Monday, October 13, 2014

Verizon FiOS and Viacom Renew Carriage Agreement

Verizon and Viacom Inc. have announced in the following press release, from Business Wire, a comprehensive renewal of their FiOS carriage agreement, under which FiOS carries 25 of Viacom's industry leading networks, including Nickelodeon, MTV, Comedy Central, BET, VH1, Spike, TV Land and CMT, in addition to Viacom joint venture services EPIX and Aapka Colors!


Under the terms of the new agreement, Viacom joins a growing list of major programmers who have entered into ground-breaking, active user agreements with Verizon, granting national rights to distribute marquee content to Verizon Wireless customers. More details will be made available in the near future.

Additionally, Verizon FiOS customers will enjoy full access to all of Viacom's networks, live and on-demand, in and out of the home. From early 2015, Verizon will enable live, out of home viewing of all of Viacom's channels via Verizon's industry-leading FiOS Mobile app. FiOS customers can already access live feeds of most of the Viacom networks inside the home via the FiOS Mobile app. FiOS TV customers will also be able to access Viacom's authenticated TV Everywhere websites and apps and the company's complete selection of video-on-demand (VOD) programming across multiple platforms such as smartphones and tablets. Additionally, Verizon FiOS will enable dynamic ad insertion in all Viacom TV Everywhere and VOD content.

The deal also enables Verizon to launch innovative new TV packages to better match content packaging with consumer preferences.

Original Viacom Inc. and Verizon Press Release:

Verizon FiOS and Viacom Renew Carriage Agreement

FiOS Customers Will Enjoy Viacom Programming Anytime, Anywhere with Out-of-Home Viewing; Verizon and Viacom enter into ground-breaking national wireless distribution deal

October 01, 2014 04:30 PM Eastern Daylight Time

NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Verizon and Viacom Inc. (NASDAQ: VIAB, VIA) today announced a comprehensive renewal of their FiOS carriage agreement, under which FiOS carries 25 of Viacom’s industry leading networks, including MTV, Nickelodeon, Comedy Central, BET, VH1, Spike, TV Land and CMT, in addition to Viacom joint venture services EPIX and Aapka Colors.

Under the terms of the new agreement, Viacom joins a growing list of major programmers who have entered into ground-breaking, active user agreements with Verizon, granting national rights to distribute marquee content to Verizon Wireless customers. More details will be made available in the near future.

Additionally, Verizon FiOS customers will enjoy full access to all of Viacom’s networks, live and on-demand, in and out of the home. Early next year, Verizon will enable live, out of home viewing of all of Viacom’s channels via Verizon’s industry-leading FiOS Mobile app. FiOS customers can already access live feeds of most of the Viacom networks inside the home via the FiOS Mobile app. FiOS TV customers will also be able to access Viacom’s authenticated TV Everywhere websites and apps and the company’s complete selection of video-on-demand (VOD) programming across multiple platforms like smartphones and tablets. Additionally, Verizon FiOS will enable dynamic ad insertion in all Viacom TV Everywhere and VOD content.

The deal also enables Verizon to launch innovative new TV packages to better match content packaging with consumer preferences.

"People want to watch TV anywhere, not just in their living rooms. Disruption in the TV marketplace is happening and Verizon wants to reach agreements with content providers like Viacom that reflect that reality and give people what they want," said Ben Grad, Executive Director, Content Strategy & Acquisition, Verizon. "We are thrilled to extend our long-term distribution partnership with Viacom Media Networks, delivering some of the most recognizable and popular kids, music and entertainment programming available to our customers anytime, anywhere on a variety of platforms from TV to wireless."

"Verizon FiOS continues to be among the most innovative and consumer-focused video services on the market," said Samantha Cooper, Senior Vice President, Content Distribution, Viacom Media Networks. "We're glad to have reached an agreement with Verizon that covers the full spectrum of viewing options for their customers across platforms, including wireless, and extends our long-standing and productive partnership."

