Friday, January 21, 2022

'My Friend Peppa Pig' The Video Game Releases on Consoles, Stadia and PC

'MY FRIEND PEPPA PIG’ THE VIDEO GAME LAUNCHES TODAY ON CONSOLES, STADIA AND PC!

Join Peppa Pig for a once in a lifetime interactive adventure based on the #1 preschool show.


London, October 22, 2021 - Become Peppa Pig’s newest friend as Outright Games, the leading global publisher of family friendly interactive entertainment, in partnership with Hasbro have today launched My Friend Peppa Pig, available now on Nintendo Switch, PlayStation®, Xbox, Stadia and PC priced at £34.99/$39.99/€39.99. Based on the long-running smash hit preschool series Peppa Pig, join Peppa and your favourite characters in this brand new interactive adventure where players create and star in their own unique story.

Check out the brand new launch trailer here:

Accolades Trailer

Fans of the well-known series can join Peppa, along with other characters including Mummy and Daddy Pig, Suzy, Mr Potato and more for an interactive story driven experience. Players can create and customise their very own character, explore famous locations from the popular TV show, and be part of fun-filled activities alongside Peppa Pig herself. With straightforward controls, little piggies and their parents can join in the fun with Peppa in this single player game, and embark on an epic story.

“We’re thrilled to bring the world of Peppa Pig to fans in this brand-new adventure video game,” said Terry Malham, CEO of Outright Games. “It was exciting to produce a video game in partnership with Hasbro where each player becomes the main character of their own story as they play along with Peppa Pig, and we’re excited to have created something for young children and their parents to enjoy together, discovering all the exciting things Peppa’s world has to offer.”


Peppa Pig first aired on screens in 2004 and has since grown to become the pre-schoolers best friend. Distributed in 180 countries, the Peppa Pig license is a benchmark that affects parents and especially children from all continents and cultures by supporting them in everyday life situations. She helps preschoolers explore and expand their understanding of their own world through the experiences of the heroine Peppa. The series airs on Nickelodeon and Nick Jr. channels globally.

My Friend Peppa Pig is available now on Nintendo Switch, PlayStation®, Xbox, Stadia and PC priced at £34.99/$39.99/€39.99.

KEY FEATURES

  • PLAY WITH PEPPA – Learn and adventure with your new friend.
  • BUILD YOUR CHARACTER – Choose and dress your avatar.
  • EXPLORE HER WORLD – Visit the beach, the Forest, Potato City and beyond.
  • MAKE FRIENDS – Your favorite Peppa Pig characters want to meet you.
  • GET CREATIVE – Young players star in their own unique story.

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About Outright Games:

Outright Games is a global video games publisher with a focus on quality family entertainment to a worldwide audience. Founded in 2016, Outright Games has established its place in the market delivering engaging interactive games of beloved entertainment licenses globally. Outright Games brings stories and characters to life with titles including favourites such as Jumanji: The Video Game with Sony Pictures, Paw Patrol: Mighty Pups Save Adventure Bay with Nickelodeon, Ben 10 Power Trip with Cartoon Network, and Dragons: Dawn of New Riders with NBC Universal. With an Outright Games title there will be fun for all the family to enjoy.

Find out more:




Instagram: Outright_games

About Hasbro

Hasbro (NASDAQ: HAS) is a global play and entertainment company committed to making the world a better place for all children, fans and families. Hasbro delivers immersive brand experiences for global audiences through consumer products, including toys and games; entertainment through eOne, its independent studio; and gaming, led by the team at Wizards of the Coast, an award-winning developer of tabletop and digital games best known for fantasy franchises MAGIC: THE GATHERING and DUNGEONS & DRAGONS.

The company’s unparalleled portfolio of approximately 1,500 brands includes MAGIC: THE GATHERING, NERF, MY LITTLE PONY, TRANSFORMERS, PLAY-DOH, MONOPOLY, BABY ALIVE, DUNGEONS & DRAGONS, POWER RANGERS, PEPPA PIG and PJ MASKS, as well as premier partner brands. For the past decade, Hasbro has been consistently recognized for its corporate citizenship, including being named one of the 100 Best Corporate Citizens by 3BL Media and one of the World’s Most Ethical Companies by Ethisphere Institute. Important business and brand updates are routinely shared on our Investor Relations website, Newsroom and social channels (@Hasbro on Twitter, Instagram, Facebook and LinkedIn.)

