Friday, March 12, 2021

*POSTPONED* Nickelodeon to Premiere New Episodes of 'It's Pony' from Monday, March 23

Update (3/12) - Unfortunately, it looks like Nickelodeon has postponed the new episodes of It's Pony until a later date.

Pony on the sixth floor, Pony in the bathroom, Pony in the kitchen, Pony on the school bus, and.. Pony back on your TV screens with brand new episodes of It's Pony, including the debut of season 2, weekday afternoons at 4:30 p.m. (ET/PT) starting Monday, March 23, only on Nickelodeon!


Monday, March 22, 2021 - The Wallet/Locked Out: (#118)

Tuesday, March 23, 2021 - Always Yes Annie/Sleepover: (#119)

Wednesday, March 24, 2021 - Flight of the Chickens/Henrietta the Psychic: (#201)

Thursday, March 25, 2021 - Pighog Day/Second Best Friend: (#202)

More Nick: Nickelodeon to Premiere 'The Barbarian and the Troll' on Friday, April 2, at 7:30 p.m. (ET/PT)!

Originally published: Thursday, March 04, 2021.

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'The Astronauts' Director Dean Israelite Receives Nomination in 73rd Annual DGA Awards

The Directors Guild of America (DGA) has announced the exciting news that Dean Israelite has been nominated for the Directors Guild of America Award for Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Children’s Programs for 2020 category of the 73rd Annual DGA Awards for his directorial work on the first episode of Nickelodeon's hit space-themed series The Astronauts, "Countdown"!


The winners of the 73rd Annual DGA Awards will be announced will be announced during a private virtual event for DGA members on Saturday, April 10, 2021. A full list of 2021 DGA Awards nominees can be found here.

A huge congratulations and good luck to Bret Calvert, Seth Harrington, Rosemarie DiSalvo and Nickelodeon!

The Astronauts is a live-action series follows a group of kids who embark on the adventure of a lifetime when they are mistakenly launched into space. The series is executive produced by Imagine Entertainment Executive Chairmen Brian Grazer and Ron Howard, and Imagine Kids+Family President Stephanie Sperber.  The series is created by Daniel Knauf (CarnivàleThe Blacklist), who also serves as writer and executive producer. 

In the hour-long premiere of The Astronauts, the spacecraft Odyssey II is set to launch on a mission to retrieve a foreign object that could potentially save mankind.  The plan quickly goes awry when five untrained kids use their parents’ security clearances to sneak onto the empty ship.  Soon after they board, the onboard AI system triggers the launch sequence.  Unable to stop the ship from blasting off, the kids must assume their new role as astronauts and brave harrowing tasks, as their parents rush to find a way to take control of the situation.

The group traveling together through space are: Samantha “Samy” Sawyer-Wei, played by Miya Cech (Are You Afraid of the Dark?, Always Be My Maybe); Elliott Combs, played by Bryce Gheisar (Wonder, A Dog’s Purpose); Martin Taylor, played by Keith L. Williams (Good Boys, The Last Man on Earth); Doria Taylor, played by Kayden Grace Swan (A Black Lady Sketch Show); and Will Rivers, played by Ben Daon (Child’s Play).  Matilda, the ship’s onboard AI system, is voiced by Paige Howard (The Employer, Adventureland).

The premiere episodes of The Astronauts are directed by DGA Award nominee Dean Israelite (Are You Afraid of the Dark?, Power Rangers movie, Project Almanac), who also serves as executive producer. The series is also directed by Jonathan Frakes (Star Trek: Discovery, Star Trek: Picard, The Orville), and Marcus Stokes (Criminal Minds, The Flash, 911). Will Davis served as creative executive for Imagine Kids+Family.

Production of The Astronauts for Nickelodeon is overseen by Shauna Phelan, Senior Vice President, Live Action Scripted Content; and Zack Olin, Senior Vice President, Live Action.  Brian Banks serves as Nickelodeon’s Executive in Charge of Production for the series.

The Astronauts is the first production to hail from Imagine Kids+Family.  Imagine has a rich history telling stories rooted in space adventure, including the multiple Academy Award-winning film Apollo 13 (celebrating its 25th anniversary this year), the hybrid docuseries Mars for NatGeo, and the Emmy Award-winning series From The Earth To The Moon for HBO.

The Astronauts made its world premiere on Nickelodeon USA on Friday, November 13, winning the day with Kids 6-11 across all TV for L+SD and L+3. The premiere posted a +31% increase with Kids 6-11, up from 1.3 (L+SD) to 1.7 (L+3).  It also saw a double digit increase in L+3 ratings (+55%) year over year. Additionally, The Astronauts delivered a strong co-viewing audience with 40% of Adults 18-49 watching the series premiere with a Kid 6-11.

Dean previously received a nomination in the 72nd Annual DGA Awards for his directorial work on the first part of the first season of Nickelodeon's Are You Afraid of the Dark? revival, “Part One: Submitted for Your Approval”!

Congratulations and good luck to Dean, Nickelodeon, and to everyone who worked on The Astronauts!


Originally published: Friday, March 12, 2021.

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NickRewind to Air 'El Tigre', 'My Life as a Teenage Robot' in March 2021

Two popular Nickelodeon animated series from the mid-aughts are set to make their debut on NickRewind, Nickelodeon's destination for the most loved Nick content from the 1990s and beyond this March!


First up is El Tigre: The Adventures of Manny Rivera, which will be returning to Nickelodeon's schedules on Saturday, March 20! NickRewind will be airing the first four episodes of the series between 4 a.m. - 6 a.m. (ET). This will be the first time Nick has aired El Tigre, with its last airing being in 2018 on Nicktoons.

4:00 a.m. - Sole of a Hero; Night of the Living Guacamole: Manny and Frida ruin Rodolfo's Bronze Boots of Truth; Manny wants his own laser tattoo maker.

4:30 a.m. - Enter the Cuervo; A Fistful of Collars: Manny starts spending all of his time with Black Cuervo; Manny and Frida try to earn money by finding people's lost pets.

5:00 a.m. - Zebra Donkey!; Adios, Amigos: Manny must care for the school mascot over spring break; Manny decides to end his friendship with Frida.

5:30 a.m. - Fool's Goal; El Tigre, El Jefe: Rodolfo coaches Manny and Frida's soccer team; El Tigre goes overboard while trying to help his classmates get better grades.

Joining the NickRewind line-up on Saturday, March 27 will be My Life as a Teenage Robot. Like with El Tigre, NickRewind will be airing four season one episodes, including the pilot, between 4 a.m. - 6 a.m. (ET):

4:00 a.m. - It Came From Next Door; Pest Control: Brad and Tuck discover there is something very different about the girl next door; mutant rats take over Jenny's body.

4:30 a.m. - Hostile Makeover; Gridiron Glory: The Cluster infects Jenny with a microscopic nanobot; Jenny is chosen to be the new quarterback for the football team.

