Tuesday, October 19, 2021

'The SpongeBob Musical' to be Presented at The Play Group Theatre in White Plains, NY

The SpongeBob Musical is as innovative as it is delightful!


White Plains, NY - When a humungous volcano threatens to wipe out the Krusty Krab with the rest of their idyllic sea bottom home, it looks like Sandy's brain, Patrick's braun and SpongeBob's... erm... managerial elasticity? are the only hopes to save the day!

With music by so many greats from Cyndi Lauper to Tom Kitt to They Might Be Giants and David Bowie, The SpongeBob Musical is as innovative as it is delightful.

Dive in for a raucous adventure on the PGT Mainstage!

Performances:

Saturday, January 15 @ 8pm
Sunday, January 16 @ 2pm
Monday, January 17 @ 2pm
Saturday, January 22 @ 8pm
Sunday, January 23 @ 2pm

The Play Group Theatre - Mainstage
One North Broadway, White Plains, NY Driving directions

Nickelodeon's The SpongeBob Musical

Based on the Series by Stephen Hillenburg
Book by Kyle Jarrow
Original Songs by Yolanda Adams, Steven Tyler and Joe Perry of Aerosmith, Sara Bareilles, Jonathan Coulton, Alex Ebert of Edward Sharpe & the Magnetic Zeros, The Flaming Lips, Lady Antebellum, Cyndi Lauper, John Legend, Panic! At the Disco, Plain White T's, They Might Be Giants, T.I.
And songs by David Bowie, Tom Kenny & Andy Paley
Additional Lyrics by Jonathan Coulton
Additional Music by Tom Kitt
Musical Production Conceived by Tina Landau

Directed by Hannah Stephens
Music Direction by Logan Culwell-Block
Choreography by Maggie Savoie
Set Design by Steven Abusch
Costume Design by Jill Abusch

Box office ticket sales are now available. Tickets available online soon. Visit https://www.playgroup.org for more information.

Tickets: $22 regular admission, $18 senior citizen, $18 child under 12



The SpongeBob Musical: Live On Stage! was broadcast in December 2019 across Nickelodeon platforms and featured much of the original Broadway company reprising their performances, including Tony nominee Ethan Slater as the high-energy title sponge, Tony nominee Gavin Lee as Squidward Q. Tentacles, Danny Skinner as Patrick Star, Brian Ray Norris as Eugene Krabs, and Wesley Taylor as Sheldon Plankton. The TV event is available to stream on Paramount+ and is available on DVD.

The Original Broadway Cast Recording is available now from Masterworks Broadway wherever music is sold and streamed: https://spongebobmusical.lnk.to/SpongebobMusicalRecording

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ViacomCBS UK Details Growth, Future Plans for PAW Patrol, Baby Shark and Blue’s Clues & You!

New consumer product lines for the pre-school favourites are rolling out across retail. 


With consumer products now rolling out across the UK market, animated feature films and new content slates in the pipeline, and record ratings across kids’ media platforms, now is the perfect time for retailers to get on board with PAW Patrol, Baby Shark and Blue’s Clues & You! ViacomCBS Consumer Products recently gave Toy World Magazine a detailed look at these three pre-school favourites and explains how it is ensuring their success in the marketplace for years to come.

PAW Patrol


PAW Patrol maintains its dominance and strength in the UK market. The property is currently the No. 1 licensed brand in the UK pre-school market and is ahead of its closest competitor by +58% according to the NPD Group. This powerhouse status is maintained with evolving content and a diversified retail offering spanning all categories, much to the delight of the brand’s steadfast fan base.

This summer, the PAW Patrol pups took on their biggest mission yet in the highly anticipated PAW Patrol: The Movie, which arrived at cinemas internationally in August. The film, a Spin Master Entertainment production in association with Nickelodeon Movies, and distributed by Paramount Pictures, showcases the pups like never before using hyper-real CGI animation, and includes exciting missions, high-stakes rescues, amazing new vehicles and a star-studded voice cast.


A gold level marketing programme and consumer products programme was put in place to support the release of PAW Patrol: The Movie, with over 20 partners signed in the UK covering a wide range of categories to create movie specific lines. In 2022, PAW Patrol’s thematic versatility will once again be on show in the form of new themed content and consumer products to further cement PAW’s evergreen franchise and No. 1 status. Look out for more information over the coming months.

Baby Shark


Baby Shark has made quite the splash at retail since it dived into the ViacomCBS portfolio. The brand was named the No. 3 licence in Infant/Toddler toys in the UK for May 2021 YTD, and has experienced +43% sales increase YoY in the UK for April 2021 vs. April 2020 (NPD).

Now ViacomCBS takes this classic YouTube character into new territory, demonstrating how humour, a wealth of new characters and great story narratives can take this Shark to the next level.


