Monday, April 17, 2023

Pluto TV To Stream Full Previous Seasons Of 'iCarly', ‘Beavis & Butt-Head’, ‘RuPaul’s Drag Race All-Stars’ And Other Series For Free Ahead Of New Season Premieres On Paramount+

Keeping current with shows in Paramount Global’s portfolio is getting a bit easier, as the company’s free streaming outlet Pluto TV is beginning to offer full previous seasons before their new seasons premiere on Paramount+.

Pluto TV | Photo Illustration by Rafael Henrique/SOPA Images/LightRocket via Getty Images

The initiative starts Thursday (April 20) with Mike Judge’s Beavis & Butt-Head, with shows like iCarly, RuPaul’s Drag Race All Stars, Queen of the Universe, Joe Pickett and Star Trek: Strange New Worlds following over the next few weeks and months. For 30 days, the full prior season of the series will be available during primetime programming on the service, on the Paramount+ Picks channel. Various other channels on Pluto will host special programming blocks across a wide variety of Pluto TV channels and on-demand. In addition, the new season’s premiere episode will be available on Pluto for one week following its debut on Paramount+.
 
Pluto, which emphasizes live viewing, ended 2022 with 79 million monthly active users. It has been an early leader in the FAST sector and has also been used for synergistic purposes, creating dedicated channels for many Paramount properties and forging strong ties with CBS, the MTV networks and others as a way to respond to cord-cutting. Since joining the Viacom fold in 2019 ahead of its merger with CBS (and a subsequent rebrand to Paramount Global), Pluto has become an increasingly valuable piece of real estate for the company. It has sometimes streamed individual episodes from its pay-TV or subscription siblings as a way of converting free viewers to paying subscribers. But the latest initiative is breaking ground by offering entire seasons of shows about to debut behind the pay wall.

“Paramount strives to deliver audiences a best-in-class streaming experience offering both free and paid options with Pluto TV and Paramount+,” said Amy Kuessner, EVP, Content Strategy and Global Partnerships, Paramount Streaming. “This new offering reinforces the power and synergy of Paramount’s funnel, both in fueling Pluto TV with popular, fan-favorite original series, as well as serving to promote, market and drive consumers to Paramount+.”

The news was first reported by Deadline.

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Baby Shark X Sesame Street | Baby Shark Song with @SesameStreet | Collaboration | Pinkfong Kids Song | Pinkfong Baby Shark - Kids' Songs & Stories

Baby Shark X Sesame Street | Baby Shark Song with @SesameStreet | Collaboration | Pinkfong Kids Song | Pinkfong Baby Shark - Kids' Songs & Stories


Join your friends from Baby Shark and Sesame Street for this very special Baby Shark Collaboration🦈. 

Baby Shark and William meet new friends, Elmo, Abby, and Cookie Monster from @SesameStreet.  Let's sing along to the special version of Baby Shark with a fun game of tag! 

----- 🎵 Lyrics

Hi there! 

We’re learning a new song 
with some very special friends. 

Sing along with us!
Ready?

Baby Shark!
Baby Shark, 
doo doo doo doo doo doo.
Baby Shark, 
doo doo doo doo doo doo.
Baby Shark, 
doo doo doo doo doo doo.
Baby Shark!

Hey there! 
 
Elmo, 
doo doo doo doo doo doo.
Elmo, 
doo doo doo doo doo doo.
Elmo, 
doo doo doo doo doo doo.
Elmo! 

This is Abby, 
doo doo doo doo doo.
This is Abby, 
doo doo doo doo doo.
This is Abby, 
doo doo doo doo doo.
This is Abby!

Me Cookie Monster, 
doo doo doo doo doo.
Cookie Monster, 
doo doo doo doo doo.
Cookie Monster, 
doo doo doo doo doo.
Cookie Monster!

Hey! 
Don’t forget about me! 

Oh, right! 
This is…

I am William, 
doo doo doo doo doo.
I am William, 
doo doo doo doo doo.
I am William, 
doo doo doo doo doo.
That’s right, William!

Doo doo doo doo doo doo.
This is so much fun!

Yeah! 

Hey! 
Should we play 
a game together?

Yes! 
How about a game of tag?

Oh, yeah! 
 
Ready or not! 
Here I come! 
Run away!

Run away, 
doo doo doo doo doo doo. 
Run away, 
doo doo doo doo doo doo. 
Run away, 
doo doo doo doo doo doo. 
Run away! 

Two down! 

Run away, 
doo doo doo doo doo doo.
Run away, 
doo doo doo doo doo doo. 
Run away, 
doo doo doo doo doo doo. 
Run away! 
I got you!

It’s so fun, 
doo doo doo doo doo doo.
It’s so fun, 
doo doo doo doo doo doo.
It’s so fun, 
doo doo doo doo doo doo.
It’s so fun!

