Hasbro Presents New Virtual Event 'Hasbro Pulse Fan Fest'

Hasbro Presents New Virtual Event

“Hasbro Pulse Fan Fest”

On April 9th Hasbro will host the first-ever “Hasbro Pulse Fan Fest,” a collector-focused event featuring exclusive activations, engaging panels, and product reveals across collectors’ favorite Hasbro brands.

Hasbro has officially announced the launch of a brand-new collector-focused event, Hasbro Pulse Fan Fest. The virtual event, occurring April 9 at 11 a.m. EST, will be hosted by SYFY Wire on-air correspondent, writer, and producer, Jackie Jennings, and available to watch exclusively on the Hasbro Pulse Fan Fest page. The event will bring never-before-seen content and product reveals directly to Hasbro’s passionate community of collectors in lieu of the company’s annual Entertainment Brand Preview Event held during New York Toy Fair each year. Fans can look forward to engaging panels and activations from Hasbro brands, including G.I. Joe, Power Rangers, and Transformers as well as premier partner brands Marvel, Star Wars™ and Fortnite.

Hasbro Pulse Fan Fest brings collectors a schedule filled with exciting brand panels that will offer exclusive news and opportunities to secure their favorite products before anyone else, as well as special guest appearances including Henry Golding, star of the upcoming film Snake Eyes: G.I. Joe Origins and cast members of the new series Power Rangers Dino Fury. In addition to panels, fans can look forward to product giveaways, behind-the-scenes content and more!

“Hasbro Pulse Fan Fest allows us to engage with our dedicated fan community in a meaningful way by delivering unique product reveals and exclusive pre-orders. Fans will have access to behind-the-scenes content from our designers and brand teams, which allows them to share in their fandom for these brands with special content and panels,” says Eric Nyman, Chief Consumer Officer, Hasbro. “This unique event, in addition to Hasbro PulseCon happening later this year, will bring the relationship between our fans and the brands closer than ever before.”

See here for the announcement video and included below is a peek inside the programming that will be available exclusively on the Hasbro Pulse Fan Fest page and live on the Hasbro Pulse YouTube Channel April 9 at 11 a.m. EST.

FORTNITE

A new collection has just landed! It’s OFFICIAL! Hasbro has partnered with Epic Games and created an all-new toy line! Join members of the Hasbro Marketing & Design teams as they debut the all-new Victory Royale line! Get ready to drop in as we unveil three legendary new items, including a first-time character to appear in toy! Gear up for some next-level reveals!

TRANSFORMERS

Worlds continue to collide on Transformers! Join members of the Hasbro Marketing & Design team as they reveal toys from Wave 3 Kingdom and share some exciting news about the final chapter of Netflix’s Transformers: War for Cybertron trilogy. Don’t miss out as we take a closer look at Kingdom Commander and Titan Class figures, including a first-time character to appear in toy! And if you thought the Pulse exclusive weapons pack was epic, you’ll find the next one to be a blast. Finally, we will reveal a new Pulse exclusive toy capsule in partnership with IDW Publishing that will turn the Transformers universe upside down. Get ready for a panel that’s... More Than Meets the Eye!

POWER RANGERS

The Hasbro Power Rangers team will share MORPHINOMINAL news and updates around the expanding Lightning Collection product line. Power Ranger fans will get early looks at cool new action figures coming soon, as well as a sneak peek at what’s coming up later this year. “It’s Morphin Time!”

Panelists: Jon, Loretta, and Paul from Hasbro Power Rangers Brand Team

G.I. JOE

YO JOE! SNAKE EYES: G.I. JOE ORIGINS toys revealed! Join members of the Hasbro Marketing & Design teams as they debut exciting new products from the upcoming SNAKE EYES feature film. Get an in-depth look at the stealthy Snake Eyes Ninja Strike role play toys and the latest additions to the highly detailed Classified Series collection. Plus, we’ve received intel that Snake Eyes himself, Henry Golding, will be making a guest appearance to unveil his signature action figure!

MARVEL

Hasbro Marketing & Design teammates will assemble to share exciting news about the popular Marvel Legends product line. True Believers will get a sneak peek of upcoming Marvel Legends action figures and premium role play offerings.

STAR WARS

Join members of the Hasbro Marketing & Design teams as they discuss the popular Hasbro Star Wars line, including the Black Series and The Vintage Collection. Attendees will get an in-depth look at Hasbro’s latest action figure and premium roleplay offerings from across the Skywalker saga and beyond. Word on the Holonet is there may also be a few surprises.

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StudioCanal and Shanghai Senyu Media to Take 'The Adventures of Paddington' to China

StudioCanal has teamed with Shanghai Senyu Media on the animated kids' TV series, which will be present at Hong Kong's Filmart.

Paddington Bear is heading to small screens in the Middle Kingdom.

StudioCanal has partnered with Shanghai Senyu Media to bring its animated kids' series The Adventures of Paddington to mainland China, with the distributor representing the show at the virtual Filmart in Hong Kong.

