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 on TeenNick USA, and anytime you want on NickSplat on VRV! #NickSplat!
The brothers are getting reallll close in the brand-new Rise of the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles episode "Stuck on You", premiering Saturday, November 3 at 9:30a/8:30c on Nickelodeon USA! Check out a Turtley Awesome sneak-peek from the all-new episode below!:
In the brand-new Rise of the TMNT episode "Stuck on You" (#110A), after an unfortunate "glue" accident, the Turtles have to fight a whole host of villains!
CALLING ALL SIWANATORS! Nickelodeon superstar JoJo Siwa will be hosting a special YouTube broadcast LIVE from Sugar Factory New York in which she'll be making a very big announcement on Wednesday, November 7, 2018 at 4:00pm ET/PT! What exciting news do you think JoJo will be announcing? Let me know in the comments!
JoJo Siwa is a YouTube personality, singer, dancer, entrepreneur, social media influencer, New York Times bestselling author and Nickelodeon star of Lip Sync Battle Shorties and her own animated webseries, The JoJo & BowBow Show Show. Siwa connects with her fans through many channels: via social media, where she currently has over 7.4 million followers on Instagram, over 387,000 Twitter followers, almost 500,000 likes on Facebook and 8+ million subscribers and over 1.7 billion views on YouTube.
Originally published: Wednesday, October 31, 2018. Follow NickALive! on Twitter, Tumblr, Google+, via RSS, on Instagram, and/or Facebook for the latest Nickelodeon and The JoJo & BowBow Show Show News and Highlights!
When it comes to getting juicy details about Jace Norman’s life, who better to ask the real, hard-hitting questions than… Jace Norman? Time to double up with this Jace-on-Jace interview! Wait… what? Who do you want to see in the next self-interview: JoJo Siwa, Jack Griffo, Lizzy Greene, Kira Kosarin, or Daniella Owens? Let Nickelodeon know in the comments on YouTube! Watch more of Jace on Nick!
It’s nearly apocalyptic, the way Nickelodeon star and entrepreneur Jace Norman talks about the transitioning media industry. Lounged on a loveseat in the green room of the Flaunt studio, he says the future of entertainment is in social media, which he believes might be as damaging for creators as it could be for consumers, especially children.
“There are so many false narratives being portrayed, like, ‘This is what life is supposed to be. It’s supposed to be perfect and you’re supposed to have fun all the time,’” he tells me. “And I think, when you’re a kid, and you’re seeing all this, and you’re constantly getting that information like…” he gapes, wide-eyed at an invisible phone in his palm he pretends to scroll through. “I bet it has some effect.”
When I remind Norman that this is the exact sort of attitude people had about television and the radio, he says, “It could be that.” He thinks about it for a moment. “I could be just a cranky old man already,” he adds with a laugh.
Not by any definition, I know. Norman, star of the hit show Henry Danger, co-founder of the company Creator Edge, and budding television producer, is only eighteen years old. He first hit the small screen as part-time superhero sidekick Henry Hart/Kid Danger in 2014, and with four Kids’ Choice Award nominations and one win under its superhero belt, Henry Danger is now on its fifth season.
Before reaching the heights of child-stardom, Norman lived in a rural area in New Mexico, and grew up exploring the outdoors with his brother. His heroes included Albert Einstein and Harrison Ford, the former because the star-to-be related to Einstein’s sense of curiosity as well as his dyslexia; the latter because Norman loves Indiana Jones.
He recalls, “I saw Indiana Jones when I was a little kid, and I was just like, ‘How did they make that? How did they do that? What was the process of actually doing that?’ Because for me, it felt like magic.”
Jump cut to Norman’s family moving to San Diego, from where within a few years, his parents would begin driving to Los Angeles for upwards of two hours to get their son to auditions after school. And after landing a few Disney and Nickelodeon side-roles, Norman was approached by Nickelodeon and thereafter became Kid Danger, donning a red and silver domino mask and ZAP! POW! WHAM!-ing off to solve silly crimes with the superhero Captain Man.
Norman’s position as a comedic child star beloved by children is reminiscent of Cole and Dylan Sprouse’s position during their time on The Suite Life of Zack & Cody, or Drake Bell and Josh Peck’s during the height of their eponymous series. The “kid sitcom,” as Norman refers to it, has served as a launching pad for many careers. But he believes that his kind may be endangered. “I would say that Henry Danger is of the last kid sitcoms,” he says, explaining that children are now often fans of more dramatic, single-camera shows like The Flash and Stranger Things, increasingly viewed on streaming services.