5:00 a.m. - Dressed to Kill; Shell Game: Brit and Tiff find crystals that give them superpowers; Jenny falls for a robotic crime-fighter.

5:30 a.m. - Daydream Believer; This Time With Feeling: Jenny asks Wakeman to install a dream program; Jenny swipes some prototype sensors that can only feel pain or be ticklish.

NickRewind airs nightly from 10:00 p.m. ET on TeenNick.

About El Tigre: The Adventures of Manny Rivera:

Co-created by husband-and-wife team Jorge R. Gutierrez (The Book of Life) and Sandra Equihua (Wow! Wow! Wubbzy!) and based on Jorge's experiences growing up in Mexico City, El Tigre: The Adventures of Manny Rivera, described as a folk art-inspired animated comedy with a spaghetti western twist follows 13-year-old Manny (voiced by Alanna Ubach, Welcome to the Wayne) who must choose whether to use his superpowers as El Tigre for good or evil.

Manny is a well-meaning kid who lives with his father and grandfather in Miracle City, an urban melting pot full of colorful heroes and nefarious villains. A spin of his mystical belt buckle transforms him into the brave and powerful masked warrior, El Tigre. As El Tigre, he has to choose whether to become a great superhero, like his father, Rodolpho and his alter ego White Pantera (voiced by Eric Bauza, Rise of the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, The Loud House, The Casagrandes) or a feared super-villain like his grandfather, Granpapi and his alter ego Puma Loco (voiced by Carlos Alazraqui, Rocko's Modern Life). Manny struggles with the daily choice of which super-power he will master because being good is good... but being bad is fun.

El Tigre: The Adventures of Manny Rivera premiered on Nickelodeon on March 3, 2007 and ran for 26 episodes until September 13, 2008, winning two Emmy Awards along the way. The storylines draw from the popular Latino telenovelas with exaggerated comedic situations and outrageous recurring characters.

About My Life as a Teenage Robot:

My Life As A Teenage Robot was created by Rob Renzetti and premiered on August 1st, 2003. Set in the fictional town of Tremorton, the series follows the adventures of a robot girl named XJ-9, or Jenny Wakeman, as she prefers to be called, who attempts to juggle her duties of protecting Earth while trying to live a normal human life as a teenager. MLAATR ran for 62 episodes over three seasons, winning two Emmy awards and garnering an additional nomination for Outstanding Animated Program. The series was produced by Frederator Studios in association with Nickelodeon Animation Studios.

Renzetti pitched the series to Frederator Studios' animated shorts showcase Oh Yeah! Cartoons and a pilot titled "My Neighbor is a Teenage Robot", which aired on January 5, 1999.


Original sources: @KidsSchedule, Anime Superhero Forums /@CartoonLover2604.

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Nickelodeon Spain Announces Kids’ Choice Awards 2021

Below is a selection of articles about the European Spanish (en Español) version of Nickelodeon’s Kids’ Choice Awards 2021, which will air on Nickelodeon Spain on Wednesday 17th March 2021 at 18:30. For Nickelodeon's global 2021 Kids' Choice Awards press release as well a list of KCA 2021 nominees, click here. For a list of Nickelodeon's international KCA 2021 nominees, click here.


Los Kid’s Choice Awards 2021 el próximo 17 de marzo en Nickelodeon

Los Kids’ Choice Awards 2021, la celebración de los favoritos de los niños del mundo del cine, la televisión, la música y los deportes, entre otros, contarán este año con la presencia de las estrellas del momento, entre las que se encuentran: Kim Kardashian, Gal Gadot, Robert Downey Jr, Millie Bobby Brown, Charli D’Amelio, BTS, Hailey Bieber, Addison Rae, Sofía Vergara, David Dobrik, Lin-Manuel Miranda, Tiffany Haddish, Anna Kendrick, Liza Koshy, Jennifer Garner, Heidi Klum, Terry Crews, Tyler Perry, Finn Wolfhard, Noah Schnapp, Gaten Matarazzo, Marsai Martin, Joshua Bassett, Anthony Anderson, Dani & Dannah Lane e Iain Armitage.

Presentados por Kenan Thompson, actor, cómico y leyenda del programa Saturday Night Live, y con las actuaciones del ganador de un premio Grammy, Justin Bieber, los Kids’ Choice Awards 2021 se podrán ver en exclusiva en Nickelodeon España el miércoles 17 de marzo a las 18:30h.

Así, mientras el característico dirigible naranja de Nickelodeon lleva a todos los niños en un viaje virtual alrededor del mundo (pasando por el espacio exterior, Fondo Bikini y hasta las casas de los artistas), Miranda Cosgrove (Carly Shay), Jerry Trainor (Spencer Shay) y Nathan Kress (Freddie Benson), miembros de la exitosa serie iCarly, se volverán a reunir para presentar el premio #KCA a la Película favorita del año.

Además, a estos conocidos nombres se unirán otras estrellas del mundo de la televisión, la música, el cine e influencers como JoJo Siwa; That Girl Lay Lay; Jules LeBlanc y Jayden Bartels (Trabajos Extraescolares); Gabrielle Nevaeh Green y Darci Lynne (Sin Filtro); y Young Dylan (Tyler Perry’s Young Dylan).

Para más diversión, el espectáculo de este año contará con muros interactivos que unirán a las familias desde sus hogares y a los famosos en el escenario de los KCAs; votaciones en vivo donde los fans tendrán el control; un premio presentado por una afortunada familia que será elegida durante el show; y el adelanto en exclusiva de un extracto de La Patrulla Canina: La Película.

En cuanto a los nominados, este año lideran la lista Justin Bieber con cinco nominaciones; Stranger Things con cuatro; y Ariana Grande, Los Croods: Una nueva era, Henry Danger, High School Musical: El Musical: La Serie, Soul, Trolls World Tour y Wonder Woman 1984, todos ellos con tres nominaciones. Además, los niños españoles podrán elegir a su Artista español favorito entre María Parrado, Elashow, Flavio y Karina y Marina. Por otro lado, también podrán votar a su Influencer español favorito entre Daniela Youtuber, El mundo de Indy, Fabio Mufañas y Joaquinrs. Para ello, la votación estará abierta hasta el 10 de marzo a las 23:59h a través de Twitter y de kca.nickelodeon.tv.

El miércoles 17 de marzo a las 18:30h, los fans de Nickelodeon podrán disfrutar por todo lo alto de sus estrellas favoritas del mundo de la música, la televisión y el cine en los Kids’ Choice Awards 2021.

Los Nickelodeon Kids’ Choice Awards 2021 están producidos por Nickelodeon Productions y supervisados por Rob Bagshaw, Executive Vice President, Unscripted Content. Michael Dempsey actúa como productor ejecutivo, con Amy Johnson y Magda Liolis como co-productoras ejecutivas. Además, la ceremonia está dirigida por Glenn Weiss.

