Monday, April 12, 2021

Nelvana to Co-Produce and Distribute 'Best & Bester'; Expected to Premiere in October 2022

Gigglebug Entertainment's new show will be co-produced by the Canadian prodco and Eye Present, with Nelvana also handling distribution.


Toronto’s Nelvana has signed on to co-produce and distribute animated series Best & Bester, created by Gigglebug Entertainment’s Joonas Utti and Anttu Harlin, Kidscreen reports.

The project already has London-based Eye Present on board as a co-producer and was pre-sold to Nickelodeon International last year. New partner Nelvana will now handle international distribution, excluding the UK and the Nordics, where Eye Present and Gigglebug are selling the series. For its part, Gigglebug has locked in Nordic pubcasters YLE (Finland), DR (Denmark) and NRK (Norway). Nelvana parentco Corus Entertainment’s kids network has also picked up rights to air the show in Canada. No release dates are announced yet, but the partners are working towards a spring 2022 delivery.

Currently in production, the 52 x 11-minute series takes the idea of choices and comparisons to ridiculous extremes when siblings Best and Bester transform themselves into various objects to decide which is the best of all time.

Nelvana will direct and produce the animation, music and post-production, with creative editorial input from head of development Athena Georgaklis. Scripting, storyboards, animatics and voice recording will be handled by Eye Present in the UK. And art direction, design, rigging, layout and backgrounds are Gigglebug’s purview in Finland.

The series is directed by Kitty Taylor and produced by Georgia Dussaud. Harlin and Utti will executive produce for Gigglebug, along with Genevieve Dexter and Jules Coke for Eye Present, and Colin Bohm and Pam Westman for Nelvana.

Gigglebug has been busy recently, having also secured a greenlight from Disney EMEA for its co-pro with Zodiak, The Unstoppable Yellow Yeti. This 50 x 11-minute animated series will launch in 2022 as well.

From TVKIDS:

Partner Potential: Co-Productions in Flux

Serious Lunch’s Genevieve Dexter, Guru Studio’s Frank Falcone, Toon2Tango’s Ulli Stoef and Boat Rocker’s Jon Rutherford discussed how the co-production model is evolving at the TV Kids Festival today.

Anna Carugati, group editorial director of TV Kids and World Screen, moderated the wide-ranging panel discussion about how co-productions are moving beyond the standard kids’ model of two commissioning broadcasters, tax breaks, additional funding and presales to close the gap. Dexter, founder and CEO of distribution outfit Serious Lunch and production company Eye Present, said that the arrival of the streaming platforms has led to an evolution in that model, with those SVOD services often seeking all global rights.

“The problem is you don’t have any rights after you’ve done that,” Dexter said. “I’m still really keen on the old-school model because I like to own the intellectual property and to also keep the distribution rights. If you go with a VOD model, there’s not a lot left after that contract. So, I’m still keen on the two-broadcaster international co-production, but I’m finding that there are more co-producers required now to try to make the cake fit. You used to be able to do it with two countries and increasingly, you’re doing it with three. We’re doing U.K., Finland, Canada and U.K., Ireland, Belgium. I don’t seem to be able to do it with two.”

Falcone, the president and executive creative director of Guru Studio, picked up on Dexter’s comments about the streamers, adding, “VODs have unleashed a lot of creativity in their commissioning, but conversely by taking back rights, they’re not betting on the longevity of a show as much because it’s not as important to them. For us, we have been actively seeking new models because we’ve done a fair share of work with VODs, but find that their commitment to a series is not the same as when you gather some broadcasters. So developing a series and giving that series longevity is one of our key strengths. It becomes challenging when you know you’re just one more show in the mix to retain a subscription base.”

He added, “We’re trying to find new models to produce shows that aren’t as dependent on the big players. We’re hopeful that with VODs seeing new competition in the market that those rights will start to become available again.”

The panelists were asked if co-productions are being impacted by broadcasters limiting their budgets due to ad revenue shortfalls. “The pay-TV broadcasters’ money has been reducing slowly,” Serious Lunch’s Dexter said. “But that has been going on for some time. It’s interesting that the revenues go down despite the fact that everybody is watching television. I think it’s an overall trend, but I’m not seeing the money coming from AVOD yet. With SVOD we used to say, ‘We’ll do the SVOD deals in the summer because they’re not worth anything!’ [Laughs] And now we’re saying, ‘Get around to the AVOD deals when you’ve got some spare time.’ But I’m sure that’s all going to change. It’s the pay-TV channels that have to move their model most significantly.”

Falcone said that Guru Studio has been working with some new models given the pressures on broadcaster budgets. “We’ve discovered new working models which are more business investments than strict commissioning or licensing fees. They would come in as an investor, which is a new model for us and very interesting because they become a brand partner. We’ve adapted to this situation and said, Can we look at a way to partner with you that doesn’t strictly adhere to the old broadcast regimen and rules?

“Innovating and finding new business models is the way to do co-productions. If [governments] can find a treaty later, that would be great. But the treaties need to be rewritten—the streaming co-productions don’t fall under treaties. There are still a lot of unknowns, at least for me personally, on how you venture into this world. But we are excited to come back to the market to find new opportunities because everyone seems to feel this desire to co-produce again. We don’t all want to fall at the hands of a couple of major VODs and lose all the rights. We need to find creative ways to work together.”

Stoef, CEO and executive producer at Toon2Tango, added that it’s the “second-tier commercial broadcasters” that are trimming their content budgets. “There is quite a bit of uncertainty about what’s going to happen to the advertising market over the next 12 to 16 months. And that has an impact on their acquisition strategy. On the other hand, the potential co-producers we are talking to are looking for new models, because of the uncertainty. That is not the same with the key broadcasters we have in certain markets. They are as active as they have ever been. Maybe they are not producing the same amount, the number of shows, but certainly the money and the investment stays the same, and they are still open and looking for content.”

“Sometimes you’re being asked to bring the advertising spend to the pay-TV broadcaster and that’s a game that you can only really play with a toy partner,” said Dexter.

Plus, Falcone said, not every show “has brand merchandising potential. So that’s where we see the challenge. Not every show should—certainly kids shouldn’t be inundated with toys for every single show that they watch. If every model requests that kind of participation, a lot of shows are going to fall by the wayside. Public broadcasters are good anchors for those shows, where you don’t need to build a brand strategy around a show if it’s just a show for a show’s sake.”

Dexter recalled a time when Nickelodeon U.K. would put up 25 percent of the budget for its local market. “Now you’re looking at that across multiple territories. We have to work harder and harder to find the revenue for each co-production. I can understand the temptation if an SVOD channel says, I want to fully fund your show!”

The SVODs do have the biggest budgets, Rutherford, the president of Boat Rocker Studios, kids & family and rights at Boat Rocker Media, noted. “The determination on what is a brand franchise within your portfolio in many ways will dictate the path you take, working with a streamer or securing financing. If you believe that one of your particular projects has legs to go the distance, then you will work harder to achieve financing from multiple different avenues. We’re fortunate in Canada that our tax credit system is so high, especially when you get into regional spends and whatnot, that we can obtain a good chunk of our financing and give us a little more leverage to hold on to certain rights to navigate through. Even in a co-production model with a streamer, at 50 percent to 60 percent of financing—it’s great that you get that from a bigger budget, but now you have to fill the rest of the bigger budget. Whether it’s a public broadcaster or commercial broadcaster, the numbers [for what they will invest] are coming down significantly. The tax subsidies we have allow us to maneuver a little more easily, and just the type of company we are, we do put investments into our projects, but it does create challenges across the board.”

