A Guide To Nickelodeon UK And Flair's Brand New "House Of Anubis" Board Game

From Toy News:

SECTOR GUIDE: Puzzles and games

Sales of board games and puzzles are up year-on-year, despite the rise in popularity for apps and digital games. With more than half of 2011’s overall sales for tabletop games coming in Q4, we looks at the hottest new products out in time for Christmas...

[...]

Flair 020 8643 0320

Flair has a board game based on the hit Nickelodeon TV show – House of Anubis. It is in fact the first House of Anubis product in the toy category in the UK.


The game board echoes the English boarding school from the TV series. The rooms and corridors are pieced together like a jigsaw puzzle, so the game is different every time.

The aim of the game is to collect the hieroglyph tokens while avoiding the creepy caretaker and other pitfalls. The first player to collect six tokens and get back to their bed is the winner.

However, it is not that easy. Draw an action card on each turn and use it to help yourself or sneakily obstruct your opponent.

You can read Toy News' full guide into the puzzles and games sector of the toy industry here on Toy News' official website, toynews-online.biz. You can also buy Nickelodeon UK and Flair Leisure Products' brand new "House of Anubus" board game here on Amazon.co.uk.

North American Pop And R&B Recording Artist Ne-Yo To Make Special Appearance At Nickelodeon's Fourth Annual "TeenNick HALO Awards"

According to this Nickelodeon News article on Clizbeats.com, the North American pop and R&B recording artist, record producer, dancer and actor Ne-Yo (also known as Shaffer Chimere Smith) will be making a special appearance at Nickelodeon upcoming fourth annual "TeenNick HALO Awards", Nickelodeon's annual award show which recognises real-life teens who are "Helping and Leading Others" (HALO), which Nickelodeon USA will hold and tape live from the Hollywood Palladium in Los Angeles, California, USA on Saturday 17th November 2012 and premiere and show on television on Monday 19th November 2012 at 8.00pm (ET/PT) as part of Nickelodeon USA'S Nick at Nite programming block line-up:

Ne-Yo Debut's R.E.D. Album With Obama Boosting Anthem "Forward"

[...]

This week’s release of R.E.D. launches one of the most intensive television campaigns in NE-YO's career, beginning with his Monday morning appearance on ABC's The View, and Wednesday performance on BET's 106 & Park. NE-YO is set for CBS's The Late Show with David Letterman on Wednesday night, and then he travels to Las Vegas to tape the Soul Train Music Awards on Thursday (to be broadcast Nov. 25th), and returns to New York to wrap up the week with ABC's Good Morning America on Friday. Upcoming tv appearances continue with Ellen (Nov. 13); ABC's Dancing With the Stars (Nov. 13); ABC's Jimmy Kimmel Live (Nov. 14); the Nickelodeon Halo Awards (Nov. 19); CNN Heroes: An All-Star Tribute (Dec. 2); and NBC's The Voice (Dec. 4).

[...]

You can find more information about Nickelodeon's "2012 TeenNick HALO Awards" here in this "TeenNick HALO Awards 2012" Nickelodeon Press Release on NickALive!.

Oh Yes It Is – Nearly Pantomime Season At UK's Milton Keynes Theatre, Starring Nickelodeon UK Presenter Anna Williamson As Cinderella

From Biggleswade Today:

Oh yes it is – nearly pantomime season

A penniless drudge is scrubbing away for her stepmother and stepsisters – who happen to be rather lacking in the looks department.

It is, of course, Cinderella and thankfully we all know that her lot in life is about to improve.

This time the future princess’ story is being portrayed as Milton Keynes Theatre’s seasonal pantomime.

Deniece Pearson, who first rose to fame as an 80s pop icon, will step into the role of the Fairy Godmother.

Deniece is a Grammy nominee and lead singer with the pop super-group, Five Star, who had an unprecedented chart run of over 20 top 30 UK singles and were the youngest group ever to win a Brit Award, youngest black British group to have a number one album and the first group to achieve seven consecutive hit singles from one album in the UK.

This success was mirrored not only in Europe but also in the US pop, r&b and dance charts. Deniece also writes and produces for other artists.

She could recently be seen in a show-stopping run in the hit West End in new musical Thriller Live and the stage show Respect La Diva and she has just released her stunning debut solo single, the self-penned ballad Here I Am.