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Originally published: Friday, March 12, 2021.

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Nickelodeon UK Teams Up with Age UK Dacorum for New TV Show 'Goldie's Oldies'

The partnership will help encourage healthy eating amongst the elderly


Nickelodeon UK has teamed up with Age UK Dacorum as part of the channel's brand new show, Goldie's Oldies, which celebrates intergenerational relationships. The live-action series premieres Monday 15th March 2021 at 5:30pm.

Goldie's Oldies revolves around the life of teenager Goldie - played by Imogen Faires - whose life is turned upside down when her family move from the U.S. to England to live with their Grandpa Maury (Gareth Hale, Hale and Pace) and his ‘70 something’ roommates.

Brian and Wendy received a blender

As the importance of intergenerational relationships is central to Goldie's Oldies, Nickelodeon UK set out to encourage improved nutrition amongst the elderly community in Dacorum, Hertfordshire.

Working with Age UK Dacorum, Nickelodeon UK donated Magic Bullet blenders to residents in Dacorum.

Through the joint funding - along with other partners - of Age UK Dacorum's upcoming nutrition club and donation of blenders to the elderly for easy meal prep, Nickelodeon UK hopes to kickstart improved healthy eating in their community.

Research from the British Nutrition foundation, suggests older people in the UK, especially those living in institutions, have been found to have low intakes and/or low blood levels of a range of micronutrients.

Brian and Wendy watching Goldie's Oldies

Good nutrition is a key factor to combat this and actively contributes to the improvement of oral and dental health, and bone and joint health in later life.

Speaking to Hemel Today, David Pearce, chief executive at Age UK Dacorum, said: “Not having the strength to prepare healthy meals is a huge problem because retirement, bereavement and ill health can mean many older people find they are spending a lot more time alone and need to be able to prepare food themselves.

“Nutrition is vital to physical and mental health.

"Working with Nickelodeon UK as a charity partner for their brand-new show Goldie's Oldies will hopefully help to raise even more awareness of the issue.

"In addition to this, the blenders they’ve donated to Dacorum locals and to be used in our first ever nutrition school will be a big help to the community.”

Pete Elsworth, chair of Age UK Dacorum Trust, gratefully receives the blender to be used for at the nutrition club

The new series which launches on Monday, March 15, at 5.30pm on Nickelodeon UK & Ireland, celebrates the connections made between young and old and what we can learn from each other.

For more about Age UK Dacorum and the multiple services they offer to the elderly and their carers within this local community, visit: www.ageuk.org.uk/dacorum.


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Nickelodeon UK to Premiere 'Goldie’s Oldies' on Monday 15th March 2021

Nickelodeon UK & Ireland will premiere Goldie’s Oldies, a brand new live action comedy series in March 2021!


Goldie’s Oldies will premiere on Nickelodeon UK & Ireland on Monday 15th March 2021 at 5:30pm, just before the UK & Irish premiere of Nickelodeon’s Kids’ Choice Awards 2021 at 6:00pm! Fans will also be able to catch a replay of the first episode of Goldie’s Oldies straight after the 2021 KCAs at 7:30pm.

Following launch, fans can tune into more all new episodes of Goldie’s Oldies weekdays at 5:30pm. Each new episode will encore the same night at 7:30pm, and the following weekday morning at 8:30am and 11:30am.

Goldie’s Oldies stars: Imogen Faires, Laura Barraclough, Ifan Huw Dafydd, Sid Goldman, Melanie Gutteridge, Gareth Hale (Hale and Pace), Josephine Lloyd-Welcome, and Eileen O'Brien.

Side note - Gareth Hale used to be a drama teacher at my old school (before I attended, however!)

Announced in October 2019Goldie’s Oldies is a brand new live action comedy series, and the first original commission made exclusively for Nickelodeon International’s channels and platforms in more than 170 territories outside the U.S.

Goldie’s Oldies focuses on the life of teenager Goldie, whose life is turned upside down when her family - Sherri and Danny - moves from the U.S. to England to live with their Grandpa Maury and his ‘70 something’ room mates.

Fans can visit nick.co.uk/goldies to find out more about Goldie’s Oldies, stream the full episode "All Hands Off Tech," watch Nickelodeon's latest Goldie’s Oldies promo, as well as watch videos and play games featuring their favourite Nick characters. Fans can also like the official Nickelodeon UK Facebook page, follow Nickelodeon on Twitter and Instagram, and subscribe to the official Nickelodeon UK YouTube channel for the latest Nick news, highlights, The Scoop about their favourite stars, and videos.


Goldie’s Oldies, a 20 x 22 minute live action situation comedy filmed in studio and on location, is produced by ViacomCBS’s in-house BAFTA-winning production arm, ViacomCBS International Studios (VIS) UK, marking the studio’s first move into scripted comedy, first commission for Nickelodeon and a significant step into children’s TV production, following previous work for Channel 5’s multiplatform preschool brand, Milkshake!. The series is distributed by VIS Kids.

Goldie’s Oldies, which has an eleven strong global writing team, begun filming in January 2020 and is set to air across Nickelodeon’s international channels in 2021.

VIS UK produced the series out of Manchester, expanding upon the launch of VIS UK’s first regional office at Salford’s dock10 MediaCity UK earlier this year. Goldie’s Oldies will tap into a number of local filming resources, including local on- and off-screen talent, studios, equipment and locations. Filming took place in 2020, briefly taking a break due to the COVID-19 (coronavirus) pandemic.

Goldie’s Oldies was created by Evan Thaler Hickey (Top WingGo Away , Unicorn!The Magic School Bus Rides Again) and the head writer is Mark Oswin (Hunter StreetSo Awkward). It will be executive produced for VIS UK by Trevor Klein.

From VIS UK:

GOLDIE’S OLDIES
LAUNCHES 15TH MARCH 2021 AT 5:30PM, ON NICKELODEON HD

ABOUT
VIS UK is proud to have produced Goldie's Oldies for Nickelodeon International. It's our first ever kids' project, and our first fully scripted project - and it's great.

Filmed in Warrington and Greater Manchester, this had its worldwide premiere in the UK...before rolling out to over 170 countries in the World...!

Goldie’s Oldies focuses on the life of teenager Goldie, whose life is turned upside down when her family - Sherri and Danny - moves from the U.S. to England to live with their Grandpa Maury and his ‘70 something’ room mates. The series stars Imogen Faires, Laura Barraclough, Gareth Hale, Ifan Huw Dafydd, Josephine Lloyd-Welcome, Eileen O'Brien, Melanie Gutteridge, Jack Kane and Sid Goldman.

