When Nickelodeon's new Rise of the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles series premieres this fall, one character we all know and love is going to look very different than we've seen before. This series' version of April O'Neil will be the first ever black version of the character, and she'll be voiced by The Vampire Diaries Kat Graham!
Kat Graham
Many fans are excited to see this new imagining of April, but we all know the Internet can often be a cesspool of racism and bigotry, so the cast and creators are also prepared for the inevitable backlash they'll face from people angry at this decision. Though she might be bracing for impact, Graham doesn't sound too worried about the bullies on social media.
When asked at the Television Critics Association (TCA) summer press tour whether she was nervous about a backlash, Graham responded, "No, bring it. I'm a black, Jewish actress. I'm pro-LGBTQ. I'm not afraid of anything. If anything, I'll get louder. I think these characters absolutely needed to be revamped, the questions do need to be asked... I'm more than happy to answer them, and I'm more than happy to stand in these positions and challenge different executives or writers or directors to say, 'Well, why can't this character be black?'"
Kat Graham voices April O'Neil in Rise of the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles
Graham's bravery is commendable, especially when so many other performers have been bullied off of social media due to harassment and scare tactics some "fans" use when a beloved character is altered to be of a different race, religion or sexual orientation than his or her original depiction.
When reminded about the recent cases of such instances, such as Star Wars' Kelly Marie Tan deleting all her posts from Instagram after months of harassment, SNL's Leslie Jones getting abuse after starring in 2016's Ghostbusters reboot, and the more recent case of black actress Anna Diop disabling comments on her Instagram account because some racists were upset that she was cast as Starfire in Titans, Graham said she didn't expect to find herself in that situation.
"I can't say why anyone would leave social media, but the bullying can be bad," Graham said. "And I've dealt with a lot racism and anti-semitism, but you know, I'm a tough bitch, I can take it."
Johannesburg: Demi Douman, 11, recently had an experience many of her peers can only dream about when she had 60 seconds to sprint through a toy store and select whatever she wanted off the shelves as part of Nickelodeon Africa's 2018 Toy Sprint With Toys "R" Us!
Kane Noble, Renata Noble, Demi Douman and Gary Noble. Photo: Adéle Bloem.
“I did not believe it when my mother told me that I would be a participant in the Nickelodeon Toys R Us Toy Sprint, and thought she was joking. I was not even aware that she had entered me!” Demi told the Roodepoort Record.
Her mother, Renata Noble, added that when she and her sister saw a post on social media indicating that entries for the competition were open, and they both decided to enter Demi. “I was just as surprised as Demi when I heard she was one of the four Gauteng contestants,” she said.
Demi and her three co-contestants - Deaney Van der Westhuizen, Sicelo Simelane and Kgosi Mfolo - got together at the Toys R Us store in the Mall of Africa, where she explained, “We would only get 60 seconds to sprint through the store and get the items we want. Before we started, we were given a 60-second strategy sprint, where we ran (without the trolleys) through the store, and touched every item we wanted. After that, the actual sprint started, and I knew exactly where my first stop was going to be!”
Demi Douman proudly displays some of the toys she managed to collect during her toy sprint. Photo: Adéle Bloem.
She added that, except for one item, she managed to get everything she wanted, and said, “I think the trolley slowed me down a bit, and that is why I did not manage to get everything. But, I did manage to throw some goodies into my trolley for my siblings!”
But this is not where her adventure stops – Demi now stands a chance of winning a trip for four to Hong Kong, where she would get the opportunity to spend five minutes in a Hong Kong Toys R Us. “Can you imagine having five minutes in a Hong Kong toy store? And, even though I am a bit nervous to think that I might be the winner, I am also excited. It would meant the world to me if I won,” said Demi.
Fans can vote for their favourite Nickelodeon Toy Sprint participant by visiting www.nickelodeonafrica.com and clicking on the Toy Sprint Vote banner to vote. The contestant with the most votes will then be jetting off to Hong Kong for a trip of a lifetime.
They will be directed to the vote page where the 12 finalists will be displayed – if a user clicks on a finalist they will be able to watch their toy sprint short video, and there will be a vote button by each contestant for fans to cast their votes. Once they have voted, they will be directed to another page where they will be able to leave their details for a chance to win a Nintendo Switch console. Voting opened on Wednesday 8th August 2018 and closes on Friday 31st August 2018.
