Wednesday, January 27, 2016

Heffron Drive Emoji Challenge

Who of Heffron Drive can best imitate emojis the best - Kendall Schmidt or Dustin Belt?:



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New Sneak Peek Of Brand-New "Miraculous" Episode "Rogercop", Premiering 1/31 On Nickelodeon USA

To celebrate Nickelodeon USA premiering the brand-new "Miraculous: Tales of Ladybug & Cat Noir" episode "Rogercop" on Sunday 31st January 2016 at 12:00pm ET/PT, Nick USA has unveiled a second super sneak peek preview of the all-new "Miraculous" episode, which you can watch in the fantastic online streaming video clip here on Nick.com!


In the brand-new "Miraculous Ladybug" episode "Rogercop" (#111), after Chloe accuses Marinette of stealing her new bracelet, Hawk Moth akumatizes Chloe's policeman father into the tyrannical Rogercop! In the all-new super sneak peek, "Sky Battle", Ladybug and Cat Noir have to take to the skies to save Chloe! Missed Nick's first sneak-peek of brand-new "Miraculous" episode "Rogercop"? Catch it here on Nick.com!
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Sneak Peek Of Brand-New "Sanjay And Craig" Episode "Dude Snake Nood", Premiering 1/29 On Nickelodeon USA

Dudes, what's up? To celebrate Nickelodeon USA premiering the brand-new "Sanjay and Craig" episode "Dude Snake Nood" on Friday 29th January 2016 at 8:45pm ET/PT, Nick USA has unveiled a super rad-awesome sneak peek preview from the all-new episode, which you can watch in the fantastic video clip here on nick.com!


In the brand-new "Sanjay and Craig" episode "Dude Snake Nood" (#306a), Sanjay and Craig are forced to go on a play date with Noodman's nephew. In the super sneak peek, "Little Noodman", Sanjay and Craig meet Randy Noodman, Leslie's nephew, and he's more impressive than they thought he would be!

Additional source: Zap2it TV Listings.
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Sneak Peek Of New "Harvey Beaks" Episode "Steamgate", Premiering 1/29 On Nickelodeon USA

To celebrate Nickelodeon USA premiering the brand-new "Harvey Beaks" episode "Steamgate" on Friday 29th January 2016 at 8:30pm ET/PT, Nick USA has unveiled a super sneak peek preview of the all-new "Harvey Beaks" episode, which you can watch in the fantastic online streaming video clip here on Nick.com!


In the brand-new "Harvey Beaks" episode "Steamgate" (#119a), Moff has nobody to share his steampunk passion with in Littlebark Grove, so he decides to make a portal to take him to another dimension!

Harvey Beaks - 'Steamgate' from Sketch to Screen



Go behind the scenes and watch how an episode goes from sketch to screen! Feeling like no one in town shares his steampunk interests, Moff builds a portal to another dimension. Catch new episodes of "Harvey Beaks" every Friday at 8pm/7c!

Additional source: Zap2it TV Listings.
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"Peppa Pig" Sets Sail With Costa Cruises

Entertainment One (eOne) has teamed up with Italy's Costa Cruises to launch Peppa Pig-themed kids' areas and activities on ten ships that will sail to more than 200 destinations around the globe!


Starting in April 2016, young passengers on board Costa Cruises's ships will be able to enjoy dedicated kids' areas that recreate memorable locations from the popular animated Nick Jr. series. Children will also be able to participate in character meet-and-greets, Peppa-themed creative games and activity workshops.

This is all part of Costa Cruises's wider marketing initiative called "Welcome to Happiness Squared," which is meant to offer consumers a series of unique experiences throughout the year.

"This exciting new partnership with Costa Cruises demonstrates that the appeal of Peppa Pig now stretches to a wide international audience," said Ami Dieckman, the head of international licensing at eOne. "Their cruise ships visit hundreds of destinations across the world so their commitment to the brand is testament to its longevity and strength as a global entertainment property.

"We've had a great deal of success in recent years with experiential events around the world. Kids absolutely love interacting with the brand in the real world and those experiences are a great way to engender long-term brand loyalty."

Luca Casaura, the Vice President (VP) of corporate marketing at Costa Cruises, added: "The concept of our new campaign is truly innovative: with Costa, your happiness is multiplied, because you can also see happiness in the eyes of your travel companions. Making kids happy is absolutely fundamental to reach this goal. That's why we chose Peppa Pig: kids all over the world love her and are thrilled to play with her."