Exec in Charge of Production - Nick Int: Charly Valentine
Exec in Charge of Production - VIS UK: Joe McLusky
Executive Producer and Creator: Evan Thaler Hickey
Producer: Candida Julian-Jones
Producer: Gayle Cope
Line Producer: Sam Ferguson
Executive Producer: Trevor Klein
Executive Producer: Caroline Norris

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Originally published: Tuesday, February 09, 2021.

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Victoria Justice Reveals the Truth About Those Ariana Grande Feud Rumors

After years of feud rumors, Victoria Justice revealed what her relationship with Victorious co-star Ariana Grande is really like.

Kevin Mazur/KCA2014/WireImage

Victoria Justice is ready to break free from those Ariana Grande feud rumors.

The 28-year-old actor and singer shut down the speculation during the March 12 episode of Chicks in the Office. "All of that drama, whatever, all of that stuff is, it's so silly," she said on the podcast. "A lot of it really came from, like, the media, like fanning those flames and then just people online, like, fanning those flames and making it this huge crazy thing."

Victoria then said the former Victorious castmates "are all super supportive" of each other. "It's amazing," she continued. "I love Ariana, and she's killing it right now. And she's been so supportive of me and my music. And you know, we text. It's really cool. So, everything's all good."

While rumors of an alleged beef have spread over the years, it seems like Victoria doesn't let them bring her down. "It is a little frustrating to see how people do love to pit women against each other," she continued. "But I think at the end of the day, it's all about us like supporting each other and building each other up."

In fact, she said she tries to not pay attention to any "not so nice stuff" she sees on social media in general. "I feel like I also have a lot of people that support me. so, I'm thankful for that," she said. "But it's all good honestly. You know, there's always going to be haters, and that's OK. It just is what it is. It comes with the territory."

Ariana and Victoria starred on the Nickelodeon hit as Cat Valentine and Tori Vega, respectively from 2010 to 2013. "I loved the show," Victoria recalled "I had a great time making the show. That was one of the greatest times of my life."

After it ended, Grande went on to appear in Sam & Cat (a spin-off from Victorious and iCarly) from 2013 to 2014. The 27-year-old singer released her first and second studio albums, Yours Truly and My Everything, those same years and has since released several no. 1 hits.

Victoria continued to focus on acting, appearing in shows like MTV's Eye Candy. However, she said she never stopped making music. In fact, she released her first single in seven years, "Treat Myself," in December and just dropped a song, "Stay," in February.  

The Victorious cast has gotten together over the years. But with so many classic shows coming back for reboots, would Victoria ever be interested in a reunion show?

"I don't know," she replied. "I've gotten together with the cast and we've all hung out and I love them all dearly and so much. I mean, I would be down to do a little something. I don't know. To be honest, I really don't know what is going on with all of that. But I love that cast a lot and had so much fun working with them back in the day and, you know, would love to hang out with them again for sure."


Original source: E! News.

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Nickelodeon Portugal Announces Kids’ Choice Awards 2021 Host, Local Nominees

Below is a selection of articles about the European Portuguese (português) version of Nickelodeon’s Kids’ Choice Awards 2021, which will air on Nickelodeon Portugal on Wednesday 17th March 2021 at 17:40. For Nickelodeon's global 2021 Kids' Choice Awards press release as well a list of KCA 2021 nominees, click here. For a list of Nickelodeon's international KCA 2021 nominees, click here.



Nickelodeon Kids Choice Awards 2021 | Os nomeados portugueses

Os Nickelodeon Kids Choice Awards de 2021 já divulgaram os nomeados. Conhece as estrelas internacionais que estão destacadas, mas também as portuguesas!

São os prémios dos mais jovens e as votações já estão oficialmente abertas! Os Nickelodeon Kids Choice Awards 2021 terão lugar apenas a 17 de março (às 17h40 de horário de Portugal), e para além do seu anfitrião também já anunciaram os nomeados às várias categorias de entretenimento. E sim, inclui estrelas portuguesas!

Kenan Thompson, o comediante e actor, uma lenda do “Saturday Night Live”, será o grande anfitrião da noite e promete divertir todo o público entre os anúncios e entregas dos míticos zeppelin laranjas que são o ícone dos Kids Choice Awards. Ele próprio já vencedor de um zeppelin laranja, faz parte da família e já antecipa o icónico slime da cerimónia.

“O Nickelodeon faz parte da minha vida e da minha família desde sempre e mal posso esperar por apresentar os Kids’ Choice Awards deste ano. Se estou preocupado com o slime? Nem por isso! Vai ser rápido e frio, mas este não é o meu primeiro rodeo – sabem? Por isso, tragam o slime e vamos a isto!”

Com várias vertentes artísticas englobadas nestes prémios internacionais, os Kids Choice Awards vão reconhecer o campo da música, dos filmes e da animação, as melhores séries juvenis e infantis do momento, mas também celebridades favoritas, sejam elas de desporto, entretenimento ou mesmo do mundo da internet e dos Youtubes.

Por isso, e sem mais demoras porque sabemos que o que tu queres é votar nos teus favoritos, apresentamos-te abaixo a lista dos nomeados à categoria nacional “Internet Star Portuguesa Favorita, mas também um vislumbre de quem poderás apanhar nas outras categorias.

INTERNET STAR PORTUGUESA FAVORITA

João Félix, de 21 anos, é um futebolista de sucesso que já chegou ao campeonato espanhol. Formou-se no FC Porto, passou pelo Benfica, onde mostrou uma veia goleadora, e agora faz carreira no Atlético de Madrid. Com vários prémios e distinções, é um dos jogadores mais valiosos do campeonato vizinho.

Mafalda Creative, uma veterana aqui pelo mundo Nickelodeon, e uma das YouTubers mais conhecidas da sua geração. Tem mais de 454 mil subscritores, e no Instagram já soma 291 mil seguidores. É considerada uma verdadeira influencer para os mais jovens, já tem uma linha de merchandising e um livro publicado, “Uma Adolescente à Beira de Um Ataque de Nervos”.

Madalena Aragão é uma jovem actriz de 15 anos e ainda uma estreante nesta icónica categoria dos Kids Choice Awards. Representa desde os 10 anos e tem sido bastante requisitada; a sua participação na novela “Quer o Destino” catapultou-a junto dos mais jovens como influenciadora e Tik Toker.

SEA3P0, de seu nome Catarina Lowdness, é a personalidade feminina portuguesa mais seguida no Youtube e tem o impressionante número de um milhão de seguidores! Mantém um cabelo super colorido, é apaixonada por animes e gaming e é uma talentosa da música. Recentemente aventurou-se no ramo editorial e lançou duas obras sobre temas como bullying ou saúde mental.

Podes votar na tua estrela portuguesa favorita aqui!

