Fans of Power Rangers Beast Morphers can now rock their favorite Ranger!


Tee Shirt Palace, an online retailer specializing in clothes for pop culture brands including Rugrats, Power Rangers, Ghostbusters, Airplane, DC, Back to the Future, I Love Lucy, Game of Thrones, The Golden Girls, The Andy Griffith Show, Rick & Morty, Looney Tunes, Family Guy and more, has released a brand-new clothing line inspired by Power Rangers Beast MorphersPower Rangers Beast Morphers, the 26th season of the long-running TV series.

The glowing line trace design line features three different designs of Power Rangers morphed into action, alongside their respective Beastbots: Devon and his Beast Bot Cruise, Ravi and his Beast Bot Smash and Zoey and her Beast Bot Jax. The line includes button up shirts, hoodies, tank tops, premium slim fit t-shirts, zip hoodies, heather hoodies, tall t-shirts, sweaters, heather t-shirts, long sleeve shirts, v-neck t-shirts, and slim fit t-shirts in a wide range of sizes for men, women, juniors, kids and baby & toddlers, across multiple price points, starting at $21.95 YSD.

At this time, there are no t-shirts available for Blaze, the Gold and Silver Rangers, or for villains, such as Roxy, but that could change in the next few weeks as more Beast Morphers merchandise rolls out.

The Power Rangers Beast Morphers range of clothing is available to purchase now on teeshirtpalace.com!

About Power Rangers Beast Morphers:

Set in the future, a secret agency combines a newly discovered substance called "Morph-X" with animal DNA to create the Power Rangers Beast Morphers team. The Rangers must fight off an evil sentient computer virus bent on taking over the source of all Ranger power, the Morphin Grid itself.

Cast: Rorrie D. Travis (Devon / Red Ranger), Jazz Baduwalia (Ravi / Blue Ranger), Jacqueline Scislowski (Zoey / Yellow Ranger), Colby Strong (Blaze Ranger), Liana Ramirez (Roxy), Abraham Rodriguez (Nate), Kristina Ho (Betty), Cosme Flores (Ben).

Hasbro’s Power Rangers Beast Morphers toys will begin hitting store shelves in Spring 2019.

Catch Power Rangers Beast Morphers, the latest season of Power Rangers, Saturdays at 8:00 a.m. (ET/PT) on Nickelodeon USA!

Connect with Power Rangers:powerrangers.com | Facebook | Twitter | Instagram | YouTube

More Nick:Hasbro Announces New 'Power Rangers' Live Tour!

Sources: That Hashtag Show, Power Rangers NOW.

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Are you ready kids? Nickelodeon's Tony-winning Broadway musical SpongeBob SquarePants is going on tour!


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The multi-award winning SpongeBob SquarePants Musical will be touring theatres across the U.S. during the 2019-2020 theatre season.

Inspired by Nickelodeon's hit animated series of the same name, SpongeBob SquarePants explodes with energy and features an original pop and rock-infused score by a legendary roster of Grammy® Award-winning songwriters. Led and conceived by visionary director Tina Landau (2018 Tony Award nominee) and a Tony Award®-winning design team, the production brings the spirit of SpongeBob to life with humanity, heart, and pure theatricality.

Did you see the cast of SpongeBob SquarePants Musical perform at Nickelodeon's Kids' Choice Awards 2019? Watch the performance here!


The stakes are higher than ever as SpongeBob and all of Bikini Bottom face the total annihilation of their undersea world. Chaos erupts. Lives hang in the balance. And just when all hope seems lost, a most unexpected hero rises up and takes center stage.

Get ready to dive to all-new depths of theatrical innovation at SpongeBob SquarePants, where the power of optimism really can save the world!

SpongeBob SquarePants is a one-of-a-kind musical event with original songs by Yolanda Adams, Steven Tyler and Joe Perry of Aerosmith, Sara Bareilles, Jonathan Coulton, Alexander Ebert of Edward Sharpe & The Magnetic Zeros, The Flaming Lips, Lady Antebellum, Cyndi Lauper, John Legend, Panic! At the Disco, Plain White T's, They Might Be Giants and T.I., and a song by David Bowie and by SpongeBob SquarePants voice actor Tom Kenny and Andy Paley. Additional lyrics by Jonathan Coulton. Additional music by Tom Kitt.


SpongeBob SquarePants features a book by Kyle Jarrow, music supervision, orchestrations and arrangements by Tom Kitt, choreography by Christopher Gattelli, musical direction by Julie McBride, colorful costumes and Tony-winning by David Zinn, projection design by Peter Nigrini, lighting design by Kevin Adams, sound design by Walter Trarbach, foley design by Mike Dobson, hair and wig design by Charles G. LaPointe and casting by Telsey + Company/Patrick Goodwin, CSA.

The Broadway cast for SpongeBob SquarePants included Tony Award Nominee Ethan Slater as SpongeBob SquarePants, Tony Award Nominee Gavin Lee as Squidward Q. Tentacles, Lilli Cooper and Christina Sajous as Sandy Cheeks, Brian Ray Norris as Eugene Krabs, Danny Skinner as Patrick Star and Wesley Taylor as Sheldon Plankton.

The ensemble included Brandon Espinoza, Alex Gibson, Gaelen Gilliland, Juliane Godfrey, Jordan Grubb, Kyle Matthew Hamilton, Curtis Holbrook, Jesse JP Johnson, L'ogan J'ones, Jai'len Christine Li Josey, Kelvin Moon Loh, Lauralyn Mcclelland, Vasthy Mompoint, Oneika Phillips, Catherine Ricafort, JC Schuster, Allysa Shorte, Abby C. Smith, Robert Taylor Jr., Allan K. Washington, Brynn Williams, Matt Wood and Tom Kenny as the French Narrator.

The SpongeBob SquarePants Musical has a running time of 2 hours 30 minutes, and features two acts (ACT I: 1 hour 15 minutes; ACT II: 1 hour) and a 15 minute intermission.

It's currently unknown whether any of the original Broadway cast will be reprising their characters for the U.S. tour of the show. However, judging from the first promotional photo release, it'll feature a new ensemble cast.


The critically acclaimed SpongeBob SquarePants musical was named Best Musical by the Drama Desk Awards and Outer Critics Circle and earned 12 Tony Award nominations - the most nominated musical of the 2017-2018 theatre season - including nods for Best Musical, director Tina Landau, book writer Kyle Jarrow, title player Ethan Slater (in his Broadway debut), and the all-star roster of songwriters (including Sara Bareilles, Cyndi Lauper, and John Legend) who contributed to the score. The production earned 12 Tony Award nominations including best musical, equaling Mean Girls for the most of any show this season, and while The Band's Visit swept the honors, SpongeBob did score a deserved win for Best Scenic Design of a Musical for David Zinn's scenic design. The show’s director, Tina Landau, earned a Tony Award nomination for her inventive and unconventional approach to the material that humanized the characters than creating literal representations of the familiar Nickelodeon cartoon.


The SpongeBob Musical National Tour Dates:

Proctors
Schenectady, New York
09/23/19-09/29/19
As part of: The 2019-2020 Key Private Bank Broadway Series subscription package.
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Performances:

Sunday, September 22, 2019 - 2:00 pm*
Tuesday, September 24, 2019 - 7:30 pm
Wednesday, September 25, 2019 - 7:30 pm
Thursday, September 26, 2019 - 1:30 pm
Thursday, September 26, 2019 - 8:00 pm
Friday, September 27, 2019 - 8:00 pm
Saturday, September 28, 2019 - 2:00 pm
Saturday, September 28, 2019 - 8:00 pm

* Interpreted Performance

This performance will feature a sign language interpreter. To request access to this section, please call our box office at 518.346.6204

Overture Center for the Arts
Madison, Wisconsin
10/08/19-10/13/19
As part of: Presented By Overture Center and Broadway Across America | Broadway at Overture presented by American Family Insurance
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Performances:

Tuesday, October 8 at 7:30 PM
Wednesday, October 9 at 7:00 PM (Press Night)
Thursday, October 10 at 7:30 PM
Friday, October 11 at 8:00 PM
Saturday, October 12 at 2:00 PM
Sunday, October 13 at 1:00 PM
Sunday, October 13 at 6:30 PM
Sunday, October 13 at 8:00 PM

For ages: 6 and Up

Meet the Artist!

Stay after the show on THU, OCT 10, for a brief, informal Q&A session in the theater with the artists.

But wait! There’s more!

Come early on SUN, OCT 13 at 12 PM, for your “Best Day Ever” with art projects and more at a preshow event.

Boch Center Wang Theatre
Boston, Massachusetts
10/15/19-10/27/19
As part of: The Boch Center's upcoming 2019-2020 Broadway and family show lineup at the Wang and Shubert Theatres
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Showtimes

Tuesday, October 15 at 7:30 PM
Wednesday, October 16 at 7:00 PM (Press Night)
Thursday, October 17 at 7:30 PM
Friday, October 18 at 7:30 PM
Saturday, October 19 at 2:00 PM
Saturday, October 19 at 7:30 PM
Sunday, October 20 at 1:00 PM
Sunday, October 20 at 6:30 PM
Tuesday, October 22 at 7:30 PM
Wednesday, October 23 at 7:30 PM
Thursday, October 24 at 7:30 PM
Friday, October 25 at 7:30 PM
Saturday, October 26 at 2:00 PM
Saturday, October 26 at 7:30 PM
Sunday, October 27 at 1:00 PM
Sunday, October 27 at 6:30 PM *

The ASL/Open Captioned performance for this production will be Sunday, October 27 at 6:30pm.

Peoria Civic Center
Peoria, Illinois
10/29/19-10/30/19
As part of: The 2019-2020 Ameren Illinois Broadway Series
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Showtimes

Tuesday, October 29
Wednesday, October 30

Andrew Jackson Hall
Music City, Nashville, Tennessee
11/5/19-11/10/19
As part of: Tennessee Performing Arts Center's (TPAC) 2019-20 Broadway at TPAC Series. HCA/TriStar Health Broadway at TPAC presents.
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Performances:

Tuesday, November 5, 2019 - Sunday, November 10, 2019.

Civic Center Music Hall
Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
11/12/19-11/17/19
As part of: The Civic Center Music Hall's OKC Broadway season, a presentation of The Nederlander Organization and Civic Center Foundation!
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Performances:

Tuesday, November 12, 2019 - 7:30pm
​Wednesday, November 13, 2019 - 7:30pm
​Thursday, November 14, 2019 - 7:30pm
​Friday, November 15, 2019 - 8:00pm
​Saturday, November 16, 2019 - 2:00pm
​Saturday, November 16, 2019 - 8:00pm
​Sunday, November 17, 2019 - 1:30pm
​Sunday, November 17, 2019 - 7:00pm
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Schuster Center
Dayton, Ohio
11/19/19-11/24/19
As part of: The Victoria Theatre Association's 2019-2020 Premier Health Broadway Series
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Performances:

Tuesday, November 19, 2019 - 7:30pm
​Wednesday, November 20, 2019 - 7:30pm
​Thursday, November 21, 2019 - 7:30pm
​Friday, November 22, 2019 - 8:00pm
​Saturday, November 23, 2019 - 2:00pm *
​Saturday, November 23, 2019 - 8:00pm
​Sunday, November 24, 2019 - 1:00pm
​Sunday, November 24, 2019 - 6:30pm

The Saturday matinee performance of The SpongeBob Musical will be signed interpreted and audio described. Please let the ticket agent know at least two weeks before the performance if you would like either of these services when you order your tickets at Ticket Center Stage. If you are interested in either of these services for another performance, please contact Ticket Center Stage. Please understand that while the Schuster Center will make every effort to make reasonable accommodations, certain requests may not be able to be honored.

State Theatre New Jersey
New Brunswick, NJ
11/29/19-12/1/19
As part of: State Theatre New Jersey 2019-20 Broadway Season
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Performances:

Friday, November 29, 2019 at 8:00 p.m.
Saturday, November 30, 2019 at 2:00 p.m.
Saturday, November 30, 2019 at 8:00 p.m.
Sunday, December 1, 2019 at 2:00 p.m.

The Forrest Theatre
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
12/3/19-12/15/19
As part of: The Kimmel Center for the Performing Arts and The Shubert Organization announced today the 2019/20 Broadway Philadelphia season, sponsored by American Airlines.
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Performances:

December 3 - December 15

7:30 pm, 8:00 pm, 2:00 pm, 1:00 pm, 6:30 pm

Wagner Noël Performing Arts Center
Midland, Texas
01/27/20-XX/XX/XX
As part of: Jam Theatricals and the Wagner Noël Performing Arts Center's 2019-20 Broadway In The Basin season
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Performances:

Monday, January 27, 2020 - tba

Orpheum Theatre
Phoenix, Arizona
01/31/20-02/02/20
As part of: The American Theatre Guild's Broadway at the Orpheum Theatre 2019-2020 season
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Performances:

Friday, January 31, 2020: 7:30 p.m.
Saturday, February 1, 2020: 2 p.m.
Saturday, February 1, 2020: 8 p.m.
Sunday, February 2, 2020: 1 p.m.
Sunday, February 2, 2020: 6:30 p.m.

The Smith Center Reynolds Hall
Las Vegas, Nevada
02/04/20-02/09/20
As part of: The Smith Center for the Performing Arts's 2019-2020 Broadway Las Vegas Series, sponsored by Southern Nevada Ford Stores and Lewis Roca Rothgerber Christie Law Firm
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Performances:

Tuesday, February 4, 2020 - 7:30 PM
Wednesday, February 5, 2020 - 7:30 PM
Thursday, February 6, 2020 - 7:30 PM
Friday, February 7, 2020 - 7:30 PM
Saturday, February 8, 2020 - 2:00 PM
Saturday, February 8, 2020 - 7:30 PM
Sunday, February 9, 2020 - 2:00 PM
Sunday, February 9, 2020 - 7:30 PM

SHN Golden Gate Theatre
San Francisco, California
02/12/2020-02/16/2020
As part of: 2019-2020 SHN Season
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Performances:

FEB. 12 – FEB. 16, 2020

Additional Information:

Ages: No children under 5 allowed.

Hult Center
Eugene, Oregon
03/06/20-03/07/20
As part of: The American Theatre Guild's Broadway at Eugene 2019-2020 season
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Performances:

Friday, March 6, 2020: 8 p.m.
Saturday, March 7, 2020: 2 p.m.
Saturday, March 7, 2020: 8 p.m.

Buell Theatre
Denver, Colorado
03/10/20-03/22/20
As part of: Denver Center for the Performing Arts' 2019/2020 Broadway Season
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Performances:

Monday, March 10 - Sunday, March 22, 2020
Dates and times to be confirmed.

Dolby Theatre
Los Angeles, California
03/24/20-04/12/20
As part of: The Nederlander Theatre's Hollywood Pantages' BROADWAY IN HOLLYWOOD 2019-20 Season
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Showtimes

Tuesday, March 24, 2020 - 8:00 PM
Wednesday, March 25, 2020 - 8:00 PM
Thursday, March 26, 2020 - 8:00 PM
Friday, March 27, 2020 - 8:00 PM
Saturday, March 28, 2020 - 2:00 PM
Saturday, March 28, 2020 - 8:00 PM
Sunday, March 29, 2020 - 1:00 PM
Sunday, March 29, 2020 - 6:30 PM
Tuesday, March 31, 2020 - 8:00 PM
Wednesday, April 1, 2020 - 8:00 PM
Thursday, April 2, 2020 - 8:00 PM
Friday, April 3, 2020 - 8:00 PM
Saturday, April 4, 2020 - 2:00 PM
Saturday, April 4, 2020 - 8:00 PM
Sunday, April 5, 2020 - 1:00 PM
Sunday, April 5, 2020 - 6:30 PM
Tuesday, April 7, 2020 - 8:00 PM
Wednesday, April 8, 2020 - 8:00 PM
Thursday, April 9, 2020 - 8:00 PM
Friday, April 10, 2020 - 8:00 PM
Saturday, April 11, 2020 - 2:00 PM
Saturday, April 11, 2020 - 8:00 PM
Sunday, April 12, 2020 - 1:00 PM
Sunday, April 12, 2020 - 6:30 PM

Century II Concert Hall
Wichita, Kansas
04/28/20-04/30/20
As part of: The American Theatre Guild's Broadway in Wichita's menu for the 2019-2020 season
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Performances:

Tuesday, April 28, 2020: 7:30 p.m.
Wednesday, April 29, 2020: 7:30 p.m.
Thursday, April 30, 2020: 7:30 p.m.

