Tuesday, January 21, 2014

Nick Jr. UK To Premiere New Episodes Of "PAW Patrol" In March 2014

Nickelodeon UK and Ireland's preschool channel, Nick Jr. UK and Ireland, has announced the PAW-tastic news in a series of Tweets (posts) on their official Twitter profile page, @NickJrUK, that Nick Jr. UK and Ireland will be showing more brand-new episodes of Nickelodeon Preschools all-new CGI-animated preschool series "PAW Patrol" in March 2014!:
my son just loves paw patrol!!! Any more episodes coming? Xx
@NickJrUK: We will have brand new episodes of #PAWPatrol coming up in March. Glad to hear your son loves the show! - Thursday 9th January 2014.
please tell me there will be some new paw patrol episodes soon! My little boy loves it and watches them over and over!
@NickJrUK: We have brand new episodes of #PAWPatrol coming up in March. Glad to hear your little boy loves the show! - 9/1/2014.
"Paw Patrol", a Nickelodeon co-production with Spin Master Entertainment, stars a pack of six heroic rescue pups – Chase the German Shepherd Police Pup, Marshall the Dalmatian Firepup, Rocky the Mixed Breed Recycler, Rubble the English Bulldog Construction Worker, Zuma the Chocolate Labrador Retriever Water-Rescue Pup, and Skye the Cockapoo Aviator - who are led by a tech-savvy boy named Zack Ryder Jr., the human leader, rescuer, and teacher of the Pups. Together they work hard to protect the Adventure Bay Community believing, "no job is too big, no pup is too small!" The series features a curriculum that focuses on citizenship, social skills and problem-solving.


Spin Master Entertainment, who is the property's master toy licensee, announced in October 2013 that the company will launch and release a extensive "Paw Patrol" toy line in the UK during Summer 2014!

Fans can visit Nick Jr. UK's official "Paw Patrol" website, nickjr.co.uk/pawpatrol, to find out more information about the show, read character bios, play online games, watch video clips, and download exclusive activities, including puzzles, stickers, and templates to build paper vehicle toys for each PAW Patrol member!
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Nickelodeon's "Sam & Cat" Reunion Special Scores 4.8 Million Total Viewers For Nick USA

Nickelodeon, the number-one entertainment brand for kids and families, has today, Tuesday 21st January 2014, announced in the following press release, from TVByTheNumbers.com, the exciting Nickelodeon News that Nickelodeon's hit live-action series "Sam & Cat" continued its ratings momentum for Nick USA with the Saturday 18th January 2014 hour-long premiere of "#TheKillerTunaJump: #Freddie #Jade #Robbie", drawing 4.8 million total viewers and ranking as Nickelodeon USA's highest-rated telecast with Kids 6-11 (10.5/2.1M) since 2012! The special episode - which reunited some of the stars from recent Nick live-action hits "iCarly" and "Victorious" - posted double and triple-digit gains and averaged a 8.0/2.6M (+92%) with Kids 2-11, 10.5/2.1M (+109%) K6-11 and 8.8/1.8M (+97%) Tweens 9-14. The telecast also posted increases with total viewers, up +93% over last year!

"Sam & Cat" has kicked off 2014 on a high note. In the first two weeks of the year, the series scored back-to-back wins as the number-one entertainment program with Kids 2-11 and Kids 6-11.

In the all-new hour-long event, in which Nickelodeon Stars Jennette McCurdy and Ariana Grande were reunited with their former "iCarly" and "Victorious" co-stars Nathan Kress, Matt Bennett and Elizabeth Gillies, who reprised their characters from "iCarly" and "VICTORiOUS", of which "Sam & Cat" is a spin-off from - Freddie Benson, Robbie Shapiro and Jade West, respectively, despite Cat's fear of a personality clash, Jade (Cat's good friend from Hollywood Arts) and Sam meet and hit it off like old friends, leaving Cat feeling left out. Nona (Maree Cheatham) advises Cat that where she comes from, if someone steals your friend, you steal one of theirs. Cat takes this to heart and takes Sam's phone to call Freddie, Sam's hometown friend and ex-love in Seattle. She lies to Freddie and gets him to rush down to LA under the guise that Sam has been in an accident. When Freddie arrives at the girls' apartment, he finds himself in the middle of a roommate quarrel. In order to even the score, Sam befriends Cat's dear friend, Robbie, and the girls' jealousy spirals out of control. Sam also learns that she has to jump over a tank full of vicious man-eating tuna fish with her motorcycle. The special also saw actress Mary Scheer reprise her character role of Marissa Benson, Freddie's Mom.

