'Knuckles' Now Available to Stream on ITVX In the UK

The hit Paramount+ Original event series, Knuckles, is now available to stream on ITVX, the streaming service from British free-to-air public broadcaster ITV, as part of the service's Easter Treats. Programming on ITVX is available to stream for free with ads, with an option to upgrade for ad-free viewing. To stream the series, click here.

In kind-of-related news, Ghostbusters: Answer the Call (2016) is also available to stream on ITVX.

Set in the “Cinematic World of Sonic the Hedgehog,” from Paramount Pictures and SEGA of America, Knuckles is a new live-action six-episode event series that follows Knuckles (Idris Elba) on a hilarious and action-packed journey of self-discovery as he agrees to train Wade (Adam Pally) as his protégé and teach him the ways of the Echidna warrior. The series takes place between the films Sonic the Hedgehog 2 and Sonic the Hedgehog 3.

In addition to Elba starring as the titular character, Adam Pally reprises his role from the film franchise as Wade Whipple. The ensemble cast includes guest stars Stockard Channing (The West Wing), Edi Patterson (The Righteous Gemstones), Scott Mescudi (Don’t Look Up), Ellie Taylor (Ted Lasso, The Mash Report), Julian Barratt (Mindhorn), Rory McCann (Game of Thrones), Cary Elwes (Mission: Impossible – Dead Reckoning), Christopher Lloyd (Back to the Future), Paul Scheer (Black Monday), and Rob Huebel (Childrens Hospital). Special guest star Ben Schwartz will reprise his role as Sonic, as well as special guest star Tika Sumpter, reprising her role as Maddie. Colleen O’Shaughnessey will also return as a special guest star in her role as Tails.

All of the key creative team from the previous films have returned for the series, including the films’ director/executive producer Jeff Fowler, who directed the pilot episode and helped transition the film's signature cinematic animation style to television, as well as Neal H. Moritz, Toby Ascher, John Whittington and Toru Nakahara, who serve as executive producers along with Idris Elba. Additional directors for the series include Ged Wright, Brandon Trost, Jorma Taccone and Carol Banker.

The series was created for television by John Whittington and Toby Ascher, who is showrunning during production. Whittington, who wrote Sonic the Hedgehog 2, serves as head writer and wrote the pilot for the series. Additional series writers include Brian Schacter and James Madejski.

Knuckles originally debuted on Paramount+ on April 26, where it smashed numerous records over its premiere weekend, including setting a new global record as the most-watched Paramount+ original series of all time with more than 4M hours streamed over premiere weekend. In addition to its overall record, the series marks as one of Paramount+’s most-watched kids-and-family title ever. The series launch also had a halo effect on other Sonic the Hedgehog titles on the service, with viewership up more than 278 percent globally over the daily average.

The combined global box office for Sonic the Hedgehog and Sonic the Hedgehog 2 stands at $725.2 million. On Paramount+, Sonic the Hedgehog 2 is the top-performing Kids & Family film on the service in reach and is also one of the service’s most re-watched films. Sonic the Hedgehog 3 will be released in theaters on Dec 20th, 2024.

Upon its theatrical debut, Sonic the Hedgehog 3 raced to the top of the North American box-office, followed by the franchise’s biggest international opening. The film has grossed over $478 million, making it the highest-grossing feature in the series and the second highest-grossing video game film of all time, catapulting the franchise past $1.2 billion in global box office gross. Mirroring its financial success in critics circles, the film is Certified Fresh™ on Rotten Tomatoes^® with a franchise best 85% critics score, and an A on Cinemascore^®.

The series is distributed by Paramount Global Content Distribution.

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ITV to Close CITV Channel

A true end of an era is upon us: ITV is closing it's CITV linear TV channel, thus ending the iconic Children's ITV brand, which has given us such iconic shows as Thomas the Tank Engine, Sooty, How 2, Tugs, Press Gang, Spatz, Mike & Angelo, Knightmare, Rainbow, Fun House, Finders Keepers (UK), Art Attack, Rosie & Jim, Wizadora, ZZZap! and so many more classics, as well as weekend blocks such as Ghost Train, Wacaday, Motormouth and SMTV Live, and has aired quite a bit of Nickelodeon programming over the years, such as SpongeBob SquarePants, Hey Arnold!, Rugrats and You Can't Do That on Television,

In a major blow to kids TV in the U.K., ITV will move children's programming to ITVX Kids, a new dedicated destination for kids on ITV's ITVX streaming service, set to launch in July 2023. Following the launch of ITVX Kids, ITV will close the CITV channel during Autumn 2023.

ITV to supercharge kids offering on ITVX

ITVX Kids to launch in Summer 2023

ITV today announces the launch of a new dedicated destination for kids on ITVX - ITVX Kids - with more content than ever before, across a range of titles appealing to both school age and pre-school age children.