Providence Performing Arts Center (PPAC)
Providence, Rhode Island
05/12/2020-05/17/2020
As part of: The 2019/2020 Taco/White Family Foundation Broadway Series
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Performances:

Tuesday, May 12, 2020 TBA
Wednesday, May 13, 2020 TBA
Thursday, May 14, 2020 TBA
Friday, May 15, 2020 TBA
Saturday, May 16, 2020 TBA
Sunday, May 17, 2020 TBA

Belk Theater at Blumenthal Performing Arts Center
Charlotte, North Carolina
06/16/2020 - 06/21/2020
As part of: The 2019-2020 PNC Broadway Lights (Broadway Extras)
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Performances:

Tuesday, June 16, 2020 - 7:30 PM
Wednesday, June 17, 2020 - 7:30 PM
Thursday, June 18, 2020 - 7:30 PM
Friday, June 19, 2020 TBA - 8:00 PM
Saturday, June 20, 2020 - 2:00 PM
Saturday, June 20, 2020 - 8:00 PM
Sunday, June 21, 2020 - 1:00 PM
Sunday, June 21, 2020 - 6:30 PM

Jones Hall, Wortham Theater Center and Hobby Center
Houston, Texas (Houston Premiere)
06/23/2020 - 06/28/2020
As part of: Society for the Performing Arts 2019-20 Season
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Single tickets on sale Monday, December 16, 2019
Ticket prices starting at $30

Performances:

Tue, Jun 23, 2020 - 8:00 PM
Wed, Jun 24, 2020 - 8:00 PM
Thu, Jun 25, 2020 - 8:00 PM
Fri, Jun 26, 2020 - 8:00 PM
Sat, Jun 27, 2020 - 2:00 PM
Sat, Jun 27, 2020 - 8:00 PM
Sun, Jun 28, 2020 - 1:00 PM
Sun, Jun 28, 2020 - 6:30 PM

Winspear Opera House
Dallas, Texas (Houston Premiere)
07/7/2020 - 07/12/2020
As part of: AT&T Performing Arts Center's Broadway Series 2019/2020 Season
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Performances:

To be announced.

David A. Straz Jr. Center for the Performing Arts
Tampa Bay, Florida
07/21/2020 - 07/26/2020
As part of: Broadway at The Straz's 2019-2020 Season supported by Bank of America
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Performances:

To be announced.

New tour dates to be announced. Check back to see if The SpongeBob Musical will be coming to your city!

Following a Chicago tryout during summer 2016, SpongeBob SquarePants: The Broadway Musical opened at Broadway's Palace Theatre during Fall 2017, where it ran for 327 regular performances and 29 previews, defying critical expectations by earning some of the warmest reviews of the season. The show closed in September 2018 to make way for refurbishments at the Palace Theatre.

While many expected a theme park-style brand extension, the show surprised theatergoers with its wild Dadaist comic sensibility, ingenious design and winning performances, notably from gifted 26-year-old newcomer Ethan Slater, making a terrific Broadway debut in the title role.

Early in 2019, school and youth group licensing rights will be available, with professional licensing to follow. A North American tour will begin fall 2019.

SpongeBob SquarePants - The New Musical Original Cast Recording is available to purchase today at https://spongebobmusical.lnk.to/SpongebobMusicalRecording.

SpongeBob SquarePants is produced by Nickelodeon with The Araca Group, Sony Music Masterworks and Kelp on the Road.

“Wonders pour from the stage in a ravishing stream of color and invention” (Time Out New York) as Broadway’s best creative minds reimagine and bring to life the beloved Nickelodeon series with humor, heart and pure theatricality in a neon-sparkly “party for the eyes and ears” (Daily Beast). Be there when SpongeBob and all of Bikini Bottom face catastrophe—until a most unexpected hero rises to take center stage. This “creative explosion” (Broadway.com) is “nothing short of genius” says Theatermania, so bring the entire family to celebrate friendship and cooperation, and learn the power of unity and inclusion.

Get ready to enjoy the “Broadway Extravaganza” (The New Yorker) that New York Magazine calls “effervescent candy-for-the-spirit.” Explore the depths of theatrical innovation in THE SPONGEBOB MUSICAL, 2018 Best Musical winner of the Drama Desk and Outer Critics Circle Awards, where the power of optimism really can save the world.

Follow SpongeBob SquarePants: The Broadway Musical on social media:
Website: https://spongebobbroadway.com
Facebook: facebook.com/SpongeBobBway
Twitter: @SpongeBobBway
Instagram: #spongebobbway
YouTube: youtube.com/spongebobbroadway

SpongeBob SquarePants first debuted on Nickelodeon USA on May 1, 1999 and is still going strong.

Since its launch in July 1999, SpongeBob SquarePants has emerged as a pop culture phenomenon. The series has been the most-watched animated program with kids 2-11 for more than 15 consecutive years, and over the past several years, it has averaged more than 100,000,000 total viewers every quarter across all Nickelodeon networks. SpongeBob SquarePants is the most widely distributed property in Viacom International Media Networks history, seen in more than 208 countries and territories and translated in 55+ languages. The character-driven cartoon chronicles the nautical and sometimes nonsensical adventures of SpongeBob, an incurably optimistic and earnest sea sponge, and his undersea friends in the fictional underwater city of Bikini Bottom. Among those friends are SpongeBob's best friend, a pink starfish named Patrick Star, his neighbor and co-worker octopus Squidward Tentacles, and Sandy Cheeks, a squirrel from Texas.

SpongeBob SquarePants is created by Stephen Hillenburg, who previously worked as a writer, director and creative director on Nickelodeon's animated series Rocko's Modern Life. Hillenburg graduated from the California Institute of the Arts with a master's degree in experimental animation and his undergraduate degree, from Humboldt State University, was in natural science with an emphasis in marine biology. Hillenburg executive produced the series until his untimely passing in November 2018. His first feature film, The SpongeBob SquarePants Movie, which debuted Nov. 19, 2004 and his second theatrical, The SpongeBob Movie: Sponge Out of Water, hit theaters Feb. 6, 2015, landing at #1 opening weekend.

SpongeBob SquarePantshas been renewed through to at least the show's twelfth season, will be celebrating its 20th anniversary in 2019, has its own critically acclaimed Broadway show, set to tour the U.S. from Fall 2019, and has a third upcoming movie, The SpongeBob Movie: It's a Wonderful Sponge, set to be released in Summer 2020. Nickelodeon also recently revealed plans to spin off the characters from SpongeBob SquarePants into their own stand-alone series, specials and feature-length movies. The series is produced at Nickelodeon in Burbank.

“It’s a pretty big deal for us and for Wichita to be able to bring ‘Spongebob’ on the first national tour. It’s exciting,” Amy Hamm, executive director of The American Theatre Guild, told The Wichita Eagle. “We’re feeling confident this is a show that audiences are going to love.”

The characters don’t wear the exact costumes of their cartoon counterparts, she said, but enough for anyone who has seen the series to know who they are.

Rather than one composer, the music for “Spongebob” was written by various pop-rock performers, including David Bowie, Plain White T’s, Panic! at the Disco, Cyndi Lauper, Flaming Lips, John Legend, Aerosmith, They Might Be Giants and Bareilles.

“It’s kind of a neat twist in addition to being a big, bright, fun show with a ton of heart,” Hamm said. “I think it will be a surprise because it has some amazing messages about friendship and teamwork. It’s an important kind of show to have now, a good show with a good message.”

“I’m excited about the lineup of shows we’re announcing for the 2019-2020 season,” said Ty Sutton, President and CEO of Victoria Theatre Association. “The Premier Health Broadway Series features two Ohio premieres, hot new titles such as ‘The Spongebob Musical,’ ‘Summer: The Donna Summer,’ and ‘Charlie and the Chocolate Factory,’ as well as beloved revivals like ‘Cats,’ ‘Once On This Island,’ and the ‘Rent 20th Anniversary Tour.’ Plus, we have several great shows booked as part of our Projects Unlimited Star Attractions, including ‘Black Violin,’ ‘The Color Purple,’ ‘The Midtown Men: Holiday Hits Tour,’ ‘We Shall Overcome: A Celebration of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.,’ ‘Drum Tao 2020’ and more to be announced later.”

"We are very excited to bring a lineup of critically acclaimed shows and family favorites to the Boch Center next season, including the Boston premiere of THE SPONGEBOB MUSICAL," said Josiah A. Spaulding, President & CEO of the Boch Center. "In addition to our diverse lineup of concerts, comedy, variety and dance engagements, these shows offer something for the whole family to enjoy!"

“This Broadway Lights season is heavy on family-friendly shows, so we wanted to put ‘The SpongeBob Musical’ into the Extras series for variety,” explains Tom Gabbard, president and CEO of Charlotte, NC's Blumenthal.

More Nick:Nickelodeon Marks 20 Years of "SpongeBob SquarePants" with the "Best Year Ever"!

Originally published: Saturday, March 9, 2019.

Additional sources: Broadway World (II, III, IV), Tampa Bay Times, Charlotte Observer, New Jersey Stage, Houston Chronicle, TheaterJones.com, Madison365, Google.co.uk, Woodford Times, Midland Reporter-Telegram.

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Below is a round-up of Nickelodeon Italy's (Italia) programming highlights for April (Aprile) and May (Maggio) 2019!


Nickelodeon Italia: (canali 605 e 606 di Sky)

Cousins for Life (Cugini per la vita)
New Show [More Info]
Premieres: Monday 8th April 2019 at 20:20
Airs: Mondays to Fridays at 20:20

Bixler High Private Eye (Un detective alla Bixler High)
New Nickelodeon Original Movie [More Info]
Premieres: Thursday 25th April 2019

Knight Squad
New Episodes
Airs: Weekdays at 18:20 from Monday 13th May 2019

Nick Jr. Italia (canali 603 e 604 di Sky)

ALVINNN!!! and The Chipmunks
New Episodes
Airs: Weekdays at 20:30 from Monday 8th April 2019

PAW Patrol
New Episodes
Airs: Weekdays at 18:40 from Monday 6th May 2019

TeenNick Italia: (canale 620 di Sky)

Drake & Josh
New Episodes
Airs: Weekdays at 20:20 from Monday 1st April 2019

Noobees
New Episodes
Airs: Weekdays at 19:30 from Monday 6th May 2019

Di Più Nick:Nickelodeon Italy Announces SLIMEFEST 2019!

Also, from GenovaToday:

Tante novità per Pasqua all'Acquario di Genova: laboratori, spettacoli, nuova area meduse

In occasione di Pasqua l’Acquario di Genova aspetta il pubblico con un’area meduse rinnovata, un nuovo calendario di incontri dal vivo con Spongebob, la spugna marina amata dai ragazzi di tutto il mondo e protagonista dell'omonima serie in onda su Nickelodeon, laboratori sul mondo degli invertebrati presso la sala di Spongebob e animazioni a tema lungo il percorso.

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19-20-21-22-25-27-28 Aprile e 1 Maggio

Nel periodo delle festività pasquali, i giovani appassionati del mondo marino, avranno la possibilità di incontrare dal vivo Spongebob, la simpatica spugna gialla che abita a Bikini Botton per interagire con lui e portare a casa una foto ricordo con il loro personaggio preferito.

Verranno inoltre effettuati laboratori sul mondo degli invertebrati presso la sala di Spongebob allestita lungo il percorso e animazioni a tema della durata di mezz’ora circa per conoscere da vicino i variopinti abitanti del mondo marino tropicale.

Le attività, comprese nel biglietto di ingresso, si svolgeranno nei giorni 19-20-21-22-25-27-28 Aprile e 1 Maggio dalle ore 11 alle ore 18 con partecipazione libera senza prenotazione.

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Originally published: Monday, April 08, 2019.

Original source: Digital-Forum /@Andry10k.

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Nickelodeon Netherlands (Nederland) has announced the exciting news that they have once again partnered with Jantje Beton, an organisation dedicated to providing youth services, to hold the 12th edition of Buitenspeeldag, Nickelodeon Nederland's localised version of Nickelodeon's "Worldwide Day of Play", on Wednesday 12th June 2019!


For Buitenspeeldag 2019, Nickelodeon and Jantje Beton are inviting everyone to help make the Netherlands one big playground, and to organise and register activities on Nickelodeon and Jantje Beton's giant map, so that thousands of children across the Netherlands can go outside and play, whether in a garden, in a park or at a playground!

On Wednesday 12th June 2019, games will be anything but boring or unsafe. Throughout the Netherlands, streets will be closed and places will be transformed into giant playgrounds so that children can enjoy a day of fun and games with friends!


Nickelodeon will commemorate its 12th annual Buitenspeeldag celebration when the network will once again suspend programming in order to encourage kids to go outside and get active.

Nickelodeon and Jantje Beton are calling on municipalities, parents and caregivers, playgrounds, schools, youth clubs, youth organisations and associations to help turn the Netherlands into one of the biggest playgrounds on the planet by organising tons of fun activities for kids! Activities can then be submitted to be placed on Nickelodeon and Jantje Beton's Buitenspeeldag 2019 map at www.buitenspeeldag.nl. Registrants will be receive a free 'Here We Play' banner, and be entered into an exclusive competition for the chance to win a visit from Nickelodeon to their own outdoor play activity!

Last year, more than 115,000 children played outside for Buitenspeeldag. Let's help make this 12th edition an even bigger success! Register your playing activity on www.buitenspeeldag.nl!










From RTV Stichtse Vecht:

Aanmelding 'Buitenspeeldag 2019' geopend

donderdag 28 maart 2019 11.28 uur | laatst gewijzigd: donderdag 28 maart 2019 11.37 uur | auteur: Robbert Oelp
Iedereen kan zich weer aanmelden voor de Buitenspeeldag 2019! Nickelodeon en Jantje Beton roepen kinderen en volwassenen op om van de bank te komen en in de buurt een speelactiviteit te organiseren, zodat zoveel mogelijk kinderen op woensdag 12 juni buiten kunnen spelen. Vorig jaar speelden meer dan 115.000 kinderen buiten. Help mee deze 12e editie tot een nog groter succes te maken! Meld je speelactiviteit aan op www.buitenspeeldag.nl.

Spelen is superbelangrijk

Nickelodeon en Jantje Beton willen dat kinderen meer buiten gaan spelen en organiseren daarom gezamenlijk de Nationale Buitenspeeldag en roepen speeltuinen, buurten, ouders, scholen, clubs, bedrijven, gemeenten en iedereen die spelen leuk en belangrijk vindt op om een Buitenspeeldag activiteit te organiseren. Doe je dit jaar ook mee?

Wie vindt buitenspelen nou niet leuk?! Nickelodeon en Jantje Beton bieden ieder op hun eigen manier een helpende hand bij het creëren van spellen, speelplekken en het organiseren van speelactiviteiten. Daarnaast gaat Nickelodeon ieder jaar op zwart tijdens de Buitenspeeldag om het buitenspelen te stimuleren.

Organiseer een Buitenspeeldag

Zet je straat af en organiseer samen met kinderen een sjoeltoernooi, tover de straat om tot een hindernisbaan, bouw hutten of ga stoepranden. Van grote tot kleine spelletjes en van knutselen tot hinkelen. Op de Buitenspeeldag is alles mogelijk! Iedereen die kinderen een waanzinnige dag boordevol plezier wil bezorgen kan meedoen. Meld nu je activiteit aan op www.buitenspeeldag.nl en ontvang een gratis ‘Hier spelen wij' spandoek. Door je aan te melden, maak je daarnaast ook nog eens kans op een bezoek van Nickelodeon op jouw eigen buitenspeelactiviteit.

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Also, from Omroep Venray:

De Buitenspeeldag komt er weer aan

Iedereen kan zich weer aanmelden voor de Buitenspeeldag 2019! Nickelodeon en Jantje Beton roepen kinderen en volwassenen op om van de bank te komen en in de buurt een speelactiviteit te organiseren, zodat zoveel mogelijk kinderen op woensdag 12 juni buiten kunnen spelen. Vorig jaar speelden meer dan 115.000 kinderen buiten. Help mee deze 12e editie tot een nog groter succes te maken!

Nickelodeon en Jantje Beton willen dat kinderen meer buiten gaan spelen en organiseren daarom gezamenlijk de Nationale Buitenspeeldag en roepen speeltuinen, buurten, ouders, scholen, clubs, bedrijven, gemeenten en iedereen die spelen leuk en belangrijk vindt op om een Buitenspeeldag activiteit te organiseren. Doe je dit jaar ook mee?

Wie vindt buitenspelen nou niet leuk?! Nickelodeon en Jantje Beton bieden ieder op hun eigen manier een helpende hand bij het creëren van spellen, speelplekken en het organiseren van speelactiviteiten. Daarnaast gaat Nickelodeon ieder jaar op zwart tijdens de Buitenspeeldag om het buitenspelen te stimuleren.

Zet je straat af en organiseer samen met kinderen een sjoeltoernooi, tover de straat om tot een hindernisbaan, bouw hutten of ga stoepranden. Van grote tot kleine spelletjes en van knutselen tot hinkelen. Op de Buitenspeeldag is alles mogelijk! Iedereen die kinderen een waanzinnige dag boordevol plezier wil bezorgen kan meedoen. Meld nu je activiteit aan en ontvang een gratis ‘Hier spelen wij' spandoek. Door je aan te melden, maak je daarnaast ook nog eens kans op een bezoek van Nickelodeon op jouw eigen buitenspeelactiviteit.

