Friday, October 16, 2020

ViacomCBS and Mediapro Start Production on 'Club 57' Season 2

ViacomCBS International Studios (VIS) and The Mediapro Studio has announced that production has commenced on the second season of Club 57, the hit musical series co-produced for Nickelodeon Latin America (Latinoamérica).


After a successful first season, which culminated with an impressive live-tour uniting more than 10 thousand fans in Buenos Aires in November, Club 57 returns to the screen.

Season two will consist of 60 one-hour episodes, and will star an outstanding pan-regional cast lead by Venezuelan actress Evaluna Montaner, in the role of Eva, Italian actor Riccardo Frascari as JJ, Colombians Sebastian Silva playing Rubén and Andres Mercado portraying Manuel, Chilean Carolina Mestrovic in the role of Vero and the Venezuelan Fefi Oliveira as Mercedes, among others. This new season will also feature new actors, who will be announced soon.

Likewise, the award-winning Argentine-Venezuelan singer-songwriter Ricardo Montaner will be the musical producer in this second season. Music producers Mau and Ricky, Evaluna Montaner, and Colombian singer-songwriter, Camilo Echeverri will once again be in charge of the soundtrack for this second season.

In this second season, Eva and Rubén split their time between 1957 and 1987, where the "Chaos Guardians" have JJ hidden. However, now, they are not the only ones traveling through time. Tiago, a brilliant but rebellious classmate, has developed his own technology for time travel. Even though she dislikes Tiago, Eva needs him to find a way to stay with JJ, without breaking the space-time dimension and cause chaos in the universe… again.

"The story of the second season follows Eva and Rubén, who continue their chaotic jumps in time. But, this time they are not the only ones, they will meet unexpected travelers who will not only test their intelligence but also their hearts. On the other hand, mysterious forces are hidden among the guardians, and we will see that nothing and nobody is what it seems. While facing the typical problems of every teenager: school, frustrations, love... all while the clocks keep turning backwards. Eva will have to make important decisions this season while her feelings are at a crossroads."

The first season of Club 57 premiered in Latin America in 2019 and quickly captivated young audiences. It was seen by more than 19 million people in the region and was the #1 show during its timeslot with girls 7-14 in Argentina and Mexico; and girls 4-11 in Argentina.  At the same time, Club 57 was the #1 show during Argentine FTA broadcaster Telefe's children's programming block on the weekends. The series garnered more than 69M video views throughout all platforms and was the #1 property on Nick Play during its premieres.

Club 57 is created by screenwriter Catharina Ledoboer, who has written multiple smash hits for Nickelodeon Latin America, including Every Witch Way (four seasons), WITS Academy, I Am Frankie (two seasons) and Talia in the Kitchen for Nickelodeon USA, and three successful seasons of Grachi, Nickelodeon Latin America's youth series that Every Witch Way was based on, in addition to Isa TKM Vikki RPM.


VIS y The Mediapro Studio inician producción de la 2da temporada de Club 57

ViacomCBS International Studios (VIS) y The Mediapro Studio confirmaron el inicio de producción de la segunda temporada de Club 57, la serie musical juvenil co-producida para Nickelodeon Latinoamérica.

La serie fue creada por la guionista Catharina Ledeboer, y está compuesta por 60 capítulos de una hora cada uno, protagonizada por un elenco internacional compuesto por Evaluna Montaner, en el rol de Eva; Riccardo Frascari, como JJ; Sebastián Silva como Rubén; Andrés Mercado como Manuel; Carolina Mestrovic en el rol de Vero y Fefi Oliveira, como Mercedes, entre otros. Esta segunda temporada también trae nuevos talentos, los cuales serán anunciados próximamente.

Asimismo, el premiado cantautor argentino-venezolano Ricardo Montaner será el productor musical en esta segunda temporada. Mau y Ricky, Evaluna Montaner y el cantautor colombiano, Camilo Echeverri, también colaborarán en la composición de los temas de la banda sonora. 

La historia de esta segunda temporada sigue a Eva y Rubén, quienes continúan con sus caóticos saltos en el tiempo. Pero, esta vez no son los únicos, se cruzarán con inesperados viajeros que no solo pondrán en jaque su inteligencia sino también sus corazones. Por otro lado, fuerzas misteriosas se ocultan entre los guardianes, y veremos que nada ni nadie es lo que parece. Mientras enfrentan los problemas típicos de todo adolescente: la escuela, las frustraciones, el amor…todo eso mientras los relojes siguen girando al revés. Eva tendrá que tomar decisiones importantes en esta temporada mientras sus sentimientos se encuentran en una encrucijada.

