Sunday, October 20, 2024

Nickelodeon News Bytes | October 20, 2024

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

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  • Watson series gets post AFC Championship game premiere on CBS. [Vital Thrills]

  • Cuban-American actor Carlo Arrechea is ready to embrace “the beauty of being true to oneself” as an openly bisexual man. The 34-year-old, best known for his roles in Nickelodeon Latin America’s Grachi and the series S.W.A.T., came out in a touching letter penned to his younger self for Out. In the note, which he adorably addressed to “Carlito,” Arrechea explained he hoped to inspire others “who feel lost or unseen” through his coming out. [Queerty]

  • Georgie & Mandy’s First Marriage off to strong start on CBS with 6.6M viewers to top Thursday (Oct. 17); Kathy Bates' Matlock remains solid in time slot debut. [Deadline]

  • Smile 2 grinning to $22M opening. [Deadline]

  • Tom Selleck thanks CBS for long-running Blue Bloods and touts broadcast TV as show heads into final stretch. [Deadline]

  • Keke Palmer is Creme of Nature’s first-ever Chief Brand Officer. [ELLE]

  • Daniella Monet plays Bri in the Hallmark Channel’s second Countdown to Christmas movie, Holiday Crashers. [Heavy on Hallmark]

  • Paramount, Nickelodeon Animation Chief Ramsey Naito Receives VIEW Conference Visionary Award. [Variety]

  • BargainMax.co.uk reveals its Top Toys for Christmas: The online toy retailer's Great Value Toys list includes the Playskool Peppa Pig Sit n Spin and Playskool Step Start Walk ‘n Ride Peppa Pig. [Toy World]

  • Transformers x Naruto Shippuden toy range more than meets the eye. [Licensing.biz]

  • Keke Palmer opens up about declaring bankruptcy at 18: 'I was so spooked'. [HuffPost]

  • The Worldwide Blue Phenomenon of The Smurfs: Learn what the Smurfs have planned for the rest of 2024. [License Global]

  • Roblox turns to users for guidance on civility and safety: The Roblox Teen Council is recruiting 14- to 17-year-olds in the US to help shape the platform’s future starting in March 2025. [Kidscreen]

  • Three UConn business students/alums helped shape network news, entertainment industry this year. [UConn Today]

  • 10 Minutes With ... Hasbro on Strategizing and Planning for Key IP Milestones: Ahead of Brand Licensing Europe, License Global sat down with Catrina O’Brien, director, UK licensing consumer products, Hasbro to find out about the significant anniversaries for Peppa Pig turning 20, Transformers turning 40 and Dungeons & Dragons this year and the licensing plans around them. [License Global]

  • 10 Minutes With … STUDIOCANAL, Studio Canal Kids & Family on Paddington: Ahead of Brand Licensing Europe, License Global catches up with Françoise Guyonnet, chief executive officer, Studio Canal Kids & Family (formally The Copyrights Group), executive vice president, Kids Brands, STUDIOCANAL, about the upcoming release of the Paddington in Peru movie and the licensing plans surrounding it. [License Global]

Star Trek: Discovery season five soundtrack debuts on digital [TrekCore]


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Additional source: Licensing.biz.

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