Sunday, December 13, 2015

Holiday Hacks With Caleb - "Make It Pop"

Learn to wrap presents the Caleb (Dale Whibley) way. For maximum enjoyment watch in sloooooo-mooo! Catch the brand-new second season of "Make It Pop", starting Monday 4th January 2016 at 7pm (ET/PT), only on Nickelodeon USA!:



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"What Makes You Beautiful" - "iGo One Direction"

One Direction pop into the "iCarly" studio to pay a special visit to Carly (Miranda Cosgrove), Sam (Jennette McCurdy) and Freddie (Nathan Kress) and perform their hit song "What Makes You Beautiful" in this super video clip from the "iCarly" episode "iGo One Direction":



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Christmas Advent 13 - Snowflake Song - Nickelodeon's Ho-Ho Holiday Special

To celebrate the Christmas countdown, Nickelodeon UK are delivering festive video treats everyday until Christmas! In today's video treat, from Nickelodeon's Ho-Ho Holiday Special, the snowflakes sing "The Snowflake Song", but one of them doesn't match the others...:



Tune into the ultimate Nick Christmas Party for festive episodes of your favourite Nickelodeon shows everyday from 5:00pm, only on Nickelodeon UK & Ireland/HD, plus, don't forget to enter "SpongeBob's Christmas Wrap!", everyday from 7-9am and 6-8pm on Nicktoons, to win Sponge-tastic prizes from the Nickelodeon Store!
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Nickelodeon UK Unveils Four Brand-New "Short Toons" For December 2015

Nickelodeon UK and Ireland has unveiled the latest batch of freshly selected "Short Toons" on their official Nicktoons website and award-winning Nick Play app!


Covering topics as varied as video games, zombie siblings and port-a-loo-loving Meerkats, developed shorts from the 2013 edition of Nickelodeon's world renowned Global Animated Shorts Programme are currently rolling out on nicktoons.co.uk and Nick Play App. Four shorts will be available to view at any one time and, on the Nicktoons site, viewers will be able to show their appreciation for the creative work by selecting the "vote" button.

The current shorts available to view are:

Louis & Georges, created by Renaud Martin & Raphaƫl Chabassol (France)


It's the first day of school, and Louis and Georges are ready to take on the day!

Menehunes, written by Chris Albrecht, directed by Edward Artinian, with support from Titmouse


Walking is so boring, you need Banandles!

Moosebox created by Mike Scott (South Africa) and produced at Triggerfish Animation Studios


There is nothing Moosebox loves more than a good twerk party!

Tonk's Island created by Mel Roach (Australia) and produced at Rubber House


There are a lot of interesting characters residing on Tonk's Island! (Cast & Crew: Ivan Dixon, Greg Sharp, Neil Sanders, Charles Huettner, Tina Soggemoen)

Watch on nicktoons.co.uk and on the Nick Play App today!


"The Animated Shorts Program aims to discover, mentor and collaborate with exciting new talent in order to develop the best content for Nickelodeon," said Nina Hahn, Senior Vice President, International Production and Development, Nickelodeon. "These shorts all have the potential to be developed into a longer-form series so it is great to be able to share them with UK fans and, through the vote button, get a sense of what is popular with audiences."

The Global Nickelodeon Animated Shorts Program is open to creatives across the world. The 2016 edition of the initiative will launch in January 2016. More information is available at http://nickanimationstudio.com.

Additional sources: Cartoon Brew, shortfil.ms.
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Nick Jr. Africa To Premiere "Fresh Beat Band of Spies" On Sunday 24th January 2016

The South African television news blog Entertainment Insides With Prosper Dube is reporting the exciting Nickelodeon International news that Nick Jr. Africa will start to premiere and show "Fresh Beat Band of Spies", Nickelodeon's brand-new animated preschool series based on the hit live-action show, "The Fresh Beat Band", on Sunday 24th January 2016 at 21:20, and the following day, Monday 25th January 2016, at 05:10, 09:20 and 17:10!


Pictured: Kiki, Twist Shout, Marina and Bo Monkey in FRESH BEAT BAND OF SPIES on Nickelodeon. Photo: Nickeldoeon.©2015 Viacom, International, Inc. All Rights Reserved

They're the coolest rock stars around. But when the curtain goes down... it's time to spy it up! The "Fresh Beat Band of Spies" is a brand-new animated series about four best friends - Kiki, Marina, Twist, Shout and their silly chimp sidekick, Bo Monkey - with typical day jobs who are also... super secret undercover spies! Recruited by Music Store owner Reed to be super spies, the Fresh Beat Band of Spies embark on all kinds of crazy capers and wild super spy missions, using their unique individual talents to outwit a goofy cast of "super villains."


The dynamic team also has the coolest array of techie spy gadgets, vehicles, and disguises. And they have Bo Monkey, an adorable and hilarious sidekick kids will love! Each episode's adventure is full of super funny physical comedy, cartoon humor and gags, and catchy songs.