Though, that’s just scripted content. Social media is another story. “The whole time I’ve been on Henry Danger I’ve had, like, anxiety about how kids are going to stop watching TV,” he says. “So I thought, ‘I have to do something,’ and I decided to make a company that was in the social media field.”
That would be Creator Edge, a social media branding company that connects influencers and organizations wanting to sell their product. “It’s so easy to scroll past something that you’re not interested in. Most people aren’t interested in ads like this,”—he holds out an invisible product, like a socialite in a selfie brandishing multivitamins you’re not positive they take.
Norman saw that the most successful brands advertising on Instagram created partnerships with their influencers, and showcased their products as something that is a part of the social media stars’ personal aesthetic. That’s what makes followers pay attention. That’s what Creator Edge does.
But what happened to cranky-old-man Norman and his growing disdain for the next phase of media consumption?
“That’s the tough thing,” Norman says. “Social media is the future, but at the same time, it’s super messed up right now. Do I join it, or do I completely rebel against it? There’s been many times where I don’t want to use social media and want to just focus on acting. It’s this constant conflict for me.”
In any case, acting is currently not Norman’s only focus, now that he’s testing out the waters of producing as well. While still working on Henry Danger, he has created two television programs that are now in development, and are, of course, more dramatic, single-camera shows.
The first project, Gaps, taps writers from recent comedy smash Blockers, and is a parody of Norman’s life, following an actor on a kid’s show behind the scenes. Norman would be a star as well as a producer for this project, and as of this interview, he has already shot the pilot and is ready for pitching.
The second show, Get Some, for which Norman would focus on showrunning rather than acting, is about the provocative and messy experiences of social media stars in Los Angeles. The material clearly comes from a personal place, and Norman returns to his criticisms of the social media machine. “It’s all predicated on people selling themselves… It’s very psychologically hard on people to sell themselves on Instagram. You get caught up in this, and it really can destroy you from the inside out.”
This is Jace Norman’s dilemma. He is a creator, he is an actor, he is an entrepreneur, and his insider’s knowledge tells him that the future of media is something of a dark one. So, what is he going to do? What should all of us do, as suckers for Instagram shots of beautiful people doing beautiful things?
From his experience as a child star occasionally overwhelmed with the pressures of his job and people managing his image, Norman gives this: shut everything out and ask what matters.
“To me, what really matters is creating and basically being, I guess,” Norman says. “Basically being your authentic, kind self.”
So, Norman’s authentic, kind self will continue working, on Henry Danger, on his new shows, on Creator Edge, and on a new idea for a subscription box that would deliver stylish pairs of socks to their customer’s door. We might even expect to see Norman promoted to full blown superhero soon, with the way things are going.
Flaunt presents a film staring Jace Norman. Taken from #TheTransienceIssue Go to Flaunt.com to read his full feature and preorder the copy http://www.flaunt.com/store/issue-163.
Originally published: Wednesday, February 28, 2018.Follow NickALive! on Twitter, Tumblr, Google+, via RSS, on Instagram, and/or Facebook for the latest Nickelodeon and Henry Danger News and Highlights!
Nickelodeon Brazil (Brasil) has announced the exciting news that the Maia Reficco, Alex Hoyer and Lalo Brito from the cast of Nickelodeon Latin America's (Latinoamérica) smash hit family comedy series Kally's MashUp will making a special appearance at Meus Prêmios Nick 2018, Nickelodeon's Brasil's 19th annual local version of the Nickelodeon Kids' Choice Awards, which will take place at Citibank Hall in São Paulo on Wednesday 7th November 2018! During the show, the trio will treat viewers to a spectacular performance that will celebrate fan-favourite TV Shows, Movies, Musicians, Celebrities and more!
The news follows Nickelodeon Brasil announcing plans to start to premiere the second season of Kally's MashUp before anywhere else in Latin America! Fans can catch brand-new episodes of Kally's MashUp, consisting of 45 60-minute episodes, weeknights at 7:00pm starting today, Monday 22nd October 2018!
Update (6/11): Nickelodeon Brasil will premiere Meus Premios Brasil 2018 on Sunday 11th November 2018 at 19:00!
Update (5/11): Nickelodeon Brasil has announced that musicians Luan Santana and MC Kekel will be treating fans to an electrifying performance at Meus Prêmios Nick 2018! Full details below!