The SVODs also have a high rate of one-season shows, Falcone stated. “My worry always is, are streaming services where shows go to die? Because if, for some reason, you launch your show while the American [Congress] is being overrun, your show runs the risk of not seeing the light of day for one event. And there is not the support structure within some of these streamers to commit to your show. Would a SpongeBob happen if it launched on a major streamer in this era? It’s hard to say because you don’t have the ability to commit to the show. The algorithm dictates whether you get a renewal. If you feel your show has legs and several seasons under it, as we do for many of ours, we sort of keep them away from the streamers because we’re looking for better models. It takes longer. It’s hard work to run around and pull all this financing together. It can be done. But you can potentially miss your window of opportunity for your show if it takes too long to put the financing together. You are always weighing the risks of putting it all in with a VOD and getting your commission going sooner and getting into production. You have to respond based on your needs and the needs of the show.”

The other downside of a global SVOD deal is the “two-year holdback against TV,” Dexter said. “We’re distributing a show which was a commission by Netflix, but they took a year break. You have season one, which is available now; season two isn’t available till 2023. So nobody is going to buy it until 2022.”

Stoef added, “It’s still totally uncertain whether a streamer will be able to make an IP brand, a licensing and merchandising hit number one.”

Falcone discussed Guru Studio’s own experience working with Netflix on True and the Rainbow Kingdom, with four seasons commissioned. “That’s given us the time to find the second windows and now we’re launching across Tiny Pop and other traditional cable broadcasters. We’re able to kind of bridge it, but it’s been challenging even with a four-season commitment to get those windows to open up and to continue to build the show. Now we’re seeing audiences respond to the show because they hadn’t been exposed to Netflix. It’s a different demographic, a different group of kids. But it’s been really hard work and that’s with a four-season commitment and the show has been out for three years. In this current model of how they commission, it’s even harder than it was when we luckily managed a deal that gave us some room and some additional windows to roll out the content.”

Rutherford added, “Traditionally, it was always great to be on a very prominent linear broadcaster that had the eyeballs and the visibility. Those are the ones that when we come to a toy partner or licensee, that’s the first question they have. The reality is, the money is just not spread around the same way it once was. Working with streamers is a more realistic way of getting shows sold than ever before. So now it does put the emphasis back on us as a company. If we want to build a brand or franchise around this, what are we doing to support that? How are we adding more eyeballs around the streaming visibility, whether it’s through strategic negotiation around second windows, whether it’s additional publicity and promotion or brand activation events? The always-on approach to digital. It’s costly.

“In some cases, if there is no other financing, there are no other tax subsidies, it’s U.S.-based talent, then maybe doing a deal where [the streamer] owns it outright isn’t so bad and you deal with what you get in that particular project. It’s a good fee-driven structure for us, but we know that that’s not a model that we are going to do on everything.”

Dexter asked Falcone about an earlier comment he made in the conversation about if increased competition among SVOD players would lead to more relaxed holdbacks and rights requirements. “I’m just being hopeful. It’s called wishful thinking! [Laughs] Competition breeds creative deal-making. If you have the chance to get a show in front of a few VOD players, you can negotiate your terms because there is competition now. I don’t think they are going to change their terms. They are still looking to acquire all the rights in perpetuity and to completely own the shows.”

Stoef, for his part, said he’s heard a greater openness to flexibility in his conversations with streaming platforms. “They know that their libraries have been pretty much used, so they need new content, and therefore they have to be more flexible and accept windowing or co-productions a little bit more than they used to in the past.”

The panelists were then asked to share recent successful co-pro partnerships. Falcone mentioned Pikwik Pack. “In the early days, we had discussions with major cable broadcasters and we had Playmates Toys come on board as a toy partner very early on. The confidence that brings to deal-making allowed us to make a great deal with Disney Junior. We got Corus Entertainment on board in Canada.” The Guru Studio sales team is taking the series out to international broadcasters. “That is one of our most creative models. It’s less of a treaty co-production than it is a business co-production. It’s shared rights, shared streams of revenue and everyone is bringing a strength to the model. There aren’t competing creative heads asking for different things. We’ve been allowed to make the show as we wanted and we’ve utilized the strengths of the partners to strengthen the brand rather than wondering what the German broadcaster wants versus the French broadcaster, which is sometimes just subjective and doesn’t necessarily improve the show’s core DNA.”

Serious Lunch is working on a show with Gigglebug Entertainment, YLE, Nickelodeon International and Nelvana. “In that scenario, we have what we call the elephant in the room, which is the U.S. option. If the U.S. option triggers, then we’re going to have more money than we know what to do with. But if it doesn’t, then we are probably just going to make the show and it’s going to be a long time before we see any money. There are big MGs and a lot of money to be recouped before the co-producers see it. It’s great that we are financed and we’re in production. But not knowing about the U.S. part is what keeps me awake at night.”

Stoef discussed the Toon2Tango project Agent 203. “We took the original concept and co-created it and completely adapted and changed it and have been able to go the traditional way. We found a commissioning broadcaster, Super RTL. They helped with the further development of the show. It’s been co-developed and co-produced by Mondo TV in Italy. We didn’t go to the SVODs at that stage because, for us, it’s an entertaining concept that has the potential to sustain in the licensing and merchandising field also. We are very happy we have been able to finance it in the traditional way, in total with only two co-producers. Maybe we’ll have to add on a third one.”

Boat Rocker Studios is working with a variety of different models, “none of which fall into your traditional two-partner treaty approach, but more of the business co-production.” These include The Next Step with the BBC and ABC in Australia; Get Even, a BBC-Boat Rocker co-pro that also has Netflix attached; Love Monster with BBC and UYoung; Dino Ranch with Disney Junior in the U.S. and CBC in Canada; and an as-yet-announced co-pro with Netflix.

Carugati then asked the panelists about what broadcasters and platforms are seeking out today.

“The move towards diversity is getting stronger and stronger,” said Dexter. “Here in the U.K., we have a new fund called the YACF, Young Audiences Content Fund, which can fund up to 50 percent of your production. But when you’re filling in the forms about why your program should qualify for this fund, it’s all about the diversity on-screen and the diversity in your production team. With Nickelodeon, when we are sending up a choice of musician, director and so on, you’ve got to present a wide range of people for that role, or they won’t take the shortlist.”

For Stoef, a key demand he’s hearing is for content for the 6 to 9 demo, especially girl-centered shows.

“Everyone is looking for a hit,” Falcone said. “It just seems that they are looking for diverse types of content and that makes it harder to know who to pitch or where something should land. Before you would know if it’s a Nick show, a Disney show or an RTL show, you knew what the audience’s tastes were. With fragmented audiences and shared audiences, it’s a lot harder to find out who to pitch what show. That’s a challenge that I think everybody faces.”

He added, “The content that we’re most concerned with right now is the digital apps that are grabbing attention away from passive viewing. I don’t know if I’ve seen any shows that are a challenge to the TikToks and the types of content that kids, especially in the 6 to 12 range, are drawn to right now. As an industry, we have a real challenge to present offerings to kids that keep them engaged in that passive viewing model when they love to thumb through videos and make their own videos that contribute to the conversation. That is a huge shift, especially in the last year. We’ve got a challenge as kids’ business leaders to find unique shows and not rehash the kinds of shows we’ve made for the last 10 to 20 years. We’re looking to bring some interesting new products to the market that are not traditional in any way, that don’t subscribe to the 52×11-minute model. That’s a place I think we need to go as kids’ entertainers.”

Rutherford added that with kids having been cooped up for the last year, shows celebrating the outdoors and adventure are crucial—“seeing something they want to be involved in,” he said.

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Fresh Market Fare: New Toons Ready to Make a Virtual Splash at MIPTV

MIPTV may be online this year (April 12-16), but that hasn’t stopped content producers to present fantastic new animated content to distributors and buyers all over the world. Here are several promising new toons that caught our attention. For more info about the online content event, visit www.miptv.com.