The Nickelodeon’s Toy Sprint with Toys “R” Us champion will win the Ultimate Toy Sprint at Toys “R” Us Harbour City, Hong Kong to grab as many toys to the maximum value of $5 000. In addition, the winner will also receive an all-expenses paid trip to Hong Kong for a family of four. This includes a round trip airfare, five nights hotel in a double room with quad occupancy together with $1 800 spending money.
The 12 finalists of Nickelodeon’s Toy Sprint with Toys “R” Us 2018 are: Linda Pretorius, Ethan Kalt, Amber Thacker and Ghalied Isaacs from Cape Town; Kendall Marillier, Deanne Du Plessis, Nathan Govender and Tyib Allee from Durban; and Deaney Van der Westhuizen, Sicelo Simelane, Kgosi Mfolo and Demi Douman from Johannesburg.
For more information on Nickelodeon’s Toy Sprint with Toys “R” Us please log on to www.nickelodeonafrica.com, like Nickelodeon on Facebook or follow Nickelodeon on Twitter @NickAfrica using the hashtag #nicktoysprint.
Several classic Power Rangers are returning for the iconic franchises' 25th Anniversary episode, and to celebrate, ComicBook.com had the chance to talk to Power Rangers stars Jason Faunt (Time Force), Catherine Sutherland (MMPR, Zeo, Turbo), and Jason David Frank (MMPR, Zeo, Turbo, Dino Thunder) about the new Hasbro era of the franchise, and they are pretty excited at the possibilities!
"I don't know what Hasbro in plans, but I do know when you buy a brand new car, you take really good care of it," Faunt said. "So my guess is that this is their new baby and they're gonna go all in. I don't know why you'd have an acquisition of this size and not really just, hey man, Power Rangers and superheroes, that's what's making money now so this is something that we can really open up and go for."
"Saban's had it in his grasp for 25 years," Faunt added. "Like anything else after 25 years it might get a little stale. So I'm kind of hoping that they go all in with this and just double down on the new popularity of the show. I'm hoping that they recognize that a lot of the fans have grown older, and a little bit older content and incorporating ... I mean selfishly right? Incorporating previous Rangers into new seasons I think is imperative."
Faunt would love to see Hasbro experiment with the method of implementing classic Rangers as well.
"I mean even if you sneak in like a Pink Ranger reunion or maybe one Ranger comes back for a season and just gives them kind of flashes from the past," Faunt said. "I think people love that stuff. So I hope they dive in and really blow this thing up. And I hope they incorporate some past Rangers in their new stuff."
Sutherland is also excited to see what Hasbro has up its sleeve, and hopes they will continue to build the franchise that Saban helmed for so long.
"Well, I miss the Saban era so I always feel like they have a real handle on the show and what it means since Saban was the ones that created it but I think Hasbro is amazing company and I think they will bring something new and exciting to the show and I'm looking forward to seeing what they do with it."
As for this year's reunion episode, "Dimensions in Danger", Frank thinks this is the perfect way to kick off a brand new era.
"This reunion episode by far will be the best and the biggest of all. I, honestly, can put that on the record because I'm the one in it," Frank said. "Listen, there were issues with Megaforce ("Legendary Battle"); a few producers that are no longer working there. Just certain problems that they had. They had such a great opportunity, but don't worry because we will make up for everything out there. This will be the biggest and the best reunion episode of all that. I'll put that on the record."
Frank also revealed to ComicBook.com that there is a very good chance fans will get a Green Ranger series before all is said and done.
The original Green Ranger himself sat down with ComicBook.com to talk all things Power Rangers, which from the sound of it could at some point include a Green Ranger solo series.
"I always wanted the Green Ranger series," Frank said. "Probably going to get it, with all due respect to anyone because I'm not letting the cat out of the bag, but the fanbase is starting to generate what's going on. Now with the Soul of the Dragon book being released in December, it's a solo Green Ranger book. It's the Old Man Logan book that I wanted in the past. We've talked, I mean Aaron's pitched this thing a long time ago, the Green Ranger."
A Green Ranger series has come up several times in the past, but for whatever reason just never fully materialized. It seems now though could be the perfect time to make it into a reality, and Frank sees good things overall coming from the Hasbro era, especially for two of his many Ranger forms.
"I don't want to be paid to go to the Hasbro booth," Frank said. "To be paid to tell the fans 'well Hasbro's great!'. I'm telling you from the heart, not from a financial standpoint that I think with what they have planned, which I don't know everything, I think it's going to be great. I also think it's going to be great for the Green Ranger. I think it's going to be great for Drakkon. My fanbase contains more than Hasbro's following. Literally three times the amount, and I think people are starting to see that now."