About Verizon

Verizon Communications Inc. (NYSE, Nasdaq: VZ), headquartered in New York, is a global leader in delivering broadband and other wireless and wireline communications services to consumer, business, government and wholesale customers. Verizon Wireless operates America's most reliable wireless network, with 104.6 million retail connections nationwide. Verizon also provides converged communications, information and entertainment services over America's most advanced fiber-optic network, and delivers integrated business solutions to customers in more than 150 countries. A Dow 30 company with more than $120 billion in 2013 revenues, Verizon employs a diverse workforce of 177,800. For more information, visit www.verizon.com.

About Viacom

Viacom is home to premier global media brands that create compelling television programs, motion pictures, short-form video, apps, games, consumer products, social media and other entertainment content for audiences in more than 160 countries and territories. Viacom's media networks, including MTV, VH1, CMT, Logo, BET, CENTRIC, Nickelodeon, Nick Jr., TeenNick, Nicktoons, Nick at Nite, Comedy Central, TV Land, SPIKE, Channel 5 (UK), Tr3s, Paramount Channel and VIVA, reach approximately 700 million television subscribers worldwide. Paramount Pictures, America's oldest film studio, is a major global producer and distributor of filmed entertainment.

For more information about Viacom and its businesses, visit www.viacom.com. Keep up with Viacom news by following Viacom's blog at blog.viacom.com and Twitter feed at www.twitter.com/viacom.

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Nickelodeon Stars Join Forces With Spirit Of Children To Bring Smiles To Children This Halloween

Spirit Halloween has announced the exciting news in the following press release, from PR Newswire, that the largest seasonal Halloween retailer in North America, will continue its annual tradition of bringing Halloween cheer and festivities to hospitalized children with its Spirit of Children program!

During the week of Monday 13th October 2014, Spirit of Children will host more than 84 Halloween events in conjunction with the Child Life departments at hospitals throughout the United States and Canada. For a small period of time, pediatric patients and their families will be able to escape their reality and experience Halloween like kids should at events complete with costumes, accessories, decorations and activities! As part of an expansive marketing partnership between Spirit Halloween and Warner Bros., the Caped Crusader, Batman, will celebrate his 75th anniversary by visiting select Spirit of Children parties across the country. In addition, Spirit Halloween will also be conducting an exclusive sweepstakes awarding two lucky winners the chance to win $7,500. To enter the sweepstakes, Batman fans can visit their local Spirit Halloween store or visit online at SpiritHalloween.com/Sweeps.

In addition to Batman, other famous characters who will be visiting Spirit of Children parties across the country include Saban's "Power Rangers Super Megaforce", Nickelodeon's "Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles", "Dora the Explorer", "Bubble Guppies", DreamWorks Animation's "Puss in Boots", Skipper from "Penguins of Madagascar", and Cartoon Network's Jake the Dog of "Adventure Time".

This year, Spirit of Children's goal is to raise $5.2 million – bringing its total contribution to more than $21 million donated since the program's inception. One hundred percent of the funds raised are donated to participating Child Life departments across North America and focus on the emotional and psychological well-being of hospitalized children while doctors and nurses focus on their medical needs. Through its donations, Spirit of Children has funded a variety of resources including music and art therapy programs, games and toys for patients, and assistance in funding additional services such as hospital playgrounds, so kids can leave their room and spend time with their peers.

Whether shopping online or in a Spirit Halloween location for this year's top costumes and decor, shoppers can donate to the Spirit of Children program. The funds raised in the more than 1,100 Spirit Halloween stores throughout the United States and Canada will go to its closest hospital, making an impact on its local community. Spirit Halloween shoppers who make at least a $2 donation will receive a branded Spirit of Children bracelet with the hashtag #SpiritofChildren for families to not only wear while trick-or-treating, but to upload Halloween photos showing their support for the program.

To locate a Spirit Halloween store in your area, visit www.SpiritHalloween.com. For exclusive discounts and the inside scoop on all things Halloween, "Like" us if you dare on Facebook www.Facebook.com/SpiritHalloween, follow us on Pinterest www.Pinterest.com/SpiritHalloween, follow us on Twitter @SpiritHalloween, follow us on Instagram @SpiritHalloween and check us out on YouTube www.youtube.com/SpiritHalloween. Upload your spooky Spirit Halloween shopping experience by tagging photos with the hashtag #SpiritHalloween on your social media channels.