Original Nickelodeon Press Release:

NICKELODEON'S SAM & CAT SPECIAL SCORES 4.8 MILLION TOTAL VIEWERS

Episode Ranks as Net's Highest Rated Telecast with Kids 6-11 Since 2012


NEW YORK – Jan. 24, 2014 – Nickelodeon’s hit live-action series Sam & Cat continued its ratings momentum with the Saturday (1/18/14) hour-long premiere of "#TheKillerTunaJump: #Freddie #Jade #Robbie", drawing 4.8 million total viewers and ranking as Nick's highest-rated telecast with Kids 6-11 (10.5/2.1M) since 2012. The special episode--which reunited some of the stars from recent Nick live-action hits iCarly and Victorious--posted double and triple-digit gains and averaged a 8.0/2.6M (+92%) with Kids 2-11, 10.5/2.1M (+109%) K6-11 and 8.8/1.8M (+97%) Tweens 9-14. The telecast also posted increases with total viewers, up +93% over last year.

Sam & Cat has kicked off 2014 on a high note. In the first two weeks of the year, the series scored back to back wins as the number-one entertainment program with Kids 2-11 and Kids 6-11.

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 19 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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Nickelodeon USA To Debut "Power Rangers Super Megaforce" On Saturday 15th February 2014

Saban Brands and Nickelodeon have today, Tuesday 21st January 2014, announced and confirmed in the following press release, from Business Wire, the exciting Nickelodeon News that Nick USA will start to premiere and show the all-new season of "Power Rangers", Saban's "Power Rangers Super Megaforce", from Saturday 15th February 2014 at 12:00pm (ET/PT)! Following its debut, the show will air regularly Saturdays at 12:00pm (ET/PT) on Nickelodeon USA, with encores airing Saturdays from 8:00pm – 9:00pm ET beginning Saturday 22nd February 2014 on Nicktoons USA. Now entering its 21st season, the "Power Rangers" franchise remains one of the top-rated and longest running boys live-action series on television.


In the final moments of the last season, the Power Rangers defeated the Warstar villains. Now, in "Power Rangers Super Megaforce", Prince Vekar arrives with his massive alien Armada to conquer the earth. With the help of their supernatural guardian, Gosei, the Power Rangers are given special morphers and keys that allow them to morph into Super Megaforce Rangers! Using these keys, they also have the amazing new ability to morph into any team of Legendary Rangers from the past, gaining access to their incredible powers, weapons, Zords and Megazords. PRSMF will also introduce a new member of the team.

The Super Megaforce Rangers include: Troy, the Red Ranger (Andrew Gray); Noah, the Blue Ranger (John Mark Loudermilk); Gia, the Yellow Ranger (Ciara Hanna); Emma, the Pink Ranger (Christina Masterson); and Jake, the Green Ranger (Azim Rizk).

Fans can head to www.nick.com/megaforce, which will be refreshed for the Super Megaforce season. The site will include original videos, full episodes, and sneak peeks of the upcoming season. On Monday 10th February 2014, fans can play the brand-new "Power Rangers Super Megaforce: Legacy" game on Nick.com. Featuring the brand-new "Power Rangers Super Megaforce" for the first time, these five new Rangers will suit up to fight the forces of Prince Vekar. The Rangers must cut through Hordes of X-Borgs and their bigger counterparts, Bruisers, on 3 challenging levels, each with its own unique setting and super powered boss. The game also features all-new Legendary Moves where the Power Rangers Super Megaforce will power up and transform temporarily into these classic Rangers and unleash the powers of those legacy Rangers.

For more information on "Power Rangers Super Megaforce", please visit www.powerrangers.com and follow us on Twitter, Facebook, YouTube and Instagram.

Original Saban Brands Press Release:

Saban's Power Rangers Super Megaforce to Premiere Saturday, Feb. 15, at 12:00 p.m. (ET/PT) on Nickelodeon

Launching the Most Super-Charged Season with Special Keys to Unlock the Power of Every Ranger EVER

January 21, 2014 09:02 AM Eastern Standard Time

LOS ANGELES --(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Saban Brands and Nickelodeon today announced that the all-new season of Power Rangers, Saban's Power Rangers Super Megaforce, will premiere on Saturday, Feb. 15, at 12:00 p.m. (ET/PT) on Nickelodeon. Following its debut, the show will air regularly Saturdays at 12:00 p.m. (ET/PT) on Nickelodeon, with encores airing Saturdays from 8:00 p.m. – 9:00 p.m. ET beginning Feb. 22 on Nicktoons. Now entering its 21st season, the Power Rangers franchise remains one of the top-rated and longest running boys live-action series on television.

In the final moments of the last season, the Power Rangers defeated the Warstar villains. Now, in Power Rangers Super Megaforce, Prince Vekar arrives with his massive alien Armada to conquer the earth. With the help of their supernatural guardian, Gosei, the Power Rangers are given special morphers and keys that allow them to morph into Super Megaforce Rangers! Using these keys, they also have the amazing new ability to morph into any team of Legendary Rangers from the past, gaining access to their incredible powers, weapons, Zords and Megazords.

