birthday on Sunday 1st September 2013 continues! #SummerOnNick #NickUK20

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New Episodes - "The Legend of Korra": The legend of the newest Avatar continues as Nickelodeon UK and Ireland and Nickelodeon HD UK premieres and shows more brand new episodes of Nickelodeon's latest new original animated series (Nicktoon) "Legend of Korra" every Sunday at 9:00am (repeated at 10:00am on Nick UK's plus-one timeshift channel, Nick+1)!

New Episodes - "Figure It Out": The mega guesses and epic messes continue as Nickelodeon Stars continue to try and "Figure It Out" in brand new episodes of Nick's brand new Nickelodeon game show, Monday to Friday at 6.00pm (repeated at 7pm on Nickelodeon+1)!

uWin with iCarly!: This summer, Nickelodeon UK will be holding a very special "iCarly" watch and win competition over the summer holidays called "iWin", where British and Irish Nickelodeon and iCarly superfans can win great "iCarly" prizes and props from the set of "iCarly" (replicas), including a Gummi Light Chandelier, an Ice Cream Bench and Cupcake Table as well as a Gummi Bear lamp and a Penny Tee! To win, simply watch Nickelodeon during the summer holidays and look out for the special iCarly icons - a webcam, a cowboy hat and mustache, a Pear Phone, a spaghetti taco (yum!), and a computer cursor. Once you've spotted the symbol, head to nick.co.uk/icarly to enter Nick's fantastic "iCarly" contest!:

New Episodes - "Bucket & Skinner's Epic Adventures": To make sure your summer is epic, Nickelodeon UK and Ireland and Nickelodeon HD UK will be premiering and showing more brand new episodes of the Nickelodeon original comedy series "Bucket & Skinner's Epic Adventures" this August (2013), as part of Summer on Nickelodeon UK 2013, every weekday at 3.30pm (repeated at 4.30pm on Nick UK's plus-one timeshift channel, Nick+1) from Monday 5th August 2013, including the all-new eps:

Monday 5th August 2013 - Epic Crush
Tuesday 6th August 2013 - Epic Babysitters
Wednesday 7th August 2013 - Epic Cupids
Thursday 8th August 2013 - Epic Copycat
Tuesday 13th August 2013 - Epic Showdown
Wednesday 14th August 2013 - Epic Cheer
Monday 19th August 2013 - Epic Seal
Tuesday 20th August 2013 - Epic Crahsers
Wednesday 21st August 2013 - Epic Break Up (Part 1) Guest Starring Jennette McCurdy, Patrick Gallagher, Cody Simpson and Matt Shively.
Thursday 22nd August 2013 - Epic Break Up (Part 2)

Summer Movies: To celebrate the 2013 British and Irish school summer holidays, Nickelodeon has announced plans to show a great selection of movies every weeknight at 6.30pm (repeated from 7.30pm on Nickelodeon+1), straight after brand new episodes of the popular Nickelodeon game show "Figure It Out" at 6.00pm (repeated at 7.00pm on Nick+1), from Monday 22nd July 2013, as part of Summer on Nickelodeon UK 2013, including "Fred 2: Night of the Living Fred", "One Direction: Up All Night", "iCarly: iGo to Japan", "Big Time Movie", "Best Player", "Fred 3: Camp Fred", "A Fairly Odd Movie: Grow Up Timmy Turner", "Gym Teacher", "The Boy Who Cried Werewolf", "Roxy Hunter and the Horrific Halloween", "Fred: The Movie", "The Magic Roundabout", "Roxy Hunter and the Myth of the Mermaid", "A Fairly Odd Movie: Grow Up Timmy Turner!", and "iParty With Victorious"!

Summer Marathons: To celebrate the 2013 British and Irish school summer holidays, Nickelodeon UK & Ireland and Nickelodeon HD UK will be showing back-to-back episodes of a fantastic selection of popular Nickelodeon shows every weekday and weekend throughout the summer holidays, as part of "Summer on Nickelodeon UK 2013"!

