MarVista To Debut Saban Brands' Brand New "Power Rangers" Series, "Power Rangers Super Megaforce", At MIPJunior 2013 In Cannes, France In October 2013

The entertainment industry news website C21Media is reporting the Nickelodeon International news in the following article that Los Angeles-based MarVista Entertainment has announced that the independent producer and distributor of programming in the worldwide television marketplace will debut and showcase Saban's "Power Rangers Super Megaforce", the newest season, season 21, in the popular "Power Rangers" franchise, at MIP Junior in France in October 2013! Following the launch of the latest PR series, PRMF, at MIPJunior, the series will start on Nickelodeon in various markets, including Nick USA, in 2014.

MIP Junior is a key two-day event which takes place the weekend before MIPCOM in Cannes, France, where influential international buyers, sellers and producers of kids programmes meet. Over two days, they present, discover, screen, license and acquire the very latest content. This years MIP Jr. event will take place over Saturday 5th and Sunday 6th October 2013 at the Carlton Hotel in Cannes, France. You can find out more information about MIP Junior 2013 here on the official MIP Junior website:

C5 powers up with Rangers

UK broadcaster Channel 5 (C5) has picked up another instalment of Saban Brands’ Power Rangers franchise from Los Angeles-based MarVista Entertainment.

Power Rangers Megaforce

Power Rangers Megaforce (40x30′) will begin airing on C5 this summer, following the deal with Saban and distributor MarVista. The season began airing in the US on Nickelodeon earlier this year.

C5 picked up previous episodes of the long-running live-action series last year.

Meanwhile, MarVista is set to debut the latest season, Power Rangers Super Megaforce, at Mip Junior in October. The new episodes will debut on Nickelodeon in various markets in 2014.

Nico Franks
05-08-2013
©C21Media

Also, from Animation Magazine:

Saban/MarVista Send ‘Power Rangers’ to the U.K.

Saban Brands and MarVista Entertainment have licensed the latest installment of the Power Rangers franchise, Saban’s Power Rangers: Megaforce, to the United Kingdom’s Channel 5, where it will debut this summer. The announcement was made by Fernando Szew, CEO, MarVista Entertainment, and Katie Keenan, Head of Acquisitions for Channel 5.

“Broadcasters the world over have shared in the phenomenal success of Saban’s Power Rangers franchise, which has consistently delivered strong ratings for decades,” said Szew. “The latest series promises the same amount of action, humor, excitement and entertainment as Power Rangers: Super Samurai, which Channel 5 is currently airing, and given its broad viewership, debuting the new series hot on the heels of Super Samurai to the channel’s loyal fans is a natural next step.”

Saban’s Power Rangers: Megaforce is currently airing on Nickelodeon and Nicktoons in North America; on YTV and Teletoon in Canada; and on Gulli and Canal J in France, with several new broadcast partners to be announced in the coming weeks.

The new season of the series Power Rangers Super Megaforce will officially debut to the international television market at MIPJunior this year. The new series focuses on the Rangers’ mission to defeat a massive alien army Armada that was sent to conquer Earth. To face this threat, Gosei, a supernatural guardian who has protected Earth for centuries, gives the Rangers special morphers and keys, which allow them to morph into Super Megaforce Rangers. The Rangers also have an added special ability to morph into any team of Power Rangers from the past. Saban’s Power Rangers Super Megaforce will debut on Nickelodeon in various world markets in 2014.

Power Rangers Super Megaforce [poster]

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Nickelodeon UK Announces Union J and The Luminites To Perform At Nickelodeon Fruit Shoot Skills Awards 2013; "House of Anubis" Star Brad Kavanagh To Also Attend

The entertainment news website EntertainmentWise is reporting the very exciting Nick UK News in the following article that Nickelodeon UK has announced that the British four-piece boy band Union J and the band The Luminites are to headline the Nickelodeon Fruit Shoot Skills Awards 2013, the awards show which recognises and celebrates talented young people from across the UK with serious skills, in September 2013, which promises to be bigger and better, packed with more skills, more awards, and more slime than ever before!

EntertainmentWise is also reporting the fantastic Nick news that Nickelodeon Star Brad Kavanagh, who plays the character Fabian Rutter in Nickelodeon's hit mystery drama series "House of Anubis", will also be a guest at Nickelodeon Fruit Shoot Skills Awards 2013, which will be hosted by British diver, London 2012 Summer Olympic Games medalist and Kids' Choice Awards winner Tom Daley at London's O2 Indigo Arena, situated on the Greenwich peninsula in South East London, England, UK, on Saturday 7th September 2013, and shown the very next day (Sunday 8th September 2013) at 5.00pm (repeated from 6:00pm on Nick UK's plus-one timeshift channel, Nick+1)!

