Wednesday, October 29, 2014

Award-Winning Preschool Series, "Julius Jr.", Launches Season Two With Week Of Premieres On Nick Jr. USA Starting Monday 3rd November 2014

Saban Brands and Nickelodeon's popular preschool brand, Nick Jr., have today, Wednesday 29th October 2014, announced in the following press release, from PRNewswire, the exciting Nickelodeon News that Nick USA's preschool channel, Nick Jr. USA, will start to premiere and show "Julius Jr." season two in November 2014!



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Season two of the popular animated preschool series "Julius Jr." will launch with a week of premieres starting Monday 3rd November 2014 at 5:30pm (ET/PT). Brand-new episodes will air that week on Wednesday 5th and Friday 7th November 2014 at 5:30pm (ET/PT), followed by premieres every Saturday in November at 1pm (ET/PT) on Nick Jr. In addition, an all-new suite of Julius Jr. digital products, including an interactive app, game and website, will launch during November 2014!

Original Saban Brands Press Release:

Award-Winning Preschool Series, Julius Jr., Launches Season Two With Week Of Premieres On Nick Jr. Starting Monday, Nov. 3, At 5:30 P.M. (ET/PT)

Kids and Parents Can Also Monkey Around with Julius Jr. Through the All-New Interactive App, Game and Website

LOS ANGELES, Oct. 29, 2014 /PRNewswire/ -- Saban Brands and Nick Jr. today announced that season two of the animated preschool series, Julius Jr., will launch with a week of premieres starting Monday, Nov. 3, at 5:30 p.m. (ET/PT). Brand-new episodes will air that week on Wednesday, Nov. 5, and Friday, Nov. 7, at 5:30 p.m. (ET/PT), followed by premieres every Saturday in November at 1 p.m. (ET/PT) on Nick Jr. In addition, an all-new suite of Julius Jr. digital products, including an interactive app, game and website, will launch this November.

Season two of Julius Jr. will continue to delight kids with the gang entering new worlds, including a splash-tastic water park, and even more original music that spans many genres from pop to reggae and dance. Julius Jr. and his best pals also have a new resident pet, Chachi, an adorable Chihuahua and Paul Frank favorite, who moved into the playhouse at the end of season one.

"Julius Jr. has had a great first year and we look forward to delivering fans an all-new season filled with creativity, invention and adventure," said Elie Dekel, President of Saban Brands. "In today's digital age, we are excited to offer kids and their parents new and engaging content across multiple platforms, allowing them to incorporate Julius Jr. and his friends into their active lifestyles, wherever they may be."

The all-new Julius Jr. website, www.juliusjr.com, has sparkle-riffic new features for both preschoolers and their parents to enjoy. A playful new kids section features fun games, crafts and activities, printables and music videos, as well as exclusive video clips from the show. The website will also include a dedicated parents section featuring healthy recipes, themed birthday ideas, and arts and crafts to do with their kids, along with curriculum-based "Inventing Time" activities from the Center for Childhood Creativity. The site is built for web, tablet and smart phone usage, so parents and their children can easily enjoy Julius Jr. and his pals together on the go!

The creativity and fun continues with a new Julius Jr. online game, "Julius Jr.'s Big Day of Fun." The game features three different levels where Julius Jr. and his friends enter the Twirl-a-World Amusement Park to repair the ducky waterslide, go to the Sortin' Sagebrush Farm to collect smooshberries and finish at the iconic Playhouse for a rockin' dance party. Upon completion of all three levels, a can't-miss surprise is revealed to celebrate each player's victory of "Julius Jr.'s Big Day of Fun!"

Finally, on Nov. 6, a new Julius Jr. app, "Julius Jr.'s Playhouse," will launch with fun activities designed for preschoolers to play on their tablets and mobile phones. Kids will be able to join Julius Jr. and his friends in a variety of easy-to-play games.

For more information on Julius Jr., please visit www.juliusjr.com and follow the series on Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, Pinterest and YouTube.