As part of Nick's Summer highlights, Nick will be airing evening marathons of a favourite Nickelodeon show every weekday between 8:30pm and 11:00pm (repeated from 9:30pm to 12:00am on Nick UK's plus one (+1) timeshift channel, Nick+), with each week dedicated to a different popular Nick show, including "iCarly", "Life With Boys", "Victorious", "Big Time Rush", "Dance Academy", and "Drake & Josh", plus, to further celebrate the summer school holidays, Nick UK will be showing weekend marathons of hit shows every weekend from 10:00am and 4:00pm (replayed between 11:00pm to 5:00pm on Nick+), with a different show showcased each day, including "iCarly", "Big Time Rush", "How to Rock", "Fred: The Show", "VICTORiOUS", "Life With Boys", "Marvin Marvin", and "Supah Ninjas", as part of a brand new programming block called "Nickelodeon's Summer Weekends". The block features its own on-air design package, including bumpers. On Sunday 18th August 2013, Nick UK will be dedicating the block to a great selection of popular movies and specials, and on Saturday 24th August 2013, Nick will treat viewers to a feast of "iCarly" specials, (including "iGo to Japan", "iPsycho", "iParty", "iStill Psycho" and iShock The World!

NickToons

We're all going on a Pant-Tastic Summer Holiday!: Nicktoons UK and Ireland is celebrating the summer holidays in SpongeBob SquarePants Style with a brand new "SpongeBob SquarePants" programming block called "SpongeBob's Pant-Tastic Summer", which will feature back-to-back episodes of "SpongeBob SquarePants" everyday between 9:00am and 1:00pm, and a exclusive competition, where fans and visitors to nicktoons.co.uk/spongebob can win a trip to visit Nickelodeon Land at Pleasure Beach, Blackpool, the UK's ONLY Nickelodeon land, by playing a Pant-Tastic online game! Plus, there's Sponge-tastic fun and games to be had with Nickelodeon Megastar SpongeBob SquarePants at Nickelodeon Land all this summer!

Nick Jr. and Nick Jr. 2

New Show - Louie: To celebrate the summer holidays, Nickelodeon UK's preschool channel will start to premiere and show "Louie", a brand new drawing-themed preschool series that stars Louie, a cute little rabbit. With the help of his friend Yoko, the ladybird, they draw many exciting things for children to discover, including a house, an aeroplane, a kangaroo, a rocket and even an elephant. With the help of Louie and Yoko, children can learn to be a master artists themselves!

New Episodes - Dinosaur Train: Take a special rail trip with Nick Jr. this summer with brand new episodes of "Dinosaur Train", a CGI-animated preschool series which was created by Craig Bartlett, the creator of the popular Classic Nickelodeon original animated series (Nicktoon) "Hey Arnold!"!

Summer of Adventures: To help make sure preschoolers have a summer full of adventures, Nick Jr. will be showing a special brand new programming block called "Summer of Adventures", Nick Jr. will be dedicating each week during the summer holidays to the popular Nick Jr. Channel UK and Ireland shows "Bubble Guppies", "Dora the Explorer", "Tickety Toc", "Peppa Pig", "Max & Ruby", "Ben & Holly's Little Kingdom" and "Dinosaur Train" by showing back-to-back episodes of a favourite Nick Jr. Channel UK and Ireland show every summer weekday from Monday 22nd July 2013 between 12.00pm and 2.00pm! Plus, to further celebrate the school summer holidays and their brand new programming block, Nick Jr. has also launched a brand new "Summer of Adventures" competition, where each week, Nick Jr. will be giving visitors to the channels official website, nickjr.co.uk, the chance to win amazing prizes, including fantastic family adventures!

"Nick News with Linda Ellerbee" Takes A Look Through The Eyes Of Kids On "Family Secrets: When Violence Hits Home", Premiering Tuesday 13th August 2013 At 8pm ET/PT On Nickelodeon USA

Nickelodeon has announced in the following press release, from TVbytheNumbers, that Nickelodeon USA will premiere and show the latest brand new "Nick News with Linda Ellerbee" special episode, called "Family Secrets: When Violence Hits Home", on Tuesday 13th August 2013 at 8:00pm (ET/PT). The latest installment of Nickelodeon's popular news series focuses on kids around the USA who have unfortunately witnessed domestic violence in their homes and are speaking up about it.