Update (2/11): Nickelodeon Brasil has announced that musicians Matheus & Kauan will be making a special appearance at Meus Prêmios Nick 2018! Full details below!
Update (28/10): Nickelodeon Brasil has announced that actor, singer and YouTuber João Guilherme will be taking behind the scenes at Meus Prêmios Nick 2018! Nickelodeon has also unveiled that the theme for this years MPN will be a playground! Full details below!
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Since its debut in October 2017, Kally's MashUp has captivated audiences in Latin America and Brazil, reaching some 16 million viewers, making it one of the most watched programs on Nickelodeon network and the number-one show on the Nickelodeon Play app since the show launched.
Kally's MashUp is up for four blimp awards in the 2018 Meus Prêmios Nick: For Artista de TV Favorito (Maia Reficco), Programa de TV Favorito, Programa da Nick Favorito, and Ship Do Ano (Kally and Dante (Maia and Alex)).
Voting for MPN 2018 is now closed, with kids across Brazil casting 110 million votes cast for their local favourites at meuspremiosnick.com.br, via the Nick Play app and on Twitter!
Nickelodeon Brasil reveal more of whats in store for fans at #MPN2018 in the coming weeks.
Meus Prêmios Nick 2018 is sponsored by: Acrilex, Arcor, Bumblebee e O Parque dos Sonhos da Paramount Pictures, Candide, Grendene Kids, Mattel, Red Balloon, Riachuelo, Samsung and Universal Pictures.
The channel undertakes several steps to spread awareness about the harmful effects of noise pollution
MUMBAI: Nickelodeon, India’s leading kids’ entertainment franchise from Viacom18, is churning a new wave of change this Diwali by encouraging kids and adults to have a noise-free Diwali. With this initiative, this year Nickelodeon hopes to spread awareness about importance of noise-free Diwali and also reaches out to some of the most severely affected groups by the noise pollution caused during the festival.
One such group being affected the most owing to the noise of firecrackers is Mumbai Traffic Police. Whilst revellers know the harmful effects of bursting crackers on their environment, seldom do they think about the consequences of their acts on traffic police-men who are on-duty during the festival. They not only affected by the air but also are affected by noise pollution generated by the fire crackers in the midst of an already high decibel noise of traffic. This Diwali, Nicktoon Shiva as a gesture of respect and gratitude to the department, gave away several sweet boxes to these traffic policemen.
Also affected are our little pooches who are highly sensitive to noise and face the brunt of noisy fire crackers! Several such munchkins, who we call family, get lost every year trying to escape from the loud noises of firecrackers and lose a home! To create awareness about the severe effects of noise pollution, Nickelodeon has sent out Earmuffs for pets to not just protect them from the noise pollution, but to stir a conversation and create awareness on the issue.
While India is gearing up to regale in festive glory, Nickelodeon, India’s leading kids’ entertainment franchise is all set to gift the youngest members of the family with more than one reason to celebrate! Enthralling campaigns with a lot of cool goodies, a whole new line up of exciting episodes, amazing new shows and blockbuster made for television movies are all set to make this Festive Season a season full of new stories, fun and magic!
“Philips Air Purifier presents RUDRA Magic Mania” on Nickelodeon.
Speaking about the high decibel festive plans for Nickelodeon India, Nina Elavia Jaipuria, the head of Hindi & Kids TV Network (COLORS & Nickelodeon India) at Viacom18 Media Pvt Ltd said “At Nickelodeon we have set the highest bar on innovation and engagement for kids. This festive season we continue to create priceless and memorable moments for kids with creative campaigns and diverse content offerings that is sure to see Nickelodeon and Nicktoons forge an everlasting bond with our young viewers.”
Kickstarting the festive bonanza with a dash of magic will be “Philips Air Purifier presents RUDRA Magic Mania” on Nickelodeon. Spreading magic into the lives of children, Rudra will give kids a chance to win exciting gifts through the festivities. All that children need to do is watch Nickelodeon's brand-new show Rudra every Mon- Fri at 7:25 pm until Friday 16th of November 2018 for a chance to enter Nickelodeon's Rudra’s Magic Mania contest to win some cool gifts to light up their Diwali. Up for grabs will be Smart Phones, Smart Watches, Boom Chik Chik Boom Boxes, fitness trackers and much more.