In March she appeared on BBC talent show, The Voice UK, as a contestant joining Tom Jones' team.

Anna Williamson, of Daybreak and Nickelodeon, will play Cinderella while comedy star, Kev Orkian, will be Buttons.

John Barr and Paul Burnham will take the roles of the Ugly Sisters.

Cinderella is showing at Milton Keynes Theatre from Friday, December 7 to Saturday, January 6. Performances are in the afternoon and evening but exact times vary. For the full list of timings call the theatre or visit www.atgtickets.com/shows/cinderella/milton-keynes-theatre

Tickets cost from £12 to £27 plus a booking fee. They are available online or from the box office on 08448 717652.

Australian IPTV Service Fetch TV Looks To Expand By Snagging US And UK Channels

From Deadline.com:

Australian IPTV’s Fetch TV Looks To Expand By Snagging U.S. & UK Channels

Australia’s dominant pay TV platform Foxtel won’t be able to renew exclusive IPTV deals with more than 60 channels, mostly U.S. and UK entertainment services, when the current contracts expire over the next few years. That’s created an opportunity for fledging IPTV service Fetch TV which aims to secure deals with some of those channels, including those owned by ESPN/Disney, Discovery, MTV/Nickelodeon, National Geographic and the BBC. “As these contracts expire we are able to engage in carriage discussions with those providers,” Fetch TV CEO Scott Lorson tells Deadline. Foxtel agreed to not renew exclusive IPTV deals with those channels in April when it obtained the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission’s approval to buy regional satcaster Austar. Part-owned by Malaysia’s ASTRO All Asia Networks, Fetch TV launched in Australia in 2010 and wholesales its services via ISP providers Optus and iiNet. Lorson won’t disclose subscriber numbers but says they’ve been growing since iiNet started bundling IPTV with broadband and fixed lines services in July and Optus followed suit in October.

Fetch TV currently provides 25 linear channels as well as on-demand channels. It has PPV movies deals with all major U.S. studios and offers more than 1,440 movies for rent, including 20-30 new releases per week. As part of the basic package, subscribers also get 30 free movie titles per month from The Movie Network co-owned by WB, Disney, MGM and Australia’s Village Roadshow. TMN’s contract with Foxtel expires on Dec. 31 and Foxtel has been maneuvering to buy films direct from each studio after last month buying the Showtime channels from Sony, NBCUniversal, Paramount, Fox and Liberty Media. Thus far The Movie Network partners have not bought into Foxtel's proposed approach. Foxtel won’t comment on those negotiations but, asked to comment about the end of those exclusivity deals, a spokesman tells Deadline, “Foxtel understands that the media world is becoming increasingly competitive. We are confident that the quality of our content, exclusive and non-exclusive, together with the technology and services that we can offer our customers gives us an advantage as the market develops”. Lorson says he’s looking at the opportunity to launch premium SVOD and linear movie channels, which would mean offering a wider selection of more recent titles on a subscription basis. He’s also keen to expand Fetch TV’s distribution, noting every telco and ISP in Australia apart from Telstra (which owns 50% of Foxtel and has its own IPTV service monikered T-box) is a potential partner. Vodafone is trialing its service on the government-funded $A30.4B National Broadband Network that is progressively rolling out across the nation.

Nickelodeon And Viacom Consumer Products Announce New International Licensing Deals For Nickelodeon's Brand New CGI-Animated "Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles" Series

From Kidscreen:

New international licensees for TMNT

Nickelodeon & Viacom Consumer Products have sewn up a number of new international licensing deals for Nick’s new CGI series Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles.

Licensees across apparel, publishing, furnishings and gifting categories include Target (Australia), Fobot (Israel), Flunch (France), Great Moments Publishing (Latin America), Hermes Trismegisto (Argentina), Fakini Malhos (Brazil), Ficus Trading (Singapore), Edge Home Products (Canada), Starwave (Philippines), and Small Planet and Gourmandise for Japan.

The latest deals further grow the IP’s L&M program [Intellectual Properties Licensing and Merchandising program] which recently saw Danish toyco Lego and Nickelodeon expand their global partnership to include the development of TMNT construction toys set to launch in North America and the UK in January 2013.

Tags: Edge Home Products, Nickelodeon & Viacom Consumer Products, Target, Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles