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Tuesday, September 30, 2014

Have A Turtley Awesome Time At Nickelodeon Land At Blackpool Pleasure Beach During October 2014

Cowabunga, dude! Pleasure Beach, Blackpool has announced the Booyakasha TMNT news in a blog entry on the amusement park and resorts official website, blackpoolpleasurebeach.com, that the UK's only Nickelodeon Land has got an Turtley awesome October lined up especially for "Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles" fans, just in time for Nickelodeon Movies and Paramount Pictures' upcoming "Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles" movie!

Arriving in their spectacular Shell Raiser combat van, the fearless Heroes in a Half Shell will be taking the six-acre attraction by storm during the month and over the October half term holidays!

Leo, Mikey, Raph and Donnie will be showing off their ninja moves, hosting Ninja dance competitions with guests, and taking part in face-painting activities every day throughout the month from Wednesday 1st October 2014 to Friday 31st October 2014!

Plus there's a chance to purchase an exclusive "Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles" goodie bag packed with awesome extras from your favourite fearless foursome, such as a swim bag, Turtle mask, Mutant Ooze canister, set of pencils and sharpners, Glo Stick, badge, trading cards, rock and a Squidgem Plasticine Figure - for just £15! The first 100 guests to get their hands on one of these bags will also win a Turtle-tastic Slush which comes in a special Turtles cup as part of their experience of Nickelodeon Land!

Visitors will be able to get up close and personal with Turtle mutagen ooze to win an exclusive Squidgem – a plasticine figure of one of the four awesome dudes. Just dip your hand into one of the ooze canisters at the Shell Raiser vehicle for your free chance to win!

The Turtle's Shell Raiser combat vehicle will be part of the action at Nickelodeon Land and fans can step aboard to check it out and take a look through the periscope to get a closer look at what else is happening at the UK's Number One Amusement Park, Blackpool Pleasure Beach.

Guests can see the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles throughout October 2014 and enjoy the rest of the 42-acre amusement park with Unlimited Ride wristbands available from £15.99 for juniors and £17.99 for adults when booking 10 days in advance at www.blackpoolpleasurebeach.com. Wristbands throughout the October half term (Saturday 25th October to Saturday 1st November 2014) are available to book online from £17.99 for Juniors and £19.99 10 days or more in advance. Family Wristband packages are also available online and at the gate.

Catch "Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles" in Digital 3D and 2D in cinemas across the UK from Friday 17th October 2014!

(All photos in this post from Team Nick on Twitter)

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Nickelodeon USA To Premiere "Sanjay and Craig" Halloween Special "Tufflips' Tales of Terror" On Saturday 25th October 2014

Submitted for the approval of the Midnight Society... The Internet Movie Database (IMDb) is reporting the totally rad-awesome Nickelodeon News that Nick USA will premiere and show the brand-new 30 minute "Sanjay and Craig" Halloween special "Tufflips' Tales of Terror" on Saturday 25th October 2014, as part of the networks spooktacular Halloween highlights!

Nickelodeon UK has also announced that they will be premiering the all-new "Sanjay and Craig" season two Halloween episode on Nicktoons UK and Ireland in October 2014!

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Nickelodeon UK To Premiere New TV Movie "A Fairly Odd Summer" In November 2014

The animation news website Toon Zone is reporting the very exciting Nickelodeon UK News that Nickelodeon UK and Ireland and Nickelodeon HD UK, the number one commercial kids TV network in the UK, will premiere and show "A Fairly Odd Summer", Nickelodeon's brand-new live-action "The Fairly OddParents" television movie in which Drake Bell ("Drake & Josh") and Daniella Monet ("Victorious") reprise their starring roles as Timmy Turner and Tootie, in November 2014, as part of Nick UK's Autumn/Winter 2014 programming highlights! "A Fairly Odd Summer" follows Timmy on a daring mission to the tropical beaches of Hawaii to save his summer, his family, Tootie and all of fairy kind from the claws of evil anti-fairy Foop, played by Scott Baio ("See Dad Run").

In "A Fairly Odd Summer", Summer's here and the whole Fairly Odd gang is off to Hawaii... everyone except Timmy. Now a responsible adult, Timmy's new job in Fairly World is to watch over the precious Abracadabrium, the source of all fairy magic. But when Timmy decides to bring the Abracadabrium with him to Hawaii, he catches the evil eyes of Anti-fairy Foop and Denzel Crocker (David Lewis, "Man of Steel"), who form an evil alliance and steal the Abracadabrium to rule the world.

