Montreal-based Sardine Production’s popular animated comedy series ToonMarty has been picked up by Discovery Networks Italy (Italia) in a deal brokered by Barcelona-based distributor GoldBee. The 40 x 11-minute series will air on Discovery’s free-to-air (FTA) Italian channel K2 starting later this spring.
GoldBee has also signed a deal with DHX Media’s digital kids network WildBrain to launch and develop ToonMarty content on YouTube.
Produced by Sardine Productions with support from the Bell Fund, the Canadian Media Fund, the the Canadian Film or Video Production Tax Credit (CPTC), the Shaw Rocket Fund and the Société de Développement des Entreprises Culturelles (SODEC), the series was originally commissioned by Corus Entertainment for its French and English TELETOON networks, where it premiered in May 2017. It was then picked up by France Télévisions’ France 4 channel and Nickelodeon for its international channels and digital platforms, excluding North America, China and Japan. The show will also begin airing on CITV in the UK later this year.
Christophe Goldberger, GoldBee’s managing director (MD), remarked: “With these new partners on board, ToonMarty is present on A-list platforms in most major European territories. The launch of the brand on YouTube will help grow the fan base globally. We are now looking to secure new partners for the merchandising activities of ToonMarty.”
Ghislain Cyr, the president of Sardine Productions and producer of ToonMarty, added: “We are delighted by the success of the series. It is always exciting to know that our work touches audiences from around the world.”
In Toonville, where all cartoons live, Marty is the only employee at Toonmart and he loves to stick his nose in everybody’s business, often leading to zany adventures. ToonMarty was developed in tandem with an interactive online game entitled Marty’s Special Delivery that charges players with serving the eccentric customers who inhabit Toonville.
Disclaimer: Nick Shows were Freakin' Weird. The video above showcases just one of the many examples of '90s Nick shows being super freakin' weird. There are too many examples to count. Seriously, Nick can't actually count them all. NickSplat is not responsible for any damage to your childhood caused by the series.
Watch all your '90s Nickelodeon favorites on NickSplat, your late-night destination for your favorite childhood Nickelodeon cartoons and live-action shows! NickSplat doesn't question football-shaped heads, but embrace them - along with Reptar bars, a Big Ear of Corn, orange soda, and even slime for Pete (and Pete's) sake. Make your slime-covered Nickelodeon childhood dreams come true every night at 11 PM ET/PT, only on TeenNick USA! #NickSplat!
Two brothers’ mission to fix their mom’s broken tablet, before she comes home, is met with a series of challenges. Check out The Magic Hour, another magical short from Nickelodeon's world renowned Animated Shorts Program, created by Nath Milburn (Hey Arnold!: The Jungle Movie) and Andrew Melzer!
“Using animals with anthropomorphic qualities allowed me to delve into the human psyche in a more pedagogical way. I could get away with more (including the lead character not wearing any pants.) The stories had bite with lots of wackiness thrown in.” -Joe Murray, creator of Rocko’s Modern Life, in a 2014 interview with The Huffington Post. Original art by Joe Murray himself! Are you looking forward to Nick's upcoming Rocko’s Modern Life TV movie, "Static Cling"? Sound off in the comments below!
Watch all your '90s Nickelodeon favorites on NickSplat, your late-night destination for your favorite childhood Nickelodeon cartoons and live-action shows! NickSplat doesn't question football-shaped heads, but embrace them - along with Reptar bars, a Big Ear of Corn, orange soda, and even slime for Pete (and Pete's) sake. Make your slime-covered Nickelodeon childhood dreams come true every night at 11 PM ET/PT, only on TeenNick USA! #NickSplat!
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Shopping centre chain, intu will host a unique retail activation that will allow customers to become immersed in slime this Easter!
Nickelodeon UK has partnered with intu shopping centres for a slimy retail activation that will see a slew of slime-themed activities brought to shopping centres across the country this Easter!
Kids can get the ultimate badge of honour by being slimed themselves, in the slime-ulator that will be touring 13 of intu's UK shopping destinations for a limited period from Saturday 24th – Sunday 15th April 2018.