Launching in July 2023, and rolling out across the school summer holiday period, the new consolidated children’s offering will also see ITV taking its approach to 6-12s content, streaming-only, from early Autumn 2023.

ITVX Kids is part of ITV’s continuing drive to supercharge its presence in streaming, delivering content to audiences however they want to watch it. BARB viewing data demonstrates that while the average amount of broadcast TV minutes of kids TV channels watched by 4-15 year olds per week has declined by -62% since 2019, unmatched* viewing has risen by +30% in the same period, demonstrating the streaming first trend in kids viewing.

The Kids ITVX homepage, accessed within a child-safe ITVX Kids profile, will bring together over 100 brilliant titles in a dedicated homepage, with over 1000 hours of programming to choose from, a near doubling of the current offer, with curated rails and collections.

The curated collections will feature a wide range of titles, including brand new programmes dropping monthly on the service, from July 2023. This new content will span a wide-range of genres and subjects including comedy, gameshows, live action, animation and sport and sourced from a broad spectrum of distributors from small Independents as well as regional UK suppliers.

Craig Morris, Managing Editor of ITVX said:

“We’re really excited to launch this dedicated destination for kids on ITVX, which will be home to a wealth of content including new series, recognisable brands and existing favourites for a range of ages, all in one child-safe area, with editorial curation to guide viewing. The wealth of content will be available to stream for free, with the option for parents to choose ad free viewing, through a subscription to ITVX Premium.”

The exciting range of new shows will complement existing favourites, including Lloyd of the Flies, Lily’s Driftwood Bay, Claude, Mumfie, Mystery Lane and The Rubbish World of Dave Spud, which will also be available on ITVX Kids.

Brand new episodes of The Rubbish World of Dave Spud are commissioned for broadcast in 2024 and they will be premiered on ITVX.  

ITVX Kids will also have some much-loved British brands, including the animated series of Mr Bean, and for younger pre-school children, TeleTubbies Let's Go, Sooty and Bob The Builder amongst other titles.

Commissions that ITV was able to greenlight, thanks to funding from the BFI Young Audiences Content Fund which ran until 2022, will also appear on ITVX Kids. These include sustainable arts and craft series Makeaway Takeaway, HOW, highlighting amazing facts, science and historical stories in a fun, fast paced, hands on format, The Sound Collector an animated series narrated by Keira Knightley, about a little boy who has a passion for sound despite being hard of hearing and Happy The Hoglet - which helps pre-schoolers navigate those big emotional rollercoasters that comes with being young.

Accessibility for all children who want to enjoy content is a big priority for ITVX. The ambition is for 100% of content to be subtitled on ITVX Kids, with around 20% of the content on ITVX Kids audio described, and the offering will also include British Sign Language original programming such as Mission Employable and Daremaster, produced by Signpost productions.

As a consequence of this new streaming approach, and responding to the changing ways children and their parents are increasingly accessing content, the CITV broadcast channel will close in early Autumn, once the new streaming destination for kids has been rolled out across platforms and devices, over the summer holidays.   However, ITV will maintain the LittleBe pre-school segment on ITVBe and will offer some children’s content in the early mornings on ITV2 from September with strong cross promotion to ITVX.

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Notes to Editors:

*Unmatched viewing = TV set viewing that BARB cannot identify, including gaming, viewing of DVDs, unreferenced channels, SVOD/AVOD and video-sharing services etc. Please note that SVOD/AVOD and video-sharing services have been identifiable by BARB since 2022, but are still included in this definition of unmatched.

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UK: CITV Picks Up Rights To "ToonMarty"

Barcelona-based distributor GoldBee has licensed ToonMarty, an animated comedy series made by Montreal's Sardine Productions, to CITV, the free-to-air (FTA) kids channel operated by ITV in the UK.

ToonMarty takes place in Toonville, where all cartoons live. The 40×11-minute show centers on Toonmart employee Marty, who is always sticking his nose in everyone else’s business. It was originally commissioned by Corus Entertainment for its French and English TELETOON networks and debuted on both channels in Canada last May.

The deal follows the recent pick up by Nickelodeon, which took it for its international channels and catch-up services around the world, excluding North America, China and Japan. Nickelodeon started to roll out the show on Nickelodeon's international channels last May.

Christophe Goldberger, GoldBee’s managing director, commented: “We are happy to see ToonMarty expand its presence with such a great partner as CITV. The tone of this outstanding comedy resonates with kids globally, combining hilarious slapstick elements with witty dialogues.”

Darren Nartey, ITV’s program acquisitions executive, noted: “We are delighted to be the home of ToonMarty in the U.K. It is a great comedy with fantastic animation, which will appeal to CITV’s core audience.”

Ghislain Cyr, president and producer at Sardine Productions, added: “We are delighted to count CITV amongst our partners. This is so rewarding for all of us at Sardine to know that kids from the U.K. and all around the world will be watching our series and hopefully have a good laugh!”