La primera temporada de Club 57 estrenó en América Latina en 2019 y logró cautivar al público juvenil. Fue vista por más de 19 millones de personas en la región y se posicionó como el show #1 en el segmento niñas 7-14 en Argentina y México; y 4-11 en niñas en Argentina. A su vez durante los fines de semana Club 57 fue el show #1 durante el bloque infantil en Telefe en Argentina.  La serie tuvo más de 69 millones de video views a lo largo de todas las plataformas y fue la propiedad #1 en Nick Play durante sus estrenos.

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Hit Mobile Game ‘SpongeBob: Krusty Cook-Off’ Gets Major Update

Game’s biggest update ever creates all new ways to be the best fry cook ever; players have more opportunity to show off their cooking skills at Pasta La Vista, New Kelp City’s finest Italian restaurant, with more content coming soon - including Halloween themed costumes!


The hugely popular mobile hit, SpongeBob: Krusty Cook-Off, has received its biggest update ever, adding the ability to upgrade and level up characters to give them new skills and powers based on a player’s chosen character and accessories, creating all new ways to be the best fry cook ever. The update also brings a new restaurant for players to show off their new cooking skills at: Pasta La Vista, New Kelp City’s finest Italian restaurant. Co-developed by Tilting Point, a free-to-play publisher which is also responsible for other successful mobile titles such as Star Trek Timelines and Warhammer: Chaos & Conquest, and cooking game veterans Nukebox Studios (Food Truck Chef) in partnership with Nickelodeon, SpongeBob: Krusty Cook-Off is available for free on iOS and Android.

New features added in the Avatar 2.0 update include:
  • Characters Level Up - Each character now has experience levels and passive abilities that get stronger as they level up
  • Passive Skills - Different benefits like additional boosters to help players complete levels
  • Character Selection - Players can now choose which character to bring to a restaurant, gaining the benefit of that character’s passive skills for that challenge, adding a new layer of strategy
  • Experience - Character experience is now gained from obtaining avatar items for the character; the higher the rarity, the higher the experience gained for collecting the item
These new features change the way the game is played. Higher character levels will be made obtainable in the future as new gear is released for each character.


"Hey, Fry Cooks! We’ve upgraded our Avatar customization feature to give you awesome skills and powers which will help you to cook in new and delicious ways! Plus, grab some amazing Italian food at the all-new Pasta La Vista restaurant and get into the Halloween spirit with hauntingly new spooky visual effects! Stay tuned, new events, restaurants, costumes and features are coming soon!"

In addition to the revamp to character progression, players will now be able to serve up spaghetti and delight customers with delicious delicacies at the new restaurant, Pasta la Vista. More content will continue to be added to the game regularly with Halloween themed costumes to come soon!

Prior to its May launch, SpongeBob: Krusty Cook-Off saw immediate success and fan excitement with more than 17 million pre-registered players, the strongest pre-registration performance of any Nickelodeon game ever. At launch, it was one of the top 10 most downloaded games on iOS in 97 countries, and 79 countries on Google Play - reaching the top 100 grossing in 66 countries on iOS and 8 countries on Google Play. In its first week alone, the game reached over 2.2 million daily active users.

SpongeBob: Krusty Cook-Off is available to download free on iOS and Android.

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Watch SpongeBob SquarePants on Nickelodeon!

Listen to The SpongeBob Musical here!: https://spongebobmusical.blogspot.com

SpongeBob SquarePants: Battle for Bikini Bottom - Rehydrated is now available on PC, Xbox One, PlayStation 4 and Nintendo Switch!

CALLING ALL GOOFY GOOBERS! (ROCK!) Are ya ready for a deep dive into the world of SpongeBob SquarePants? The SpongeBob YouTube channel is THE PLACE for all fan-favorite SpongeBob moments! We’re serving up everything from legendary scenes to remixes of classic songs to deep dives into Bikini Bottom lore. Be sure to check back every week for Music Mondays, Wumbo Wednesdays, and Flashback Fridays! Subscribe now at https://www.youtube.com/SpongeBobOfficial!

Shop SpongeBob!: https://www.spongebobshop.com - SpongeBob face masks now available, with ALL proceeds going to charity!

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'The Casagrandes' Receives Nomination in Italy's 2020 Diversity Media Awards

Nickelodeon's hit animated series The Casagrandes has received a nomination in Italy's 2020 Diversity Media Awards!


The Diversity Media Awards (DMA) recognize media personalities and content that have contributed to enhancing representation of diversity in the areas of gender and gender identity, sexual and emotional orientation, ethnicity, age and generations, disability.

The Casagrandes (I casagrandes), a companion series to The Loud House (A casa dei Loud), has been nominated for "Miglior serie kids" ("Best Kids Series") in the 2020 Diversity Media Awards, and is up against Netflix's My Little Pony: Friendship is Magic (My Little Pony: l’amicizia è magica), The Dragon Prince and Twelve Forever, and Rai Gulp's Berry Bees.

