Marketing Blackpool Announces Ticket Sales For The Blackpool Resort Pass Nearly Reaches One Million Pounds During 2013

Place North West, a website featuring news and information about the property and regeneration industry in the North West of England, is reporting the exciting news that Marketing Blackpool has announced that ticket sales for their Blackpool Resort Pass reached almost £1,000,000 during the scheme's first season!

The Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles - Leonardo, Raphael, Michelangelo and Donatello - standing outside the Nickelodeon Streak roller coaster at Nickelodeon Land at Pleasure Beach Blackpool

Marketing Blackpool, the official promotional organisation for the British seaside town of Blackpool, said £980,000 of the ticket bundles, which allow discounted access to a group of attractions including Blackpool Pleasure Beach and Nickelodeon Land, the UK's only Nick Land, Madame Tussauds, The Blackpool Tower Eye & 4D Experience, and SEA LIFE Blackpool, have been sold since the promotions launch in February 2013.

As well as bringing key attractions together in one pass, the Blackpool Resort Pass is also designed to encourage visitors to stay longer in the resort.

There are two Blackpool Resort Passes:

Original Blackpool Resort Pass, priced at £52.50. Gives visitors access to Blackpool Pleasure Beach, Nickelodeon Land, Blackpool Tower Eye and 4D Experience, Blackpool Tower Dungeon, SEA LIFE Blackpool and Madame Tussauds

Blackpool Resort Pass + (plus), £77.50. Gives visitors access to the six attractions above plus Blackpool Zoo, Sandcastle Waterpark and Blackpool Model Village & Gardens.

The passes are currently not on sale due to seasonal opening times for some attractions, however, the passes will be back on sale soon for 2014! You can sign up to be alerted of when the Blackpool Resort Pass goes back on sale here on the schemes official website, blackpoolresortpass.com.

Visitors also have the option to purchase bolt-ons including Blackpool Transport tickets and discounted car parking along with access to The Blackpool Tower Circus and Viva Showbar. Blackpool Transport has also launched a Hopper Bus Service to support the Resort Pass offering a direct bus route between all the attractions.

Natalie Wyatt, managing director of Marketing Blackpool, has also announced that they are currently looking at a number of other options for the Pass for 2014 and hope to be able to offer even more access to top BPL attractions to visitors!

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Nearly £1m Blackpool Resort Passes sold in first season

Marketing Blackpool said £980,000 of the ticket bundles, which allow discounted access to a group of attractions including Madame Tussauds, Tower Eye and Sea Life, have been sold since the scheme's launch in February.

There were 15,801 passes sold at an average of £62 a ticket.

Natalie Wyatt, managing director of Marketing Blackpool, said: "The idea of a Resort Pass was discussed for a number of years and now it is finally up and running it is clear that it is incredibly popular."

As well as bringing key attractions together in one pass, the Blackpool Resort Pass is also designed to encourage visitors to stay longer in the resort.

There are two Blackpool Resort Passes:

Original Resort Pass, priced at £52.50. Gives visitors access to Blackpool Pleasure Beach, Nickelodeon Land, Blackpool Tower Eye and 4D Experience, Blackpool Tower Dungeon, SEA LIFE Blackpool and Madame Tussauds

Resort Pass+, £77.50. Six attractions above plus Blackpool Zoo, Sandcastle Waterpark and Blackpool Model Village
The passes are currently not on sale due to seasonal opening times for some attractions.

Visitors also have the option to purchase bolt-ons including Blackpool Transport tickets and discounted car parking along with access to The Blackpool Tower Circus and Viva Showbar. Blackpool Transport also launched a Hopper Bus Service to support the Resort Pass offering a direct bus route between all the attractions.

Wyatt added: "This has been a really exciting year for Blackpool and it is so pleasing that we are able to report how well the Resort Pass has been received. We have worked closely with all our partners to ensure this and it is pleasing that every one of those partners has enjoyed such success with so many sales.

"We are now looking at a number of other options for the Pass for 2014 and hope to be able to offer even more to the visitor."

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Nickelodeon Commissions 40 Episodes Of Brand-New Game Show "Go Viral" From Ryan Seacrest Productions

Nickelodeon, the number-one entertainment brand for kids and families, has announced in the following press release, from PRNewswire, the exciting Nickelodeon News that Nickelodeon has picked up 40 episodes of a brand new game show called "Go Viral" (working title) from Ryan Seacrest Productions (RSP)! The Nick News was announced today, Wednesday 13th November 2013, by Russell Hicks, Nickelodeon's President of Content Development and Production.