Entertainment One's top-rated animated preschool series "Peppa Pig" airs on Nick Jr. channels worldwide, including Nick Jr. UK & Ireland, Nick Jr. USA and Nick Jr. Channel Australia & New Zealand.

Sources: TV Kids, Licensing.biz.
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Rainbow Appoints Giochi Preziosi As Pan-European Master Toy Licensee For "Regal Academy"

Rainbow has appointed Giochi Preziosi as the pan-European master toy licensee for its brand-new Regal Academy brand!


Giochi Preziosi will release a Regal Academy toy range of fashion dolls and accessories, play sets and role play game later this year, with the doll range set to hit shelves first in the run up to Christmas 2016, following the launch of Rainbow's brand-new Regal Academy animated television series, set to debut on Nickelodeon's global network of channels this Autumn/Fall.

The toy company will also represent the property for back-to-school, confectionery and footwear licenses in Italy.

Iginio Straffi, founder and CEO of Rainbow, said: "As a long-term Rainbow partner we know Giochi Preziosi well and are confident that they will produce a range that captures the spirit of Regal Academy and delights fans of the show."

Dario Bertè, Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of Giochi Preziosi, added: "We’re honored to be named the European toy licensee of Regal Academy.

"We're looking forward to creating some unique and innovative products that represent this unique property, Regal Academy across all the products categories of the Giochi Preziosi Group."

Regal Academy is a brand-new girl-targeted series funny and exciting animated series (26 x half hours) featuring a mixture of comedy, music and innovative animation techniques. The new show takes the world of fairy tales and turns it upside down through the adventures of Rose Cinderella, a normal girl who suddenly finds herself in the world of Fairy Tales.


Regal Academy takes the familiar world of fairy tales and adds a delicious and charming twist. The action takes place through the eyes of Rose Cinderella, a normal girl who suddenly finds herself in the world of Fairy Tales. Here she discovers that Cinderella is her grandmother! Rose is enrolled at the fabled Regal Academy where her fellow students include Hawk SnowWhite, Travis Beast, Joy LeFrog, Astoria Rapunzel and LingLing Iron Fan, all of whom belong to the school’s founding families.

Sources: Licensing.biz, ToyNews, License! Global, Toy World Magazine.
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Nickelodeon Magazine Issue #8 On Sale Now!

Papercutz have today released the Valentines-themed February 2016 issue of the critically acclaimed Nickelodeon Magazine!

Issue #8 of Nickelodeon Magazine is jam-packed full of brand-new comics featuring your favourite Nickelodeon cartoon stars, including Breadwinners, in which SwaySway and Buhdeuce have to stop a fifty-foot gingerbread man and save the world with love!


Plus, are you ready for love Nickelodeon Magazine style? You're in luck! Nickelodeon Magazine Issue #8 also comes with free comic Valentines Cards featuring "Harvey Beaks", "Pig Goat Banana Cricket", "Sanjay and Craig" and "Breadwinners"!

Read all about it in the February issue of Nickelodeon Magazine, available at all-good newsstands and comic book shops now!

Additional sources: Nickelodeon Animation Studio, the official Breadwinners Tumblr blog.
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Nickelodeon Movies And Paramount Pictures Developing "NickToons" Movie; To Be Directed By Jared Hess

Deadline Hollywood is reporting the very exciting news that Paramount Pictures and Nickelodeon Movies have set Jared Hess to direct NickToons, a brand-new feature film that he'll write with Jarusha Hess, his wife and writing partner on films including Napoleon Dynamite and Nacho Libre!


UPDATE: Paramount Pictures have confirmed the very exciting news to Polygon. In a statement, a Paramount rep told Polygon "The project comes at a time when there is renewed interest in Nickelodeon's library of characters from the last 25 years."

NickToons will be a Nickelodeon-style take on the cartoon and live-action-blending film "Who Framed Roger Rabbit?".

Producing will be Disruption Entertainment's Mary Parent, who in quick succession produced The Revenant, The SpongeBob Movie, Godzilla, Noah, Pacific Rim, the just-wrapped Monster Trucks and the currently shooting Kong: Skull Island, and and Cale Boyter.

The picture is based on an idea by Ali Mendes, who works for Parent at Disruption Entertainment. Mendes grew up loving the characters and hatched the idea to bring them together.