Rudra’s Magic Mania will also be brought to life with a well-rounded marketing campaign across on air, cinema, ambient and social media. While On-Air will see an elaborate cross channel TV presence, social media platforms like Facebook and Instagram will be buzzing with posts, animated gifs and other engaging content, all spreading the magic of Rudra. The campaign will also have extensive presence in malls across Mumbai and Delhi across high footfall days, targeting kids and families shopping, which will ensure that Rudra’s magic Mania is at its pinnacle. Nickelodeon will also have Rudra going Boom Chik Chik Boom across theatres along with mega Diwali Blockbuster releases like Thugs of Hindostan and Fantastic Beasts: The Crimes of Grindelwald.
Sonic Happy Hours
Festive fun will extend into Happy hours with Sonic. Coming from the thought that there is a happy hour for adults, however kids have no such experience. Drumming up the celebrations and excitement and making evening hours happy for kids, Sonic Happy Hours will allow kids to win cool goodies like the Hover Board and gadgets like the Laptops, Smart Watches, tablets and Earpods amongst others. Kids can get their hands on the cool gifts every day during the festive period by watching Sonic, Monday to Friday from 3.30pm to 7.30 pm by giving missed calls on numbers that flash on the screen while they watch their favourite Sonic gang toons like Shiva, Gattu Battu, Pakdam Pakdai, Keymon Ache etc.
The Happy Hours will be extensively promoted across the kids’ network with an expansive cross channel tv plan across GEC’s, regional, movies and music channels. Extending the concept of Happy Hours, kids will get to experience the same through the weekend on the brands social handles with a specially curated happy hours block. The block will be peppered with fun games like online treasure hunt, spot and win on the website, games on social media where kids can engage with the brand and win exciting prizes.
Furthermore, Sony Happy Hours will have a life on ground through innovative on-ground partnerships with brands like Fun City across 16 cities, Kidzania in Mumbai, Delhi, Smaaash in Mumbai, Delhi and Bengaluru amongst others where kids can enjoy happy hours over the weekends this festive season.
Upping the immersive experience on Sonic will be the only new Sonic festive packaging. Being future ready and relevant to the emerging social media trends, Sonic, in its new festive avatar will use a lot of fun emojis and expressions thus appealing to digital age kids and bringing alive its positioning of being a reflection of kids and their real selves.
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While kids are busy with festivities and their favourite shows, the Nicktoons will be busy creating some entertaining moments for kids will all new shows line-up. Below is a roundup of the amazing new shows and episodes that Nickelodeon has in store for kids this festive season.
· Get ready to enjoy the escapades of the super cool duo and BFF’s Motu Patlu their new fun and exciting stories.
· October will turn magical for kids with all new episodes of Rudra the prince of Magic on Nick
· Kids are set for a laugh-riot with all new episodes of Gattu Battu, Pakdam Pakdai and Shiva only on Sonic with its all new packaging.
· Viewers will all be treated with new shows like Wissper and Top Wing
· along with new episodes of Masha’s Spooky Stories and Team Umizoomi on Nick Jr.
This apart a host of fun made for television movies of Nicktoons Motu Patlu, Shiva, Gattu Battu and Pakdam Pakdai is all set to up the fun and entertainment quotient for kids this festive season and ensure that the year ends on a high.
This season, kids will be treated with non-stop entertainment by their favourite nick toons peppered with a magic, masti and mania.
Viacom International Media Networks (VIMN) – Américas has announced the exciting news that they have close agreements to launch NOGGIN on TV Alphaville and X-Play in Brazil! NOGGIN launched on the telecommunications platforms in mid-October 2018, and offers customers access to Nickelodeon's top-ranked video subscription service for preschoolers at no extra charge.
The launch of NOGGIN on the platforms is part of Viacom's international expansion for the top-rated SVoD service, following its launch on Oi, Watch and Net.com in August 2018. With a focus on educational content, NOGGIN brings viewers full-length library episodes of Nickelodeon’s hit preschool series such as As Pistas de Blue (Blue's Clues), Blue's Room, Dora, A Aventureira, Fifi and the Flowertots, Go, Diego, Go!, Max & Ruby, Moose and Zee, Ni Hao, Kai-Lan, Olive the Ostrich, Peter Rabbit, and Robô e Monstro, Super Fofos! (The Wonder Pets!), as well as the recently added episodes of Mutt & Stuff, Team Umizoomi, Rusty Rivets and Rugrats.
NOGGIN is now available in all Latin American countries, following Nickelodeon launching the service - based on the US version - in Latin America in 2015. The service has seen significant growth in the last year, with the number of viewers using the service quadrupling.
In additional news, Rogerio Francis, Senior Director of Content Distribution at Viacom Brasil, will participate as a speaker in NexTV Series Brazil, on November 28 and 29 in São Paulo, Brazil.