Original Spirit Halloween Press Release:

Spirit Halloween to Host Its Annual "Spirit of Children Week" Beginning October 13, 2014

The Dark Knight Joins Forces with Spirit of Children to Bring Spook-tacular Fun and Memories to Children in Hospitals this Halloween Season



Spirit of Children (www.spiritofchildren.com). (PRNewsFoto/Spirit Halloween)

EGG HARBOR TOWNSHIP, N.J., Oct. 7, 2014 /PRNewswire/ -- Spirit Halloween, the largest seasonal Halloween retailer in North America, continues its annual tradition of bringing Halloween cheer and festivities to hospitalized children with its Spirit of Children program. Founded in 2006, Spirit of Children supports Child Life departments across the country– making hospital stays less scary for kids and their families. To date, the philanthropic initiative has raised more than $16 million. Funds raised through the Spirit of Children program positively impacts thousands of pediatric patients and their families by providing both fun and funding to hospitals during the Halloween season and all year long.

During the week of October 13, 2014, Spirit of Children will host more than 84 Halloween events in conjunction with the Child Life departments at hospitals throughout the United States and Canada. For a small period of time, pediatric patients and their families will be able to escape their reality and experience Halloween like kids should at events complete with costumes, accessories, decorations and activities. As part of an expansive marketing partnership between Spirit Halloween and Warner Bros., the Caped Crusader, Batman, will celebrate his 75th anniversary by visiting select Spirit of Children parties across the country. In addition, Spirit Halloween will also be conducting an exclusive sweepstakes awarding two lucky winners the chance to win $7,500. To enter the sweepstakes, Batman fans can visit their local Spirit Halloween store or visit online at SpiritHalloween.com/Sweeps.

"The Halloween season is a time for kids to be kids," said Steven Silverstein, President and CEO, Spirit Halloween. "Through our Spirit of Children program, we're able to bring the Halloween experience to families and help make memories they wouldn't be able to have otherwise. Not only is Batman a heroic, smart and strong force, but he's the ultimate costume icon! We're excited to be partnering with Warner Bros., so our participating families will be able to have Batman by their side as they take on Halloween together."

In addition to Batman, other famous characters who will be visiting Spirit of Children parties across the country include Saban's Power Rangers Super Megaforce, Nickelodeon's Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, Dora the Explorer, Bubble Guppies, DreamWorks Animation's Puss in Boots, Skipper from Penguins of Madagascar, and Cartoon Network's Jake the Dog of Adventure Time.

This year, Spirit of Children's goal is to raise $5.2 million – bringing its total contribution to more than $21 million donated since the program's inception. One hundred percent of the funds raised are donated to participating Child Life departments across North America and focus on the emotional and psychological well-being of hospitalized children while doctors and nurses focus on their medical needs. Through its donations, Spirit of Children has funded a variety of resources including music and art therapy programs, games and toys for patients, and assistance in funding additional services such as hospital playgrounds, so kids can leave their room and spend time with their peers.

Whether shopping online or in a Spirit Halloween location for this year's top costumes and decor, shoppers can donate to the Spirit of Children program. The funds raised in the more than 1,100 Spirit Halloween stores throughout the United States and Canada will go to its closest hospital, making an impact on its local community. Spirit Halloween shoppers who make at least a $2 donation will receive a branded Spirit of Children bracelet with the hashtag #SpiritofChildren for families to not only wear while trick-or-treating, but to upload Halloween photos showing their support for the program.

To locate a Spirit Halloween store in your area, visit www.SpiritHalloween.com. For exclusive discounts and the inside scoop on all things Halloween, "Like" us if you dare on Facebook www.Facebook.com/SpiritHalloween, follow us on Pinterest www.Pinterest.com/SpiritHalloween, follow us on Twitter @SpiritHalloween, follow us on Instagram @SpiritHalloween and check us out on YouTube www.youtube.com/SpiritHalloween. Upload your spooky Spirit Halloween shopping experience by tagging photos with the hashtag #SpiritHalloween on your social media channels.