Nickelodeon has a vast Nickelodeon character library from the past 25 years that can be used to frame an original story the studio hopes will spark a franchise. Signature Nickelodeon characters that will be part of the film at this point are Rugrats, Ren & Stimpy, Rocko’s Modern Life, Aaahh! Real Monsters, and The Angry Beavers. It's currently unknown whether characters from Nickelodeon's anthology show KaBlam!, including unforgettable characters from Action League Now, Tiki Brothers and Prometheus And Bob, will be part of the movie.



Hess, who's repped by UTA and John Sloss, is still waiting patiently for Relativity to find its way out of Chapter 11 bankruptcy and release Masterminds, the comedy he directed starring Kristen Wiig, Jason Sudeikis, Owen Wilson, Zach Galifianakis and Kate McKinnon. The Hess-directed comedy was considered the best of the completed projects at Relativity, and the one Ryan Kavanaugh wouldn't let go of when his company's funds were frozen. It was pulled off the release calendar last year and rescheduled for a September 30 release. By then, Wiig and McKinnon will have come out in Ghostbusters, which might make the new release date fortuitous.
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Nickelodeon UK Smashes Guinness World Record For Most Football Penalty Kicks Scored By A Team Of Mascots In One Minute!

Nickelodeon megastar SpongeBob SquarePants and a group of football mascots have smashed a Guinness World Record to celebrate the launch of Nickelodeon UK's brand-new football series "Nick Kicks"!


Spongebob Squarepants and 15 mascots from The Football League pose with the Champions League cup prior to taking part in a Guinness World Records attempt for the most football (soccer) penalty kicks scored by a team of mascots in 1 minute to mark the launch of new Nicktoons series 'Nick Kicks', at Alexandra Palace on January 26, 2016 in London, England.

Held on Tuesday 26th January 2016 at Alexandra Palace in London, SpongeBob SquarePants joined 15 mascots from The Football League to help Nickelodeon UK archive the Guinness World Records title for "The most football (soccer) penalty kicks scored by a team of mascots in 1 minute"!

Among The Football League mascots who took part in the record-breaking attempt were Rammie (Derby FC), Captain Blade (Sheffield United), Nelson the Dog (Portsmouth), Happy Harry (Luton), Billy the Badger (Fulham) and Robin & Valiant Knight (Charlton Athletic).


Roman Kemp (L) Spongebob Squarepants and Rachel Stringer pose for a photo with the Champions League cup as 15 mascots from The Football League, take part in a Guinness World Records attempt for the most football (soccer) penalty kicks scored by a team of mascots in 1 minute to mark the launch of new Nicktoons series 'Nick Kicks', at Alexandra Palace on January 26, 2016 in London, England.

Cheering SpongeBob and the mascots on were Roman Kemp and Rachel Stringer, the presenters of "Nick Kicks"!

Nickelodeon UK was awarded the prestigious accolade by Mark McKinley, Records Manager at Guinness World Records.

A huge congratulations to Nickelodeon UK, SpongeBob SquarePants and all the mascots who took part in the record-breaking achievement!



Nickelodeon UK is Officially Amazing! Nickelodeon UK's Guinness World Records Record Holder certificate for the most football (soccer) penalty kicks scored by a team of mascots in 1 minute, achieved on Nick Kicks at Alexandra Palace in London, UK!

"Nick Kicks" is a brand-new live-action football programme which will cover all 72 clubs of the Football League.

Premiering on Nicktoons UK and Ireland at 8:00am on Saturday 6th February 2016, the 22-minute programme will run for 18 episodes ending on Saturday 4th June 2016. In addition to covering the remainder of the 2015/16 season, the series will air across the entirety of the 2016/17 and 2017/18 seasons. In total, Nickelodeon UK & Ireland has committed to producing over 100 episodes of the series across the three seasons!


Featuring highlights of Football League matches filmed, edited and delivered by ITN Productions, "Nick Kicks" is produced by the Nickelodeon UK production team. The production of "Nick Kicks" follows the broadcast deal struck between The Football League and Viacom International Media Network's (VIMN) Channel 5.

Produced in association with the Football League Trust, each episode of "Nick Kicks" will feature highlights across Championship, League 1 and League 2 matches. These clip packages will feature highlights from the week's football as well as the more humorous moments from the week and a look ahead to upcoming games. In addition to the packages, "Nick Kicks" will take viewers behind the scenes of the Football League with visits to local clubs. Kids will be given a chance to experience what it is like to be a football manager or player for the day at their favourite clubs as well as being given the opportunity to interview players and staff.


