Paramount+ & Vanity Fair Celebrate The Launch of 'Special Ops: Lioness' With Star-Studded Event in London

PARAMOUNT+ & VANITY FAIR CELEBRATE THE LAUNCH OF “SPECIAL OPS: LIONESS” WITH NICOLE KIDMAN AND ZOE SALDAÑA

From Academy Award® Nominee Taylor Sheridan, SPECIAL OPS: LIONESS Will Premiere Globally on Sunday, July 23, Exclusively on Paramount+

Star-Studded Cast Includes Series Lead and Executive Producer Zoe Saldaña, Laysla De Oliveira, Emmy Award® Nominee Michael Kelly, with Academy Award Winner Morgan Freeman, and Academy Award Winner and Executive Producer Nicole Kidman.

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SPECIAL OPS: LIONESS, inspired by an actual U.S. Military program, follows the life of Joe (Saldaña) while she attempts to balance her personal and professional life as the tip of the CIA's spear in the war on terror. The Lioness Program, overseen by Kaitlyn Meade (Kidman) and Donald Westfield (Kelly), enlists an aggressive Marine Raider named Cruz (De Oliveira) to operate undercover alongside Joe among the power brokers of State terrorism in the CIA's efforts to thwart the next 9/11.

The Espionage Thriller Is Produced by MTV Entertainment Studios and 101 Studios.

Paramount+ & Vanity Fair celebrated the launch of SPECIAL OPS: LIONESS in London on London, Tuesday 11th July 2023, which saw the attendance of Nicole Kidman and Zoe Saldaña.

Paramount+ welcomed a host of international guests from across film, fashion, design, art, culture and media together for a special screening of the first episode of SPECIAL OPS: LIONESS. Once the final credits rolled, guests celebrated at an after-party in the Tate Britain’s prestigious Duveen Gallery, enjoying cocktails, and passing the evening to an exclusive DJ set by Isabella Massenet.

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Nicole Kidman and Zoe Saldaña Visit London to Celebrate Upcoming Global Launch of 'Special Ops: Lioness' on Paramount+

NICOLE KIDMAN AND ZOE SALDAÑA VISIT LONDON TO CELEBRATE UPCOMING GLOBAL LAUNCH OF SPECIAL OPS: LIONESS ON PARAMOUNT+

Nicole Kidman and Zoe Saldaña in London to Promote Upcoming Global Paramount+ Series Special Ops: Lioness | Photography Credit: Max Cisotti/Getty Images for Paramount+

LONDON, UK - 10 JULY, 2023 - Nicole Kidman and Zoe Saldaña today appeared together at a London rooftop photocall at IET during a Paramount+ press tour to promote their new series SPECIAL OPS: LIONESS, streaming in all Paramount+ territories later this month. Kidman and Saldaña were joined by co-stars Keith Cox, Keyes Hill-Edgar, Chris McCarthy and David Glasser to promote the new series. Episodes one and two of the new original series premiere on July 23 with episodes rolling out weekly on Sundays.

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Photography Credit: Max Cisotti/Getty Images for Paramount+

ABOUT SPECIAL OPS: LIONESS

SPECIAL OPS: LIONESS, inspired by an actual U.S. Military program, follows the life of Joe (Saldaña) while she attempts to balance her personal and professional life as the tip of the CIA's spear in the war on terror. The Lioness Program, overseen by Kaitlyn Meade (Kidman) and Donald Westfield (Kelly), enlists an aggressive Marine Raider named Cruz (De Oliveira) to operate undercover alongside Joe among the power brokers of State terrorism in the CIA's efforts to thwart the next 9/11.

SPECIAL OPS: LIONESS will also star series regulars Dave Annable, Jill Wagner, LaMonica Garrett, James Jordan, Austin Hébert, Jonah Wharton, Stephanie Nur and Hannah Love Lanier. The series is executive produced by Taylor Sheridan, David C. Glasser, Zoe Saldaña, Nicole Kidman, Ron Burkle, Bob Yari, David Hutkin, Jill Wagner, Geyer Kosinski, Michael Malone and John Hillcoat.

ABOUT PARAMOUNT+:

Paramount+ is a global digital subscription video streaming service from Paramount that features a mountain of premium entertainment for audiences of all ages. Internationally, the streaming service features an expansive library of original series, hit shows and popular movies across every genre from world-renowned brands and production studios, including SHOWTIME®, CBS, Comedy Central, MTV, Nickelodeon, Paramount Pictures and the Smithsonian Channel™, in addition to a robust offering of premier local content. The service is currently live in the U.S., Canada, the U.K., Australia, Latin America, the Caribbean, Austria, France, Germany, Ireland, Italy, Switzerland and South Korea.

For more information about Paramount+, please visit www.paramountplus.com and follow @paramountplusuk on social media.

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Paramount+ is also available with Sky Cinema at no extra cost.

