Funko Announces 'The Legend of Korra' Pop! Figures

Funko has announced the very exciting news that they are expanding their popular Nickelodeon range with brand-new Pop! figures inspired by the iconic animated series The Legend of Korra! The new lineup of figures includes a spectacular new Korra Pop figure, plus Mako, Amon, and Asami Sato.

The company revealed the news as part of their London Toy Fair 2020 line-up.

The new line of Pop! figures includes Korra in her Avatar state, which is a limited-edition glow-in-the-dark variant available only at Hot Topic. The figure depicts one of Korra's alternative outfits from the show. The Legend of Korra line also features a Pop! figure of Korra displaying her fire- and water-bending powers, as well as three other major characters: Mako, Asami and Season 1's villain Amon, all in standard poses.

You can pre-order all of these new The Legend of Korra Funko Pops here on Entertainment Earth, with shipping slated for June 2020. Each figure measures approximately 3 3/4-inches tall and comes packaged in a window display box. Each figure currently carry a price tag of $10.99. Take a closer look at the figures below!:

Funko's new line of The Legend of Korra vinyl figures join the company's previously released Avatar: The Last Airbender line, which includes Pop! figures of Aang, Katara, Sokka, Zuko, Appa, Toph and Iroh, and Funko Avatar: The Last Airbender FunkO's Cereal with Pocket Pop! Appa Cereal.

The mythology of the beloved animated franchise from Avatar: The Last Airbender creators, Michael Dante DiMartino and Bryan Konietzko, continues with The Legend of Korra. The series centers around a new Avatar named Korra, a 17-year-old headstrong and rebellious girl who continually challenges and bucks tradition on her quest to become a fully realized Avatar in a world where benders are under attack.

The Legend of Korra takes place 70 years after the events of Avatar: The Last Airbender and follows the next Avatar after Aang – a girl named Korra (Janet Varney) 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 (J.K. Simmons), Korra begins her airbending training while dealing with the dangers at large.

The Legend of Korra cast includes Janet Varney (Stan Against Evil) as Korra, David Faustino (Married…with Children) as Mako, P.J. Byrne (Horrible Bosses) as Bolin, J.K. Simmons (The Closer) as Tenzin, Steve Blum (Cowboy Bebop) as Amon, Lance Henriksen (Aliens) as The Lieutenant, Mindy Sterling (Austin Powers: International Man of Mystery) as Chief Lin Beifong, Daniel Dae Kim (Hawaii Five-0) as Hiroshi Sato, Seychelle Gabriel (Falling Skies) as Asami Sato and Eva Marie Saint (Superman Returns) as Katara. Joaquim Dos Santos served as co-executive producer.

The Legend of Korra premiered on Saturday, April 14, 2012, running for 52 episodes over four seasons ("books") until Thursday, 18th December 2014. The series is notable for ending with Korra and Asami about to embark on a same-sex relationship, one of the first times a same-sex relationship had been featured in a children's television series. The Legend of Korra's story continues on in numerous books and graphic novels. Korrasami 4eva!

The Legend of Korra is currently available to stream on CBS All Access.

The beloved series Avatar: The Last Airbender and the follow-up series The Legend of Korra got complete series Blu-ray sets in 2018 and 2016 respectively. Back in October, they were released as part of a single set that you can grab right here on Amazon for only $58.99 (40% off). Not bad for a 17-disc set that clocks in at 2672 minutes. The Avatar set is available individually for $26.28 (42% off) and the Korra set is available for $32.99.

Paramount Home Entertainment and Nickelodeon Home Entertainment are also set to released the Avatar: The Last Airbender – The Complete Series 15th Anniversary Limited Edition Steelbook Collection on February 18, 2020.

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Originally published: Monday, January 20, 2020 at 22:47 GMT.

Original source: ComicBook; Additional sources: Wikipedia, Pop Vinyl World, CBR.com.

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Nickelodeon Tour France to Hit the Ski Slopes for February 2020 School Holidays

Nickelodeon France has announced the exciting news that, to celebrate the February school holidays, the channel's hugely successful Nickelodeon Tour will be hitting the ski slopes, bringing popular Nickelodeon characters and activities inspired by hit Nickelodeon shows to ski resorts across France!:

S'INSTALLE DANS LES STATIONS DE SKI

POUR LES VACANCES DE FÉVRIER AVEC

LA PAT' PATROUILLE, LES TORTUES NINJA, BIENVENUE CHEZ LES LOUD...