Fans can vote for The Casagrandes online at https://www.diversitymediaawards.it/nomination-vincitori.

The fifth edition of the Diversity Media Awards will be held on November 29th and will be streamed live on all Diversity channels and those who will participate in the TRU Live, the DMA's Unified Network streaming system. Visit https://www.diversitymediaawards.it for more information.

From Gayburg:

Ecco tutti candidati ai Diversity Media Awards 2020

Anche quest'anno tornano i Diversity Media Awards, il riconoscimento che premiano i personaggi e i contenuti media che hanno contribuito a una rappresentazione valorizzante della diversità nelle aree genere e identità di genere, orientamento sessuale ed affettivo, etnia, età e generazioni, disabilità.
In attesa della premiazione che si terrà il 29 novembre, sono state rese note le nomination che riguarderanno la quinta edizione, che potranno essere votati sul sito dell'iniziativa.

Di seguito tutte le nomination:

Miglior film italiano
Mio fratello rincorre i dinosauri (Paco Cinematografica, Neo Art Producciones, Rai Cinema, Eagle Pictures)
Tutto il mio folle amore (Indiana Production Company, Rai Cinema, 01 Distribution)
La scomparsa di mia madre (Reading Bloom e Rodaggio Film)
La Dea Fortuna (Warner Bros. Entertainment Italia, R&C Produzioni, Faros Film)
Genitori quasi perfetti (Indiana Production, Adler Entertainment)

Personaggio dell’anno
Aboubakar Soumahoro
Ghali
Massimo Bottura
Vanessa Incontrada
Lina Wertmüller
Emma Marrone

Influencer dell’anno
Papà per scelta
Fumetti Brutti
Muriel
Antonio Dikele Distefano
Licia Fertz
Margherita e Damiano Tercon

Miglior programma TV
Tagadà (La7)
Love me stranger (laF – Sky135)
L’assedio (Nove)
Propaganda Live (La7)
Che tempo che fa (Rai 2)
Il corpo dell’amore (Rai 3)

Miglior programma radio
Fahrenheit (Rai Radio 3)
Miracolo Italiano (Rai Radio 2)
No Profit (Rai GR Parlamento)
Ordinary Girls (Radio Popolare)
Tg Zero (Radio Capital)

Miglior serie TV italiana
Made In Italy (Amazon Prime Video, Canale 5 – Amazon Prime Video, Mediaset)
Ognuno è perfetto (Rai 1 – Rai Fiction, Viola Film, CPTV RAI di Torino, Film Commission Torino Piemonte)
La compagnia del cigno (Rai 1 – Indigo Film, Rai Fiction)
Volevo fare la rockstar (Rai 2 – Rai Fiction, Pepito Produzioni)
Extravergine (Fox Life – Fox Networks Group Italy, Publispei)

Miglior serie TV straniera
Special (Netflix – Warner Bros. Television)
Fleabag (Amazon Prime Video – BBC Three)
Watchmen (SKY Atlantic – HBO)
When they see us (Netflix – Participant Media, Harpo Films, TriBeCa Productions, Foward Movement)
Pose (Netflix – FX)
Euphoria (SKY Atlantic – HBO)

Miglior serie kids
Steven Universe (Cartoon Network)
My Little Pony: l’amicizia è magica (Netflix)
The Dragon Prince (Netflix)
I casagrandes (Nickelodeon)
Twelve Forever (Netflix)
Berry Bees (Rai Gulp)

Miglior prodotto digitale
Fanpage (edizione Napoli) – Le lettere dei napoletani ai migranti in difficoltà
Freeda – Io sono Martina
Profilo di Venti – DISLESSIA, ce la spiega Andrea Delogu
Tlon – Oltre la prima impressione
Vita con Lloyd – La famiglia è…
Vice – Femministe e antifemministe discutono di parità, sessismo e intersezionalità in Italia

Miglior campagna pubblicitaria
#IAMTHESPORT (Cisalfa – Conversion)
Voglio (Amazon Echo – Joint London)
Decido io (Tampax – Publicis Italia)
Love people, not labels (OVS – M&C Saatchi)

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Originally published: Friday, October 16, 2020.

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Thursday, October 15, 2020

ViacomCBS Launches 'My Nick Jr.' Service on KPN in the Netherlands

ViacomCBS Networks Benelux today (October 15) launched My Nick Jr., Nickelodeon's award-winning personal programming service for preschoolers in the Netherlands (Nederland) in partnership with Dutch telecommunications company KPN!


KPN's TV customers with a Plus or Kids package can now access My Nick Jr., a linear edutainment product aimed at young viewers between 2 and 6 years old. The service enables parents to personalise what their child watches and for how long, as well as what educational themes to focus on, such as language and math.