UPDATE (5/8/2013) - Brad Kavanagh has announced in a series of Tweets (posts) on his official Twitter feed (@BradKavanagh) that he will be performing at the Nickelodeon Fruit Shoot Skills Awards 2013!:

It's official, I'm performing at the @NickelodeonUK fruit shoot skill awards at the indigO2 Along with @UnionJworld and other great artists! - 5/8/2013

And that is all thanks to you guys! Full details soon! This is my first TV performance in music guys and I owe it to your support! - Monday 5th August 2013

So the only question is can you guess what song I'm doing? ...hmmmmm? - 5/8/2013

What if I said I was performing kind of a new one? - Monday 5th August 2013

Remember to give Brad a follow to help him reach 1 million YouTube followers! #GetBKto1mil*

(* Thanks to @DaGrandeSibuna & @SibunASeason34 for letting me know that the campaign was to get Brad Kavanagh 1,000,000 YouTube followers!)

Tickets for this years Nickelodeon Fruit Shoot Skills Awards are now on sale and can be bought here on the official Nickelodeon Fruit Shoot Skills Awards website, fruitshoot.nick.co.uk!

The awards honour kids from across the UK with seriously impressive skills such as street dancing, skateboarding, BMXing and a host of active skills in-between. Nickelodeon's Fruit Shoot Skills Awards 2013 will be even bigger and better with kids being honoured in seven cool Skills Awards categories. The individual awards will be presented by some of the biggest names in sport, film and television, alongside live music performances. Tickets cost just £1 (an Admin fee (for printing & postage)) and will let you be there person to see the Skills, the Stars and the Slime! The Age Recommendation to attend the 2013 Skillies Awards are 6 - 15 years, and all children attending must be accompanied by at least one adult. Disabled tickets include one free carer (One ticket admits two people). Please note: All persons entering the venue, must have a valid ticket.

Plus, don't forget to vote who YOU want to win a coveted Nickelodeon Fruit Shoot Skills Award by visiting the official Nickelodeon Fruit Shoot Skills Awards 2013 voting website at nick.co.uk/fruitshootskills, watching videos of each nominee, and clicking the vote button for who you think deserves to win! Voting closes Saturday 31st August 2013.

Nominees for the awards have been selected by a panel of experts who have been mega busy over the past three months travelling across the country to find the UK's most skilled children in a range of activities, from Breakdancing and Skateboarding to BMXing and Soccer Freestyling, and Nick has now created 6 cool Skills Award categories featuring 4 nominees in each: Best Baller, Best Biker, Best Boarder, Best Skater, Best Dancer and Best Rider!

Union J are a British four-piece boy band consisting of members George Shelley, Josh Cuthbert, JJ Hamblett and Jaymi Hensley. The group were formed through the ninth series of British television music competition "The X Factor" in 2012, in which they finished in fourth position. They subsequently signed a record deal with Sony Music Entertainment's subsidiary label, RCA Records and are due to release their debut studio album in October 2013.

"Britain's Got Talent" finalists The Luminites are a band which finished fifth place with 6.8% of the vote in the seventh (2013) series of the popular talent contest show. The band consists of members JJ, Corey, R-Tizt and Steph. They were described as Britain's answer to the Black Eyed Peas by BGT judge Simon Cowell. During the show, they also revealed that they had been bullied at school because people deemed their musical aspirations as uncool, but mentioned that they intend to be role models.

From EntertainmentWise:

Will Union J’s Talent Be Up To Scratch As They Perform At Nickelodeon’s Fruit Shoot Skills Awards

The boy band are set to headline

It has been revealed that Union J are all set to headline Nickelodeon’s Fruit Shoot Skills Awards 2013 which celebrates children with impressive talents all across Britain.

JJ, Josh, George and Jaymi will be performing at the awards ceremony in September, surrounded by some of the most skilled kids in the UK.

The band that came fourth in last years X Factor will join the awards host Tom Daley as they celebrate young talent.

Union J are more than excited to have this opportunity: “With Nickelodeon’s Fruit Shoot Skills Awards this year taking place on our doorstep, how could we not get involved”, exclaimed George.

Adding: “We can’t wait to perform on the day- let’s just hope the talented award winners don’t put our skills to the test!”

Union J will headline the awards (WENN)

Honouring a range of talents from, street dancing, skateboarding and BMXing, among others the awards will be hosted live from London’s IndigO2 on Saturday 7th September.

As well as an Olympian and a boy band, Brad Kavanagh, from House of Anubis will also be there along with Britain’s Got Talent, hit act The Luminites.

The top talents have been selected from a panel of experts who travelled all over on their hunt for the stars with amazing skills, and the best of the best will be presented awards from some of the biggest names in sport, film and TV, alongside live music.

Catch the awards ceremony on Sunday 8th September on Nickelodeon.