As for what that series would entail, Frank says some of the original Rangers would definitely be part of the plan. Of course, this is Power Rangers, so spandex is a must.
"So if it was up to me and I had a show I would invite a lot of cool people back," Frank said. "Put the invites out for some of the original Rangers. i would see if they can integrate. The only problem is that I have, and this is with all due respect to the superheroes around the world, you have to fit in spandex in order to be a Ranger. That's the truth! I don't want to come out with no slow-motion shot, and I'm not saying that to any one, there's like 100 something Rangers and I don't follow them actively, but the last thing I want to do is come out in the slow-motion shot and people go 'oh'. I want to look like a hero, ya know what I mean? I may be old but I might still be able to pull it off. There's going to be a point where they're going to say 'Jason, remember that thing you talked about on ComicBook.com? Get out of your spandex."
What would you like to see in a Green Ranger series? Let me know in the comments!
Power Rangers Super Ninja Steel returns with new episodes beginning Saturday 25th August 2018 at 12:00pm (ET/PT), with a special anniversary episode airing at 8:00pm (ET/PT) Tuesday 28th August 2018 - the date that Mighty Morphin Power Rangers first premiered on the Fox Kids Network, only on Nickelodeon USA! Visit nick.com for more Power Rangers!
Comic Con Ecuador celebra los 25 años de los ‘Power Rangers’
Tras los 25 años desde el inicio de los 'Power Ranger', la popular serie de televisión de los años noventa sobrevive en forma de cómics, como video juego o en los juguetes de Hasbro, con una nueva película en el horizonte.
La tarde de este sábado 11 de agosto la Comic Con Ecuador rindió tributo a la serie con una entrevista a tres de los actores originales del programa, invitados especiales en el escenario del recinto del Centro de Convenciones de Guayaquil.
Los cómicos estadounidenses Paul Schrier y Jason Narvy, quienes encarnaron a Bulk y Skull en la serie, y el actor Jason David Frank, quien dio vida al Ranger Verde en la televisión, fueron ovacionados por centenares de fans, asistentes de la convención.
Respecto al factor del éxito del programa, Frank indicó que es algo que "nunca sabremos" a ciencia cierta. “Creo que todos podemos identificarnos con los personajes, incluso si eres un idiota, había un lugar para todos en el programa”, dijo en referencia a Bulk y Skull. El Ranger Verde también bromeó con qué no sabía muy bien de que estaba hablando, pues había pasado “mucho tiempo dentro del casco”.
Frank presentó algunos de los audiovisuales en los que ha trabajado de forma reciente, entre ellos un cortometraje oficial de Street Fighter vs. Power Rangers, un videojuegos de peleas. Y otro trabajo de promoción de la línea de cómics que comenzó a lanzar Boom!, con un arco argumental en el que el Ranger Verde nunca dejó el lado oscuro y terminó conquistando la Tierra. También está cerca el estreno de una nueva temporada de ‘Power Rangers Ninja Steel’, del canal juvenil Nickelodeon.
Paul Schrier y Jason Narvy, quienes hicieron parte del contrapunto cómico de la serie, hicieron uso de su humor corporal en el recinto de Cómic Con. “Los fanáticos de los 'Power Ranger' son los mejores, creo que el éxito de la serie se debe a la premisa del trabajo en equipo, de la hermandad, el respeto y la cooperación”, indicó Narvy, Skull en la serie.
“El espíritu del programa es la bondad, incluso los villanos son ingenuos y gracias a eso tuvimos una carrera en la televisión”, abonó Schrier, Bulk en los 'Power Ranger'. Habló también del choque que le produjo avanzada la producción el ver finalmente la estética de los robots generados con rudimentarios efectos especiales. “La primera y segunda temporada son las mejores, son las más puras”, dijo.
El Cómic Con Ecuador se extenderá hasta mañana domingo 12 de agosto en el Centro de Convenciones del Puerto Principal. La convención abre las puertas de de 10:00 a 20:00 y el valor del ingreso es de USD 12. El evento contó con una gran concurrencia este sábado en su segunda jornada, por momentos fue difícil transitar por los pasillos copados de público.
Originally published: Sunday, August 12, 2018.Follow NickALive! on Twitter, Tumblr, Google+, via RSS, on Instagram, and/or Facebook for the latest Nickelodeon and Power Rangers News and Highlights!
Submitted for the approval of the Midnight Society: the untold story of SNICK, 25 years later.
Illustration by Chiara Marinai. Logo courtesy of Nickelodeon.