NICKELODEON KIDS CHOICE AWARDS | OS NOMEADOS


A nível internacional, são várias as estrelas de renome que figuram na lista de nomeados oficial. Em termos de liderança nas nomeações destacam-se Justin Bieber, indicado em cinco categorias, a série “Stranger Things“, com quatro nomeações, incluindo uma individual para Millie Bobby Brown, e empatados com três menções cada, a cantora Ariana Grande, o filme de animação “The Croods: A New Age”, “Soul“, da Disney” e ainda “Trolls World Tour” e “Wonder Woman 1984”. No campo das séries infantis e juvenis destacam-se ainda “Henry Danger” e “High School Musical: The Musical: The Series.”

Mas não se acanhem porque há muitas estrelas nomeadas, incluindo famosos YouTubers e Tik Tokers, como JoJo Siwa ou Ninja, super atletas como a Simone Biles ou o Tom Brady, e ainda as músicas favoritas e que foram um êxito neste 2020, como “Dynamite” dos BTS ou “Wonder” de Shawn Mendes. Até ao dia 17 de março no entanto, vota! Não falta muito.

Costumas assistir ao Nickelodeon Kids Choice Awards? Vais votar este ano?

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Kids Choice Awards 2021 leva super estrelas ao Nickelodeon

É já em março que têm lugar os Kids Choice Awards 2021 e as super estrelas começam a alinhar-se! Descobre aqui quem não vai faltar à festa do Nickelodeon.

É um dos eventos anuais do Nickelodeon e em 2021 promete voltar a juntar muitas estrelas da televisão, música, cinema e desporto! Os Kids Choice Awards 2021, cujo anfitrião deste ano é Kenan Thompson, já têm data marcada para dia 17 de março e em Portugal será exibido em exclusivo no canal Nickelodeon, pelas 17h30.

Aquela que promete ser uma celebração mundial slimástica – quem não se recorde do icónico slime verde das edições anteriores? -, irá premiar diversas categorias do mundo do entretenimento, e até uma figura portuguesa da nossa categoria nacional, “Internet Star Portuguesa Favorita” [...].

Com a contagem decrescente para o evento a pleno vapor, os Kids Choice Awards 2021 começam agora a desvendar o grupo de mega estrelas que irão fazer parte da festa e que já têm presença marcada. Para além do apresentador, conhecido por ser uma lenda do Saturday Night Live e comediante, o Nickelodeon irá acolher nomes como Kim Kardashian, Gal Gadot, Robert Downey Jr., Millie Bobby Brown, Charli D’Amelio, BTS, Hailey Bieber, Addison Rae, Sofia Vergara, Jimmy Fallon, David Dobrik, Lin-Manuel Miranda, Tiffany Haddish, Anna Kendrick, Liza Koshy, Jennifer Garner, Heidi Klum, Terry Crews, Tyler Perry, Finn Wolfhard, Noah Schnapp, Gaten Matarazzo, Marsai Martin, Joshua Bassett, Anthony Anderson, Dani & Dannah Lane e Iain Armitage.

No que diz respeito a aparições especiais, os KCA vão ter Justin Bieber a actuar no seu palco, e ainda uma mini-reunião do elenco da série “iCarly” – Miranda Cosgrove (Carly Shay), Jerry Trainor (Spencer Shay) e Nathan Kress (Freddie Benson) – para a apresentação de um prémio.

Os Kids Choice Awards 2021, pela sua edição virtual, vão apresentar fan walls interactivas e em directo, de forma a aproximar as celebridades e as famílias que estão a assistir ao evento a partir de casa. Ao mesmo tempo, a votação ao vivo estará a ser transmitida durante todo o evento, para que os fãs acompanhem sempre as grandes decisões.

E para os mais fãs não se preocupem porque o slime está garantido. Este ano será através do poder da realidade aumentada, via app Do Not Touch, onde os utilizadores poderão fazer voar o icónico dirigível de forma a ‘despejar’ slime por toda a casa, apenas com recurso à câmara do dispositivo móvel.

As votações para os KCA ainda estão a decorrer, aqui.

Aí por casa costumam assistir aos Kids Choice Awards?

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Originally published: Tuesday, February 16, 2021.

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Novel Ent. Teases Upcoming 'Horrid Henry' Projects As TV Series Celebrates 15th Anniversary

Horrid Henry is celebrating 15 "yucky" years on-air this year, and after 250 episodes across five series (seasons), multiple feature-length specials and dozens of podcast, the beloved British animated series shows no signs of slowing down anytime soon!


In an interview with Animation Magazine to celebrate Horrid Henry's 15th anniversary, Novel Entertainment Co-Founders Mike Watts, CEO, and Lucinda Whiteley, Creative Director revealed some of their upcoming plans for the property:

"[W]e’re currently finishing off a series of shorts which will together make up a brand new special," Watts revealed to Animation Magazine. "We’ve also just put two new animated Henry projects into development, there’s a new gaming app in production, and we’re launching the first of many e-books and about to recordour 100th audiobook."

Watts also took time to look back about some of the company's favourite reactions to Henry’s projects over the 15 years:

"Angelica Huston saying that she signed up to be Miss Battle-Axe in our movie (which was the U.K.’s first ever family release in 3D) because the script made her laugh out loud," said Watts, adding: "being the first British kids’ show on Netflix U.K., finding a new home at Nickelodeon, meeting the first night audience of the stage play and seeing Wayne and Coleen Rooney’s two boys both dressed as TV Henry for World Book Day; all were amazing, but mostly it’s the fantastic fans, who talk to us every day and tell us how much they love the show."

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Horrid Henry Launches Month-Long Story a Day Initiative for Fans

Novel Entertainment Launches ‘Story a Day’ Free Audio Content Initiative


Calling the Purple Hand Gang!

Oxford, UK — Novel Entertainment is launching a month-long ‘Story a Day’ offering as part of their Hibernating with Henry initiative, which will see a free audio story posted daily on internationally renowned Horrid Henry’s brand new website (https://www.horridhenry.me/). Starting from Monday 1 February, the first title available will be Horrid Henry and the Antiques Rogue Show with additional stories including Horrid Henry Computer Whizz and Horrid Henry’s Favourite Day to follow; all stories will go live daily at 1600 GMT.

‘Story a Day’ is part of Novel Entertainment’s current Hibernating with Henry campaign, which is offering online resources and activities to keep children and families entertained and active during the current pandemic. Further activities will be announced in the coming weeks.

Lucinda Whiteley, Creative Director and Co-Founder of Novel Entertainment, said: “Henry’s been hard at work, thinking up ways to share his top hibernation tips. Of course, being Henry, he’s full of ideas, but first up we’re excited for Henry fans to be able to settle down after finishing their school day, with or without their grown-up, and listen to a different story every day throughout February.”

Novel Entertainment first launched Horrid Henry audio content in Spring 2020 and continues to expand the offering for fans. Most recently, Novel Entertainment launched a 'Horrid Henry’s Winter Wonderland' audiobook compilation featuring Horrid Henry’s Christmas, Early Christmas Present and Winter Wish titles, and the 'Super Scary One’, which includes Horrid Halloween, Horrid Henry and the Weird Werewolf and Horrid Henry’s Haunted House. These latest offerings are available on major platforms including Audible, Amazon and Spotify and join the initial six ‘Totally Horrid Collections’ which debuted last year.