About Julius Jr.

Julius Jr. is an animated preschool series based on the creative spirit and lovable characters from the world of Paul Frank. The show follows Julius Jr. and friends who use equal doses of imagination and inventive spirit to help each other overcome challenges big and small – teaching kids that the best inventions are the ones that help your friends. Together, they build a playhouse out of a simple cardboard box, but when they walk inside, to their surprise and delight, they discover that ordinary objects magically come to life and adventures are just a door away. A property of Saban Brands, Julius Jr. airs on Nick Jr. every day. Visit www.juliusjr.com for more information.

About Saban Brands

Formed in 2010 as an affiliate of Saban Capital Group, Saban Brands (SB) was established to acquire and develop a world-class portfolio of properties and capitalize on the company's experience, track record and capabilities in growing and monetizing consumer brands through content, media and marketing. SB applies a global omni-channel management approach to enhancing and extending its brands in markets worldwide and to consumers of all ages. The company provides full-service management, marketing, promotion and strategic business development for its intellectual properties including comprehensive strategies unique to each brand, trademark and copyright management and enforcement, creative design, retail development, direct-to-consumer initiatives and specialized property extensions. SB's portfolio of properties currently includes Power Rangers, Paul Frank, Macbeth, Julius Jr., Digimon Fusion and Popples, among many others. For more information, visit www.sabanbrands.com.

About Nick Jr.

Nick Jr., the 24-hour network from Nickelodeon dedicated to preschoolers and moms, currently reaches almost 75 million households via cable, digital cable and satellite TV. For more information or artwork, visit www.nickpress.com. Nick Jr. and all related titles, characters and logos are trademarks of Viacom International Inc. (NASDAQ: VIA, VIA.B).

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Nickelodeon UK Launches New Look Official Website

Nickelodeon UK has today, Wednesday 29th October 2014, unveiled the channels' brand-new look official website, nick.co.uk!


Putting kids in control of their experience with the site, Nickelodeon's revamped official website brings all the fun of Nickelodeon's award-winning Nick App to Nick.co.uk, and features a endless stream of totally awesome content allowing visitors to play more games and watch tons more videos than ever before, and see the Nickelodeon stars and characters they love. The all-new look Nick.co.uk also features aweslime polls and giant Do Not Touch buttons throughout the website. Just watch out for surprises!

In Nick UK's latest Nick.co.uk update, all of your favourite Nickelodeon characters, games and videos are sticking around, with even more fun to discover. But now, visitors get to see them in a totally new way! The all-new Nick.co.uk features revamped official websites for your favourite Nick shows, such as "SpongeBob SquarePants", "Every Witch Way", "Sam & Cat" and "Nicky, Ricky, Dicky & Dawn", plus a new-look official blog where NickHeads can leave comments. There are endless games and videos, old and new, to play. Plus, Nick are giving visitors a BIGGER and BETTER way to watch online videos and play games, including the chance to rate your fave videos and games! The possibilities are endless on Nickelodeon's all-new website!

Nick UK's brand-new look nick.co.uk features a intuitive responsive web design (RWD) layout that provides NickHeads with an optimal viewing experience, allowing fans to experience the full world of Nickelodeon by easily clicking or swiping as they wish across the site's content-heavy offering whether viewing the all-new look website on desktop PC's and laptop computers or on tablet and smartphone (mobile) devices.
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Tuesday, October 28, 2014

MKTO Guest Stars In Brand-New "The Thundermans" Episode "Shred It Go", Premiering Saturday 1st November 2014 On Nickelodeon USA

To celebrate Nickelodeon USA premiering and showing the brand-new episode of the networks popular superhero-themed comedy series "The Thundermans" called "Shred It Go", guest starring Tony Oller and Malcolm Kelly, also known as pop duo MKTO, on Saturday 1st November 2014 at 9:00pm ET/PT, Just Jared Jr. has unveiled a exclusive super sneak peek preview of the all-new episode, which you can watch in the online streaming video clip here on JustJaredJr.com!