The couch was in the middle of the forest, ready for its close-up. A large, Pantone-orange sofa with thick black trim and comfy cushions, it came with a dedicated crew to transport it from place to place, like an actual celebrity. But then, it technically was a celebrity.
How a piece of furniture went from eccentric creation to coveted pop-culture icon had as much to do with its sun-bright hue as what it was made for in the first place: a groundbreaking Saturday programming block on Nickelodeon, the First Kids’ Network.
The purpose of Saturday Night Nick, better known as SNICK, was to serve a young audience that had been consistently deprived of quality nighttime weekend entertainment. With it, the network could secure the late-Saturday attention of pre-teens—a slightly older demographic than its daytime viewers, though not quite old enough to be out and about with their friends. When the block first premiered in 1992, 25 years ago this August, it quickly became appointment viewing for its target audience.
“That’s what you wanted to see on a Saturday night,” says Kel Mitchell, best known for his work on second-generation SNICK programs All That and Kenan & Kel—though he was also a regular SNICK viewer before being hired at the network, told Vanity Fair. “If you were a kid around that time, that’s definitely where your face would be glued.”
Before SNICK, prime-time Nickelodeon was the home of Nick at Nite, which featured reruns of classic shows like Bewitched and I Love Lucy. But the network had begun inching closer to all original programming. With the success of Nicktoons—an animated Sunday morning lineup including Doug, The Ren & Stimpy Show and Rugrats—head of programming and development Herb Scannell looked to keep up the momentum.
“We saw it both as an opportunity to program a night that was a big thing in kids’ lives and to also steal some ratings,” says Scannell. Former Nickelodeon Senior Vice President (SVP) Geoffrey Darby recalls sitting with Scannell, “taking him through my thoughts of what we should do with this block—and then light bulbs went off in his head.”
The 8 P.M. anchor was Clarissa Explains It All, starring Melissa Joan Hart as a computer-savvy teenager trying to navigate school, parents, crushes, and her annoying little brother, Ferguson. “Clarissa was the monster hit,” explains Rich Ross, a former Nick executive and the current group president of Discovery Channel, Animal Planet, and Science Channel. “Melissa had become a relatively big star.”
At 8:30 P.M., Nick opted for a new program called Roundhouse, made specifically with SNICK in mind. Developed by former In Living Color writer Buddy Sheffield and his then-wife Rita, it was an unconventional variety show centered on an oddball family with a crotchety dad who roamed around the set in a motorized recliner while a diverse cast of friends and strangers dropped in. It had the thrill of a live stage production, complete with bizarre non sequiturs and a dizzying array of pop-culture references.
Credit: From Alamy (Are You Afraid of the Dark?). Everything else from Everett Collection.
Clarissa Explains It All ran at 8 P.M., Roundhouse at 8:30, The Ren and Stimpy Show at 9, and Are You Afraid of the Dark? at 9:30.
At 9 P.M. came The Ren & Stimpy Show, a animated series from creator John Kricfalusi that reveled in gross-out, snot- and pus-related humor. At 9:30, anthology horror series Are You Afraid of the Dark? began. Like Roundhouse, it was made specifically for SNICK; the show focused on a group of kids known as the Midnight Society, who gathered each week to sit around a campfire telling scary stories.
“It was like a kid Twilight Zone,” recalls Mitchell. “I remember one episode where a girl turns into a doll. . . . It was just a wild show.”
Each show stood on its own, but together, they were a motley package. “You’re going from variety to sitcom to cartoon to scary stories,” says Darby. “There’s no flow there, which was done on purpose. We didn’t want to go sitcom-to-sitcom, and then cartoon-to-cartoon. We actually wanted to mix it up.”
To make the block feel more cohesive, the network turned to its creative director, Scott Webb. “We got the assignment that we needed to make Saturday night special,” says Webb. “We did Nick at Nite, but creating a nighttime destination for kids was new and different. It was a little more sophisticated.”
Using an old photography book called Red Couch Portrait America as inspiration, Webb and the promotions team came up with the idea of crafting a giant orange sofa—to match Nickelodeon’s famous logo—and making it the block’s official mascot. The promo team then began shepherding the couch from location to location (a beach, a farm, a gas station, a forest) for commercial shoots. The ads were meant to hammer home the idea that SNICK was mobile, communal, a movement anyone could join.
Art director Steve Thomas, who designed the official black-and-purple SNICK logo, recalls many of those early oddball ads—and how frequently the couch had to get reupholstered: “It [got] funky,” he says. Adds Barbara Kanowitz, the director who shot the spots, “The orange couch was sort of the metaphor for what they were doing with SNICK. We would bring the orange couch to different locations . . . [and] use the couch as its own identity.”
