The Debut Of Nickelodeon's Brand New Animated Series "The Legend of Korra" Delivers Great Basic Cable Television Ratings For Nickelodeon USA

Below is a Nickelodeon Press Release from Nickelodeon USA's "Nickelodeon Kids And Family" press website, NickPress.com:

DEBUT OF NICKELODEON'S LEGEND OF KORRA DRAWS 4.5 MILLION VIEWERS, RANKS AS BASIC CABLE’S NUMBER-ONE KIDS' SHOW AND THE TOP ANIMATED SERIES FOR THE WEEK

NEW YORK–April 17, 2012– Nickelodeon's highly anticipated premiere of The Legend of Korra (Saturday, April 14, 11a.m. ET/PT) scored a strong 4.5 million total viewers, ranking as basic cable’s number-one kids' show and top animated program for the week with total viewers. The series, which continues the mythology of the beloved animated franchise Avatar: The Last Airbender, also posted double and triple-digit increases across all kid and tween demos, averaging a 5.7/1.2 million K6-11 (+36%), 6.3/1.3 million T9-14 (+125%) and 5.5/1.9 million K2-11 (+17%). The Legend of Korra also ranks as the network’s most-watched animated series premiere in three years.

This past February, Nickelodeon created "Korra Nation," an online program for The Legend of Korra superfans clamoring for details and new fans just discovering the property. There was a 750% increase in daily social chatter over the first seven weeks since launch, and the series peaked at 2.2 million mentions on March 24, earning more chatter than the season premiere of Mad Men, according to SocialRadar. The first episode of the series was featured on iTunes, Xbox, Playstation, Amazon, VOD and Vudu in advance of its on-air premiere, and was downloaded and streamed more than 500,000 times. The Legend of Korra has been the number-one kids’ TV season for the past 10 days, and has been in the top ten TV season list on all of iTunes.

The Legend of Korra takes place 70 years after the events of Avatar: The Last Airbender and follows the next Avatar – a girl named Korra who is from the Southern Water Tribe. With three of the four elements under her belt (Earth, Water and Fire), Korra seeks to master Air. Her quest leads her to Republic City, the modern "Avatar" world that is a virtual melting pot where benders and non-benders from all nations live and thrive. Korra quickly discovers that the metropolis is plagued by crime as well as a growing anti-bending revolution that threatens to rip the city apart. Under the tutelage of Aang's son, Tenzin, Korra begins her airbending training while dealing with the dangers at large. The Legend of Korra will air regularly on Saturdays at 11:00 a.m. (ET/PT) on Nickelodeon.

Nickelodeon, now in its 33rd year, is the number-one entertainment brand for kids. It has built a diverse, global business by putting kids first in everything it does. The company includes television programming and production in the United States and around the world, plus consumer products, online, recreation, books and feature films. Nickelodeon’s U.S. television network is seen in 100 million households and has been the number-one-rated basic cable network for 17 consecutive years. For more information or artwork, visit http://www.nickpress.com. Nickelodeon and all related titles, characters and logos are trademarks of Viacom Inc. (NASDAQ: VIA, VIAB).

Nickelodeon Star Jennette McCurdy Films Scenes In Australia For Nickelodeon Australia's "Camp Orange 2012"

Nickelodeon Star and actress Jennette McCurdy, who portrays the character 'Sam Puckett' in the popular Nickelodeon television show "iCarly", and is also about to star in her very own, as yet untitled, Nickelodeon television series, which will also be created by Nickelodeon show creator Dan Schneider, announced on her official Twitter profile page (@jennettemccurdy) that she has recently been in Australia filming the latest (2012) series of Nickelodeon Australia's version of the Nickelodeon children's reality television programme "Camp Orange", and to celebrate, Jennette McCurdy also posted and shared a few exclusive photographs of herself that were taken while she was in Australia shooting "Camp Orange Australia":

geez! I'm in Australia with zero cell service & felt so out-of-the-loop until I got to a computer today.How did every1 like the new icarly?! - 10.14pm Sunday 22nd April 2012

Just got back from Australia... Had a wonderful time with my favorite blokes @lukeandwyatt [Nickelodeon Australia presenters and hosts Luke Ryan and Wyatt Nixon-Lloyd] shooting Camp Orange! Pics to come! - 7.33pm Monday 23rd April 2012

Awkward poses all around... http://pic.twitter.com/Mf84LAuq - 7.35pm Monday 23rd April 2012

Wyatt and me! #CampOrangeAustralia http://pic.twitter.com/ygoNCi7g - 7.37pm Monday 23rd April 2012

Hey @thenickshack [Nickelodeon Australia's official Twitter profile page] check out what trended earlier! http://pic.twitter.com/u7Up4auQ ["Jennette Loves Vegemite"] - 7.40pm Monday 23rd April 2012

Nickelodeon Inks A Raft Of International Deals For A Slate Original Nickelodeon Television Movies

From Kidscreen:

New international sales for Nickelodeon movies

Nickelodeon has inked a raft of deals with international broadcasters (Latin and South America, Europe) for its movies including The Boy Who Cried Werewolf, The Best Player, A Fairly Odd Movie: Grow Up, Timmy Turner, Big Time Rush Movie, Merry Christmas Drake & Josh, and The American Mall.

Made-for-TV teen sci-fi comedy The Boy Who Cried Werewolf (starring Victoria Justice) has been snagged by Brazil’s TV Globo, Mexico’s Televisa, Canada’s YTV, Canada’s VRAK TV for French speaking rights, Uruguay’s Monte Carlo TV, Honduras’ TV Hondureña, Italy’s RAI, Iceland’s 365, and Columbia’s Provideo for its City TV channel.

Online gaming movie The Best Player has been acquired by Brazil’s TV Globo, Mexico’s Televisa, Canada’s YTV, Canada’s VRAK TV for French speaking rights, Uruguay’s Monte Carlo TV, and Italy’s RAI.

For animated series spin-off A Fairly Odd Movie: Grow Up, Timmy Turner, broadcasters on board include Columbia’s Provideo for its City TV channel, Mexico’s Televisa, Canada’s YTV, Uruguay’s Monte Carlo TV, and Italy’s RAI.

In addition, Uruguay’s Monte Carlo TV has picked up musical The American Mall, Canada’s YTV has snapped up Big Time Rush Movie, and Honduras’ TV Hondureña has renewed Merry Christmas Drake & Josh.

Tags: A Fairly Odd Movie: Grow Up, Big Time Rush Movie, Europe, Latin America, Merry Christmas Drake & Josh, Nickelodeon, The American Mall, The Best Player, The Boy Who Cried Werewolf, Timmy Turner

Nick Jr. Picks Up Multi-Territory Rights To Nick Jr. UK's And Blue Zoo's "Olive the Ostrich"; Distribution360 Licenses "Olive the Ostrich" To International Broadcasters

From Kidscreen:

Nick Jr. picks up Olive the Ostrich in new deal

Toronto, Canada-based Distribution360 has secured a multi-territory deal with Nick Jr. to air the Blue-Zoo-produced animated preschool series Olive the Ostrich (52 x five minutes) across Europe, Asia, and Latin America.

The series, featuring a problem-solving ostrich that goes on fun adventures thanks to a wild imagination, bowed on Nick Jr. in the UK in September 2011, and was recently picked up by Israel’s Hop! channel.

Also from Kidscreen:

Distribution360 licenses a trio of preschool series

Toronto, Canada-based Distribution 360 has secured sales for three of its kids TV series including CG-animated Olive the Ostrich, and the marblemedia/Sinking Ship Entertainment-produced educational live-action series This is Daniel Cook and This is Emily Yeung.

Olive the Ostrich (season one), which is originally produced by Blue Zoo for Nickelodeon UK, has been snapped up by BBC Kids, Canada’s Knowledge Network and TFO for French Canada.

Latin America’s TV Film International has picked up This is Daniel Cook (season one and two) and This is Emily Yeung (season one) while Fatallah Films in the Middle East has acquired the rights to season one and two of This is Daniel Cook.

The latest deals follow on the heels of Distribution360 securing a multi-territory deal last month with Nick Jr. to air Olive the Ostrich (52 x five minutes) across Europe, Asia, and Latin America.

This is Daniel Cook, This is Emily Yeung, and Olive the Ostrich were also picked up in November 2011 by Israel’s Hop! Channel.

This is Daniel Cook and This is Emily Yeung have currently bowed in more than 90 countries, including in the US on Disney Junior.

Also, from AWN (Animation World Network):

Distribution360 Signs Three TV Deals

Press release from Distribution360:

Toronto, Ontario -– Following an incredibly productive MIPTV 2012, Distribution 360 announced that it has closed sales for three of its television programs. Leading the pack is Olive the Ostrich, a pre-school animated series for kids. Originally produced by Blue Zoo for Nickelodeon UK, Olive was sold by D360 to BBC Kids, Knowledge Network (Canada) and TFO for French Canada. As well, continuing its international success, the This is Daniel Cook and This is Emily Yeung series were acquired by TV Film International in Latin America with Fatallah Films in the Middle East also attaining rights to This is Daniel Cook. On the factual side, AETN All Asia Networks obtained the television rights to the paranormal series Ghostly Encounters.

“There continues to be great interest for our programming, all of our hard work over the past year has paid off and buyers seem ready to acquire entertaining content,” said Kirsten Hurd, Senior Sales Executive, Distribution360. “In addition, we’re thrilled to continue finding great broadcast homes for our kids series and excited to help our factual programming expand it’s reach.”

Ghostly Encounters

Paranormal experiences aren't just the domain of psychics and tarot card readers - in fact, many ordinary people believe they have experienced supernatural encounters. This series looks into those incidents and the regular folks-next-door who had them, and takes the viewer on a chilling ride through a fascinating, highly personal ghost story. There is no question that many people believe they have experienced otherworldly incidents, and Ghostly Encounters approaches each event not asking if it happened, but why it happened. Produced by Wraith Films Inc.

Olive the Ostrich

Olive the Ostrich is a CGI animated series for kids, originally commissioned by Nick Jr. UK, about a young ostrich named Olive who goes on fun adventures to all sorts of amazing imaginary places. Animators bring to life real pictures drawn and submitted by children, which are then integrated into the TV show. Inquisitive and enthusiastic, Olive loves to solve problems and help people whenever she can. She’ll try anything once, which can get her into trouble, but always finds fun and inventive ways of getting herself out of it. It is created, produced and owned by Blue Zoo

This is Daniel Cook and This is Emily Yeung

This is Daniel Cook and This is Emily Yeung are educational live action series where children join six-year-old hosts Daniel Cook and Emily Yeung on all of their exciting adventures, whether that be learning with Olympic gold medalists and rocket scientists or creating with award-winning musicians and painters. Produced by marblemedia and Sinking Ship Entertainment.

For more information, please visit www.distribution360.com.

Also, from Animation Insider:

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Olive the Ostrich, a relatively new short-form animated series already airing across Nick Jr. UK, recently earned a spot across Nick Jr. Channels aboard much of Europe, Asia, and Latin America. The multi-territory deal came by way of Distribution 360 (Toronto, ON). The animated series consists of five-minute episodes, tracking the wily and excitable exploits of an ostrich, Olive, and her busybody family.

from Olive the OstrichEveryone seems to be preoccupied with something in life. Olive? It isn't until she sticks her head in the sand, and pops up somewhere else, that her story really gets going. Olive the Ostrich cycles through the important of adolescent imagination, storytelling skills, and homegrown creativity.

Blue-Zoo Animation Studio (London, England) is owner, creator, and producer the children's cartoon.

Nickelodeon's "Monkey Quest" MMO Reaches 10 Million Registered Users Landmark On One-Year Anniversary

Below is a Nickelodeon Press Release from PR Newswire:

Nickelodeon's Monkey Quest MMO Reaches Landmark

10 Million Registered Users on One-Year Anniversary

Nick Releases New Update and Lite Version of Top-Rated Mobile App, Monkey Quest: Thunderbow

NEW YORK, April 26, 2012 /Nickelodeon Press Release via PRNewswire/ -- Nickelodeon's Monkey Quest, the action-packed massively multiplayer online game (MMOG), now ranks as the fastest-growing virtual world for kids* in its first year live, amassing 10 million registered users since its April 2011 launch. To celebrate this milestone, Monkey Quest players around the world will be gifted limited-edition battle gear through the end of the month. Players enter the world of Monkey Quest by creating a monkey warrior and gear up for battle as they embark on an epic adventure, fighting evil monsters bent on stopping them from completing quests, joining tribes, and ultimately unlocking the secrets of the legendary Monkey King.

Nick Releases New Update and Lite Version of Top-Rated Mobile App, Monkey Quest: Thunderbow. (PRNewsFoto/Nickelodeon)
(Photo: http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20120426/NY95942 )

The MMO recently added a new selection of powerful battle weapons and gear for players to use in combat against the menacing evil forces and deadly monsters. Throughout the month, every player will receive a free exclusive "Grenade of Doom" pack to help blast enemies to smithereens upon sign-in to the website. This summer, the action intensifies as Monkey Quest introduces companion battle pets, magical creatures that give players special abilities. Each month, there will be new quests, monsters and challenges awaiting players in their epic battle to save Ook.

Monkey Quest received the mobile treatment last year with the release of Monkey Quest: Thunderbow; and Nickelodeon unveiled a new update and lite version of the mobile app this month. The upgraded premium version of the mobile app, titled Monkey Quest: Thunderbow Extreme, features three new ways to play with the same over the top destruction and explosive weapon upgrades; 30 new levels, totaling 85 in all; over 60 game center achievements; new bonus items and prizes that are playable in the MMO; and more zombies, mummies, and skeletons to defeat.

Additionally, the lite version of the app, Monkey Quest: Thunderbow Free, rewards players with the "Golden Jackal Staff" weapon to help them in their conquests. While enjoying five new bonus levels exclusive to the lite app, players will be able to preview five levels from the premium version.

Avid MonkeyQuest.com players can import their personalized MMO character in to the mobile app and unlock exclusive weapons and gear to use on MonkeyQuest.com. An extension of the MMO, Monkey Quest: Thunderbow Extreme is a mobile app designed exclusively for the iPhone and iPad available in the U.S., U.K., Canada and Australia. A one-of-a-kind action arcade style game, the app invites players to take on the role of Thunderbow, a monkey on a mission to dethrone an unscrupulous cat ruler known as Zotan.

Based on an original property and rated E for everyone, Monkey Quest is free to play with the option to enhance the game experience, including access to advanced trails, quests, abilities and other exclusive items via membership, or through individual item sales. This payment model provides maximum flexibility for parents who can choose a subscription plan or a "pay as you go" option by purchasing NickCash, Nickelodeon's virtual currency.

Nickelodeon, now in its 33rd year, is the number-one entertainment brand for kids. It has built a diverse, global business by putting kids first in everything it does. The company includes television programming and production in the United States and around the world, plus consumer products, online, recreation, books and feature films. Nickelodeon's U.S. television network is seen in more than 100 million households and has been the number-one-rated basic cable network for 17 consecutive years. For more information or artwork, visit http://www.nickpress.com. Nickelodeon and all related titles, characters and logos are trademarks of Viacom Inc. (NASDAQ: VIA, VIA.B).

*Source: comScore Media Metrix – Claim based upon a custom competitive set of kids' virtual worlds sites, including Wizard101, ClubPenguin, Poptropica and Roblox.

SOURCE Nickelodeon

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