Shanghai Senyu Media already has a track record distributing many major children’s IPs in China, including PAW Patrol and PJ Masks.

The Adventures of Paddington, which rolled out internationally on Nickelodeon last year, sees Ben Whishaw reprise his role voicing the much-loved Peruvian bear from the two hugely successful feature films. Currently in its second season, each 11-minute episode — written by Jon Foster and James Lamont, and produced by Heyday Films, StudioCanal, Copyrights Group with the participation of M6 — takes a lead from Michael Bond’s original books.

"We are thrilled to see Paddington start a brand new adventure in China and reach a whole new generation," said Sarah Mottershead, senior sales manager TV series, who negotiated the deal for StudioCanal. "Our much-loved bear is adored by millions in China already, so we’re sure that both adults and children alike will enjoy these new light-hearted stories that embrace and encourage kindness and thoughtfulness as well as a great deal of fun."

Chang Fan, VP at Shanghai Senyu Media added: "Paddington is a renowned brand in China and we believe it will become another big hit when the new series is launched."

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Nickelodeon Brazil Partners with Arcor for 'PAW Patrol' Easter Egg

Nickelodeon Brazil (Brasil), though the Consumer Products department of ViacomCBS Brasil, has partnered with leading confectionery manufacturer Arcor do Brasil to launch a PAW Patrol chocolate Easter Egg! Available in stores across the country and from Arcor distributors, each PAW Patrol Easter Egg comes with a rechargeable torch. Each 100g chocolate egg carries an SRP of R$ 49,99. The companies previously teamed up to launch PAW Patrol-branded biscuits in the region.

Below is Nick Brasil's official press release announcing the pup-tastic news, via EP GRUPO:

NICKELODEON LANÇA OVO DE CHOCOLATE DA PATRULHA CANINA

16/03/2021

LICENCIADO PELA ARCOR, OVO DE 100g TRAZ LANTERNA RECARREGÁVEL DO CHASE E DA SKYE

A Nickelodeon, através da área de Consumer Products da ViacomCBS Brasil, em parceria com a Arcor, lança o ovo de chocolate da Patrulha Canina. Nesta Páscoa, os pequenos fãs de Ryder e dos filhotes heroicos terão a opção de escolher entre o ovo de chocolate do Chase e da Skye – o brinde que acompanha o ovo de 100g de chocolate ao leite é uma lanterna recarregável. O preço sugerido é de R$ 49,99 e pode ser encontrado em supermercados e distribuidores Arcor em todo o Brasil.

SERVIÇO – OVO DE CHOCOLATE PATRULHA CANINA

Produzido pela Arcor

Ovo de chocolate ao leite de 100g

Preço sugerido: R﹩ 49,99

Disponível em supermercados e distribuidores Arcor em todo o Brasil.

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Nickelodeon Turkey Announces Kids’ Choice Awards 2021 Winners

Below is a selection of articles about the Turkish (Türkçe) edition of Nickelodeon’s Kids’ Choice Awards 2021!

For Nickelodeon's global 2021 Kids' Choice Awards winners press release, click here. For a list of Nickelodeon's international KCA 2021 winners, click here.

ViacomCBS Sues Insurer Over Denial Of COVID-19 Coverage

ViacomCBS filed a suit in California federal court on Thursday, January 14, 2021, alleging Great Divide Insurance Co. reneged on its coverage agreement by refusing to protect the media giant from losses when it was forced to delay or cancel production for its television shows and live events due to the COVID-19 pandemic, Law360 is reporting.

ViacomCBS, which produces television shows like Danger Force, The Astronauts and Side Hustle as well as live events like the Nickelodeon Kids' Choice Awards and SlimeFest, said in its complaint that it bought an insurance policy from Great Divide, a subsidiary of W. R. Berkley Corp., to protect against losses should events ever disrupt its productions.

When the COVID-19 (coronavirus) pandemic hit in March 2020, ViacomCBS said it delayed principal photography on more than 100 television productions and was forced to postpone productions, like the 2020 Kids' Choice Awards. As a result, the company suffered substantial financial losses, according to the suit.

But when it turned to Great Divide for payment, ViacomCBS said the insurance company interpreted the policy in "an overly narrow and wrongful manner" and refused to cover various losses. And instead of continuing the policy, as required under the agreement, for its third annual period, Great Divide only offered to continue it if an exclusion was included for losses related to COVID-19, according to the complaint.

While Great Divide has had an insurance industry standard form exclusion for certain losses caused by viruses and bacteria since 2006, ViacomCBS said that exclusion was not part of its insurance policy. The policy provides $30 million of cast coverage, $10 million of extra expense, $10 million for imminent peril coverage, $1 million in civil authority coverage and $1 million in ingress and egress coverage, the suit states.

"Great Divide did nothing in selling the policy to limit its liability for virus- or pandemic-associated risks," ViacomCBS said. "Nor did Great Divide warn ViacomCBS that even though it did not include a virus or pandemic exclusion, it would interpret the policy as if it contained one."

The suit includes claims of breach of contract and seeks declaratory relief to have the policy renewed without any amendments. It also seeks coverage for losses on production, as well as damages and attorney fees.