The 30 minute, studio-based game show features kid contestants as they compete in elimination challenges revolving around viral videos. Each round will test kids on these laugh-out-loud videos – from predicting outcomes to guessing their popularity as voted by the studio audience. Production on the series is slated to commence early next year (2014) in Los Angeles, California, and set to premiere during Summer 2014. "Go Viral" will be produced by RSP, with Ryan Seacrest and Adam Sher serving as Executive Producers for the series.

Nickelodeon has a long history of developing original, hit game shows for kids. The first game show that aired on the network was "Double Dare" in 1986, featuring Nick's signatory slime. Over the next two decades, Nickelodeon launched many other game shows including hits such as "Finders Keepers" and "Super Sloppy Double Dare" (1987), "Family Double Dare", (1988), "Make the Grade" and "Think Fast" (1989), "Wild and Crazy Kids" (1990), "Get the Picture" (1991), "GUTS" and "Nick Arcade" (1992), "Legends of the Hidden Temple" (1993), "Global GUTS", (1995), "Figure it Out" (1997), "You're On!" and "Figure it Out: Family Style" (1998), "Figure it Out: Wild Style" (1999), "Double Dare 2000" (2000), and "Nick Robot Wars" and "Scaredy Camp" (2002) and Nickelodeon Internationals "Camp Orange" (2005). Three years later came "My Family's Got GUTS" (2008), "BrainSurge" (2009), "Family BrainSurge" (2011), and "Figure it Out" (2012).

Original Nickelodeon Press Release:

Nickelodeon Greenlights 40 Episodes Of Ryan Seacrest Productions Game Show, Go Viral

New Series to Premiere in Summer 2014

LOS ANGELES, Nov. 13, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Nickelodeon has picked up 40 episodes of game show Go Viral (working title) from Ryan Seacrest Productions (RSP), it was announced today by Russell Hicks, Nickelodeon's President of Content Development and Production. The half-hour, studio-based game show features kid contestants as they compete in elimination challenges revolving around viral videos. Each round will test kids on these laugh-out-loud videos – from predicting outcomes to guessing their popularity as voted by the studio audience. Production on the series is slated to commence early next year in Los Angeles and set to premiere in Summer 2014.

"We're excited to be working with Ryan Seacrest Productions on this show that captures pop culture in an exciting new way for kids," said Hicks. "Nickelodeon has an undeniable track record in producing hit game shows and we are adapting the format to reflect the way kids consume content today."

"Everyone at RSP worked hard to develop a new game show that showcases the way kids consume entertainment today," said Ryan Seacrest Productions CEO Adam Sher. "It's our first series with Nickelodeon, and we're excited to work with their team, and contribute to their legacy of making groundbreaking kids programming."

Go Viral will be produced by RSP, with Ryan Seacrest and Adam Sher serving as Executive Producers for the series.

Nickelodeon has a long history of developing original, hit game shows for kids. The first game show that aired on the network was Double Dare in 1986, featuring Nick's signatory slime. Over the next decade, Nickelodeon launched many other game shows including hits such as Family Double Dare, Wild and Crazy Kids, GUTS, BrainSurge, Legends of the Hidden Temple, Global GUTS and Figure it Out.

About Nickelodeon

Nickelodeon, now in its 34th 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 almost 100 million households and has been the number-one-rated basic cable network for 18 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).

About Ryan Seacrest Productions

Ryan Seacrest Productions (RSP) is an Emmy-winning television production company that produces unscripted, scripted and digital programming. RSP produces the E! hit series "Keeping Up with the Kardashians" and spin-off "Kourtney and Kim Take Miami," and has produced "Married to Jonas" and "The Wanted Life" for the network. RSP currently produces "Shahs of Sunset" on Bravo, "Montecito" for A&E, "How I Rock It" for Esquire, and "Superstar Showdown" for Telemundo. RSP is also producing "Mixology," a new scripted series for ABC, as well as "The Restart Project," a digital series for AOL. The company produced the Emmy Award-winning reality series "Jamie Oliver's Food Revolution."
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Nickelodeon USA Tops Cable Ratings For Sixth Straight Week With Kids And Total Viewers, Fueled By Networks Animation And Preschool Hits

Nickelodeon, the number-one entertainment brand for kids and families, has today, Tuesday 12th November 2013, announced in the following press release, from TVByTheNumbers.com, the exciting Nickelodeon News that Nickelodeon USA marked its sixth straight week as the number-one basic cable network with Kids 2-11 (2.9/934K) and total viewers (1.8M)! This weekly win, for the week of Monday 4th to Sunday 10th November 2013 continues to build upon Nick USA's more than 9 straight months of year-over-year ratings gains.