My Nick Jr. features hours of educational episodes of beloved Nick Jr. shows. Using the service, preschoolers can improve important skills such as calculation, creativity, and languages, all while having fun with their favourite Nick Jr. characters.


My Nick Jr. is available on KPN channel 50.

My Nick Jr. has previously launched in China, France, Spain and the UK.

Official ViacomCBS Networks Benelux press (pers) release:

ViacomCBS creëert veilige kijk- en leeromgeving met lancering van My Nick Jr. bij KPN

15/10/2020

My Nick Jr. biedt een gepersonaliseerde, veilige, educatieve en reclamevrije kijkervaring voor kinderen

Vanaf vandaag hebben klanten van KPN toegang tot My Nick Jr., een uniek en lineair edutainment product van ViacomCBS gericht op de jongste kijker. Binnen My Nick Jr. krijgen ouders de mogelijkheid om het kijkgedrag van hun kinderen te cureren en personaliseren rondom 11 educatieve thema’s (zoals taal en rekenen). My Nick Jr. biedt hiermee een veilige en leerzame omgeving voor kinderen zonder enige vorm van reclame. Het innovatieve nieuwe product is vanaf nu lineair beschikbaar voor alle klanten van KPN met een Plus- of Kidspakket via kanaal 50.
 
My Nick Jr. bevat meer dan 600 verschillende programma’s, zoals PAW Patrol en Blaze & The Monster Machines, gericht op kinderen tussen de 2 en 6 jaar. Ouders kunnen door het kiezen van verschillende educatieve thema’s tot 3 verschillende kanalen aanmaken voor een volledig gepersonaliseerde lineaire kijkervaring voor hun kinderen.
 
My Nick Jr. lanceerde eerder al in China, Frankrijk en het Verenigd Koninkrijk. In Frankrijk won het educatieve product al onder meer de prijs voor ‘best enhanced TV service’ tijdens de ITV Awards op MIPCOM en de award voor ‘entertainment app of the year’ tijdens de Trophée des Apps.
 
My Nick Jr. is als lineaire zender vanaf nu voor alle KPN klanten met een Plus- of Kidspakket beschikbaar via kanaal 50.
 
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From KPN:

Met de gratis My Nick Jr. app kijken kinderen veilig naar programma’s


Ouders opgelet. Nickelodeon komt met een nieuwe gratis app die vanaf nu gratis te gebruiken is als je het Pluspakket of Kidspakket hebt. Deze app is een veilige, en leuke tv-app voor kinderen. Hij geeft jou controle over wat jouw kind te zien krijgt en hoe lang. Je vindt de slimme My Nick Jr. app op kanaal 50.

Hoe werkt het?
Ga naar kanaal 50 om de app op je TV op te starten. Maak eenvoudig een profiel aan voor één of meerdere kinderen. Selecteer per profiel minimaal 3 thema’s, bijvoorbeeld Rekenen, Creativiteit of Nieuwsgierigheid. Selecteer vervolgens minimaal 3 favoriete programma’s, zoals Dora, Shimmer en Shine of Paw Patrol.

Je kunt de app ook instellen op basis van leeftijd of geslacht. Aan de hand van de opgegeven voorkeuren en ingestelde kijktijd, past de app de programma’s aan die jouw kind in een veilige omgeving kan kijken. Het openen en afsluiten van de app is alleen mogelijk door middel van het oplossen van een rekensom, dus je kinderen kunnen niet zomaar de app afsluiten.

De My Nick Jr. app uitproberen?
Zet je TV aan en ga dan nu naar kanaal 50 om gebruik te maken van de app. Zie je de app nog niet? Dan heb je misschien nog geen zenderpakket van KPN. Je vindt hier informatie hoe je het Pluspakket of Kidspakket kunt bestellen.     

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KPN customers get access to My Nick Jr

KPN's TV customers with a Plus or Kids package can now access My Nick Jr, a linear edutainment product from ViacomCBS, aimed at young viewers between 2 and 6 years old. The service enables parents to personalise the viewing behaviour of their children around 11 educational themes, such as language and math. They can create three channels in this way.

My Nick Jr has already launched in China, France and the UK.

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Ollie's Pack | Meet the Characters | Nickelodeon UK

Ollie's Pack | Meet the Characters | Nickelodeon UK


Meet Cleo, Bernie, Captain Wowski and The Chosen One himself - Ollie! They all play their part in saving the world and sending monsters back to where they came from!

Check out Nickelodeon's awesome new show, Ollie's Pack, coming to Nicktoons UK, 19th October! Scoot on over to the following page for more info!: http://nickalive.blogspot.com/2020/09/ollies-pack-to-premiere-soon-on.html

Visit nicktoons.co.uk/olliespack for more Ollie's Pack!

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