Thursday, May 04, 2017

Saban Brands On The Success Of Power Rangers

With a new TV series airing on Nickelodeon in the US and POP in the UK as well as a box office smash with the Power Rangers Movie, Saban Brands' Tim Juckes recently talked Licensing.biz through the success of Power Rangers for 2017 and beyond.


Why is 2017 set to be a big year for Power Rangers?

2017 continues to be a monumental year for an iconic brand, Power Rangers. To start, the series is currently in its 24th season with Power Rangers Ninja Steel airing on Nickelodeon in the US and POP within the UK, which includes a global rollout throughout the year.

Additionally, the feature film with Lionsgate, Saban’s Power Rangers, premiered around the world in theaters in March 2017. With the film’s release, the franchise continues to launch Power Rangers experiences as well as products across a diverse range of categories with notable firsts such as a girls’ sportswear program, a highly viewed Twitch a marathon of every episode in Power Rangers history and a chart-topping mobile game, Power Rangers: Legacy Wars.


Nostalgia is high for the pop culture phenomenon with fans including celebrities such as Kourtney Kardashian, Gigi Hadid, Hailey Baldwin, JJ Watt and many more buzzing about their favorite Rangers.

What excitement and demand have you seen surrounding the new Power Rangers movie?

Since the TV show’s premiere in 1993, there has been an ongoing, large appetite for all things Power Rangers. This year, Saban Brands strategically worked on opportunities to further expand the franchise’s product offerings, experiences and audience segments with the continued, growing demand for the global, pop culture phenomenon.

To name a few examples of ongoing demands, we saw the Power Rangers mobile game, Power Rangers: Legacy Wars debut at number one on the iOS Free App Chart to incredible retail space with partners around the globe such as Selfridges.

What will this be bringing to the licensing space this year and beyond?

In every segment of the Power Rangers business, we look to always represent and reflect the brand’s core DNA of teamwork and inclusivity.

The Rangers are normal teens who morph into superheroes and these teens are extremely relatable to people of all ages around the world. This continues to be an important reason the Power Rangers and its licensing programs resonate with so many around the world.

We will continue to evolve with new seasons of the show as well timely consumer products programs, partnerships and activations that speak to core and new fans while maintaining what people know and love about the Power Rangers. We also have our sights set on celebrating with our dedicated fan base as we approach the franchise’s 25th anniversary in 2018.

What ambitions do you have for the Power Rangers brand this year and beyond?

The fact that the Power Rangers is currently in its 24th season and is one of the longest running kids action series in TV history is one example of how the franchise has truly stood the test of time with its huge, global fan base. At Saban Brands, we always look forward to introducing new experiences for ongoing and new fans of the franchise and we will continue to do so as we approach the Power Rangers’ 25th anniversary in 2018. We’ll showcase new partnerships and content as well as digital offerings and many more exciting opportunities for fans to engage with their favorite Rangers!

What partners have you already got on board and who did you work with around the Power Rangers movie?

In addition, master toy licensee, Bandai, the Power Rangers’ consumer products program continues to be a top selling kids action figure brand but also delivers a diverse range of categories including toys, apparel, costumes, collectibles and gaming amongst many others with more than 150 licensees globally spanning a wide audience from kids to adults. We also have best-in-class retail programs currently at all the majors including Walmart, Target and TRU.

We’ve seen great retail partnerships in the UK such as with Smyths Toys, Next, The Entertainer and Tesco as well as Selfridges where our epic Power Rangers window takeover could not be missed. Igniting nostalgia for retro-styled apparel, we have best-selling retro tees at new retailers such as Zara, with more to come.

The Power Rangers brand recently activated elevated, global collaborations in beauty and fashion and more including GlamGlow, KITH, Build-A-Bear, Dannijo, and Bobby Abley which allowed us to secure Power Rangers in unexpected, new retail partnerships such as Selfridges, Collette and Bergdorf Goodman, to name a few.

More Power Rangers: BOOM! Studios and Saban Brands Announce New Ongoing "Power Rangers" Comic Series, "Go Go Power Rangers"!
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Vero Beach, Fl Student Set To Star In New Nickelodeon series "I Am Frankie"

Keeping a secret is not easy.

Kristi Beckett, a 10th grader at St. Edward's School, kept a really big one this winter.


Kristi Beckett, a student at St. Edward's School, will star in "I Am Frankie."

The blonde haired, blue-eyed aspiring actress left home and school in Vero Beach, Florida and moved to Miami where she spent three months filming Nickelodeon's upcoming brand-new show, I Am Frankie.

