Nickelodeon Unveils Comic-Con International: San Diego 2014 Plans

The entertainment industry news magazine The Hollywood Reporter's 'The Live Feed' column is reporting in the following articles that Nickelodeon have announced their plans for this years San Diego Comic-Con International (SDCC) event, Comic-Con International: San Diego 2014, who will have a big presence at SDCC '14!

Nickelodeon Comic-Con 2014 Booth Rendering / Nickelodeon

At Comic-Con International: San Diego 2014, Nickelodeon will debut an expansive booth that will spiral down from the floor to the ceiling of the convention center, with collaged images from its slate of shows such as "SpongeBob SquarePants", "Rugrats", "Invader Zim" and "The Ren & Stimpy Show", The Hollywood Reporter exclusively reveals.

Additionally, Nickelodeon will utilize Comic-Con 2014 as a three-day open call for original animated project ideas with the Nickelodeon Animation Studio development team on-site from Thursday 24th July through to Saturday 26th July 2014 to hear 15-minute pre-scheduled pitches from applicants. The intention is to green light an original comedy idea to further develop it as part of the networks Animated Shorts Program. (Nickelodeon recently ordered to series "The Loud House", which was borne from the program.)

Nickelodeon will panel a slew of series throughout the weekend, including:

"Legend of Korra: Book Three" on Friday 25th July 2014 at 11:15 a.m.-12:15 p.m. in Ballroom 20, in which creators Mike Dante DiMartino and Bryan Konietzko, voice actors Janet Varney, David Faustino, Seychelle Gabriel, Mindy Sterling and John Michael Higgins will discuss season three and preview an exclusive sneak peek of a upcoming brand-new episode;

"Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles" on Saturday 26th July 2014 at 11:15 a.m.-12:15 p.m. in Room 6A, where Executive Producers Ciro Nieli and Brandon Auman will join voice stars Sean Astin, ROb Paulsen, Greg Cipes, Seth Green, Mae Whitman, Josh Peck and Kelly Hu;

"Sanjay and Craig" on Sunday 27th July 2014 at 1-2 p.m. in Room 6A, where the stars of the show will perform an episode live, accompanied by clips and storyboard panels from the series. Creators Jay Howell and Jim Dirschberger will appear with voice stars Chris Hardwick, Maulik Pancholy, Tony Hale, Matt Jones, John DiMaggio, Nika Futterman and other special guests;

Plus a look at Nickelodeon's New Animated Comedies, which will offer attendees a special preview of "Breadwinners", "Bad Seeds" (working title) and "Pig Goat Banana Cricket". Nickelodeon's New Animated Comedies panel will take place on Sunday 27th July 2014 between 10-11 a.m. in Room 7AB.

Other special integrations are a voice-over booth where visitors can record their own scene from a Nickelodeon animated show, an animated GIF booth, a Tumblr fan art contest (the 10-15 winning pieces will be showcased at the main booth), autograph signings with stars such as Tom Kenny, Sean Astin and Janet Varney and character appearances.

Exclusive Comic-Con products will also be sold at the booth: Funko "Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles"' Michelangelo Hikari (see below), KidRobot Bebop figure (see below), KidRobot Rocksteady figure (see below), Playmates original comic Raphael figure (see below) and a Peavey Electronics guitar.

From The Hollywood Reporter's 'The Live Feed' column:

Comic-Con: Nickelodeon Reveals Big Plans (Exclusive)

The Viacom-owned kids network will panel "Legend of Korra," "Sanjay and Craig" and "Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles" during the annual geekfest.

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Expect a big presence from Nickelodeon at this year's Comic-Con.

The Viacom-owned kids network will debut an expansive booth that will spiral down from the floor to the ceiling of the convention center, with collaged images from its slate of shows such as SpongeBob SquarePants, Rugrats, Invader Zim and The Ren & Stimpy Show, The Hollywood Reporter exclusively reveals.

Additionally, the network will utilize Comic-Con as a three-day open call for original animated project ideas with the animated development team on-site from Thursday, July 24 through Saturday, July 26 to hear 15-minute pre-scheduled pitches from applicants. The intention is to green light an original comedy idea to further develop it as part of the Animated Shorts Program. (Nickelodeon recently ordered to series The Loud House, which was borne from the program.)

Nickelodeon will panel a slew of series throughout the weekend, including Legend of Korra: Book Three (Friday, July 25 at 11:15 a.m.-12:15 p.m., Ballroom 20), Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (Saturday, July 26 at 11:15 a.m.-12:15 p.m., Room 6A) and Sanjay and Craig (Sunday, July 27 at 1-2 p.m., Room 6A), along with a preview of new animated comedies.