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Anson Mount and Rebecca Romijn Beam Down to London For 'Star Trek: Strange New Worlds' Photocall for Paramount+

PARAMOUNT+ “STAR TREK: STRANGE NEW WORLDS” STARS ANSON MOUNT AND REBECCA ROMIJN ATTEND LONDON ROOFTOP PHOTOCALL

LONDON, UK - 21 June, 2023 - Anson Mount and Rebecca Romijn attend a Paramount+ STAR TREK: STRANGE NEW WORLDS season two London photocall at Sabine’s Rooftop overlooking the iconic St. Paul’s Cathedral. Season two is now streaming on Paramount+. Try Paramount+ for FREE at ParamountPlus.com!

Photography Credit: Dave Benett/Getty Images for Paramount+

ABOUT STAR TREK: STRANGE NEW WORLDS SEASON TWO:

Season two of STAR TREK: STRANGE NEW WORLDS is produced by CBS Studios, Secret Hideout and Roddenberry Entertainment. Akiva Goldsman and Henry Alonso Myers serve as co-showrunners. Alex Kurtzman, Akiva Goldsman, Jenny Lumet, Henry Alonso Myers, Aaron Baiers, Heather Kadin, Frank Siracusa, John Weber, Rod Roddenberry and Trevor Roth serve as executive producers. The series is distributed by Paramount Global Content Distribution.

ABOUT PARAMOUNT+:

Paramount+ is a global digital subscription video streaming service from Paramount that features a mountain of premium entertainment for audiences of all ages. Internationally, the streaming service features an expansive library of original series, hit shows and popular movies across every genre from world-renowned brands and production studios, including SHOWTIME®, CBS, Comedy Central, MTV, Nickelodeon, Paramount Pictures and the Smithsonian Channel™, in addition to a robust offering of premier local content. The service is currently live in the U.S., Canada, the U.K., Australia, Latin America, the Caribbean, Austria, France, Germany, Ireland, Italy, Switzerland and South Korea.

For more information about Paramount+, please visit www.paramountplus.com and follow @paramountplusuk on social media.

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'Drake & Josh' Stars Drake Bell & Josh Peck Reunite for a Business Meeting at Viacom's L.A. HQ

Just what are Drake Bell and Josh Peck up to together?!

The 32-year-old Drake & Josh co-stars were seen meeting up with each other at the Viacom building on Wednesday (March 13) in Los Angeles, California, Just Jared Jr. reports. Viacom is the parent of the Nickelodeon brand.

The two actors starred in their hit series Drake & Josh together on Nickelodeon from 2004 to 2007 across four seasons (plus pair of TV movies that premiered on the network in 2006 and 2008). The series followed stepbrothers Drake Parker (Bell) and Josh Nichols (Peck) as they lived together despite having opposite personalities.

Are the two reuniting for a possible reboot, or at least a new project together? Josh is set to make an appearance at Nickelodeon's Kids' Choice Awards 2019 on March 23, could there be a reunion planned?

“There were our ups and downs about it, but man, I’d go back in a second,” Drake recently said in an interview of a potential reboot. It looks like something might be happening after all!

A Drake & Josh revival wouldn't be out of the question. Nickelodeon is in the midst of reviving some of the network's most popular shows. Rugrats for example, is being rebooted for not only a Nickelodeon TV show, but a CGI/live-action movie as well. Nickelodeon also announced that Rocko's Modern Life would be returning to the network with a TV movie, as well as Invader Zim, which will likely be getting its TV movie in 2019. Nickelodeon also revived Legends of the Hidden Temple and Hey Arnold! for TV movies, which aired in 2016 and 2017, respectively, and has also revived Double Dare. Nickelodeon is also in the planning stages to revive Clarissa Explains It All and Are You Afraid of the Dark? as a movie and miniseries, and will be reviving All That with a all-new cast as well as old favorites in Summer 2019.

Drake and Josh have reunited several times over the last couple of years, including for a video in which they sing Drake's latest hit, Fuego Lento and learn a bit of Spanish.

Nickelodeon USA To Premiere "Every Witch Way" Special "Spellbound" On Wednesday 26th November 2014

The entertainment news website Just Jared Jr. has exclusively premiered Nickelodeon USA's trailer for Nickelodeon's brand-new "Every Witch Way" special episode "Spellbound", which Nick USA will premiere and show on Wednesday 26th November 2014 at 7:00pm! You can watch Nick USA's all-new "Spellbound" promo here on Just Jared Jr.!

Nick's all-new "Every Witch Way" special will introduce viewers to new girl Mia (Elizabeth Elias), a mysterious troublemaker who is used to getting her way and dislikes being vulnerable. She arrives in Miami driven by a deep desire for revenge... but her plans will become complicated once she falls for Daniel (Nick Merico). "Every Witch Way: Spellbound" will also feature a magical sneak-peek of the brand-new third season of Nick's hit spell-binding fantasy television series!

Additionally, to celebrate Nickelodeon USA airing the brand-new EWW special, JJJ has unveiled Nickelodeon's official "Every Witch Way" cast photograph!:

Which hearts will throb? Which girls will gossip? Which guys tell lies? Who breaks up, and who makes up? Who can't be trusted? Who's totally busted? Who gets the hexes? And which witches get wicked? The plot thickens on Nickelodeon's brand-new "Every Witch Way" special, premiering this Thanksgiving Weekend, only on Nick USA! It's sure to leave you Spellbound!

"Every Witch Way" also stars Paola Andino, Tyler Alvarez, Paris Smith, Autumn Wendel, Daniela Nieves, Rahart Adams, and Denisea Wilson.

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Nickelodeon Decides Not To Order "Twang" To Series

Actress Rachel Cannon has confirmed to NickALive! in a Tweet (post) on her official Twitter profile page, @MsRachelCannon, that, after Nickelodeon ordered and filmed a pilot episode for a potential brand-new live-action comedy series "Twang" in 2013, Nickelodeon has decided not to pick-up the sitcom to series:

they decided not to pick it up. #boo.

"Twang" (working title) was going to be a all-new sitcom about a family that relocates from Hollywood, California to run a diner in Tennessee. The show was created and executive produced by Andy Gordon ("True Jackson, VP", "Just Shoot Me", "Kirstie"). The pilot starred actress Gatlin Green and her brother, Cooper Green, Storm Reid, Noah Urrea, Richard Reihle as the father of Rachel Cannon's character, and Patsy Cline.

Rachel Cannon has also confirmed the news and shared a few photographs from the set of "Twang" on her official website, rachel-cannon.com.

"Twang" logo from On Camera Audiences.

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Nickelodeon Films Pilot For Potential New Comedy Series "Twang"

Actress Gatlin Green has announced in a Tweet (post) on her official Twitter profile page, @GatlinGreen, the very exciting Nickelodeon news that Nickelodeon is currently filming a pilot episode for her potential brand new live-action Nickelodeon comedy series "Twang", in which she will star alongside her brother, Cooper Green!

"Twang" (working title) is a all-new sitcom about a family that relocates from Hollywood, California to run a diner in Tennessee. The show is created and executive produced by Andy Gordon ("True Jackson, VP", "Just Shoot Me", "Kirstie").

In the Tweet, Gatlin Green also shared a exclusive "Twang" cast photograph which features a look at all the characters in the potential upcoming Nick show, which you can view below!:

OKAY GUYS! So excited to let y'all know @TheCooperGreen & I are shooting a Pilot for @NickelodeonTV called TWANG! [...] pic.twitter.com/jjivPhxVuM - Wednesday 18th December 2013

Gatlin Green also shared a photograph on her official Instagram profile page, @gatlinkgreen, of the gift basket packed full of goodies, including a Nickelodeon slinky, that Nickelodeon sent her to celebrate her all-new Nick show!:

Thanks SO much @officialnicktv for this AMAZING gift basket!!! Can't wait to open it up and see everything inside! 💕😱😆💕#TWANG

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Nickelodeon Star Carlos Pena, Jr. Hints That "Big Time Rush" Season 4 Will Be The Show's Final Season

All good things must come to an end sometime, and unfortunately, it looks like Nickelodeon's hit original musical comedy series "Big Time Rush" is no exception.

Carlos Pena, Jr., who portrays Carlos Garcia in the popular Nick show, has hinted in two Tweets (posts) on his official Twitter profile page (@TheCarlosPena) that BTR and Nickelodeon might not be making a fifth season of "Big Time Rush" ("Big Time Rush" season 5), stating that he had just filmed the last scene in the Big Time Crib forever. In his Tweets, Carlos also shared two exclusive photographs from the 'crib' studio set of the show, including one with the cast of "Big Time Rush" - Kendall Schmidt (Kendall Knight), James Maslow (James Diamond), Carlos Pena, Jr. (Carlos Garcia), Logan Henderson, (Logan Mitchell) and Ciara Bravo as Katie Knight:

Just filmed the last scene in the crib.. FOREVER!! http://instagram.com/p/Yf32iCiPX_/ - Wednesday 24th April 2013


Good bye crib. Thank you for 4 amazing years!! http://instagram.com/p/Yf4BZtiPYF/ - Wednesday 24th April 2013

In a Tweet posted on Monday 22nd April 2013, Carlos Pena, Jr. announced that the series/season 4 finale episode of "Big Time Rush" will be "epic"!:

Good morning! Today starts the last two weeks of filming Big Time Rush.. This finale will be epic! #May2nd #season4premiere - Monday 22nd April 2013.

Nickelodeon USA, also known as Nick, will start to debut brand new episodes from highly anticipated all-new fourth season ("Big Time Rush" season 4) of their hit original musical comedy series "Big Time Rush" from Thursday 2nd May 2013 at 8pm (ET/PT)!