Kristi will make her network television debut this fall when she appears in all 20 episodes of the series, which will air in more than 140 countries. The network's confidentiality agreements prevented her from sharing the news until now.

Nickelodeon USA To Premiere "Sunny Day" In August 2017

Viacom has announced the exciting news in their 2Q 2017 Highlights flipbook that Nickelodeon USA will start to premiere and show the networks brand-new animated preschool series Sunny Day in August 2017!:


Sunny Day follows Sunny, the best hairstylist in her town and a natural leader who believes that every problem can be solved with determination and a little creativity. The show features themes that teach pre-schoolers about community involvement and self-confidence.


Produced by Silvergate Media (Peter Rabbit), Nickelodeon has picked up the series for 40 episodes (two seasons of twenty 22-minute episodes).
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Viacom Reports 2Q17 Results

Viacom Reports Second Quarter Results


Quarterly Revenues Increased 8%, Driven by Strong Improvements across Filmed Entertainment, Increases in Affiliate Revenues and Continued International Media Networks Growth


Year-to-Date Net Cash Provided by Operating Activities Increased to $405 Million, an Improvement of $121 Million; Free Cash Flow of $310 Million, Up $80 Million


Company Continued Execution of its Strategic Plan


Viacom Inc. (NASDAQ:VIAB, VIA) today reported financial results for the second quarter of fiscal 2017 ended March 31, 2017.


Viacom Unveils Nickelodeon USA's Summer 2017 Highlights

Viacom has announced a few of Nickelodeon USA's exciting Summer 2017 programming highlights in the interactive calendar of Viacom's Upcoming Premieres on their official blog, blog.viacom!

Wednesday 12th July 2017 - Nickelodeon's Kids' Choice Sports 2017


Nickelodeon's Kids' Choice Sports awards, the only show where kids celebrate their favorite athletes and the year's most unforgettable sports moments, is back for a fourth year!

Saturday 15th July 2017 - The Dude Perfect Show season two:


Dude Perfect is opening their 25,000 square-foot, action-packed paradise to Nickelodeon, in an all-new season of the comedy-sport series, The Dude Perfect Show (20 half-hour episodes). Comprised of five best friends, Tyler Toney, Cody Jones, Garrett Hilbert and twins Coby and Cory Cotton, and their beloved panda mascot, the brotherhood takes fans inside their lives as they dream up the next viral video through the world of extreme sports, while featuring some of the biggest athletes and celebrities.

Monday 17th July 2017 - The SpongeBob Movie: Sponge Out of Water (2015):
World Television Premiere


On a mission to save his world, SpongeBob SquarePants is headed to ours. When pirate Burger Beard (Antonio Banderas) steals the secret recipe for the beloved Krabby Patties, SpongeBob and friends come ashore to bring back the missing formula. To succeed, they must team up with former rival, Plankton, but soon realize that to defeat a super-villain, they must unleash their inner superheroes.

Additionally, Nickelodeon Germany (Deutschland) will premiere a brand-new season of Kazoom, Nickelodeon's action-packed game show for children, on Wednesday 14th June 2017!

Please note that premiere dates are subject to last minute changes.

Nickelodeon Announces Plans For "Henry Danger" Movie; Confirms "SpongeBob SquarePants" And "The Loud House" Movies

Cyma Zarghami, the President of Viacom's Nickelodeon Group, has announced that Nickelodeon is currently developing plans for a Henry Danger theatrical movie that will be based on Nickelodeon's number-one live-action series! Zarghami announced the super news during Viacom's 2Q17 financial results conference call.


The news follows Nickelodeon recently announcing plans for The Adventures of Kid Danger and Captain Man (working title), a brand-new animated series inspired by the superhero-themed comedy series. The half-hour series has been picked up for an initial order of 10 episodes and follows the heroic Kid Danger and Captain Man as they face new adventures—battling bizarre criminals and super villains with their sharp wit and amazing crime-fighting skills.

The original Henry Danger live-action cast will continue their roles, now as voice talent, on the new animated show: Jace Norman as “Henry Hart/Kid Danger;” Cooper Barnes as “Ray/Captain Man;” Riele Downs as “Charlotte;” Sean Ryan Fox as “Jasper;” Ella Anderson as “Piper Hart;” Michael D. Cohen as “Schwoz;” and Jeffrey Nicholas Brown as “Mr. Hart.”

During the conference call, Zarghami also confirmed plans for a third brand-new SpongeBob SquarePants theatrical movie, and a brand-new The Loud House theatrical movie.