Other special integrations are a voice-over booth where visitors can record their own scene from a Nickelodeon animated show, an animated GIF booth, a Tumblr fan art contest (the 10-15 winning pieces will be showcased at the main booth), autograph signings with stars such as Tom Kenny, Sean Astin and Janet Varney and character appearances.

Exclusive Comic-Con products will also be sold at the booth: Funko Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles' Michelangelo Hikari (see below), KidRobot Bebop figure (see below), KidRobot Rocksteady figure (see below), Playmates original comic Raphael figure (see below) and a Peavey Electronics guitar.

Also from THR: The Live Feed:

Comic-Con 2014: The Complete TV Lineup

Find out who, what and when your favorite TV series will hold court at the annual San Diego pop culture convention, set for July 24-27. Bookmark this page and check back for updates as more shows join the schedule.

With Comic-Con quickly approaching, The Hollywood Reporter's Live Feed has compiled a look at the TV fare heading to the July 24-27 event at the Convention Center in San Diego.

Refresh for the latest as we'll be updating this grid as more panels are announced and time and locations are firmed up.

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FRIDAY, JULY 25

* Legend of Korra: Book Three (Nickelodeon) Creator Mike Dante DiMartino and Bryan Konietzko, voice actors Janet Varney, David Faustino, Seychelle Gabriel, Mindy Sterling and John Michael Higgins discuss season three and preview an exclusive sneak peek of a new episode.11:15 a.m.-12:15 p.m., Ballroom 20.

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SATURDAY, JULY 26

* Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (Nickelodeon) EPs Ciro Nieli and Brandon Auman join voice stars Sean Astin, ROb Paulsen, Greg Cipes, Seth Green, Mae Whitman, Josh Peck and Kelly Hu. 11:15 a.m.-12:15 p.m., Room 6A.

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SUNDAY, JULY 27

* Sanjay and Craig (Nickelodeon) The stars will perform an episode live, accompanied by clips and storyboard panels from the series. Creators Jay Howell and Jim Dirschberger will appear with voice stars Chris Hardwick, Maulik Pancholy, Tony Hale, Matt Jones, John DiMaggio, Nika Futterman and other special guests. 1-2 p.m., Room 6A.

* Nickelodeon's New Animated Comedies (Nickelodeon) A preview of Breadwinners, Bad Seeds (working title) and Pig Goat Banana Cricket. 10-11 a.m., Room 7AB.

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Nickelodeon UK Announces "Nick's Summer Weekenders"

Nickelodeon UK, the number one commercial kids TV network in the UK, has announced the exciting Nick UK news in one of their new 'Summer on Nickelodeon' trailers that to celebrate the 2014 British and Irish school summer holidays, four massive Dan Schneider Nickelodeon shows - "Drake & Josh", "Sam & Cat", "Victorious" and "iCarly" - will be taking over four huge weekends as part of Nick UK's brand-new special summer programming stunt called "Nick's Summer Weekenders"!

Nickelodeon's Summer Weekenders starts Saturday 19th July 2014 with "Drake & Josh", starring Drake Bell ("The Fairly OddParents"), Josh Peck ("Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles") and Miranda Cosgrove ("iCarly")!

In "Drake & Josh", charming, work-averse schemer Drake Parker (Drake Bell, "The Fairly OddParents"), a singer-musician and ladies' man, pulls responsible, sensitive Josh Nichols (Josh Peck, "Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles") into shenanigans that leave them both hanging off a figurative cliff. Shared antics cement a growing brotherly bond, while perennial teen issues and dilemmas come to light. "Drake & Josh" co- stars Miranda Cosgrove ("iCarly", "Yours, Mine & Ours", "School of Rock", "Despicable Me") co-stars as Drake and Josh's sister, Megan, a mischievous 12-year-old with a penchant for practical jokes. Nancy Sullivan ("The Amanda Show") and Jonathan Goldstein play their loving parents Audrey Parker and Walter Nichols.

NickToons UK To Hold "SpongeBob The Complete Exseabition"

Nickelodeon UK, the number one commercial kids TV network in the UK, has announced the exciting Nick UK news in one of their new 'Summer on Nickelodeon' trailers that this Summer, Nicktoons UK and Ireland, Nick UK's animation and action channel, is celebrating the greatest bottom dweller of all time, SpongeBob SquarePants, with a brand-new programming stunt called "SpongeBob The Complete Exseabition"!