Baby Shark’s Big Show launched on Nick Jr. UK & Ireland in May and has already received over half a million views as of June 2021 YTD (BARB). The series follows the ‘jaw-some’ adventures of Carnivore Cove and introduces a school of new friends, plus new Baby Shark music.

The results speak for themselves: Baby Shark’s Big Show has become the biggest launch on Nick Jr. since Blue’s Clues and You!, securing the coveted No. 1 commercial kids TX of 2021 spot, as well as the No. 2  spot in the kids’ market (BARB). Q1 2022 will see further amplification of the new series as it rolls out on the FTA channel Milkshake!, a children’s programming block on Channel 5. Baby Shark’s Big Show consumer products will also be launching in spring/summer 2022, supported by a robust marketing programme to drive sales.

Blue’s Clues & You!


The revival of Blue’s Clues as Blue’s Clues & You! in May 2020 has proved a winning formula with pre-schoolers and parents alike. The curriculum-driven interactive series features new CG-animation, a new host and an engaging interactive narrative that gets pre-schoolers involved with the show by helping Blues to crack clues and solve problems along the way.

Blue’s Clues & You! viewership continues to strengthen, with a +73% increase in UK reach on Nick Jr. from Q4 2020 to Q1 2021. The show is also No. 3 on Nick Jr. as of June 2021 YTD (BARB) and has a strong hold across the FTA platform Milkshake! where millions are reached each quarter. Blue’s Clues & You! has reached an impressive 3.3m views across Nick Jr., Nick Jr. Too and Milkshake! so far this year (BARB). Season 3 will be launching on Nick Jr. in October. Performance and reach across the Blue’s Clues YouTube channel continues to build with 183m global views Q2 2022 alone, up 29% from Q1 2022.

The brand has a strong multi-platform approach developed to meet kids where they are, playing out across key VOD platforms. Exciting new developments within this space will be announced later this year.

The UK consumer products roll out of Blue’s Clues and You! has commenced. Just Play is the master toy partner and has developed an exciting line of toys aimed at pre-schoolers aged 2-5 years old. Innovation and key brand attributes have been leveraged to translate the property’s success from screen to shelf. Licencees including Fashion UK, Blues, Aykroyd TDP, Character World, Kid Designs, Melissa & Doug, Ravensburger, MV Sports, Basic Fun, Amscan, Sambro and Harper Collins have already signed up to the brand’s Q4 launch, and will roll out into 2022.

Next year, Blue’s Clues & You! will hit the road to meet & greet fans across the UK in the nationwide Milkshake! Tour.



Originally published: October 19, 2021.
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Herefordshire Boy's Big Part in 'PAW Patrol: The Movie'

U.K. - A Herefordshire youngster has a starring role in a Hollywood-backed children's film.


Matthew Campbell, 14, of Much Dewchurch, is a voice actor who recently voiced Chase the Police Pup in the big screen adaptation of Nickelodeon's beloved CG-animated preschool series, PAW Patrol.

The voice recordings for PAW Patrol: The Movie took place in Gloucestershire at a studio that has specialised in this industry since 1990.

The popularity of the hit Nick Jr. series led to a movie being made by Paramount, ViacomCBS, and Nickelodeon.

The movie was dubbed (voiced added) in June, and Matthew, who had been working with the Gloucestershire Studio on other projects, was brought in to play Chase, the leading pup of the PAW Patrol.


The UK localisation (voice dub from American to English) of the movie included TV personality Sam Faiers (The Only Way Is Essex), presenter and journalist Richard Arnold (Good Morning Britain),  singer/songwriter Ronan Keating (Boyzone, The One Show) and musician Tom Fletcher (McFly).

Matthew has also worked with Welsh directors on short movies alongside Welsh actors such as Lynn Hunter and Nathan Sussex.

Covid and the lockdown has pushed Matthew towards voiceover work because of the lack of filming and opportunities, his father Martyn Campbell told the Hereford Times.

Matthew is currently pursuing his passion as a part of the Royal Welsh College of Music and Drama in Cardiff.


Originally published: October 19, 2021.
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Voot Kids in India to Add New Episodes of 'Pokémon' Soon

Nick News Brief: Look out for new episodes of Pokémon, coming soon to Voot Kids in India!



What is the one thing in common between all #Pokémon? 🤔

You can watch 'em all only on Voot Kids! 🤩

With 21 new movies and 10000+ minutes of exclusive content, #VootKids is now your go to destination for everything Pokémon ⚡

Download the app from https://www.vootkids.com/

#WatchEmAllOnlyOnVootKids #ChunoVootKidsChunoPokémon #MastiMeinAchhai #365DaysOfKids #Parenting #Kids #Fun #Masti #Cartoons #Watch #Read #Listen #Learn #Games #Play


Pokémon the Movie: The Power of Us, 20 More Pokémon Films Stream on Voot Kids

Mewtwo Strikes Back, The Power of One, Destiny Deoxys, Spell of the Unown, Pokémon 4Ever, more films stream on app

Voot Kids announced on Twitter on Friday that it has added 21 films from the Pokémon franchise to its streaming platform.