The couch would also be featured during in-network bumpers between shows, where talent or guest celebrities like the Spice Girls would come host SNICK from its cushions. It became the perfect glue for a diverse lineup—and the sofa quickly took on a life of its own. Everyone wanted to sit on it, take a picture with it, own it. “When we were doing GUTS, we weren’t in prime-time but we wanted the couch [on set],” says GUTS co-creator and former Nickelodeon president Albie Hecht. “There were many, many fights over the couch.”
What happened to the original sofa? “Oh my god,” says a laughing Darby. “I don’t think anyone has it.” Jokes Hecht, “I will tell you where the couch is. Remember the end of Raiders of the Lost Ark?”—a reference to the giant government storage facility that houses the Ark of the Covenant.
In reality, there were multiple orange couches. One had black piping and was used for promos; another was trucked around for events with fans. As of 2017, one of the originals is still at Nickelodeon headquarters. A second is owned by former N.B.A. star Shaquille O’Neal. According to O’Neal’s manager: “he liked it, asked for it, and they gave it to him.”
Courtesy of Steve Thomas. Sketches testing out various logos for Snick. Steve Thomas developed the concept, and the artist James Spegman helped develop the logo.
Like the rest of Nickelodeon’s golden age, SNICK was different from everything children’s TV had stood for in the past. In its early days, the network bucked trends and ignored experts, capturing an impressionable generation’s attention during the rise of cable. “Before Nickelodeon, there were two kinds of kids TV: there were puppet-derivative pre-school shows, and Saturday-morning cartoons. And we saw the opportunity to give kids what adults had,” Scannell explains.
“Whenever you’re an early teen or tween, there is not a lot to do on Saturday nights. Nickelodeon found a way to plug in to that particular demographic and give us stories with real people that we could connect to,” says Adam Sweeney, co-director of an upcoming Nickelodeon documentary called The Orange Years. “A lot of those characters in a way felt like our best friends.” SNICK even helped Sweeney keep in touch with his real-life elementary school best friend, Scott Barber, after Sweeney’s family moved; he and Barber used to tune in to SNICK together, speaking on the phone as it aired. Decades later, Barber is co-directing The Orange Years with him.
“There was also a kind of shared consciousness with kids all across the nation,” Barber adds. “You kept hearing parents all the time [say], ‘Get outside and play! Get off the couch!’ Nickelodeon was actively telling you it was cool to hang out [on the couch] and be part of the Nick family”—a place where kids could own their own orange furniture, bond over Midnight Society stories, and follow the advice of Clarissa’s spunky, stylish lead.
Clockwise from top left: Melissa Joan Hart in Los Angeles, recreating a therapist and patient scene in Rockaway Beach, Long Island, and the orange couch in the woods in Westchester, NY. Courtesy of Barbara Kanowitz.
After several lineup changes as series cycled in and out of production, SNICK would eventually end in 2004—though it did return nine years later for a “SNICK-iversary” on a Nickelodeon satellite channel, TeenNick. (TeenNick is now set to commemorate the block’s 25th anniversary by showing old SNICK programming throughout August, including a re-airing of SNICK’s first night, on August 15.) The resurfaced excitement around SNICK and its mascot, even more than two decades after it aired, proved the continuing power of the team’s creation. In the early days, says Scanell, “we would hear stories about kids’ SNICK parties, sending us pictures or drawings of the big orange couch.” It was just like the block’s famous intro: “everybody would crowd onto the couch like they’d crowd into a car, the TV would come on, and it would be time for SNICK.”
Twenty-five years later, Saturday Night Nick and its shows live on through those once-young viewers, who’ve held onto their orange-tinted, weekend memories well into adulthood, passing them onto future generations.
“It’s awesome to have people come up to you and go, ‘Man [if] I had a bad week when I was a kid, I would go home and watch Kenan and Kel and I would be so happy. I would look forward to the weekend to see you,’ ” Mitchell says . “Saturday Nickelodeon: there will never be another one.”
Official Nickelodeon India Press Release via afaqs:
Nickelodeon paints the nation Orange with an immersive School Contact Programme
August 08, 2018 - Holidays are over, and school is back in full swing. Making school cool and adding some magic and masti to the entire school experience is India's leading entertainment franchise Nickelodeon's high decibel School Contact Programme. Live Now across 20 cities in the country, Nickelodeon Magic Masti & Sonic School Is Cool is set to engage with millions of kids across around 1000 schools from Chennai to Chandigarh. interactivity. Days spent at school are most memorable and Nickelodeon's school contact programme is all set to make sure that children enjoy and cherish their time at School.