Novel Entertainment’s Horrid Henry audio content takes the form of dramatisations from its hit Horrid Henry TV series, featuring the show’s voice talent with additional narrative from Henry (voiced by Elizabeth Waterworth-Santo) and songs. A Horrid Henry podcast also launched in 2020 which is titled Horrid Henry Unlocked and presented by radio host Sean Thorne, voice actor Lizzie Waterworth, and Henry himself. It offers fans insights into the inner workings of the world of Horrid Henry.

Since the start of the pandemic, Novel Entertainment has created over 100 pieces of fresh content for Horrid Henry, produced under the banner of Horrid Henry Unlocked which is designed to offer a familiar environment for fans to discover how the Horrid Henry family is responding to the current crisis. As well as the Horrid Henry podcast and audio stories, material includes Horrid Homework in the form of activities, projects, challenges, puzzles, and bespoke videos including newly created songs, short videos and behind the scenes content and interviews.

Novel Entertainment also recently brought fans new long-form animated content including Horrid Henry’s Gross Day Out, a new 65’ action-adventure film which launched globally on Netflix in September 2020, alongside Horrid Henry’s Wild Weekend which debuted on Netflix in the UK last June and Nickelodeon UK & Ireland in December 2020, and for Sub-Saharan Africa, ViacomCBS/Nickelodeon has acquired the rights to Seasons 1-4 of Horrid Henry, where it currently airs on Nicktoons Africa.

Season 5 of Horrid Henry is currently airing on Netflix in the UK, and also on Nickelodeon and Nicktoons UK & Ireland. A total of 250 Horrid Henry episodes are now available with recent sales including MBC (Middle East), Alati International (Russia), Atlantic Digital Networks (Canada), TG4 (Ireland), Amazon Prime Video (India, Pakistan and Sri Lanka), P&P (Bosnia), Produkcija (Slovenia), Kids Network (Latvia and Estonia) and Emirates (UAE and Middle East). Renewals include Turner Broadcasting System (Asia Pacific), Mediacorp (Singapore), POP TV (Slovenia), E-Vision (Middle East), Asiana (Korea) and Netflix (US, Canada, France, India, Russia, Australia, New Zealand, Iceland and Belgium).


About Novel Entertainment

Novel Entertainment was founded in 2001 by Mike Watts and Lucinda Whiteley. The company specialises in the creation and development of successful children’s character brands across a wide array of media. Novel’s core programming includes Horrid Henry, Cinemaniacs, Fimbles, Rockit’s Pocket and The Roly Mo Show. Novel have produced more than 900 programmes for television and radio and their expertise extends into brand licensing and merchandising, computer games, interactive online content, music, theatre and film.

About Horrid Henry

Horrid Henry is a major multi-media brand. The TV show rapidly became CITV’s most popular series and is now NickToon’s and Nickelodeon UK’s most popular show. The series is broadcast in over 100 territories outside the UK and in 2011, Novel co-produced a live action feature film of Horrid Henry; the first ever British kids’ movie to be filmed in 3D. There is an active licensing and merchandising programme in place and the property has also successfully been adapted for online and for computer games. The live stage show, Horrid Henry – Live and Horrid, ran for 285 performances in London’s West End and across the UK and the character’s official YouTube channel has attracted more than 1,486,500 million views.

Happy World Book Day! 📚



Cheers to 15 Yucky Years! ‘Horrid Henry’ Marks a Milestone with Novel Ent.


With the show celebrating the 15th anniversary of its broadcast launch in 2021, we thought it would be ideal timing to explore how Horrid Henry has evolved from a successful line of children’s books to a global multi-media brand spanning TV, film, digital, publishing and L&M.

The fifth season is currently a huge hit on both Netflix and Nickelodeon. At 250 episodes, it is the one of the biggest animated shows ever in the U.K. — and it continues to grow internationally, currently airing in over 100 territories. Horrid Henry’s first feature-length animation Gross Day Out was a huge hit when it aired on Netflix last summer.

Most recently, Novel Entertainment quickly responded to the pandemic and subsequent lockdown, curating a program of online activity for children. Harnessing the brand’s popularity, Novel delivered resources and activities to support the emotional well-being of children during the pandemic with new content, a podcast, audio stories, online activities and a virtual summer festival, alongside a series of shorts to help raise awareness of the NSPCC’s Childline service.

The brand is also at the heart of a successful licensing and merchandising program, and also has an impressive digital presence, with the Horrid Henry YouTube channel hitting an impressive 1 billion views last year.

Novel Entertainment Co-Founders Mike Watts, CEO, and Lucinda Whiteley, Creative Director, recently answered some questions about the enduring success on this gloriously gross brand and picked out a few bogeys of wisdom to share:

Congrats on the anniversary of the amazing Henry … How does it feel to be celebrating the big 15th of the show’s launch?

Mike Watts: Fantastic! Every producer hopes their characters will have a long and happy life, but as we all know it’s not easy!  We spent three years developing the show and being told it wouldn’t work until ITV ordered the first series in 2006 (thank you Steven Andrew and Estelle Hughes!) and we’ve been producing new material ever since.

Why do you think the show has been such a favorite?

Lucinda Whiteley: The TV show is based on a set of classic books with a stereotypical cast of kids; we set out to make a long-running series with three dimensional stories and believable and well-rounded characters, and what we now have is a family sitcom which is authentic, speaks to its audience and is, above all, funny!

What is next for Henry?

Mike: Like so many of our colleagues, we’ve been hugely busy over the past year, pivoting into what our audience were experiencing and joining them on their own unique journeys.In the early lockdown days we made a series of scratch YouTube videos which went straight to the heart of what it meant to be in hibernation, and we’re currently finishing off a series of shorts which will together make up a brand new special. We’ve also just put two new animated Henry projects into development, there’s a new gaming app in production, and we’re launching the first of many e-books and about to recordour 100th audiobook.

How do you keep the show fresh and relevant?

Lucinda: By listening. To our audience primarily, but also to what’s happening in the world, and making sure that we not only reflect this but that we’re also leading the way in terms of what’s really important to them.

What would you say is Novel’s biggest challenges vis-a-vis the property?

Lucinda: Running with our audience, which is wide and very varied; some of the kids who started out with Henry are young adults now, and that’s reflected in his popularity on social media. Also, keeping Henry authentic whilst keeping him (and his friends, family and foes) up to date and relevant.  

What are some of your favorite reactions to Henry’s projects over these 15 years?