© 2021 Hasbro, Inc. All Rights Reserved.

About Petoons Studio

Petoons Studio is a videogame development company founded in 2016 in Barcelona. The team is a talented mix of innovative artists, animators and programmers working together to create world-class videogames.

Petoons Studio is pioneering the art of “Storyplaying”, fusing video games and animation in new ways of entertainment. We provide comprehensive development services for top brands, leveraging the talent of our highly creative and experienced team.

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Originally published: October 23, 2021.

Additional source: Vooks.

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PAW Patrol: Nickelodeon to Premiere New 'Rescue Knights' Special on Feb. 4

The PAW Patrol suit up for a all new "Rescue Knights" special, premiering Friday, February 4, 2022 at 12:00 p.m. ET/PT on Nick Jr. on Nickelodeon! Check out the promo below!:


In "Rescue Knights: Pups Break the Ice," Claw finds a way to make Sparks' breath icy! Then later in "Rescue Knights: Pups Save Excalibark," Chase accidentally pulls the legendary Golden Bone of Excalibark from its stone! (#820)

A baddie pup named Claw has descended upon Barkingburg riding a dragon, and it’s up to the Paw Patrol to protect the kingdom! It’s time for PAW Patrol to become the Rescue Knights and save the day. Stay tuned for the PAWsome action at this special event!  No rescue is too big, no pup knight is too small! With new Dragon Knight Vehicles and suits of Dragon Knight Armor, our team take to land, air, and moat to stop the trouble-making Claw and his mischievous Dragon!

Watch all your favorite shows on Nickelodeon, Nick Jr. and Paramount+! Parents and caregivers: try Paramount+ for FREE at ParamountPlus.com.


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Snow Rescue Blaze: Nickelodeon to Premiere New 'Blaze and the Monster Machines' Episode on Jan. 28

Get ready for the ultimate snow rescue which will see Blaze push the limit like never before by turning into three snow machines to save his friends! Catch the brand new Blaze and the Monster Machines episode "Snow Rescue Blaze", premiering Friday, January 28, 2022 at 12:00 p.m. ET/PT on Nick Jr. on Nickelodeon! Check out the promo below!


In the all new Blaze and the Monster Machines episode "Snow Rescue Blaze," when a big ski mishap gets Crusher and Pickle stuck super far away, Blaze and AJ will perform a daring snow rescue to save the day! (#619)

Blaze and the Monster Machines is an interactive show for preschoolers that introduces the worlds of science, technology, engineering and math (STEM). Viewers join an eight-year-old boy named AJ and his incredible monster truck Blaze on super-sized adventures. AJ and the viewer help Blaze as they explore the physics of how things move, master mathematics and discover how everyday technologies work. Created by Jeff Borkin (Team Umizoomi, Blue's Clues) and Ellen Martin (Bubble Guppies, The Backyardigans), Blaze and the Monster Machines launched in October 2014 as the first preschool show that features a curriculum dedicated to all areas of STEM, and is currently in its sixth season.

Watch all your favorite shows on Nickelodeon, Nick Jr. and Paramount+! Parents and caregivers: try Paramount+ for FREE at ParamountPlus.com.

Fans can subscribe to the official Blaze and the Monster Machines YouTube channel for lots more Blaze content: https://at.nick.com/BMMSubscribe

Blaze and the Construction Crew Power The City! | Blaze and The Monster Machines Toys | Toymation


Toy Blaze and his construction crew friends build an electrical grid to power Axle City! Transform into robots, rescue toy tigers, and catch Pickle and Crusher in a pool of mysterious goop! 

#BlazeAndTheMonsterMachines #ConstructionBlaze #PretendPlay #Slime #MonsterTruck #ToyCars

Nickelodeon - All Next Week (Blaze and the Monster Machines)


Join SpongeBob, Blaze, Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, and more for some EPIC toy adventures, and watch scenes from your favorite Nickelodeon shows reimagined. Plus, tune in for original series with monstrous messes, wild challenges, and exciting games. Subscribe to the Nickelodeon Toymation YouTube channel at http://at.nick.com/ToymationSubscribe


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What's On Nick | Nickelodeon Premiere Highlights | Week 3, 2022

Your guide to What's New on Nickelodeon for the week of Monday, January 17 - Sunday, January 23, 2022!