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Best & Bester


Package: 52 x 11′

Animation Type: 2D

Created by: Joonas Utti and Anttu Harlin

Produced by: Eye Present, Gigglebug Entertainment, Nelvana

Distributed by: Nelvana (international), excluding the U.K. (Eye Present) and the Nordics (Gigglebug)

Synopsis: Best and Bester are siblings and best friends obsessed with comparing the best things of all time while enjoying the power to transform themselves into anything they want, once a day – if only they can figure out what the best thing to be actually is!

Stand-Out Qualities: Series was pre-bought by Nickelodeon International early last year.

Target Audience: Kids 7-11

Exec Quote: “The world of Best & Bester, where anyone can be anything, gives our animators and composers endless opportunities and the creative freedom to let our imaginations soar,” says Athena Georgaklis, Nelvana’s head of development. “This series is a welcome addition to our production slate and we know audiences around the world will resonate with this ragtag group of friends as their hilarious hijinks lead them to learn about self-discovery, empathy, and embracing each other’s differences.”

Delivery Date: October 2022


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Originally published: Tuesday, February 02, 2021.

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Peace Collective Releases NBA x Rugrats Collection

The NBA has teamed up with ViacomCBS Consumer Products (VCP) to launch a basketball-themed collection of apparel and accessories inspired by Nickelodeon's iconic '90s series, Rugrats!


The line encompasses crewnecks, hoodies, shirts and sleeved tops, as well as mugs and stickers, each bearing Nickelodeon's loveable babies, with selected items featuring the names popular NBA teams in the style of the iconic Rugrats logo. The clothing is available in a variety of colors and sizes, for kids and adults (XS - XXL). Price points range for $8 - $90.

NBA Teams represented in the collaboration are: Toronto Raptors, Los Angeles Lakers, Golden State Warriors, Boston Celtics, Philadelphia 76ers, Brooklyn Nets, New York Knicks, Milwaukee Bucks, Los Angeles Clippers and Chicago Bulls.


The NBA x Rugrats range dropped on Friday, February 12, and is available to purchase now at Peace Collective, https://www.peace-collective.com/collections/rugrats.

Peace Collective also have their own Rugrats range, which spans hoodies, tees, baby onesies and face masks. Prices range from $20-$90, however, quite a few items are currently on sale.




Rugrats returns in a brand new CG-animated series, premiering this Spring on Paramount+!

More Nick: First Look: Nickelodeon's All-New Animated 'Rugrats' Reunites Members of the Original Voice Cast to Reprise Roles!

H/T: SB NATION.

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April 2021 on Nickelodeon Italy and Nick Jr.: Goldie's Oldies | Danger Force | PAW Patrol Pop-Up Channel

Below is a round-up of Nickelodeon Italy's (Italia) programming highlights for April (Aprile) 2021!


Nickelodeon Italia: (canali 605 e 606 di Sky):

New Episodes
Premiering: Weekdays at 20:00 from Monday 12th April 2021
Note: Also streaming on NOW

DANGER FORCE

Da lunedì 12 aprile dal lunedì al venerdì alle 20.00 su Nickelodeon e in streaming su NOW
Torna con nuove avventure lo spin off della serie cult Henry Danger! In questa prima stagione Capitan Man fonda una scuola per giovani supereroi alle prime armi..ne vedremo delle belle! Episodio dopo episodio, pasticcio dopo pasticcio, i nostri quattro eroi in training Chapa, Miles, Mika e Bose imparano a colpi di risate il vero spirito di squadra, necessario per difendere la città di Swellview.

Brand New Show
Premiering: Monday 19th April 2021 at 17:30
Airing: Weekdays at 17:30

GOLDIE’S OLDIES
Da lunedì 19 aprile dal lunedì al venerdì alle 17.30 in prima visione su Nickelodeon e in streaming su NOW

Arriva su Nick una nuova live action britannica con protagonista Goldie, un’allegra 14enne che si trasferisce in casa con suo nonno Maury e un gruppo di simpatici amici ultra settantenni! Gli over 70 e la ragazza troveranno il modo di collaborare e risolvere ogni pasticcio nella nuova comedy series di Nick!

Nick Jr. Italia (canali 603 e 604 di Sky):

Airing: Monday 12th - Sunday 18th April 2021 on Nick Jr. +1


POP UP CHANNEL - “PAW PATROL CUCCIOLI IN AZIONE”
Da lunedì 12 al mercoledì 18 aprile su NICK JR +1

Dal 12 al 18 Aprile 2021 Su Nick Jr +1 arriva un canale pop up con tutte le Stagioni di Paw Patrol e tra le tante sorprese anche quattro episodi speciali da 22minuti sul tema “Dino Rescue” dove i nostri cuccioli viaggiano nella preistoria e conoscono un nuovo amico: il cucciolo REX! Rex è un cucciolo con una disabilità ed è un tipo molto amichevole e davvero coraggioso! Sarà lui ad accompagnare i Paw Patrol nel loro viaggio tra i dinosauri!

Official Nickelodeon Italia press release:

PAW Patrol è pronta a lanciare un nuovo personaggio:
REX

Il primo cucciolo con disabilità debutterà all’interno della nuova serie:
“PAW Patrol Dino Rescue”
che sarà trasmessa nel pop up channel dedicato
“Paw Patrol - Cuccioli in azione”
in onda dal 12 al 18 aprile solo su NickJr+1, Sky 604


Da sempre basata sull'azione e l'avventura, la serie di PAW Patrol, di Nickelodeon e Spin Master e in onda su NickJr, il brand a target prescolare di ViacomCBS Italia, è pronta a debuttare con i nuovissimi episodi intitolati: “PAW Patrol Dino Rescue”.

Le nuove puntate verranno svelate in un modo speciale: dal 12 al 18 aprile, il canale NickJr +1, Sky 604, si trasforma infatti nel pop up channel “Paw Patrol - Cuccioli in azione” e trasmetterà tutto il giorno per 24 ore, tutti gli episodi della serie e ogni sera alle 20:00 ci sarà la premiere dei 4 episodi speciali di “PAW Patrol Dino Rescue”.

Nella serie “PAW Patrol Dino Rescue”, la PAW Patrol, formata dai simpatici cuccioli a quattro zampe provenienti da Adventure Bay, si recherà a Dino Land dove farà conoscenza con un nuovo personaggio: Rex, un cucciolo esperto in dinosauri affetto da disabilità. Rex, infatti, fisicamente disabile, sarà dotato di una sedia a rotelle per le zampe posteriori che lo aiuterà negli spostamenti, rendendolo così autonomo e in grado di interagire alla pari con gli altri personaggi.


Con l’arrivo di Rex, tutta la squadra dei cuccioli sarà pronta ad affrontare missioni di salvataggio “preistoriche” piene di azione all’interno di un mondo perduto e abitato da dinosauri. “Per ogni occasione noi siamo a disposizione” questo è il famoso motto recitato dai protagonisti e anche in queste nuove avventure non faranno a meno del loro coraggio!.

“ViacomCBS è un brand all’avanguardia, diversità ed inclusione sono i valori che guidano i nostri contenuti e non solo” commenta Cecilia Padula, Senior Director Kids South Hub, ViacomCBS. “Per i bambini l’inclusione è un vissuto naturale ma come per tutto è un valore che va costantemente alimentato e tradotto con il loro linguaggio. Nickelodeon ha da sempre questa attenzione nelle sue produzioni per accompagnare i bambini nella crescita personale. Mostrare e raccontare ai bambini la diversità, li aiuta a connettersi e identificarsi con i personaggi delle serie accrescendo la loro connaturata apertura mentale. ViacomCBS, proprio in questo senso, ha sviluppato la policy aziendale “No Diversity No Commission”, per portare sempre più inclusività nei contenuti e nello storytelling dei propri brand e prodotti. La diversità è unicità, viviamo oggi in un contesto sempre più eterogeneo per composizione e prospettive, ed è responsabilità di ViacomCBS garantire che i contenuti prodotti riflettano sempre più il mondo in cui vive il proprio pubblico, soprattutto dei più piccoli”.