Below is more information about the launch of NOGGIN Brasil on TV Alphaville and X-Play:
Oscar-nominated producer to take charge of the network’s animation content across all formats and platforms spanning digital, TV and film.
BURBANK, CA -- Nickelodeon has appointed Oscar-nominated producer Ramsey Naito to the role of Executive Vice President (EVP) of Animation Production and Development, in charge of the network’s animation content across all formats and platforms spanning digital, TV and film. Reporting to newly appointed Nickelodeon President Brian Robbins, Naito will be based in Nickelodeon’s Burbank, CA studio.
“Ramsey is a proven hit-maker and creative leader who has helped bring to life some incredibly imaginative characters for audiences of all ages,” Robbins said in making the announcement. “One of our goals is to exponentially grow our animation business and output on every platform, and I have no doubt that Ramsey will help us get there through a new generation of innovative, creator-driven content.”
In her new role, Naito also will manage the day-to-day operations of Nickelodeon’s animation group, where she will identify new talent and projects to further enrich Nick’s content pipeline. Additionally, she will oversee the network’s key animated franchises, including SpongeBob SquarePants, Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles and The Loud House.
Naito most recently oversaw production on Paramount Pictures’ upcoming SpongeBob SquarePants movie, "It’s a Wonderful Sponge", slated for 2020. She produced DreamWorks Animation’s Oscar-nominated feature, The Boss Baby, while also earning her a PGA nomination for Outstanding Producer of Animated Theatrical Motion Pictures. Prior to DreamWorks Animation, Ramsey worked as a producer for Blue Sky Studios (the studio which produced Nickelodeon's iconic Nicktoons ident in the '90s), at Cartoon Network as Head of Movies, and at Nickelodeon Movies as Vice President of Development & Production.
Her executive and producer credits include: Barnyard (2006), The SpongeBob SquarePants Movie (2004), The Wild Thornberrys Movie (2002), Hey Arnold! The Movie (2002), the Oscar-nominated Jimmy Neutron: Boy Genius (2001), Rugrats in Paris: The Movie (2000), and South Park: Bigger, Longer & Uncut (1999).
Naito is a member of Women in Animation and the Producers Guild of America. She received her Bachelor of Fine Arts from Maryland Institute College of Art and her Master of Fine Arts from the California Institute of the Arts.
Chris Viscardi, who formerly was Senior Vice President (SVP) of Animation and Development at Nick, will now move into a producer role for the network, overseeing the creation of feature-length animated content for both Nickelodeon and third-party digital and linear platforms.
The appointment of Naito follows Robbins’ recent hire of longtime close associate Shauna Phelan to the newly created position as SVP, Live-Action Scripted Content, for the Nickelodeon Group.
In additional news, Miguel Puga has left his position of storyboard artist on The Loud House to storyboard the show's upcoming spin-off series, Los Casagrandes:
Sad news, storyboard artist Miguel Puga will be leaving The Loud House.
He was one of the show's best storyboard artists. Although he will continue boarding for Los Casagrandes, it's still sad to see someone who worked for two years on our favorite show leave.#TheLoudHousepic.twitter.com/i44wEgXP7l
— Lynnsanity - Loud House Fanatics! (@lynnsanity_page) November 5, 2018
Originally published: Tuesday, November 06, 2018 at 7:10pm GMT.
The new Rise of the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles theme song 🎶 is awesome as it is, but what if Nick… messed with it a bit? Check out the A Cappella remix, the cool jazz remix, the PAWsome doggo remix, the r-r-rewind reverse version, and MUCH MORE! Let me know your favorite in the comments!
Which version of the Rise of the TMNT theme song is YOUR favorite?
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There is something fishy about Frank… He has multiple names, multiple personalities, and even… multiple wives?! What is this fishy flounder hiding?
Do YOU have a question about something ~fishy~ happening?! Let Nickelodeon know in the comments on YouTube and come back next Tuesday to help Nick solve another BIKINI BOTTOM MYSTERY! 🔍🐠❓
Nickelodeon France will premiere Knight Squad, Nickelodeon's newest live action comedy series, on Saturday 10th November 2018 at 10:55! 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, locally titled L'École des chevaliers will continue to air regularly on Nickelodeon France.
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.
L'école des Chevaliers | Bande-annonce | Nickelodeon France
Ne rate pas la première de "L'écoles des chevaliers" sur Nickelodeon ! C'est à partir du samedi à 10h55.