For Nickelodeon's 2022 highlights, click here!

For Nickelodeon's January 2022 highlights, click here!

All times ET/PT.

Monday, January 17, 2022

11:00 a.m. on NICKTOONS - It's Pony - The Wallet/Locked Out: Annie finds a wallet and is determined to return it to its owner and prove she is a good person; Annie and Pony get locked out of their building and can't convince their neighbors to let them back in. (#118)

Tuesday, January 18, 2022

Podcast - Avatar: Braving the Elements: Enter the amazing world of Avatar through the official companion podcast, Avatar: Braving the Elements from Nickelodeon with hosts Janet Varney (the voice of “Korra”) and Dante Basco (the voice of “Prince Zuko”)!

Wednesday, January 19, 2022

7:00 p.m. - NFL Slimetime - Week 19: Join Television host Nate Burleson and Nickelodeon star Dylan Gilmer as the end zones become the “slime zones” and watch weekly NFL highlights like you’ve never seen them before. This episode will also be available on Paramount+ the next day. (#119)

7:30 p.m. - Nick News: Flying, Finance and Fun with Chess: This edition of Nick News looks at CAP, a program training the next generation of pilots; then on to a Chicago school where financial responsibility isn’t just taught but practiced; and finally, meet 11-year-old Chess prodigy, Tanilotuwa Adewumi. (#106) [info]

On AwesomenessTV - Famous, Like Me - Episode 5: Superstar influencer Mads Lewis is taking the next step in her career. She’s going to find the best and brightest up-and-coming TikTok talent in the country and manage them! Everyone thinks they want to be famous, but they’re about to find out what it feels like to be FAMOUS LIKE ME.

On Paramount+:

·  Are You Smarter Than a 5th Grader (Season 1)
·  Blaze and the Monster Machines (Season 5)
·  Ryan's Mystery Playdate (Season 3)

Thursday, January 20, 2022

3:01 a.m. on Paramount+ - Star Trek: Prodigy - Time Amok: [info]

3:01 a.m. on Paramount+ - NFL Slimetime Week 19: (see above)

7:00 p.m. - Danger Force - Power Problems Part 1: Danger Force's superpowers are mysteriously on the fritz.  As the team searches for an explanation some new friends at a popular seafood restaurant provide free food and pirate hospitality to keep their spirits high. (#210) [promo]

7:30 p.m. - Warped! - Pilot!: Milo, the beloved head geek at a popular strip-mall comic-book shop finds his world disrupted when the boss hires a new employee: the quirky and excitable Ruby. (#101; series premiere) [info/sneak peek]

8:00 p.m. - Warped! - Challenged!: When Milo’s world record gets beaten by his nemesis, he and Ruby team up to try and reclaim it. (#102)

9:30 p.m. on NICKTOONS - It's Pony - Always Yes Annie/Sleepover: Pony bets Annie that she can't go a whole day without saying no. / Annie is determined to go to her first sleepover, but Pony's homesickness threatens to change that. (#119; season one finale)

Podcast - SpongeBob BingePants: Take a deep dive down to Bikini Bottom with this official SpongeBob SquarePants companion podcast from Nickelodeon hosted by Frankie Grande and Hector Navarro!

Friday, January 21, 2022

12:00 p.m. - PAW Patrol - Rescue Knights: Quest for the Dragon's Tooth: When Ryder and the pups are knighted by the Princess of Barkingburg, they're put to the test when a disgruntled ex-Knight gains control of a dragon and attacks the castle. (#815; first episode of new "Rescue Knights" theme) [info]

12:30 p.m. - Baby Shark's Big Show! - Shark Strength/Good Trouble: When a game of coral pins bowling gets out of fin, Baby must learn to control his shark strength. / When Bentley Barracuda threatens to evict Briny from the town square, Baby must try to make his voice heard. (#116)

7:00 p.m. - Kamp Koral: SpongeBob's Under Years - Outhouse Outrage: The outhouse explodes in front of Mr. Krabs, but he gets three different sides of the story from his campers. (#112B) [promo]

7:30 p.m. - The Smurfs - Chef Soup/Adventures in Smurfsitting: When Brainy criticizes Chef's cooking, Chef walks out in a huff and ends up cooking for the Ogres. / When Clumsy and Dimwitty take care of Baby, they try to show all of Smurf Village how smurfsome they really are. (#112) [promo]