The Three Friends And Jerry | The Splat | #TBT | Nickelodeon UK

This week for Throwback Thursday, NickALive! looks back with great fondness at The Three Friends... & Jerry! Check out the original theme tune and opening credits for Nickelodeon UK's popular '90s animated comedy series below!:


De tre vennene og Jerry (Hungarian title)

About The Three Friends & Jerry:


The Three Friends and Jerry is a Swedish animated television series (Swedish: De tre vännerna och Jerry) which premiered on Nickelodeon UK in 1998. The series follows the hilarious everyday adventures of four ten year old boys who are trying really hard to grow up. Frank, Thomas and Eric are the three friends and Jerry is the new boy in town. Amongst the characters are "the girls" - Linda, Mimmi and Tess -
with whom the Friends are eternally fascinated, led by Frank’s cousin Linda, the stuff that the boys’ dreams are made of!! However, the girls refuse to date them and refer to the boys as Ponks. There is also Jerry’s Dad, who is the new PE teacher at the big school; and he crushes the kids’ heads with medicine balls – well, that’s what they’ve heard anyway! The teenage years may be beckoning, but life is still really about dares, wild exaggerations, showing off and how many gears your bike has got. Sadly for the Friends and Jerry, their ten year old wings are always getting burnt. Its tough being ten!

Created by Swedish director, illustrator and animator Magnus Carlsson (Paramount Comedy Channel UK's Robin), The Three Friends and Jerry is a Swedish/German/United Kingdom co-production, produced by Fontana Pictures, Happy Life and TMO Films/TV Loonland, in association with Nickelodeon UK and Nickelodeon Germany, and ran for 39 episodes over one season. The Three Friends… & Jerry aired on Nickelodeon UK in the later nineties and early noughties, as well as on Nickelodeon Latin America (Latinoamérica).

For the houses featured in the show, the creators of the series likely took inspiration from the architecture of Sweden and the United Kingdom, since the series was a Swedish/British co-production.


Born in Sweden, Magnus has been involved in animation for as long as he can remember, he even created the music video for Radiohead's "Paranoid Android". Before all that, he worked at MTV before going on to be a founder member of Happy Life Animation.

In the United States, The Three Friends & Jerry aired on Fox Family (alongside Stickin' Around, Freaky Stories, The Gogs, and Lava-Lava!), and made a brief reappearance through Sprout's video on demand service in 2005. The show also aired on TG4 in Ireland and Fox Kids in Spain.

Watch the The Three Friends... & Jerry episode "Country Cousin" (featuring the North American narrator (the UK had a British narrator)) in full in the fantastic video here on Vimeo!

Re-Re-ReWIND!: Visit nick.co.uk/thesplat for even more Nickelodeon classics!

More The Splat: L.O.L: Laugh Out Loud | The Splat | #TBT | Nickelodeon UK!

Additional sources: Wikipedia (I, II), HIT Entertainment Limited 2005/2006 Catalogue, m4e: Made For Entertainment, Internet Archive.
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Angelica Pickles Says a Bad Word on Live Television | Rugrats | NickSplat

Who's worse? Angelica or Ms. Carol?! Either way, both of them have pretty bad potty mouths!:



Clip from Rugrats episode "Word of the Day".

More Nick: Nickelodeon USA Rebrands The Splat As NickSplat!

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 10pm ET/PT, only on TeenNick USA! #NickSplat!

More NickSplat: L.O.L: Laugh Out Loud | The Splat | #TBT | Nickelodeon UK!
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Almost Canadian History #5 | "Instant Replay" | YTV

In 1955, TV Producer, George Retzlaff introduced the world to "Instant Replay", but what if he didn't?:



More YTV: Canada: Treehouse To Premiere "Nella The Princess Knight" On Saturday 6th May 2017!

Watch all your favourite Nickelodeon shows on YTV and Nickelodeon Canada!
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¡Aprende la letra de Una Gota de Variedad! | Heidi Bienvenida a Casa | Nickelodeon Latinoamérica

¡A cantar los lyrics de la canción de Heidi Vs. Morena! ¿No amas cómo cantan Chiara Francia y Minerva Casero?:



Mira Heidi Bienvenida a Casa en Nickelodeon Latinoamérica de lunes a viernes 7PM MX/COL - 8PM ARG/VEN.

Más info: http://mundonick.com/heidi.