Pictured: Twist Marina, Shout, Kiki, and Bo Monkey in FRESH BEAT BAND OF SPIES on Nickelodeon. Photo: Nickeldoeon.©2015 Viacom, International, Inc. All Rights Reserved

The curriculum of the series is primarily focused on problem-solving and teamwork. When your kids spy it up with the Fresh Beat Band of Spies, they learn about friendship and teamwork while developing their problem-solving skills. "The Fresh Beat Band of Spies" models the steps to successful problem-solving by working together to figure out mysteries, catch the bad guys, and save the day!

"Fresh Beat Band of Spies" (20 episodes) is created by Nadine van der Velde and Scott Kraft, the same duo behind "The Fresh Beat Band".
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Nick Jr. Africa To Premiere "Shimmer And Shine" On Monday 21st December 2015

The South African television news blog Entertainment Insides With Prosper Dube is reporting the exciting Nickelodeon International news that Nick Jr. Africa will start to premiere and show Nickelodeon's brand-new magical animated preschool series "Shimmer and Shine" from Monday 21st December 2015 at 05:10, 07:35 and 17:10!


In Nickelodeon's brand-new animated preschool series, preschoolers will enter a whimsical genie world full of magic, music and misadventures! The series (20 episodes) follows twin genies-in-training, Shimmer and Shine, who grant wishes for their friend Leah that lead to surprising mishaps - but the trio always figures out a way to make the mistakes turn out great.


"Shimmer and Shine" features a social-emotional curriculum highlighting the importance of teamwork, resilience and overcoming obstacles. The series is created by Farnaz Esnaashari-Charmatz (post-production supervisor for "Dora the Explorer", "Go, Diego, Go!") and produced at Nickelodeon Animation Studios in Burbank, California.
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Nickelodeon Russia And CIS To Air Special "Game Shakers" Preview On Thursday 31st December 2015

Nickelodeon Russia and CIS has announced the exciting Nickelodeon International news in a series of posts on their official Facebook profile page, Facebook.com/NickelodeonRussia, that Nickelodeon Russia and CIS (Š Š¾ŃŃŠøя and Š”ŠŠ“) will debut the hour-long series premiere episode of Nickelodeon's brand-new original comedy series "Game Shakers", locally titled "Š˜Š³Ń€Š¾Š“ŠµŠ»Ń‹", as a preview of Nick's all-new sitcom on Thursday 31st December 2015, as part of a special Dan Schneider Day packed full of episodes of "iCarly" ("ŠŠ¹ŠšŠ°Ń€Š»Šø"), "Victorious" ("Š’ŠøŠŗтŠ¾Ń€Šøя-ŠæŠ¾Š±ŠµŠ“ŠøтŠµŠ»ŃŒŠ½ŠøцŠ°"), "Sam & Cat" ("Š”эŠ¼ Šø ŠšŃŃ‚"), "Drake & Josh" ("Š”Ń€ŠµŠ¹Šŗ Šø Š”Š¶Š¾Ńˆ") and "Henry Danger" ("ŠžŠæŠ°ŃŠ½Ń‹Š¹ Š“ŠµŠ½Ń€Šø")!


But when superstar rapper Double G (Kel Mitchell, "Kenan & Kel", "All That", "Good Burger"), a super successful, unpredictable rapper, finds out the girls used one of his songs in their game without licensing it, he threatens to sue them for all he is owed! To make things right, Babe and Kenzie decide to make the rap superstar their business partner and hire his son, Triple G (Benjamin Lil P-Nut" Flores, Jr, "The Haunted Hathaways"), as a game consultant. Together, Babe, Kenzie, Hudson, Triple G and Double G will work to make Game Shakers a huge success in the gaming world! Will this new deal be a high score or a game over for Babe and Kenzie? Let the games begin!


In the premiere episode "Sky Whale," Babe and Kenzie's school project, Sky Whale, becomes an accidental viral video game hit. However, when rap superstar Double G realises they used his song without his permission, he comes to collect his share of the profits.

Leading up to the debut of "Game Shakers" on Nickelodeon Russia and CIS, viewers can play "Sky Whale" ("ŠšŠ˜Š¢ŠžŠ›ŠŠ¢"), the game featured in the series' premiere episode, on iOS and Android by downloading the app for free!


They're making games and kicking app!

To celebrate Nickelodeon Russia and CIS debuting "Game Shakers" in February 2016, nickelodeon.ru has launched the channels' official "Š˜Š³Ń€Š¾Š“ŠµŠ»Ń‹" show website, which features information about Nick's brand-new sitcom, character bios for Babe (Š‘Š­Š™Š‘), Kenzie (ŠšŠ•ŠŠ—Š˜), Hudson (Š„ŠŠ”Š”ŠžŠ), Double G (Š”ŠŠ‘Š› Š”Š–Š˜) and Triple G (Š¢Š Š˜ŠŸŠ› Š”Š–Š˜), and a exclusive "What Kind of Shaker Are YOU?" quiz!