Tags : Union J

Also, Tweeted (posted) by the Nickelodeon UK Press Office on their official Twitter profile page (@NickelodeonUKPR):

NEWS: Union J and The Luminites are set to perform at Nickelodeon's Fruit Shoot Skills Awards on Saturday 7th September

Nickelodeon Australia And New Zealand Announces The Winning Team Of "Camp Orange: Spill Seekers"! And The Winners Of The Title "Champ Orange" Are...

Please Note - This NickALive! blog post contains a spoiler about which team won the aweslime title of "Champ Orange" as voted by Aussie and Kiwi Nickheads in the 2013 series (season 9) of Nickelodeon Australia and New Zealand's adventure reality series for best friends, "Camp Orange", called "Camp Orange: Spill Seekers", that some NickALive! readers may prefer to avoid. Please scroll down the page if you wish to continue.

Over the past few months, Nickelodeon Australia and New Zealand viewers and "Camp Orange" fans have been watching the four teams of this years (2013) series of "Camp Orange", Nickelodeon's adventure reality show for best friends, called "Camp Orange: Spill Seekers" - The Bob Shermans, the girls in purple, featuring Megan, 11 and Lindy-Joy, 11 from New Zealand, The Nick Jaggers, the bright team in yellow, featuring Josh, 12, and Jye, 13 from Queensland, The BubbleGum Besties, the girls in pink, featuring Brooke, 10 and Charlotte, 11, from New South Wales, and The Random Penguins, the boys in blue, featuring Noah, 12 and Josh, 12 from Victoria - experiencing the ultimate adventure of a lifetime, through a sea of super soaked adrenaline surging challenges, playing some of the toughest "Camp Orange" games ever invented, including Jetting to Knoooooow You!, Festy Frosty, Up and Undies, Build A Bob, Deep Sea Scramble, Extreme Jellyfishing, Fish 'N Slips, The Dino Dash, Chum Bucket Chuck-Up, and The Mother of all Mega-Challenges, battling it out in an effort to win the votes of viewers and fans' at home in the hope of being crowned the ultimate winners of "Camp Orange" - "Champ Orange" - the team which Nick AU & NZ viewers thought showed the best teamwork, were the most honorable, played the fairest, and helped everybody else out. Proving they've got guts (and possibly gills), Nickelodeon's Campers braved depths, speeds, heights and marine creatures as they played for money-can't-buy rewards, such as a starring role in "SpongeBob ParadePants" - the world's very first SpongeBob SquarePants parade performed daily at Sea World.

Nickelodeon Australia and New Zealand then counted up all the viewers' votes, and at the end of the exciting finale of "Camp Orange: Spill Seekers", which Nickelodeon Australia and New Zealand premiered on Tuesday 30th July 2013, Nickelodeon Australia & New Zealand's ASTRA Award winning hosts Luke & Wyatt (Luke Ryan & Wyatt Nixon-Lloyd) gathered the CO campers around the campfire to announce which team received the most votes and has been voted the winner of "Champ Orange". Only one lucky Camp Orange team can win the title of "Champ Orange", and that team is...

The girls in purple, The Bob Shermans, featuring Megan, 11 and Lindy-Joy, 11 from New Zealand!

Congratulations!!

For the first time in Camp Orange history, Champ Orange Australia and New Zealand has been decided by Aussie and Kiwi kids who have been watching all the action at home. This year, viewers chose the team that they deemed the best and fairest to take the honour by casting their vote on www.nickelodeon.com.au. In another Camp Orange first, fans also submitted their recipes in for Wrong Town Dinner, stomach churning dishes which are eaten each night at Camp Fire by a team selected by the Wrong Town Dinner Spinner. Kids at home can also check out behind the scenes and other exclusive added content online, including the very best audition videos and Wyatt's Camp Orange blog at camporange2013.com.au!

Roll on Camp Orange 2014!

Nickelodeon UK's Shellraiser Tour Makes Welsh Tour Change; To Visit ASDA Cardiff Bay On Tuesday 6th August 2013 Instead Of ASDA Cwmbran

Nickelodeon UK has announced in a series of Tweets (posts) on their official Twitter profile page (@NickelodeonUK) that, due to unforeseen circumstances, Nickelodeon and ASDA's "Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles" Shellraiser Tour of the UK, in association with Sky Go, will now be visiting ASDA Cardiff Bay on Tuesday 6th August 2013 from 10.00am to 5.00pm instead of ASDA Cwmbran. Nickelodeon UK apologies for any inconvenience this may cause:

Turtles fans-Due 2 unforeseen circumstances,on Tues Aug 6th 10-5pm the Shellraiser Tour will now visit Asda Cardiff Bay instead of Cwmbran.. - Friday 2nd August 2013

…and we apologise for any inconvenience this may cause - 2/8/2013.