Now, it’s dance time! 
Dance, dance, dance, 
doo doo doo doo doo doo.
Dance, dance, dance, 
doo doo doo doo doo doo.
Dance, dance, dance, 
doo doo doo doo doo doo.
Dance, dance, dance! 

So much fun, 
doo doo doo doo doo doo.
So much fun, 
doo doo doo doo doo doo.
So much fun, 
doo doo doo doo doo doo.
So much fun! 

It’s already time to 
say goodbye.

It’s the end, 
doo doo doo doo doo doo.
It’s the end, 
doo doo doo doo doo doo.
It’s the end, 
doo doo doo doo doo doo.
It’s the end! 

Goodbye, friends, 
doo doo doo doo doo doo. 
Goodbye, friends, 
doo doo doo doo doo doo. 
Goodbye, friends, 
doo doo doo doo doo doo. 
Goodbye, friends!

See you again, 
Baby Shark and William!

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Malta Set to Host Nickelodeon Treasure Hunt 2023

Nick News Brief: The Malta Tourism Authority has revealed that they are once again partnering with Paramount Global to host the third Nickelodeon Treasure Hunt later this year! Also in the pipeline is the 2023 Isle of MTV!


Update (19/2) - Nickelodeon Treasure Hunt Malta 2023 will be held across Saturday 27th and Sunday 28th May 2023, with the promo suggesting that this year's event will feature Transformers: EarthSpark, Kamp Koral: SpongeBob's Under Years, Baby Shark's Big Show! and PAW Patrol! Full information will be unveiled soon on the official Nickelodeon Treasure Hunt Malta Facebook page!

Valletta is set to be transformed into Nickelodeon land during this fun-packed weekend in Malta!

Update (14/4) - Paramount Global has announced the third edition of the Nickelodeon experiential tourism franchise, Nickelodeon Treasure Hunt Malta, to take place in Valletta on May 27 and 28.  

The Nickelodeon Treasure Hunt will offer a series of new activities for 2023, designed to drive discovery of Valletta for kids and families through the power of Nickelodeon’s characters – from SpongeBob SquarePants and PAW Patrol to Transformers and Baby Shark.

A Nickelodeon Treasure Hunt map will act as a guide for kids to experience a series of character-themed zones across multiple locations in the heart of Valletta, creating memories and collecting mementos along the way.  

Activities in Valletta will include a Transformers Zone on Republic Street starring a life-size Bumble Bee Transformer, a Nickelodeon Dance Party at Pjazza Teatru Rjal featuring some of Nickelodeon’s biggest animated stars, a PAW Patrol Zone in Jean De Valette Square including Malta’s real-life first responders from the police and fire departments, and a SpongeBob SquarePants Zone where families will be able to experience the world’s most-famous sea-sponge like never before. Across all the zones, kids and families will be able to enjoy exclusive giveaways, interactive augmented reality photo experiences and character meet and greets. On both Saturday and Sunday, Nickelodeon parades will close each day’s activity, starting from Republic Street and finishing in Triton Square.  

In addition to the Nickelodeon Treasure Hunt in Valletta, kids and families will be able to discover the wider island through an exclusive Heritage Malta Trail, running around the Treasure Hunt weekend. With discounted tickets and offers for some of Heritage Malta’s most family friendly attractions – Għar Dalam ,Ħaġar Qim and Mnajdra and Archaeological Park, National Museum of Natural History and Saint Paul’s Catacombs the Trail builds on the Nickelodeon Treasure Hunt weekend, showcasing some of Malta’s attractions for visiting kids and families to discover. 

“Bringing our global hit franchises to life for our fans is a key priority for us at Paramount, and Nickelodeon Treasure Hunt is an exciting way to bring our Nickelodeon world to kids and families visiting Malta and help them discover all the opportunities that the island has to offer to them,” says Lee Sears, executive vice president and general manager, international digital and ad sales, Paramount. 

All activities included in the Nickelodeon Treasure Hunt will be free entry, with no registration or ticket required to access. 

The event will be promoted across Nickelodeon’s European network.

Nickelodeon Treasure Hunt Malta 2023 trailer

Nickelodeon Treasure Hunt Malta first launched in 2019, harnessing the global power of the Nickelodeon brand and its universally loved characters to drive tourism to Malta’s family-friendly attractions during off-peak months.

As will previous editions, the third edition of Nickelodeon Treasure Hunt promises to be a unique, fun-packed event, full of exciting ways for kids & families to immerse themselves in the world of Nickelodeon. Connecting with their favourite characters, making memories whilst discovering how much Malta has to offer.


Originally published: February 14, 2023.