Original source: ToonZone Forums member chum_chum.
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6 Things You Need To Become A Miraculous Superhero

What are the 6 Things you need to become a Miraculous superhero just like Ladybug & Cat Noir? Find out in this fantastic first look at "Miraculous Tales of Ladybug & Cat Noir"! Catch Ladybug and Cat Noir's latest adventures in brand-new episodes of "Miraculous Tales of Ladybug & Cat Noir", premiering every Sunday at 12:00pm (ET/PT), only on Nickelodeon USA!:



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"Miraculous Tales of Ladybug & Cat Noir" Official Trailer - Nickelodeon USA

This Parisian superhero duo keep their city safe from the evil Hawk Moth and his army of mind-controlling akuma, with the help of their magical kwami, Tikki & Plagg, and their Miraculous accessories! Catch Ladybug and Cat Noir's latest adventures in brand-new episodes of "Miraculous Tales of Ladybug & Cat Noir", premiering every Sunday at 12:00 p.m. (ET/PT), only on Nickelodeon USA!:



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Christmas Advent 12 - Santa's Workshop - "A Fairly Odd Christmas"

To celebrate the Christmas countdown, Nickelodeon UK are delivering festive video treats everyday until Christmas! In today's video treat, from the magical live-action "Fairly OddParents" movie "A Fairly Odd Christmas", Timmy Turner (Drake Bell) is leading the team in Santa's Workshop to ensure everything is ready for the Christmas deliveries!:



Tune into the ultimate Nick Christmas Party for festive episodes of your favourite Nickelodeon shows everyday from 5:00pm, only on Nickelodeon UK & Ireland/HD, plus, don't forget to enter "SpongeBob's Christmas Wrap!", everyday from 7-9am and 6-8pm on Nicktoons, to win Sponge-tastic prizes from the Nickelodeon Store!
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Sneak-Peek From Brand-New "Talia In The Kitchen" Episode "Yolo FroYo", Premiering 12/14 On Nickelodeon USA

To celebrate Nickelodeon USA premiering more brand-new episodes from the all-new second season of "Talia in the Kitchen" weekdays at 7pm/6c throughout December 2015, Nick USA has unveiled a super sneak peek from the next all-new episode, "Yolo FroYo", premiering Monday 14th December 2015, which you can watch in the magical online streaming video clip here on Nick.com!


In the brand-new "Talia in the Kitchen" episode "Yolo FroYo" (#133), Talia (Maria Quezada) confronts Jayden Grubb (William Wilson) about being a SpiceMaster; Jayden serves magically spiced food to the entire dance. In the magical preview, "Spice Fight!", Talia finds out that Jayden is a Spice Master!

Additional sources: Zap2it TV Listings, TheFutonCritic.com, Talia in the Kitchen Wiki, Wikipedia.
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Nickelodeon 4Teen France To Premiere "Game Shakers" In February 2016

Nickelodeon France has announced the exciting news in their new trailer that Nickelodeon 4Teen will start to premiere and show Nickelodeon's brand-new original comedy series "Game Shakers" in February 2016!



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Created by hit-maker Dan Schneider ("Henry Danger", "iCarly", "Victorious", "Sam & Cat", "Zoey 101", "Drake & Josh", "Kenan & Kel"), "Game Shakers" follows a pair of 7th grade girls, Babe (Cree Cicchino) and Kenzie (Madisyn Shipman), who, after creating a wildly successful mobile game app called Sky Whale for a science project, start a gaming company in Brooklyn called Game Shakers with their friend Hudson (Thomas Kuc).


But when superstar rapper Double G (Kel Mitchell, "Kenan & Kel", "All That", "Good Burger"), a super successful, unpredictable rapper, finds out the girls used one of his songs in their game without licensing it, he threatens to sue them for all he is owed! To make things right, Babe and Kenzie decide to make the rap superstar their business partner and hire his son, Triple G (Benjamin Lil P-Nut" Flores, Jr, "The Haunted Hathaways"), as a game consultant. Together, Babe, Kenzie, Hudson, Triple G and Double G will work to make Game Shakers a huge success in the gaming world! Will this new deal be a high score or a game over for Babe and Kenzie? Let the games begin!


They're making games and kicking app!

Leading up to the debut of "Game Shakers" on Nickelodeon 4Teen in France, viewers can play "Sky Whale", the game featured in the series' premiere episode, on iOS and Android by downloading the app for free!

To celebrate Nickelodeon 4Teen debuting "Game Shakers" in February 2016, nickelodeon.fr has launched the channels' official "Game Shakers" show website, which features information about Nick's brand-new sitcom, character bios for Babe, Kenzie, Hudson, Double G and Triple G, and exclusive online streaming video clips!
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