Toute l'année pendant les vacances scolaires et dans toute la France, les chaînes NICKELODEON occupent le terrain avec le NICKELODEON TOUR, LA plus grande tournée nationale destinée aux enfants.

Cet hiver, du 16 au 26 février, NICKELODEON dévale les pistes et s'installe dans les stations de ski à la rencontre de ses téléspectateurs. Au programme cette année, les héros emblématiques des chaînes et des animations complètement inédites pour le plus grand plaisir des nombreux visiteurs ! Une tournée gratuite et ouverte à tous avec, en bonus, distribution de milliers de goodies pour de super vacances.

DE TOUTES NOUVELLES ANIMATIONS DE 11h À 15h SUR LE FRONT DE NEIGE POUR TOUTE LA FAMILLE AVEC :

*TERRAIN DE HOCKEY TORTUES NINJA - en équipe de 3, les petits vacanciers pourront s'essayer au hockey sur un terrain dédié aux TORTUES NINJA.

*PISTE DE LUGE PAT' PATROUILLE - les enfants pourront descendre les pistes aux couleurs de la PAT' PATROUILLE et devenir les rois de la glisse.

*ESPACE D'ACCUEIL BUTTERBEAN'S CAFÉ - pour se réchauffer, les visiteurs pourront profiter de la tente BUTTERBEAN'S CAFÉ et de son chocolat chaud.

*PHOTOCALL BIENVENUE CHEZ LES LOUD - les petits skieurs pourront se prendre en photo avec la plus déjantée des familles.

Et pour le plus grand plaisir des enfants, BOB L'ÉPONGE, CHASE de la PAT' PATROUILLE, LINCOLN de BIENVENUE CHEZ LES LOUD et MICHELANGELO des TORTUES NINJA viendront en vrai à leur rencontre à l'occasion de Meet & Greets de 16h30 à 17h30.

Tout schuss vers le NICKELODEON TOUR pour des vacances d'hiver réussies !

* Début des festivités à Villard-de-Lans le 16/02 puis rendez-vous à :
Chamrousse le 17/02 - Les Contamines Montjoie le 18/02 - Les Menuires le 19/02 - Les Saisies le 21/02 - Valmorel le 23/02 - Montchavin le 24/02 - Saint François Longchamp le 25/02 - Courchevel le 26/02

LE NICKELODEON TOUR
Du 16 au 26 février dans 9 stations de ski

Avec Spin Master

En partenariat avec Citizen Kid, Montagne FM

FORTE DE SON CATALOGUE JEUNESSE PREMIUM, BOB L’EPONGE, LES TORTUES NINJA, DORA L’EXPLORATRICE, PAW PATROL, BLAZE ET LES MONSTER MACHINES, iCARLY, BIG TIME RUSH… LE GROUPE DE CHAINES NICKELODEON EST N° 1 DANS LE MONDE.EN FRANCE, LES CHAINES NICKELODEON JUNIOR, NICKELODEON et NICKELODEON TEEN SONT DISTRIBUEES AUPRES DE PLUS DE 9M DE FOYERS EN EXCLUSIVITE CABLE/SAT/ADSL ET SUR MOBILE/TABLETTE.

COMPREND LES CHAINES SUIVANTES DIFFUSEES EN FRANCE, BELGIQUE ET SUISSE : MTV, MTV HITS, MY MTV, BET, PARAMOUNT CHANNEL, COMEDY CENTRAL, GAME ONE, J-ONE, NICKELODEON JUNIOR, NICKELODEON, NICKELODEON TEEN ET MON NICKELODEON JUNIOR.

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Nouvelle édition du Nickelodeon Tour, pour les enfants, dans 9 stations de ski en février 2020.

Le mois prochain, du 16 au 26 février 2020, la chaîne jeunesse NICKELODEON dévale les pistes et s'installe dans les stations de ski à la rencontre de ses téléspectateurs. Au programme cette année, les héros emblématiques des chaînes et des animations complètement inédites pour le plus grand plaisir des nombreux visiteurs !

Une tournée gratuite et ouverte à tous avec, en bonus, distribution de milliers de goodies.