I temi trattati in Dino Rescue, verranno sapientemente integrati nel mondo di PAW Patrol, che rimarrà fedele a copioni e personaggi ben conosciuti da tutti i fan della serie. Di seguito la sinossi del primo episodio “PAW Patrol Dino Rescue”:

Ryder ha una grande sorpresa per la Paw Patrol: il nuovo cucciolo Rex, il quale oltre all’incontenibile simpatia saprà anche come parlare con i dinosauri visto che vive in una valle segreta chiamata “La Radura dei Dinosauri”.

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Nella squadra dei Paw Patrol arriva un cucciolo disabile

Roma, 9 apr. (askanews) - Il noto cartoon sui cagnolini, "Paw Patrol" accoglie un nuovo personaggio, un cucciolo con disabilità.Per la serie di Nickelodeon e SpinMaster, in onda su NickJr, (il brand a target prescolare di ViacomCBS Italia) arrivano i nuovi episodi "Paw Patrol Dino Rescue", che saranno trasmessi nel pop up channel dedicato "Paw Patrol - Cuccioli in azione" dal 12 al 18 aprile su NickJr+1, Sky 604, in onda 24 ore al giorno con ogni sera la premiere dei nuovi speciali.La squadra Paw Patrol si recherà a Dino Land dove farà conoscenza del cucciolo Rex che si muove su una carrozzina. Cecilia Padula, Senior Director Kids South Hub, ViacomCBS: "Con Rex la squadra dei cuccioli si arricchisce di un altro valoroso combattente coraggioso ed entusiasta. Rex si muove su una carrozzina supertecnologica che lo aiuta a muoversi nella terra dei dinosauri e ci mostrerà come grazie al coraggio e all entusiasmo si possono superare tutte le difficoltà, sempre facendo gioco di squadra e mostrando che basta un po' di creatività e entusiasmo per superare tutto".Un cartoon per veicolare un messaggio importante sulla diversità. "La diversità e l inclusione sono parte naturale della serie Paw Patrol. I cuccioli sono tutti diversi tra loro, unici e speciali con le loro caratteristiche e con questa serie come altre di Nickelodeon mostriamo come grazie alla rappresentazione della diversità e nello stesso tempo facendo vedere tutte le sfaccettature che ci sono nell'essere diversi e originali c'è arricchimento e tutti i bambini si sentono rappresentati, c è identificazione con il personaggio e questo aiuta la loro autostima e gli fa capire come è bello essere in un mondo più inclusivo, aiuta la loro apertura mentale".

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From Sky TG24:

“PAW Patrol Dino Rescue”, arriva la serie all'insegna della diversità e dell'inclusione

Il primo cucciolo con disabilità debutterà all’interno della nuova serie: “PAW Patrol Dino Rescue” che sarà trasmessa nel pop up channel dedicato “Paw Patrol - Cuccioli in azione”, in onda dal 12 al 18 aprile solo su NickJr+1, Sky 604.

CONDIVIDI:

Da sempre basata sull'azione e l'avventura, la serie di PAW Patrol, di Nickelodeon e SpinMaster e in onda su NickJr, il brand a target prescolare di ViacomCBS Italia, è pronta a debuttare con i nuovissimi episodi intitolati: “PAW Patrol Dino Rescue”. Le nuove puntate verranno svelate in un modo speciale: dal 12 al 18 aprile, il canale NickJr +1, Sky 604, si trasforma infatti nel pop up channel “Paw Patrol - Cuccioli in azione” e trasmetterà tutto il giorno per 24 ore, tutti gli episodi della serie e ogni sera alle 20:00 ci sarà la premiere dei 4 episodi speciali di “PAW Patrol Dino Rescue”.

Nella serie “PAW Patrol Dino Rescue”, la PAW Patrol, formata dai simpatici cuccioli a quattro zampe provenienti da Adventure Bay, si recherà a Dino Land dove farà conoscenza con un nuovo personaggio: Rex, un cucciolo esperto in dinosauri affetto da disabilità. Rex, infatti, fisicamente disabile, sarà dotato di una sedia a rotelle per le zampe posteriori che lo aiuterà negli spostamenti, rendendolo cos’ autonomo e in grado di interagire alla pari con gli altri personaggi. Con l’arrivo di Rex, tutta la squadra dei cuccioli sarà pronta ad affrontare missioni di salvataggio “preistoriche” piene di azione all’interno di un mondo perduto e abitato da dinosauri. “Per ogni occasione noi siamo a disposizione” questo è il famoso motto recitato dai protagonisti e anche in queste nuove avventure non faranno a meno del loro coraggio!

DIVERSITÀ E INCLUSIONE

“Diversità ed Inclusione sono temi per noi di ViacomCBS molto importanti” commenta Cecilia Padula, Senior Director Kids South Hub, ViacomCBS. “Per i bambini l’inclusione è naturale ma, come per tutte le cose va alimentata. Nickelodeon ha sempre inserito questo argomento nelle sue produzioni per aiutarli nella loro crescita personale. Mostrare e raccontare ai bambini la diversità, li aiuta a connettersi e identificarsi con i personaggi delle serie e ad accrescere l’apertura mentale. ViacomCBS, proprio in questo senso, ha sviluppato la policy aziendale “No Diversity No Commission”, per portare sempre più inclusività nei contenuti e nello storytelling dei suoi diversi brand e prodotti. La diversità ha sempre fatto parte del pubblico, ma viviamo ora in un contesto sempre più eterogeneo per composizione e prospettive, ed è responsabilità di ViacomCBS, anche in Italia, garantire che i suoi contenuti riflettano sempre più il mondo in cui vive il nostro pubblico, soprattutto dei più piccoli”.

I temi trattati in Dino Rescue, verranno sapientemente integrati nel mondo di PAW Patrol, che rimarrà fedele a copioni e personaggi ben conosciuti da tutti i fan della serie. Di seguito la sinossi del primo episodio “PAW Patrol Dino Rescue”:

Ryder ha una grande sorpresa per la Paw Patrol: il nuovo cucciolo Rex, il quale oltre all’incontenibile simpatia saprà anche come parlare con i dinosauri visto che vive in una valle segreta chiamata “La Radura dei Dinosauri”.

A Sky Media, concessionaria del Gruppo Sky Italia, è affidata la raccolta pubblicitaria di NickJr e di tutti i canali ViacomCBS Networks Italia.

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Originally published: Saturday, April 03, 2021.

Original source: Digital-News; Press release via Telesimo; Additional source: Gazzetta del Sud.

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Nickelodeon Spain and Lanjarón Partner for Garfield Water Bottles

Mineral water brand Lanjarón has partnered with ViacomCBS Consumer Products (VCP) to launch a range of Lanjarón Kids water bottles inspired by the hit property Garfield in Spain! The news comes as ViacomCBS AVOD service Pluto TV launches a new Garfield channel in the region. Lanjarón previously teamed up with Nickelodeon in 2019 to launch a SpongeBob range of water bottles to celebrate the property's 20th anniversary. Nickelodeon acquired the Garfield brand in 2019.



