Wednesday, November 27, 2013

Zodiak Kids Partners With Signature Publishing For Brand New "Tickety Toc" Preschool Magazine; First Issue To Be Released In Summer 2014

The licensing business news website Licensing.biz is reporting the exciting Nick Jr. News in the following article that Zodiak Kids has secured a deal with Signature Publishing to produce the first ever preschool magazine based on Zodiak Kids' hit CG-animated Nick Jr. preschool series "Tickety Toc"!


Signature Publishing will launch their brand new "Tickety Toc" magazine during Summer 2014. Featuring stories, games, colouring in activities and posters, the new title will retail in shops around the UK at £3.25.

The "Tickety Toc" magazine will also be available in digital format, retailing at £1.99. As well as a stand alone magazine, "Tickety Toc" will also feature in Signature Publishing's compilation magazines, Fantastic Funworld and Rainbow Fun.

Zodiak Kids has also announced a partnership with publisher Immediate Media to produce a magazine based on CBeebies' "Mister Maker". Filled with 'instant makes', art projects, ideas and Mister Maker style humour and fun alongside a free art kit, the Mister Maker magazine will be made by Immediate Media and will hit shelves from June 2014, retailing at £3.50:
Mister Maker and Tickety Toc sign first magazine deals

The new pre-school magazine titles will hit retail in summer 2014

Zodiak Kids has secured agreements with publishers Immediate Media and Signature Publishing to produce the first ever Mister Maker and Tickety Toc magazines.

Filled with 'instant makes', art projects and ideas alongside a free art kit, the Mister Maker magazine will be produced by Immediate Media and will hit shelves from June 2014, retailing at £3.50.

Meanwhile, Signature Publishing will be launching the Tickety Toc magazine in summer next year. Featuring stories, games, colouring activities and posters, the new title will retail at £3.25.

The Tickety Toc magazine will also be available in digital format, retailing at £1.99 as well as featuring in Signature Publishing's compilation magazine, Fantastic Funworld and Rainbow Fun.

Alastair McHarrie, vice president, consumer products, Zodiak Kids, London, said: "We are delighted to add such strong partners.

"We look forward to working with Immediate Media and Signature Publishing to launch the first ever Mister Maker and Tickety Toc stand alone titles in the UK."

Editor of the new Mister Maker title, Steph Cooper, added: "There is already such enthusiasm for Mister Maker on CBeebies.

"The magazine is the one-stop shop for children whole one the programme with instant makes, art projects and bundles of ideas to entertain and inspire.

"The editorial is packed with Mister Maker style humour and fun, offering creative and exciting challenges to pre-school children."

Signature Publishing's editor in chief, Amanda Clifford, concluded: "Tickety Toc is one of the most exciting pre-school brands around so we are delighted to be working with Zodiak Rights on the stand alone magazine.

"Tickety Toc is a fantastic pre-school property and has a unique appeal to boys and girls. It's a brand that's full of charm and fun and we can't wait to publish the stand alone magazine and incorporate it into our other existing pre-school magazines Fantastic Funworld and Rainbow Fun."

TAGS: immediate media, zodiak kids, tickety toc, mister maker, zodiak rights, signature publishing

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NickToons UK To Premiere Brand-New "Rocket Monkeys" Christmas Special "The Peel Who Stole Christmas" On Sunday 1st December 2013

In Space, no one can hear the Monkey Carols... Oh, wait, they can! Nickelodeon UK, the number one commercial kids TV network in the UK, has announced in their brand new trailer the very exciting Nick UK News that, to celebrate the Christmas season, Nick UK's animation and action channel, Nicktoons UK and Ireland, will premiere and show the brand new Christmas special episode of the Canadian animated comedy series "Rocket Monkeys", titled "The Peel Who Stole Christmas", in which the Monkey brothers, Gus and Wally go tinsel, on Sunday 1st December 2013 at 9:30am, as part of NickToons UK's "SpongeBob's Cracking Christmas" programming highlights!

"I am NOT a Banana, I am SANTA!"



Rocket Monkeys: The Peel Who Stole Christmas episode title card from the Rocket Monkeys wiki.

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NickToons UK Wishes Viewers A Cracking Christmas With The Launch Of Festive "SpongeBob SquarePants" Competition And Brand-New Specials

'Tis the season to be a SpongeBob SuperFan! Nickelodeon UK, the number one commercial kids TV network in the UK, has announced in their brand new trailer the very exciting Nick UK News that, to celebrate the Christmas season, Nick UK's animation and action channel, Nicktoons UK and Ireland, will be hosting a brand new and exclusive "SpongeBob SquarePants"-themed 'Watch and Win' competition called "SpongeBob's Cracking Christmas", where NickToons will be giving British and Irish SpongeBob fans the chance to win Sponge-Tastic SpongeBob prizes!


Throughout December, Nickelodeon megastar SpongeBob SquarePants and his friends will be trying to make you crack the biggest festive giggle by telling festive jokes! To be in with the chance to win amazing SpongeBob prizes, simply keep your eyes peeled to which Bikini Bottom dweller is cracking that days daily joke. Once you've spotted which SpongeBob character is delivering that days Christmas Cracker, head to the contests' official website at nicktoons.co.uk/spongebob and tell NickToons who you saw telling that days joke, and you could be winning great SpongeBob prizes, including a SpongeBob Scooter, a SpongeBob SquarePants Pineapple House Playset, a SpongeBob SquarePants Pirate Ship, a SpongeBob SquarePants Pineapple Ukulele Outfit, a copy of the latest SpongeBob SquarePants video game, Plankton's Robotic Revenge, and a superb family holiday on board a Norwegian Cruise Line ship!

Plus, NickToons will be premiering and showing brand new Christmas specials of the popular animated series "Robot and Monster" ("Baconmas") and "Rocket Monkeys" ("The Peel Who Stole Christmas")!

"SpongeBob's Cracking Christmas", all this December, only on NickToons!

* Competition prizes supplied by Argos and Norwegian Cruise Line.
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