8:00 p.m. - The Casagrandes - The Bros in the Band/For the Record: Bobby's dream of playing in a band might finally come true, but he must hang with Par's punk pals. / Worried he's not keeping up with his cool friends, Sameer tries to break a record for some street cred. (#305) [promo]

8:30 p.m. - Middlemost Post - I Know What You Did Last Mail-Off: Parker learns that the mail Drone the cloud accidentally destroyed has come back for revenge. (#115; two part special) [info]

9:00 p.m. - Nick's Shorts Showcase - We Jam Contigo: This week's Nick Shorts Showcase features... The Casagrandes! Rock out with Bobby Santiago in the extended music video of "We Jam Contigo" (#111) 

On Netflix:


Saturday, January 22, 2022

On AwesomenessTV - REACT ROOM: Your favorite stars of ATV enter the REACT ROOM, where they’ll re-live the cringe-iest, funniest, and most embarrassing moments that aired on ATV while giving their unfiltered reactions. This is the truth like you’ve never heard it before!

Sunday, January 23, 2022

8:00 p.m. on The CW - Legends of the Hidden Temple - The Aboriginal Australian Legend of the Seven Sisters: Cristela Alonzo cheers on four teams as they compete to win the chance at the Temple Run and $25,000. (#113; season one finale)

On AwesomenessTV - VIBE ROOMSecrets, scandals, and all the TikTok drama you can handle — it all goes down in the Vibe Room as Owen Holt & Markell Washington spill the tea on on your favorite content creators and get the inside scoop on what really went down behind the scenes of the most popular AwesomenessTV shows from the cast members themselves!

Promos:

Hot or Cold with Anton Starkman from Warped! - Keep it here Spot (Nickelodeon U.S.)


Three Things with Isaiah Crews - Keep it here Spot (Nickelodeon U.S.)


Watch Santiago of the Seas on your DVR or Nick on Demand Spot - January 16, 2022 (Nickelodeon U.S.)


NickToons Trailer | January 2022 (NickToons U.S.)


Weeknights on Nicktoons Promo (January 22, 2022)


Warped! Screen Bug - January 20, 2022 (Nickelodeon U.S.)


Danger Force + Warped! Screen Bug - January 20, 2022 (Nickelodeon U.S.)


Nickelodeon - Week Days On Nickelodeon (Santiago of the Seas)



Originally published: January 18, 2022.

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Nickelodeon and Paramount Animation Name Latifa Ouaou, Eryk Casemiro as EVPs; Claudia Spinelli as SVP of Series Animation for Big Kids

Paramount Animation and Nickelodeon Animation are further aligning under president of animation Ramsey Naito with a pair of major executive moves, Variety reports.

Courtesy of Paramount Animation and Nickelodeon Animation Studio

Latifa Ouaou has been named Executive Vice President (EVP) of movies and global franchises for Paramount Animation and the Nickelodeon Animation Studio. Ouaou will oversee theatricals and streaming film content across both Paramount and Nickelodeon.

On the series side, Eryk Casemiro has been promoted to Executive Vice President global series content for Nickelodeon Animation. Casemiro will oversee animation series content for preschool and kids ages 6-11 across all formats and platforms for Nickelodeon Animation Studio.

“Latifa has an incredible resume and an incredible reputation,” Naito says. “The community knows her and loves her. She’s a talent magnet. She has great taste in material. And she really has worked in so many aspects of animation that she can really see a movie through from development through production. She’s just really topnotch.”

Ouaou was most recently with Illumination, where she executive produced such films as The Grinch and the upcoming Minions: The Rise of Gru. Before that, she worked for DreamWorks Animation as a producer, working on the Shrek franchise and Puss in Boots, and she co-produced Monsters vs. Aliens.

Casemiro was previously Senior Vice President (SVP) of preschool at Nickelodeon and most recently was an executive producer on the studio’s Rugrats reboot. He worked on the original Rugrats when he was senior VP of creative affairs at Klasky-Csupo Productions. While at Klasky-Csupo, Casemiro was responsible for the development and production of such Nickelodeon shows as The Wild Thornberrys, Rocket Power, As Told by Ginger and All Grown Up. He also led development and production of feature films for Paramount Pictures, including Rugrats Go Wild, The Wild Thornberrys Movie, Rugrats in Paris: The Movie and The Rugrats Movie.