About Spirit Halloween

Spirit Halloween (www.spirithalloween.com) is the largest Halloween specialty retailer in the country with over 1,100 locations in strip centers and malls across North America. Celebrating 31 years of business, Spirit is the authority on all things Halloween, offering one-stop shopping for everything from costumes to decor and party goods to accessories. In addition to being a fun and interactive event for shoppers, Spirit stores offer complete selections of costumes and accessories for infants/toddlers, children, 'tweens, teens, and adults along with exclusive decor you won't find anywhere else.

At the heart of Spirit Halloween is Spirit of Children (www.spiritofchildren.com), a program which focuses on making hospitals less scary for kids and their families. For the 2014 Halloween season, Spirit of Children's goal is to raise $5.2 million, bringing its total contribution to more than $21 million since its inception in 2006. Spirit encourages customers to help make a difference in a child's life this Halloween season and raise awareness about the program via Facebook and Instagram by using #SpiritofChildren in their photos.

About Warner Bros. Consumer Products

Warner Bros. Consumer Products, a Warner Bros. Entertainment Company, is one of the leading licensing and retail merchandising organizations in the world.

About DC Entertainment

DC Entertainment, home to iconic brands DC Comics (Superman, Batman, Green Lantern, Wonder Woman, The Flash), Vertigo (Sandman, Fables) and MAD, is the creative division charged with strategically integrating its content across Warner Bros. Entertainment and Time Warner. DC Entertainment works in concert with many key Warner Bros. divisions to unleash its stories and characters across all media, including but not limited to film, television, consumer products, home entertainment and interactive games. Publishing thousands of comic books, graphic novels and magazines each year, DC Entertainment is the largest English-language publisher of comics in the world.

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Canada's QMI Content Signs Major Content Agreement With Viacom International Media Networks For Nickelodeon Programming

QMI Content, a wholly owned business division of Canadian media company Quebecor Media Inc., has announced the exciting Nickelodeon International News in the following press release, from Marketwired, that it has reached a major multi-platform agreement with media giant Viacom International Media Networks (VIMN) Canada, one of the world's largest producers and distributors of youth content!


Under the agreement, TVA Group's specialty service Yoopa and Videotron, through Club illico, will be able to add significantly to their kids and youth offering with popular popular Nickelodeon programming, including "Dora the Explorer", "Go Diego Go!", "Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles", "SpongeBob SquarePants" and "iCarly". Yoopa and Club illico will thus confirm their status as the number 1 destinations in Québec for preschool and youth television and subscription video-on-demand (SVOD), with unparalleled French-language youth programming.

The agreement also enables Yoopa to offer its subscribers a number of new episodes of hit Nickelodeon shows from Spring 2015, including new seasons of successful series "Kung Fu Panda: Legends of Awesomeness", "Team Umizoomi" and "Bubble Guppies", amongst others.

QMI Content's partnership with VIMN Canada is in keeping with the media company's strategy of creating, acquiring, exporting and distributing distinctive, high-quality audio-visual content on all of Quebecor Media's platforms.

Official QMI Content Press Release:

QMI Content Signs Major Agreement With Media Group Viacom International Media Networks

Multi-year, volume deal includes best-known kids and youth programming across Club illico and Yoopa

MONTREAL, QUEBEC--(Marketwired - Oct. 8, 2014) - QMI Content is pleased to announce that it has reached a major multi-platform agreement with media giant Viacom International Media Networks (VIMN), one of the world's largest producers and distributors of youth content, with brands that are immensely popular among children and teenagers in over 160 countries.

Under the agreement, TVA Group's specialty service Yoopa and Videotron, through Club illico, will be able to add significantly to their kids and youth offering with VIMN's best programs for children and adolescents. Yoopa and Club illico will thus confirm their status as the number 1 destinations in Québec for preschool and youth television and subscription video-on-demand, with unparalleled French-language youth programming.

"We are proud to partner with a media group as creative as VIMN. This partnership will enhance the content on Club illico and Yoopa with new top-quality programs and high-profile brands among children and teens. It also falls directly in line with QMI's objective of offering the best content on all platforms, particularly to young people of all ages," said France Lauzière, Senior Vice-President, QMI Content.