Original Nickelodeon Press Release:

NICK NEWS WITH LINDA ELLERBEE TAKES A LOOK THROUGH THE EYES OF KIDS ON "FAMILY SECRETS: WHEN VIOLENCE HITS HOME," PREMIERING TUESDAY, AUG. 13, AT 8 P.M. (ET/PT) ON NICKELODEON


NEW YORK – Aug. 5, 2013 - Kids break their silence in the brand-new Nick News with Linda Ellerbee half-hour special, "Family Secrets: When Violence Hits Home," premiering Tuesday, Aug. 13, at 8:00 p.m. (ET/PT) on Nickelodeon. The special focuses on kids around the country who have witnessed domestic violence in their homes and are speaking up about it.

"Sadly, for millions of kids in this country, domestic violence is a fact of life," says Ellerbee. "It happens in all races, economic situations and family configurations. And it's usually kept hidden from the outside world."

"We knew it was wrong," says Chelsea, 17. “We knew that the violence was something that my dad could get in trouble for. So, we chose not to tell because we loved him. As a kid you feel hopeless because the two people you love are arguing and fighting and you’re confused.”

Zoja, 11, was afraid for her little sister. "I would take my sister into her room to not hear them fighting, and I would tell her it would be alright. But it was scary."

"Me and my family made a decision that we're gonna get the word out about what happened because there's still kids in America that are living in the shadows," says Elijah, 14. "You don’t know what's behind doors."

Despite all these kids have been through, they still have hope for the future. "I can't change my past," says Chelsea. "I can't change how my parents chose to live, but I can change how I decide to live and how my life is going to be. Because of what I went through, there's nothing I can't do now."

Nick News, produced by Lucky Duck Productions, is now in its 22nd year and is the longest-running kids' news show in television history. It has built its reputation on the respectful and direct way it speaks to kids about the important issues of the day. Over the years, Nick News has received more than 21 Emmy nominations and recently won its ninth Emmy Award for Under the Influence: Kids of Alcoholics in the category of Outstanding Children's Nonfiction Program. Additional Emmy wins for outstanding children's programming include: The Face of Courage: Kids Living with Cancer (2010); Coming Home: When Parents Return from War (2009); The Untouchable Kids of India (2008); Private Worlds: Kids and Autism (2007); Never Again: From the Holocaust to the Sudan (2005); Faces of Hope: The Kids of Afghanistan (2002) and What Are You Staring At? (1998). In addition, in 1995, the entire series won the Emmy. In 2009, Nick News was honored with the Edward R. Murrow Award for best Network News Documentary for Coming Home: When Parents Return from War — the first-ever kids' television program to receive this prestigious award. Nick News has also received three Peabody Awards, including a personal award given to Ellerbee for explaining the impeachment of President Clinton to kids, as well as a Columbia duPont Award and more than a dozen Parents’ Choice Awards.

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 http://www.nickpress.com. Nickelodeon and all related titles, characters and logos are trademarks of Viacom Inc. (NASDAQ: VIA, VIA.B).

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MarVista To Debut Saban Brands' Brand New "Power Rangers" Series, "Power Rangers Super Megaforce", At MIPJunior 2013 In Cannes, France In October 2013

The entertainment industry news website C21Media is reporting the Nickelodeon International news in the following article that Los Angeles-based MarVista Entertainment has announced that the independent producer and distributor of programming in the worldwide television marketplace will debut and showcase Saban's "Power Rangers Super Megaforce", the newest season, season 21, in the popular "Power Rangers" franchise, at MIP Junior in France in October 2013! Following the launch of the latest PR series, PRMF, at MIPJunior, the series will start on Nickelodeon in various markets, including Nick USA, in 2014.

MIP Junior is a key two-day event which takes place the weekend before MIPCOM in Cannes, France, where influential international buyers, sellers and producers of kids programmes meet. Over two days, they present, discover, screen, license and acquire the very latest content. This years MIP Jr. event will take place over Saturday 5th and Sunday 6th October 2013 at the Carlton Hotel in Cannes, France. You can find out more information about MIP Junior 2013 here on the official MIP Junior website:

C5 powers up with Rangers

UK broadcaster Channel 5 (C5) has picked up another instalment of Saban Brands’ Power Rangers franchise from Los Angeles-based MarVista Entertainment.