It is currently unknown whether, after Nick's Big Time Rush TV show ends, the boys will stick together to continue as a band and release new songs or split up.

Nickelodeon And Schneider's Bakery Hold First Season One Table Read For New Nick Comedy Show "Sam And Cat"!

Nickelodeon Star Jennette McCurdy ("iCarly") has announced the exciting Nickelodeon News in a Tweet (post) on her official Twitter profile page (@JennetteMcCurdy) that she had attended the table read for the first post-pilot brand new episode of Nickelodeon Productions and Schneider's Bakery's all-new live-action original comedy show "Sam & Cat" today (Monday 28th January 2013)!:

Just had a great table read for #Sam&Cat ! Really nice to see so many faces I love. Feeling so much better.

Nick Star Ariana Grande ("Victorious") also Tweeted (posted) on her official Twitter feed (@ArianaGrande) a special message announcing the Nick News for her fans, which included a special exclusive photograph (below) of the bouquet of flowers and card which the "Sam & Cat" production crew had sent her to celebrate the first day of production of Nickelodeon's brand new sitcom "Sam & Cat":

1st day wish us luck. Thank you so much Dan Warren Joe Bruce & Robin! I am so excited and grateful. ❤ u. http://instagr.am/p/VCUKbLSWQU/

Message on card: Ariana,

Here's to an amazing first season of Sam & Cat!

-Dan, Warren, Robin, Joe, Bruce and everyone at Sam & Cat!

Nick celebrity Ariana Grande also shared a second exclusive photograph (below) with her fans on Twitter of her hair dyed red so she can reprise her role of 'Cat Valentine' for the brand new Nick comedy series:

Cat hair is back :P http://instagram.com/p/VCyWA3SWcZ/

Nickelodeon And "Victorious" Star Ariana Grande Announces Her New Nick Show Co-Starring Jennette McCurdy, "Sam & Cat", To Start Filming At The End Of January 2013!

Nickelodeon Star and "Victorious" actress Ariana Grande has confirmed the exciting Nickelodeon News in a Tweet (post) on her official Twitter profile page (@ArianaGrande) that Nickelodeon Productions and Schneider's Bakery's brand new live-action original comedy show "Sam & Cat" will start going into production later this month (January 2013), when Nickelodeon Stars Jennette McCurdy ("iCarly"'s Sam Puckett) and Ariana Grande ("Victorious"'s Cat Valentine) start filming (shooting) scenes for episodes for the all-new original Nickelodeon comedy series! Nick celebrity Ariana Grande also revealed that she'll be dyeing her hair red again to reprise her character 'Cat Valentine' for the new Nick show, and shared a exclusive photograph (below) with her fans:

Gonna be a redhead again on Tuesday. I'm very excited to start shooting Sam & Cat at the end of the month. X http://instagram.com/p/UsDQhJSWQj/

Nickelodeon's brand new live-action original comedy series "Sam & Cat" will be a spin-off from Dan Schneider's hit live-action Nickelodeon comedy shows "iCarly" and "Victorious", and will feature Nickelodeon Stars Jennette McCurdy ("iCarly"'s Sam Puckett) and Ariana Grande ("Victorious"'s Cat Valentine) reprising their roles from their respective hit shows, and will feature the pair as unlikely roommates who become teen entrepreneurs by starting their own after-school babysitting business. Nickelodeon commissioned "Sam & Cat" to become a full series and ordered 20 episodes of the show in November 2012.

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Nickelodeon & "Victorious" Star Ariana Grande Unveils New Video Of Jai Brooks Trying To Do Her Make-Up

From the Daily Mail:

'Blush is just for cheeks, right?' Teen star Ariana Grande posts video of boyfriend attempting to do her make-up... and the disastrous results

For many men, the contents of a woman's make-up bag are something of a mystery. And the boyfriend of Ariana Grande is no different.

In an adorable video posted on YouTube, the actress and singer, 19 exposes Jai Brooks' disastrous attempt at doing her make-up for the first time.

Clearly baffled by the choice of products on her dressing table, Jai, a member of the Australian group The Janoskians, applies lipgloss to his girlfriend's eyes, and brown eyeshadow to her cheeks.

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Clueless: Singer Ariana Grande lets boyfriend Jai Brooks apply her make-up - with disastrous results

What have I let myself in for? Ariana looks at the camera on her dressing table with dread
The running commentary is just as amusing. Instructed by Ariana to tell viewers what he is doing, he describes each product as it appears to him.

'I have no idea what this is... Eyebrows?' he says, picking up a mascara.

'If you think that's what that's for, this is going to be really interesting,' she replies.

Unfamiliar with the concept of foundation, Jai picks up her DiorSkin and begins with what he thinks is 'fake tanner'.

He seems to struggle to decipher from the packaging what each product is, muttering: 'These don't even say what they do.'