"We are extremely pleased to be able to make our content available to young Quebecers through QMI's platforms and services. VIMN and QMI share the same vision regarding the importance of providing children and adolescents with entertaining, high-quality content," said Jon Graham, Vice President and General Manager, Viacom International Media Networks Canada.

Strong brands

VIMN distributes a number of the strongest brands in youth content, which have made its Nickelodeon channels so successful around the world. Included in its array of programs are Dora the Explorer, Go Diego Go!, Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, Spongebob Squarepants and iCarly, all of which are now available in French on Club illico.

The agreement also enables Yoopa to offer a number of new episodes of hit content to its subscribers starting next spring, including new seasons of the successful series Kung Fu Panda, Team Umizoomi and Bubble Guppies, amongst others.

Three major partnerships in five months

Like the co-development and content distribution agreements with Groupe TF1 and Armoza Formats, this partnership with VIMN is in keeping with QMI Content's strategy of creating, acquiring, exporting and distributing distinctive, high-quality audio-visual content on all of Quebecor Media's platforms.

About Viacom International Media Networks (VIMN)

VIMN is home to premier global media brands that create compelling television programs, motion pictures, short-form video, apps, games, consumer products, social media and other entertainment content for audiences in more than 160 countries and territories. Viacom's media networks, including MTV, VH1, CMT, Logo, BET, CENTRIC, Nickelodeon, Nick Jr., TeenNick, Nicktoons, Nick at Nite, Comedy Central, TV Land, SPIKE, Tr3s, Paramount Channel and VIVA reach approximately 700 million households worldwide. Paramount Pictures, America's oldest film studio, is a major global producer and distributor of filmed entertainment.

About QMI Content

QMI Content, a wholly owned business division of Quebecor Media Inc., has a mission to create, develop, acquire, distribute and export distinctive, high-quality audio-visual content, giving consumers a unique, multi-platform experience, and to promote Québec artists at home and abroad.

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Viacom makes deal with French-language SVOD service

QMI has signed a deal with Viacom International Media Networks to add the media giant’s programming to its French SVOD service Club Illico.

Yann Paquet, VP of acquisitions at Quebec-based QMI Content, says that the deal, which will bring shows like Dora the Explorer, Go Diego Go!, Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles and Spongebob Squarepants to the SVOD, will significantly beef up the content available on the service for kids and teens.

“We want Club Illico to be a family product, not an individual experience,” he says. “We have been very successful with movies and kids series on Club Illico since the launch, and kids series is a focus for us. There is a big appetite for it from our audience.”

Club Illico, which launched about a year and a half ago, currently has about 137,00 subscribers. Subscriptions to the service cost $9.99 a month.

QMI has made the deal in advance of Rogers and Shaw Media bringing its SVOD Shomi to market, as well as before Bell Media launches its rumored service. Paquet says to date Club Illico’s main competition for SVOD subscribers in the market is from Netflix, which also offers a selection of French programing.

From Media in Canada

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Saban Brands and Crayola Partner to Produce All-New "Power Rangers" Product Line to Hit Store Shelves Worldwide Fall 2015

Saban Brands and Crayola, the worldwide leader in children's creative expression products, have announced the exciting "Power Rangers" news in the following press release, from Business Wire, their new global partnership to produce a super-charged coloring and activity line of Power Rangers products! The all-new Power Rangers items are slated to launch Fall/Autumn 2015, starting with products themed around the upcoming 22nd season of Saban's popular "Power Rangers" franchise, "Power Rangers Dino Charge", which Nickelodeon USA will start to premiere and show from early 2015!


Original Saban Brands and Crayola Press Release:

Saban Brands and Crayola Partner to Produce All-New Power Rangers Product Line to Hit Store Shelves Worldwide Fall 2015

LOS ANGELES--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Saban Brands and Crayola, the worldwide leader in children's creative expression products, today announced their new global partnership to produce a super-charged coloring and activity line of Power Rangers products. The all-new Power Rangers items are slated to launch fall 2015, starting with products themed around the upcoming 2015 season, Saban's Power Rangers Dino Charge.