"We’re looking to replicate the success of last Easter’s campaign with Nickelodeon when 8,000 people registered to meet PAW Patrol at intu centres and 180,000 people visited intu's event pages," said Roger Binks, customer experience director at intu.
Audience being slimed at SLIMEFEST 2017
“We’ll be drawing even bigger crowds to our centres and online this year with a whole range of fun, free, messy experiences that will drive up dwell-time and footfall for our retailers by making every intu centre a must-visit destination over the school holidays.”
Mark Kingston, Senior Vice President (SVP) Nickelodeon and Viacom Consumer Products (NVCP) at Nickelodeon added: “Slime is this year’s big kids trend and Nickelodeon is looking forward to bringing the fun associated with the green substance to kids at intu shopping centres across the UK.”
The campaign follows the success of previous years’ collaborations between Nickelodeon and intu which has seen the retail destination host experiences featuring SpongeBob SquarePants and PAW Patrol’s Chase and Marshall.
Nickelodeon has also partnered with merchandising company SAMBRO, which will launch a range of Slime-related products - including the Nickelodeon Slime Hyper Blaster - to appeal to the 3+ market, in the UK from April 2018.
Update - Below is Nickelodeon UK & Ireland's official Press Release announcing the aweslime news:
Nickelodeon UK and intu team up to slime-ulate shoppers
London, 9th February 2018, Kids entertainment brand Nickelodeon and shopping centre owner intu are collaborating for a major slime related activation involving a specially created slime-ulator which will be touring intu shopping centres in the UK.
Being slimed by Nickelodeon is the ultimate badge of honour and the physical embodiment of the playful and unconventional nature of the kids brand. Nickelodeon and intu are now offering kids the chance to be slimed. The slime-ulator machine will be touring 13 of intu’s UK shopping destinations for a limited period from Saturday 24th March – Sunday 15th April.
All intu shopping centres including intu Trafford Centre, intu Lakeside and intu Metrocentre will also host a range of free slime-themed activities. Attendees will be able to customise slime at dedicated play stations, get slime tattoos, doodle on a giant slime colouring wall as well as capture and share photos at a slime photo booth. One family will also have the chance to win a VIP family ticket to Nickelodeon’s SLIMEFEST 2018 which takes place later this year in Blackpool.
Roger Binks, Customer Experience Director at intu, said: “We’re looking to replicate the success of last Easter’s campaign with Nickelodeon when 8,000 people registered to meet PAW Patrol at intu centres and 180,000 people visited intu’s event pages.”
“We’ll be drawing even bigger crowds to our centres and online this year with a whole range of fun, free, messy experiences that will drive up dwell-time and footfall for our retailers by making every intu centre a must-visit destination over the school holidays.”
Mark Kingston, SVP Nickelodeon and Viacom Consumer Products at Nickelodeon said: “Slime is this year’s big kids trend and Nickelodeon is looking forward to bringing the fun associated with the green substance to kids at intu shopping centres across the UK.”
The campaign follows the success of previous years’ collaborations between Nickelodeon and intu which has seen the retail destination host experiences featuring SpongeBob SquarePants and PAW Patrol’s Chase and Marshall.
For more information on how to be in with the chance of getting slimed at a local intu centre and the SLIMEFEST competition – please visit intu.co.uk/easter.
Notes to editors
The slime-ulator will be visiting:
intu Uxbridge Sat 24th March
intu Milton Keynes Mon 26th March
intu Derby Wed 28th March
intu Potteries Fri 30th March
intu Trafford Centre Sat 31st March
intu Eldon Square Mon 2nd April
intu Braehead Wed 4th April
intu Metrocentre Fri 6th April
intu Victoria Centre Sun 8th April
intu Merryhill Tues 10th April
intu Chapelfield Thurs 12th April
intu Lakeside Sat 14th April
intu Watford Sun 15th April
About intu
intu is the UK's leading owner, manager and developer of prime regional shopping centres with a growing presence in Spain. We are passionate about creating uniquely compelling experiences, in centre and online, that attract customers, delivering enhanced footfall, dwell time and loyalty.
We own many of the UK's largest and most popular retail destinations with super regional centres such as intu Trafford Centre and intu Lakeside and vibrant city centre locations from Newcastle to Watford.