It is currently unclear whether Nicktoons UK & Ireland will still air the series.

The property has been supported by The Bell Fund, The Canadian Media Fund, the Canadian Film or Video Production Tax Credit (CPTC), The Shaw Rocket Fund and the Société de Développement des Entreprises Culturelles (SODEC).

Sources: TVKIDS, TBI Vision, C21 Media.

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UK: CITV To Premiere "Make It Pop" On Monday 10th July 2017

CITV, the free-to-air kids (FTA) channel operated by ITV in the UK, will start to air the first season of Nickelodeon's hit musical comedy series Make It Pop from Monday 10th July 2017 at 5:00pm, as part of the channels "Big Up Your Summer" programming initiative!

What do an aspiring pop diva, a fashionista and a book worm have in common? Music!

Make It Pop is a comedic, music-infused daily strip about three unique girls who come together to start their own K-Pop-inspired band. Randomly selected to room together at boarding school, bookish Corki (Erika Tham), fashion-forward Jodi (Louriza Tronco) and social media maven Sun Hi (Megan Lee) meet and bond over music. With the help of fellow classmate and aspiring DJ, Caleb (Dale Whibley), the girls grow from roommates to bandmates as their group, XO-IQ, becomes a school-wide sensation.

In the series premiere of Make It Pop, "Rumours and Roommates" ("Rumors & Roommates", #101), Sun Hi and Jodi start life at MacKendrick Prep boarding school with big expectations and bigger dreams. All of which might unravel because of a secret Corki refuses to reveal!

The series (40 episodes over two seasons, plus one special), which features original songs and performances in every episode, is co-created by Thomas W. Lynch and Nick Cannon and produced by DHX Media.

Pictured: (L-R) Jodi (Louriza Tronco), Sun Hi (Meghan Lee) and Corki (Erika Tham) in the new live-action series, Make It Pop, coming to Nickelodeon in the 2015-16 season. Photo Credit: Nickelodeon. ©2015 Viacom International, Inc. All Rights Reserved.

Visit nick.co.uk/makeitpop to find out more about the show, watch exclusive video clips and play fantastic games!

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Sources: CITV's "Big Up Your Summer" trailer, Digiguide, ITV.com; Additional sources: RegularCapital.com, Wikipedia, Make It Pop Wiki.

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UK's CITV Acquires Free-To-Air Broadcast Rights To "Deadtime Stories" From DHX Media

DHX Media, a leading independent creator, producer, distributor and licensor of children's entertainment content, has announced in the following press release, from Canada NewsWire (CNW), that the Canadian media company has licensed its TV series "Deadtime Stories" (10x30mins) to CITV, the children's television arm of the free-to-air British commercial public service TV network ITV! "Deadtime Stories" recently debuted on Nickelodeon USA on Thursday 3rd October 2013. It is currently unknown if Nickelodeon's international channels, including Nickelodeon UK and Ireland/HD, are also planning to show the horror/fantasy-themed anthology television series.

"Deadtime Stories" is a all-new single-camera show which stars Jennifer Stone ("Wizards of Waverly Place") as "The Babysitter", who shares stories from her collection of creepy tales with children every week. "Deadtime Stories" is based on the popular eponymous children's book series, and chronicles kids' eerie encounters, from hauntings to monsters to supernatural occurrences.

In each episode of "Deadtime Stories", kids embark on different thrilling adventures with ghostly tales, including a grave with something unusual buried inside, a wishing game gone awry and a magic kit with irreversible tricks. The series is created by the Hillenbrand brothers and the Cascone sisters and distributed by DHX Media. David and Scott Hillenbrand have a long track record across multiple genres including extensive work on hit kids shows such as "Spider-Man (Animated)", "Sweet Valley High" and "Power Rangers", while Annette and Gina Cascone have an equally long track record of writing spine tingling tales for middle grade and young adult readers.

The property is based on the popular "Deadtime Stories" book series written by the Cascones, originally included 17 titles and has sold over 2 million copies. It is has been republished and released in hardcover, paperback and digital by major publisher Tor Books/Starscape, a division of the Macmillan Group, in addition to being carried by Scholastic.

Josh Scherba, Senior Vice President (SVP) distribution at DHX Media, told Licensing.biz that "Deadtime Stories" is "performing supernaturally well on Nickelodeon in the US"!

The "Deadtime Stories" television series adaptation is developed by Hill & Brand Kids and Mantooth Films.

Original DHX Media Press Release:

DHX Media Licences 'Deadtime Stories' to UK Broadcaster

HALIFAX, Nov. 1, 2013 /CNW/ - DHX Media, a leading independent creator, producer, distributor and licensor of children's entertainment content, has licensed its TV series Deadtime Stories to CITV in the UK. Deadtime Stories debuted in the US earlier this month on Nickelodeon.