Jantje Beton is hét goede doel dat zich samen met kinderen inzet voor meer en uitdagender speelruimte en meer speeltijd. Jaarlijks doen ruim 350.000 kinderen mee aan de activiteiten en projecten van Jantje Beton. Kwetsbare kinderen krijgen hierbij speciale aandacht. Zij willen bereiken dat álle kinderen dagelijks kunnen spelen en bewegen. Kinderen moeten steeds meer en spelen steeds minder, terwijl spelen het belangrijkste én het leukste onderdeel is van een gezond leven. Daarom zegt Jantje Beton … STOP NOOIT MET SPELEN!

Nickelodeon is het merk voor kinderen binnen de merkenportfolio van Viacom Benelux. De van oorsprong Amerikaanse zender is wereldwijd één van de grootste entertainmentmerken voor kinderen, in Nederland is Nickelodeon de nummer 1 kinderzender. De programmering is speciaal ontwikkeld voor kinderen in de leeftijd van 6 tot 12 jaar en bestaat onder meer uit live action, animatie en game shows.

Voor meer informatie kijk op de website: https://jantjebeton.nl/ik-wil-spelen/de-buitenspeeldag/over-de-dag

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From Het Nieuwsblad:

Vierhonderd kinderen verwacht op Buitenspeeldag

ZOUTLEEUW - De Buitenspeeldag is een initiatief van Nickelodeon en de Vlaamse Overheid en wordt op woensdag 24 april al voor de twaalfde keer georganiseerd Aen den Hoorn en in het stadspark. Je kan er naar welbelieven in- en uitlopen
Op die dag gaan zowel Nickelodeon als Ketnet en VTM KZoom een hele namiddag op “zwart”’. Overal in Vlaanderen worden buiten activiteiten georganiseerd waarin kinderen en jongeren al hun energie kwijt kunnen.

De voorbije edities zijn telkens toch meer dan vierhonderd kinderen komen spelen in Zoutleeuw. Dit jaar rekenen de organisatoren op mooi weer en hopen dit aantal deelnemers zeker te kunnen evenaren.

De activiteiten vinden plaats op het plein Aen den Hoorn en vooraan in het stadspark. Op die manier worden de prachtige speeltuigen aan GC De Passant, en ook het skateterrein geïntegreerd in de speelruimte.

Stevig te ravotten in de buitenlucht kan op de springkastelen en het skatepark. Je kan ook terecht voor een wedstrijdje voetbal of badminton, om te dansen, te springen en nog zoveel meer…

Waar: stadspark Zoutleeuw – Plein Aen den Hoorn (ingang langs Vincent Betsstraat of langs Sint-Truidensesteenweg)

Wanneer: woensdag 24 april van 13 tot 17 uur

Prijs: gratis

Meer Nick:Dutch and Belgium Favourites Win Big in Nickelodeon's Kids’ Choice Awards 2019 | Nickelodeon Benelux!

Originally published: Thursday, March 28, 2019.

Additional sources: DeepL Translator, Google Translate.

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Double Dare and WWE collide as Nickelodeon's iconic game show Double Dare hosts its first-ever WWE Superstars Week Tournament, which will see WWE superstars such as Austin Creed, Nikki and Brie Bella, Kofi Kingston, The New Day and Big E answer brain-bending questions and taking on messy physical challenges, including the legendary obstacle course! Double Dare WWE Superstars Week airs weekdays at 7:00 p.m. (ET/PT) between Monday, April 22 - Thursday, April 25, 2019, only on Nickelodeon USA! Check out the line-up below!


In a video, Kofi revealed that he's been dreaming about appearing on Double Dare ever since he watched the show as a child!:

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Dreams really do come true! Congrats on the WWE championship, Kofi 💪 Can't wait to see you on Double Dare WWE week starting April 22nd 💚

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Double Dare WWE Superstars Week

Double Dare is back for a week of WWE themed episodes to celebrate Wrestlemania 35, airing Monday, April 8th through to Thursday, April 11th, 2019! Two of the teams in one episodes will be Little Giants vs Generation Yes.

Monday, April 22, 2019 at 7:00 p.m. - WWE Superstars Week Game 1: Two 4-person teams compete in a series of challenges for the chance to advance in the first-ever WWE Superstars Week Tournament! One team maneuvers their way onto the obstacle course and into the next game to play with their favorite WWE Superstars. (#205)

Tuesday, April 23, 2019 at 7:00 p.m. - WWE Superstars Week Game 2: WWE Superstars Week continues this time with Superstars Nikki and Brie Bella and their returning teammates! It’s a close call, but when the bell rings only one duo moves onto the legendary obstacle course and tournament finals. (#205)

Wednesday, April 24, 2019 at 7:00 p.m. - WWE Superstars Week Game 3: WWE Superstars, The New Day, team up with their fans to go head to head! But it’s one pair’s determination, brains, and teamwork that propels them onto the obstacle course and into the finals. (#207)

Thursday, April 25, 2019 at 7:00 p.m. - WWE Superstars Week Finals: It’s the WWE Superstars Week Finals! With their Superstars, the remaining kids compete to become the first-ever WWE Superstars Week Champion! The winning team has a final smackdown with the obstacle course for a chance to win double the dollars. (#208)

Promo:





From WWE:

The New Day and The Bella Twins to appear on WWE Superstars Week on Nickelodeon’s “Double Dare”


The New Day and The Bella Twins are about to take the physical challenge!

Yes, the WWE Superstars will appear on iconic Nickelodeon show “Double Dare” as a part of WWE Superstars Week. Will The New Day or The Bella Twins get their slime on? Find out next Monday through Thursday at 7/6 C on Nick!

What a time! Tune into Double Dare’s WWE Superstars Week on @Nickelodeon! Monday 4/22 – Thursday 4/25, 7/6pm CT. pic.twitter.com/OrBo0sI4JN

— Florida Man (@WWEBigE) April 16, 2019

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More Nick:'Double Dare Live' Announces Fall/Winter 2019 Tour Dates!

Originally published: Monday, April 15, 2019.

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Ryan's Mystery Playdate Trailer 🤩 | New Show Premieres April 19th on Nick



Ryan, the star of Ryan ToysReview, is coming to Nickelodeon and he’s bringing mystery surprises, massive messes, and fun challenges! His new television show, Ryan's Mystery Playdate, premieres Friday April 19th at 12:30 p.m. (ET/PT) on Nickelodeon USA. You can find more of your favorite shows weekday mornings on Nickelodeon, and everywhere you find Nick Jr.! Visit http://www.nickjr.com/ryans-mystery-play-date/ to find out more about Ryan’s Mystery Playdate!


More Nick:Nick Jr. Live! "Move To The Music" U.S. Theatrical Tour To Debut Fall 2019!

Kids can watch their favorite Nick Jr. shows weekdays on Nickelodeon and all week long on the Nick Jr. channel: http://nickjr.com/tvschedule/

Preschoolers can watch full episodes online, play games, and discover silly surprises in the free Nick Jr. App and at NickJr.com. Stream Nick Jr. for free in the Nick Jr. App on Roku and Apple TV or download full episodes for offline viewing on iTunes or Google Play.

You can also download premium apps featuring your child's favorite Nick Jr. shows on iTunes, Google Play, and Amazon, including Nick Jr. Draw and Play and Nick Jr. Let’s Learn!

More Nick:Nickelodeon to Premiere 'Ryan's Mystery Playdate', Brand-New Preschool Series Starring YouTube Superstar Ryan of Ryan ToysReview, on Friday, April 19, 2019!

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Ariana Grande Uncovered BTS Footage! 🙃 | #TBT



Ariana Grande on the set of Victorious and Sam & Cat is the ultimate throwback!

What’s your favorite BTS moment? Watch more of your favorite shows on Nickelodeon!

What is YOUR favorite Ariana Grande song of ALL TIME?! 🎤🎶

More Nick:Nickelodeon USA's April 2019 Premiere Highlights!

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"Really Loud Music" Animatic #1 | The Loud House | Nick Animation



Should Luna go with a song that’s true to her sound or try to make something that the whole world will love? Find out in this side-by-side animatic from The Loud House episode, "Really Loud Music"! 🎸🎶

Storyboard by Jordan Rosato.

More Nick:Nickelodeon and Netflix Sign Original Animated Film Deal; Announces 'Rise of the TMNT' and 'The Loud House' Movies!

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Nickelodeon Italy (Italia) has announced the aweslime news that, following the tremendous success of their first three SLIMEFEST events in 2016, 2017 and 2018, SLIMEFEST will be back in 2019, bigger slimier than ever before!


This post is about SLIMEFEST 2019 Italia. Are you looking for SLIMEFEST UK or SLIMEFEST USA?
After the great success of last year, the fourth Italian edition of Nickelodeon SlimeFest will be held for a second year in a row at Mirabilandia, Italy's largest amusement park, located in Ravenna on Saturday 15th June 2019, kicking off at 16.00 with a preshow full of games and activities.

Mirabilandia is a place loved by both adults and children alike, providing fun for the whole family, thanks to its Guinness World Record holding attractions and its new Ducati World area.


SLIMEFEST 2019 Italia will be hosted by Federica Carta, a singer who is well known by fans of SlimeFest. At SLIMEFEST 2018 Italia, Federica treated fans to a duet with Shade, performing his Triple Platinum certified single "Irraggiungibile", which to date has had over 100 million views.

Last year Federica was chosen to open some of Laura Pausini's concerts in Rome, Rimini, Verona and Eboli, respectively. In December, the song "Mondovisione" from the soundtrack of the new film with Paola Cortellesi, La Befana vien di notte (The Legend of the Christmas Witch), was published on digital platforms. In 2019, Federica and Shade took part in Sanremo Music Festival 2019 with the competing song "Senza farlo apposta", a hit with over 18 million views. On Friday 15th February 2019, "Popcorn", a new album composed of 7 tracks was released, debuting in 3rd place in the official FIMI charts.

Update (18/4) - Nickelodeon Italia has today announced that Federica Carta, Alessandro Casillo, Biondo, Briga, Emma Muscat, Einar, Matteo Markus Bok, Mose, Shade (last year's presenter) and Thomas will be performing at SLIMEFEST 2019! Click here for Nick's latest press release!

With a unique energy and litres of Nickelodeon's iconic green slime, SLIMEFEST 2019 will once again bring to the stage the Italian singers, YouTubers and special guests most loved by children. SlimeFest has always been synonymous with a great party suitable for everyone, young and old.

BigBabol is the Main Partner of SlimeFest 2019.

Nickelodeon will reveal more information on the SLIMEFEST 2019, including performers and guests in the coming weeks. Stay tuned with Nickelodeon and Mirabilandia for more information.

Tickets to attend SLIMEFEST 2019 Italia (including entrance tickets to the park) went on sale today, and are available to buy https://www.mirabilandia.it/.

Nickelodeon SlimeFest has seen success around the globe as a slime-filled, multiplatform music and entertainment event since its overseas inception in 2012 in Australia. To date, nearly 140,000 people have attended Nickelodeon SlimeFest events around the world, including sold-out shows in the U.S., South Africa, Australia, Germany, Italy, UK, Spain and Portugal.

Below is Nickelodeon Italia's official press release announcing the exciting news!:




Sabato 15 Giugno 2019 torna SlimeFest, l’evento di musica e divertimento dove i protagonisti sono i ragazzi e i loro talent preferiti, organizzato da Nickelodeon, il brand per ragazzi e famiglie presente in esclusiva su Sky (canale 605) di Viacom International Media Networks Italia, azienda guidata dall’A.D. Andrea Castellari.

Dopo il grande successo dello scorso anno, la quarta edizione italiana di SlimeFest si terrà di nuovo a Mirabilandia, alle porte di Ravenna. Il Parco divertimenti più grande d’Italia è un luogo amato da adulti e bambini e adatto al divertimento di tutta la famiglia, grazie alle sue attrazioni da guinness dei primati e alla nuova area Ducati World.

Grandissime novità per la conduzione dello show che quest’anno sarà affidata a Federica Carta, cantante pop soul molto conosciuta dai fan di SlimeFest, vista la sua partecipazione alla scorsa edizione dove ha duettato con Shade il singolo “Irraggiungibile”, certificato ad oggi Triplo Disco di Platino, con oltre 100 milioni di visualizzazioni. L’anno scorso Federica è stata scelta per aprire alcuni concerti di Laura Pausini rispettivamente a Roma, Rimini, Verona e Eboli. A dicembre viene pubblicato sulle piattaforme digitali il brano “Mondovisione” tratto dalla colonna sonora del nuovo film con Paola Cortellesi, “La Befana vien di notte”. Nel 2019 partecipa in coppia con Shade al Festival di Sanremo 2019 con il brano in gara “Senza farlo apposta”, hit da oltre 18 milioni di visualizzazioni. Il 15 febbraio esce “Popcorn”, il nuovo progetto composto da 7 tracce che debutta al 3° posto della classifica ufficiale FIMI.

Con una carica di energia unica e litri di slime, l’inconfondibile sostanza verde, lo show porterà anche quest’anno sul palco gli artisti italiani i più amati dai ragazzi: cantanti, youtuber e ospiti. Da sempre Slimefest è, infatti, sinonimo di grande festa adatta a tutti, grandi e piccoli.

BigBabol è Main Partner di SlimeFest 2019.

SlimeFest 2019 inizierà alle ore 16:00 con un pre-show ricco di giochi e attività.

Nelle prossime settimane verranno comunicate tutte le informazioni sull’evento e, naturalmente, l’atteso cast! Restate sintonizzati con Nickelodeon e Mirabilandia!

Per non perdere l’appuntamento con SlimeFest, da oggi è possibile acquistare il biglietto di ingresso al parco su https://www.mirabilandia.it/

Nickelodeon:
Nickelodeon, al suo 40esimo anno di vita, è il brand numero uno al mondo di intrattenimento per ragazzi. Ha costruito un ampio business globale, mettendo sempre i ragazzi al primo posto: “kids first”. Il business di Nickelodeon include programmi TV e produzione negli Stati Uniti e nel mondo, oltre ad eventi speciali, consumer products, film, libri e offerte digitali. I brand di Nickelodeon raggiungono oltre 1,1 miliardi di abbonati in oltre 170 paesi e territori, attraverso gli oltre 80 canali locali e blocchi di programmazione. Fuori dagli Stati Uniti, Nickelodeon fa parte del gruppo Viacom International Media Networks, una divisione di Viacom Inc. (NASDAQ: VIAB, VIA), uno dei leader nel campo della creazione e produzione di contenuti attraverso tutte le piattaforme. In Italia, i canali a brand Nickelodeon (NickJr, Nickelodeon, TeenNick) sono presenti in esclusiva su Sky. Nickelodeon fa parte di Viacom Italia, azienda guidata dall’A.D. Andrea Castellari.

Mirabilandia
850.000 mq, 48 attrazioni, 5 aree tematiche, 15 show, 25 punti ristoro, 20 negozi e photocall. Con questi numeri Mirabilandia è il più grande parco divertimenti in Italia. Dall’apertura del 1992 a oggi ha continuamente aggiornato la sua offerta con attrazioni nuove, sempre uniche e diverse, per coinvolgere famiglie con bambini, ma anche giovani e adulti spericolati. Le tecnologie all’avanguardia rendono il parco da guinness dei primati: Divertical è il più alto water coaster al mondo, Katun il più lungo inverted coaster in Europa, iSpeed il più alto e veloce launch coaster in Italia ed Eurowheel, con i suoi 90 metri, è la seconda ruota panoramica più alta del continente. Nel 2014 è stata inaugurata Dinoland, la più vasta area presente in un parco divertimenti dedicata al mondo dei dinosauri. Il mondo dei cowboy è arrivato nel 2016 con la Far West Valley, completamente in stile old west e adatta a tutta la famiglia. Molto amato e seguito anche il programma degli show che propone, tra gli altri, “Sfida a Hot Wheels city”, il più acclamato stunt show d’Europa, con il loop mobile più alto, 18 metri di altezza, mai eseguito in un parco divertimenti. Accanto a Mirabilandia nel 2003 è nato Mirabeach, un parco acquatico in stile caraibico con sabbia bianchissima e una laguna cristallina che concilia relax e divertimento. Nel 2018 l’area è stata ampliata con ulteriori 20.000 mq, in cui sono ospitati 6 nuovi scivoli, una nuova area Vip e una piscina a onde di 2.000 mq. La grande novità del 2019 è il Ducati World: 35.000 mq completamente trasformati per accogliere la prima area tematica al mondo ispirata a un brand motociclistico e inserita in un parco di divertimenti. Attesissimo l’esclusivo roller coaster interattivo a doppio binario che simula la guida di una moto Panigale V4 per far sentire tutti dei veri piloti.