We are committed to our local communities, our centres support over 120,000 jobs representing about 3% of the total UK retail workforce, and to operating with environmental responsibility.
Nickelodeon Network
The home of SpongeBob SquarePants, Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, PAW Patrol and Nella the Princess Knight, Nickelodeon UK & Ireland Network is available in over 13 million cable and satellite homes and now reaches more than 10 million viewers a month. Launched in 1993, the top-performing Nickelodeon networkcomprises seven dedicated entertainment channels for kids aged 4-15 and their families: Nickelodeon, Nickelodeon HD, Nickelodeon +1, Nicktoons, Nick Jr., Nick Jr. +1 and Nick Jr. Too. The entertainment company has built a diverse multi-platform business by putting kids first in everything it does – Kids Rule! Content is at the core of the business with critically-acclaimed and hugely-popular television programming from the UK and around the world. In addition to the quality television programmes, Nickelodeon also produces bespoke content available online and on Nick Play, as well as consumer product and recreation opportunities such as the UK’s first-ever Nick theme park, Nickelodeon Land and the messiest music festival for kids, SLIMEFEST.
Official Nickelodeon Russia (Россия) press release via Viacom International Media Networks (VIMN) Russia's Press Office. An English version of the following press release is available to read here:
Опубликовано 03.04.2018
NICKELODEON И МЕЖДУНАРОДНАЯ ОРГАНИЗАЦИЯ KIDSRIGHTS ВМЕСТЕ РАССКАЖУТ О ДЕТЯХ, МЕНЯЮЩИХ ЖИЗНЬ ОБЩЕСТВА К ЛУЧШЕМУ ПО ВСЕМУ МИРУ
Кампания «Вместе к лучшему» с хештегом #KidsCan пройдет в телеэфире и на цифровых платформах Nickelodeon в более чем 170 странах, включая Россию.
Nickelodeon Russia (Россия) has partnered with popular Russian hair salon chain Birdie to launch a brand-new hair styling service for kids based by Nick Jr.'s brand-new show, Sunny Day (Санни Дэй)!
Launched on Monday 2nd April 2018, Прически от Санни ('Hairstyles by Sunny'), hair stylists at branches of Birdie around Russia will create and design stylish and original hairstyles inspired by Nickelodeon's latest animated preschool series, which follows Sunny, a 10-year-old master hairstylist and the owner of her own beauty salon, who solves any problem that arises in her seaside town of Friendly Falls with the help of a comb, hair clips and a positive attitude.
The service is open to girls aged 16-years-old and under at participating Birdie hair salons in the Russian cities of St. Petersburg, Tver, Nizhny Novgorod, Tyumen and Yuzhno-Sakhalinsk, and costs 600 Russian Rubles. (The cost of the service in each region can be confirmed by ringing the phone number below).
In addition to Прически от Санни, the Birdie hair salon in Moscow will launch Академия Санни (the 'Academy of Sunny') on Sunday 8th April 2018, which invites mothers and daughters to take part in hair styling masterclasses to learn how to create stylist hair designs inspired by Sunny Day. Classes will be held every Sunday at 12:00 and 15:00 throughout April 2018, with each lesson priced at 2000 Russian Rubles.
For more information, to to clarify the time of classes and to take part in the hair styling workshops, call: 8 (925) 906-88-96.
Fans can catch exciting episodes of Sunny Day weekdays at 11:45 MCK and 15:45 MCK and weekends at 11:45 MCK on Nick Jr. Россия!
Nickelodeon Australia and New Zealand will premiere Knight Squad, Nickelodeon’s newest live action comedy series, on Monday 21st May 2018 at 5:30pm (AEDT)! Set at a magical school for knights in training, where two mismatched students form an unlikely alliance to protect each other’s secret and pursue their dreams, new episodes of Knight Squad will continue to air regularly weekdays at 5:30pm (AEDT) on Nick AU/NZ.
Get ready for an enchanted series full of magic, castles and swords when two mismatched students at Knight School form an unlikely alliance to protect each other's secrets and pursue their dreams to become knights.
