Wednesday, September 25, 2024

Nickelodeon News Bytes | September 25, 2024

NickALive!'s pick of Nickelodeon news, highlights and more from around the internet!:

Nickelodeon Splat logo (2023 rebrand)

  • An end of an era: Legendary creator Arlene Klasky is officially retiring from Animation, and handing the keys of Klasky-Csupo off to her son. The classic studio she ran will be shutting down, and they will be relocating operations and continuing on their work. [TRAFON]

  • SpongeBob SquarePants Bath and Body Collection from Lush won the Best Licensed Health and Beauty Range at The Licensing Awards 2024! The Peppa Pig x Natural History Museum Collection for F&F at Tesco from Blues Group was also named Best Licensed Pre-School Apparel or Accessories Range (0-5 Years) at the ceremony. [Licensing.biz]

  • Funko has expanded its fan-favourite Bitty Pop! range with Bittyverse. An exciting and refreshing extension of the core Bitty Pop! line, Bittyverse focuses on enhancing the playability of the miniature Funko products by inviting fans to mix and match with new, IP-driven Rides, Towns and Displays. Funko’s Bittyverse takes mini collectibles to a whole new level with licensor partners including DC Comics, Star Wars and Harry Potter. Many more are still to come, from Disney and Marvel all the way through to Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, Lord of The Rings and beyond. This depth and breadth of range means all fans can expect to see their favourite Pop! collectible in miniature form in the Bittyverse. [Toy World]

  • Australian-based stationery and accessories retail chain, Smiggle, has released two product ranges inspired by Habro’s Peppa Pig and PJ Masks Power Heroes. The limited-edition Peppa Pig collection celebrates the show’s 20th anniversary and features backpacks, lunch boxes and other school-friendly accessories. The PJ Masks Power Heroes collection includes snack containers, pencil cases and more. The product ranges are available across Australia and New Zealand in-store and online at Smiggle. [License Global]

  • Pinkfong has launched its first Baby Shark store in Hong Kong'S Times Square shopping center! the retail outlet featureS more than 600 Baby Shark products and dedicated play zones for kids. [Kidscreen]

  • Susan Abraham, Spin Master and Josephine Rotolo, Paramount Global both won the "Unsung Hero > 500 Employees" award at the Women in Toys, Licensing & Entertainment's (WiT) 19th annual Wonder Women Awards! [License Global]

  • Sony Pictures TV’s Children’s division has launched a new YouTube channel called Kidzuko. The channel, which began its life on September 19, offers episodes of Octonauts, The Creature Cases, Peter Rabbit and Chico Bon Bon: Monkey with a Tool Belt as well as clips, compilation videos and how to videos showing how to draw characters. [Animation Magazine]

  • Ocean Spray Cranberries, Inc. has announced a collaboration with Paramount Consumer Products to celebrate the 20th anniversary of the iconic film and pop-culture phenomenon Mean Girls with the launch of Mean Girls x Ocean Spray® Ocean Spray® Zero Sugar Cranberry and Mixed Berry Juice Drinks. Cranberry juice cocktail had a cameo in the original film – and it did have sugar, despite what Regina thought. But now 20 years later, just like the stars of the movie have evolved, Ocean Spray has too, with the introduction of Ocean Spray® Zero Sugar Juice Drinks to its product line up. It has zero sugar and no artificial sweeteners – just fierce flavor. [PR Newswire]


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