"A Fairly Odd Summer" is based on the animated series and characters created by Butch Hartman. It is executive produced by Hartman and Scott McAboy. The movie is directed by Savage Steve Holland. Teleplay by Hartman and Holland and story by Hartman. "A Fairly Odd Summer" is produced by Pacific Bay Entertainment.

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Nickelodeon USA Is Top-Rated Total Day Network For 3Q14 And September 2014

Nickelodeon, the number-one entertainment brand for kids and families, has announced the exciting Nickelodeon Ratings News in the following press release, from TVByTheNumbers.com, that Nick USA was the top-rated total day network for the third quarter of 2014 with Kids 2-11 (2.4/748K); and among total viewers, the network averaged 1.4M P2+ this quarter! Additionally, the network won the month of September 2014 with Kids 2-11, averaging a 2.0/636K with the demo, as well as securing 1.2M total viewers!

With Kids 2-11, Nickelodeon favorite "SpongeBob SquarePants" was the top animated series with a 3.7/1.2M in September.

In preschool for the quarter, the network landed three of the top four preschool series with Kids 2-5, including "PAW Patrol" (#1), "Team Umizoomi" (#2) and "Dora and Friends" (#4). Additionally, for September 2014, Nick secured three top-five programming spots with preschoolers with "PAW Patrol" (#1), "Dora and Friends" (#3) and "Bubble Guppies" (#5).

Original Nickelodeon Press Release:

NICKELODEON IS TOP-RATED TOTAL DAY NETWORK FOR 3Q AND SEPTEMBER 2014

Network Scores Top Programs in September with Kids 2-11 and Kids 2-5;

PAW Patrol Leads with Preschoolers for the Quarter

NEW YORK – Sept. 30, 2014 – Nickelodeon was the top-rated total day network for the 3Q14 with Kids 2-11 (2.4/748K); and among total viewers, the network averaged 1.4M P2+ this quarter. Additionally, the network won the month of September with Kids 2-11, averaging a 2.0/636K with the demo, as well as securing 1.2M total viewers.

With Kids 2-11, SpongeBob SquarePants was the top animated series with a 3.7/1.2M in September.

In preschool for the quarter, the network landed three of the top four preschool series with Kids 2-5, including PAW Patrol (#1), Team Umizoomi (#2) and Dora and Friends (#4). Additionally, for September, Nick secured three top-five programming spots with preschoolers with PAW Patrol (#1), Dora and Friends (#3) and Bubble Guppies (#5).

Nickelodeon, now in its 35th 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 19 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).

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Nick Jr. UK To Premiere New Preschool Series "Wanda and the Alien" In January 2015

The animation news website Toon Zone is reporting that Nickelodeon UK has announced the exciting news that Nick Jr. UK and Ireland, Nickelodeon UK's popular preschool channel, will start to premiere and show the brand-new animated preschool series "Wanda and the Alien" from January 2015, as part of the channels Autumn/Winter 2014 programming highlights!

Friends come in all shapes and sizes. Based on the books by best selling author Sue Hendra, "Wanda and the Alien" is a pre-school animated series about wonder and unconditional friendship. When a young and scared alien crashes with his space rocket into the woods, little rabbit Wanda's world becomes even more interesting and exciting. After a few moments of hesitation, they are now the best friends in the universe.

The Alien has a unique gift that makes him very special: he can freeze a moment in time so that you can see the magical details in it from different points of view. Even a splash in the water can become special if you can catch it and wear it like a crown! Combining an enchanting story with the best 2D animation, every episode sees the two characters exploring the beauty and the wonders of Wanda's charming forest and the Alien's incredible and funny planet, while highlighting the importance of values such as friendship, trust and kindness. Follow Wanda and the little Alien as they discover things out of their worlds!

"Wanda and the Alien" (52 x 10 minutes) is co-produced by UK-based Random House and Komixx Entertainment.

Nickelodeon acquired the rights to Random House Children's Screen Entertainment's "Wanda and the Alien" under a global deal (excluding the US) with London-based distributor CAKE in 2013 that will see the new animated preschool series head to more than 70 Nickelodeon and Nick Jr. channels around the world (Nickelodeon International). The Nickelodeon deal marks the first key international agreement for "Wanda and the Alien" and a large step for Random House's first book-to-screen venture.

"Wanda and the Alien" Creative Team - Producers: Chris Bowden, Andrew Cole-Bulgin & Richard Randolph; Executive Producers: Ed Glauser, Ian Mackinnon & Peter Saunders; Series Directors: Will Brenton & Jez Hall.

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