Sabato 15 Giugno 2019 torna SlimeFest, l’evento di musica e divertimento dove i protagonisti sono i ragazzi e i loro talent preferiti, organizzato da Nickelodeon, il brand per ragazzi e famiglie presente in esclusiva su Sky (canale 605) di Viacom International Media Networks Italia, azienda guidata dall’A.D. Andrea Castellari. Dopo il grande successo dello scorso anno, la quarta edizione italiana di SlimeFest si terrà di nuovo a Mirabilandia, alle porte di Ravenna. Il Parco divertimenti più grande d’Italia è un luogo amato da adulti e bambini e adatto al divertimento di tutta la famiglia, grazie alle sue attrazioni da guinness dei primati e alla nuova area Ducati World.

Grandissime novità per la conduzione dello show che quest’anno sarà affidata a Federica Carta, cantante pop soul molto conosciuta dai fan di SlimeFest, vista la sua partecipazione alla scorsa edizione dove ha duettato con Shade con cui ha collezionato due successi: il singolo “Irraggiungibile”, certificato Triplo Disco di Platino, con oltre 100 milioni di visualizzazioni e l’ultimo “Senza farlo apposta”, certificato Platino per le vendite e con oltre 22 milioni di visualizzazioni.

Federica Carta, oltre a presentare, si esibirà anche sul palco insieme al resto del cast annunciato oggi: Alessandro Casillo, Biondo, Briga, Emma Muscat, Einar, Matteo Markus Bok, Mose, Shade (presentatore della scorsa edizione) e Thomas. Obiettivo comune, portare una grande carica di divertimento e litri e litri di slime, la sostanza verde “appiccicosa” che inonderà il palco, i cantanti e il pubblico. Ma non è finita perché il pomeriggio di musica targato SlimeFest sarà animato anche da tanti ospiti tra muser, influencer e youtuber che verranno annunciati nelle prossime settimane.

Big Babol sarà Main Partner di SlimeFest 2019 e di una meravigliosa attività. Dal 6 al 26 maggio, su nicktv.it, si potrà partecipare al contest esclusivo “ALLA RICERCA DI MARCO”: i 2 finalisti potranno comporre la propria squadra e sfidarsi in una “caccia all’influencer” all’interno di Mirabilandia. Il premio? Oltre a vincere l’ingresso al Parco, avranno l’opportunità di conoscere il loro influencer preferito, Marco Cellucci, e passare il pomeriggio con lui nel backstage di SlimeFest.
Big Babol, il bubble gum dei grandi palloni, promuove il gioco libero e il divertimento all’aria aperta: Big Babol Play Big.

SlimeFest 2019 inizierà alle ore 16:00 con un pre-show ricco di giochi e attività.
Per non perdere l’appuntamento con SlimeFest, da oggi è possibile acquistare il biglietto di
ingresso al parco su https://www.mirabilandia.it/

Segui e commenta con l’hastag #SlimeFestItalia sui social di Nickelodeon:
Facebook, https://www.facebook.com/NickelodeonItalia/

Instagram, https://www.instagram.com/nickelodeonit/

Twitter, https://twitter.com/nickelodeonit?lang=it,

Media Partner: TeamWorld

Radio Partner: RDS (100% Grandi Successi)

Nickelodeon:
Nickelodeon, al suo 40esimo anno di vita, è il brand numero uno al mondo di intrattenimento per ragazzi. Ha costruito un ampio business globale, mettendo sempre i ragazzi al primo posto: “kids first”. Il business di Nickelodeon include programmi TV e produzione negli Stati Uniti e nel mondo, oltre ad eventi speciali, consumer products, film, libri e offerte digitali. I brand di Nickelodeon raggiungono oltre 1,1 miliardi di abbonati in oltre 170 paesi e territori, attraverso gli oltre 80 canali locali e blocchi di programmazione. Fuori dagli Stati Uniti, Nickelodeon fa parte del gruppo Viacom International Media Networks, una divisione di Viacom Inc. (NASDAQ: VIAB, VIA), uno dei leader nel campo della creazione e produzione di contenuti attraverso tutte le piattaforme. In Italia, i canali a brand Nickelodeon (NickJr, Nickelodeon, TeenNick) sono presenti in esclusiva su Sky. Nickelodeon fa parte di Viacom Italia, azienda guidata dall’A.D. Andrea Castellari.

Mirabilandia
850.000 mq, 48 attrazioni, 5 aree tematiche, 15 show, 25 punti ristoro, 20 negozi e photocall. Con questi numeri Mirabilandia è il più grande parco divertimenti in Italia. Dall’apertura del 1992 a oggi ha continuamente aggiornato la sua offerta con attrazioni nuove, sempre uniche e diverse, per coinvolgere famiglie con bambini, ma anche giovani e adulti spericolati. Le tecnologie all’avanguardia rendono il parco da guinness dei primati: Divertical è il più alto water coaster al mondo, Katun il più lungo inverted coaster in Europa, iSpeed il più alto e veloce launch coaster in Italia ed Eurowheel, con i suoi 90 metri, è la seconda ruota panoramica più alta del continente. Nel 2014 è stata inaugurata Dinoland, la più vasta area presente in un parco divertimenti dedicata al mondo dei dinosauri. Il mondo dei cowboy è arrivato nel 2016 con la Far West Valley, completamente in stile old west e adatta a tutta la famiglia. Molto amato e seguito anche il programma degli show che propone, tra gli altri, “Sfida a Hot Wheels city”, il più acclamato stunt show d’Europa, con il loop mobile più alto, 18 metri di altezza, mai eseguito in un parco divertimenti. Accanto a Mirabilandia nel 2003 è nato Mirabeach, un parco acquatico in stile caraibico con sabbia bianchissima e una laguna cristallina che concilia relax e divertimento. Nel 2018 l’area è stata ampliata con ulteriori 20.000 mq, in cui sono ospitati 6 nuovi scivoli, una nuova area Vip e una piscina a onde di 2.000 mq. La grande novità del 2019 è il Ducati World: 35.000 mq completamente trasformati per accogliere la prima area tematica al mondo ispirata a un brand motociclistico e inserita in un parco di divertimenti. Attesissimo l’esclusivo roller coaster interattivo a doppio binario che simula la guida di una moto Panigale V4 per far sentire tutti dei veri piloti.


Di Più Nick:Italian Favourites Win Big in Nickelodeon's Kids’ Choice Awards 2019 | Nickelodeon Italia!

Originally published: Wednesday, April 03, 2019.

Additional sources: DeepL Translator, Google.co.uk, Wikipedia (II), Google Translate.

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Originally published: Tuesday, November 06, 2018.

Viacom International Media Networks (VIMN) – Américas has announced the exciting news that they have close agreements to launch NOGGIN, Nickelodeon’s top-ranked video subscription service for preschoolers on Oi, Watch and Net.com, three of the top telecommunications operators in Brazil The launch of NOGGIN on the platforms is part of Viacom's international expansion for the top-rated SVoD service. The news means that NOGGIN is now available in all Latin American countries, following Nickelodeon launching the service in Latin America in 2015. To find out more about NOGGIN Brasil, visit noggin.com/br and www.facebook.com/NogginBR.

Below is more information about the launch of NOGGIN Brasil on Oi, Watch and Net.com:

Via TVNIÑOS:

Noggin cierra acuerdo con Oi, Watch y Net.com en Brasil

Con el objetivo de expandir la aplicación de video del canal Nick Jr. Noggin como la primera iniciativa OTT de Viacom y tenerla disponible en varias plataformas, Viacom International Media Networks (VIMN) – Américas acaba de cerrar acuerdos con Oi, Watch y Net.com en Brasil.

Noggin fue creado por Viacom como una solución de contenido para los suscriptores de banda ancha y operadoras celulares.

“Ya hemos cerrado algunos acuerdos y otros están bien encaminados”, dijo Rogerio Francis, director sénior de distribución de VIMN en Brasil y responsable de la expansión del app en el país. “En la operadora Oi, por ejemplo, Noggin es parte de la oferta de telefonía móvil y banda ancha y estará disponible a partir del paquete intermedio de la operadora”.

Noggin ofrece contenido educativo, juegos y videos musicales, además de destacados dibujos animados de Nick Jr. y el app acaba de incorporar novedades. Entre ellas está la llegada de Blaze & The Monster Machines, el cual consiste de 20 episodios y una película exclusiva. En cada episodio se presenta un nuevo concepto científico, que muestra cómo se conectan las matemáticas, la ciencia, la tecnología y la ingeniería.

“Noggin significa cabeza, la cual es responsable por hacernos pensar”, agregó Federico Llano, director de apps y juegos de VIMN – Américas. “Por lo tanto, el canal Nick Jr. ha creado una plataforma que enseña y despierta creatividad con animaciones y juegos educativos de calidad. Además, solamente la plataforma de Nick Jr. tiene los mayores éxitos del canal”.

El ejecutivo afirmó: “Queremos que Noggin sea el compañero perfecto para los momentos familiares. Cuando están en casa, en el auto, o esperando una consulta, por ejemplo, los padres y niños pueden entretenerse con contenido de calidad, sin que los padres piensen que los más pequeños están perdiendo el tiempo frente a la pantalla del teléfono”.

Además de las animaciones y películas, la plataforma ofrece varios juegos educativos, como Moose y Zee, personajes que son los anfitriones de Noggin y enseñan a los pequeños a contar números, leer el abecedario, identificar símbolos y aprender nuevos idiomas.

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From Prensario Internacional:

Viacom expande la presencia de Noggin en Brasil

Viacom International Media Networks (VIMN) - Américas anunció la firma de acuerdos de alianza con Oi, Watch y Net.com en Brasil, que tendrán como objetivo la expansión de su servicio de video Noggin en el país.

'Ya hemos cerrado algunos acuerdos y otros están bien encaminados. En la operadora Oi, por ejemplo, Noggin es parte de la oferta de telefonía móvil y banda ancha y estará disponible a partir del paquete intermedio de la operadora', explicó Rogerio Francis, Director Senior de Distribución de VIMN en Brasil y responsable de la expansión de la app en el país.

Noggin ofrece contenido educativo, juegos y videos musicales, además de los dibujos animados más queridos del canal Nick Jr. y la app acaba de incorporar novedades. Entre ellas está la llegada de Blaze & The Monster Machines, el cual consiste de20 episodios y una película exclusiva. En cada episodio se presenta un nuevo concepto científico, que muestra cómo se conectan las matemáticas, la ciencia, la tecnología y la ingeniería.

'Noggin significa "cabeza", la cual es responsable por hacernos pensar y por lo tanto el canal Nick Jr. ha creado una plataforma que enseña y despierta creatividad con animaciones y juegos educativos de calidad. Además, solamente la plataforma de Nick Jr. tiene los mayores éxitos del canal', agregó Federico Llano, Director de Apps y Juegos de VIMN - Américas. 'Queremos que Noggin sea el compañero perfecto para los momentos familiares. Cuando están en casa, en el auto, o esperando una consulta, por ejemplo, los padres y los niños pueden entretenerse con contenido de calidad – sin que los padres piensen que los más pequeños están perdiendo el tiempo frente a la pantalla del teléfono'.

Además de las animaciones y películas, la plataforma ofrece juegos educativos, como Moose y Zee, personajes que son los anfitriones de Noggin y enseñan a los pequeños a contar números, leer el abecedario, identificar símbolos y aprender nuevos idiomas.

La mayoría de las aplicaciones infantiles disponibles contienen habilidades de enseñanza tales como matemáticas, ciencia y otros idiomas. Noggin, además de ofrecer este tipo de contenidos, se ocupa también de abordar valores como la perseverancia, el trabajo en equipo, la importancia de la amistad, la resolución de problemas, los conceptos de reciclaje, entre otros. Además, cuenta con la ayuda de algunos de los personajes más queridos por los pequeños.

Aunque el contenido se ha pensado y desarrollado para niños en edad preescolar, la plataforma tiene un ‘panel de control parental’, de modo que el tiempo de uso pueda ser controlado, apuntando al uso consciente de la app. Y, para los más pequeños, el ‘modo bebé’ permite que sus curiosas manos toquen la pantalla sin interrumpir los videos. Otra herramienta es el ‘modo offline’, para almacenar los videos y poder verlos sin conexión a Internet.

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Via ttvnews:

Noggin se expande en Brasil

Viacom International Media Networks (VIMN) Américas cierra un acuerdo de alianza con Oi, Watch y Net.com en Brasil, para Noggin, la aplicación OTT del canal Nick Jr.

Con el objetivo de expandir Noggin -la aplicación de video del canal Nick Jr.- Viacom International Media Networks (VIMN) Américas acaba de cerrar acuerdos con algunos de los principales operadores de telecomunicaciones de Brasil, como Oi, Watch y Net.com.

"Ya hemos cerrado algunos acuerdos y otros están bien encaminados. En la operadora Oi, por ejemplo, Noggin es parte de la oferta de telefonía móvil y banda ancha y estará disponible a partir del paquete intermedio de la operadora", explico Rogerio Francis, director sénior de Distribución de VIMN en Brasil y responsable de la expansión de la app en el país.

Noggin ya está disponible en todos los países de América Latina. La compañía viene trabajando su expansión desde hace bastante tiempo; a mediados de septiembre del 2017 Noggin se incorporó al servicio de Claro Video para México, Perú y República Dominicana y a princípios de 2018 a Uruguay con Claro.

La aplicación ofrece contenido educativo, juegos y videos musicales, además de dibujos animados del canal Nick Jr. La app acaba de incorporar novedades; Blaze & The Monster Machines de 20 episodios y una película exclusiva.

Todos sus contenidos de Nick Jr. son desarrollados por especialistas de programación infantil que combinan el entretenimiento con contenidos educativos, teniendo en cuenta también la preferencia de los padres.

"Noggin significa cabeza, la cual es responsable por hacernos pensar y por lo tanto el canal Nick Jr. ha creado una plataforma que enseña y despierta creatividad con animaciones y juegos educativos de calidad. Además, solamente la plataforma de Nick Jr. tiene los mayores éxitos del canal", añadió Federico Llano, director de Apps y Juegos de VIMN Américas.

Además de las animaciones y películas, la plataforma ofrece varios juegos educativos, como Moose y Zee, personajes que anfitriones de Noggin, que enseñan a los pequeños a contar números, leer, identificar símbolos y aprender nuevos idiomas.

La mayoría de las aplicaciones infantiles disponibles contienen habilidades de enseñanza como matemáticas, ciencia e idiomas. Noggin, además de ofrecer este tipo de contenidos, se ocupa también de abordar valores.

Asimismo, la plataforma cuenta con varias funcionalidades como el panel de control parental de modo, para que el tiempo de uso pueda ser controlado, el modo bebé, y el modo offline para almacenar los videos y poder verlos sin conexión a Internet.

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Via PRODU:

La app Noggin cierra acuerdo con Oi, Watch y Net.com para expansión en Brasil

Noggin, la app de Viacom, cerró acuerdos con Oi, Watch y Net.com para expandirse en Brasil. Noggin es una aplicación de video del canal Nick Jr., que ofrece contenido para los suscriptores de banda ancha y operadoras celulares.

“Ya hemos cerrado algunos acuerdos y otros están bien encaminados. En la operadora Oi, por ejemplo, Noggin es parte de la oferta de telefonía móvil y banda ancha y estará disponible a partir del paquete intermedio de la operadora” dijo Rogerio Francis, director sénior de Distribución de VIMN en Brasil y responsable de la expansión de la app en el país.

Noggin ofrece contenido educativo, juegos y videos musicales, además de los dibujos animados más populares del canal Nick Jr. y la app acaba de incorporar novedades. Entre ellas está la llegada de Blaze & the monster machines, con 20 episodios y una película exclusiva.

“Noggin significa cabeza, la cual es responsable por hacernos pensar y, por lo tanto, el canal Nick Jr. ha creado una plataforma que enseña y despierta creatividad con animaciones y juegos educativos de calidad. Además, solamente la plataforma de Nick Jr. tiene los mayores éxitos del canal” agregó Federico Llano, director de Apps y Juegos de Viacom Americas.

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Update (18/4/2019) - From Exame:

Parceria entre gigante do entretenimento e Startup democratizam aplicativo, através do formato “Stand Alone”

Na primeira semana de abril, foi confirmada a parceria entre a gigante do entretenimento Viacom detentora da marca Nick Jr. e a startup Survey Brasil através do seu projeto Assine Agora Tv. Para venda e representação em todo o Brasil, prometendo levar diversão e tecnologia segura para o convívio das crianças, e tranquilizando a todos os pais ou responsáveis de crianças em idade pré-escolar e que cada vez mais têm acesso à internet, seja na casa de familiares ou mesmo na escola.

A parceria reforça o investimento em um nicho de reconhecido conhecimento da mídia, mas pouco explorado da forma devida. É fato que existem diversos aplicativos para jogos e desenhos de crianças, inclusive em plataformas de streaming conhecidas, no entanto a grande inovação trazida pela Viacom e pela Survey é a inclusão da tecnologia da segurança, envolvendo os responsáveis pelas crianças ao invés de separá-los.