Power Rangers Megaforce

Power Rangers Megaforce (40x30′) will begin airing on C5 this summer, following the deal with Saban and distributor MarVista. The season began airing in the US on Nickelodeon earlier this year.

C5 picked up previous episodes of the long-running live-action series last year.

Meanwhile, MarVista is set to debut the latest season, Power Rangers Super Megaforce, at Mip Junior in October. The new episodes will debut on Nickelodeon in various markets in 2014.

Nico Franks
05-08-2013
©C21Media

Also, from Animation Magazine:

Saban/MarVista Send ‘Power Rangers’ to the U.K.

Saban Brands and MarVista Entertainment have licensed the latest installment of the Power Rangers franchise, Saban’s Power Rangers: Megaforce, to the United Kingdom’s Channel 5, where it will debut this summer. The announcement was made by Fernando Szew, CEO, MarVista Entertainment, and Katie Keenan, Head of Acquisitions for Channel 5.

“Broadcasters the world over have shared in the phenomenal success of Saban’s Power Rangers franchise, which has consistently delivered strong ratings for decades,” said Szew. “The latest series promises the same amount of action, humor, excitement and entertainment as Power Rangers: Super Samurai, which Channel 5 is currently airing, and given its broad viewership, debuting the new series hot on the heels of Super Samurai to the channel’s loyal fans is a natural next step.”

Saban’s Power Rangers: Megaforce is currently airing on Nickelodeon and Nicktoons in North America; on YTV and Teletoon in Canada; and on Gulli and Canal J in France, with several new broadcast partners to be announced in the coming weeks.

The new season of the series Power Rangers Super Megaforce will officially debut to the international television market at MIPJunior this year. The new series focuses on the Rangers’ mission to defeat a massive alien army Armada that was sent to conquer Earth. To face this threat, Gosei, a supernatural guardian who has protected Earth for centuries, gives the Rangers special morphers and keys, which allow them to morph into Super Megaforce Rangers. The Rangers also have an added special ability to morph into any team of Power Rangers from the past. Saban’s Power Rangers Super Megaforce will debut on Nickelodeon in various world markets in 2014.

Power Rangers Super Megaforce [poster]

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Nickelodeon UK Announces Union J and The Luminites To Perform At Nickelodeon Fruit Shoot Skills Awards 2013; "House of Anubis" Star Brad Kavanagh To Also Attend

The entertainment news website EntertainmentWise is reporting the very exciting Nick UK News in the following article that Nickelodeon UK has announced that the British four-piece boy band Union J and the band The Luminites are to headline the Nickelodeon Fruit Shoot Skills Awards 2013, the awards show which recognises and celebrates talented young people from across the UK with serious skills, in September 2013, which promises to be bigger and better, packed with more skills, more awards, and more slime than ever before!

EntertainmentWise is also reporting the fantastic Nick news that Nickelodeon Star Brad Kavanagh, who plays the character Fabian Rutter in Nickelodeon's hit mystery drama series "House of Anubis", will also be a guest at Nickelodeon Fruit Shoot Skills Awards 2013, which will be hosted by British diver, London 2012 Summer Olympic Games medalist and Kids' Choice Awards winner Tom Daley at London's O2 Indigo Arena, situated on the Greenwich peninsula in South East London, England, UK, on Saturday 7th September 2013, and shown the very next day (Sunday 8th September 2013) at 5.00pm (repeated from 6:00pm on Nick UK's plus-one timeshift channel, Nick+1)!

UPDATE (5/8/2013) - Brad Kavanagh has announced in a series of Tweets (posts) on his official Twitter feed (@BradKavanagh) that he will be performing at the Nickelodeon Fruit Shoot Skills Awards 2013!:

It's official, I'm performing at the @NickelodeonUK fruit shoot skill awards at the indigO2 Along with @UnionJworld and other great artists! - 5/8/2013

And that is all thanks to you guys! Full details soon! This is my first TV performance in music guys and I owe it to your support! - Monday 5th August 2013

So the only question is can you guess what song I'm doing? ...hmmmmm? - 5/8/2013

What if I said I was performing kind of a new one? - Monday 5th August 2013

Remember to give Brad a follow to help him reach 1 million YouTube followers! #GetBKto1mil*

(* Thanks to @DaGrandeSibuna & @SibunASeason34 for letting me know that the campaign was to get Brad Kavanagh 1,000,000 YouTube followers!)