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.
In the first ever episode, "Opening Knight", a rambunctious princess named Ciara and a and a mischievous drifter named Arc discover each other's secret and the two become unlikely partners, banding together to achieve their dream of becoming legendary knights!
Below is a list of brand-new episodes of L'École des chevaliers season one set to premiere on Nickelodeon France in November 2018:
Saturday 10th November 2018 at 10:55 - Opening Knight - series premiere
Sunday 11th November 2018 at 13:55 - A Knight at the Roxbury
Saturday 17th November 2018 at 10:55 - Knight in Shining Armor Day
Sunday 18th November 2018 at 17:55 - One Magical Knight
Saturday 24th November 2018 at 10:55 - Tonight, Two Knight
Sunday 25th November 2018 at 13:55 - The Dork Knight Returns
Saturday 1st December 2018 at 10:55 - Fright Knight (Halloween special)
Saturday 1st December 2018 at 11:25 - Knight's Tail
Saturday 8th December 2018 at 10:55 - Parent Teacher Knight
Saturday 8th December 2018 at 11:25 - TBA
Knight Squad stars Owen Joyner (100 choses à faire avant le lycée) as "Arc," Daniella Perkins (Legendary Dudas, Regarde Oups !) as "Ciara," Amarr M. Wooten (American Housewife) as "Warwick," Lexi DiBenedetto (Modern Family) as "Prudence," Lilimar (Bella et les Bulldogs) as "Sage", Kelly Perine (Santa Hunters) as "Sir Gareth"; and Seth Carr as "Fizzwick". Guest stars include: Les Thunderman stars Maya Le Clark and Jack Griffo as Brea and Sir Swayze, respectively, and Kira Kosarin; Nicky, Ricky, Dicky et Dawn star Lizzy Greene; Tenzing Norgay Trainor as "Jimbo"; and Maria Canals-Barrera (Danny Phantom, The Brothers Garcia) as Saffron.
Picked up for an initial 20 episodes, Knight Squad is created and executive produced by Sean Cunningham and Marc Dworkin, executive producers of The Thundermans, and being produced by Liv and Maddie producers John D. Beck and Ron Hart. Nickelodeon renewed Knight Squad for a 10-episode second season in July 2018, which went into production in late-October 2018.
Knight Squad made its world premiere on Nickelodeon USA in February 2018, and is currently rolling out on Nickelodeon channels and programming blocks globally.
Brian Robbins opens up about his gig heading up the kids' cable stalwart ("It's in my blood") and why he "would have never canceled" 'All That.'
“When you get over $30 million, you get to that rarefied air [where] you’ve got to make a $100 million. That’s not easy,” says Robbins, photographed in his Paramount Players office on Oct. 12.
Marianne expands her leadership remit to include the UK and Ireland, Nordics, Central and Eastern Europe and Russia (UKNEE) cluster
Viacom Nickelodeon Consumer Products (VNCP) has promoted Marianne James to an expanded role that will see her leading the consumer products business across Viacom’s UK & Ireland, Nordics, Central and Eastern Europe and Russia (UKNEE) cluster.
Marianne previously led Consumer Products and Commercial Partnerships for the UK, and will continue her commercial partnerships role for Nickelodeon UK in addition to her new cluster responsibilities.
The new role is effective immediately with James reporting in to Alison Bakunowich, Senior Vice President (SVP), Nickelodeon, UK, Northern and Eastern Europe, and Mark Kingston, SVP, International, VNCP.
“Marianne has done an incredible job growing the UK consumer products business over the past five years,” said Mark. “As we focus on expanding consumer products in strategic European markets, including Russia and Poland, Marianne will bring her experience, strategic thinking and creativity to these businesses.”
Marianne will continue to oversee UK commercial opportunities for events like Slimefest
In her newly expanded role, Marianne will oversee retail sales and product category teams, retail marketing and commercial growth strategies for consumer products across the UKNEE cluster. UKNEE is a strategic growth area for Viacom’s consumer products business. Additionally, in her UK Commercial Partnerships role, Marianne will steer brand and commercial partnerships and sponsorships for Nickelodeon UK, including the successful PAW Patrol Live tour and Slimefest.
Marianne joined Viacom in 2011 as director of retail sales and marketing for Europe and Pan-European licensing.
Jeannine Lafebre, Senior Director, VNCP Benelux, Nordics, Central and Eastern Europe and Petia Toncheva, Licensing Director, Russia and CIS, will continue to directly lead their respective markets with a reporting line into James.