The property is based on the book series of the same name, written by Annette and Gina Cascone, which originally included 17 titles and has sold over 2 million copies. It has been republished and released in hardcover, paperback and digital by major publisher Tor Books/Starscape, a division of the Macmillan Group, in addition to being carried by Scholastic.

About DHX Media
DHX Media (www.dhxmedia.com) is a leader in the creation, production and licensing of family entertainment rights. DHX Media owns, markets and distributes 9,500 half hours of children's entertainment content, and exploits owned properties through its consumer products licensing business. DHX Media is recognized for brands such as Yo Gabba Gabba!, Caillou, Teletubbies, In the Night Garden, Inspector Gadget, Johnny Test and Super WHY!. DHX Media's full-service international licensing agency, Copyright Promotions Licensing Group, (CPLG), represents numerous entertainment, sport and design brands. DHX Media has offices in Toronto, Los Angeles, Vancouver, Halifax, London, Paris, Barcelona, Milan, Munich and Amsterdam and is listed on the Toronto Stock Exchange.

SOURCE DHX Media Ltd.

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Also, from Licensing.biz:

DHX Media brings Deadtime Stories to UK screens on CITV

US show based on a book series that has sold more than two million copies

DHX Media has licensed the UK free-to-air TV rights to live action series Deadtime Stories (10x30’) to CITV.

Deadtime Stories is a live action kids and tweens programme starring Jennifer Stone of Wizards of Waverly Place.

She stars as a babysitter tells a new chilling chapter of her spooky story collection in each episode.

"We are very excited to have secured Deadtime Stories for broadcast on CITV," said Jamila Metran, head of programming for CITV.

"The spooky live action series has proved to be internationally popular and we believe CITV is the perfect UK home for the programme."

The show, based on a book series that has sold more than two million copies, debuted in the US earlier this month on Nickelodeon.

"Deadtime Stories is an eerily good live action series with a strong literary history and a creative team with an impressive track record," said Josh Scherba, SVP distribution at DHX Media.

"It is performing supernaturally well on Nickelodeon in the US and we anticipate it will similarly captivate UK fans...just don't watch it in the dark."

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UK's ITV And CITV To Start To Show Nickelodeon's "Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles" From Sunday 14th April 2013

CITV, the children's television arm of ITV, the free-to-air British commercial public service TV network, has announced in a Tweet (post) on their official Twitter profile page (@ChildrensITV) that ITV, formally ITV1, and CITV will start to show Nickelodeon's brand new CGI-Animated "Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles" television series from Sunday 14th April 2013 as part of the networks Spring 2013 highlights. ITV, ITV HD and CITV will simulcast each episode Sunday's at 7.30am, with each episode repeated at 8.30am on ITV's plus-one (+1) timeshift channel, ITV+1)! It is currently unknown whether ITV will be adding episodes of Nick's all-new TMNT series to the networks online video on demand (VoD) service:

The Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles are coming. Make sure you're here Sunday at 7:30am on ITV & CITV (or at 8:30am on ITV+1 if you're lazy!)

Viacom International Media Networks (VIMN) announced in October 2012 that ITV had picked up the free-to-air broadcast rights to Nickelodeon's TMNT at MIPCOM 2012.

UK's CITV To Air The "Big Time Rush" Nickelodeon TV Movie, "Big Time Movie", On Wednesday 20th February 2013

CITV, the children's television arm and channel of ITV, the British commercial public service television network, have announced in a Tweet (post) on their official Twitter profile page (@ChildrensITV) that CITV will be showing the original Nickelodeon TV movie, "Big Time Movie", which is based on the hit Nickelodeon comedy series and Nickelodeon boy band "Big Time Rush" on Wednesday 20th February 2013 at 2.00pm, as part of the channels February school half-term holidays schedule line-up!:

Don't forget, we've got the Big Time Movie airing this Wednesday at 2pm. Up next this afternoon, it's Fleabag Monkeyface.

UK's ITV Picks Up Season 3 Of The Hit Nickelodeon Comedy Series "Victorious" And Season Three Of The Popular Nickelodeon Sitcom "Big Time Rush"

While Viacom International Media Networks (VIMN) and the UK commercial broadcaster ITV announced that ITV has acquired the free-to-air (FTA) television broadcast rights for Nickelodeon's "Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles", which will debut on ITV1 and CITV in Spring 2013, at MIPCOM 2012, VIMN and ITV also confirmed the Nickelodeon News that ITV has also acquired the FTA broadcast rights for season three of the hit Nickelodeon comedy series "Big Time Rush" and for the third season of the popular Nickelodeon sitcom "Victorious". From The Hollywood Reporter:

ITV and VIMN also confirmed season three pick-ups of Nick's live action series, Big Time Rush and Victorious. As is usual with such deals, no financial details were released.