Lanjarón lanza una colección con el personaje de ficción Garfield

La marca de agua mineral natural homenajea al famoso gato nacido de la popular tira cómica
     
Garfield y sus míticas frases son los protagonistas de las nuevas coloridas botellas de Lanjarón en formato mascot.

Garfield ilustra la nueva colección de botellas de Lanjarón Kids, la gama de productos especialmente diseñada para niños y niñas, disponible ya en los lineales. La marca de agua mineral natural rinde homenaje a este personaje creado por el dibujante de cómics estadounidense Jim Davis. El precio con el que será lanzada al mercado es de 0,58 euros por unidad (PVP).

Como parte del extenso porfolio de propiedades de ViacomCBS Consumer Products (VCP), la tira cómica con mayor crecimiento de la historia -convertida en serie de televisión en 2019 por la marca Nickelodeon, propiedad de ViacomCBS- , ahora fomenta también hábitos de hidratación saludable entre los más pequeños.

La colección de Lanjarón está compuesta por cuatro botellas en formato mascot de 33 centilitros y está ilustrada con las icónicas expresiones de uno de los gatos más querido del mundo. La pasión por la lasaña, la pereza y el humor peculiar de Garfield forman parte de ellas.

El objetivo de estas colecciones es facilitar el trabajo a los padres y madres a la hora de fomentar una correcta hidratación entre sus hijos. La hidratación infantil siempre ha sido una prioridad para Aguas Danone, que ha desarrollado en los últimos años formatos especialmente pensados para mejorar su hidratación como ‘Font Vella Kids’ y ‘Lanjarón Kids’, agua mineral natural con diseños basados en sus personajes favoritos o simpáticos animales, además de contar con el diseño mascot que facilita el agarre y el tapón sport que evita el derrame.

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Pluto TV Spain Adds Garfield, Classic Anime Channels

Nick News Brief: Pluto TV Spain (España) has added a brand new channel called Canal Garfield! The channel broadcasts episodes of the hit '80s Garfield animated series Garfield and Friends round-the-clock. The episodes have been remastered into 4K, and, for the first time, dubbed into Castilian Spanish (the series had previously only been broadcast with a generic Spanish dub). Nickelodeon acquired the Garfield brand in 2019.


Additionally, Pluto TV España has also added Anime Clásico, a brand new channel devoted to classic anime series, including Nickelodeon India's Ninja Hattori.


Pluto TV incorpora en mayo dos nuevos canales Anime Clásico y Garfield

Pluto TV incorpora dos canales con animes clásicos como Keroro, KochiKame, Ninja Hattori y la mítica serie Garfield

LUK Internacional tendrá a partir del 17 de mayo parte de su contenido en dos nuevos canales de Pluto TV, la plataforma gratuita y sin registro de ViacomCBS, disponible a través de www.pluto.tv, Apple TV, Android TV, Amazon Fire TV, Samsung TV+, Chromecast y dispositivos móviles. Se trata de Anime Clásico y Garfield, ambos dedicados en exclusiva a la animación.

En el canal Anime Clásico se podrán ver series que marcaron a toda una generación y se han convertido en producciones de culto como Keroro, KochiKame, Jewelpet, Ninja Hattori, Kiteretsu (El primo más listo de Nobita) y Reborn!.

El otro estará dedicado enteramente al mítico personaje de Garfield, creado por Jim Davis en 1978 y convertido en serie de televisión de animación en 1988 bajo el nombre de Garfield y sus amigos.

Series del canal Anime Clásico

Keroro

Cinco alienígenas del planeta Keron, en la nebulosa de Gama, llegan a la Tierra (que ellos llaman Pokopen) a reconocer el terreno para una inminente invasión. Los keronenses tienen aspecto de rana y cada uno de ellos tiene un color y un distintivo diferente.

No obstante, los cinco se separan y el protagonista y líder de la tropa, Keroro, acaba infiltrado en casa de la familia Hinata, con la que vivirán grandes aventuras.

Ninja Hattori

Una noche de invierno, mientras Ken-ichi ve una película de ninjas por televisión, aparece a su lado un niño vestido como un ninja de la guerra feudal. El niño se llama Kanzoh Hattori, y viene del pueblo de Iga (famoso por su tradición ninja). Enseguida se hacen amigos. Los padres de Ken-ichi, a pesar de que no se creen al principio que sea un verdadero ninja, pronto se dan cuenta de que Hattori es un chico muy simpático con un gran sentido del deber, y empiezan a considerarlo un buen amigo de su hijo.

Esta serie nació de Fujiko Fujio, el mismo creador de Doraemon y fue producida en los mismos estudios de animación que la mítica serie Doraemon.

Kochikame

La historia sigue las locas aventuras del policía de mediana edad Kankichi Ryotsu (Ryo-san), quien trabaja en la comisaría del barrio de Kochikame en Tokio. Ryotsu siempre anda buscando la manera de ganar dinero fácilmente, pero cuando le salen mal los planes acaba pidiendo ayuda a Nakagawa.

Es una serie con una fuerte personalidad, con muchas semejanzas cómicas con la famosa saga americana de largometrajes Loca Academia de Policía.

Kiteretsu (El primo más listo de Nobita)

Serie ambientada en la vida de un niño de 12 años, Kiteretsu. Es un niño que destaca por su inteligencia y es capaz de fabricar los inventos más sorprendentes, gracias al libro de su antepasado: el maestro Kiteretsu. Kiteretsu vive con sus padres y el robot samurái que él mismo creó, Korosuke.

Esta serie nació de Fujiko Fujio, el mismo creador de Doraemon, y fue producida en los mismos estudios de animación que la mítica serie de Doraemon.

Jewelpet

Jewelpet trata sobre una historia de unas chicas humanas y los Jewelpets que provienen del mundo mágico Jewel Land. Los ojos de los Jewelpets tienen poderes mágicos con los que pueden resolver problemas de los humanos.

Es una serie producida por Sanrio, productora de Hello Kitty y de la famosa empresa de videojuegos SEGA con colaboración de Fuji Creative.

Reborn!

Reborn! trata sobre Tsunayoshi Sawada, un chico normal, de gran corazón, que vive en Tokio. Está enamorado de Kyôko Sasagawa y sus compañeros siempre se meten con él, llamándole “Tsuninútil”, debido a su nula capacidad tanto en los estudios como en los deportes. Un día, su pariente Timoteo (el 9º Jefe de la familia Vongola) le comunica que él va a ser su sucesor.

Para que Tsuna esté preparado para el momento en el que él sea el 10º Jefe, manda a su casa a un tutor personal llamado Reborn que le ayudará a ser un buen Jefe gracias a un arma especial de la familia Vongola, y que en ciertas ocasiones le ayudará a continuar su vida normal de una sola pieza.

Canal Garfield

Garfield y sus amigos

La serie nos muestra la vida de Garfield, que se resume en devorar lasaña, dormir, fastidiar al perro Odie y, de paso, también a su dueño, John. La serie combina segmentos de Garfield con otros basados en La Granja de Orson.

Serie creada por el famoso dibujante de comics strip, Jim Davis, y dirigida y producida por Phil Roman, en los estudios Film Roman Productions, mismo estudio que ha producido la serie Los Simpsons.

Esta es la primera vez que se podrá ver la serie Garfield y sus amigos remasterizada en 4K y doblada al castellano. (Hasta la fecha, la serie solo se ha retransmitido doblada al español neutro).

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Nickelodeon UK Ratings for Week of Monday 29th March - Sunday 4th April 2021

Nickelodeon UK Network Ratings for week of Monday 29th March - Sunday 4th April 2021.


Ratings were up on Nickelodeon UK and Nicktoons this week compared to the previous week (March 22-28), according to BARB data, with viewership down on Nickelodeon's preschool channels, Nick Jr. and Nick Jr. Too.