More Nick: Nickelodeon Latin America And Nickelodeon Brazil To Premiere "Tales Of The Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles" On Saturday 6th May 2017!
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May the 4th Be w/ SpongeBob SquarePants, TMNT, Bunsen Is A Beast & More | Nickelodeon

Robots, princesses, and fuzzy creatures — everyone in the universe celebrates May the 4th! Check out this astronomically important message delivered by your pals from SpongeBob SquarePants, The Loud House, Bunsen is a Beast, Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, and Alvinnn!!! and the Chipmunks. May the 4th be with YOU!:



More Nick: Nickelodeon USA's May 2017 Premiere Highlights!
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The Loud House | 'The Pug House' Karaoke Theme Song Parody | Nickelodeon

Ever wonder what the Loud family would look like as... PUGS?! Nickelodeon thought so. So they grabbed a bunch of pugs and gave them their own theme song! WARNING! Prepare for CUTENESS OVERLOAD! You’re in for a “TREAT”! Catch more of The Loud House on Nickelodeon and Nicktoons!:



More Nick: Meet "The Loud House" Creator Chris Savino At "House Of Secrets" In Culver City, CA On Free Comic Book Day!
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SpongeBob Gold | Pantaloni strappati | Nickelodeon Italia

SpongeBob si strappa i pantaloni in spiaggia: riguarda uno dei momenti più epici di SpongeBob!:



Scene from SpongeBob SquarePants episode "Ripped Pants".

Watch more SpongeBob SquarePants on Nickelodeon and Nicktoons!

Di Più Nickelodeon: Nickelodeon Italy To Premiere "Hunter Street" On Saturday 13th May 2017!
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Entrando no computador | Heidi, Bem-Vinda À Casa | Nickelodeon Brasil

Heidi fuça o computador de Clara para ver o que há dentro dele... Literalmente!:



More Nick: Nickelodeon Brazil To Premiere "ToonMarty" On Saturday 6th May 2017!
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Dia de brincar ao ar livre! | Nickelodeon Brasil

No dia 27/05, não perca o Dia de Brincar da Nickelodeon!:



INFORMAÇÕES:
Centro Esportivo Tietê (perto da estação Armênia do Metrô)
Av. Santos Dumont, 843 - São Paulo
Das 10h às 17h

É proibida a entrada de animais, skate e bicicleta.

#diadebrincarnick

Más info: http://mundonick.com.br/diadebrincar.

More Nick: Nickelodeon Brazil To Premiere "ToonMarty" On Saturday 6th May 2017!
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Henry Danger | What Do You Meme? Challenge | Nickelodeon UK

The cast of Henry Danger take on the Meme Challenge by acting out some very awkward moments!:



Watch Jace, Ella and Sean on Nickelodeon and TeenNick!

More Nick: Tune Into The Brand-New Show "Hunter Street", Weekdays At 5:30pm, Only On Nickelodeon UK!
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"Heat Wave" Animatic | Pig Goat Banana Cricket | Nickelodeon Animation

Watch the one of the original storyboards from Pig Goat Banana Cricket, side-by-side with the completed animation!:



Check out the Nickelodeon Animation Studio on their other sites:
Official NAS Website: http://nickanimationstudio.com/
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/NickAnimation
Tumblr: http://nickanimationstudio.tumblr.com/
Twitter: https://twitter.com/NickAnimation
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/nickanimation/

More Nick: Nickelodeon USA's May 2017 Premiere Highlights!
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Nicky, Ricky, Dicky & Dawn | "The Buffa-Lowdown" Sneak Peek | Nickelodeon USA

To celebrate Nickelodeon USA premiering the brand-new Nicky, Ricky, Dicky & Dawn season three episode "The Buffa-Lowdown" on Saturday 6th May 2017 at 8:30pm ET/PT, Nick USA has unveiled a quad-tastic sneak peek preview from the all-new NRDD episode, which you can watch in the fantastic video clip here on nick.com!


In the brand-new Nicky, Ricky, Dicky & Dawn episode "The Buffa-Lowdown" (#314), Ricky (Casey Simpson) takes advantage of his power on the school's news show, but when the other quads learn the reason, they band together to help him! In Nick's super sneak-peek, "Dance Proposal", Edgewood's 7th grade dance is coming up soon! Mae (Kyla-Drew Simmons) and Dawn (Lizzy Greene) are getting the latest about the latest trend "dance-posals"!

More Nick: 'Happy Birthday Lizzy Greene!' Official Tribute Music Video | Nicky, Ricky, Dicky & Dawn | Nickelodeon!

Additional sources: Screener TV Listings, Nicky, Ricky, Dicky & Dawn Wiki.
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