Nickelodeon Latin America And Nickelodeon Brazil To Premiere "WITs Academy" On Monday 15th February 2016

Nickelodeon Latin America and Nickelodeon Brazil will start to premiere and show "WITs Academy", a bewitching spin-off of "Every Witch Way" following Andi's magical journey at the prestigious W.I.Ts Academy, every weekday from Monday 15th February 2016!

Nickelodeon Latin America (Latinoamérica) will debut each brand-new episode of "WITs Academy" daily at 18h30 on Nickelodeon Mexico (Méx), 19h on Nickelodeon Colombia (Col), 19h30 on Nickelodeon Venezuela (Ven), and at 20h on Nickelodeon Argentina (Arg). Additionally, Nickelodeon Brazil (Brasil) will premiere each all-new episode weekdays at 18h.

In "WITs Academy", Andi is now studying at W.I.Ts Academy, the Magic Realm's most esteemed school for witches and wizards in training, but, as the best friend and unofficial Guardian to the Chosen One, she now has to work hard to prove that she can live up to expectations as the first and only human Guardian. She's also in charge of getting the Magical Realm's toughest witch and wizard to graduation day, one of which is Jax's little sister, Jessie Novoa. Along the way she'll have to decide who is a friend, who is a foe and who may be more.

In the premiere episode "The New Guard", Andi arrives at "WITS Academy" and meets the other Guardians and Witches in training. Then in Wednesday's episode "The Jinx", the WITS complete their first test. Ben struggles with a challenge, while Ruby has it out for Andi.

"WITs Academy" stars Daniela Nieves as Andi Cruz, Kaelii "Jazzy" WIlliams as Kim Sanders, Calvin "Ryan" Cargill as Luke Archer, Jailen James Allen Bates as Ben Davis, Andrew Amaru Ortega Walker as Sean De Soto, Lidya Jewett as Gracie Walker, Tyler T. Perez as Cameron Masters, Kennedy Lea Slocum as Ruby Webber, Julia Antonelli as Jessie Novoa, Christ Margaret "Meg" Crosbie as Emily Prescott, and Efthimios "Timothy" Colombos as Ethan Prescott, Todd Allen Durkin as Agamemnon, Mia Matthews as Desdemona, and Bianca Matthews as Samantha.

"W.I.Ts Academy" is created by Catharina Ledeboer and is produced by Viacom International. "The W.I.T.s Academy" is executive produced by Tatiana Rodriguez ("Talia in the Kitchen") and José Vicente Scheuren ("Every Witch Way"). "W.I.Ts Academy" season one features 20 episodes.

Sources: Anime, Manga y TV, Anime, Mangá e TV. Huge thanks to matteu21 for the news!

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Nickelodeon Latin America And Nickelodeon Brazil To Premiere "Game Shakers" On Thursday 25th February 2016

Nickelodeon Latin America and Nickelodeon Brazil will debut the hour-long series premiere episode of Nickelodeon's brand-new original comedy series "Game Shakers" on Thursday 25th February 2016!

Nickelodeon Latin America (Latinoamérica) will debut the one-hour series premiere of "Game Shakers" at 19h on Nickelodeon Mexico (Méx), 19h30 on Nickelodeon Colombia (Col), 20h on Nickelodeon Venezuela (Ven) and at 20h30 on Nickelodeon Argentina (Arg).

Additionally, Nickelodeon Brazil (Brasil) will premiere the hour-long first episode of "Game Shakers" at 18h30.

They're making games and kicking app!

Created by hit-maker Dan Schneider ("Henry Danger", "iCarly", "Victorious", "Sam & Cat", "Zoey 101", "Drake & Josh", "Kenan & Kel"), "Game Shakers" follows a pair of 7th grade girls, Babe (Cree Cicchino) and Kenzie (Madisyn Shipman), who, after creating a wildly successful mobile game app called Sky Whale for a science project, start a gaming company in Brooklyn called Game Shakers with their friend Hudson (Thomas Kuc).