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Big Heart World and Noggin Release New Research on How Black and White Families Discuss Race With Their Children

Do you tell your kid something is ‘racist’ or ‘mean’? The answer may depend on your race. New research shows white parents shy away from identifying racism with children

New research shows Black families are more likely to use the terms “racist” and “racism” when discussing racist situations, while white families are more likely to use words like “bad,” “mean,” and “rude.” Credit: Jackie Mader/The Hechinger Report

New research shows Black families are more likely to use the terms “racist” and “racism” when discussing racist situations, while white families are more likely to use words like “bad,” “mean,” and “rude.” Credit: Jackie Mader/The Hechinger Report

While many Black and Hispanic parents talk to their children about racial discrimination before they start school and explicitly teach the concept of racism, white families are far less likely to broach the topic and shy away from identifying racism. The absence of these conversations could make it difficult for white children to identify racism and intervene in situations where it exists, experts say.

This is one of the main findings of research released last month by several children’s media organizations, including Big Heart World, a social and emotional learning initiative created by the nonprofit Sparkler Learning, Content for Change, an initiative by Paramount meant to combat racism, bias and stereotypes and by Noggin, Nickelodeon’s platform for young children. Researchers surveyed more than 15,000 families in 2019 and 2020 to examine the experiences and perceptions around conversations on race. Those findings were followed up by observations of 24 children and parent pairs to examine the similarities and differences in the language families use to discuss racist scenarios.

The report found that the conversations families have — and when they occur — differ depending on a family’s race, findings that echo previous research. Nearly one in three Hispanic and Black parents reported discussing racial discrimination with their children before kindergarten, compared to 12 percent of white families. An analysis of parent-child conversations about racist situations pointed to another large discrepancy: Families vary greatly in the language they use during these conversations, depending on family race and ethnicity.

“We know there’s a problem,” Colleen Russo Johnson, a developmental psychologist and vice president of digital and cultural consumer insights at Nickelodeon told The Hechinger Report. “There’s a group of parents who are eager to have these conversations, who need the help and don’t know what to do,” Russo Johnson said. “But then there’s the group of parents who also don’t know that they need to have these conversations, and don’t realize why they need to have these conversations.”

Most notably, researchers observed:

  • All parents reported feeling unprepared to talk about race and racism, and all families used words like “unfair” and “fair” or “right” and “wrong” when having these discussions.
  • Black families were more likely to use the terms “racist” and “racism” when discussing racist situations, while white families were more likely to use words like “bad,” “mean,” and “rude.”
  • Black families were more likely to use emotion-based words, like “angry,” “mad,” and “sad.” 
  • White families were more likely to use “color-evasive statements,” such as, “We don’t see color” and “Color doesn’t matter.” This tendency to shy away from identifying racism “ignores the suffering of those who experience racism, and does not set children up to successfully identify racism and intervene,” researchers wrote.

Talking about race, ethnicity and racism with young children is important, experts say, as awareness of race starts early. Children start to show a preference for faces from their own ethnic group in infancy and begin to internalize racial bias by preschool.

“If we’re saying, ‘We don’t see color, we don’t see racism,’ [we’re] unintentionally denying that racism exists,” Russo Johnson said. “We can’t say everyone is treated equally or everyone is equal, because right now everyone is not treated equally,” she added. “Until we can face the reality that racism does exist, we can’t actually solve it and work against racism to be anti-racist.”

Black and Hispanic parents are also far more likely than white parents to state racial bias is commonplace, according to a forthcoming section of the report. Eighty percent of Black parents and 61 percent of Hispanic parents said Black people face “a lot” of discrimination, compared to 41 percent of white parents.

Black children have largely internalized the fact that racism exists, while many of their white peers lack such awareness. When children were asked what their lives would be like if they were a different race, 75 percent of Black children said their lives would be easier if they were white, while about one-third of white children thought their lives would be harder if they were black, suggesting that “most white children may not be aware of the discrimination Black people face or the heavy impact that it has on their lives,” researchers wrote.

The report’s findings were published in conjunction with two new interactive guides, including one for parents or caregivers and one for teachers. Many of these adults may feel constrained by their own lack of knowledge about these issues or are unsure how to handle these topics in a school setting, said Michael H. Levine, senior vice president of learning and impact for Noggin. Evolving state policies that are “less inclusive” of these conversations compounds this uncertainty, he added. Both interactive guides provide tips on how to have conversations about race with young children, with a focus on topics like identifying similarities and differences, building empathy and standing up for others.

Racial stereotypes portrayed in entertainment media may also play a role in children’s perceptions of race. More work should be done to combat “character tropes” in TV, film and other media, said Makeda Mays Green, senior vice president of digital and cultural consumer insights at Nickelodeon. Half of children surveyed saw or heard racial stereotypes in movies and on TV, and more than half of Black children said their race was not portrayed well in media. Black children were most likely to say it’s important to see their own race and ethnicity on screen.