TERRAIN DE HOCKEY TORTUES NINJA - en équipe de 3, les petits vacanciers pourront s'essayer au hockey sur un terrain dédié aux TORTUES NINJA.

PISTE DE LUGE PAT' PATROUILLE - les enfants pourront descendre les pistes aux couleurs de la PAT' PATROUILLE et devenir les rois de la glisse.

ESPACE D'ACCUEIL BUTTERBEAN'S CAFÉ - pour se réchauffer, les visiteurs pourront profiter de la tente BUTTERBEAN'S CAFÉ et de son chocolat chaud.

PHOTOCALL BIENVENUE CHEZ LES LOUD - les petits skieurs pourront se prendre en photo avec la plus déjantée des familles.

BOB L'ÉPONGE, CHASE de la PAT' PATROUILLE, LINCOLN de BIENVENUE CHEZ LES LOUD et MICHELANGELO des TORTUES NINJA viendront à la rencontre des enfants.

Début des festivités à Villard-de-Lans le 16/02 puis rendez-vous à :

Chamrousse le 17/02

Les Contamines Montjoie le 18/02

Les Menuires le 19/02

Les Saisies le 21/02

Valmorel le 23/02

Montchavin le 24/02

Saint François Longchamp le 25/02

Courchevel le 26/02

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Plus Nickelodeon: Nickelodeon France to Premiere 'Just Add Magic' on Monday 3rd February 2020 !

Originally published: Thursday, January 30, 2020.

Additional source: Google Translate.

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Nutz Productions Wraps Filming on 'Rising'; New Series to Air on TeenNick Israel

Filming has wrapped on Rising, a new live-action adventure series from Nutz Productions that will debut in 2020 exclusively on TeenNick Israel, the Nickelodeon-branded tweens-and-teens channel that launched in 2017, via the Hot Cable Network and Yes Satellite network. A premiere date has yet to be announced.

Photo credit: Avia Farchi

Set in 1946, two years before the state of Israel was founded, Rising follows brother and sister Emile and Elinore, illegal immigrants in Israel. They join a group of teens training in a secret base and recruitment center to act as Strike Forces against the British mandate. The fictional characters and events are juxtaposed against actual historical occurrences and real-life legends.

Rising, aimed at tweens and teens, was created by Eden Gurion and Yehonatan Bar Ilan.

The news follows Nutz Productions, the subsidiary production arm of Ananey Communications Group, announcing plans to begin filming work on Sky (2 seasons, 20x22’), a new adventure drama from the creator and producers of Nickelodeon Israel's The Greenhouse and Netflix's Greenhouse Academy – Giora Chamizer and Nutz Productions – together with writer Noa Pnini, in February 2020 on various locations sites all over Israel.

Sky tells the story of a smart and assertive alien girl with the same name, whose spaceship accidentally crashes in a small town on earth. While waiting to be rescued, she hides by transforming herself into the body of the most popular girl in high school. With only three goofy friends to help her out, Sky must survive two weeks on earth without being discovered. Alongside the suspenseful dramatic plot, the general air of the show is whimsical and funny.

Similar to Rising, Sky is also set to premiere on Teen Nick Israel in 2020.

Nutz Productions, the subsidiary production arm of Ananey Communications Group, is currently in the midst of producing Spyders (formally titled The Covurts), the first original co-production between Nickelodeon International and the Israeli production studio — together with Israeli cable network HOT.

Spyders focuses on Anna and Noah Fisher, highly highly skilled undercover agents who work for a ECCO – Environmental Counter Crime Organization, and are tasked with fighting criminals who endanger nature or the environment. Little do they know that their three kids – Daniel (16), Nikki (15) and Tommy (12) – have discovered their secret occupation and have formed a task force of their own, named Spyders.

Nickelodeon has ordered 40 x 22-minute episodes, which will be distributed to Nickelodeon's international audiences spanning 170+ countries and territories via the brand’s more than 100 channels and branded blocks in 2020.

Ananey Communications Group represents the Viacom brands Nickelodeon, Nick Jr., Teen Nick, MTV and Comedy Central in Israel.

More Nick: Nickelodeon International Renames 'The Covurts' as 'Spyders'; To Premiere in 2020!

Original source: TVKIDS.

