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Classic Rugrats Comic Strip for Tuesday, January 12, 2021 | Nickelodeon

Classic Rugrats Comic Strip for Tuesday, January 12, 2021 | Nickelodeon

Rugrats, provided to Creators Syndicate by Nickelodeon, based off the popular animated television series has been created for children and family's to laugh and enjoy together.

Follow these comics and their take on real episodes of the show and their own spin on hilarious adventures.

Read more Rugrats comic strips!: https://www.creators.com/features/rugrats

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'NFL Wild Card Game on Nickelodeon' Director Hints That Nick Could 'Nickify' More Football Games in the Future

On Sunday, January 10, Nickelodeon and CBS Sports got kids and families into the game with a special slime-filled presentation of the National Football League’s Wild Card game. The NFL Wild Card Game on Nickelodeon between the New Orleans Saints and the Chicago Bears featured one-of-a-kind kid-focused content and Nick-themed elements throughout, including a special Minecraft-themed halftime presentation, guest reporters and original on-field graphics, virtual filters such as slime cannons and the Slime Zone, and more to bring the game to life.

The NFL Wild Card Game on Nickelodeon was a massive hit with fans, who took to social media to express how much they were enjoying it - with many saying that they preferred it to the more "conservative" version of the broadcast.

However, fans have been wondering, will Nickelodeon's iconic slime be unleashed on another NFL game in the future?

Well, the one clear takeaway from the Nickelodeon and CBS partnership to broadcast the game is that CBS Sports executives and production people were blown away by the positive response, particularly on social media.

“I’d love to see it done again for the championship game,” Suzanne Smith, the longtime CBS Sports director who directed the Nickelodeon broadcast Sunday told The Athletic. “Of course, the ultimate would be to do it for the Super Bowl. But it took a tremendous amount of work to get to this point. We worked on it for months and months. The way the technology works, I don’t think it’s something that you could do every week. But from all accounts, it was an enormous success. Everybody was happy about it.

“We tried to incorporate a lot more the human side of it for kids. I thought we did a good job weaving all of that in," added Smith.

Although Nickelodeon hasn't announced plans to "Nickify" more games, it seems that we could still see some more slime-filled football games in the future! In previous years, Nickelodeon has had a big presence at the Super Bowl, so it wouldn't be too surprising to see more slime at the biggest game of all!

Would you like to see more NFL games "Nickified"? Let me know in the comments below!

From Variety:

After Nickelodeon Football, CBS May Try Other Sports Experiments

Putting professional football on kids-TV outlet Nickelodeon might at first blush seem like something of a Hail Mary. But CBS Sports Chairman Sean McManus knew his team had completed a crucial pass by game’s end, when the winning team’s head coach, Sean Payton, agreed to be doused with Nick’s signature green slime.

CBS Sports said Tuesday that the Nickelodeon broadcast, part of a wide series of interesting experiments with NFL football this past weekend, scored. A game between the Chicago Bears and the New Orleans Saints tailored to its young audience represented was the network’s most-watched program nearly four years. An average of 2.06 million viewers tuned in to see touchdowns celebrated by virtual cannons shooting green slime and Gabrielle Nevaeh Green, one of the members of Nick’s “All That” sketch-comedy show, rattling off stats that included players’ favorite ice cream flavors.

“I think it’s probably the first of many collaborations between CBS Sports and the Viacom platforms,” says McManus in an interview, referring to the 2019 merger of CBS and Viacom.

As more TV viewers migrate to streaming venues to watch their favorite scripted programs, live sports – already one of most prominent economic pillars holding up the media industry – are taking on even more of a burden. Big media companies like ViacomCBS, Walt Disney, Fox and NBCUniversal have been experimenting with new kinds of formats and distribution models they can use to get audiences who might normally have less interest in a basketball game or golf match to go ahead and give one a try.

That’s what happened this weekend as CBS put one of a new series of NFL Wild Card games on Nickelodeon and the streaming video hub CBS All Access; as Disney tested new game concepts that put a different game on the young-audience skewing Freeform and its broadband outlet ESPN Plus; and as NBCU put its Sunday night Wild Card game on Spanish-language broadcaster Telemundo as well as its streaming outlet Peacock (complete with a bespoke post-game show).

CBS Sports and Nickelodeon executives spent nine months ironing out the details of how a young audience might watch a game, McManus says. He put specific emphasis on “how are we going to broadcast the game itself and still make it attractive to audiences of all ages.”

For every shot of a player walking around with a filter of a hamburger on his head and for every animated first-down line shown with a moving coat of green slime, the announcers made sure to weave in the details of the game. Actor Iain Armitage, who plays the title character in the CBS sitcom “Young Sheldon,” appeared frequently amid the bottom-of-the-screen graphics to explain a ruling (Nickelodeon followed the game broadcast with several episodes of the series). And announcers Noah Eagle and Nate Burelson made sure to quiz Green about what she thought might happen next or whether she understood what was taking place during game action.

“Over and over, we heard how enjoyable it was for parents to watch with their kids of all ages,” says McManus. “We had hoped that was going to happen, but in reality, it did.”

CBS probably isn’t going to bump its main football team of Jim Nantz and Tony Romo for Green and Lumpkin (at least, not yet), but might there be more Nickelodeon football in the future? “We haven’t made any decisions yet. We are still kind of analyzing it,” says McManus. “I think if we do it again, it would be on very select events, but we really haven’t made any decision about going forward.”

Meanwhile, who knows? Maybe the idea of a Masters golf broadcast on TV Land isn’t just a pipe dream any more.

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The Smurfs and Athletes Today Ink New Licensing Pact for India

The Smurfs (IMPS-Lafig Belgium) and Athletes Today are proud to announce a new Licensing partnership for India

Blue and small, standing only three apples tall, the Smurfs value team spirit and loyalty. They might be hard to tell apart at first, however, each Smurf has his or her own particularity.

The little blue characters have been entertaining generations of kids and families all around the planet and this new partnership with Athletes Today will contribute to expand their popularity and bring joy to the fans in India.

Peyo’s beloved characters are set to make a high-profile TV comeback in a brand-new dynamic 3D version. Built on pure Smurf DNA, the new series for girls and boys is taking the charm and wacky comedy of the original to even greater heights, fitting in perfectly with today’s faster-paced world, an explosive package full of adventure and humour for the whole family to enjoy!

The Smurfs New TV series will be broadcasted in India on Nickelodeon and on Free-to-Air Channels.

QUOTES :

Quote from The Smurfs :

“It was important for The Smurfs to have an agent in India and we’re thrilled to have Athletes Today on board to maximize the value of The Smurfs brand across a broad range of consumer products that embody the colourful world of The Smurfs.” says Véronique Culliford, President & Founder of IMPS / LAFIG and daughter of Peyo. “This partnership will ensure the introduction of an innovative program of The Smurfs branded products in India.”

Quote from Athletes Today:

“We are truly honored and excited to be representing The Smurfs in India. With the release of new TV series in 2021 we are looking at onboarding licensees across categories such as apparel, back to school, novelty items, etc. “ says Smita Mishra, Managing Director, ATSM.

About Peyo, IMPS (International Merchandising Promotions & Services) & Lafig

IMPS/Lafig , is the official licensors of the little blue-skinned characters ‘The Smurfs’. Over the years, IMPS/Lafig (since 1984) have worked in close collaboration with their agents worldwide to develop successful licensed merchandising programs, retail- and co-branded promotions, publishing activities, broadcasting deals, theme parks, live shows, video games, online games, Smurf music … that have secured the everlasting success of the Smurfs.

IMPS/Lafig is run by Véronique Culliford, the daughter of Pierre Culliford, the creator of the Smurfs, who is better known under his pseudonym Peyo.

About The Smurfs New TV Series:

The Smurfs – A Peyo Productions and Dupuis Audiovisuel production, in collaboration with KIKA, TF1, VRT and RTBF, with the participation of Wallimage (La Wallonie), of Screen Flanders, of BNPPFFF and with the support of the Tax Shelter of the Belgian Government and the participation of the CNC.

52 episodes / 11 minutes / 3D CGI

About Athletes Today:

Athletes Today is a sports, entertainment & licensing agency where we believe in pushing the boundaries in order to improve the ecosystem. We started the licensing division few months back to foray into character & sports licensing industry with an aim to deliver the authentic licensed merchandise to fans in India.