Mike: Angelica Huston saying that she signed up to be Miss Battle-Axe in our movie (which was the U.K.’s first ever family release in 3D) because the script made her laugh out loud, being the first British kids’ show on Netflix U.K., finding a new home at Nickelodeon, meeting the first night audience of the stage play and seeing Wayne and Coleen Rooney’s two boys both dressed as TV Henry for World Book Day; all were amazing, but mostly it’s the fantastic fans, who talk to us every day and tell us how much they love the show.

What kind of advice would you give creators who want to stay true to the spirit of their own property?

Lucinda: Be curious, experiment and explore; we’ve been able to expand into so many different areas and each time we’ve found an innovative way to bring the spirit of Henry to those iterations whilst creating something new, lasting and relevant.

Work with the best; our wonderful cast of voice actors have been with us since the very beginning and we’re fortunate enough to be able to create with amazing directors, editors, designers, board artists and music composers. Our animation studio is fantastic and our development and support team superb; being able to work with all these creative souls is an inspiration and a huge incentive to carry on making the magic!

What is your take on the children’s animation scene in 2021?

Mike: We’re seeing an incredibly vibrant scene – new shows across all styles of animation which are catering for different and diverse sectors of the audience – long may this last, it’s a great time to be in animation!

Learn more about Horrid Henry at Novel Entertainment’s website.

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Originally published: Saturday, January 30, 2021.

Source: Licensing International; H/T: AnimationXpress; Additional source: Licensing.biz.

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Nickelodeon to Close 'SpongeBob Moves In' App on Monday, May 31, 2021

Bad news, Sponge Fans! Nickelodeon has announced that they'll be shutting down their popular SpongeBob SquarePants city building game app SpongeBob Moves In on Monday, May 31, 2021.


When players load the app, they're greeted with a pop-up message alerting them to the app's impending closure: "We hope you enjoyed playing SpongeBob Moves In!", reads the message. "We're sorry to report that our town will be closing on May 31, 2021. After that date, you will no longer be able to access your game. Thank you for playing with us and building a fantastic Bikini Bottom!"

Image: @thecartooncrave.

The app's official website, spongebobmovesin.com has been taken offline.

Launched globally in June 2013SpongeBob Moves In allows fans of SpongeBob SquarePants to build their very own Bikini Bottom. The game features a stylized 2D design and gives fans a whole new way to interact with Nickelodeon's hit animated series.

In the game, players build Bikini Bottom to their own tastes and are tasked with keeping the city's residents happy by making all their wishes come true. As players advance in the game, they can unlock exclusive-to-the-app, untold stories about how their characters, including SpongeBob, Patrick, Mr. Krabs, Plankton, Squidward and Sandy, first arrived in the town. Written by the SpongeBob SquarePants series writing staff, these stories are told through brand-new animated short videos unlocked throughout the game.


In SpongeBob Moves In players can customize the look of their undersea city with a variety of characters, buildings, and accessories. In the ongoing quest to keep Bikini Bottom inhabitants happy by fulfilling their wishes, players must collect happiness to fill the town's happiness meter. Residents wish for food and gifts from the various Bikini Bottom restaurants and shops, like Krabby Patties from the Krusty Krab or a bouquet of flowers from the Flower Shop. Once their wish is granted a treasure chest will appear for the player to open and collect gold coins, happiness or a new recipe to add to their collection. When the happiness meter is filled, players advance to the next level in the game, earning coins, game experience and unlocking more quests, buildings and accessories to buy in the store.

Throughout the game, players earn gold coins and Jellyfish Jelly as rewards for performing a variety of activities like granting wishes, building buildings, making recipes, collecting rent and expanding their Bikini Bottom. Players can purchase additional land, ingredients, buildings and decorations using game coins and jellyfish jelly, or an iTunes account. In app purchases range from $0.99 - $99.99.

SpongeBob Moves In was last updated on July 21, 2020 to for "bug fixes".

SpongeBob Moves In is available for iOS and Android devices worldwide in eight languages: English, Spanish (LatAm), Spanish (Spain), German, French, Dutch, Portuguese and Italian.

Over its near-eight years online, the SpongeBob Moves In boasted over 5,000,000 installs on Google Play alone and was ranked the #1 App in 44 countries on the Apple App Store.

Although will be closing down, fans can still get their SpongeBob fix by playing SpongeBob: Krusty Cook-Off.

Will you miss SpongeBob Moves In when it goes offline? Let me know in the comments!


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Goldie's Oldies | Order That Tech! | Nickelodeon UK

Goldie's Oldies | Order That Tech! | Nickelodeon UK


Can the cast of Goldie's Oldies put this tech in the right order?

Goldie's Oldies premieres Monday 15th March 2021 at 5:30pm on Nickelodeon UK & Ireland! Click HERE for more info and watch the first episode now at nick.co.uk/goldies and on demand!


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Voot Kids (India) to Premiere New Episodes of 'Motu Patlu' from Monday 15th March 2021

Voot Kids in India will start to premiere brand new episodes of Nickelodeon India's hit CG-animated series Motu Patlu from Monday 15th March 2021!



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SpongeBob - Idiot Friends (Official Music Video) | MusikSpongeBob

SpongeBob - Idiotenfreunde (Offizielles Video) | MusikSpongeBob


🏴‍☠️🤠 Idiotenfreunde 

Das neue Album von SpongeBob - Schwammtastisch: Jetzt überall.


Originally published: Thursday, March 11, 2021.

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Milkshake! (UK) to Premiere 'Pip and Posy' on Monday 15th March 2021

UK - Channel 5's Milkshake! will be premiering the brand new CG-animated preschool series Pip and Posy. on Monday 15th March 2021 at 7:45am! Following launch, new episodes will air weekdays at 7:45am on Milkshake!, following new Peppa Pig! Check out the launch teaser trailer below!


Pip and Posy (52 x 7-minute episodes) follows a mouse and a rabbit whose lives revolve around a wonderful world of play. Packed with warmth and humour, the series is a joyful celebration of their great friendship, its laughter and games, its ups and downs. The series deals with emotions, resilience and feelings in a relatable way for preschoolers to learn about themselves, all centred on creative play from a child’s point of view.

The show will premiere exclusively on Channel 5’s free-to-air strand Milkshake! and Sky’s on-demand service Sky Kids in the U.K. Multiple Oscar-nominated Magic Light Pictures (The GruffaloRoom on the BroomRevolting Rhymes and recent hit The Snail and The Whale) is producing, with animation services provided by Blue Zoo (Digby DragonIt’s Pony). Pip and Posy marks the first co-production between Channel 5 parent company ViacomCBS and Sky. The series was originally announced in March 2020.

Pip and Posy is based on characters from Nosy Crow’s popular collection of story books by multi award-winning illustrator Axel Scheffler and author Camilla Reid. The show is Magic Light’s first ever preschool series and sees the continuation of the production company’s 13 year association with Scheffler, which has produced seven high-profile animated specials based on his hugely successful book collaborations with author Julia Donaldson.