But when superstar rapper Double G (Kel Mitchell, "Kenan & Kel", "All That", "Good Burger"), a super successful, unpredictable rapper, finds out the girls used one of his songs in their game without licensing it, he threatens to sue them for all he is owed! To make things right, Babe and Kenzie decide to make the rap superstar their business partner and hire his son, Triple G (Benjamin Lil P-Nut" Flores, Jr, "The Haunted Hathaways"), as a game consultant. Together, Babe, Kenzie, Hudson, Triple G and Double G will work to make Game Shakers a huge success in the gaming world! Will this new deal be a high score or a game over for Babe and Kenzie? Let the games begin!

In the premiere episode "Sky Whale," Babe and Kenzie's school project, Sky Whale, becomes an accidental viral video game hit. However, when rap superstar Double G realises they used his song without his permission, he comes to collect his share of the profits.

To celebrate Nick LatAM and Nickelodeon Brazil debuting "Game Shakers", Nick Latin America and Nick Brazil's official websites have unveiled their official localized show webpages to accompany the all-new series, which feature information about the new show and 'Meet the Characters' sections featuring information about the characters on the show, and exclusive video clips! You can visit Nickelodeon Latin America and Nickelodeon Brazil's official "Game Shakers" websites at MundoNick.com and MundoNick.uol.com.br, respectively!

Sources: Anime, Manga y TV, Anime, Mangá e TV. Huge thanks to matteu21 for the news!

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Nickelodeon & Viacom Consumer Products Nominated For Six Awards In The Licensing.biz People Awards 2016

The licensing business news website Licensing.biz has announced the exciting news that Nickelodeon & Viacom Consumer Products has been nominated for six awards in the Licensing.biz People Awards 2016!

The Licensing.biz People Awards celebrate the individuals and teams behind some of the UK's biggest licensing deals, brands and initiatives.

Katie Ball, Retail Sales Coordinator at NVCP, has been nominated for the "Rising Star - Licensor" award, Marianne James, VP, consumer products, UK & Ireland and European retail sales and marketing at NVCP, has been nominated for the "Manager of the Year" award, Mark Kingston, GM & SVP of NVCP, EMEA & Australia, has been nominated for the "Outstanding Contribution to Licensing" award, NVCP's "HYPE x SpongeBob SquarePants" fashion range and Nickelodeon range exclusively available at The Entertainer have both been nominated for the "Licensing Deal of the Year" award, and the whole Nickelodeon & Viacom Consumer Products (NVCP) team have been nominated for the "Licensor Team of the Year (Enterprise)" award!

The full shortlist, listed below, will now be passed to Licensing.biz's panel of judges who will decide the winners in each category.

Winners will be announced at a exclusive event taking place at South Kensington's Millennium Gloucester hotel on Friday 11th March 2016.

Tickets to attend the event and table reservations are available to purchase at licensingbizpeopleawards.com. For sponsorship enquires, please email sfreeman@nbmedia.com.

Licensing.biz be profiling all of their finalists in a series of special features debuting next week.

Congratulations and good luck to Team Nickelodeon and everyone nominated in the 2016 Licensing.biz People Awards!

Licensing.biz People Awards 2016 Finalists

RETAIL BUYING TEAM OF THE YEAR (MAJOR/MULTIPLE)
Tesco
Shop Direct
Asda
Primark
Poundland
Smyths Toys
The Entertainer

RETAIL BUYING TEAM OF THE YEAR (INDIE/SMB)
Insert Coin
Truffleshuffle.com
Wild Bangarang
Firebox

RISING STAR - LICENSEE & LICENSING AGENT
Charlotte Clisby - Merchant On Demand
Emily Howarth – BonBon Buddies
George Birtchnell – The Point 1888
Sole Puerto – Bulldog Licensing

RISING STAR - LICENSOR
Sally-Anne Fee – Hasbro
Harris McQueen – Pokémon
Sara Baker – eOne
Sarah Fisher – eOne
Cameron Dicks - ITV
Katie Ball – Nickelodeon UK
Jade Kellman - FremantleMedia