As part of "The Complete Exseabition", NickToons will be showing every episode of Nickelodeon's world-renowned and beloved original animated series (NickToon) "SpongeBob SquarePants" back-to-back in four hour marathons everyday between 9:00am and 1:00pm from Monday 14th July 2014. Each marathon will be replayed between 6:30pm and 10:30pm the same evening.

In "SpongeBob The Complete Exseabition", SpongeBob Superfans can absorb every pant-ripping moment, every wave of Patrick's wisdom (there must be one in there somewhere!) and every patty flipping portion of the ultimate sponge. "SpongeBob - The Complete Exseabition" will feature every episode, every giggle and every special of "SpongeBob SquarePants"!

Below is NickToons' "SpongeBob The Complete Exseabition" listings from the What's On schedule section on the official Nickelodeon UK website, nick.co.uk:

Nickelodeon UK Announces "Every Witch Way" Watch And Win Competition

Nickelodeon UK and Ireland, the number one commercial kids TV network in the UK, has announced the magical Nick UK News in their brand new trailer that, to celebrate Nickelodeon UK & Ireland and Nickelodeon HD UK starting to premiere and show Nick's brand-new spell-binding fantasy television series "Every Witch Way" weekdays from Monday 14th July 2014 at 5:30pm (repeated at 6:30pm on Nick +1), Nickelodeon will be launching and hosting a all-new and exclusive 'Watch and Win' competition, where Nick will be giving NickHeads the chance to win a iPad Mini everyday for five days!

For your chance to win, simply tune in everyday at 5:30pm to spot the clues. Once you've found the clue, head online to the contests official website nick.co.uk/witchwin (coming soon!) to solve the magical spell!

Nickelodeon's exclusive "Every Witch Way" sweepstakes is open for NickHeads in the UK and Ireland under 15 years of age and closes Friday 18th July 2014 at 11:59pm. Additional terms and conditions (T&C's) apply.

Can't wait to see Nick UK's brand-new magical TV series, "Every Witch Way"? The first episode is now available to watch in full on the Nick App, which you can download for free for the iPhone, iPad or iPod touch here on the Apple App Store! Plus, visit Nickelodeon UK's official "Every Witch Way" website, nick.co.uk/everywitchway, to find out more information about the show, meet the students of Iridium High, view exclusive animated GIF's, watch exclusive online streaming video clips and to play the Ultimate "Every Witch Way" Quiz!

"Every Witch Way" follows 14-year-old Emma Alonso, as she moves to Miami and her ordinary life is turned upside-down when she discovers that she is a witch. Luckily Emma quickly finds a friend in tomboy Andi but when Emma develops a crush on the boy next door, Daniel, she also has to deal with his Queen Bee ex-girlfriend Maddie, a girl who has her own magical family secret.

Just as Emma's newfound witch skills start to materialise, she also has to negotiate the halls of Iridium High. Maddie and her clique The Panthers run the school and the boys on the swim team, the Sharks, are always up to something to win or impress a girl. Plus there's no chance of getting away with any social blunders as Miss Information, the school gossip, documents everything on her blog read by the entire school.

In the premiere episode 'Discovery', strange things start happening to Emma when she moves to Miami and gets to grips with a new home, new school and new friends.

Below is a transcript of Nickelodeon UK's brand-new "Watch & Win a iPad Mini with Every Witch Way" promo:

There's a wicked new show coming to Nick, and to celebrate, Nick's giving away an iPad Mini everyday for five days!

For your chance to win, tune in everyday at 5:30pm to spot the clues, and go online at nick.co.uk/witchwin to solve the spell!

Watch & Win a iPad Mini with Every Witch Way, this Monday at 5:30pm, only on Nick!

nick.co.uk/everywitchway.

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Nickelodeon Australia Announces SLIMEFEST 2014 Venues; Tickets Now On Pre-sale

Nickelodeon Australia has announced and revealed more aweslime details and news about the BIGGEST kid-powered, star filled family slimefest of the year, Nickelodeon SLIMEFEST 2014, which this year is going to be bigger, better and SLIMIER than ever before and feature the most slime of all time!