"With Power Rangers Super Megaforce, we are excited to bring an all-new action packed storyline to fans around the world," said Elie Dekel, President of Saban Brands. "This season reveals secret powers, the introduction of a new member of the team and legendary Power Rangers from the past 20 years, all of which are sure to keep fans engaged all season long."

The Super Megaforce Rangers include: Troy, the Red Ranger (Andrew Gray); Noah, the Blue Ranger (John Mark Loudermilk); Gia, the Yellow Ranger (Ciara Hanna); Emma, the Pink Ranger (Christina Masterson); and Jake, the Green Ranger (Azim Rizk).

Fans can head to www.nick.com/megaforce, which will be refreshed for the Super Megaforce season. The site will include original videos, full episodes, and sneak peeks of the upcoming season. On Feb. 10, fans can play the brand-new Power Rangers Super Megaforce: Legacy game on Nick.com. Featuring the brand-new Power Rangers Super Megaforce for the first time, these five new Rangers will suit up to fight the forces of Prince Vekar. The Rangers must cut through Hordes of X-Borgs and their bigger counterparts, Bruisers, on 3 challenging levels, each with its own unique setting and super powered boss. The game also features all-new Legendary Moves where the Power Rangers Super Megaforce will power up and transform temporarily into these classic Rangers and unleash the powers of those legacy Rangers.

For more information on Power Rangers Super Megaforce, please visit www.powerrangers.com and follow us on Twitter, Facebook, YouTube and Instagram.

About Saban's Power Rangers Super Megaforce

Saban Brands will launch the newest installment of the Power Rangers franchise, one of the top-rated and longest running boys live-action series on television, with Power Rangers Super Megaforce. The new series, which premieres on Nickelodeon in early 2014, will deliver super mega action, humor, excitement and entertainment, in addition to the core themes of friendship, teamwork, fitness and helping others. Power Rangers Super Megaforce will introduce all-new morphing abilities, allowing the Rangers to morph into any team of Power Rangers from the past. The Power Rangers franchise is helmed by Haim Saban, who created and produced the original Mighty Morphin Power Rangers series in 1993. SCG Power Rangers LLC, which licenses and merchandises the Power Rangers brand, is an affiliate of Saban Brands. For more information, visit www.powerrangers.com.

About Saban Brands

Formed in 2010 as an affiliate of Saban Capital Group, Saban Brands (SB) was established to acquire and develop a world-class portfolio of properties and capitalize on the company’s experience, track record and capabilities in growing and monetizing consumer brands through content, media and marketing. SB applies a global omni-channel management approach to enhancing and extending its brands in markets worldwide and to consumers of all ages. The company provides full-service management, marketing, promotion and strategic business development for its intellectual properties including comprehensive strategies unique to each brand, trademark and copyright management and enforcement, creative design, retail development, direct-to-consumer initiatives and specialized property extensions. SB is led by a superior management team with decades of experience in media, content creation, branding, licensing, marketing, digital and finance. SB's portfolio of properties currently includes Power Rangers, Paul Frank, Digimon Fusion, Julius Jr., Popples, Vortexx, Zui.com and The Playforge. For more information, visit www.sabanbrands.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 Breaks Bread With Brand-New Animated Series "Breadwinners", Premiering On Nick USA On Monday 17th February 2014 At 7:30pm (ET/PT)

Nickelodeon, the number-one entertainment brand for kids and families, has today, Tuesday 21st January 2014, announced and confirmed in the following press release, from PRNewswire, the exciting Nickelodeon News that Nick USA will start to show the networks bread-tastic brand-new original animated buddy comedy series (Nicktoon) "Breadwinners" from Monday 17th February 2014 at 7:30 p.m. (ET/PT)! Following the shows primetime debut, new episodes of "Breadwinners" will continue from Saturday 22nd February 2014 at 11:00am (ET/PT), in its regular timeslot on Nickelodeon USA. "Breadwinners" will roll out internationally on Nickelodeon's international channels beginning Fall/Autumn 2014.

"Breadwinners", a brand-new series that follows two booty-shaking ducks as they operate a bread delivery service out of their awesome, jet-fueled Rocket Van. The 20-episode series, produced by Nickelodeon Animation Studios and the first series to come out of Nickelodeon's world renowned animated shorts program, charts the adventures of best friends, SwaySway and Buhdeuce, as they deliver bread to hungry beaks everywhere. These best buds live together, laugh together, and get into all sorts of riduckulous adventures together.