There is only one place in the magical land of Astoria where the young and fearless can train to become elite warriors - Knight School! Meet Ciara, the fierce and competitive star student who is hiding a colossal secret - she is the royal princess in disguise! Things only get crazier at school when Arc, a cocky and streetwise outsider, strolls in with a pretty big secret of his own.
This unlikely pair will have to team up if they want to become legendary knights. Teamed with two other students to form the Phoenix Squad, Ciara and Arc hope to outshine the school’s other squads for the honour of one day representing Astoria in battle. But in this fantastical kingdom full of powerful beasts, magical spells, and schoolyard frenemies, that might be harder than they think.
Did you know Danny Phantom premiered 14 years ago today on Nickelodeon USA? Happy anniversary Danny Phantom! :)
Nicktoons Facts:Danny Phantom, the second Nicktoon created by Butch Hartman, premiered on April 3, 2004 and ran for 53 episodes over three seasons. It spawned two video games, Danny Phantom: The Ultimate Enemy and Danny Phantom: Urban Jungle, plus appearances in over a dozen more. Most recently, Danny Phantom made a appearance in Butch Hartman's original Nickelodeon short, The Fairly Odd Phantom in February 2017.
For more awesome Nick moments, check out Nickelodeon's On This Day Facebook page!
This is one song you definitely won't want to get outta your head! Rock out to this awesome original song 'Outta My Head' with the School of Rock band, Breanna Yde (Tomika), Ricardo Hurtado (Freddy), Jade Pettyjohn (Summer), Lance Lim (Zack), Aidan Miner (Lawrence) and Tony Cavalero (Mr. Finn)! Catch more School of Rock on Nickelodeon!
Ever wanted to have your birthday at Good Burger? Watch how above and beyond Ed (Kel Mitchell) will go for you in this birthday scene with Amanda Bynes. Catch more All That on NickSplat!
Watch all your '90s Nickelodeon favorites on NickSplat, your late-night destination for your favorite childhood Nickelodeon cartoons and live-action shows! NickSplat doesn't question football-shaped heads, but embrace them - along with Reptar bars, a Big Ear of Corn, orange soda, and even slime for Pete (and Pete's) sake. Make your slime-covered Nickelodeon childhood dreams come true every night at 11 PM ET/PT, only on TeenNick USA! #NickSplat!
Need a laugh?! Well, you’re in for a treat from all your friends at Nick Jr.! Kids can see some of their favorite cartoon characters like Marshall, Blaze, Rusty, Shimmer, Shine, Rod, Sunny, Nonny, and more tell hilarious jokes that are sure to “quack” them up in this super silly mash-up video! Your child can learn different jokes and riddles that may even inspire them to come up with their very own based on Nick Jr. TV shows like PAW Patrol, Blaze and the Monster Machines, Rusty Rivets, Shimmer and Shine, Top Wing, Sunny Day, and Bubble Guppies. For more online videos, visit the FREE Nick Jr. App or go to NickJr.com. Kids will also find full episodes, games, and a collection of kid’s songs!
Kids can watch more of their favorite shows on Nickelodeon or all week long on the Nick Jr. Channel: http://www.nickjr.com/tvschedule/
Phoebe (Kira Kosarin) and Max (Jack Griffo) eagerly anticipate the completion of a mural in their school gym, but it doesn't turn out quite as they expected in this super video clip from The Thundermans episode "Revenge of the Smith"!
The Thundermans | Revenge Prom | Nickelodeon UK
After fighting with the school artist about how they've been depicted in a mural, Phoebe and Max attempt to win her forgiveness by humiliating themselves in front of their classmates.
Originally published: Tuesday, March 27, 2018.Follow NickALive! on Twitter, Tumblr, Google+, via RSS, on Instagram, and/or Facebook for all the latest Nickelodeon UK and The Thundermans News and Highlights!
JoJo Siwa’s takes you behind-the-scenes of her huge performance at the Kids’ Choice Awards! Check out as she throws down in the #LemonDanceChallenge, gives a dance tutorial, and more! Check out JoJo's epic performance at Nickelodeon's 2018 Kids' Choice awardshere, and catch more on Nickelodeon!
The Loud House Was Set in the Harry Potter Universe (Tooned Up S6 E4) | Channel Frederator
Ever wanted to know what Hogwarts house your favorite Loud family member would be in? Well, at Channel Frederator they thought the same, so they are going to dive into each of the members of the Loud family and find out what house they would belong to!
Ep. 1 -- Podcast #4 -- WHAT ART TOOLS DOES BUTCH HARTMAN USE? -- with Butch and Jace | Speech Bubble w/Butch Hartman
Jace reads podcast reviews and Butch talks about his artistic tools.
Mysticons Monday with Piper Willowbrook!
Mysticons' Ana Sani, the voice of Piper Willobrook, goes head-to-head with Meisha in The Zone for a game of "Striker Hoop Toss." It's magic hour!
Die Kids‘ Choice Award-Show für Deutschland, Österreich und Schweiz steht bevor. Auf einem 2-wöchigen Roadtrip im KCA-Mobil bereitet sich Nick-Moderator Sascha auf die Party des Jahres vor und trifft dabei viele Stars. Es gibt jede Menge Überraschungen… Ohne Musik keine mega Show. Ihr könnt sogar mitschreiben! Sascha hakt mit Muser Mario Novembre den nächsten Punkt auf der "Was auf keinen Fall bei den KCAs fehlen darf"-Checkliste ab.
Original Rethink Leisure & Entertainment and Elite Global Group Press Release via InPark Magazine:
Rethink Leisure & Entertainment Named as Principal Designers & Master Planners for Major Nickelodeon Theme Park
Viacom breaks ground on Nickelodeon Cultural Resort the first Nickelodeon-branded theme park in China
FOSHAN, CHINA – Rethink Leisure & Entertainment, a Los Angeles-based design agency and international subsidiary of Al Ahli Holding Group, has been awarded the design and master planning contract for China-based Elite Global Group Limited’s (EGGL) Nickelodeon theme park, a major part of the Foshan Cultural and Ecological Coastal Park. The contract-signing ceremony in Foshan was attended by representatives of Rethink Leisure & Entertainment and Elite Global Group.
Rethink will provide a full suite of design services to the multi-million dollar project, including master planning, park design, attraction development, and IP selection in coordination with Elite Global Group and Nickelodeon. Rethink will be working closely with its partners to create the most immersive and extensive Nickelodeon experience ever built, featuring such beloved characters as SpongeBob SquarePants, Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, Dora the Explorer and many more.
“Rethink is ready to bring its extensive themed entertainment experience and practical knowledge to this exciting, world-class development,” said Michael Sinks, Executive Producer, Rethink Leisure & Entertainment. “We’re excited to work with both Nickelodeon’s group of brand experts and the talented team at Elite Global Group to bring some of the world’s most unique characters to life.”
The US$1.85 billion, 250-acre Nickelodeon-themed project is a central feature of the 750-acre, Foshan Cultural and Ecological Coastal Park, a master-planned environment encompassing cultural, tourism, sports and science and technology components. Groundbreaking was held on January 4, 2017 and is anticipated to open between 2020 and 2021. The project is located in Foshan, a city in Southern China of more than seven million people, part of the affluent, greater Pearl River Delta mega metropolitan region. Including the large cities of Shenzhen and Guangzhou, more than 22 million people live in the Pearl River Delta, which is also adjacent to the Hong Kong and Macau Special Administrative Regions.
“We are excited to be working with Rethink Leisure & Entertainment,” said Michael Chang, Director, Board of Directors, Elite Global Group. “They have demonstrated a unique combination of creative and technical capability which makes them invaluable partners in the resort design process. The unique designs being developed for this resort project will undoubtedly delight the millions of Chinese guests which will visit the park.”
About Rethink Leisure & Entertainment
Rethink Leisure & Entertainment, a design agency founded in 2013, has rapidly grown into a world-class organization with a seasoned team of themed entertainment professionals. Rethink provides clients large and small with a suite of design services, including concept design, art direction, master planning, graphic design and project management. With offices in both Los Angeles and Orlando, Rethink is currently working on multiple international projects, including the $4.3 billion London Resort, located just 17 minutes outside of Central London. Rethink most recently designed the Lotte Undersea Kingdom Kids Park, now open in Seoul, South Korea. Past and current clients include Walt Disney Imagineering, Universal Creative, 20th Century Fox, Lotte, Merlin Entertainment, and Carnival Cruise Line, among others. For more information, visit www.rethinkle.com. Rethink is a subsidiary of Al Ahli Holding Group, a multi-billion dollar global conglomerate headquartered in Dubai, UAE.