Nickelodeon superstar SpongeBob SquarePants will also play a part in the series as he takes on various club mascots in weekly challenges.

Roman Kemp and Rachel Stringer have been signed as presenters for "Nick Kicks". A popular YouTube personality and Capital FM presenter, Roman is an avid football fan and started the YouTube channel, "Pitch Invasion TV" in 2013. Rachel Stringer is a sports presenter working on BT Sports with previous experience working on "Match of the Day Kickabout".

"Nick Kicks" is supported with a dedicated page on the official Nicktoons UK website at nicktoons.co.uk/nickkicks. Short video segments from the series as well as additional behind-the-scenes content, polls and quizzes will be available on the site along with an exclusive "Nick Kicks" game. "Nick Kicks" content will also feature on Nickelodeon's award-winning Nick Play app available on Android and iOS devices.


Check out more photos from Nickelodeon UK's Nick Kicks Mascot Shoot, via Getty Images, below!:

Sneak Peek From Brand-New "Fairly OddParents" Episode "Mayor May Not", Premiering 1/29 On Nickelodeon USA

To celebrate Nickelodeon USA premiering the brand-new "Fairly OddParents" season 10 episode "Mayor May Not" on Friday 29th January 2016 at 8:00pm (ET/PT), Nick USA has unveiled a fantastic sneak peek preview from the all-new episode, which you can watch in the magical video clip here on Nick.com!


In the brand-new "The Fairly OddParents" episode "Mayor May Not" (#154b), when Timmy wishes that his father could be Mayor, he ends up getting tortured by the paparazzi and risks having his fairies discovered! In the super sneak-peek, "No Respect", thanks to Chloe's stock advice, Mr. Turner is now super rich. But he still isn't respected in the town and he wants that to change!

Additional source: Zap2it TV Listings.
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Sneak-Peeks From Series Premiere Of "Yu-Gi-Oh! Arc-V", Premiering 2/21 On Nicktoons USA

To celebrate Nicktoons USA starting to premiere and show "Yu-Gi-Oh! Arc-V", the fourth main spin-off anime series in the popular "Yu-Gi-Oh!" franchise, on Sunday 21st February 2016 at 10:00am ET/PT, Nick USA has unveiled two super sneak peek previews of the series premiere episode, "Swing Into Action: Part 1" (also known as "The Trail of Light, Pendulum Summon!"), which you can watch on Nick.com by clicking on the pictures below!

Update: Added airtime.

In the first episode of "Yu-Gi-Oh! Arc-V", "Swing Into Action: Part 1", Yuya Sakaki is an eighth grader who aims to become an "Entertainment Duelist". At You Show Duel School, he practices Dueling every day alongside his childhood friend, Zuzu. One day, he receives a written invitation for an exhibition match from the Pro Duelist, "The Sledgehammer". In the middle of a giant cheer, Yuya and The Sledgehammer begin their Duel! Although Yuya excitedly fends off The Sledgehammer's attacks in their Action Duel, he's eventually pushed into a corner. At that moment, a dazzling light shines from Yuya's pendant!


In Nickelodeon's first super sneak peek from the series premiere episode of "Yu-Gi-Oh! Arc-V", titled "Goofing Around", Yuya and Gong practice dueling using the state of the art ARC system, but their battle gets cut short!


In Nickelodeon's second super sneak peek from the series premiere episode of "Yu-Gi-Oh! Arc-V", titled "The Battle Begins", Yuya faces off against Sledgehammer in his first professional duel!

Swing into action with "Yu-Gi-Oh! ARC-V"! Yuya Sakaki's dream is to follow in his father's footsteps and become the greatest "duel-tainer" in history – and he just might pull it off when he suddenly discovers Pendulum Summoning, a never-before-seen technique that lets him summon many monsters at once! But when countless rivals emerge to steal his spotlight, Yuya needs to gear up his game because dueling has evolved into a non-stop world of action!


In the all-new Action Duels, monsters literally come to life with advancements in holographic technology! Duelists no longer stand by and let their monsters battle for them on the playing field - they now ride their monsters as they race through real locations to take down their opponents with their Action Cards! From exotic castles to dense jungles, Yuya and his friends better prepare for any possibility because there's no telling where the next battle will be!

"Yu-Gi-Oh! ARC-V": Where dueling gets REAL!



Additional sources: Yu-Gi-Oh! Wikia, Wikipedia, ToonZone Forums members kanc and RDG, Zap2it TV Listings.
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