Nickelodeon Total:

1. FILM: HORRID HENRY: THE MOVIE (FRI 14:31) - 107,000
2. THE THUNDERMANS (MON 08:00) - 99,100
3. THE THUNDERMANS (MON 07:29) - 94,500
4. HORRID HENRY (SAT 07:14) - 57,100
5. HORRID HENRY (WED 07:00) - 52,100
6. THE THUNDERMANS (FRI 12:31) - 49,700
7. THE THUNDERMANS (WED 07:29) - 47,100
8. THE THUNDERMANS (THU 16:28) - 46,500
9. THE THUNDERMANS (FRI 12:00) - 42,900
10. HORRID HENRY (SAT 16:00) - 40,600
11. [MISSING PROGRAMME] (TUE 08:00) - 40,400
12. THE THUNDERMANS (FRI 07:59) - 39,700
13. THE THUNDERMANS (WED 23:30) - 39,300
14. THE THUNDERMANS (FRI 11:31) - 37,500
15. ICARLY (SAT 19:00) - 36,300

Note: I'm trying to track down what "Missing Programme" could be. I'll update this post if and when information becomes available.

NickToons Total:

1. SPONGEBOB SQUAREPANTS (SAT 11:00) - 62,000
2. SPONGEBOB SQUAREPANTS (SUN 10:30) - 50,900
3. SPONGEBOB SQUAREPANTS (SAT 12:00) - 48,900
4. SPONGEBOB SQUAREPANTS (SAT 11:31) - 46,600
5. SPONGEBOB SQUAREPANTS (SUN 10:45) - 46,500
6. HORRID HENRY (THU 11:45) - 45,300
7. HORRID HENRY (WED 11:30) - 43,400
8. HORRID HENRY (THU 11:15) - 41,600
9. SPONGEBOB SQUAREPANTS (THU 11:59) - 41,600
10. HORRID HENRY (THU 10:30) - 41,600
11. HORRID HENRY (THU 11:00) - 41,600
12. HORRID HENRY (THU 11:30) - 41,600
13. SPONGEBOB SQUAREPANTS (THU 12:14) - 41,600
14. HORRID HENRY (THU 10:45) - 41,600
15. HORRID HENRY (THU 10:15) - 41,600

Nick Jr. Total:

1. PEPPA PIG (SAT 19:14) - 133,700
2. PAW PATROL (THU 14:44) - 128,300
3. PEPPA PIG (SAT 19:49) - 126,900
4. PEPPA PIG (SAT 18:59) - 121,900
5. PAW PATROL (SAT 08:00) - 119,000
6. PEPPA PIG (FRI 11:49) - 115,300
7. PEPPA PIG (SAT 19:19) - 111,600
8. PEPPA PIG (SAT 18:44) - 110,200
9. PEPPA PIG (TUE 10:34) - 100,800
10. PEPPA PIG (SAT 15:44) - 100,800
11. PAW PATROL (WED 17:30) - 99,500
12. PEPPA PIG (SAT 17:59) - 97,100
13. PAW PATROL (MON 17:30) - 97,000
14. PEPPA PIG (TUE 10:44) - 95,400
15. PEPPA PIG (SAT 15:29) - 94,200

Nick Jr. Too:

1. PEPPA PIG (MON 18:00) - 80,600
2. BEN AND HOLLY'S LITTLE KINGDOM (TUE 26:30) - 78,800
3. PEPPA PIG (WED 22:45) - 78,500
4. BEN AND HOLLY'S LITTLE KINGDOM (TUE 26:45) - 70,900
5. PEPPA PIG (MON 10:00) - 70,000
6. PEPPA PIG (TUE 17:15) - 69,200
7. PEPPA PIG (TUE 08:10) - 65,700
8. PAW PATROL (THU 10:00) - 65,300
9. PAW PATROL (THU 16:45) - 62,500
10. PEPPA PIG (MON 08:30) - 61,500
11. PEPPA PIG (TUE 08:25) - 60,600
12. PEPPA PIG (MON 10:15) - 60,500
13. PAW PATROL (THU 10:15) - 60,100
14. PAW PATROL (FRI 10:45) - 59,900
15. PAW PATROL (FRI 11:00) - 59,900

Note: Nick Jr. Too is listed as Nick Jr 2 on BARB.

Nickelodeon Network:

1. PEPPA PIG (SAT 19:14) - Nick Jr Total - 133,700
2. PAW PATROL (THU 14:44) - Nick Jr Total - 128,300
3. PEPPA PIG (SAT 19:49) - Nick Jr Total - 126,900
4. PEPPA PIG (SAT 18:59) - Nick Jr Total - 121,900
5. PAW PATROL (SAT 08:00) - Nick Jr Total - 119,000
6. PEPPA PIG (FRI 11:49) - Nick Jr Total - 115,300
7. PEPPA PIG (SAT 19:19) - Nick Jr Total - 111,600
8. PEPPA PIG (SAT 18:44) - Nick Jr Total - 110,200
9. FILM: HORRID HENRY: THE MOVIE (FRI 14:31) - Nickelodeon Total - 107,000
10. PEPPA PIG (TUE 10:34) - Nick Jr Total - 100,800
11. PEPPA PIG (SAT 15:44 - Nick Jr Total - 100,800
12. PAW PATROL (WED 17:30) - Nick Jr Total - 99,500
13. THE THUNDERMANS (MON 08:00) - Nickelodeon Total - 99,100
14. PEPPA PIG (SAT 17:59) - Nick Jr Total - 97,100
15. PAW PATROL (MON 17:30) - Nick Jr Total - 97,000

Ratings data provided by BARB.

Programmes of less than 5 minutes duration are excluded from these reports.

Linear TV viewing only; Data for viewing programming on PC/laptops, Tablets and Smartphones is currently unavailable.

Originally published: Monday, April 12, 2021
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'Craft Party' Independence Day Special | Nick Jr. Israel

מסיבת יצירה: ספיישל יום העצמאות בדוכן | ניק ג'וניור
ניק ג'וניור ישראל


פרק מיוחד של מסיבת יצירה ליום העצמאות! מור ושי-יה ילמדו אתכם להכין כדורי שוקולד כחול לבן ויזמינו חברים וחברות למסיבת יום העצמאות בדוכן. אז בואו נתחיל!

#ניקגוניור #מסיבתיצירה #פסח

מסיבת יצירה: ספיישל יום העצמאות בדוכן | כדורי שוקולד כחול לבן | ניק ג'וניור
ניק ג'וניור ישראל


פרק מיוחד של מסיבת יצירה ליום העצמאות! מור ושי-יה ילמדו אתכם להכין כדורי שוקולד כחול לבן ויזמינו חברים וחברות למסיבת יום העצמאות בדוכן. אז בואו נתחיל!

#ניקגוניור #מסיבתיצירה #יום_העצמאות


Originally published: Friday, April 09, 2021.

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'An Unexpected Guest' | Hunter Street FULL EPISODE! | Season 4 SNEAK PEEK! | Nickelodeon UK

Hunter Street FULL EPISODE! | Season 4 SNEAK PEEK! | Nickelodeon UK


Catch season 4 of Hunter Street, from Monday 19th April at 6:30pm, on Nickelodeon UK & Ireland! Click HERE for more info!

An Unexpected Guest: It’s summer, and Oliver (Eliyha Altena) and Anika (Kyra Smith) have a whole new mystery on their hands – figuring out who their real dad is! But an unexpected guest and an invitation to a high-tech summer school sends them in a different direction.

Fans can visit nick.co.uk/hunterstreet to find out more about Hunter Street, 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.

Additionally, fans can catch up on previous seasons by catching the replays on Nickelodeon and by streaming episodes on demand.