“Crayola is an expert in knowing how to bring kids’ favorite characters to life with color and creativity”

"Crayola is an expert in knowing how to bring kids' favorite characters to life with color and creativity," said Kirk Bloomgarden, Senior Vice President of Global Consumer Products at Saban Brands. "It is an honor to partner with Crayola on this upcoming line of Power Rangers coloring and activity products. We know they will be an instant hit with our Power Rangers fans around the world."

"Saban Brands and Crayola both know the importance of delivering innovative products to kids worldwide," said Warren Schorr, Vice President of Licensing at Crayola. "With this partnership, we're thrilled to add Crayola color to the legendary Power Rangers franchise inspiring kids to be creative in all new ways."

The Power Rangers line from Crayola will include no-mess color wonder products, fun coloring pads and pages, giant coloring pages, interactive color-by-number activity sheets and a variety of color and sticker sets. Items will be available for the suggested retail price of $4.99—$7.99 and sold in store and online at select retailers worldwide.

For more information on Power Rangers, please visit www.powerrangers.com and follow the brand on Facebook, Twitter, YouTube, Tumblr and Instagram.

About Saban's Power Rangers Dino Charge

Saban Brands will launch the next installment of its Power Rangers franchise, one of the top-rated and longest running boys live-action series in television history, with Power Rangers Dino Charge. The new season, which will premiere in the U.S. on Nickelodeon in early 2015, will deliver thrilling "dino charged" action, adventure, humor and excitement in addition to core themes of friendship, teamwork, responsibility and helping others. Power Rangers Dino Charge will introduce a new team of Power Rangers who must band together, find powerful ancient prisms and channel their inner dino spirit energy to charge up an array of dino-fueled swords, blasters, zords and Megazords to save the world from evil. The Power Rangers franchise is helmed by Haim Saban, who created and produced the original Mighty Morphin Power Rangers series in 1993. SCG Power Rangers LLC, which licenses and merchandises the Power Rangers brand, is an affiliate of Saban Brands. For more information, visit www.powerrangers.com.

About Crayola

Crayola LLC, based in Easton, Pa. and a subsidiary of Hallmark Cards, Incorporated, is the worldwide leader in children's creative expression products. Known for the iconic Crayola Crayon first introduced in 1903, the Crayola brand has grown into a portfolio of innovative art tools, crafting activities and creativity toys that offer children innovative new ways to use color to create everything imaginable. Consumers can find the wide array of Crayola products in the "Crayola Aisle" at all major retailers. For more information visit www.crayola.com or join the community at www.facebook.com/crayola.

About Saban Brands

Formed in 2010 as an affiliate of Saban Capital Group, Saban Brands (SB) was established to acquire and develop a world-class portfolio of properties and capitalize on the company's experience, track record and capabilities in growing and monetizing consumer brands through content, media and marketing. SB applies a global omni-channel management approach to enhancing and extending its brands in markets worldwide and to consumers of all ages. The company provides full-service management, marketing, promotion and strategic business development for its intellectual properties including comprehensive strategies unique to each brand, trademark and copyright management and enforcement, creative design, retail development, direct-to-consumer initiatives and specialized property extensions. SB's portfolio of properties currently includes Power Rangers, Paul Frank, Macbeth, Julius Jr., Digimon Fusion and Popples, among many others. For more information, visit www.sabanbrands.com.

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Saban's "Power Rangers Super Megaforce" Celebrate A Frighteningly Fun And Spooktacular Halloween All Month Long

Saban Brands has announced the exciting "Power Rangers" news in the following press release, from PR Newswire, that this Halloween, Saban's "Power Rangers Super Megaforce" are powering up the season with frightful festivities and spooky adventures that will thrill fans throughout the month of October 2014! Power Ranger fans will be treated to a range of Halloween-themed activities including super mega cast appearances at the Mall of America, home of Nickelodeon Universe, the Nickelodeon Hotel, and at Spirit Halloween's annual Spirit of Children Week, a chill-tastic trick-or-treat safety video and all-new Power Ranger costumes for both kids and adults!

Original Saban Brands Press Release:

Saban's Power Rangers Super Megaforce Celebrate A Frighteningly Fun And Spooktacular Halloween All Month Long

LOS ANGELES, Oct. 9, 2014 /PRNewswire/ -- This Halloween, Saban's Power Rangers Super Megaforce are powering up the season with frightful festivities and spooky adventures that will thrill fans throughout the month of October. Power Ranger fans will be treated to a range of Halloween-themed activities including super mega cast appearances, a chill-tastic trick-or-treat safety video and all-new Power Ranger costumes for both kids and adults.