Nickelodeon's Rise of the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles reimagines the iconic IP and returns to its comic book roots.
When the iconic characters of beloved series Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles stormed out of the sewers and back to TV in 2012, the CGI-animated series was a hit. So after five successful seasons and multiple Emmy nominations, Nickelodeon wasted no time developing the brand’s next iteration, Rise of the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles. Now in 2D animation, 26 episodes were announced at Nick’s 2017 upfront months before the final episodes of the previous series had even aired.
“It was a very fast development process, but we came in with a clear vision that helped us expedite the production,” the show’s executive producer Ant Ward, who signed on after serving as a supervising producer on the last TMNT series, told Kidscreen.
As further testament to the power of the brand, Nick ordered a second 26-episode season in July before Rise of the TMNT premiered on September 17 in the US and began rolling out globally across Nickelodeon’s channels and branded blocks in 170-plus countries and territories.
With a younger, lighter tone for its 11-minute episodes, the action-comedy finds the turtle brothers in possession of new mystical powers as they set out on crime-fighting adventures in New York City with their human friend April O’Neil (voiced by The Vampire Diaries' Kat Graham).
Joining Ward as Executive Producer is renowned character designer and TMNT newbie Andy Suriano (DuckTales, Mickey Mouse shorts). Suriano says this series presents the turtles as more multi-dimensional characters.
“If you were to describe each of the turtles, traditionally Mikey is the funny one, Donatello is the smart one, Raphael is the angry one, and Leo is the leader. But last time I checked, leadership isn’t a character trait, so we purposely mixed things up and removed the mantle of leadership from Leo so we could explore his character in other ways,” says Suriano.
Despite the pressure of following up the last series so quickly, Ward says the previous series freed up the production to try new things.
“Because the last series did so well in paying homage to many of the other iterations of TMNT, we didn’t feel the need to retell or recall certain things. We could create new storylines, villains and canon,” he says.
Aesthetically, the new show’s 2D look harkens back to the original TMNT comic book series created by Kevin Eastman and Peter Laird, and pulls from French comic books from the ’70s in its use of color.
“We looked into what Kevin [Eastman] was doing back in the day with his heavy, almost Frank Miller-esque use of blacks. We are also big fans of ’70s French and Belgian science-fiction/fantasy comics,” says Suriano. “In the show, you’ll see a lot of heavy blacks and holding lines, but in a brightly colored cityscape so it’s not too edgy or serious.”
Watch Rise of the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles on Nickelodeon!
Josh Brener on TMNT Revival: ‘The Fandom is Real’ (Exclusive)
We met up with Josh Brener – the voice of Donatello – at New York Comic Con to discuss the popular revival.
If you’re living under a rock, the iconic Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles series is back on television! Airing all over Nickelodeon, you can now catch your favorite gang of pizza-eating, Cowabonga spitting turtles in Rise of the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles. The first episode of the new revival aired on July 20, 2018 and follows the four turtle brothers – Raph, Leo, Donnie and Mikey – as they encounter new allies and villains and discover a magical world they never knew existed beneath the streets of New York City.
You might know funny man Josh Brener from some of his popular projects like Silicon Valley, but now he’s taken on the iconic role of Donatello! We caught up with the busy actor to learn more about the show and what fans can expect from his version of the lovable turtle.
CS: For those you don’t watch, what can they expect for this revival?
Josh: “Yeah, definitely! Our creators and executive producers have really put the focus on fun and making sure this isn’t only about the history of the turtles and where they’ve been, but also a new generation of fans and a new generation of turtles and sort of watching them start out and kind of mess everything up and just be disasters as they’re learning to become the Ninja Turtles which is a lot of fun to watch.”
CS: What drew you to this role? Were you fan?
Josh: “Oh yeah! Like the 8-year-old inside of me was screaming. I remember getting an email that was like “you’re going to go read for The Ninja Turtles” – it was like that’s crazy! Yeah, it’s just super exciting to be a part of something that I was so in love with as a kid and that so many people, it’s just awesome to come to Cons and just seeing how many people like are super into the Turtles!”
CS: The fandom is real when it comes to the Turtles!
Josh: “The fandom is real. So yeah it’s just cool to be a part of something that means that much to that many people.”
CS: Who was your favorite ‘Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtle’?
Josh: “I actually was a Donatello fan which I remember taking a lot of heat for as a kid, like oh he just has a stick everyone else has swords and Katanas – and Donatello has like a piece of wood. And I remember getting made fun of but now I’m feeling pretty good about it. I stayed strong! I represented.”