Tickets for this years Nickelodeon Fruit Shoot Skills Awards are now on sale and can be bought here on the official Nickelodeon Fruit Shoot Skills Awards website, fruitshoot.nick.co.uk!

The awards honour kids from across the UK with seriously impressive skills such as street dancing, skateboarding, BMXing and a host of active skills in-between. Nickelodeon's Fruit Shoot Skills Awards 2013 will be even bigger and better with kids being honoured in seven cool Skills Awards categories. The individual awards will be presented by some of the biggest names in sport, film and television, alongside live music performances. Tickets cost just £1 (an Admin fee (for printing & postage)) and will let you be there person to see the Skills, the Stars and the Slime! The Age Recommendation to attend the 2013 Skillies Awards are 6 - 15 years, and all children attending must be accompanied by at least one adult. Disabled tickets include one free carer (One ticket admits two people). Please note: All persons entering the venue, must have a valid ticket.

Plus, don't forget to vote who YOU want to win a coveted Nickelodeon Fruit Shoot Skills Award by visiting the official Nickelodeon Fruit Shoot Skills Awards 2013 voting website at nick.co.uk/fruitshootskills, watching videos of each nominee, and clicking the vote button for who you think deserves to win! Voting closes Saturday 31st August 2013.

Nominees for the awards have been selected by a panel of experts who have been mega busy over the past three months travelling across the country to find the UK's most skilled children in a range of activities, from Breakdancing and Skateboarding to BMXing and Soccer Freestyling, and Nick has now created 6 cool Skills Award categories featuring 4 nominees in each: Best Baller, Best Biker, Best Boarder, Best Skater, Best Dancer and Best Rider!

Union J are a British four-piece boy band consisting of members George Shelley, Josh Cuthbert, JJ Hamblett and Jaymi Hensley. The group were formed through the ninth series of British television music competition "The X Factor" in 2012, in which they finished in fourth position. They subsequently signed a record deal with Sony Music Entertainment's subsidiary label, RCA Records and are due to release their debut studio album in October 2013.

"Britain's Got Talent" finalists The Luminites are a band which finished fifth place with 6.8% of the vote in the seventh (2013) series of the popular talent contest show. The band consists of members JJ, Corey, R-Tizt and Steph. They were described as Britain's answer to the Black Eyed Peas by BGT judge Simon Cowell. During the show, they also revealed that they had been bullied at school because people deemed their musical aspirations as uncool, but mentioned that they intend to be role models.

From EntertainmentWise:

Will Union J’s Talent Be Up To Scratch As They Perform At Nickelodeon’s Fruit Shoot Skills Awards

The boy band are set to headline

It has been revealed that Union J are all set to headline Nickelodeon’s Fruit Shoot Skills Awards 2013 which celebrates children with impressive talents all across Britain.

JJ, Josh, George and Jaymi will be performing at the awards ceremony in September, surrounded by some of the most skilled kids in the UK.

The band that came fourth in last years X Factor will join the awards host Tom Daley as they celebrate young talent.

Union J are more than excited to have this opportunity: “With Nickelodeon’s Fruit Shoot Skills Awards this year taking place on our doorstep, how could we not get involved”, exclaimed George.

Adding: “We can’t wait to perform on the day- let’s just hope the talented award winners don’t put our skills to the test!”

Union J will headline the awards (WENN)

Honouring a range of talents from, street dancing, skateboarding and BMXing, among others the awards will be hosted live from London’s IndigO2 on Saturday 7th September.

As well as an Olympian and a boy band, Brad Kavanagh, from House of Anubis will also be there along with Britain’s Got Talent, hit act The Luminites.

The top talents have been selected from a panel of experts who travelled all over on their hunt for the stars with amazing skills, and the best of the best will be presented awards from some of the biggest names in sport, film and TV, alongside live music.

Catch the awards ceremony on Sunday 8th September on Nickelodeon.

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Also, Tweeted (posted) by the Nickelodeon UK Press Office on their official Twitter profile page (@NickelodeonUKPR):

NEWS: Union J and The Luminites are set to perform at Nickelodeon's Fruit Shoot Skills Awards on Saturday 7th September