In the all-new episode "Shred It Go", the Thunderman twins, Phoebe (Kira Kosarin) and Max (Jack Griffo) work together to win tickets to an MKTO concert, but a mishap with the paper-shredder at home appears to destroy the tickets, and Phoebe is heartbroken. But Max actually finds the tickets unharmed, and swipes them so he can take his crush to the concert. But lucky for shoe-throwing Phoebe, she gets to meet MKTO at Splatburger – and save's Tony's life from pineapple laced Polynesian Potstickers in the process!


"Shred It Go" airs Saturday, November 1st @ 9PM ET/PT on Nick USA!

Tony Oller and Malcolm Kelly originally met in 2010 while filming the Nickelodeon comedy-drama television series "Gigantic", which aired on TeenNick USA, and are currently on tour with Demi Lovato. In "The Thundermans" episode "Shred It Go", MKTO will guest star as themselves.
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The Stars Of "The Haunted Hathaways" Talk About Upcoming Episode "Haunted Temptations", Premiering 11/1 On Nickelodeon USA

To celebrate Nickelodeon USA premiering and showing the brand-new episode of the networks popular original comedy series "The Haunted Hathaways" called "Haunted Temptations" on Saturday 1st November 2014, Fanlala.com has unveiled a exclusive video from when they recently went behind-the-scenes of the hit Nick show to catch up with the shows cast, who talk about what fans can expect to see in the brand new episode! Find out what happens in the next all-new episode of "The Haunted Hathaways" in the online streaming video clip below!:



In the all-new episode "Haunted Temptations", there's a love triangle brewing as Taylor (Amber Montana) has to deal with matters of the heart when she has to choose between Scott Tomlinson (JT Neal) or new guy Antonio (guest starring Nick Merico from "Every Witch Way"). Meanwhile, there's baking trouble at Pie Squared. After Frankie (Breanna Yde) and Louie (Benjamin "Lil P-Nut" Flores) accidentally burn Michelle's (Ginifer King) freshly made Beignets, they have to make new ones. However, they need to get a special oil from Madame Lebeuf (Kim Yarbrough), which has the unfortunate side effect of swelling peoples bottoms.
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Hulu Expands Agreement With Viacom To Add More Content From Nickelodeon, Comedy Central, MTV, VH1, TVLand, Spike, BET and Logo

Craig Erwich, the Senior Vice President (SVP) and head of content of Hulu, has today, Tuesday 28th October 2014, announced the very exciting Nickelodeon News in a post on Hulu's official blog that the company has expanded its agreement with Viacom to continue bringing users thousands of episodes from some of Viacom's most popular series, including classic and current programming from Nickelodeon, the number-one entertainment brand for kids and families!


As part of their extended agreement, which begun in 2011, Hulu will be adding top titles from Nickelodeon to their Hulu Kids offering over the next few weeks, allowing viewers to be able to stream episodes of classic Nickelodeon series such as "Invader Zim", "The Ren & Stimpy Show", "Drake & Josh", "Hey Arnold!", and many more.

Additionally, to all of the great English-language programming that will be available, Hulu will also be expanding their offering of Latino programming for kids by adding a handful of family-friendly Nickelodeon titles such as "SpongeBob SquarePants" and "Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles" in Spanish to Hulu:
More Episodes from Nickelodeon, Comedy Central, MTV, VH1, and more coming to Hulu

October 28th, 2014 by Craig Erwich Senior Vice President, Head of Content


When we launched our first major agreement with Viacom in 2011, shows like The Daily Show with Jon Stewart and The Colbert Report quickly became top shows on Hulu. Three years later, these shows – as well as many more from the Viacom family of networks – still remain among the most popular series on Hulu. Therefore, it was a natural choice for us to extend that relationship with Viacom to bring fan-favorite kids titles, comedy series and reality series from networks including Nickelodeon, Comedy Central, MTV, VH1, TVLand, Spike, BET and Logo to Hulu.