LICENSOR TEAM OF THE YEAR (ENTERPRISE)
Universal
Nickelodeon & Viacom Consumer Products
Pokémon
ITV Studios Global Entertainment
eOne
BBC Worldwide
Disney
Warner Bros

LICENSOR TEAM OF THE YEAR (SMB)
DHX Brands
Carte Blanche
V&A
Aardman
Moomin Character

LICENSEE TEAM OF THE YEAR
Hasbro
HTI
Cooneen
Misirli
LEGO
Centum Books
Blues Clothing
Spin Master

LICENSING AGENT OF THE YEAR
CPLG
Start Licensing
Bulldog Licensing
Rocket Licensing
The Point 1888
IMG
Brands With Influence

LICENSING SOLUTIONS TEAM OF THE YEAR
Imagin8
Octane5
360 Royalty Audit
Vistex
Dependable Solutions

BRAND EXTENSION & BEYOND
Branded Bags for Life - Tesco
Star Wars Cheese Strings - Kerry Foods/Disney
Innocent Hats with Oliver Bonas - The Point 1888/Innocent/Oliver Bonas
Doug Hyde England Rugby Art - RFU/Doug Hyde/CPLG
Star Trek: The Original Series Phaser Universal Remote Control - The Wand Company/CBS Consumer Products
Jammie Dodgers Celebration Cake - Finsbury Foods Group/Start Licensing
Motörhead Sex Toys - Lovehoney/Motörhead
World of Warcraft Leggings - Wild Bangarang/Blizzard

UNSUNG HERO
Aitch Creative
Dot Dash Design
Skew Studio
Blue Kangaroo
The Light Fund

MANAGER OF THE YEAR
Rob Corney - Bulldog Licensing
Trudi Hayward - ITV Studios Global Entertainment
Hannah Mungo - eOne
Trudi Bishop - Cartamundi
Marianne James - Nickelodeon & Viacom Consumer Products

LICENSING DEAL OF THE YEAR
Lightsaber Spoons exclusively at Tesco - Kellogg's/Disney
Sphero's BB-8 - Sphero/Disney
HYPE's SpongeBob SquarePants range - HYPE/Nickelodeon
Nickelodeon range exclusively at The Entertainer - Nickelodeon/The Entertainer
Powerpuff Girls x Jeremy Scott collection at Moschino - Cartoon Network/Moschino

OUTSTANDING CONTRIBUTION TO LICENSING
Rob Corney - Bulldog Licensing
Peter Byrne - CPLG
Maggy Harris - ITVS GE
Rachel Wakley - Tesco
Kelvyn Gardner - LIMA UK
Andrew Carley - eOne
Mark Kingston - Nickelodeon & Viacom Consumer Products
Patrick Bailey - Blues Clothing

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Nickelodeon South East Asia To Premiere Nick's 2015 HALO Awards On Friday 29th January 2016

Nickelodeon South East Asia has announced the exciting news on their official website that Nickelodeon South East Asia will premiere the must-see concert event of the season, the 2015 Nickelodeon HALO Awards, on Friday 29th January 2016 at 7:30pm on Nickelodeon Singapore and Nickelodeon Philippines!

The HALO Awards are Nickelodeon's annual ceremony which honor young community leaders from across the USA. Hosted by Nick Cannon, the 2015 Nickelodeon HALO Awards will feature one-of-a-kind performances by Fifth Harmony, DNCE with lead singer Joe Jonas, Flo Rida, Tori Kelly and WALK THE MOON along with a very special guest appearance by Justin Bieber, who will be accepting the very first HALO Hall of Fame award!

Nick Cannon host, creator and executive producer of the 2015 Nickelodeon HALO Awards. (Photo: Business Wire)

This year's four inspirational Nickelodeon HALO Awards honorees are:

NEW YORK, NY - NOVEMBER 14: (L-R) Riley Gant, Ruchita Zaparde, Nick Cannon, Joshua Williams, and Ethan Cruikshank attend the 2015 Nickelodeon HALO Awards at Pier 36 on November 14, 2015 in New York City. (Photo by Kevin Mazur/Getty Images for Nickelodeon)

* Ethan Cruikshank, 16, Mechanicsville, Va. - A guitar player since the age of seven, Ethan Cruikshank was inspired to start Music to My Ears after his school cut music education funding. Since then, Cruikshank's music program has helped over 100 kids across four states by providing free music lessons through volunteer teachers and distributing instruments to those who can't afford them.