Originally published: Thursday, January 30, 2020.

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YTV to Premiere LEGO 'City Adventures' on Friday 14th February 2020

YTV TO DEBUT LEGO® CITY ADVENTURES, BRAND-NEW ANIMATED SERIES ON FRIDAY 14TH FEBRUARY 2020

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Canada - YTV will premiere Nickelodeon and the LEGO Group's brand-new high-stakes CG-animated comedy series LEGO® City Adventures on Friday 14th February 2020 at 5:30 p.m. (ET/PT). Following the construction of the series premiere, newly constructed episodes will continue to premiere regularly on YTV.

A rollercoaster ride of fantastic fun, the series (10 episodes) depicts the funny, smart, and dynamic slices of life within the sprawling and diverse LEGO City community, following the absurd and action-packed adventures of its residents.

“LEGO CITY is our strongest evergreen property globally, and for the first time we are leveraging episodic content to establish characters and personalities that bring the city to life,” said Jill Wilfert, Vice President, Licensing & Entertainment for LEGO Group. “We’re thrilled to partner with Nickelodeon for this important evolution of LEGO CITY given how well positioned they are to engage children and families with relevant programming.”

“The LEGO brand is known for creating imaginative and innovative content for kids, and we are excited to collaborate with the LEGO Group to bring the unique characters, style and humor of LEGO City Adventures to life on Nickelodeon,” said Layla Lewis, SVP of Global Acquisitions and Content Partnerships, Nickelodeon.

LEGO City Adventures explores the intertwining paths of the city's everyday heroes as they work together to stop a mysterious master criminal who begins to wreak havoc on their town. In the premiere episode “Cubs and Robbers”, a movie promotion stunt goes wrong, unleashing a humongous ‘Cubby the Cop’ balloon on the city. Then, in “Billy the Bug”, Fire Chief McCloud accidentally buys a malfunctioning Twirly Hat for her nephew.

LEGO City Adventures | New Series | February 14 at 5:30PM E/P on YTV



Welcome to LEGO City where the adventures are awesome and the people are awesomer! Get to know this awesome city block by block!

Catch LEGO City Adventures February 14 5:30PM E/P on YTV!
Citizens of LEGO City introduced throughout the series include: Sergeant Duke DeTain (Joe Zieja, Call of Duty: Black Ops 4), an overly heroic cop; Freya McCloud (Misty Lee, DC Super Hero Girls), a crisis-ready fire chief; Shirley Keeper (Alex Cazares, The Loud House), the grumpy street sweeper; Harl Hubbs (Daniel MK Cohen, Fixed), an overeager handyman; Tippy Dorman (James Arnold Taylor, Star Wars: The Clone Wars), an expert doorman with a secret; Solomon Fleck (Roger Craig Smith, Avengers Assemble), the dedicated city mayor; Percival “Wheelie” Wheeler (Mick Lauer, Yu-Gi-Oh! Zexal), a skateboarding police chief and more.

Created and produced by LEGO Group, LEGO City Adventures is also produced by Flaunt Animation (Scotland) and Passion Pictures (France) and written by Jon Colton Barry (Phineas and Ferb), Steven Banks (SpongeBob SquarePants), Jamie Moyer (Modern Family) and Brian Hunt (Second City Chicago). Jason Oliveri is the executive in charge of LEGO City Adventures for Nickelodeon.

Online at ytv.com, viewers can find out more about LEGO City Adventures. Fans can also follow YTV on Instagram and subscribe to the YTV YouTube channel for the latest YTV news, highlights, schedules, videos and games.

LEGO City Adventures made its world debut on Nickelodeon in the U.S. on Saturday, June 22nd, 2019, and is currently rolling out on several of Nickelodeon’s international territories.

About Nickelodeon:

Nickelodeon, now in its 40^th 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 brand includes television programming and production in the United States and around the world, plus consumer products, digital, location based experiences, publishing and feature films. 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).

About The LEGO Group

The LEGO Group is a privately held, family-owned company with headquarters in Billund, Denmark, and main offices in Enfield, USA, London, UK, Shanghai, China, and Singapore. Founded in 1932 by Ole Kirk Kristiansen, and based on the iconic LEGO® brick, it is one of the world's leading manufacturers of play materials. Guided by the company spirit: "Only the best is good enough”, the company is committed to the development of children and aims to inspire and develop the builders of tomorrow through creative play and learning. LEGO products are sold worldwide and can be virtually explored at www.LEGO.com. For more news from the LEGO Group, information about our financial performance and responsibility engagement, please visit http://www.LEGO.com/aboutus.