Also, from Variety's TV News column on the official Variety website, Variety.com:

Brit dramas nab sales as Mipcom ends

'Parade's End,' 'Restless' among hot titles

High-end British drama series attracted buyers at Cannes TV mart Mipcom, which wrapped Thursday.

Brit period miniseries "Parade's End," starring Benedict Cumberbatch and Rebecca Hall, has been sold by BBC Worldwide to Australia's Network Nine, HBO's Pan-Central and Eastern Europe webs, Slovenia's RTV, Latvia's LTV, Estonia's ETV and STV in Slovakia.

The show, produced by Mammoth Screen, is scripted by Tom Stoppard, based on Ford Madox Ford's novels. It is co-produced by HBO and France's Arte.

ProSiebenSat.1 has taken German rights to the adaptation of William Boyd's spy novel "Restless." The WWII drama centers on a young Russian recruited to infiltrate the corridors of power in Washington, D.C.

Starring Hayley Atwell, Rufus Sewell and Michelle Dockery, it was penned by Boyd, helmed by Edward Hall and produced by Hilary Bevan Jones of Endor Prods.

The BBC and the Sundance Channel greenlit the show, which is repped by Red Arrow Intl.

ITV Studios has secured a raft of deals for British drama skeins "Mr Selfridge," "Falcon" and "Endeavour."

"Mr Selfridge" has pre-sold to Ireland's TV3, Norwegian pubcaster NRK and Finnish pubcaster YLE.

The drama was previously acquired by PBS's Masterpiece in the U.S., the Seven Network in Australia, Swedish pubcaster SVT and Israel's YES DBS Satellite Services.

Crime drama "Falcon," based on Robert Wilson's novels, has been pre-sold to HBO Latin America, Sweden's SVT and HOT in Israel. These deals follow a pre-sale to BBC Worldwide Channels in Australia.

"Falcon" is a Mammoth Screen production for the U.K.'s BSkyB, Canal Plus in Spain and Germany's ZDF.

"Inspector Morse" prequel "Endeavour" was acquired by Pramer's Film & Arts channel in Latin America, Sweden's SVT, Norway's NRK, Danish pubcaster DR, Croatia's HRT and Lietuvos Ryto Televizija in Lithuania.

The detective drama was previously picked up by WGBH in the U.S., Seven Network in Australia, TVNZ in New Zealand, Belgian pubcaster VRT and the Netherlands' NPO. It is a Mammoth Screen production.

Among other deals at Mipcom, the U.K.'s Channel 4 commissioned cookery series "Simon Hopkinson Cooks," which is produced by Ricochet, and "16 Kids and Counting," looking at the lives of Britain's biggest families, produced by Lion Television. It also commissioned a docu about TV chef Fanny Cradock, "Fanny and Friends," produced by Boundless/Talkback.

U.K. broadcaster ITV has nabbed season one and two of Nickelodeon's "Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles." The skein will simulcast on ITV1 and CITV, starting in spring.

Other pre-sale deals for "Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles" include TVI/Televisao Independente in Portugal, RTL Klub in Hungary, Radio e Televisao Bandeirantes in Brazil, S&E Media Project/STB QTV in Ukraine, ABS-CBN Corp. in Philippines and Televisora Nicaraguaense in Nicaragua.

ITV also confirmed season three pick-ups of Nickelodeon's live-action series "Big Time Rush" and "Victorious."

Fox Intl. Channels has taken rights in India to the U.S. version of cooking competition show "The Taste," which features celebrity chefs Anthony Bourdain and Nigella Lawson.

The show will air next year on Fox Traveller.

Nine Network took Australian rights to the show, which is repped by Red Arrow Intl., earlier this week.

The skein is produced by Kinetic Content, Red Arrow's U.S. production company, and airs in the U.S. on ABC.

Viacom International Media Networks Secures Global Presales For Nickelodeon's Brand New Animated "Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles" TV Series; UK's ITV Picks Up Nickelodeon's "Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles" For ITV1 And CITV For Spring 2013 Debut

From C21Media:

Turtles return with global presales

MIPCOM NEWS: Viacom International Media Networks (VIMN) has racked up presales worldwide for its refreshed version of animated classic Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles.

Heading the list is the UK's ITV, which has picked up seasons one and two for simulcast on ITV1 and kidscaster CiTV, with season one kicking off in spring 2013.

Other presales went to TVI in Portugal; RTL Klub in Hungary; Bandeirantes in Brazil; S&E Media Project and STB QTV in Ukraine; ABS-CBN in the Philippines; and Nicaragua’s Televisora Nicaraguaense.

This summer Spanish pubcaster TVE also signed a three-year deal for the series, starting in May 2013.

The updated Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles premiered on Nickelodeon in the US on September 29, followed by the UK net on October 1.

It is now rolling out across Nickelodeon channels internationally until December 2013. Nickelodeon has already ordered an additional 26 episodes for airing next year.