The net's performance was driven by Nick's hit original animation (Nicktoon) lineup: "SpongeBob SquarePants" ranks as the top program with Kids 2-11 (6.0/1.9M) for the week, followed by "Sanjay and Craig" (5.4/1.8M). "SpongeBob SquarePants" and "Sanjay and Craig" also topped with Kids 6-11, ranking as the week's top two animated series, respectively, with that demo.

Nickelodeon Preschool's "Paw Patrol" marked its fourth consecutive week as TV's top preschool, averaging a 6.8/861K with K2-5. "Paw Patrol" was followed by "Bubble Guppies", which averaged a 6.4/808K with K2-5 for the week.

Nick at Nite's original Sunday night lineup also continues to post gains: "See Dad Run" (Nov. 10 at 8p.m.) drew 1.2M total viewers and posted double-digit increases with Adults 18-49 (0.3/328K, +11% in delivery), Kids 2-11 (1.70/547K, +21%) and Kids 6-11 (2.1/416K, +17%). "Instant Mom" (8:30 p.m. ET) posted +50% delivery gains with Adults 18-49 (0.3/292K) and grew its ratings double digits with Kids 6-11 (1.6/307K, +14%).

Original Nickelodeon Press Release:

NICKELODEON TOPS CABLE WITH KIDS AND TOTAL VIEWERS, FUELED BY ANIMATED AND PRESCHOOL HITS

SpongeBob SquarePants and Sanjay and Craig are Week's Top Series with Kids Across All TV; Paw Patrol and Bubble Guppies Are Week's Top Preschool Series

NEW YORK – Nov. 12, 2013 – Nickelodeon this week was the top basic cable net with Kids 2-11 (2.9/934K) and total viewers (1.8M), marking six straight weeks at number one. This weekly win continues to build upon Nickelodeon’s more than 9 straight months of year-over-year ratings gains.

The network’s performance was driven by Nick’s hit animation lineup: SpongeBob SquarePants ranks as the top program with Kids 2-11 (6.0/1.9M) for the week, followed by Sanjay and Craig (5.4/1.8M). SpongeBob SquarePants and Sanjay and Craig also topped with Kids 6-11, ranking as the week’s top two animated series, respectively, with that demo.

Paw Patrol marked its fourth consecutive week as TV’s top preschool, averaging a 6.8/861K with K2-5. Paw Patrol was followed by Bubble Guppies, which averaged a 6.4/808K with K2-5 for the week.

Nick at Nite’s original Sunday night lineup also continues to post gains: See Dad Run (Nov. 10 at 8p.m.) drew 1.2M total viewers and posted double-digit increases with Adults 18-49 (0.3/328K, +11% in delivery), Kids 2-11 (1.70/547K, +21%) and Kids 6-11 (2.1/416K, +17%). Instant Mom (8:30 p.m. ET) posted +50% delivery gains with Adults 18-49 (0.3/292K) and grew its ratings double digits with Kids 6-11 (1.6/307K, +14%).

Nickelodeon, now in its 34th 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 18 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. (NYSE: VIA, VIA.B).

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O'Keeffe's Bakery In Ireland Announces Plans For "Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles" Branded Pizza

The Irish national daily newspaper The Irish Examiner is reporting in the following article from their official website, irishexaminer.com, the exciting Nickelodeon Licensing news that O'Keeffe's Bakery, a family run bakery based in Ballincollig, County Cork, Ireland, has announced that the company is at the completion stage of contract negotiations with Nickelodeon & Viacom Consumer Products (NVCP) UK and Ireland for a major licensing agreement for "Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles" branded pizza!

Stephen O'Keeffe, the managing director (MD) of O'Keeffe's Bakery, said the deal would allow the firm to use images of the pizza-loving Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles on its packaging in Ireland, the UK, and the Channel Islands, as the company targets new markets. "This endorsement would give us a huge platform to get our new products out there," he said.

Additionally, The Irish Examiner is also reporting in the same article, below, that the bakery, which employs 75 people, recently announced details of its groundbreaking new frozen dough technique, and the recruitment of 32 staff, and the launch of a suite of DIY pizza kits with bases made using the new technique:

Cork bakery targets slice of global pizza market after breakthrough

An Irish bakeryhopes to double its workforce and take a major slice of the global bakery market after making a major food technology breakthrough which is poised to revolutionise the sector.

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O’Keeffe’s Bakery in Ballincollig, Co Cork, which employs 75 people, announced details yesterday of its groundbreaking new frozen dough technique, and the recruitment of 32 staff.

Stephen O’Keeffe, the managing director of the family run company, also launched a suite of DIY pizza kits with bases made using the new technique.

However, he said this process has such huge potential he hopes to create an additional 20 jobs within two years.

The company is at the completion stage of contract negotiations with Nickelodeon Television for a major licensing agreement.

Mr O’Keeffe said the deal would allow them use images of the pizza-loving Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles on its packaging in Ireland, the UK, and the Channel Islands, as the company targets new markets.

“This endorsement would give us a huge platform to get our new products out there,” he said.

Food Minister Simon Coveney praised the ambition of the company which ploughed almost €1m into research and development to perfect the technique in recent years.

“This is a great family, business and food story for Ireland,” he said.

Mr O’Keeffe said that research, development, and innovation are the key to any business.

The company set out to solve an ongoing challenge for bakers — how to freeze dough without losing the viability or the baking performance of the yeast.

Usually, yeast becomes inactive or dormant in frozen dough quite quickly.

O’Keeffe’s have now perfected a method of prolonging the shelf life of yeast within the frozen dough.

They have spent months testing the product with input from food giants like Odlums, Bakel Ingredients and German bakery equipment specialists, MIWE.

Mr O’Keeffe said the new technique could lead to a whole range of new frozen dough-based consumer products.

The company’s two DIY pizza kits — a 7in pizza for children and a 10in pizza for adults — recently won an Irish Quality Food Award. It has also launched a DIY garlic bread kit.

The pizza kits include frozen dough, as well as additive-free mozzarella, pizza sauce, flour, and baking paper. The products are now listed in Dunnes Stores, Tesco, and Musgraves.

O’Keeffe’s has achieved listings with OCADO, the British online grocery retailer, and is at advanced talks with leading multiples in Britain.

O’Keeffe’s bakery was established 30 years ago by Stephen’s parents, Liam and Marie, after they bought a bread round.

They went on to buy a second bread round before deciding to bake their own bread. The company now operates from a state-of-the-art bakery in Ballincollig.

The company produces fresh handmade bread which is distributed throughout Cork City and county, and par-baked products distributed nationwide, throughout Britain, and recently to Dubai, under the Irish Country Cuisine brand.

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Harrods Invites Nick Stars From Nickelodeon Land UK To Take Part In Christmas Parade

The famous London department store Harrods and the British regional newspaper the Blackpool Gazette are reporting the exciting news on their official websites that to celebrate Father Christmas making his eagerly-anticipated arrival at Harrods and the start of the shops Christmas season, Harrods invited Nickelodeon Land Megastars Leonardo, Raphael, Donatello and Michelangelo (the "Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles"), SpongeBob SquarePants and Dora the Explorer and Amanda Thompson OBE, the Managing Director at Pleasure Beach Blackpool, down to London to take part in the the Harrods Christmas Parade, which took place on Saturday 2nd November 2013, to help bring festive cheer to London! The Nick stars were joined by a parade of dancers, performers and real-life reindeer, along with Wallace and Gromit and Harrods' very own Henry the Electrical Van! Early birds also had the chance to meet Mini Harrods' special characters, Oska-Poska Doolittle and G & J, the Turbo Twins!

The parade also marked the opening of Harrods' famous Christmas Grotto, where lucky attendees were invited to visit via a very special Father Christmas Library located on the Fourth Floor. It's the only place to read about The Amazing Adventures of Henry the Electrical Harrods Van in his magical story books and be entertained with festive fun, music and dance, as you make your way to meet Father Christmas in the Harrods Grotto!

From blackpoolgazette.co.uk:

Resort characters in Harrods parade

Amanda Thompson OBE with the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles from Nickelodeon Land at the Harrods Christmas Parade in London

Blackpool characters filled the streets of London as part of a Christmas parade.

All the characters from Nickelodeon Land at Blackpool Pleasure Beach including SpongeBob and the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles were invited to the Harrods Christmas Parade, which shut the streets of the capital on Saturday morning, along with managing director Amanda Thompson.

She said: "It was a fabulous way to show off Blackpool’s best in London."

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