About YTV

Celebrating over 25 years on the air, since its launch in 1988, YTV features high quality programming from entertaining live-action comedies and reality series for kids and their families, to night time drama for teens. With hosted dayparts such as the popular after-school block The Zone and weekend movies for the entire family in Big Fun Movies, there are plenty of entertaining options for viewers of all ages. For more information about YTV, please visit www.ytv.com. YTV is owned and operated by Corus Entertainment.

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Originally published: Thursday, January 30, 2020.

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Nickelodeon to Roll-Out Eco-Friendly La Bala Consumer Product Line

When it comes to going green, consumer products have led the movement in the kids industry. Toy companies got the ball rolling early on being more environmentally friendly, with major players like Hasbro announcing initiatives as early as 2010.

Musical instruments could be a category Nickelodeon explores for its La Bala CP program.

And while those first programs focused on reducing the amount of paper and plastic used in packaging, more recently licensees and manufacturers are turning their attention to baking in an eco-friendly ethos into the very DNA of their brands.

Nickelodeon is taking this tack with its consumer products strategy for Isabella de La Torre (known as La Bala), the YouTube star Nickelodeon Latin America signed an exclusive global representation agreement in 2019. Under this agreement, Nickelodeon will work with La Bala to develop her musical career and propel her career internationally on multiple platforms, including consumer products, music, short-and-long form original productions, social networks, live events and editorial, among others. Nickelodeon Latin America is working on a comprehensive strategy for the talented influencer, including multiple merchandising agreements with promotional partners covering various categories such as fashion, accessories and much more.

Cristian Cabero, Nickelodeon Latin America's Senior Vice President (SVP) of Consumer Products and Location Based Experiences (LBE), revealed to Kidscreen his team took inspiration from the ways in which de La Torre works green products into her everyday life when they began developing the CP range.

For example, she travels with a reusable cup to avoid single-use plastics, so Nickelodeon is aiming to create products that are similarly sustainable, as well as reducing the amount of packaging used for the entire line. These efforts aren’t designed to stand out—being eco-friendly should now be assumed and something La Torre’s fans expect from their purchases.

In fact, a 2018 study from research firm GreenMatch found that 72% of Gen Z consumers would spend more money on a service if it was sustainably produced, and those same respondents also reported a strong preference for switching to brands with sustainable initiatives. The study also found kids are willing to boycott companies that do not align with their values. And these stats came before millions of people (Gen Zers among them) protested for climate change solutions in September last year. What’s more, a 2019 report from Research and Markets found kids have a direct spending power of as much as US$143 billion, and an indirect spending power of US$600 billion. That’s a lot of reasons to go green.

Initial categories for La Bala’s consumer products program will include apparel, accessories, publishing and back-to-school, with the first items scheduled to hit shelves in Mexico this summer. By the end of the year, Nickelodeon plans to expand throughout LatAm and launch additional categories like bedding and electronic accessories.

De La Torre first learned about environmental issues and sustainability through social media, she says. “It’s unbelievable how many things are happening because of climate change, and people think it’s normal. We have to work now, and I’ve been using my voice to spread awareness.”

But de La Torre’s entire life doesn’t revolve around environmental efforts. She’s like most teenagers, which means her time is split between a number of interests.

“There are a lot of things she’s passionate about,” says Tatiana Rodriguez, Nickelodeon’s Senior Vice President (SVP) of Programming and Creative Strategy. “She also loves music and art, so we’re working to incorporate all of those things into the products [with equal importance.]”

The biggest obstacle, Cabera says, is waiting for the technology behind manufacturing processes to catch up to the company’s (and de La Torre’s) aspirations. “There are limitations,” he says. “We must deliver a good-quality product at a price that is accessible to the consumer.”

Nickelodeon is also looking at sustainable clothing, which saw the network partner with Trashcode in 2018 and, most recently, partner with JNR Nation in Australia to launch an eco-friendly clothing line inspired by Nickelodeon star JoJo Siwa.

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