“These deals directly reflect the enormous buzz Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles is generating in the international TV buying marketplace,” said Caroline Beaton, senior VP of international programme sales for VIMN, adding that the show has secured “more presale deals than ever before for a Nickelodeon series.”

The show, created in 1984 by Kevin Eastman and Peter Laird, has also sparked renewed interest on the licencing and merchandising front. A new range of consumer products will launch in spring 2013, including ones from long-standing Turtles L&M partner Playmates Toys.

Gün Akyuz
09-10-2012
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Also, from Den Of Geek:

Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles gets a second season

The new Turtles series is coming to ITV in 2013, and will have a second season. Official TNMT correspondent, Matt Edwards, investigates...

It's been almost three weeks since Den of Geek last published anything about the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, and that’s because I became overwhelmed and have been having a lie down. The new series launched with a double bill on Nickelodeon in the UK on Monday the 1st of October, and three episodes in, Den of Geek couldn't be happier with the show. It's funny, the action scenes are great, and the animation is top notch. For further praise, please see our spoiler-free review of the first two episodes, here.

The show has proven to be a hit, too. Reports suggest that the Turtles’ return was watched by twelve million viewers in the USA. It's an impressive figure and one that the show absolutely deserves.

The figure has clearly impressed Nickelodeon, too, as a second season has been confirmed. In truth, the show represents a massive investment for Nickeldeon and it likely would have taken a complete disaster for it not to see a second run. In fact, if you follow any of the cast on Twitter you’d be forgiven for thinking that the second series was already well into production.

It seems that UK channel ITV has been impressed, too, because it's been announced that the show will be airing on their channel from spring 2013. ITV airing the show will mean that everyone with a television has access to Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles. That's a good thing.

Turtles toys are scheduled to be in UK shops from the 1st of December, just in time for Christmas. We're trying to convince our significant others that we legitimately need the three foot high sewer play set for article research, albeit without much success.

With Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles proving such a success, and with the Bay-produced film still subject to speculated production problems, script-leaks and online alien outrages, we wonder whether Paramount might have missed a trick by not going the animated route with the upcoming movie.

To celebrate the show's success, here's a video of the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles performing Pizza Power as part of their tour as a band.

Find out what happened when Matt went on a Turtles ninja training adventure, here.

Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles airs on Nickelodeon on Mondays at 5pm.

Also, from Digital Spy UK:

'Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles' new series to air on ITV1 in the UK

The animated show will be simulcast on ITV1 and CITV from 2013.

ITV is to air the new Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles animated series.

The first two seasons of the Nickelodeon cartoon have been picked up for UK broadcast, according to The Hollywood Reporter.

The show - which features voice work from Jason Biggs and Sean Astin - will be simulcast on ITV1 and CITV beginning spring 2013.

"ITV is the perfect broadcast home for Nick's heroes in a half-shell, complementing their hugely popular action-packed animation lineup," said Caroline Beaton, SVP International Programme Sales.

The new Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles - the third animated series based on Kevin Eastman and Peter Laird's original comics - debuted in the US on September 29 and recently received an order for 26 more episodes.

A controversial movie reboot based on the franchise is currently in the works, with Michael Bay attached to produce.

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Watch the opening sequence for the new Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles animated series below:



Photo gallery - Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles though the years [here on the official Digital Spy UK website, digitalspy.co.uk]:

Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles fact: Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles debuted as an animated series in 1987 and ran all the way through to 1996. The word "Hero" was substituted in for "Ninja" in the UK due to controversy surrounding nunchuks.

Also, from The Hollywood Reporter:

MIPCOM 2012: U.K. Broadcaster ITV to Air Nickelodeon’s 'Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles'

The kids network's parent Viacom says its longtime British partner has struck a deal for season one and two of the new animation series.

The turtles are headed to ITV in the U.K. Viacom announced Tuesday that its longtime broadcast partner in that territory has nailed down season one and season two broadcast rights for Nickelodeon's new animation series, Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, for simulcast on ITV1 and CITV.

The deal, along with a raft of multi-territory pre-sales, was announced by Caroline Beaton, SVP International Program Sales, at Mipcom in Cannes.

Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles will air across ITV1 and CITV, the children's television arm, starting in spring 2013. ITV and VIMN also confirmed season three pick-ups of Nick's live action series, Big Time Rush and Victorious. As is usual with such deals, no financial details were released.

VIDEO: Jason Biggs and Sean Astin on 'Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles'

"ITV is the perfect broadcast home for Nick's heroes in a half-shell, complementing their hugely popular action packed animation line-up," Beaton said.

Pre-sale deals for Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles include: TVI (Portugal), RTL Klub (Hungary), and Bandeirantes (Brazil). Viacom announced earlier this summer a three-year deal with national Spanish broadcaster Television Espanola (TVE) for Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, commencing May 2013.

Following its launch in the U.S. on Sept. 29, Nickelodeon has ordered 26 additional episodes of the series, which will begin airing next year. The series is rolling out across Nickelodeon channels around the world between now and December 2013.