This year, Nickelodeon is going to double the music, the stars and the tonnes, and tonnes AND TONNES of Nickelodeon's world famous slime, because this year, Nickelodeon Australia will be bringing SLIMEFEST to Melbourne and Sydney to hold TWO SLIMEFEST concerts, Australia's first music festival just for kids, tweens and teenagers! The Nickelodeon SLIMEFEST 2014 ticket pre-sale is now on! Simply visit Ticketmaster Australia and enter codeword: NICK to buy your tickets today!

To make sure that their third annual SLIMEFEST event is the biggest, bestest and and slimiest SLIMEFEST ever to give attendees the slime of their life, Nick AU will take over the Sydney Olympic Park Sports Centre in Sydney (SYD), New South Wales (NSW) on Friday 26th September 2014, then will be taking all the slimy action on the road to Melbourne (MEL) to hold a SLIMEFEST concert at the State Netball Hockey Centre in Parkville, Victoria (VIC)! Each concert will feature two SLIMEFEST shows, a morning show at 11:00am and a evening show at 6:00pm.

The format of the show and the advertised performers are the same for both the morning and the evening performances of SLIMEFEST. However, there may be some unannounced special guests who are only able to attend either the morning or evening performance. But whichever show you go to, you are guaranteed it will still be the slime of your life!

This year, the SLIMEFEST experience will be maxed to the limit! Not only will slime fans see an awesome show, but there will be an outdoor carnival experience for NickHeads to enjoy before and after the show. This will be located inside the entry area, before the entrance to the venue. The outdoor carnival will feature games, rides, food, drinks and SlimeFest merchandise available to purchase and participate in, along with some great interactive activities to see and do. Entry to the SLIMEFEST interactive area is free and is open to the general public. Costs for rides, merchandise, food and drinks will apply.

Nickelodeon Australia's production crew will have cameras and will be shooting during both the 11.00am and 6.00pm shows and the best bits will go to air on Nickelodeon Australia and New Zealand for viewers at home on Monday 29th September 2014. Remember to tune in to see all your favourite parts of the show!

Nickelodeon is offering 3 types of tickets for NickHeads to purchase to attend SLIMEFEST 2014:

Premium Mosh Area: This is a KIDS-ONLY SLIME ZONE (children aged between the ages of 8-15 only). Grown-ups will not be allowed access into this area and for safety reasons kids MUST be over 140cm high to be granted entrance into the Mosh. According to Nickelodeon's slime-inator forecaster, SLIMEFEST attendees in the Premium Mosh Area can expect a high expectancy of slime.

Standing Floor: This area is available for kids and grown-ups and is recommended for kids aged between 8 -15 years of age and a minimum height of 140cm. For grown-ups, if you have purchased a ticket to the Standing Floor area there will be an area allocated for you at the back to stand in. This is a slime zone, however not everyone will be slimed especially towards the outer edges. Grown-ups - if you are in the seated area in the back there is low expectancy of a slime covering. Adults are requested to stand near the back of the venue to give younger NickHeads the best access.

Seated Area: These tickets are suitable for all kids (no matter what your height!) and grown-ups. Patrons who hold seated tickets will queue and enter the venue separately to those holding standing tickets. This area is a slime-free zone (slime and safety regulations). Please do be aware though that regardless of seating allocation all attendees may receive incidental
brushes with slime as Nickelodeon will be releasing thousands of litres of the green goo and cannot guarantee where it may land!

It gets pretty messy in the Mosh and Standing Area so it's a good idea to bring a change of clothes and a spare towel for the trip home. If you are thinking about wearing your best white shirt or fave clothes, then think again! It's best to wear your not-so-fave clothes just in case you get super slimey!

This year for the first time ever NickHeads can have a once in a lifetime experience with their favourite celebrity by purchasing a meet and greet ticket at www.ticketmaster.com.au. Included with their meet and greet, NickHeads will be able to go backstage and get up close and personal with their favourite big time celebrities. They will sign your favourite piece of merchandise and jump in a photo with you. Don't forget to bring your camera!

NickHeads can also pre-purchase official Nickelodeon SLIMEFEST 2014 merchandise, including a special edition Slimefest t-shirt, souvenir lanyard and silicone wristband, from the events listing on Ticketmaster AU! Merchandise Packs will be posted out directly to your home within 30 days of being purchased, so you can be dressed in the coolest SLIMEFEST gear before you arrive on the day! NickHeads can also purchase exclusive SLIMEFEST 2014 products on the day of each event!

Nickelodeon Australia will be announcing more big SLIMEFEST 2014, including who will be performing at this years SLIMEFEST events, in the coming weeks.

SLIMEFEST 2014 is brought to you by Streets Paddle Pop.

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