Step-by-step: Jai is not entirely misguided when he begins with foundation - only he thinks he is using fake tan (left). It all begins to go wrong when he puts mascara on Ariana's eyebrows though (right)

Is this blush? Jai applies brown eyeshadow to his girlfriend's cheeks and forehead (left). The makeover is completed when he lines her lips with eyeliner (right)
Next up, Jai continues, is 'this nice pink thing... that goes on your eyelids.'

Impressed with his efforts, he adds: 'Actually it looks alright.'

Unfortunately, Jai's mistake is revealed only when Ariana turns to the camera and says: 'So far, he's put Lancome lipgloss all over my eyelids.'

Things only get worse though. Picking up a mascara, he proceeds to comb her brows with it. His explanation? The brush 'reminds [him] of eyebrows.'

Ariana's expression as she peers in the mirror speaks volumes, though, prompting an apology of: 'I'm sorry! It seemed right at the time!'

This nice pink thing... What Jai thinks is eye product actually turns out to be Lancome lipgloss

Wait - where are you going with that? Jai brandishes a mascara wand, aiming at Ariana's eyebrows
Undeterred, Jai rubs a large brush into a concealer compact, which he believes is 'blush', and proceeds to circle it on his girlfriend's cheeks.

'This one's gotta be right,' he says, adding: 'Is blush just for cheeks?'

He then proceeds to do the same with some eyeshadow though - this time taking it up to her forehead, telling viewers: 'This is brown, this is the outer layer of the face.'

His makeover is completed by lining Ariana's lips with what can only be eyeliner.

Does this hurt? Jai circles Ariana's eyes with black kohl

You did a great job: Ariana's expression fails to mirror her words as she inspects her new look
Almost speechless at the results, she says: 'Please look at what you did to me.'

His response? 'You look hot.'

Ariana Grande is most famous for playing Cat Valentine in Nickelodeon's Victorious. Her debut album, Daydreamin' is due for release early this year.

The pair have apparently been a couple since the summer, however the pair did not actually meet in person until last month, when Jai flew to New York to spend New Year with Ariana.

Video: My boyfriend does my make-up



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Nickelodeon Very Close To Wrapping The Filming Of "House Of Anubis Season 3"!

Nickelodeon Star and "House of Anubis" actress Louisa Connelly-Burnham, who plays the new HoA character 'Willow Jenks' in "House Of Anubis" season 3, has Tweeted (posted) on her official Twitter profile page (@LouisaCBurnham) that Nickelodeon Productions, Studio 100 and Lime Pictures is in the final stages and very near to wrapping the filming of the brand new episodes of the third season (series) of "House of Anubis", titled "House of Anubis: The Reawakening"! In her Tweet, Louisa Connelly-Burnham also shares a photograph with her fans featuring herself at the final table read for the all-new third season wearing the hat that her fellow Nickelodeon Star and "House of Anubis" actor Alex Sawyer, who portrays SIBUNA character 'Alfie Lewis', got her as a Christmas present/gift:

Our last House of Anubis season 3 read-through! Wearing the hat @AJSawyer got me for Christmas :) #houseofanubis #hoa pic.twitter.com/WizWRNfW

Nickelodeon USA started to premiere and show season three of Nickelodeon's hit suspense-filled mystery drama series "House Of Anubis", also known as HOA 3, on Thursday 3rd January 2013 at 8.00pm (ET/PT), and will continue to show all-new episodes every Thursday at 8pm (ET/PT). Nickelodeon UK and Ireland and Nickelodeon HD UK is expected to start to premiere the third season of "House of Anubis" from Spring 2013.

Nickelodeon USA To Premiere "Supah Ninjas" Season 2 During February 2013!

Nickelodeon USA has announced in a Tweet (post) on their official Twitter profile page (@NickelodeonTV) the Nickelodeon News that Nick USA will start to premiere and show brand new episodes from the all-new second season (season 2) of "Supah Ninjas" on the network in February 2013 (transmission (TX) date and time to be announced), as part of "February on Nickelodeon 2013"!:

Season 2 of #SupahNinjas airs February! @RyankPotter chatted w/ @Fanlala about what it was like filming the new season: http://at.nick.com/UlcsoX.

To celebrate the Nick News that Nick US will start to show season 2 of "Supah Ninjas" in North America from February 2013, Entertainment website Fanlala recently held a interview with Nickelodeon Star and "Supah Ninjas" actor Ryan Potter, who plays Mike Fukanaga in Nickelodeon's original action-comedy series, in which he talks about how he's trained in White Tiger Kung Fu, working with the shows fight co-ordinator, the casts' stunt doubles, and what fans and viewers can expect to see in season two - bigger stunts plus more action, fight scenes, romance and comedy! You can watch Fanlala's exclusive interview with Nickelodeon Actor Ryan Potter by clicking on the Play button on the online streaming video clip below:

Nickelodeon USA To Premiere "Supah Ninjas" Season 2 During Early 2013!