To celebrate summer, Nickelodeon UK, in association with Sky Go, have been putting pedal to the metal to bring the Turtles' ultimate fighting vehicle, The Shellraiser, to an ASDA shop near you, where you'll be able to discover if you've got what it takes to be a fully certified ninja with the Dojo Training Experience, where professional Martial arts experts from the Regents Park Studio will show you some moves! With Leonardo, Raphael, Donatello and Michelangelo at your side, get ready to become the hero you are destined to be and join the leanest, meanest, greenest heroes around! Unleash your inner ninja as you learn essential martial arts skills that will make Master Splinter proud, and get to know your enemy by discovering all about the ooze. Then, when you're ready to hit the streets, jump in Nick's lifesize replica of the The Shellraiser and save the city!

Find out more at Nicktoons.co.uk/Shellraiser, and remember to Tweet @NickelodeonUK about your experiences and pictures using the Twitter hashtag #turtlesshellraiser!

Paramount Announces Plans To Release Nickelodeon Movies' "Spongebob Squarepants 2" On Friday 13th February 2015; To Shoot Live-Action Scenes For Film In Savannah, Georgia During Fall 2013

The entertainment industry news magazine The Hollywood Reporter is reporting the exciting Nickelodeon Movies news in the following article that Paramount will release Nickelodeon Movies and Paramount Pictures' upcoming brand new "SpongeBob SquarePants" movie, "Spongebob Squarepants 2" in movie theater's/cinemas in the USA on Friday 13th February 2015!

"Spongebob Squarepants 2", a sequel to Nick Movies 2004 SBSP film, is expected to be made using CGI-animation (animated using computer-generated imagery), and will stars the voices actors of the popular TV series Tom Kenny (SpongeBob, Gary the Snail, narrator), Bill Fagerbakke (Patrick Star), Rodger Bumpass (Squidward Tentacles), Clancy Brown (Mr. Eugene H. Krabs) and Carolyn Lawrence (Sandy Cheeks).

The City of Savannah Film Services Office have also announced that Nickelodeon and Paramount are planning to shoot some of the movies live action scenes for "SpongeBob Movie 2" in the Savannah, Georgia area over September, October and November 2013. "SpongeBob is a very successful international franchise and we are very excited to be working with Paramount on this project. This is a good fit for us and them. We know from experience how valuable the investment and exposure generated by a project like this can be for our community," said Jay Self, City of Savannah Film Services Director. Individuals interested in working as crew may forward resumes to: resumes.spongebob2@gmail.com.

Online Athens are also reporting that Jay Self told the Savannah Downtown Business Association that the film would feature a star "as recognizable" as Forrest Gump, who was played by actor Tom Hanks, which was also filmed in the Georgia area.

From THR:

Paramount Dates 'Spongebob Squarepants 2,' 'Monster Trucks' for 2015

2004's "SpongeBob Squarepants"

Paramount Animation's new monster truck film will be mix of CGI and live action.

Paramount has dated two of its upcoming animated films for release in 2015.

Spongebob Squarepants 2, the sequel to the 2004 film, will open wide Feb. 13, 2015. Produced by Nickelodeon Movies and Paramount Animation, the pic stars the voices actors of the popular TV series Tom Kenny, Bill Fagerbakke, Rodger Bumpass, Clancy Brown and Carolyn Lawrence.

Fox's The Longest Ride, the next film adaptation from the books of Safe Haven author Nicholas Sparks, also is slated to open that Valentine's Day weekend.

Paramount also announced a release date for Monster Trucks, a new CGI/live-action film that the studio hopes will become a Transformers-like franchise. It will open in theaters May 29, 2015.

The May 2015 date is currently open, with Marvel and Disney's sequel, Avengers: Age of Ultron, releasing earlier in the month, on May 1, 2015.

This is the latest chapter in the animation dating race that has been heating up the summer. DreamWorks Animation will release a new animated film, B.O.O (Bureau of Otherworldly Operations), just one week after Monster Trucks, on June 5, 2015. The pic is about a secret agency dedicated to protecting people from ghosts. DreamWorks and Fox have slated several other animated films for 2015, including spinoff The Penguins of Madagascar (March 27) and Kung Fu Panda 3 (Dec. 23).

In July, Universal will release another project from the animation studio behind the extremely successful Despicable Me franchise. The untitled Illumination Entertainment 2015 project will open in theaters July 3, 2015.

Sony Pictures Animation will release The Smurfs 3 on July 24, 2015, and Hotel Transylvania 2 on Sept. 25, 2015.

20th Century Fox Animation and Blue Sky Studios will release a Peanuts movie Nov. 6, 2015. That year will mark the 65th anniversary of the debut of the Peanuts comic strip and the 50th anniversary of the TV special A Charlie Brown Christmas.

Pixar's Finding Dory, a sequel to Finding Nemo that will be directed by original Nemo co-director Andrew Stanton, will open in theaters Nov, 25, 2015.