About Elite Global Group
Based in Hong Kong and Mainland China, Elite Global Group boasts rich experiences in manufacturing and sales of commodities with US IPR and provision of series of high value-added services. The Group is mainly engaged in the manufacturing of licensed products and perimeter commodities, investment in mega-size development and business involving IPR. In addition to its merits in investment and production, the Group is Viacom Group’s exclusively authorized retailer of Nick brands in Hong Kong and Taiwan regions for expertise and profound experiences in retail operation of stores. It’s also awarded the rights for operation of the Nick brand cultural and tourist zones and hotels in China.
Elite Global Group is the authorized partner of Viacom Group in China. Basing on years of successful cooperation, Elite Global Group has been awarded licenses by contracts, for rights of construction and operation of Nick cultural and tourist zones, and promotion of the setup of a cartoon college in China.
A Hollywood animal casting agency says they got the doggone shaft when a trainer went behind their back and cut his own lucrative deal, and now they’re looking to collect some major bones, reports The Blast.
According to documents obtained by The Blast, Animal Savvy says in 2013 and 2014 they were approached by a production company to provide a “number of dogs to perform on a television special pilot called Mutt & Stuff.
Animal Savvy says they immediately contacted famed animal trainer Omar Von Muller, who famously trained the late pup Uggie from The Artist. Muller had a dog named Jumpy (pictured above) that the casting agency thought would be perfect for the role of Zippy.
After the show got picked up by Nickelodeon, Animal Savvy says they were selected as the animal provider, so they cut a deal with Von Muller to use Jumpy and two of his other dogs, Popeye and Dash.
Mutt & Stuff became a clear success, but Animal Savvy says the money Muller was getting “was apparently not enough,” so he allegedly hatched a deal with producers to cut Animal Savvy out of the deal with his dogs.
Animal Savvy says in October 2015 they got a text message from Muller informing them that “Jumpy is irreplaceable, he’s the star of the show that nickelodeon wants.” Muller allegedly said he could not work with Animal Savvy as a partner anymore, and that “You can still make money out of 20 dogs if you want to, but not from mine. Especially Jumpy.”
Muller allegedly effectively cut Animal Savvy out of their 1/3 animal rental fee, and now they’re going after Muller for $98,141.66 claiming he breached their contract by trying to cut his own deal.
Set in a unique school for dogs, Mutt & Stuff stars Calvin Millan and his dad, Cesar, star of Cesar 911 and original star of Dog Whisperer with Cesar Millan, interacting with a cast of both real Dogs and puppets. With the help of 15 playful puppies and charismatic puppets, Calvin educates preschoolers on how to train and guide their dogs, as well as showcase the friendship and loyalty that puppies can provide. The series has a social-emotional curriculum that helps preschoolers identify and manage emotions, build interpersonal awareness and develop social skills.
Mutt & Stuff is created and executive produced by Sid & Marty Krofft (H.R. Pufnstuf, Land Of The Lost, Electra Woman and Dyna Girl, Sigmund and the Sea Monsters, The Bugaloos), along with Bradley Zweig (Yo Gabba Gabba!, Wallykazam!). Cesar Millan also serves as executive producer.
GERALD PIN GIVEAWAY! Nickelodeon Animation are giving away this gorgeous, 2018 limited edition Gerald Johanssen pin badge in the first-ever "Nick Pin Sweepstakes"! To enter for a chance to win, make sure to follow Nickelodeon Animation on Instagram and comment in this Instagram post tagging two friends, and use #NickPinSweepstakes! Nick Animation will choose 10 winners randomly by 3pm Eastern Time on Friday, April 6! Good luck, Gerald fans!
No purchase necessary. The Sweepstakes is open to individuals who are legal residents of one of the fifty United States or the District of Columbia and who are at least 13 years of age or older at the time of entry. Many will enter, few will win. Full Rules at at.nick.com/2E8w5xw