Breaking Nickelodeon News - Leo Chu, who is the Creator, Executive Producer, a writer and producer on Nickelodeon's original action-comedy series "Supah Ninjas" has announced the Nick News on his official Twitter profile page (@leochu88) that Nickelodeon USA will start to premiere and show brand new episodes from the all-new second season (season 2) of "Supah Ninjas" on the network during early 2013 (transmission (TX) date and time to be announced), as part of "2013 on Nickelodeon"!:

Breaking News! The new season of Supah Ninjas is set to premiere early 2013!! Stay tuned for day and time!!

UK-Irish Boy Band One Direction Named As MTV's 2012 Artist of the Year

From Inquirer.net (blog):

One Direction named MTV’s 2012 Artist of the Year

In this March 31, 2012 file photo, One Direction, from left, Niall Horan, Zayn Malik, Louis Tomlinson, Liam Payne, and Harry Styles arrive at Nickelodeon’s 25th Annual Kids’ Choice Awards in Los Angeles. On Nov. 13, 2012, One Direction released its sophomore album, “Take Me Home,” which comes eight months after the boy band dropped its debut, “Up All Night,” which debuted at No. 1 and is platinum. AP Photo/Chris Pizzello File
NEW YORK — They’re platinum. They’re fascinating. And now One Direction is MTV’s 2012 Artist of the Year.

MTV says the fivesome is “the clear choice for the top spot” after a year that included two No. 1 albums, hits such as “What Makes You Beautiful” and a sold-out world tour.

One Direction’s Louis Tomlinson calls Thursday’s honor “the icing on the cake.”

MTV’s team of music staffers chose Carly Rae Jepsen’s “Call Me Maybe” as song as the year.

One Direction placed third on the U.K. version of “The X Factor” in 2010 and made their U.S. debut in March with the No. 1 album “Up All Night.” Their sophomore album, “Take Me Home,” was the year’s third-highest debut.

The group also made Barbara Walters’ most fascinating people of 2012 list.

Also, from Billboard.com:

One Direction's Right Direction: The Billboard Cover Story

As 2012 dawned, few American adults outside the most dedicated of Anglophiles knew much, if anything, about One Direction. In part, that's because the kind of boy-band pop One Direction had already turned into 2011's fastest-selling debut album in the United Kingdom (aided by the most preordered single in Sony Music history) doesn't target adults. And in part it's a matter of history: In the decade that passed since the peak of the boy-band craze led by Backstreet Boys and 'N Sync, the U.K. groups that kept the sound at the top of charts overseas were barely able to translate their success beyond a single on American shores.

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Of course, One Direction would change all that, and write a little bit of history in the process.

By Nov. 30, as the sun began to set on 2012, the group had invaded the New York area for a week that included three sold-out arena shows (two in Connecticut and its first headlining gig at Madison Square Garden), a private fan convention in New Jersey to meet and greet with die-hards who'd been flown in from more than 35 countries, visits to "Letterman" and SiriusXM-and to cap it all off, the opening slot at New York's biggest pop concert of the year, WHTZ's Jingle Ball.

"This week's been crazy, crazy busy but so much fun," says Louis Tomlinson, the group's oldest member at just a few weeks shy of 21, toward the end of the band's whirlwind takeover of Manhattan. "To have this opportunity to come here and perform is amazing . . . It's almost a cliché but it's so true-if anyone hadn't bought a record, we wouldn't be here."

So how did Louis, Harry, Zayn, Liam and Niall accomplish what no British group had done before, let alone a boy band, by topping the Billboard 200 with its first two albums (March's "Up All Night" and November's "Take Me Home") and going from virtual unknowns to mega-stars in less than a year's time? Social media played a crucial part, as it did in so many of the breakout stories of 2012: Gotye, Carly Rae Jepsen, PSY. But One Direction was bigger than an Internet meme, and that's thanks to an aggressive touring plan and the combined efforts of a team led by industry veterans Richard Griffiths, Harry Magee, Steve Barnett and Simon Cowell, who signed the group to his Syco imprint shortly after the act finished third on the U.K. "X Factor" in 2010.

ONE-ON-ONE DIRECTION: Q&As WITH EACH MEMBER OF 1D

A healthy dose of intuition helped, too. The first inkling that something might click stateside came Feb. 26 at Chicago's 4,400-capacity Rosemont Theater. The gig was an 11th-hour opener for the Nickelodeon-created boy band Big Time Rush on the latter's sold-out "Better With U" tour. One Direction had just released "What Makes You Beautiful" as its first official single in the United States less than two weeks prior, and "Up All Night" was still weeks away from domestic release. But minutes before the band members took the stage, nervous that no one would know their names let alone care, manager Griffiths and former Columbia Records chairman Barnett heard 4,400 girls chanting "One Direction!"

"We hadn't gone to radio-we'd just put a track out-and yet everyone knew all the words to every song," says Griffiths, a longtime record label executive who co-founded Modest! Management with Magee in 2003. "This was all fans communicating amongst themselves about this band."