Also, from Kidscreen:

ITV adds TMNT to lineup

UK broadcaster ITV has snatched up the first two seasons of Nickelodeon’s new animated series Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles from Viacom International Media Networks.

The series will air across ITV1 and CITV starting in the Spring. ITV and VIMN also announced deals for two of Nick's live-action series Big Time Rush and Victorious.

So far, Viacom has inked a slew of broadcast deals for its new Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles including, TVI / Televisão Independente S.A (Portugal), RTL Klub (Hungary), Rádio e Televisão Bandeirantes (Brazil), S&E Media Project Limited / STB QTV (Ukraine), ABS-CBN Corporation (Philippines) and Televisora Nicaraguaense S.A. (Nicuragua).

The series launched in the US in September and in the UK in October. It will roll out across other Nickelodeon channels between now and December 2013.

Tags: ITV, Nickelodeon, Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, Viacom

Also, from Broadcast:

CITV signs Ninja Turtles

Mipcom: ITV has picked up the rights to air Nickelodeon’s CGI version of classic cartoon Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles.

The deal, which covers the first two series of the 1980s kids show, will see the two 26 episode run as a simulcast on both ITV1 and CITV from Spring 2013. The half-shell themed series kicked off on Nickelodeon in the UK on 1 October.

Viacom International’s deal with ITV, brokered by senior vice president of international programme sales Caroline Beaton with CITV’s head of programming Jamila Metran, also hands ITV the rights to the third series of live action shows Big Time Rush and Victorious. The terrestrial broadcaster has aired the first two series of each previously.

Beaton said Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles had generated a record number of pre-sale deals for a Nickelodeon series.“ITV is the perfect broadcast home for Nick’s heroes in a half-shell, complementing their hugely popular action packed animation line-up,” she added.

Further TMNT deals have been struck with broadcasters in Portugal, Hungary, Brazil, Ukraine, Philippines and Nicuragua.

Also, from Broadway World:

Viacom, UK's ITV Sign Broadcast Deal for Nickelodeon's TEENAGE MUTANT NINJA TURTLES

Viacom International Media Networks, a division of Viacom Inc., today announced that long-time partner and leading UK terrestrial broadcaster, ITV, has secured season one and season two broadcast rights for Nickelodeon’s hotly anticipated new animation series, Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, for simulcast on ITV1 and CITV. The deal, along with a raft of multi-territory pre-sales, was announced by Caroline Beaton Senior Vice President, International Programme Sales for VIMN at MIPCOM 2012 in Cannes.

Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles will air across ITV1 and CITV, the children’s television arm, starting in Spring 2013. ITV and VIMN also confirmed season three pick-ups of Nickelodeon’s hit live action series, Big Time Rush and Victorious.

Beaton commented on the deal: “ITV is the perfect broadcast home for Nick’s heroes in a half-shell, complementing their hugely popular action packed animation line-up.” Adding, “These deals directly reflect the enormous buzz Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles is generating in the international TV buying marketplace, securing more pre-sale deals than ever before for a Nickelodeon series as well as Nick’s proven ability to deliver hit content that appeals to audiences around the world.”

Jamila Metran, Head of Programming, CITV, said: "We are very pleased to have secured the enduring children's favorite Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles for broadcast on CITV and ITV breakfast. The deal continues ITV's successful partnership with VIMN on past titles which include Victorious and Big Time Rush."

Pre-sale deals for Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles include: TVI / Televisão Independente S.A (Portugal), RTL Klub (Hungary), Rádio e Televisão Bandeirantes (Brazil), S&E Media Project Limited / STB QTV (Ukraine), ABS-CBN Corporation (Philippines) and Televisora Nicaraguaense S.A. (Nicaragua). VIMN announced earlier this summer a three-year deal with national Spanish broadcaster Television Espanola (TVE) for Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, commencing May 2013.

Following its launch success in the US (29 September), Nickelodeon has ordered 26 additional episodes of the series, which will begin airing next year. The series premiered on 1 October in the UK and is rolling out across Nickelodeon channels around the world between now and December 2013.

The reintroduction of this storied franchise has ignited excitement in the licensing community and spring 2013 will see the launch of an extensive consumer products programme based on the pizza-loving, green heroes. Long-standing Turtles toy partner Playmates Toys has already unveiled an impressive line of new products developed to support the refreshed series.

Considered one of the most popular kids’ television programs of the 1980s, Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles is a classic, global property created in 1984 by Kevin Eastman and Peter Laird. It first debuted as a successful comic book series and then became a hit animated TV show, a live-action television series and later spawned four blockbuster theatrical releases. The property also has translated into a significant consumer products business—with DVDs, video games, toys and more--that has generated billions of dollars at retail.