"Breadwinners" is created by Steve Borst ("Teen Titans Go!", "MAD") and Gary "Doodles" Di Raffaele ("MAD", "Metalocalypse"), who was discovered from the 2012 Nickelodeon Animated Shorts Program. This team of emerging and innovative artists delivers a funny and original series for this new generation of kids. With vast inspirations from classic buddy-comedy animation, and various current gaming, internet and music cultures, this innovative new show introduces the next duck duo who always keep their beaks up and their heads boppin'.

Throughout the series, SwaySway, the upbeat leader of the flock, and Buhdeuce, the loyal booty-shakin' co-pilot, go on crazy adventures together. From eating a loaf of Stank Bread and getting lost in the bread mines, to record-breaking attempts for most bread deliveries in one day, nothing will stop this duo from making the delivery while shaking their tail feathers.

During the series premiere episode, "Thug Loaf", when SwaySway and Buhdeuce have to deliver bread to the bad part of Duck Town, they accidentally lock their keys in the Rocket Van and have to befriend a gang of Biker Ducks for help. Next in "Mine All Mine", SwaySway and Buhdeuce meet the most righteous dude in the planet, the Bread Maker.

Viewers can visit Nick.com to access photos, learn about the characters and catch a sneak peek of "Thug Loaf". On Monday 10th February 2014, fans can learn to be a Breadwinner by playing a series of 10 fast, fun and addicting mini-games, in the "Big Bread Booty Bash" game. Players must complete a work day as SwaySway and Buhdeuce where they mine some bread, ride the minecart, fly the Rocket Van and more without crashing, toasting or roasting. Additionally, in the Emmy Award-winning Nick App, there will be funny digital shorts of SwaySway and Buhdeuce.

Original Nickelodeon Press Release:

Nickelodeon Breaks Bread with Brand-New Animated Series Breadwinners, Delivering Monday, Feb. 17, at 7:30 P.M. (ET/PT)

Steve Borst and Gary "Doodles" Di Raffaele Create Original Buddy-Comedy Series Filled with Humor, Music and Booty-Shakin' Energy

BURBANK, Calif., Jan. 21, 2014 /PRNewswire/ -- Nickelodeon expands its growing roster of original creator-driven animation with Breadwinners, a brand-new series that follows two booty-shaking ducks as they operate a bread delivery service out of their awesome, jet-fueled Rocket Van. The 20-episode series, produced by Nickelodeon Animation Studios, premieres Monday, Feb. 17, at 7:30 p.m. (ET/PT), and charts the adventures of best friends, SwaySway and Buhdeuce, as they deliver bread to hungry beaks everywhere. These best buds live together, laugh together, and get into all sorts of riduckulous adventures together. Following the premiere, new episodes of Breadwinners will continue Saturday, Feb. 22, at 11:00 a.m. (ET/PT), in its regular timeslot on Nickelodeon. The series will roll out internationally beginning fall 2014.



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"This is our first series to come out of our animated shorts program and we are very proud and excited to bring it to our audience," said Russell Hicks, President, Content Development and Production, Nickelodeon. "Steve and Gary have created a fresh, fun cartoon with great characters and an infectious music backdrop that we think will have kids laughing and bouncing with each episode."

Breadwinners is created by Steve Borst (Teen Titans Go!, MAD) and Gary "Doodles" Di Raffaele (MAD, Metalocalypse), who was discovered from Nick's 2012 Animated Shorts Program. This team of emerging and innovative artists delivers a funny and original series for this new generation of kids. With vast inspirations from classic buddy-comedy animation, and various current gaming, internet and music cultures, this innovative new show introduces the next duck duo who always keep their beaks up and their heads boppin'.

Throughout the series, SwaySway, the upbeat leader of the flock, and Buhdeuce, the loyal booty-shakin' co-pilot, go on crazy adventures together. From eating a loaf of Stank Bread and getting lost in the bread mines, to record-breaking attempts for most bread deliveries in one day, nothing will stop this duo from making the delivery while shaking their tail feathers.

During the series premiere, "Thug Loaf," when SwaySway and Buhdeuce have to deliver bread to the bad part of Duck Town, they accidentally lock their keys in the Rocket Van and have to befriend a gang of Biker Ducks for help. Next in "Mine All Mine," SwaySway and Buhdeuce meet the most righteous dude in the planet, the Bread Maker.

Viewers can visit Nick.com to access photos, learn about the characters and catch a sneak peek of "Thug Loaf." On February 10, fans can learn to be a Breadwinner by playing a series of 10 fast, fun and addicting mini-games, in the Big Bread Booty Bash game. Players must complete a work day as SwaySway and Buhdeuce where they mine some bread, ride the minecart, fly the Rocket Van and more without crashing, toasting or roasting. Additionally, in the Emmy Award-winning Nick App, there will be funny mini videos of SwaySway and Buhdeuce.

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 more than 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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