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Genius Brands Greenlights 'Rainbow Rangers' Season 3, Announces New Distribution Deals

Genius Brands Greenlights Season Three of Hit Children’s Series Rainbow Rangers, Now Available Globally Across Multiple Streaming and Broadcast Platforms

NETFLIX and AMAZON PRIME VIDEO Join Key Media Partners Worldwide, Including Nickelodeon Latin America, Roku in U.K., TVNZ, NOGA, and KARTOON CHANNEL! in U.S. and Canada


BEVERLY HILLS, Calif., April 12, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Genius Brands International “Genius Brands” (Nasdaq:GNUS), announces today the greenlight of season three of its flagship animated preschool series, ​Rainbow Rangers, and a deal with NETFLIX to stream season one starting in July 2021 in the U.S., Canada, U.K., Australia, New Zealand, and the Middle East. The company also announced additional deals for the series, including Amazon Prime Video, New Zealand’s TVNZ, and Israel’s Noga.

The new media partners for Rainbow Rangers join an ever-expanding list of top media partners worldwide, including Genius Brands’ Kartoon Channel! in the U.S. and Canada, Corus Entertainment’s Treehouse (Canada), Televisa and BLIM TV (Mexico), Cartoonito (Italy), NineNetwork (Australia), CCTV and iQiyi (China), Nickelodeon and NOGGIN (Latin America) TV2 (Hungary), NOGA (Israel), Mini Mini (Poland), Canal Panda (Portugal), Discovery Kids (Middle East), Mediacorp (Singapore), Awesome TV (Malaysia), and Pikaboo (Serbia, Montenegro, Macedonia, Slovenia, Croatia, Bosnia, Herzegovina). Season one of Rainbow Rangers premiered in October 2018 and season two in November 2019.

Andy Heyward, Chairman & CEO of Genius Brands stated, “In under three years, we successfully launched and have dramatically increased the presence of Rainbow Rangers around the world, beginning with Nickelodeon here in the U.S., and we are now launching the premiere of new episodes to Kartoon Channel! in the U.S. The fact that the series has been sought by top tier broadcasters around the world, now including Netflix, underscores its huge appeal. As we rapidly grow our global audience and assign global licensing agents, we remain committed to accelerating the launch of related merchandise worldwide through big box retailers and online, which we believe will drive value for our shareholders. Season three stories will have a unique twist to it, which we believe will have a significant impact on consumer products worldwide, along with our new master toy licensee.”

Rainbow Rangers is a rescue-based series that follows the adventures of seven girls who are Earth’s first responders—protecting people, animals, resources, and the natural beauty of our world. Hilary Cherniss and Sara Jane Sluke, who were key writers in Seasons 1 and 2, will become Head Writers of Season 3. Multiple Emmy Award-winning director Michael Maliani directs the series, and Genius Brands' Chairman & CEO and multiple Emmy Award-winning producer, Andy Heyward, serves as executive producer.

About Genius Brands International
Genius Brands International, Inc. (Nasdaq: GNUS) is a leading global kids media company developing, producing, marketing and licensing branded children’s entertainment properties and consumer products for media and retail distribution. The Company’s award-winning ‘content with a purpose’ portfolio includes the upcoming Stan Lee’s Superhero Kindergarten, starring Arnold Schwarzenegger, for Kartoon Channel!; Shaq’s Garage, starring Shaquille O’Neal for Kartoon Channel!; Rainbow Rangers for Nick Jr.; Llama Llama, starring Jennifer Garner, for Netflix; award-winning toddler brand Baby Genius; adventure comedy STEM series Thomas Edison's Secret Lab; and entrepreneurship series Warren Buffett's Secret Millionaires Club. Through licensing agreements with leading partners, characters from Genius Brands’ IP also appear on a wide range of consumer products for the worldwide retail marketplace. The Company’s new Kartoon Channel! and Kartoon Classroom! are available in over 100 million U.S. television households via a broad range of distribution platforms, including Comcast, Cox, DISH, Sling TV, Amazon Prime, Amazon Fire, Apple TV, Apple i0s, Android TV, Android Mobil, Google Play, Xumo, Roku, Tubi, KartoonChannel.com, Samsung Smart TVs and LG TVs. For additional information, please visit www.gnusbrands.com.

Forward Looking Statements: Certain statements in this press release constitute "forward-looking statements" within the meaning of the federal securities laws. Words such as "may," "might," "will," "should," "believe," "expect," "anticipate," "estimate," "continue," "predict," "forecast," "project," "plan," "intend" or similar expressions, or statements regarding intent, belief, or current expectations, are forward-looking statements. While the Company believes these forward-looking statements are reasonable, undue reliance should not be placed on any such forward-looking statements, which are based on information available to us on the date of this release. These forward looking statements are based upon current estimates and assumptions and are subject to various risks and uncertainties, including without limitation, our ability to generate revenue or achieve profitability; our ability to obtain additional financing on acceptable terms, if at all; the potential issuance of a significant number of shares, which will dilute our equity holders; fluctuations in the results of our operations from period to period; general economic and financial conditions; our ability to anticipate changes in popular culture, media and movies, fashion and technology; competitive pressure from other distributors of content and within the retail market; our reliance on and relationships with third-party production and animation studios; our ability to market and advertise our products; our reliance on third-parties to promote our products; our ability to keep pace with technological advances; our ability to protect our intellectual property and those other risk factors set forth in the “Risk Factors” section of the Company’s most recent Annual Report on Form 10-K and in the Company's subsequent filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the "SEC"). Thus, actual results could be materially different. The Company expressly disclaims any obligation to update or alter statements whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise, except as required by law.

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Originally published: Monday, April 12, 2021.

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Netflix USA to Add Raft of 'Motu Patlu' and 'Shiva' Movies on Monday, April 12

Netflix USA will be added a raft of original TV movies inspired by Nickelodeon India's hit animated series Motu Patlu and Shiva on Monday, April 12, What's on Netflix reports!


The "Motu Patlu Animation Collection" will see the streaming platform add four movies based on the awesome-twosome: Kung Fu Kings, Motu Patlu in the City of Gold, Motu Patlu the Superheroes – Super Villains from Mars, Motu Patlu Kun Fu Kings 4 The Challenge of Kung Fu Brothers and Motu Patlu in Hong Kong: Kung Fu Kings 3.

Additionally, the streamer will add the Shiva movies Shiva vs Autobots (2018) and Shiva: Journey to Plunotaria (2020).

Set in the beautiful city of Furfuri Nagariya, Motu Patlu is the story is of the lovable duo Motu and Patlu, who are as similar as chalk and cheese. The Awesome Twosome are always on an adventurous expedition and have an uncanny ability to get into tricky situations every single day!

Shiva follows the adventures of a young boy who lives with his grandparents in a fictional city named Vedas in India. He has supernatural powers, allowing him to fight lots of villains who are harmful for his city.

Both series are produced by Cosmos-Maya for Viacom18's Nickelodeon in India.

Netflix USA will also be adding all four seasons of Nickelodeon USA's hit live-action comedy Nicky, Ricky, Dicky & Dawn on Monday, April 12, 2021!


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April 2021 on TeenNick Europe: Easter | Side Hustle | Noobees 2 | Spyders 2 | All That + More

Below is a round-up of TeenNick Europe's programming highlights for April 2021!


More Highlights:



About TeenNick Europe and this guide: Although TeenNick Europe is not the official name of this channel, it's the name I've given it as it broadcasts primarily in Europe. There are a couple of pan-regional versions of TeenNick: TeenNick Comm (aka TeenNick Europe), which broadcasts in France (under the name Nickelodeon Teen) and Hungary; and TeenNick Global, which is available in Latin America and Romania. All times CET, please check local listings for localised air times. Unless otherwise noted, localised episode titles are Hungarian (Magyar). Most of the premieres listed only apply to TeenNick Hungary (Magyarország).