Monday 15th March 2021 - The Present: Posy gives Pip a penguin pirate, but does not know that Pip has already got one. (series premiere)

Tuesday 16th March 2021 - Feel Better Pip: Pip is poorly and wants a quiet sofa day with Piggy, so Posy tries to make her friend better.

Wednesday 17th March 2021 - Bedtime Peggy: Posy goes to Pip's house for a sleepover, where they play games and slurp spaghetti, but when bedtime comes, Posy realises she has left her Froggy behind.

Thursday 18th March 2021 - Sandpit Friends: Pip makes a surprise treasure hunt for Posy at the sandpit.

Friday 19th March 2021 - Save the Worms: A rainy day in the park sees Jamila picking up worms.

Monday 22nd March 2021 - : 

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Pip and Posy will also air on Nick Jr. UK & Ireland in 2022.

Pip and Posy is a delightful animation series that captures the essence of how young children play, think and feel, and fits perfectly with our portfolio of educational and fun programming. The series teaches preschoolers the importance of friendship and societal wellbeing through imaginative storytelling and creative play,” said Louise Bucknole, Vice President (VP) Programming Kids, ViacomCBS Networks U.K. “We have a long-running and close relationship with Sky, so it’s very exciting to have commissioned our first co-production together, enabling us to bring the very best of British animation to Milkshake! from world class producers Magic Light Pictures.”

Lucy Murphy, Director of Kids at Sky U.K. & Ireland, said, “Pip and Posy is a playful series that will be loved by young children and their families. This addition to Sky Kids, plus our recent raft of original commissions, demonstrates our ambition to feature a range of premium British programming for under-twelves. We bring our customers the very best kids TV alongside our partner channels and this co-production with Milkshake! evolves our close relationship with ViacomCBS.”

“We’re really excited to be producing our first-ever preschool series and proud to be working with Milkshake! and Sky,” said Michael Rose, co-founder of Magic Light Pictures. “Axel Scheffler creates truly enchanting worlds and we can’t wait for viewers to join Pip and Posy for their fun and adventures.”

Pip and Posy has been jointly commissioned by Bucknole for Milkshake! and Murphy for Sky Kids with the participation of ZDF, Germany. The series is executive produced by Michael Rose and Martin Pope and produced by Vici King for Magic Light Pictures. The showrunner at Magic Light is Jeroen Jaspaert (Stick Man, The Highway Rat) and Blue Zoo’s director is Matthew Tea.

Magic Light Pictures holds the global distribution and merchandising rights to Pip and Posy (excluding publishing) and is developing a full licensing program to complement the new series.

Last 2019, Milkshake! pledged to double its content investment, which will lead to 50 new U.K.-originated hours per year from 2021.

Sky Kids offers families 11 kids’ channels and over 5,000 episodes of on-demand viewing as well as the Sky Kids app, a safe space for younger kids focused content, games and art tools with parental controls including a sleep mode so parents can moderate screen time. This is complemented by the pin protected Safe Mode on Sky Q, so there’s no danger of children straying into any areas of content that are not right for them.

Milkshake! Pip and Posy | The Present | Sneak Peak


Posy gives Pip a present, a toy penguin, but he already owns one. He goes to great trouble to hide it from her, so he doesn’t hurt her feelings.

Pip and Posy coming soon to Milkshake!

Milkshake! Pip and Posy | Coming Soon Trailer


Our Brand New show Pip and Posy will be coming soon to Milkshake!

Milkshake! Pip and Posy | The Sandpit Friends | Sneak Peak


Milkshake! Pip and Posy | Bedtime Piggy | Sneak Peak


When Posy forgets to bring Froggy to a sleepover at Pip's house, Pip does something that only a true friend would do, he gives Posy his favourite toy, Piggy, for the night.

Pip and Posy coming soon to Milkshake!

Milkshake! Pip and Posy | The Sandpit Friends | Sneak Peak


Milkshake! Pip and Posy | Opening Sequence | Starts Monday 15th March


Pip and Posy follows a mouse and a rabbit whose lives revolve around a wonderful world of play. Packed with warmth and humour, the series is a joyful celebration of their great friendship, its laughter and games, its ups and downs. 

The series deals with emotions, resilience and feelings in a relatable way for pre-schoolers to learn about themselves, all centered on creative play from a child’s point of view. 

The real-world purpose of the programme is to show pre-schoolers how to forge strong friendships for life.

Pip and Posy Character Profiles | Jamila | Milkshake!


A free-thinking, daydreaming squirrel. In tune with nature, Jamila is the most likely to climb a tree or scour the path for rocks to add to her collection. She enjoys playing with her friends, but can often be off in her own world or talking to her favourite worm, Victoria. When she does hit the nail on the head and solve a problem, it’s usually without even realising!

Pip and Posy Character Profiles | Frankie | Milkshake!


An observant cat, kind and a huge help to others, Frankie is slightly older and more mature than her friends. This makes her the most emotionally engaged of them all and she’s always ready with a reassuring hand when a friend needs it. With her strong sense of right and wrong and fair play, she’s the one the others turn to for a final decision if the group disagrees.

Pip and Posy Character Profiles | Zac | Milkshake!


Irrepressible terrier pup Zac has no filter and certainly no ‘inside voice’! He can come across a touch blunt or insensitive at times, but he means well and is always great fun. Quite competitive, he loves a challenge – he just has to dig the biggest hole or build the tallest sandcastle!  Zac doesn’t have the longest attention span, but he tackles everything with joy and positivity.

Pip and Posy Character Profiles | Pip | Milkshake!


A loveable and sociable rabbit, Pip is naturally curious with an infectious sense of fun. Focused and methodical, he’s great at coming up with games to play; and he loves the imagination and silliness that his best friend Posy brings to them.

Pip likes to be organised – he’s much tidier than Posy! – and can get a bit frustrated and even sulky when things don’t turn out as planned. However it doesn’t take much to restore his fun-loving good nature, especially when it’s Posy doing the cheering up. In turn he’s always quick to try and help his friends. 

Pip loves his toys too, and treats them with care – especially Piggy!

Millshake! | Pip and Posy Character Profiles | Posy | Milkshake!


An enthusiastic and easy-going mouse with a fondness for creative play, Posy has a vivid imagination. Always inventive, she takes the everyday and turns it into an adventure – like making a shoe box into a pirate’s galleon on the Seven Seas.  Sometimes though her imagination can run away with her and lead to tall tales that land her in hot water! Posy’s ability to improvise makes her huge fun to be with.

Posy likes to have someone to share her enthusiasm with – preferably her best friend Pip.  She loves to make him laugh, while her creativity helps him to see things from different perspectives. Impulsive and easily distracted, Posy tends to hop from one exciting game to the next, leaving a trail of discarded toys in her wake. 

She does have a favourite toy, though: Froggy – if she can find him among her mess!


Originally published: Monday, February 15, 2021.

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