On Oct. 12, the Power Rangers will visit the Mall of America, the nation's largest retail and entertainment complex, in Bloomington, Minn., and deliver action-packed Halloween fun to fans of all ages. Activities will include meet & greets and photo opportunities with the Power Rangers, episode screenings, super charged video game demos from Bandai Namco, a chance to win spooktacular prizes and a make-your-own mask station, just in time for trick-or-treating.

Following the mall appearance, fans can attend two thrilling Power Rangers Weekends at Nickelodeon Suites Resort in Orlando, Fla. Both weekends will offer fans a chance to "Train Like a Ranger" at a very special lunch where they can meet their favorite Ranger, partake in themed activities and crafts and catch a sneak peek screening of an all-new episode of Power Rangers Super Megaforce. The first weekend, October 17-19, will include appearances from the live-action cast including the all-new Silver Ranger from Power Rangers Super Megaforce. The second weekend will be held on October 24-26 and will offer meet & greet opportunities with the suited Power Rangers. Fans can visit www.nickhotel.com/powerrangers to book this super mega vacation!

For the third year in a row, the Power Rangers will be participating in Spirit Halloween's annual Spirit of Children Week by bringing happy Halloween spirit to young patients at six hospitals across the country. During the visits, the Power Rangers Super Megaforce will take photos with the kids, demonstrate their super mega moves and work to empower the young patients to be superheroes in their own right. Spirit of Children has raised over $16 million in funding for their partner hospitals. To learn more about Spirit of Children, visit www.spiritofchildren.com.

In addition, the Power Rangers are once again involved in an informative and ghoulishly fun Halloween safety video available for kids to watch before trick-or-treating. The video, available on the Power Rangers YouTube page, reminds kids that they can both have fun and stay safe on Halloween night.



To cap off the month-long excitement, fans can morph into their favorite Power Ranger with Halloween costumes. Power Rangers Super Megaforce costumes for kids and toddlers and Mighty Morphin Power Rangers suits for adults are now available at your local Spirit Halloween store and online at SpiritHalloween.com. Spirit Halloween is also partnering with the Power Rangers to give away a trip for four to Nickelodeon Suites Resort in Orlando, FL for a Power Rangers weekend in February 2015. The winner and their guests will have a one-of-a-kind trip including a sliming experience! Participants can enter for their chance to win at SpiritHalloween.com/Sweeps. Go Go Halloween!

Watch all-new episodes of Power Rangers Super Megaforce every Saturday on Nickelodeon at 12 p.m. (ET/PT). For more information, downloadable Halloween-themed activities and pumpkin carving stencils, please visit PowerRangers.com/Halloween and follow the brand's official social media channels on Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, Tumblr and YouTube.

About Saban's Power Rangers Super Megaforce

Power Rangers Super Megaforce is the current season of the iconic franchise on television. The series, which airs Saturdays at 12 p.m. (ET/PT) on Nickelodeon, delivers super mega action, humor, excitement and entertainment, in addition to the core themes of friendship, teamwork, fitness and helping others. Power Rangers Super Megaforce introduces all-new morphing abilities, allowing the Rangers to morph into any team of Power Rangers from the past. The Power Rangers franchise is helmed by Haim Saban, who created and produced the original Mighty Morphin Power Rangers series in 1993. SCG Power Rangers LLC, which licenses and merchandises the Power Rangers brand, is an affiliate of Saban Brands. For more information, visit www.powerrangers.com.

About Saban Brands

Formed in 2010 as an affiliate of Saban Capital Group, Saban Brands (SB) was established to acquire and develop a world-class portfolio of properties and capitalize on the company's experience, track record and capabilities in growing and monetizing consumer brands through content, media and marketing. SB applies a global omni-channel management approach to enhancing and extending its brands in markets worldwide and to consumers of all ages. The company provides full-service management, marketing, promotion and strategic business development for its intellectual properties including comprehensive strategies unique to each brand, trademark and copyright management and enforcement, creative design, retail development, direct-to-consumer initiatives and specialized property extensions. SB's portfolio of properties currently includes Power Rangers, Paul Frank, Macbeth, Julius Jr., Digimon Fusion and Popples, among many others. For more information, visit www.sabanbrands.com.