* Riley Gantt, 15, Sherman Oaks, Calif. - Riley Gantt's organization Rainbow Pack was born out of her desire to provide kids with the supplies they need to do their homework and be successful learners, regardless of their economic circumstances. With funds raised through fundraising, grants, social media and school supply drives, she has successfully donated over 9000 backpacks filled with school supplies to kids in the Los Angeles area.

* Joshua Williams, 14, Miami Beach, Fla. - Joshua Williams' commitment to eradicate hunger started with a roadside donation to a starving man when he was four and a half years old. Through William's organization, Joshua's Heart Foundation, he designed a food distribution system in local churches, schools and community centers, and continues to raise awareness of hunger and poverty at speaking engagements. He has distributed over 1.1 million pounds of food in South Florida, Jamaica and Africa to date, and helped feed over 50,000 people nationwide.

* Ruchita Zaparde, 18, Plainsboro, N.J. - After a family trip to India exposed Ruchita Zaparde to the plight of widows and the difficulties they faced, she started Sew A Future to help those women achieve financial stability by becoming seamstresses. Zaparde identifies widows in need in India, delivers sewing machines and supplies, and connects the kids who are fundraising in the U.S. to the recipients. Over 200 families have been raised out of poverty with the gift of a sewing machine, thanks to the fundraising efforts of over 1400 students in 30 states.

Plus, Nickelodeon gives a special nod to their first HALO Effect honoree, Jessica Collins, founder of "A Place to Sleep"!

To celebrate the debut of the 2015 Nickelodeon HALO Awards, Nick-Asia.com has launched Nick SEA's official 2015 Nickelodeon HALO Awards website, which features information about the ceremony, profiles of HALO Award honourees, plus exclusive video clips and a fantastic picture gallery featuring photos from the awards show!

The 2015 Nickelodeon HALO Awards marks the first time the awards ceremony has aired internationally.

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Nickelodeon USA To Premiere Brand-New "SpongeBob SquarePants" Episode In February 2016

Nickelodeon USA has announced the Sponge-Tastic news in a new trailer that Nick USA will be premiering a brand-new episode of the networks hit original animated series "SpongeBob SquarePants" in February 2016!:



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Nickelodeon USA To Premiere New Game Show "Paradise Run" On Monday 1st February 2016

Nickelodeon USA has announced the very exciting news in a new trailer that Nick USA will start to premiere and show Nickelodeon's brand-new action-packed adventure game show series "Paradise Run" on Monday 1st February 2016!

Competition is hitting the beach! Hosted by Daniella Monet ("Victorious", the "Fairly OddParents" movies, "AwesomenessTV"), "Paradise Run" puts teamwork to the test in a beautiful tropical setting. Each week, contestants will team up into three teams of two and throw down for the ultimate grand prize on the ultimate vacation challenge! The teams will be faced with a series of challenges that will put their physical, mental and teamwork skills to the test. Who will finish first, and who will watch their tropical dreams sail off into the sunset? Ready, set, run!

To celebrate, Nick.com has launched the networks official "Paradise Run" show website, nick.com/paradise, which features information about Nickelodeon's brand-new game show series and host Daniella Monet, plus Nickelodeon USA's official "Paradise Run" trailer and a exclusive sneak-peek preview from the shows very first episode, featuring the teams getting prepared for their very first "Paradise Run" challenge: Zodiac Zoo!

"Paradise Run" is created by Stone & Company Entertainment and is produced by Jason Madoch. "Paradise Run" was filmed at Hilton Waikoloa Village in Hawaii during Summer 2015. The shows graphics package is created by Coat of Arms.

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