Today, I am excited to share the news that we are extending our partnership with Viacom –to continue bringing thousands of episodes from some of Viacom's most popular series and a selection of kids content to Hulu. We will be adding top titles from Nickelodeon to our Hulu Kids offering that have never before been made available to stream on Hulu. That means that, soon, viewers will be able to stream episodes of classic series such as Invader Zim, The Ren & Stimpy Show, Drake & Josh, Hey Arnold!, and many more.

Over the coming weeks, Hulu and Viacom will also be refreshing a library of past seasons from some of the funniest shows airing on television today. If you're a fan of hilarious comedy, you can watch full seasons of Key & Peele, Drunk History, Ridiculousness, Tosh.0, Kroll Show and Inside Amy Schumer, from your living room, on your lunch break or on-the-go with Hulu. If you need a reality TV-fix, you'll be able to binge watch Catfish, Ink Master, 16 & Pregnant, Teen Mom 2, Snooki & JWoww and more, and catch even more episodes of guilty pleasures like The Hills, The Jersey Shore, Basketball Wives, Love & Hip Hop, and Mob Wives. We are also adding select scripted series including Comedy Central's Workaholics, MTV's Faking It, and TVLand's Hot in Cleveland.

In addition to all of the great English-language programming that will be available, we will also be expanding our offering of Latino programming for kids by adding a handful of family-friendly Nickelodeon titles such as SpongeBob SquarePants and Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles in Spanish to Hulu.

The great selection of in-season programming from across the networks that we've had on Hulu for the past several years will remain. Hulu will continue to be a go-to destination to stream The Daily Show with Jon Stewart, as well as the final season of one of my all-time favorites, The Colbert Report. New episodes of MTV's scripted series Awkward, Happyland, and many more will also continue to be available to stream.

All episodes will be added to Hulu over the next few weeks, giving you the perfect excuse to continue your fall TV binge. We are thrilled to continue our partnership with Viacom and even more thrilled to be bringing these great shows to our Hulu viewers. Happy streaming.
Also, from Deadline.com:
Viacom Expands Program Offerings To Hulu

Today’s announcement doesn’t say how much Viacom will get as it expands the amount of programming it offers on Hulu. But the deal likely will contribute to the debate over whether the entertainment company’s streaming arrangements weaken its appeal to cable and satellite companies.

The update to the alliance which began in 2011 will add lots of Nickelodeon titles on Hulu. “That means that, soon, viewers will be able to stream episodes of classic series such as Invader Zim, The Ren & Stimpy Show, Drake & Josh, Hey Arnold!, and many more,” Hulu Head of Content Craig Erwich says in a blog post about the deal. Nickelodeon also will provide Spanish-language versions of series including SpongeBob SquarePants and Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles.

The terms also add library episodes of shows from Comedy Central, MTV, VH1, BET, Logo, Spike, and TVLand. That will include full seasons of Key & Peele, Drunk History, Ridiculousness, Tosh.0, Kroll Show, Inside Amy Schumer, Catfish, Ink Master, 16 & Pregnant, Teen Mom 2, Snooki & JWoww, The Hills, The Jersey Shore, Basketball Wives, Love & Hip Hop, and Mob Wives. “We are also adding select scripted series including Comedy Central’s Workaholics, MTV’s Faking It, and TVLand’s Hot In Cleveland,” Erwich says.

He adds that Hulu “will continue to be a go-to destination to stream The Daily Show With Jon Stewart” and The Colbert Report. MTV’s Awkward and Happyland will be available in their current seasons but on a 21-day delay — not, as Hulu initially said, the day after new episodes air.

Viacom’s new deal follows the announcement that it will support Sony’s planned streaming service. Several small cable companies cited the easy availability of the company’s shows as one reason why they decided to do without its channels.