Counsel for ViacomCBS did not immediately respond to a request for comment Friday and a representative for Great Divide could not be immediately reached for comment.

ViacomCBS is one of several companies to go after its insurance company for not paying out on COVID-19 losses. Last month, hotel operator Procaccianti sued insurer Zurich American for failing to cover losses it incurred during state-mandated COVID-19 shutdown orders, while Zurich hit back saying its policy expressly excludes viruses as a covered cause of loss.

That same month, a Pennsylvania hotel said its losses from pandemic measures ordered by Gov. Tom Wolf should be covered by Westfield Insurance Co., while movie theater chain Cinemark Holdings Inc. is seeking more than $400 million from Factory Mutual Insurance Co. for unpaid COVID-19 business interruption claims.

Meanwhile, the owners of the Philadelphia Union Major League Soccer team this month sued Chubb unit Federal Insurance Co., alleging the insurer refused to honor its $192 million policy to cover COVID-19-related losses after their athletes caught the virus that affected its properties.

But judges have also recently been tossing these kinds of cases out left and right.

A London judge in December rejected a cafe owner's pursuit of Allianz for losses caused by the forced closure due to the pandemic, instead awarding the insurer's costs.

And just last week, a Florida federal judge tossed a Miami catering company's lawsuit seeking to force Scottsdale Insurance Co. to pay for COVID-19-related losses, while another Florida judge rejected a Miami restaurant chain's lawsuit seeking to compel Aspen Specialty Insurance Co. to cover its losses. A Texas federal judge shot down a dentist's suit seeking coverage from Aspen.

ViacomCBS is represented by Kirk Pasich, Anamay M. Carmel and Caitlin S. Oswald of Pasich LLP.

Counsel information for Great Divide was not immediately available.

The case is ViacomCBS Inc. v. Great Divide Insurance Co., case number 2:21-cv-00400, in the U.S. District Court for the Central District of California.

Update - from Law360:

Insurer Countersues ViacomCBS Over COVID-19 Coverage

Law360 (March 15, 2021, 8:19 PM EDT) -- Great Divide Insurance Co. has countersued ViacomCBS in California federal court, alleging the media conglomerate "prematurely" brought a COVID-19 business interruption lawsuit against it after ViacomCBS failed to cooperate in its claim investigation.

The insurance company said Friday that Viacom did not provide requested documentation relating to its insurance claim, but sued Great Divide when the carrier was still investigating its claim and trying to figure out the details of its alleged loss.

In January, ViacomCBS claimed Great Divide reneged on its coverage agreement by refusing to protect the media giant from losses when it was forced to delay or cancel production for its TV shows and live events because of the COVID-19 pandemic.

ViacomCBS, which produces shows including "Yellowstone" and "Younger" as well as live events like the "Nickelodeon Kids' Choice Awards," said in its suit that its policy with Great Divide, a subsidiary of W. R. Berkley Corp., provides $30 million of cast coverage, $10 million of extra expense, $10 million for imminent peril coverage, $1 million in civil authority coverage and $1 million in ingress and egress coverage.

When the pandemic hit in March 2020, ViacomCBS said it delayed principal photography on more than 100 TV productions, was forced to postpone shows and suffered millions of dollars of losses. The media company alleged Great Divide also insisted on adding a COVID-19 related exclusion into the policy for its third policy year.

On Friday, Great Divide said it has every right to review rates and revise the policy at the end of the second policy year as the insurance contract clearly stated. The carrier also asked the court to declare the policy's "loss of market or use" exclusion applies and the insurance does not cover business interruption unless it was caused by "direct physical loss."

Viacom's policy potentially covers extra costs the media company spent to avoid a covered loss instead of all COVID-19 related losses such as production costs before and during the pandemic, Great Divide said. But Viacom never fully provided information to show how much it has increased spending following its alleged loss, the insurer added.

The carrier said it has asked for information on all TV shows for which Viacom sought coverage for losses, and while the entertainment company has provided some, it did not do so for others.

For example, the insurer said, Viacom has not sent information about "Rich Kids Go Skint," a reality show featuring one 18-to-25-year-old "rich kid" living with a more modest family to show lifestyle differences, and "The Other Two," a Comedy Central series to be aired on HBO Max about a brother and sister struggling with their feelings about their 13-year-old brother's rise to fame.

Great Divide is seeking a declaration that it is not obligated to cover all of Viacom's pandemic-related losses, that Viacom failed to show proof of immediate danger as requested, and that it properly renewed the insurance.

Representatives for the parties could not be immediately reached for comment on Monday.

ViacomCBS is represented by Kirk Pasich, Anamay M. Carmel and Caitlin S. Oswald of Pasich LLP.

Great Divide is represented by Linda W. Hsu of Selman Breitman LLP.

The case is ViacomCBS Inc. v. Great Divide Insurance Co., case number 2:21-cv-00400, in the U.S. District Court for the Central District of California.

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Originally published: Saturday, January 16, 2021.

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