Speaking about engaging with millions of kids though the school contact programme Nina Elavia Jaipuria, Business Head, Kids' Entertainment Cluster, Viacom 18 Media Pvt Ltd, said, "Nickelodeon has always created priceless experience for kids by curating interactions that are engaging and entertaining. Our robust and expansive school contact programme is a great platform that allows us as well as our partner brands to connect with kids and establish an imminent place as a best friend and guide in every child's daily life."
Presented by Dettol and co-powered by Mcvitie's cream biscuits, Casio mini keyboard, Parle Maha Mazelo in association with New Richfeast Cookie Cake & Apis Fruitilicious Jam, "Nickelodeon Magic Masti" will bring alive the magic of Rudra into the classrooms with some fun games that encourage kids to Focus and Believe. The six-week long high decibel school engagement will see the India's only Prince of Magic Rudra enchant kid's in schools across 8 cities - Mumbai, Delhi, Pune, Nagpur, Chennai, Ahmedabad, Bengaluru and Hyderabad.
The franchises school contact programme will take wings with SONIC's "School is Cool" presented by Dettol and co-powered by Mcvitie's cream biscuits, Casio mini keyboard, Parle Bigger Kachha Mango bite in association with New Richfeast Cookie Cake & Apis Fruitlicious Jam. The amazing initiative will see the suave and charming Sonic super kid Shiva make school time cool by engaging kids through various interactivities that truly bring out the cool quotient in school straight into their classrooms. The six-week long school activity of Sonic will travel to school across a dozen cities covering Lucknow, Kanpur, Allahabad, Agra, Varanasi, Meerut, Chandigarh, Amritsar, Ludhiana, Jaipur & Kolkata.
So friends, get read to drive away school blues with Nickelodeon's School Contact Programme.
Nickelodeon India will premiere the brand-new Gattu Battu Nickelodeon Original Movie Gattu Battu in the Time Machine on Wednesday 15th August 2018 at 1:00pm, as part of Nick India's Independence Day celebrations!
In Gattu Battu: The Time Machine, two close friends, Gattu and Battu, embark on an adventure to stop the evil man, Sher Singh, from using the time machine!
Ever wonder how the animators of Rise of the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles make the show look so cool? Check out this Turtley Awesome SKETCH TO SCREEN video, where Nickelodeon shows you the early stages of animation versus a fully finished scene in all its action-packed glory!
Which turtle from the new series is YOUR favorite?!
Have you watched the FIRST FULL EPISODE yet?! Check it out right here prior to the official premiere: http://bit.ly/rtmnt-ep1
Fans in the US can watch the first episode of Rise of the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles on the Nick App, Nick.com/Rise, and Nickelodeon On Demand now. Fans in the UK will be able to watch the first episode of Rise of the TMNT, “Mystic Mayhem” on Nick.co.uk, Nicktoons.co.uk and the Nick Play app from Saturday 15th September 2018. Sky Subscribers will also be able to watch a sneak peek of Episode 1 along with four additional stories and 4 pieces of additional short form content exclusively on Sky VOD.
Poland - Egmont Polska has relaunched the popular PAW Patrol Magazine (Psi Patrol Magazyn) as a monthly magazine in Poland!
Based on Nickelodeon's hit CG-animated preschool series Psi Patrol, Psi Patrol Magazyn is aimed at preschoolers and fans of the beloved show, and centres on the hero Pups featured in the series, their gadgets and cool vehicles.
Like the series, Psi Patrol Magazyn has been designed to be fun and educational. Each issue of Psi Patrol Magazyn will contain stories that have been written to help support children learning to read, exciting puzzles to complete that have been designed to help develop children's thinking and observation abilities, fun games to play, colouring pages to to fill in, posters to collect and a PAWsome toy inspired by the series. Each issue will foster themes of safety, teamwork and heroism and feature a curriculum that focuses on citizenship, interpersonal skills and problem-solving.
Launched today (Tuesday 14th August 2018), Psi Patrol Magazyn #1 comes with a free Ryder Steering Wheel, and features a exclusive competition in which fans have the chance to win pup-tastic Psi Patrol toys! Issue #1 is priced 9,99 zł (£2.07 GBP; $2.63 USD), and features 32 pages full of fun and games.
Anetta Radziszewska serves as editor-in-chief of Psi Patrol Magazyn.
The news follows Egmont Polska taking over the magazine from Panini, who previously released the magazine bimonthly.