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Source: Licensing International; H/T: TVKIDS.

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ICM Partners Signs ‘Dora The Explorer’, ‘Santiago Of The Seas’ Duo Valerie Walsh Valdes & Leslie Valdes

ICM Partners has signed Valerie Walsh Valdes and Leslie Valdes and will represent the couple, who co-created and executive produce Nickelodeon's latest hit preschool series Santiago of the Seas, in all areas.

Leslie Valdes and Valerie Walsh Valdes. ICM

Valerie is most known for co-creating and executive producing Nickelodeon’s iconic children series Dora The Explorer. She has also served to co-create and executive produce spinoffs Go, Diego, Go and Dora And Friends. She is currently developing a reboot of Dora the Explorer.

As a showrunner, Valerie has produced more than 300 half hours of animated television, seen in over 150 countries, and translated into 30 languages. Additionally, she has won a Peabody Award for Outstanding Children’s Programming, multiple NAACP Image Awards, Imagen Awards and Parent’s Choice Gold, Silver and Bronze Awards.

Leslie kicked off his television professional career as a staff writer for Dora the Explorer. He also served as the head writer and producer of Disney Junior’s The Mickey Mouse Clubhouse. He has also written for The Backyardigans, Handy Manny, and for Simon & Schuster’s Spotlight imprint, where he’s published 10 children’s books.

At Peach Blossom Media, Leslie co-developed and served as head writer for the interactive TV series Olive and the Rhyme Rescue Crew! He also co-developed and wrote the pilot for the animated series Shapes.

Additionally, Leslie co-wrote the adaptation of the live Dora the Explorer musical, The City of Lost Toys, which had extended run at Radio City Music Hall.

The premiere of Santiago of the Seas in October 2020 during National Hispanic Heritage Month garnered the biggest L+3 lift Nickelodeon has ever had for a preschool launch. The premiere posted a 96% increase with Kids 2-5, up from 2.6 (L+SD) to 5.1 (L+3). Ratings with Latinx viewers grew triple digits and accounted for over a third of the overall Kids 2-5 viewership. Additionally, 40% of the premiere’s audience were brand-new preschool viewers to Nickelodeon.

Co-created by Niki López and infused with a Spanish-language and Latino-Caribbean culture curriculum, Santiago of the Seas is an action-adventure series (20 episodes) that follows 8-year-old Santiago “Santi” Montes, a brave and kind-hearted pirate, as he embarks on daring rescues, searches for treasures and keeps the high seas safe in a fantastical Caribbean world.

Valerie and Leslie are represented by Fred Toczek at Felker Toczek Suddleson & Abramson LLP.

The news was first reported by Deadline.

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Originally published: Wednesday, January 13, 2021 at xx.xx GMT.

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Culture Fly Lifts the Lid on All the 'SpongeBob' Goodies in the First-Ever Bikini Bottom Box

Culture Fly has lift the lid on all the spongeriffic SpongeBob SquarePants items which will be featured in the first-ever The Bikini Bottom Box!

The first-ever The Bikini Bottom Box will contain:

SpongeBob SquarePants Vinyl Figure
Chum Bucket Bucket Hat
Mrs. Puff's Boating School Mug
'Recipe for a Krabby Patty' Recipe Book
The Krusty Krab T-Shirt
Pineapple Pencil Holder with Sharpener
The Krusty Krab Enamel Pin

One of each item per box.

There are now fewer than 100 boxes left! So make sure to reserve yours before they're gone forever! Visit https://thenickbox.com/pages/the-bikini-bottom-box to reserve your Bikini Bottom Box today!

From the same people behind The Nick Box comes The Bikini Bottom Box, the first-ever SpongeBob SquarePants subscription box is here!

Each Bikini Bottom Box brings fans exclusive SpongeBob SquarePants merchandise to your door 4 times a year. Each box is packed with exclusive apparel, accessories, collectibles, homeware and decor inspired by iconic moments from the show. A new box is delivered quarterly, every season. A total of four boxes a year. Fans can order their Bikini Bottom Box online. Annual plans start at $39.99 a box.

The Bikini Bottom Box will launch with its winter 2020 edition.

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