“What kids see can impact their self-esteem,” said Mays Green. “When you think about that in the context of how much media kids are consuming, it underscores the importance of kids being able to see themselves represented accurately and positively.”

This story about talking about race with kids was produced by The Hechinger Report, a nonprofit, independent news organization focused on inequality and innovation in education. For more information, visit hechingerreport.org.

From Kidscreen:

How content can help parents have tough talks

A new report from Paramount and Noggin finds that children’s media can help spark family conversations about race, racism and other areas parents find hard to navigate.

Young children are aware of racism, and a new study from Paramount and Noggin finds that content creators can help parents have meaningful conversations about it with their kids by improving representation on screen and actively countering racial stereotypes.

The Let’s Talk About Racism report shares insights garnered from 15,000 interviews conducted in 2019 and 2020 with American families with kids ages three to 12 about the perceptions, experiences and conversations they have regarding race. 

Qualitative results were derived from verbal interviews with 12 Black families and 12 white families and found that three out of four Black kids believe their lives would be easier if they were white, while one in three white kids say their lives would be more difficult if they were Black.

The study also revealed that kids are eager to see racial differences represented on screen, and that the content they consume influences their views on race. In the research, one Asian boy noted that most of the princesses he had seen were light-skinned, while a Black girl told her mother that she thought robbers were Black because that was all she had seen on TV. 

But the representation of racial differences on screen and in books is just a first step, says study co-director Dr. Colleen Russo Johnson. “Content creators should consider ways they can go a step further by celebrating what makes us different, showing children delighting in learning about different cultures, and, when appropriate based on the show’s target age, portraying children standing up for one another when exclusion does take place.”

The report also found that Black and white parents believe it’s necessary to have conversations about racism with their kids by the age of 10. Black parents say they need to prepare their kids for the prejudices they faced as children, while Asian families talk with their kids about dealing with the bullying that comes from people’s misperceptions of COVID-19. Hispanic parents, meanwhile, talk about being careful when speaking Spanish and playing Spanish-language music outside the home.

But they struggle to have those conversations with their kids. In the research, they scored their feelings of preparedness around talking about racism at just 2.4 on a scale of one to five. “Helping their kids understand why discrimination and racism take place is often challenging,” says study co-director Makeda Mays Green. However, the report discovered that media and content can help. 

One of the activities conducted in the study—which asked three- and four-year-olds to identify similarities and differences in a picture of a group of kids with different skin colors—led to in-depth discussions on the topic between parents and kids. After the activity, parents said they felt more prepared to continue to have conversations about it (4.6 out of 5).

“The same discussion strategies we encourage parents to use in our photo activities in the guide can also be employed when watching TV shows or reading books,” says Johnson.

Black parents say they want their kids to see shows that empower Black people, not just those in which they were portrayed negatively or as victims. And for parents in general, it’s important to see authentic stories, created by people behind the scenes who can speak to the characters and stories being shared.

“TV programs can support inclusion and belonging through diverse characters, authentic storylines and positive cross-cultural interactions,” says Green. “I believe that it is possible to foster a more equitable society, but we all must be willing to do the work on screen and off screen.”

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Transformers TV Rolls Out Onto Pluto TV UK

Pluto TV, the world's leading FAST (free ad-supported streaming television) service from Paramount Global, has launched a dedicated Transformers channel in the U.K.! Titled Transformers TV, the channel airs back-to-back episodes of popular Transformers animated series, including Transformers: Animated and Transformers: Armada.


The channel's official synopsis reads:

Transformers

WELCOME TO THE INCREDIBLE UNIVERSE OF TRANSFORMERS. It is a universe of constant change, where nothing is as it seems. A universe where incredible, shape-shifting, sentient, living robots hide in plain sight, disguised as vehicles and beasts, and battle

Transformers TV follows the launch of Nickelodeon's brand new CG-animated Transformers series, Transformers: EarthSpark, and arrives just in time for the upcoming release of next Transformers movie, Rise of the Beasts. The channel joins channels dedicated to such shows as Garfield & Friends, SabrinaInspector Gadget, and Arthur on the free streaming platform.

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Originally published: April 17, 2023.

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Classic Rugrats Comic Strip for April 17, 2023 | Nickelodeon

Classic Rugrats Comic Strip for April 17, 2023 | Nickelodeon


Stream the classic and the all new CG-animated Rugrats series on Paramount+! Try it FREE at ParamountPlus.com!

Rugrats, provided to Creators Syndicate by Nickelodeon, based off the popular animated television series has been created for children and family's to laugh and enjoy together.

Follow these comics and their take on real episodes of the show and their own spin on hilarious adventures.

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