The launch of Psi Patrol Magazyn is being supported by a advertising campaign that will include TV sports, social media communication, as well as across Egmont Polska's own websites and social media channels.
Paw Patrol. Psi Patrol is published under the license from Spin Master PAW Production Inc.
Below is Egmont Polska's official press release announcing the PAWsome news, via Wirtualnemedia.pl:
„Paw Patrol. Psi Patrol” wrócił jako miesięcznik
Magazyn „Paw Patrol. Psi Patrol”, który wcześniej ukazywał się jako dwumiesięcznik - wrócił od 14 sierpnia jako miesięcznik. Tytuł ukazuje się teraz nakładem wydawnictwa Egmont Polska.
Czasopismo adresowane jest do dzieci w wieku przedszkolnym oraz miłośników serialu animowanego o tym samym tytule, emitowanego na kanale dziecięcym Nickelodeon Junior.
W każdym numerze czytelnicy znajdą zadania rozwijające myślenie, spostrzegawczość i zdolności manualne dziecka. Mają również wspierać promocję bezpieczeństwa, pracy zespołowej i bohaterstwa. Magazyn będzie zawierać opowieści wspomagające naukę czytania, zagadki, gry i kolorowanki. „Psi Patrol” ma przynieść dzieciom zabawę oraz być sposobem na nudę, ale i promocją rozwijania takich wartości jak poczucie wspólnoty czy umiejętności interpersonalne. W pierwszym numerze rusza konkurs, w którym na miłośników Psiego Patrolu czekają nagrody.
W poszczególnych wydaniach na czytelników będzie czekać plakat, oraz zabawka związana ze światem bohaterów. Do pierwszego numeru będzie dołączona kierownica Rydera.
Cena egzemplarza wraz z dodatkiem wyniesie 9,99 zł. Pierwszy numer będzie dostępny od 14 sierpnia 2018 roku, będzie liczyć 32 strony. Wprowadzenie magazynu wsparte jest kampanią reklamową, która obejmuje emisję spotów telewizyjnych, komunikację w mediach społecznościowych oraz mediach własnych Egmontu.
Redaktor naczelną pisma jest Anetta Radziszewska.
„Paw Patrol. Psi Patrol” ukazuje się na licencji Spin Master PAW Production Inc.
Wydawnictwo Egmont Polska
Nakładem Egmont Polska ukazują się takie czasopisma m.in. jak: „Auta”, „Bob Budowniczy”, „Kaczor Donald”, „Little Pony”, „Kraina Lodu” czy „Kubuś Puchatek”.
Wydawnictwo Egmont Polska jest częścią Grupy Egmont. Powstało w 1990 roku, a swoją działalność rozpoczęło od wydawania komiksów z Kaczorem Donaldem. Oprócz wydawania kilkudziesięciu tytułów prasowych, książek dla dzieci oraz komiksów, zajmuje się także produkcją gier planszowych. dla całej rodziny.
„Psi Patrol. Oficjalny Magazyn” to czasopismo adresowane do wszystkich miłośników grupy bohaterskich szczeniąt i ich przyjaciela Rydera, postaci znanych z serialu animowanego o tym samym tytule emitowanego na kanale dziecięcym Nickelodeon Junior. Magazyn skierowany jest dla dzieci w wieku przedszkolnym.
W każdym numerze czytelnicy, podobnie jak w serialu, wspólnie z bohaterami wyruszają na ratunek potrzebującym i uczą się jak unikać zagrożeń. Na poszczególnych stronach znajdą się zadania rozwijające myślenie, spostrzegawczość i zdolności manualne dziecka, ale przede wszystkim będą wspierać promocję bezpieczeństwa, pracy zespołowej i bohaterstwa. Interesująco zapowiadają się również opowieści wspomagające naukę czytania.
Na łamach czasopisma są także liczne zagadki, gry i kolorowanki umilające czas małym czytelnikom. W pierwszym numerze rusza też Wielki Konkurs. Na wszystkich przyjaciół Psiego Patrolu czekają rewelacyjne nagrody.
Do pierwszego numeru dołączona jest kierownica Rydera.
Psi Patrol – nowa edycja ulubionego pisma dla dzieci
Data wydarzenia: wtorek 14.08.2018 do wtorek 28.08.2018
„Paw Patrol. Psi Patrol” wraca na rynek prasowy w zupełnie nowej edycji, tym razem jako miesięcznik. Magazyn poszerzy portfolio Egmont Polska i trafi do sprzedaży 14. sierpnia 2018 roku. Czasopismo adresowane jest do wszystkich miłośników grupy bohaterskich szczeniąt i ich przyjaciela Rydera, postaci znanych z serialu animowanego o tym samym tytule emitowanego na kanale dziecięcym Nickelodeon Junior. Odbiorcami magazynu będą dzieci w wieku przedszkolnym.