CS: What’s the working process like for you and the rest of the cast?
Josh: “Yeah we actually record together pretty much every Monday afternoon! Which is super cool we all get to get in the booth together and riff and ad-lib and sort of play off each other and every now and then schedules make it so you have to record by yourself and that’s always kind of sad. But when we’re all together, it’s just a ton of fun!”
CS: So pizza is a big thing in this series…
Josh: “Correct!”
CS: Do you have a favorite type of pizza?
Josh: “Oh man! I’m human I love it. I enjoy pizza as much as Turtles who also love pizza. Trying to think because I’m in New York so it’s really scary to talk about pizza. I really remember loving Koronet here. I think it’s somewhere up near Columbia or something like that but there’s one of those giant slices of pizza on the Upper West Side and I think it’s called Koronet so if I had a gun to my head off hand just because I’m in New York it’s in my mind.”
CS: For you – what do you think you brought different to the role of Donatello?
Josh: “Donny’s still that like nerdy, tech kind of guy… inventions and so far but he’s not like a poindexter nerd in this version I don’t think. Like it’s not glasses taped up and a pocket protector, he’s very much like a nerd’s nerd, more like someone you would find here at Comic Con. Takes the nerddom seriously, a nerd’s nerd if you know what I mean.”
CS: Any secrets you can tell us about the making of this revival?
Josh: “Okay, what can I tell you? I don’t know if it’s a secret but it’s a thing that I think is super cool which is that we have this awesome cast of villains including John Cena and he’s both the coolest and nicest and scariest person that I’ve ever met. He’s such a.. he’s awesome! And then Lena Headey as you might know as Cersei Lannister from Game of Thrones and plays this character Big Momma and John Michael Higgins and Reese Darby so we just have all these kind of awesome cool people. And then the other thing that is kind of exciting I think is that our director is Rob Paulson who is like the original Michelangelo and he’s played Donatello. He’s also Pinky of Pinky and the Brain so we have like really cool awesome people associated with this show which has been a lot of fun.”
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JCPenney has announced the exciting news that, to celebrate the holiday season, they'll be hosting a interactive Nickelodeon Kids Zone workshop on Saturday, November 10!
During the Nickelodeon Kids Zone workshop, kids are invited to visit their local JCPenney store on Saturday, November 10, where they'll receive a exclusive Nickelodeon activity pack containing coloring activities, stickers, crayons and a comic book featuring a raft of hit Nickelodeon characters and stars, such a Rise of the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, Sunny Day, PAW Patrol, Top Wing and JoJo Siwa! The Nickelodeon Kids Zone workshop will take place between 11:00am-12:00pm!
Parents and kids will find this event stationed next to the toy shops inside JCPenney, boasting trends in toys for kids of all ages with collectibles, licensed characters, interactive products and more from brands including Nickelodeon, LEGO, Hasbro, Mattel and Fisher Price.
Additional Kids Zone events JCPenney will be celebrating the holiday season with this November and December 2018 and January 2018 include a NERF Fest event on Saturday, December 8, where kids can try out NERF products and design their own targets to take home, and a calendar making event on Saturday, January 12, 2019, in which kids can decorate their own 2019 calendar!
Kids receive a lanyard, ID badge and collectible pin for every complimentary Kids Zone workshop they attend and adults are treated to a special coupon to use in-store the same day.
Unique to this Nickelodeon event, parents will receive a special bonus coupon of 20 percent off all Nickelodeon toys valid in-store only on Saturday. This coupon applies to JoJo Siwa, Paw Patrol, Sunny Day and Top Wing, to name a few, so kids can pick out a new toy to take home at a discounted price.
Advance signup is not required. Kids receive a collectible pin for every project they finish. And after each event, adults will receive a 10 percent off coupon to use in-store on the day of the event. This coupon can be used in addition to current marketing promotions for maximum savings.
A selection of previously unreported highlights for Nickelodeon channels around the world!
-- Nickelodeon South East Asia today (Monday 5th November 2018) started to premiere brand-new episodes of SpongeBob SquarePants weekdays at 5.30pm (MY/PH/SG) / 4.30pm (WIB)!:
-- Meet and Greet the PAW Patrol at the IMB Bank Cook Community Classicin Dunningham Park, New South Wales, Australia on Sunday 11th November 2018! The meet and greet is in partnership with Nickelodeon and Westfield Miranda.