Voot Kids is streaming the following films in Hindi, Tamil, and Telugu:

Mewtwo Strikes Back - Pokémon: The First Movie
The Power of One - Pokémon 2000 - The Movie

The platform is streaming the following films in Hindi:

Spell of the Unown - Pokémon 3 - The Movie
Celebi Voice of the Forest (Pokémon 4Ever)
Pokémon: The Rise of Darkrai
Pokémon: Giratina & The Sky Warrior
Pokémon: Arceus and the Jewel of Life

Voot Kids is streaming the following films in English:

Pokémon Ranger and the Temple of the Sea
Pokémon Zoroark: Master of Illusions
Pokémon the Movie: Black - Victini and Reshiram
Pokémon the Movie: Kyurem VS. The Sword of Justice
Pokémon the Movie: Genesect and the Legend Awakened
Pokémon the Movie: Diancie and the Cocoon of Destruction
Pokémon the Movie: Hoopa and the Clash of Ages
Pokémon the Movie: Volcanion and the Mechanical Marvel
Pokémon the Movie: I Choose You!
Pokémon the Movie: The Power of Us
The following films are available in Telegu:

Pokémon Heroes - Latias & Latios

The company is streaming the following films in Tamil:

Pokémon: Jirachi Wish Maker
Pokémon: Destiny Deoxys

Indian media joint venture Viacom18 launched Voot Kids in November 2019. The children's platform offers audio-visual content, eBooks, audiobooks, and interactive educational content. The content on the platform is acquired through "partnerships with Nickelodeon, Oxford University Press, WarnerMedia, Green Gold, BBC's CBeebies, TV Asahi, Sony Music, Hasbro, Mattel, and Lego" amongst many others.

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Originally published: October 12, 2021.
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ViacomCBS and Altice USA Renew Distribution Agreement

ViacomCBS and Altice USA Renew Distribution Agreement


NEW YORK--October 18, 2021--ViacomCBS Inc. (NASDAQ: VIAC, VIACA) and Altice USA (NYSE: ATUS) today announced a comprehensive agreement for the continued carriage of ViacomCBS’ leading portfolio of broadcast, entertainment, news and sports networks for Altice USA’s Optimum and Suddenlink customers. The deal also provides Altice USA with rights to ViacomCBS’ suite of streaming services, including Paramount+, SHOWTIME® OTT, Pluto TV, BET+ and Noggin.

“We are pleased to have reached a new multi-year agreement with our partners at Altice USA that underscores the strength of ViacomCBS’ brands and streaming services,” said Ray Hopkins, President, U.S. Networks Distribution, ViacomCBS. “Altice USA through its Optimum and Suddenlink brands is an important partner and we look forward to continuously serving subscribers with our outstanding collection of content.”

Yossi Benchetrit, Altice USA’s Chief Programming and Procurement Officer, added: “As Altice USA continues to focus on providing our Optimum and Suddenlink customers with a robust array of content to meet their evolving entertainment needs, we are pleased to reach a new agreement with ViacomCBS that ensures the continued delivery of their networks plus added rights to the ViacomCBS streaming services portfolio.”

ViacomCBS and Altice USA will continue to collaborate on addressable media and advanced advertising capabilities.

Other terms of the agreement were not disclosed.

ABOUT VIACOMCBS

ViacomCBS Inc. (NASDAQ: VIAC; VIACA) is a leading global media and entertainment company that creates premium content and experiences for audiences worldwide. Driven by iconic consumer brands, its portfolio includes CBS, SHOWTIME, Paramount Pictures, Nickelodeon, MTV, Comedy Central, BET, Paramount+ and Pluto TV, among others. The company delivers the largest share of the television audience in the United States and one of the industry’s most extensive libraries of television and film titles. In addition to offering innovative streaming services and digital video products, ViacomCBS provides powerful capabilities in production, distribution and advertising solutions.

For more information about ViacomCBS, please visit www.viacomcbs.com and follow @ViacomCBS on social platforms.

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ABOUT ALTICE USA

Altice USA is one of the largest broadband communications and video services providers in the United States, delivering broadband, video, mobile, proprietary content and advertising services to more than 5 million residential and business customers across 21 states through its Optimum and Suddenlink brands. The company operates a4, an advanced advertising and data business, which provides audience-based, multiscreen advertising solutions to local, regional and national businesses and advertising clients. Altice USA also offers hyper-local, national, international and business news through its News 12, Cheddar News and i24NEWS networks.


Originally published: October 19, 2021.

H/T: MediaPost.
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