Por parte da Survey Brasil, está a necessidade do mercado de aplicativos infantis em ter um produto como o Noggin, assim como melhorar a experiência de usuários (principalmente os pais). Com a possibilidade de venda para todo o país, e por um valor muito acessível, já que o aplicativo é “stand-alone” ou seja, pode ser adquirido de forma avulsa sem necessidade de planos de Tv por assinatura vinculados, dessa forma democratizando o acesso ao aplicativo, que é considerado diferenciado no mercado.

O formato Stand-alone é conhecido por fornecer conteúdo individual para o assinante, sem precisar de prévia compra em outro tipo de plataforma. A verdade é que no segmento infantil, a Survey e a Viacom inovam ao trazer para o mercado, o formato que até então não existe. Pelo menos da forma extremamente segura e voltada especificamente para agradar tanto às crianças quanto aos pais.

Segundo pesquisas da Einstein Medical Center, de 2015, crianças com um pouco mais de 1 ano de idade já usam celular ou tablet de adultos, e 66% das crianças a partir de 3 anos já possuem o próprio aparelho.

A estatística não só escancara a facilidade de acesso ao mundo digital, mas também revela que ainda há um mundo novo para explorar, cujo as consequências ainda estão sendo descobertas, na personalidade e saúde das crianças. Dito isso, é correto afirmar que novos medos são inseridos no cotidiano dos pais do século XXI, como a exposição demasiada à tela do computador ou tablet por horas seguidas, conteúdo inadequado para a idade, além de adultos de má índole terem acesso aos pequenos. Esses temores criaram um novo mercado de aplicativos e serviços de VOD para crianças e preocupados com a questão segurança.

Ao investir no Noggin, a parceria entre Viacom e Survey, busca iniciar uma tendência nova do mercado, similar a que ocorreu no nicho alimentação quando o assunto em debate era a questão saúde e a comparação entre alimentos orgânicos e os convencionais. Aqui, a atual situação e acesso facilitado à internet cria, um novo debate sobre segurança e saúde na área infantil, e da mesma forma como os orgânicos encontraram seu espaço no mercado, o formato de aplicativos com tecnologia voltada especificamente para crianças, começa a tomar seu lugar no mercado.

A Viacom e a Survey – Parceria de mundos diferentes !

A motivação da gigante do entretenimento, escolher uma Startup do interior de São Paulo, para representá-los, revela uma aceitação por parte de grandes empresas em explorar a expertise de parceiros de menos renome. A Survey é conhecida por distribuir vários tipos de aplicativos e sites de VOD, além de estar familiarizada com o formato Stand-alone. Sendo assim, não é preciso que a Viacom preocupe-se com questões como entrega de produto e suporte para seus clientes. Por mais gigante que seja a Viacom ainda explora o mercado online de forma inovadora, nada melhor do que um parceiro experiente na travessia desse nicho. Em contrapartida a Survey absorve todo o knowhow da Viacom, que possui grande presença no mercado linear de entretenimento, e o grande conglomerado da empresa que tem marcas conhecidas de todo o público.

Para entender o que esperam da parceria e porque investir no Noggin, é preciso entender a visão das empresas e de suas intenções com o futuro do entretenimento. A Viacom Brasil, é uma gigante do entretenimento que opera um portfólio com marcas conhecidas como MTV, Nickelodeon, Nick Jr., Paramount Channel, Comedy Central, VH1 e Porta dos Fundos. Quando questionado sobre o assunto e porque uma empresa de grande porte como a Viacom escolheu a Startup de São João da Boa Vista-SP, para representá-los, Roberto Francis, 47,Diretor Sênior de Afiliados da Viacom Brasil, responde de forma precisa e enfática sobre o futuro do segmento e da expectativa da parceria, para representação em todo o território brasileiro.

O QUE VOCÊ ESPERA DA PARCERIA COM A SURVEY NA VENDA E REPRESENTAÇÃO DO NOGGIN
O processo que a Viacom vem desenvolvendo claramente busca parceiros que façam aumentar o universo de exposição dos nossos produtos não lineares e das nossas iniciativas de OTT. A Survey é um parceiro que se encaixa perfeitamente em nosso mercado e em nossos desafios, que é expandir o universo para que os consumidores acessem ao Noggin e outras plataformas nossas.

COMO FOI O PROCESSO DA VIACOM, CONHECIDA PELO ENTRETENIMENTO EM CANAIS LINEARES, COM O NOGGIN E DO FORMATO VOD?
A Viacom vem desenvolvendo seus produtos de OTT já há alguns anos. Como todos sabem, o mercado de canais lineares vem transformando a audiência e, consequentemente, o consumidor vem demandando acessar o conteúdo de qualquer forma e em qualquer lugar. O Noggin foi a primeira iniciativa do grupo Viacom para trazer conteúdo de alta qualidade para um público pré-escolar, de 2 a 6 anos de idade. O Noggin, com sua capacidade de conteúdo, atinge um total de mais de 900 episódios de grandes propriedades, como “Patrulha Canina”, “Blaze and the Monster Machines”, “Shimmer e Shine”, dentre outros sucessos do grupo Viacom. Essa foi a primeira iniciativa nesse mercado. No lado de VOD, a Viacom é uma produtora de conteúdo, esse é o core business da companhia e, com isso, nossos conteúdos estão disponíveis para comercialização em qualquer plataforma e em qualquer lugar.

NO BRASIL A VIACOM TEM OUTROS PLANOS PARA FORMATO VOD?
A Viacom tem grandes planos de desenvolvimento no formato VOD, além de Noggin. Em breve serão divulgados, mas por enquanto, por decisão estratégica, não podem ser revelados.

A criação de aplicativos com base na segurança infantil, é a prova de uma tendência nova de adaptação das crianças à era digital, para que elas possam usufruir de forma adequada da rede, e explorarem seus verdadeiros potenciais, de forma segura e inteligente. Cada vez mais, as plataformas conhecidas terão que adaptar-se a um novo formato para conquistarem o nicho de crianças da nova geração, cujo os pais buscam opções além da TV tradicional, mas que também estão longe de deixar seus filhos simplesmente assistindo a um desenho o dia todo. A evolução digital finalmente encontrou o equilíbrio entre a riqueza de informação e a segurança de quem decide a hora de ver determinado conteúdo, nesse caso, os pais.

Website: http://noggin.assineagora.tv.br

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In a super interview with Metropolitan Media Maria Kosareva, the Vice President (VP) of Marketing, Digital and Development of Children's and Family Brands of Viacom International Media Networks (VIMN) in Russia, Ukraine, Georgia, the CIS countries and the Baltic States, talks about Nickelodeon Network's current place in the children's television market, as well as some of Nickelodeon's upcoming plans, including more Nick Jr. To The Cinema experiences following the theatrical release of Nickelodeon Preschool's PAW Patrol: Mighty Pups, and more local productions in Russia!:



МАРИЯ КОСАРЕВА: «ФОКУС АНИМАЦИИ НА ДОШКОЛЬНУЮ АУДИТОРИЮ – ОТЛИЧИТЕЛЬНАЯ ЧЕРТА РОССИЙСКОГО РЫНКА»

Вице-президент по развитию детских и семейных брендов VIMN в России − о тенденциях в телеанимации и особенностях детской аудитории

Американский мультимедийный бренд Nickelodeon для детей и всей семьи в России представлен четырьмя телеканалами, общий охват которых, по данным компании, составляет более 3 млн зрителей в возрасте от 4-х до 17 лет. Компания решила пригласить свою телевизионную аудиторию в кинотеатры. Дистрибьютор «Пионер» выпускает на большой экран специальный 44-минутный эпизод сериала «Щенячий патруль» под названием МЕГАЩЕНКИ. О проекте NICK JR. В КИНО, а также тенденциях в телевизионной анимации и особенностях детской аудитории мы поговорили с Марией Косаревой, вице-президентом по маркетингу, диджиталу и развитию детских и семейных брендов Viacom International Media Networks в России, Украине, Грузии, странах СНГ и Балтии.

Расскажите, пожалуйста, о представительстве Nickelodeon в России. Какие детские телеканалы входят в семейство Nickelodeon, чем они отличаются друг от друга?

Первый канал в нашем обширном пакете – Nick Jr., проекты которого и выйдут в прокат. Это канал для дошкольников, где 24 часа в сутки и семь дней в неделю транслируются развивающие мультфильмы, которые помогают детям знакомиться с окружающим миром. Когда они взрослеют и идут в школу, то начинают смотреть Nickelodeon. Он предназначен для детей от 6 лет и фокусируется на двух жанрах. Во-первых, это анимация, такие мультсериалы, как «Губка Боб Квадратные Штаны», «Черепашки-ниндзя» и многие другие. Во-вторых, это детские игровые сериалы, жанр абсолютно уникальный, и его очень не хватает на российском телевидении, потому что ни фильмов, ни сериалов для детей фактически не существует. Благодаря сериалам на Nickelodeon дети видят ситуации, с которыми сталкиваются в реальной школьной жизни – переход в другую школу, поиск себя. Этот контент является развлекательным по своей сути, но вместе с тем прививает детям навыки социализации, преодоления сложностей и в результате получает одобрение родителей. Помимо этого, мы предлагаем канал Nickelodeon HD, на котором еще больше сериалов и в том числе предлагаются фильмы, которые Nickelodeon производит специально для телевизионной аудитории, все в HD-качестве. Наконец, недавно мы запустили еще один канал с мультфильмами, Nicktoons. Он доступен эксклюзивно абонентам всех телевизионных сервисов МТС: домашнего, спутникового и мобильного ТВ от оператора. Мы разводим контент между ним и Nickelodeon, и на Nicktoons эксклюзивно идут такие мультфильмы, как «Кунг-фу панда», «Пингвины Мадагаскара», «Монстры против пришельцев» и другие. Таким образом мы разделяем контент между разными возрастными группами.

Как вы удерживаете старых зрителей и привлекаете новых? Как работаете с родителями?

Конечно, на удержание зрителей работают свежие серии уже полюбившегося контента и новые шоу, которые мы запускаем постоянно, практически каждый месяц – по количеству премьер Nickelodeon и Nick Jr. являются одними из лидеров среди детской аудитории. Что касается привлечения новых зрителей, то помогают маркетинговые активности. В частности, мы интенсивно работаем с селебрити, блогерами. Например, для запуска сериала «Эволюция черепашек-ниндзя» мы привлекли к дубляжу знаменитостей. Всех черепашек озвучили известные блогеры и звезды: Антон Комолов, Евгений Чебатков, Мари Сенн, Gary и рэпер ST. Естественно, привлеченные селебрити активно делятся сообщениями о новом сериале со своей аудиторией, подписчиками в различных социальных сетях. Также мы осознаем важность работы с родителями, и поэтому регулярно запускаем спецпроекты для российского рынка. Во-первых, это проект «Правила интернет-безопасности», в рамках которого мы в понятной и легкой форме рассказываем детям о том, чего нужно опасаться в Интернете, так как знаем, что родителей в России это очень беспокоит. Еще есть проект «Настоящие друзья», который мне лично тоже очень нравится. В нем мы рассказывали, что другом может быть каждый, и это вообще не зависит от национальности, цвета кожи и особенностей развития. Мы максимально привносим в жизнь наших зрителей важные социальные навыки, и это, несомненно, находит отклик у родительской аудитории.

Совсем недавно стало известно, что в ближайшее время вы начнете реализацию совместного с «Пионером» проекта NICK JR. В КИНО. Первый релиз, ЩЕНЯЧИЙ ПАТРУЛЬ: МЕГАЩЕНКИ, в кинотеатрах уже 4 апреля этого года. Расскажите, пожалуйста, что из себя будет представлять этот проект, какие мультфильмы в него войдут и в каком формате они будут выпускаться?

В рамках проекта NICK JR. В КИНО мы планируем показывать на большом экране мультсериалы производства телеканала Nick Jr., это мультфильмы для дошкольной аудитории и младшего школьного возраста. Отбирая контент, мы опираемся в первую очередь на его популярность у публики. В состав проекта войдут анимационные шоу, которые, уверена, хорошо знакомы нашим зрителям и экспертам в области кинопроката, в том числе «Щенячий патруль», «Вспыш и чудо-машинки», «Расти-механик», «Шиммер и Шайн», «Санни Дэй», «Нелла, отважная принцесса» и из последних – «Отважные птенцы». В дальнейшем мы будем включать в состав выпусков и другие мультсериалы. Хронометраж в среднем составит 44 минуты, новые части будут выходить в прокат каждые четыре недели. Первый выпуск уже в кинотеатрах.

Почему вы вообще решили начать кинотеатральный выпуск мультфильмов?

Мы приняли это решение, во-первых, потому что видим популярность проектов. Во-вторых, мы наблюдаем дефицит кинотеатрального контента для дошкольников и детей младшего школьного возраста. Конечно, существуют определенные кинорелизы, затрагивающие в том числе и эту аудиторию. Однако нам кажется, что такого развивающего контента, который мы планируем предлагать в рамках NICK JR. В КИНО, в данный момент на экранах нет. При этом потребность в нем высокая – поход в кино всей семьей стал популярным способом проведения досуга и одним из самых доступных. И, в-третьих, мы видим, что в списке контента, который мы производим, появляются специальные выпуски с более длинным хронометражем. Они идеально подходят для кинопроката и точно вызовут интерес у детей и родителей. Мы начинаем проект с такой специальной истории, 44-минутной серии «Щенячьего патруля» под названием МЕГАЩЕНКИ. Это «Щенячий патруль» в киноформате. Все мы знаем, насколько популярны супергерои и насколько интересны, в том числе и детям, сверхспособности, которые появляются у персонажей. В фильме мы расскажем абсолютно новую историю именно об этом и уверены, что зрителям захочется ее посмотреть – на телевизионных экранах они такого еще не видели. МЕГАЩЕНКИ уже завоевали любовь зрителей в мировом кинопрокате. Ранее премьера полнометражного фильма состоялась в Австралии, Дании, Канаде и других странах, а в России мы его покажем совместно с «Пионером» 4 апреля. Планируем периодически выпускать 44-минутные серии, но будут и другие форматы. Во второй выпуск (в кино со 2 мая) войдут две серии по 22 минуты – из «Щенячьего патруля» и еще одного очень популярного сериала, «Нелла, отважная принцесса», который сейчас взлетел в топы рейтингов эфирного просмотра.

Сериал про принцессу, наверное, будет скорее интересен девочкам. Не заскучает ли в зале мужская аудитория?

Особенность контента, который производят и Nickelodeon, и Nick Jr., – это так называемая гендерная нейтральность, когда детям интересно смотреть мультфильмы вне зависимости от того, мальчики они или девочки. Это очевидно также по другим мультсериалам, которые будут показываться в рамках проекта. Например, «Вспыш и чудо-машинки», который вроде бы про машинки, про основы физики, создается впечатление, что ориентирован на мальчиков. Но на самом деле аудитория сериала практически поровну делится на мальчиков и девочек.

Насколько серии автономны, будут ли они понятны тем, кто не знаком с сериалом?

Во-первых, тех, кто не знаком с «Щенячьим патрулем», среди целевой аудитории просто нет. По данным последних исследований, известность этого проекта среди детей и их родителей превышает 90 процентов. Во-вторых, контент создается так, что каждая серия по сюжету не зависит от другой, поэтому их можно смотреть отдельно.

Чем NICK JR. В КИНО будет отличаться от МУЛЬТА В КИНО? Аналоги этого отечественного альманаха работали куда менее успешно и постепенно ушли с рынка. Почему вы верите в успех вашего проекта?