Griffiths is referring to the "Bring1DtoUS" campaign, designed to boost the group's social media profile stateside. It grew the act's core fan base from 40,000 to 250,000 online from late November 2011 to the end of January 2012, and garnered more than 220,000 followers to a dedicated Twitter handle. Different cities competed to win a special concert, with Dallas winning a show for 10,000 fans at the Dr Pepper Ballpark in March and Los Angeles winning an event on "The Ellen DeGeneres Show."

Soon, that rabid following began to translate to radio, which began to take notice of "What Makes You Beautiful" and the group as the conversation began to swell leading up to the album release. "Usually traditional sales lead the way for us, but we also had fans request them through our social media sites," says John Ivey, senior VP of contemporary hit radio programming and talent development at Clear Channel. "And the song was good, too, which always helps."

The Bring1DtoUS campaign spread the word on preorders of "Up All Night" and generated contest winners in each city where One Direction played with Big Time Rush. The initiative was so successful Columbia bumped up the album's release date a week ahead of schedule. Crowds of 4,000-5,000 swarmed in-store signings during release week, with a mob of 10,000 to see the group play "Today" on March 12, the day before "Up All Night's" U.S. release. By the end of the tour, One Direction had become the first British group in Billboard chart history to debut at No. 1 on the Billboard 200 with its first album.

"The campaign has always been fan-first and about One Direction as a band. It's never been about a traditional push around just one single," Columbia senior VP of marketing Doneen Lombardi says. Nevertheless, "Beautiful" quickly became a top five hit on the Billboard Hot 100, with follow-up "One Thing" later cracking the top 40.

As One Direction's album sales made headlines, tickets to a handful of spring U.S. tour dates were scooped up in minutes, prompting Modest! to make the bold decision to start selling tickets to a summer 2013 tour in April-more than a full year in advance. Those were quickly sold out, too.

"I actually rang Irving Azoff [Live Nation Entertainment executive chairman/Frontline Management Group chairman/CEO] to ask him if it was crazy even thinking of doing it, because not many people were agreeing with us about that. And he just said, 'Go for it,'" Griffiths says. "We knew that it was exploding everywhere, and we knew that we really needed to have a plan that took us all the way through to next year. We didn't feel we needed to wait and see-the evidence was there to make the most of it."

That still left a short-term problem for 2012, with One Direction already committed to a month-and-a-half's worth of dates playing U.S. amphitheaters before taking time off from touring to work on "Take Me Home." Creative Artists Agency's Mitch Rose, who books One Direction in the States, was able to get a December date at Madison Square Garden that would save the band months of time in tour routing by doubling as a global fan event. Columbia quickly spearheaded a "Go1Den Ticket" contest that gave fans in dozens of countries the chance to win a travel package with a trio of tickets to see the band's show and accompanying fan convention.

"There's a certain excitement that is generated when you have nearly 40 countries flying in to see a show," Rose says. "If you just think of how social is driving everything with acts like One Direction, the good will, the word-of-mouth, the excitement, the passion of all those countries is exponential for what can happen."

And while 2013 already looks to be an even bigger year for One Direction touring-wise, it's easy to see why industry eyebrows raised when Sony U.K. chairman Nick Gatfield spoke candidly of the band's fortunes at a creative industries reception in June. "What you might not know about One Direction is that they already represent a $50 million business-and that's a figure we expect to double next year," Gatfield said, indicating that Sony has more participation in the band's career than just recorded music. A Sony U.K. spokesman declined to expand upon or clarify Gatfield's comments, which Columbia U.S. chairman Rob Stringer echoed when asked to do the same. "You'd have to ask Nick," he said.

Still, Stringer had strong indications that the time was right to break One Direction in America, having previously worked with both Cowell (on acts like Westlife, Susan Boyle and Jackie Evancho) and Griffiths when the latter was running Epic U.S. during the '90s. "It does work well to have people who understand each other," says Stringer, another Brit expat on Team 1D.

But although another British boy band (and "X Factor" alum) was worked to U.S. audiences at the same time as One Direction, Stringer hesitates to declare a resurgent boy-band movement. "The Wanted record is a very good record. It's just not the same, and it's not on the same scale," he says. "Can you do what One Direction has achieved again and again? Probably not. But then again, 10 years ago 'N Sync and Backstreet Boys were in the same world and even on the same label. So, there's room, but we're happy to have One Direction have the lead that they do."

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The Year of One Direction: The Music

One Direction are without a doubt the most successful boy band of 2012, so this week we'll be exploring the highs and lows of the hottest groups on the planet.

After coming third on The X Factor in 2010, they disappeared into relative obscurity for most of 2011. But away from the spotlight, Harry Styles, Liam Payne, Louis Tomlinson, Zayn Malik and Niall Horan were preparing an album that would catapult them to worldwide fame.