About Spirit Halloween

Spirit Halloween (www.spirithalloween.com) is the largest Halloween specialty retailer in the country with over 1,100 locations in strip centers and malls across North America. At the heart of Spirit Halloween is Spirit of Children (www.spiritofchildren.com), a program which focuses on making hospitals less scary for kids and their families. For the 2014 Halloween season, Spirit of Children's goal is to raise $5.2 million, bringing its total contribution to more than $21 million since its inception in 2006.

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Viacom International Media Networks Licences 1000 Hours Of Nickelodeon Programming Across Latin America

World Screen, a publication which covers the international media business, is reporting the exciting Nickelodeon International News that Viacom International Media Networks (VIMN) has licensed 1,000 hours of Nickelodeon programming to broadcasters across Latin America, including to its long-standing free-to-air partner Televisa in Mexico!


"Every Witch Way" and "The Haunted Hathaways" are slated to air this fall on Canal 5, which also picked up additional episodes of "SpongeBob SquarePants", "Dora the Explorer", "Sam & Cat", "Paw Patrol" and "Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles", among others. In Chile, VIMN placed eight TV movies with Megavision, among them "Jinxed". UCVTV renewed its Nick Jr. branded programming block for an additional two-year period, while TV Nacional picked up the broadcast rights to "Kung Fu Panda: Legends of Awesomeness" for a new prime-time kids' slot.

In Colombia, the free-TV channel Teleantoquia went for the preschool shows "Paw Patrol", "Fanboy & Chum Chum" and "Back at the Barnyard". CityTV added to its schedule "Kung Fu Panda: Legends" for its daily Nickelodeon-branded block.

The free-to-air TV Hondurena in Honduras acquired eight titles, including "The Haunted Hathaways" and "Kung Fu Panda". Canal 7 in Costa Rica opted for such animated hits as "Dora and Friends" and "Peter Rabbit".

Rounding out the deals, Nicaraguan free-TV network Telenica purchased 562 additional episodes, while Venevision in Venezuela took 500 episodes.

Caroline Beaton, the Senior Vice President (SVP) of international program sales at VIMN, said, "Latin America continues to be a pivotal market for our distribution business with local superstar Dora the Explorer leading the charge. In collaboration with our partners across the region, we look forward to continuing to deliver best-in-class kids' content that captivates and entertains viewers from 2 to 12—not to mention their parents and carers!"

Viacom International Media Networks (VIMN) announced the deals at MIPJUNIOR 2014.
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Amazon Prime UK Extends Partnership With Viacom For Nickelodeon And MTV Shows

The official website of the entertainment industry newspaper Variety, Variety.com, is reporting the exciting Nickelodeon UK News in the following article that Viacom has inked a multi-year deal with Amazon Prime in the UK for a raft of shows from Nickelodeon and MTV!


The pact gives Amazon Prime exclusive UK access to the shows, which include "Kung Fu Panda: Legends of Awesomeness", "Penguins of Madagascar", "Winx Club", "Legend of Korra", "Awkward" and "The Hard Times of RJ Berger". The pact also gives Amazon Prime a non-exclusive renewal of a host of older Viacom shows, including "Dora the Explorer". The deal was announced at MIPCOM 2014 in Cannes:
Mipcom Briefs: Viacom Pacts with Amazon Prime U.K.; [...]

Viacom has cut a multi-year pact with Amazon Prime in the U.K. for rights to “Awkward,” “Kung Fu Panda” and four other shows from MTV and Nickelodeon.

Deal gives Amazon Prime exclusive U.K. access to the shows, which include “Legend of Awesomeness,” “Penguins of Madagascar,” “Winx Club,” “Legend of Korra” and “The Hard Times of RJ Berger.” The pact also gives Amazon Prime a non-exclusive renewal of a host of older Viacom shows, including “Dora the Explorer.”

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