Отличия будут заключаться в двух моментах. Это, естественно, сам контент и его развивающая составляющая. И второе – это хронометраж мультфильмов. Давайте сначала поговорим про первое. Развивающая составляющая – это то, что закладывается во все анимационные шоу, которые мы производим. В них всегда есть развитие либо hard skills, либо soft skills. Если говорить о hard skills – это то, что в большей степени касается подготовки к школе, к примеру, изучение основ математики и физики вместе со Вспышем и Расти-механиком, изучение определенных профессий вместе с Щенячьим патрулем. Также акцент в производстве контента для детей сейчас делается на развитии навыков коммуникации, общения, социализации. Наш замечательный мультфильм «Шиммер и Шайн», например, рассказывает о том, что если герои ошибаются – это нормально, не нужно расстраиваться, нужно двигаться дальше. Эта развивающая составляющая, на наш взгляд, принципиально отличает наш контент. Второе – хронометраж. Все наши мультфильмы длятся от 11 до 22 минут – это стандарт телевизионного контента для детей в других странах, и на нем строится наша программная сетка. Мы предъявляем высочайшие требования к сценаристам и аниматорам, потому что контент, который они производят, должен быть увлекательным для аудитории и конкурентоспособным на рынке. Подобный хронометраж означает, что история более цельная, а ребенок больше погружается в сюжет, и это также является принципиальным отличием от того формата, который есть у проекта МУЛЬТ В КИНО с точки зрения продолжительности каждой отдельной серии. Также можно оценить популярность шоу, которые будут входить в проект, и здесь эфирные и онлайн-рейтинги говорят сами за себя. «Щенячий патруль» – один из бессменных лидеров на канале «Карусель», который также показывает этот мультсериал. Наши новые шоу, такие как «Нелла, отважная принцесса» и «Расти-механик», тоже сейчас вошли в список наиболее популярных шоу на «Карусели». Естественно, на каналах Nickelodeon и Nick Jr. они тоже имеют очень хорошие показатели просмотров. Далее, если говорить о популярности контента, всегда интересно посмотреть на онлайн-среду, чтобы понять, насколько аудитория заинтересована и насколько активно она ищет этот контент. По данным сервиса Wordstat.Yandex за февраль, к примеру, «Щенячий патруль» искали 1,3 миллиона раз, а у мультсериалов, которые входят в состав проекта МУЛЬТ В КИНО, цифры варьируются от 100 тысяч до 300 тысяч запросов в месяц. И еще один интересный показатель для сравнения. У нас есть собственный канал на YouTube, где мы выкладываем первые сезоны наших сериалов. И, к примеру, третья серия первого сезона «Щенячьего патруля» набрала более 85 миллионов просмотров за год. Для сравнения: у мультфильмов проекта МУЛЬТ В КИНО (при этом речь идет не о конкретных сериях, а о сборниках) в среднем не более 20 миллионов просмотров. То есть мы видим, что наше отличие в том числе в фантастической популярности контента, который мы предложим зрителю.

Как вы будете стимулировать аудиторию Nickelodeon, привыкшую смотреть контент на ваших телеканалах и в Сети, к походу в кинотеатр?

В кино у наших зрителей будет возможность увидеть новые серии любимых мультсериалов до того, как они выйдут в эфир. Для детей, которые с нетерпением ждут выхода новых эпизодов, NICK JR. В КИНО станет настоящим событием. Например, первый выпуск будет представлять собой уникальный 44-минутный формат, который точно оценят поклонники шоу. Мы уверены, что «Щенячий патруль» в кино – это то, на что каждый ребенок в возрасте до 7 лет ответит «да». И здесь нам очень помогает высокое одобрение контента родителями. Вероятность, спросят ли они ребенка, хочет ли он пойти в кино, на наш взгляд, составляет сто процентов.

Медиаконгломерат Viacom регулярно проводит аналитические исследования по рынку. Изучали ли вы интерес аудитории к кинотеатральному просмотру ваших мультфильмов?

Спасибо, что спросили, это любопытный момент. Исследования лежат в ДНК Viacom, мы постоянно проводим их в различных странах мира и, конечно, изучали эту тему и в России. Несколько месяцев назад мы спросили родителей, насколько интересно им было бы смотреть наши мультфильмы в кинотеатральном формате. 79 процентов мам с детьми до 6 лет ответили, что они заинтересованы или очень заинтересованы. Нам кажется, что это важно.

Почему для сотрудничества был выбран именно «Пионер»? Как вы распределите между собой обязанности, связанные с выпуском релизов?

Мы считаем, что у «Пионера» есть ценная экспертиза в области работы именно с детским, семейным контентом. Поэтому мы приняли решение о долгосрочном сотрудничестве и уверены, что вместе у нас получится сделать проект, который действительно будет интересен зрителям. Мы вместе работаем над контентной политикой. В том, что касается продвижения, тоже будем действовать совместно. Мы планируем и уже запускаем большую рекламную кампанию для популяризации этого проекта в онлайне и в офлайне. Также со своей стороны мы будем поддерживать проект на коммуникационных платформах – на Nickelodeon, Nick Jr. и всех наших каналах. В частности, во вторник мы уже начали акцию для наших зрителей, в рамках которой родители смогут выиграть билеты в кинотеатры по всей России. Далее компания «Пионер» будет максимально эффективно работать по расстановке контента в кинотеатрах.

Nickelodeon и Paramount готовят к выпуску в кинотеатральный прокат несколько совместных проектов. 21 марта вышел ВОЛШЕБНЫЙ ПАРК ДЖУН, сериал по мотивам которого позднее появится на вашем телеканале. Планируется ли выпуск полнометражных продолжений других сериалов Nickelodeon? Почему такой акцент делается на кинотеатральный прокат? Или так, в принципе, было всегда?

В состав глобального холдинга Viacom входит киностудия Paramount Pictures, поэтому кинотеатральный бизнес является большой частью бизнеса Viacom во всем мире. Релизы выходили в кинотеатрах и до этого. Это было несколько фильмов ГУБКА БОБ КВАДРАТНЫЕ ШТАНЫ, первые и вторые ЧЕРЕПАШКИ-НИНДЗЯ. Этим летом на киноэкранах появится полнометражная игровая версия мультсериала «Даша−путешественница» под названием ДОРА И ЗАТЕРЯННЫЙ ГОРОД, и мы с большим интересом ждем этого релиза. Нам кажется, что проект NICK JR. В КИНО является логичным продолжением этой истории. А идеи с производством контента чуть более нестандартного формата, как тот, с которого стартует наш проект, показывают интерес нашей компании к дальнейшему развитию именно в кинотеатральном направлении.

Сейчас мы наблюдаем синергию всех медиа. Как, на ваш взгляд, в будущем будут взаимодействовать телевидение, онлайн и кинотеатры для достижения наилучших результатов?

Существует такое мнение, что синергия медиа приводит к каннибализации одного канала другим. У некоторых производителей контента действительно возникают опасения по этому поводу. Мы, в том числе благодаря нашим исследованиям и накопленному опыту, видим, что разные медиа, наоборот, дополняют друг друга. С развитием технологий зрители начинают потреблять контент одновременно на нескольких устройствах, и поэтому, например, онлайн и телевидение на самом деле привлекают друг к другу аудиторию. Что касается кинотеатрального показа, то если публика посмотрит серию в кино, мы не ожидаем ее оттока от телевизионных экранов, особенно если это касается проектов для дошкольников. Более того, мы думаем, что скорее всего это даже усилит интерес к контенту. Если, например, ребенок в составе выпуска NICK JR. В КИНО увидит «Щенячий патруль» и какой-то мультфильм, с которым он не был знаком, мы уверены, что он придет на канал посмотреть и новый для себя сериал. При грамотном распределении акцентов и правильной системе окон в дистрибуции контента должен возникать синергетический эффект для всех каналов коммуникации. Я приведу небольшой пример с YouTube. Мы запустили там канал в августе 2018 года. На нем выложены первые сезоны мультсериалов, а последующие идут уже в эфире. И мы видим, что никакой каннибализации не случается, наоборот, происходит дополнение смотрения. Аудитория узнает о новых шоу с помощью YouTube-канала и приходит в эфир.

Как вы боретесь с пиратством, как ориентируете аудиторию на просмотр сериалов и прохождение игр именно на вашем YouTube-канале, сайте, телеканале?

Конечно, тема борьбы с пиратством для нас является очень острой, и мы вместе с нашими международными коллегами очень много над ней работаем. Мы сотрудничаем с глобальным вендором, который занимается удалением нелегального контента в Интернете, в частности, на YouTube. Нелегальные ссылки, к сожалению, периодически возникают, но тем не менее оперативно удаляются. Также пиратству подвергаются наши игры. И здесь мы тоже, поскольку контент находится на нашем сайте, работаем с российскими организациями, которые предоставляют услуги по удалению нелегальных копий. В том числе работали с компанией Group-IB и видим определенные успехи в этом направлении.

Стимулируете ли вы аудиторию к легальному просмотру?

В первую очередь контент ищут в поисковых системах. Мы видим, что аудиторию к просмотру легального контента стимулируют поисковики, в приоритете у них начинают быть именно легальные сервисы. Благодаря активной работе с российскими VoD-ресурсами мы видим, что наш контент поднимается в топе поисковых запросов. Что касается некой образовательной составляющей, то у нас есть идеи в этом направлении. Сейчас мы достаточно активно взаимодействуем с детьми в соцсетях, рассказываем им о том, что такое легальный контент и где его нужно смотреть. Но это определенный путь, который нам еще придется пройти.

Продолжая тему исследований: какие тенденции в поведении детской аудитории вы выявляете? Какой контент ей интересен?

В числе последних исследований, которые мы проводили, глобальный проект «Большие малыши готовы к взрослой жизни». О нем можно говорить бесконечно, но из самых интересных находок – степень использования девайсов в жизни детей. Она абсолютно фантастическая. В России дети в возрасте от 2-х до 6 лет проводят с различными гаджетами свыше 12 часов в неделю. При этом более чем у половины дошкольников есть доступ к планшетам, а у более чем 15 процентов детей имеется свой собственный девайс, что вообще сложно представить. В этом смысле Россия не отстает от других стран. Второе недавнее исследование называется «Дети мира», оно ориентировано на детей постарше – от 6-ти до 11 лет. И здесь мы, помимо прочего, изучали наиболее популярные способы отдыха и снятия стресса, так как дети подтверждают, что стресс они тоже испытывают регулярно. Интересно, что в мире просмотр телевизионного контента является главным способом отдыха и снятия стресса. В России на первом месте находится времяпровождение с друзьями и близкими, но на втором все-таки оказывается телевидение, что показывает степень его важности и в нашей стране. Еще из интересного – многозадачность, одновременное использование устройств и вообще интерес к контенту. Более 70 процентов детей в России отметили, что они одновременно пользуются несколькими девайсами. Мы также узнали, что ребятам хочется изучать что-то новое. Это очень интересная черта для детской аудитории – стремление к получению новых навыков, изучению новых активностей. И мы уверены, что контент Nick Jr. поддерживает детей в этом стремлении.

Какой контент детям предпочитают показывать родители?

Дело в том, что в целом родители, естественно, в первую очередь заинтересованы в том, чтобы дети потребляли именно развивающий контент. Интересно, что в последнее время с взрослением детей родители начинают принимать их право потреблять развлекательный контент. И это связано с тем, что современные дети, когда они уже идут в школу, фантастически перегружены уроками, дополнительными занятиями, домашними заданиями. Фактически у ребенка остается час в день на просмотр телевизора. И если еще несколько лет назад родители все равно ожидали, что телевидение будет играть развивающую и образовательную роль даже для детей 7–9 лет и старше, то сейчас родители начинают понимать, что детям, как и взрослым, хочется просто включить телевизор и отдохнуть.

Чем российский рынок телевизионной анимации отличается от американского и европейского?

Мы рады видеть, что российский рынок анимации активно развивается в последние годы и с интересом наблюдаем за новыми запусками, которые происходят в нашей стране. Есть два отличия от американского и европейского рынков, и они взаимосвязаны. Первое заключается в том, что отечественная анимация, которая сейчас выходит, в большинстве своем направлена на дошкольную аудиторию. Практически все новые проекты, которые запускаются, рассчитаны на детей до 6-7 лет. В других странах очень много контента производится в других форматах – анимация для детей от 6 лет и те самые детские игровые сериалы, о которых я говорила и которых на российском рынке нет вообще. На наш взгляд, это связано с тем, что отечественные производители не видят достаточных возможностей для их монетизации. Поэтому такой фокус на дошкольную аудиторию на данный момент является отличительной чертой нашего рынка. Помимо этого, хочется сказать о том, что, конечно, пока объем инвестиций в российскую анимацию не столь велик, как в других странах, но нам очень приятно, что некоторые отечественные проекты привлекают внимание наших международных коллег. Эти мультфильмы появляются на Nickelodeon в других странах. Так, например, «Смешарики» выходили на ряде европейских территорий, а мультсериал «Три кота» был куплен Nickelodeon фактически для канала Nick Jr. И в данный момент он показывается более чем в 150 странах мира. Совсем недавно был приобретен второй сезон, что подтверждает интерес к российской анимации со стороны наших зарубежных коллег.

Создает ли российское представительство Nickelodeon свой собственный контент?

Мы производим контент в формате телевизионных шоу, потому что российская версия телеканала создается специально для нашей страны. В прошлом году мы сделали шоу «Быть блогером», ведущими которого стали известные блогеры. Они рассказывали детям о том, как, собственно говоря, стать блогером – выбрать тему, подобрать оборудование, как сделать так, чтобы у тебя стало больше подписчиков. Это было первое в истории российского Nickelodeon собственное производство. Проект шел несколько месяцев. По итогам мы выбрали официального блогера Nickelodeon от России на ближайший год. У нас есть дальнейшие планы по собственному производству, но поделиться ими я пока, к сожалению, не могу.

Отличаются ли каналы Nickelodeon в России от американских и европейских версий?

По наполнению отличаются достаточно сильно, потому что с точки зрения программирования мы учитываем все национальные праздники, каникулы и многие другие факторы, чтобы сделать каналы максимально релевантными российской аудитории. Далее мы смотрим на рейтинги, на то, какой контент более или менее интересен нашему зрителю. К примеру, «Даша-путешественница» до сих пор очень популярна в России и достаточно активно присутствует в сетке канала. Но есть один момент, который объясняет популярность контента Nickelodeon вне зависимости от того, в какой стране он демонстрируется. В его основу в любом случае заложены универсальные ценности, которые резонируют с детьми и родителями во всем мире. И при условии качественной локализации контента, которой мы уделяем огромное внимание, он пользуется спросом в любой стране. Мы работаем с несколькими студиями дубляжа и под каждый проект отбираем наиболее подходящего партнера по локализации. В нашем контенте много песен. Это очень сложная история для локализации, особенно учитывая тот факт, что английский и русский языки отличаются друг от друга, в том числе и по количеству слов. Тот телевизионный продукт, который получается на выходе, сделанный для российского рынка с учетом локализации, на мой взгляд, мегапрофессиональный. Это станет видно и на примере проекта NICK JR. В КИНО, потому что во многих мультсериалах есть песни, которые, я уверена, дети будут напевать, выходя из кинотеатров.

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Update (18/4) - From Metropolitan Media

108-Й КИНОРЫНОК: ПРЕЗЕНТАЦИЯ КОМПАНИИ «ПИОНЕР»

Высококлассное семейное кино

Отвечающая в компании «Пионер» за продажи и дистрибуцию, Александра Геллер начала презентацию с благодарности кинотеатрам за блестящую работу с фильмом ЩЕНЯЧИЙ ПАТРУЛЬ: МЕГАЩЕНКИ. По ее словам, это был экспериментальный проект, никаких эстимейтов компания не ставила, но релиз вызвал невероятный спрос и показал прекрасную работу. Прокатчик уверен, что в ближайшие два дня мультфильм перешагнет порог в 30 млн: релиз демонстрирует высокую наработку на сеанс (30 человек на сеанс в выходные) и минимальное падение на втором уикенде. Геллер заверила, что теперь компания будет ежемесячно выпускать новые сборники мультфильмов Nickelodeon. Следующим 2 мая выйдет ЩЕНЯЧИЙ ПАТРУЛЬ И НЕЛЛА, ОТВАЖНАЯ ПРИНЦЕССА, по которому показали трейлер. Компания планирует увеличить количество сеансов и сборы, а также объем промокампании. Проект поддерживают каналы Nickelodeon, Nick Jr, с этого выпуска прокатчик запускает рекламу на канале Disney. Общий охват аудитории составит более 50 млн человек.

Компания представила множество эксклюзивных материалов по нескольким проектам этого года. Александра Геллер подчеркнула, что «Пионер» шагает вперед семимильными шагами, команда гордится своим пакетом и получает удовольствие от работы с каждым из фильмов. Прокатчик рад, что расширяется роспись релизов и у компании появляются новые партнеры. Одним из любимых проектов компании Геллер назвала фильм БУКАШКИ 2 (2 мая). К мультфильму показали несколько фрагментов – один смешной и один трогательный, – из которых стало ясно, что картина создана с тем же юмором, что и первая часть. Прокатчик выразил уверенность, что фильм будет интересен как маленьким зрителям, так и любителям качественной авторской анимации и тем, кто просто хочет расслабиться в кино. В качестве кинотеатральной рекламы, кроме обычных сити-постеров, постеров и флаеров, площадкам предлагаются симпатичные воблеры с разными букашками, привлекательными для малышей – на них можно нажимать, и они будут дрыгаться как настоящие букашки. Проект будет поддерживать «Детское радио», общий хронометраж рекламы на федеральном телевидении – каналах Disney, СТС, «Мульт», «Мама» – составит 3000 секунд. Геллер отметила, что прокатчик тщательно анализировал рекламу на предыдущих детских релизах, выбрал самую действенную и увеличил ее объемы.