W każdym numerze czytelnicy, podobnie jak w serialu, wspólnie z bohaterami wyruszają na ratunek potrzebującym i uczą się jak unikać zagrożeń. Na poszczególnych stronach znajdą się zadania rozwijające myślenie, spostrzegawczość i zdolności manualne dziecka, ale przede wszystkim będą wspierać promocję bezpieczeństwa, pracy zespołowej i bohaterstwa. Interesująco zapowiadają się również opowieści wspomagające naukę czytania. Na łamach czasopisma będą także liczne zagadki, gry i kolorowanki umilające czas małym czytelnikom. W pierwszym numerze rusza też Wielki Konkurs. Na wszystkich przyjaciół Psiego Patrolu czekają rewelacyjne nagrody.
Czasopismo „Psi Patrol” to gwarancja świetnej zabawy i niezawodny sposób na nudę, ale przede wszystkim promocja i rozwijanie wartości takich jak poczucie wspólnoty, umiejętności interpersonalne. W poszczególnych wydaniach na entuzjastów paczki psiaków i Rydera będzie czekać dodatkowo plakat, oraz zabawka związana ze światem bohaterów. Do pierwszego numeru będzie dołączona kierownica Rydera. Cena egzemplarza wraz z dodatkiem wyniesie 9,99 zł, na rynku pierwszy numer będzie dostępny od 14 sierpnia 2018 r. Wprowadzenie magazynu wsparte jest kampanią reklamową, która obejmuje emisję spotów telewizyjnych, komunikację w mediach społecznościowych oraz mediach własnych Egmontu.
FORMUŁA WYDAWNICZA CZASOPISMA
Tytuł: „Paw Patrol. Psi Patrol”
Częstotliwość: miesięcznik
Premiera: 14. sierpnia 2018 r.
Grupa docelowa: chłopcy, dziewczynki 3-6 lat
Cena: 9,99 zł
Redaktor naczelna: Anetta Radziszewska
Liczba stron: 32
"Psi patrol to seria dla przedszkolaków ukazująca perypetie sześciorga bohaterskich szczeniąt: Marshalla, Chase’a, Rocky’ego, Zumy, Rubble’a i Skye, które pod przywództwem dziesięcioletniego Rydera wyruszają na ratunek potrzebującym."
Back to school can be filled with new friends, new teachers and perhaps even some new crushes! 💏 Check out this hilarious 'Expectations vs. Reality: New Crush Edition', for the do’s and don’ts of finding love in the new school year! Be sure to catch more School of Rock, The Thundermans, Henry Danger and I Am Frankie for more funny love-filled moments!
What expectations vs. reality video do you want Nick to make next?! Tell Nickelodeon in the comments on YouTube!
It’s time to sing along with some of your favorite songs in this Lip Sync Battle Shorties hot mix! Sing along to ‘Instruction’ by Jax Jones ft. Demi Lovato, ‘Stay’ by Zedd ft. Alessia Cara, ‘I Love It’ by Icona Pop, ‘Handclap’ by Fitz and the Trantrums, ‘Cake by the Ocean’ by DNCE, ‘Starships’ by Nicki Minaj, ‘The Fox (What Does the Fox Say?)’ by Ylvis, ‘Bad Romance’ by Lady Gaga, ‘La Vida Loca’ by Ricky Martin, and 'Confident' by Demi Lovato! 🎶 Let me know what your favorite performance was in the comments below and be sure to catch more of your favorite shows on Nickelodeon!
Which Lip Sync Battle Shorties performance is YOUR favorite?! 🎤
Ever wondered how to say “fart” in French? What about Swahili? Or Icelandic? Learn all of this and more in Nick's ultimate interactive, international fart quiz! 💨 Play along with SpongeBob, Alvinnn!!! and the Chipmunks, Henry Danger, Game Shakers, The Loud House, Kid Danger, NRDD, Rise of the TMNT, and The Thundermans, and comment with how many you got right! 🗺️
I love learning new languages! What is YOUR favorite school subject?!
Every wonder what it’s like to be the principal’s assistant? Well, it’s Clyde McBride’s dream come true! Watch as he makes small changes all around Rosewood Middle School... until a deep secret threatens to end it all!