On September 11, 2011, their debut single What Makes You Beautiful became the most pre-ordered release in the history of Sony Music Entertainment and took the top spot in the UK singles chart.

Soon they were performing back on the X Factor 2011 final with JLS, which you can see in the player above.

By the end of the year, the boys’ debut album Up All Night, had become number two in the album charts, they’d secured a US record deal and their first UK tour was in full swing.

But things were just beginning for the five teenagers as they entered 2012.

One Direction continued to tour throughout January and they received the Brit Award for Best British Single on February 21.

Just days later, they had crossed the Atlantic to tour in support of Nickelodeon boy band Big Time Rush and on February 28 they released What Makes You Beautiful in the US.

Entering the Billboard Hot 100 at number 28, it became the highest entry by a UK group's debut single since Spice Girls' Wannabe bowed at number 11 on January 25, 1997 and continued to climb to number four.

The next month, on March 12, they made a now legendary appearance on The Today Show that saw an estimated 15,000 fans flood into Rockefeller Plaza, outside the show's studios.

The next day they released their debut album Up All Night and entered the Guinness Book of Records as the first British group in history to get a US number one with a debut album.

Up All Night topped the charts in 15 countries across the world, with the boys continuing their tour in April to take in Australia and New Zealand.

But there was no time to rest. In May they jetted to Stockholm, Sweden, to start work on their new record.

Ed Sheeran and McFly’s Tom Fletcher were among the songwriters contributing tracks, but the boys weren’t away for long before they had brought the Up All Night Tour to the US.

On the same day they performed their first American show of the tour, the book Dare to Dream: Life as One Direction was published and topped the New York Times Best Seller List.

The next week, May 28, the band released One Direction: Up All Night – The Live Tour on DVD. Filmed in Bournemouth, the concert DVD topped the charts in 25 countries and debuted at number one on the US Billboard DVD chart.

The following month the boys were back in the UK to perform What Makes You Beautiful at the closing ceremony for the 2012 London Olympics.

By that point their debut album had sold three million copies worldwide and the boys had earned £100million between them.

On September 6 the boys were the big winners at the MTV Video Music Awards, collecting trophies for Best New Artist as What Makes You Beautiful won Best Pop Video and Most Share-Worthy Video.

Later that month, Live While We're Young was released as the first single from their second album, peaking inside the top ten in almost every country where it charted.

On November 9, their second album Take Me Home was released, followed by the single Little Things two days later.

Both peaked at number one in their respective charts, making the One Direction boys the youngest act in British Chart history to have a number one album and single simultaneously.

Within a week, the boys were performing Little Things in front of the Queen at the Royal Variety Performance.

Take Me Home went on to top the charts in 32 countries, including the US where they became the first British band to ever have their first and second albums debut at the top spot.

But if 2012 was big, 2013 is set to get even bigger.

On November 13 it was announced that Morgan Spurlock of Super Size Me fame is due to direct a 3D biopic for release in August next year.

They also have a 100-date World Tour to look forward to, including a series of six sold-out shows at London’s O2 Arena.

But success comes at a price. As the boys have dominated the charts and experienced victory at almost every turn, their personal lives have become the subject of intense scrutiny and the band have encountered more than a few scandals.

Nickelodeon Stars Attend The Orange Carpet Premiere Of The Brand New Nickelodeon Movie "Fun Size" In Hollywood, California, USA

Below is a Nickelodeon News article about Nickelodeon Stars attending the Orange Carpet Hollywood premiere of Victoria Justice's brand new Nickelodeon Movie "Fun Size" from the 'Nickelodeon Stars' section of the (geo-locked) official Nickelodeon USA website, Nick.com:

Nick Stars at the Fun Size Premiere!

Victoria Justice's new flick might be named Fun Size, but judging by all the awesome arrivals at its mega Hollywood premiere, the only thing that's miniature about this movie is the title! Tons of stars ushered on to the Orange Carpet last night to celebrate the release of Victoria's hilarious new comedy. And we were there to catch all of their best paparazzi poses.

First off, we've gotta give super props to the leading lady of the night! Victoria showed up in an adorable yellow dress, looking gorgeous and ready to mingle with her friends, cast mates and news crews about her major movie role!

And of course her Victorious fam [family] was there to support! We spotted Matt Bennett hamming it up for the cameras.

We saw Leon Thomas striking a pose.

And we caught Daniella Monet showing off her pearly whites (and a fashion forward getup).

Lucas Cruikshank gave his fans a little smile before heading in to catch a sneak peek of the flick.

Gracie Dzienny came ready for the occasion, donning a girly dress and a leather jacket, perfect for fall!

Gracie's fellow Supah Ninja Ryan Potter joined the crowd of celebrity arrivals.

And even iCarly star Nathan Kress made a cameo appearance!

This premiere was so jam-packed with celebs we were nearly blinded by flashing lights! But one thing's for sure...this movie is gonna rock!