С большим энтузиазмом компания работает над выпуском мультфильма БАРАШЕК ШОН: ФЕРМАГЕДОН (26 декабря). К проекту показали первый вариант трейлера, по которому становится понятно, что на ферму приземляется симпатичный и озорной пришелец из космоса. Барашек Шон заводит с ней дружбу и помогает вернуться домой. Фильм будет доступен в 2D и 3D. В 2015 году первый мультфильм собрал около 70 млн руб., прокатчик стремится превзойти эти результаты и прикладывает для этого максимальные усилия.

Представляя блок проектов для детей постарше, Геллер поблагодарила показчиков за работу с одним из важнейших фильмов дистрибьютора, МИА И БЕЛЫЙ ЛЕВ. Затем она представила одну из последних закупок компании – семейный фильм РАСПРАВЬ КРЫЛЬЯ Николя Ванье, знаменитого французского сказочника (трилогия БЕЛЛЬ И СЕБАСТЬЯН, КАК ПРОГУЛЯТЬ ШКОЛУ С ПОЛЬЗОЙ). По фильму показали эксклюзивное промо на французском языке с субтитрами. По сюжету, мальчик приезжает на лето к своему отцу, который занимается тем, что выводит диких гусей, буквально становясь им родителем, а потом провожает их на дельтаплане по пути миграции. В этом ему сначала неохотно, а потом и с большим энтузиазмом помогает сын. Так складываются обстоятельства, что именно ему приходится сесть на дельтаплан и отправиться в Норвегию, чтобы показать дорогу подросшим гусям. По материалам становится понятно, что это доброе трогательное семейное кино о любви детей и их родителей и об ответственности людей перед животными. По словам Геллер, фильм напоминает сказку о путешествии Нильса с дикими гусями, снятую на современный лад – там есть сложный подросток и его отношения с родителями. Зал встретил картину искренними аплодисментами.

Еще более бурную реакцию публики вызвал главный сюрприз презентации, впервые заявленный на «Кино Экспо» фильм ГДЕ МОЯ ЧЕЛЮСТЬ, ЧУВАК? Это большая американская комедия с Робертом Де Ниро и Умой Турман, по которой показали первый вариант трейлера. Прокатчик сравнивает картину со ЗНАКОМСТВОМ С ФАКЕРАМИ, но с бóльшим уклоном в семейную аудиторию, поскольку кроме множества смешных моментов здесь поднимаются вопросы о семейных ценностях и взаимоотношениях родителей и детей. Над русской адаптацией текста будут работать резиденты Comedy Club, что должно повысить и так высокий градус смешного. По сюжету фильма, в семью главного героя переезжает дедушка и занимает комнату внука, чем вызывает бешеную ненависть мальчика. Между ними начинается тайная беспощадная война из подстав и изобретательных подлянок в духе комедии ОДИН ДОМА. Трейлер оказался по-настоящему уморительным, вызвав смех и аплодисменты в зале. Прокатчик планирует выпустить картину до конца года.

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Больше Nick:Russian Favourites Win Big in Nickelodeon's Kids’ Choice Awards 2019 | Nickelodeon Russia!

Originally published: Wednesday, April 03, 2019.

Additional source: Google Translate.

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Trailer Patrulha Canina - Mighty Pups 🐾 O especial está chegando | Nick Jr. | Brazil | Português



It’s coming… the biggest event in PAW Patrol history! Patrulha Canina fans have never seen their favorite animated cartoon characters this strong… this fast… this PAWsome! 🐾 Can’t wait for this pup-tastic premiere? Catch a sneak peek of the Mighty Pups movie trailer plus an extended clip from the new episode. Watch as Marshall, Everest, Chase, Skye, and Rubble learn to use their super powers. They’re freezing! They’re flying! They’re fired up! They’ve saved Adventure Bay before, and now it’s up to the pups to save the world.

Update (18/4) - Nickelodeon Brasil has partnered with Paris Filmes to release Patrulha Canina: Super Filhotes in cinemas across Brazil from Thursday 6th June 2019! Below is Nick Brasil's official press release announcing the PAWsome news, via EP GRUPO:

Paris Filmes e Nickelodeon exibem “Patrulha Canina: Super Filhotes”

Animação tem estreia nacional agendada para 6 de junho


Em parceria inédita com a Nickelodeon, a Paris Filmes, maior distribuidora independente do país, adquiriu os direitos de exibição do filme ‘Patrulha Canina: Super Filhotes’ e levará os personagens da bem-sucedida série de televisão do canal para os cinemas de todo o país, a partir de 6 de junho.

Baseada na adorada série infantil que já está na sua quinta temporada, a produção chegará às telonas com direção de Charles E. Bastien. No filme, Chase, Marshall, Skye, Ryder e Rubble presenciam a queda de um meteoro na Baía da Aventura, que com uma misteriosa energia verde faz com que eles ganhem incríveis superpoderes.

“Patrulha Canina é a propriedade pré-escolar da Nickelodeon de maior sucesso no Brasil e no mundo”, explica Angela Cortez, Vice-Presidente de Licenciamento da Viacom América Latina. “A parceria com a Paris Filmes levará essa grande e inédita animação para todo o país e será uma grande oportunidade para que as famílias levem seus pequenos para uma experiência única, divertida e educativa”, completa.

Para Marcio Fraccaroli, CEO da Paris Filmes, o acordo coroa o bom momento da distribuidora e do mercado cinematográfico. “Patrulha Canina é uma marca estabelecida não somente na televisão, mas no dia a dia de muitas famílias, que consomem os produtos licenciados e gostam dos personagens da trama. Estamos muito felizes com a distribuição do título e estamos empenhados a otimizar o alcance desta marca de sucesso com um grande lançamento, de Norte a Sul do país, para oferecer uma opção a mais de entretenimento no mês que antecede as férias escolares”.

Acompanhe as novidades sobre este e outros lançamentos por meio das redes sociais:

facebook.com/ParisFilmesBR
instagram.com/ParisFilmes
youtube.com/ParisFilmes

Fontes: Fundamento RP [Nickelodeon]

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Mais Nick:Nickelodeon Brazil Partners with Festcolor to Launch Nickelodeon Slime Party Ware Line!

Additional source: Google Translate.

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Below is a round-up of Nickelodeon Central and Eastern Europe's (CEE) programming highlights for April 2019!


Nickelodeon CEE's March 2019 highlights are available here.

More Highlights - April 2019 on:Nick Jr. CEE | Nicktoons CEE

All times CET; Unless otherwise noted, localised episode titles are Hungarian.

--- This April, Nickelodeon Central and Eastern Europe will be premiering:

-- The brand-new show 44 Cats! [more info]:

- 2019-04-15 17:20 1x01 Buffycats on a Mission - évadnyitó
- 2019-04-15 17:30 1x02 A Puppy to Save
- 2019-04-16 17:20 1x03 Cosmo, the Astronaut Cat
- 2019-04-17 17:20 1x04 Cat Traps
- 2019-04-18 17:20 1x05 Gaby, the Reporter Cat
- 2019-04-19 17:20 1x06 Gas, the Stinky Cat
- 2019-04-21 17:20 1x07 Granny Pina's Secret Recipe
- 2019-04-22 17:20 1x08 Neko, the Lucky Cat
- 2019-04-23 17:20 1x09 A Dog as a Friend
- 2019-04-24 17:20 1x10 Lampo and the Crazy Race
- 2019-04-25 17:20 1x11 Cat Fever
- 2019-04-29 17:20 1x12 The Dance Contest
- 2019-04-30 17:20 1x13 Milady and the Cat-fu Master

-- Brand-new episodes of The Loud House season three:

- 2019-04-08 18:10 3x26 Cooked! - évadzáró
- 2019-04-09 18:10 3x23a Home of the Fave
- 2019-04-10 18:10 3x23b Hero Today, Gone Tomorrow
- 2019-04-11 18:10 3x24a The Write Stuff
- 2019-04-12 18:10 3x25a Stage Plight
- 2019-04-15 18:10 3x25b Antiqued Off (season three finale)

"The Loud House" is locally titled "A Lármás család" in Hungary and "Casa Loud" in Romania.

-- Brand-new episodes of Rise of the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles:

- 2019-04-21 15:50 1x11 The Purple Jacket / Pizza Pit
- 2019-04-28 15:50 1x12 Smart Lair / Hot Soup: The Game

"Rise of the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles" is locally titled "A tini nindzsa teknőcök felemelkedése" in Hungary and "Nella, Prințesa Cavaler" in Romania.

-- The brand-new Nickelodeon Original Movie Bixler High Private Eye! [more info]:

- 2019-04-21 11:20

-- The brand-new show Cousins for Life! [more info]:

2019-04-01 19:00 1x01 Movin' In
2019-04-02 19:00 1x02 Space Invader
2019-04-03 19:00 1x?? IvyScares
2019-04-04 19:00 1x03 Scammer Time
2019-04-05 19:00 1x04Hot Dog Day Afternoon
2019-04-08 19:00 1x10 Clothes Call
2019-04-09 19:00 1x?? Eyes on the Prize
2019-04-10 19:00 1x05 This Little Piggy Went to Market
2019-04-11 19:00 1x07 Super Ivy
2019-04-12 19:00 1x06 The Fearsome Foursome

-- Nella the Princess Knight season two!:

- 2019-04-07 08:00 2x01 The Unicorn Rescue (season two premiere)
- 2019-04-14 08:00 2x02 Awesome Blossom / A Dragon Ate My Homework!
- 2019-04-21 08:00 2x03 Norma's Very Big Day / Minatori's Tea Party
- 2019-04-28 08:00 2x04 Clod's Big Bounce / The New Neighbors

"Nella the Princess Knight" is locally titled "Nella, a hercegnő lovag" in Hungary and "Nella, Prințesa Cavaler" in Romania.

-- The brand-new show Noobees! [more info]:

- 2019-04-22 15:40 1x01a Gamer by Necessity - B - évadnyitó
- 2019-04-23 15:40 1x01b Gamer by Necessity - A
- 2019-04-24 15:40 1x02a Noob in Trouble - B
- 2019-04-25 15:40 1x02b Noob in Trouble - A
- 2019-04-26 15:40 1x03a Friends and Rivals - A
- 2019-04-29 15:40 1x03b Friends and Rivals - B
- 2019-04-30 15:40 1x04a Looking for a Coach - A

-- A brand-new episode of Henry Danger season four:

- 2019-04-28 19:05 4x20 Flabber Gassed - (season four finale)

"Henry Danger" is locally titled "Veszélyes Henry" in Hungary and "Henry Pericol" in Romania.

--- Additionally, Nick CEE will air a selection of Nickelodeon Original Movies and specials every Sunday at 11:20 throughout April, replayed the following Saturday at 11:20:

Sunday 7th April 2019 - One Crazy Cruise (Egy észvesztő hajóút)
Sunday 14th April 2019 - Splitting Adam (Adam és Adam)
Sunday 21st April 2019 - Bixler High Private Eye
Sunday 28th April 2019 - Lost in the West Part 1 (Vad kaland a Vadnyugaton, 1.)

In additional news, NickToons Hungary (Magyarország) is expected to fully launch in April 2019!

Nickelodeon Central and Eastern Europe is broadcast in Romania, Croatia, Bulgaria, Serbia, Czech Republic, Hungary, Moldova, Malta, Montenegro, Ukraine, Slovenia, Estonia, Lithuania, and Latvia, and is broadcast with English, Romanian, Croatian, Bulgarian, Serbian, Czech, Hungarian, Slovenian, Russian, Polish, Estonian, Lithuanian and Latvian soundtracks.

Update (18/4) - Nickelodeon has moved Nickelodeon BG and Nick Jr. Bulgaria from the multiplex MX1 on satelitu Thor 6 (0,8°W) to its new home on Hellas Sat 3. From Parabola.cz:

Dětské kanály Nickelodeon a Nick Jr. pro Bulharsko opustily Thor

Distribuční signály dětských programů Nickelodeon BG a Nick Jr Bulgaria ve verzi pro bulharský trh opustily multiplex MX1 na satelitu Thor 6 (0,8°W). Oba programy jsou nyní součástí distribučního muxu na družici Hellas Sat 3.

Oba popisované programy se vysílaly na kmitočtu 11,747 GHz na satelitu Thor 6. Vysílání nebylo určeno pro DTH příjem a bylo proto zakódováno. Nově zajišťuje distribuci obou programů satelit Hellas Sat 3 na kmitočtu 12,601 GHz. Vysílání je zde rovněž zakódováno (CA Irdeto).

Po odpojení dětských programů společnosti VIMN pro Bulharsko se na satelitu Thor 6 uvolnila kapacita, která může být využita pro šíření jiných programů.

bývalé technické parametry:

• Thor 6 (0,8°W), freq. 11,747 GHz, pol. H, SR 28000, FEC 5/6, DVB-S/QPSK

aktuální technické parametry:

• Hellas Sat 3 (39°E), freq. 12,601 GHz, pol. V, SR 4000, FEC 3/4, DVB-S/QPSK, CA Irdeto

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Áprilisi, magyar cím hamarosan, új sorozat, évadnyitó, évadzáró, új film, új évad, Filmek, különkiadások áprilisban, minden vasárnap 11:20-kor, ismétlés szombaton 11:20-kor.

More Nick:Malta And Viacom Partner For Nickelodeon Treasure Hunt Malta; Air Malta Unveils Nick-Branded Plane!

Originally published: Sunday, March 03, 2019.

Original source: Gyerek-Világ; Additional source: Google Translate.

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Nickelodeon Belgium (België) is joining forces with Ketnet, VTM Kids and Studio 100 TV, along with the Flemish government, battalion and Buurtsport to host Buitenspeeldag 2019, Belgium's 12th annual Day of Play, on Wednesday 24th April 2019!


For Buitenspeeldag 2019, more than 300 activities are being organised across Belgium to encourage children to play outside on that day. Kids can bounce around on bouncy castles, take part in sports activities and reading hours and go on quests, as well as take part in special events, such as bubble football.

Teachers are encouraged not to give homework to children on that day. Additionally, children's channels in Belgium will go off-air between 1pm-5pm to encourage to encourage kids to go outside and get active.

Online at buitenspeeldag.be, kids and parents can find a full list of activities in each region around Belgium. Additionally, children can also find a letter that they can give to give to their teachers asking them not to give their classes homework on that day.

Nickelodeon Netherlands (Nederland) will also be holding their 12th edition of Buitenspeeldag, Nickelodeon Nederland's localised version of Nickelodeon's "Worldwide Day of Play", on Wednesday 12th June 2019.

From Metro:

Geen televisie voor kinderen op Buitenspeeldag 24 april

Voor de twaalfde editie van Buitenspeeldag, gaan televisieschermen voor kinderen alweer op zwart. Op woensdagnamiddag 24 april worden er meer dan 300 activiteiten georganiseerd om kinderen op die dag aan te zetten tot buitenspelen. Leerkrachten mogen ook geen huiswerk geven aan de kinderen op die dag. Tussen 13 uur en 17 uur zal er op 24 april niets te zien zijn op alle kinderzenders. Buitenspeeldag is een initiatief van zenders Nickelodeon, Ketnet, VTM Kids en Studio 100 TV, samen met de Vlaamse overheid, bataljong en Buurtsport.

Over heel Vlaanderen en Brussel worden meer dan 339 activiteiten georganiseerd om Buitenspeeldag in de verf te zetten. Zo zijn er onder meer springkastelen en voorleesuurtjes, zoektochten en sportactiviteiten, maar ook enkele speciale evenementen. In Anderlecht kunnen kinderen spelen zoals in de tijd van Bruegel, in Maaseik kan er flink gefierljept worden en in Zwijndrecht kunnen kinderen bubblevoetballen.


Op de website buitenspeeldag.be staan alle activiteiten per gemeente. Kinderen kunnen er ook een brief vinden die ze aan juf of meester kunnen geven om te vragen dat er geen huiswerk wordt gegeven.

bron: Belga

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From HLN:

Buitenspeeldag bij Stekelbees

Op woensdag 24 april van 13 uur tot 17 uur is er de Buitenspeeldag bij Kinderopvang Stekelbees aan de Kloosterstraat 29 in Hoegaarden. De Buitenspeeldag op 24 april is een initiatief van Nickelodeon en de Vlaamse overheid. Het wordt voor de twaalfde keer georganiseerd. Naast Nickelodeon promoten ook Ketnet en VTMKZOOM die dag het buitenspelen. Op die dag staken de drie zenders tussen 13 uur en 17 uur hun programma’s en gaan de schermen helemaal op zwart. Kinderen van 3 tot 12 jaar zijn welkom bij Stekelbees. Deelname is gratis. Info: 016/76.87.51 of http://www.gemeentehoegaarden.be

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From Het Nieuwsblad:

Vierhonderd kinderen verwacht op Buitenspeeldag

ZOUTLEEUW - De Buitenspeeldag is een initiatief van Nickelodeon en de Vlaamse Overheid en wordt op woensdag 24 april al voor de twaalfde keer georganiseerd Aen den Hoorn en in het stadspark. Je kan er naar welbelieven in- en uitlopen
Op die dag gaan zowel Nickelodeon als Ketnet en VTM KZoom een hele namiddag op “zwart”’. Overal in Vlaanderen worden buiten activiteiten georganiseerd waarin kinderen en jongeren al hun energie kwijt kunnen.