--- This April, Teen Nick Europe will be airing:

-- The brand new show Side Hustle:

- 2021-04-25 18:10 1x11 Nyüzsgés indul! (Start Hustling) - series premiere

Side Hustle is locally titled "Másodállás kerestetik" in Hungary.

-- Brand new episodes of Noobees season 2:

- 2021-04-01 16:35 2x57 Journey to the Semifinal
- 2021-04-02 16:35 2x59 Who is David?
- 2021-04-05 16:35 2x58 The Beginning of the End
- 2021-04-06 16:35 2x60 Gamers United - season two finale

"Noobees" is locally titled "Noob csapat" in Hungary.

-- Brand new episodes of All That:

- 2021-04-02 21:10 11x12
- 2021-04-09 21:10 11x13

"All That" is locally titled "Sok hűhó" in Hungary.

-- Brand new episodes of Nickelodeon's Spyders season 2:

2021-04-01 18:00 2x09 The Passport
2021-04-02 18:00 2x10 Spy Bootcamp
2021-04-05 19:00 2x11 The Trap
2021-04-06 19:00 2x12 Starting Over
2021-04-07 19:00 2x13 The Crystal
2021-04-08 19:00 2x14 63 Hours
2021-04-09 19:00 2x15 The Mission
2021-04-12 19:00 2x16 The Stranger
2021-04-13 19:00 2x17 Nikki's Secret
2021-04-14 19:00 2x18 The Countdown
2021-04-15 19:00 2x19 Final Deadline
2021-04-16 19:00 2x20 Ticking Clock - season two finale

-- Easter Movie Marathons:

- 2021-04-03 12:15-16:20
- 2021-04-04 12:10-16:20

-- Easter Specials:

- 2021-04-05 12:20-16:35

-- A selection of Nickelodeon Original Movies and specials:

2021-04-03 12:15 Splitting Adam (Adam és Adam)
2021-04-03 14:00 Liar, Liar, Vampire (Kamu vámpír/Kamuvámpír)
2021-04-03 15:15 Rufus
2021-04-03/04 20:45/10:50  Big Time Beach Party (Big Time Rush: Mágikus part)
2021-04-04 12:10 Swindle (Svindli a négyzeten)
2021-04-04 13:55 One Crazy Cruise (Egy észvesztő hajóút)
2021-04-04 15:15 Blurt! (Ne szólj szám!)
2021-04-05 12:20 The Thundermans: A Hero is Born (A Thunderman család: Hős születik)
2021-04-05 13:15 iCarly: iStill Psycho (iCarly: Még mindig pszicho)
2021-04-05 14:15 iCarly: iFight Shelby Marx (iCarly: A Shelby Marx meccs) iCarly: iShock America (iCarly: iSokkoljuk Amerikát)
2021-04-05 14:55 Sam & Cat: #TheKillerTunaJump (Sam és Cat: A gyilkos ugratás: Jade, Freddie, Robbie)
2021-04-05 15:45 Victorious: Tori Goes Platinum (V, mint Viktória: Tori platina lesz) iCarly: iStart a Fan War (iCarly: A rajongók háborúja)
2021-04-10/11 20:45/10:50 iCarly: iStart a Fan War (iCarly: A rajongók háborúja)
2021-04-17/18 20:45/10:50 A Thunderman család: Hős születik
2021-04-21/22 20:45/10:50 V, mint Viktória: Tori platina lesz

A csatorna első húsvétjakor filmdélutánnal, illetve különkiadásokkal ünnepel. Hétvégén a már sokat látott, családi szórakozást elősegítő, népszerű Nickelodeonos színészekkel készített tévéfilmek lesznek láthatóak, hétfőn pedig a népszerű sorozataik különkiadásával, dupla epizódos kalandjaival kedveskedik a csatorna. Ezt azért kell kiemelni, mert a hétköznapi műsoridőben ezek az epizódok nem szoktak adásba kerülni. A későbbiekben a szombat esti filmblokkban még több hasonló különkiadás kap majd helyet.

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áprilisi; új sorozat; évadzáró; Húsvéti filmmaraton; Különkiadások húsvétkor; Filmek különkiadások áprilisban.

Originally published: Tuesday, March 16, 2021.

Original source: Mentrum.

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May 2021 on TeenNick Europe: Goldie's Oldies | Side Hustle | All That + More

Below is a round-up of TeenNick Europe's programming highlights for May 2021!


More Highlights:



About TeenNick Europe and this guide: Although TeenNick Europe is not the official name of this channel, it's the name I've given it as it broadcasts primarily in Europe. There are a couple of pan-regional versions of TeenNick: TeenNick Comm (aka TeenNick Europe), which broadcasts in France (under the name Nickelodeon Teen) and Hungary; and TeenNick Global, which is available in Latin America and Romania. All times CET, please check local listings for localised air times. Unless otherwise noted, localised episode titles are Hungarian (Magyar). Most of the premieres listed only apply to TeenNick Hungary (Magyarország).

--- This May, Teen Nick Europe will be airing:

-- The brand new show Goldie's Oldies:

- 2021-05-24 16:40 1x05 Sherr-ing Means Caring (series premiere)
- 2021-05-25 16:40 1x04 Smells Like Teen Spirits
- 2021-05-26 16:40 1x01 All Hands Off Tech
- 2021-05-27 16:40 1x06 Spoiler Alert!
- 2021-05-28 16:40 1x02 Game of Phones
- 2021-05-31 16:40 1x07 Goldie & The Real Boy

"Goldie's Oldies" is locally titled "Goldie és a nagyon nagykorúak" in Hungary.

-- Brand new episodes of Side Hustle:

- 2021-05-02 18:10 1x02 Vitaminkatasztrófa (Vitamin D-isaster)
- 2021-05-09 18:10 1x03 A garázsvásár (Yard Sale)
- 2021-05-16 18:10 1x04 Szemét meló (Trashy Jobs)
- 2021-05-23 18:10 1x05 Barátságünnep (Friendiversary)
- 2021-05-30 18:10 1x06 Milkshake Suckdown

"Side Hustle" is locally titled "Másodállás kerestetik" in Hungary.

-- Brand new episodes of All That:

- 2021-05-03 21:10 11x15
- 2021-05-04 21:10 11x17
- 2021-05-05 21:10 11x16
- 2021-05-06 21:10 11x18
- 2021-05-07 21:10 11x19
- 2021-05-10 21:10 11x20
- 2021-05-11 21:10 11x13
- 2021-05-12 21:10 11x21
- 2021-05-13 21:10 11x23
- 2021-05-14 21:10 11x24

-- A selection of Nickelodeon Original Movies and specials, airing every Saturday night at 20:45, and repeated the following Sunday at 10:50:

- 2021-05-01 20:45 Big Time Rush: Big Time Dreams (Big Time Rush: A nagy díjátadó)
- 2021-05-08 20:45 iCarly: iStill Psycho (iCarly: Még mindig pszihó)
- 2021-05-15 20:45 Sam & Cat: #TheKillerTunaJump (Sam és Cat: A gyilkos ugratás: Jade, Freddie, Robbie)
- 2021-05-22 20:45 Victorious: Locked Up (V, mint Viktória: Bezárva külföldön)
- 2021-05-29 20:45 Big Time Rush: A nagy díjátadó

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Májusi; új sorozat; Filmek, különkiadások májusban - minden szombat este 20:45-kor, ismétlés vasárnap 10:50-kor.

Originally published: Monday, April 12, 2021.

Original source: Mentrum.

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