“Over the past three years, we’ve scaled to such a degree that it really has allowed us an opportunity to pull back and reorganize and put in place two really fantastic lieutenants, helping to drive and continue to build movies and series,” Naito says. “Latifa and Eryk each have outstanding track records for developing and producing some of the most beloved and recognizable animated content for kids and families, and I am excited to have them take on these new key roles. Under their leadership, Paramount and Nickelodeon are building the next chapter of groundbreaking storytelling.”

Ouaou and Casemiro will report to Naito.

Claudia Spinelli, who was previously senior VP, Animation Department, will be senior VP, Series Animation for Big Kids. Spinelli will oversee 6-11 animation development and current series for Nickelodeon Animation, and she will continue to report to Casemiro.

The past three years have been a whirlwind for Nickelodeon, culminating in an explosion on projects. “About three years ago, when we started this new chapter of Nickelodeon, there were maybe nine things in production. And now, cut to today, having lived through the challenges of a pandemic, we’re now at nearly 60 productions across series and shorts and movies, comprised of theatricals as well. And last year, we had historical news with Nickelodeon and Paramount Animation combining forces under one roof. I think it continues to illustrate our growth,” Naito explains. “It supports and aligns our content plans for everything. It fortifies us as an animation powerhouse.”

Among the projects in the pipeline for Nickelodeon and Paramount Animation are the launch of Big Nate as well as production on another Lincoln Peirce book adaptation, Max and the Midknights; more from popular franchises, including a PAW Patrol: The Movie sequel, and new seasons of the PAW Patrol series as well as a spin-off; Star Trek: Prodigy, Baby Shark, Blue’s Clues & You and Santiago of the Seas, as well as Monster High, Transformers and Tiny Chef, which are currently in production.

“We’re planning to launch a whole new slew of shows, which I’m really thrilled about. And Big Nate is a big one. Big Nate is launching in on Paramount Plus Feb. 17,” Naito says. “Big Nate is … based on a book that’s sold over 20 million copies worldwide. Translated in 30 countries. So I feel like there’s not a fourth grader across the globe who doesn’t know who Big Nate is and isn’t excited about this show. The leadership on the show and the look, the stories, it’s just so fun. It’s going to be a phenomenal show.”

Another show Naito is excited about is Tiny Chef. “That’s with our partners Imagine. And Tiny Chef is somewhat of a phenomenon YouTube. Kristen Bell is also working with us on that. And then we have Monster High with Mattel and Transformers with Hasbro. So we’re super excited about all the new shows coming in.”

Other new series include Hamsterdale, Zokie Sparkleby and Rock, Paper, Scissors, which came out of the Intergalactic Shorts Program. Naito says shorts from the program will premiere this year, but Rock, Paper, Scissors was greenlit as a series. It’s created by Kyle Stegina and Josh Lehrman. “It’s really just a hilarious show about Rock, Paper and Scissors, who are characters that everyone’s going to fall in love with,” Naito says.

“On the movie side, last year we had four big successful premieres with Sponge on the Run, Rumble, The PAW Patrol Movie and The Loud House movie that we premiered on Netflix,” Naito says. “Under Latifa’s leadership, we have a strong slate of movies coming. She will oversee our development slate and new content coming in.”

One of the movies is The Tiger’s Apprentice, slated for February 2023. It stars Henry Golding and is directed by Raman Hui and co-directed by Paul Watling and YongDuk Jhun. Bob Persichetti, who was one of the directors of Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse, is a producer on the project.

Other movies include Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: The Next Chapter, produced in partnership with Point Grey Pictures’ Seth Rogen, Evan Goldberg and James Weaver and directed by Jeff Rowe, slated for August 2023; and PAW Patrol: The Mighty Movie, produced in partnership with Spin Master and directed by Cal Brunker. Also under Ouaou’s purview will be the movie strategy for Avatar Studios.

For Nickelodeon and Paramount Animation, that’s just the tip of the iceberg. And it’s all happening while they are still 100% remote, due to the ongoing pandemic.

“I think the reason why we’re thriving is because our teams are so dedicated to their work,” Naito explains. “They love what they do and the artists are not only so incredibly talented at what they do, but they’re just great managers and figured out how to pivot from being able to work and do what they do in person to over Zoom. Which is totally different, a whole other set of challenges, but they figured it out. We all figured it out together.”


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