Related: TEENAGE MUTANT NINJA TURTLES, Nickelodeon

Also, from Variety's TV News column on the official Variety website, Variety.com:

Brit dramas nab sales as Mipcom ends

'Parade's End,' 'Restless' among hot titles

High-end British drama series attracted buyers at Cannes TV mart Mipcom, which wrapped Thursday.

Brit period miniseries "Parade's End," starring Benedict Cumberbatch and Rebecca Hall, has been sold by BBC Worldwide to Australia's Network Nine, HBO's Pan-Central and Eastern Europe webs, Slovenia's RTV, Latvia's LTV, Estonia's ETV and STV in Slovakia.

The show, produced by Mammoth Screen, is scripted by Tom Stoppard, based on Ford Madox Ford's novels. It is co-produced by HBO and France's Arte.

ProSiebenSat.1 has taken German rights to the adaptation of William Boyd's spy novel "Restless." The WWII drama centers on a young Russian recruited to infiltrate the corridors of power in Washington, D.C.

Starring Hayley Atwell, Rufus Sewell and Michelle Dockery, it was penned by Boyd, helmed by Edward Hall and produced by Hilary Bevan Jones of Endor Prods.

The BBC and the Sundance Channel greenlit the show, which is repped by Red Arrow Intl.

ITV Studios has secured a raft of deals for British drama skeins "Mr Selfridge," "Falcon" and "Endeavour."

"Mr Selfridge" has pre-sold to Ireland's TV3, Norwegian pubcaster NRK and Finnish pubcaster YLE.

The drama was previously acquired by PBS's Masterpiece in the U.S., the Seven Network in Australia, Swedish pubcaster SVT and Israel's YES DBS Satellite Services.

Crime drama "Falcon," based on Robert Wilson's novels, has been pre-sold to HBO Latin America, Sweden's SVT and HOT in Israel. These deals follow a pre-sale to BBC Worldwide Channels in Australia.

"Falcon" is a Mammoth Screen production for the U.K.'s BSkyB, Canal Plus in Spain and Germany's ZDF.

"Inspector Morse" prequel "Endeavour" was acquired by Pramer's Film & Arts channel in Latin America, Sweden's SVT, Norway's NRK, Danish pubcaster DR, Croatia's HRT and Lietuvos Ryto Televizija in Lithuania.

The detective drama was previously picked up by WGBH in the U.S., Seven Network in Australia, TVNZ in New Zealand, Belgian pubcaster VRT and the Netherlands' NPO. It is a Mammoth Screen production.

Among other deals at Mipcom, the U.K.'s Channel 4 commissioned cookery series "Simon Hopkinson Cooks," which is produced by Ricochet, and "16 Kids and Counting," looking at the lives of Britain's biggest families, produced by Lion Television. It also commissioned a docu about TV chef Fanny Cradock, "Fanny and Friends," produced by Boundless/Talkback.

U.K. broadcaster ITV has nabbed season one and two of Nickelodeon's "Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles." The skein will simulcast on ITV1 and CITV, starting in spring.

Other pre-sale deals for "Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles" include TVI/Televisao Independente in Portugal, RTL Klub in Hungary, Radio e Televisao Bandeirantes in Brazil, S&E Media Project/STB QTV in Ukraine, ABS-CBN Corp. in Philippines and Televisora Nicaraguaense in Nicaragua.

ITV also confirmed season three pick-ups of Nickelodeon's live-action series "Big Time Rush" and "Victorious."

Fox Intl. Channels has taken rights in India to the U.S. version of cooking competition show "The Taste," which features celebrity chefs Anthony Bourdain and Nigella Lawson.

The show will air next year on Fox Traveller.

Nine Network took Australian rights to the show, which is repped by Red Arrow Intl., earlier this week.

The skein is produced by Kinetic Content, Red Arrow's U.S. production company, and airs in the U.S. on ABC.

UK's CITV To Show New Episodes Of "Big Time Rush", "Matt Hatter Chronicles" And "Monsuno" As Part Of "Autumn 2012 On CITV"

CITV, the children's television arm of ITV, the British commercial public service TV network, have announced in a Tweet (post) on their official Twitter profile page (@ChildrensITV) that CITV will be showing new episodes of Nickelodeon's hit music comedy series "Big Time Rush", plus new episodes of NickToons UK favourites "The Matt Hatter Chronicles" and "Monsuno", as part of CITV's Autumn 2012 programming line-up:

This Autumn, look out for New Fleabag, Canimals, Phone Genie, Monsuno, Redakai, Big Time Rush, Matt Hatter & more!

It is currently unknown whether CITV (short for Children's ITV or Children's Independent Television) will broadcast the new episodes of the hit Nickelodeon sitcom "Big Time Rush" and the popular animated shows "The Matt Hatter Chronicles" and "Monsuno" on ITV's CITV channel or as part of ITV Breakfast's CITV programming block which airs Saturday and Sunday mornings on the ITV network from 06:00 to 08:25 in the timeslot occupied by Daybreak on weekdays.