De voorbije edities zijn telkens toch meer dan vierhonderd kinderen komen spelen in Zoutleeuw. Dit jaar rekenen de organisatoren op mooi weer en hopen dit aantal deelnemers zeker te kunnen evenaren.

De activiteiten vinden plaats op het plein Aen den Hoorn en vooraan in het stadspark. Op die manier worden de prachtige speeltuigen aan GC De Passant, en ook het skateterrein geïntegreerd in de speelruimte.

Stevig te ravotten in de buitenlucht kan op de springkastelen en het skatepark. Je kan ook terecht voor een wedstrijdje voetbal of badminton, om te dansen, te springen en nog zoveel meer…

Waar: stadspark Zoutleeuw – Plein Aen den Hoorn (ingang langs Vincent Betsstraat of langs Sint-Truidensesteenweg)

Wanneer: woensdag 24 april van 13 tot 17 uur

Prijs: gratis

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Meer Nick:Nickelodeon Netherlands Announces 'Nickelodeon Familie Festival 2019', Second Annual Festival for Kids and Families!

Additional source: Google Translate.

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What makes the Rugrats Passover episode so special, more than 20 years later? InsideEdition.com spoke to Paul Germain, one of the creators of Nickelodeon's beloved animated series, Rugrats, about the episode, one of the rare TV or movie events dedicated to the Jewish holiday. To this day, he's surprised it still resonates with so many.


“It’s kind of embedded in pop culture,” Germain said. “We were really proud of it. We never thought of it as a bit deal.”

"A Rugrats Passover" first aired on Nickelodeon on April 13, 1996. It was 22 minutes long, twice the length of the average 11-minute episode. (Usually multiple installments would air in the show's 22-minute time slot.)

The episode has achieved a cult-like status among fans of the classic Nickelodeon show. Some watch it every year the way they do with "A Rugrats Chanukah".

Nickelodeon approached Germain and his colleagues about doing a Hanukkah episode following the success of their Christmas episode since Tommy Pickles is half-Jewish.

“We said sure,” said Germain, but then they suggested Passover instead since it was a more “important” Jewish holiday.

Tommy Pickles as Moses in the Passover episode

Passover is an eight-day holiday celebrated in the spring honoring the Jewish liberation out of Egypt. It’s celebrated with a seder, or ceremonial feast, on the first two nights, which includes bitter herbs, matzo and wine, all symbolic of different elements of the holiday.

It was quickly decided among the writers that the Rugrats episode would feature Angelica as the pharaoh and Tommy as Moses. While all the adults are downstairs having a seder, Grandpa Boris and the kids get accidentally locked in the attic. That’s where he tells them all about the holiday’s history.

The writers molded the story of the plagues and slaying of the first born to make it more child-friendly, Germain noted.

A Hanukkah episode did eventually air on Dec. 4, 1996, which was recently adapted into a comic, but Germain still hears from fans thanking him for the series' attention to Passover.

"What I am really proud of, is it kind of introduced Passover to kids and their parents who really didn’t know about it," Germain said. "I think it really brought people together.

“... I still get letters, ‘This is how I taught my kids about Passover,’ or people telling me, ‘This is how I learned about Passover,'" Germain, who added that he's working on a reboot of the show, continued. "It’s kind of exciting."







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Update (4/19) - Knight Squad showrunner and co-creator Sean Cunningham shared a tribute to the series on Twitter today, ahead of the show's series finale on Saturday, April 20, 2019 at 9:00 p.m. (ET/PT) on Nickelodeon USA:

“I was lucky enough to make a TV show with @MarcDworkin and some friends. This Saturday the series finale airs 😢⚔️ The process of shooting a show with sword fights, explosions and puppets that fart takes tons of time. You get to know your cast & crew like family…,” he wrote.

“The hardest part of a show ending is not getting to see those people every day,” he continued. “But the cool thing is the friendships live on long after the final ‘cut.’ We hope you’ll watch #KnightSquad this Saturday at 9pm on @Nickelodeon and see you on the next adventure. For Astoria!⚔️💚.”

The hardest part of a show ending is not getting to see those people every day. But the cool thing is the friendships live on long after the final "cut." We hope you'll watch #KnightSquad this Saturday at 9pm on @Nickelodeon and see you on the next adventure. For Astoria!⚔️💚 pic.twitter.com/abVrhYSihK

— Sean Cunningham (@seanWcunningham) April 18, 2019

Series producer Ron Hart added:

It was so much fun working on this show. Do we know yet when the reboot is happening? #KnightSquader#KnighterSquad#KobraKnightSquadKai#KnightSquad2ElectricBoogaloo#KnightSquadhttps://t.co/EicAjxsrbb

— Ron Hart (@Scatter) April 18, 2019

Update (2/10) - Some sad news from the realm of Astoria: Sean Cunningham has confirmed on Twitter that Nickelodeon has decided to cancel Knight Squad, and that the show will be ending after it's second season.

No, unfortunately this will be pur last ep

— 👑⚔️Sean Cunningham⚔️👑 (@seanWcunningham) February 1, 2019

Original post:

Update (3/30) - Nickelodeon USA will premiere "Closing Knight", the series finale of Knight Squad, on Saturday, April 20, 2019 at 9:00 p.m. (ET/PT).

Sean Cunningham, the co-creator and co-executive producer of Knight Squad, has announced in a post on his official Instagram page that filming on the second season of Nickelodeon's popular live-action comedy series will be wrapping today (Friday, February 1, 2019).


"Today’s a tough day, but full of love.😢", Sean told fans of the show, adding "It’s the final day shooting our series #KnightSquad We’ve gotten to make 2 amazing seasons with our super talented work family. Marc Dworkin and I are beyond grateful for all of them. For Astoria! ❤️⚔️❤️‬"

Lexi DiBenedetto, who portrays Prudence on the show, and Trevor Kirschner, who has directed many episodes of hit Nickelodeon shows, including Knight Squad and Nick's newest comedy, Cousins for Life, also paid tribute to the show and its cast and crew in the comments Sean's post:

"I’m eternally grateful for this experience. Thank you so much for everything ❤️ love you ALL" said Lexi. "So proud of everyone involved in this project. Everyone. It’s been an amazing journey, though shorter than we had hoped. Eternally grateful to be a part of it. ⚔️", added Trevor.

Nickelodeon greenlit a sophomore season of the popular Nickelodeon show in July 2018, which went in production since late-October 2018.

Season one of Knight Squad (20 episodes) recently completed its run with a two-part finale which aired over two weeks - Saturday, January 19, 2019 and Saturday, January 26, 2019 - on Nickelodeon USA. Season two (10 episodes) will debut on the network on Saturday, February 2, 2019 at 9:00 p.m. (ET/PT), following a special crossover episode Henry Danger/Knight Squad crossover special airing earlier in the evening at 8:00 p.m. (ET/PT).


There is only one place in the magical land of Astoria where the young and fearless can train to become elite warriors - Knight School! Knight Squad is enchanted series full of magic, castles and swords that follows the misadventures two mismatched students who form an unlikely alliance to protect each other's secrets and pursue their dreams to become knights.

Ciara is the fierce and competitive star student who is hiding a colossal secret - she is the royal princess in disguise! Things only get crazier at school when Arc, a cocky and streetwise outsider, strolls in with a pretty big secret of his own.

This unlikely pair will have to team up if they want to become legendary knights. Teamed with two other students to form the Phoenix Squad, Ciara and Arc hope to outshine the school’s other squads for the honour of one day representing Astoria in battle. But in this fantastical kingdom full of powerful beasts, magical spells, and schoolyard frenemies, that might be harder than they think.

Season two will continue to follow fearless teens Arc (Owen Joyner), Ciara (Daniella Perkins), Warwick (Amarr M. Wooten), Prudence (Lexi DiBenedetto), Sage (Lilimar), Buttercup (Savannah May) and Sir Gareth (Kelly Perine) in the kingdom of Astoria, as they train to become elite knights.

Knight Squad is created and executive produced by Sean Cunningham & Marc Dworkin, executive producers of The Thundermans.

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When you have this many talented stunt people on your multi-cam sitcom, you know we watched too many @schwarzenegger and @officialslystallone movies as kids! Check out their amazing work tonight on the #KnightSquad season finale on @nickelodeon at 8:56pm 🤔⚔️

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Knight Squad season 3.

Originally published: Friday, February 1, 2019.

Additional sources: IMDb (II), Anime Superhero Forum /@bluecool, Google.co.uk, Just Jared Jr.

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Original Nickelodeon USA Press Release:



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NEW YORK–March 27, 2019–Nickelodeon will unbox its playful new preschool series Ryan’s Mystery Playdate, starring seven-year-old YouTube superstar Ryan of Ryan ToysReview, on Friday, April 19, at 12:30 p.m. (ET/PT). Created and produced by pocket.watch, the new studio creating global franchises from the YouTube stars and characters loved by Generation Alpha, the live-action series (20 episodes) follows Ryan as he tackles a series of imaginative, physical challenges and solves mystery box puzzles to reveal the identity of his playdate. A brand-new episode of Ryan’s Mystery Playdate will also premiere Saturday, April 20, at 12:30 p.m. (ET/PT), before the series moves to its regular timeslot on Fridays at 12:30 p.m. (ET/PT) on Nickelodeon.

In Ryan’s Mystery Playdate, Ryan, his parents and animated friends Gus the Gummy Gator and Combo Panda, work together to complete unique challenges and unlock mystery boxes that contain hints to help him discover who his mystery playdate is. The series encourages physical play, models positive family relationships and features a creative problem-solving curriculum.


In the series premiere, “Ryan’s Kickin’ Playdate/Ryan’s Viral Playdate,” Ryan is put to the test with challenges ranging from stacking pancakes to catching slimy frogs before meeting his highly skilled playdate. Then, Ryan must deflate a room full of whoopee cushions to reveal the identity of his internet superstar playdate.

Following the linear series premiere of Ryan’s Mystery Playdate, NickJr.com and the Nick Jr. App will feature original short-form content and full-length episodes. Episodes will also be available on Nick Jr. On Demand and DTO.


Beginning Friday, April 19, through Sunday, April 21, Nickelodeon will launch the Ryan’s Mystery Playdate Sweepstakes. Each episode of Ryan’s Mystery Playdate will feature a mystery word that parents can enter on RyansMysterySweepstakes.com, giving kids a chance to win a playdate with Ryan.



Since its inception in 2015, Ryan ToysReview has grown to become one of the world’s largest YouTube channels with videos that feature Ryan and his family playing with toys for kids. The channel, along with other channels featuring Ryan and his friends, averages over one billion views monthly and currently has over 18 million subscribers. In addition to videos of Ryan playing with toys, Ryan ToysReview also features fun and easy science experiments, educational content, and videos that document daily life for the family of five, which includes Ryan’s younger twin sisters. Ryan’s World, a companion consumer products line developed by pocket.watch, featuring Ryan and the universe of characters created by Ryan and his parents, launched nationwide last year.


Pocket.watch is the new studio that specializes in entertaining and inspiring kids and families through digital-first content and sparking their imaginations with lifestyle products ranging from toys to toothbrushes. The company inspires kids to seamlessly move between screen time and playtime and boasts a growing portfolio of franchises that includes some of the largest kids and family YouTube brands in the world alongside original characters and talent that the company has extended into premium series, consumer products, books, games, live events and more. Pocket.watch was founded in March 2017 by Chris M. Williams and is located in Culver City, CA where it maintains an office and studio. The management team is made up of studio veterans and visionaries from traditional and digital entertainment including Albie Hecht, Stone Newman, Jon Moonves and David B. Williams. Investors include Viacom, Greycroft, Third Wave Digital and United Talent Agency (UTA), as well as notable strategic angels including Robert Downey Jr. (Team Downey) and Jon Landau.

Production of Ryan’s Mystery Playdate for Nickelodeon is overseen by Cathy Galeota, Senior Vice President, Preschool Content.

Nickelodeon, now in its 39^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 company includes television programming and production in the United States and around the world, plus consumer products, digital, recreation, books and feature films. Nickelodeon’s U.S. television network is seen in more than 90 million households and has been the number-one-rated kids’ basic cable network for 22 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, VIAB).


Also, from Kidscreen:

Inside Ryan ToysReview’s linear TV strategy

Taking the child star from YouTube to Nickelodeon was no easy feat, but Pocket.watch CCO Albie Hecht breaks down how the prodco pulled it off.

By Ryan Tuchow

Nickelodeon and Pocket.watch are bringing seven-year-old YouTube superstar Ryan, from Ryan ToysReview (18 million subscribers), to a slightly bigger screen with their new linear live-action series Ryan’s Mystery Playdate.

Premiering tomorrow, the 20 x half-hour series stars the social media star, his family and a cast of animated characters who work together on creative challenges to discover the identity of his special playdate guest star. The challenges range from stacking pancakes to catching slimy frogs and deflating a room full of whoopee cushions, while guest stars could be anyone from fellow social media celebs to professional athletes.

Since his YouTube channel launched in 2015, it has become one of the platform’s most popular channels, and the child star has become a giant in the kids entertainment industry. The linear series is Pocket.watch’s latest project in a partnership with Ryan’s family, which began in 2017 when they first teamed up to create a multiplatform franchise development plan. Today, the brand has expanded into publishing, licensing, original programming and merchandising. Pocket.watch turned the YouTube channel into a massive franchise and created a new book imprint called Watch This Book! with Simon & Schuster; launched a toy and apparel line named Ryan’s World; signed deals with a myriad of licensing partners; and kicked off a 75-location experiential tour at Walmart locations across the US.

The only thing the young YouTuber hasn’t tackled is linear—until now. But the transition from YouTube to TV was not a difficult one, says Pocket.watch CCO Albie Hecht, who recently shared some insights with Kidscreen about the challenges behind production, balancing the feel of his YouTube channel with a network TV production, and why Nickelodeon was the right partner for this series.

“His whole family has a great dynamic. The father is such a comedic character, and his mother holds it all together, explaining challenges and what’s going on. It’s just like how they are on the YouTube channel,” says Hecht. “And then there’s Ryan. He has the kind of face we can cut to when we’re filming because when he laughs, everyone laughs.”

At the core, Hecht says the idea for Mystery Playdate comes down to the YouTuber’s infectious energy—he just comes across as everyone’s best friend.

The idea for the show arose after the digital media company ran a contest where kids had a chance to win a playdate with the mini vlogger. When Pocket.watch brought the idea to Nickelodeon, the kidcaster didn’t need much convincing. Nickelodeon (known for having worked with digital stars in the past) was quick to give him his own show, Hecht says, after seeing the YouTube star’s massive audience and appeal.

“Nickelodeon was a natural partner for this. Not only had it pioneered live-action Nick Jr. shows like Blues Clues, it also had begun to understand the power of social media stars with JoJo Siwa,” says Hecht.

After the premiere, Nick will bring back the original promotion and give kids an opportunity to have a playdate with Ryan. A new episode of the show will also bow on Saturday, April 20 before moving to its regular time slot on Fridays. Short-form content including behind-the-scenes videos and additional footage, as well as full-length episodes, will be added to NickJr.com and the Nick Jr. app after it debuts.

Convincing Nick to air the show may have been easy, but producing it wasn’t. One of the main challenges was in trying to stay true to the original YouTube channel‘s brand, says Hecht, while also needing to show audiences that it offers something they can’t get by just going online.

The show’s production kept a crew of 100 people busy for six months. Ryan’s videos are known for a roving camera, close-ups as he’s unboxing gifts, animated characters, colorful costumes and some special effects. Now, all of the intimate action that’s captured by one camera in a family’s living room has to be balanced against huge sets and technology. By keeping the family dynamic at the center of the action, though, Hecht says the team was able to bridge those personal moments with the more elaborate production.

Pocket.watch maintained the authentic and unscripted nature of the YouTube channel by not having any writers, instead hiring five challenge producers led by EP Jeff Sutphen (Figure It Out). The producers decided what each challenge would be and made sure it was safe and entertaining for those on set. Dialogue is improvised, and the only portions that are scripted are scene transitions and challenge explanations. To further protect the brand, the prodco maintains editorial control and makes final decisions on the editing process.

Hecht did not provide any details on the budget, but says one of the biggest challenges of production was building the sets because it had to maintain the look of Ryan’s videos while creating something that was bigger, and more of a spectacle, to draw audiences to TV.

“We’ve taken these great and familiar YouTube challenges and blown them up so it’s more mess, more obstacles and more fun props and costuming to take it to a higher level that the audience will recognize and love,” says Hecht. “But they will also say, ‘Wow! I’ve never seen that before.’”

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More Nick:Nickelodeon Embarks on New Direction with its Biggest, Most Wide-Ranging Content Slate Ever!

Originally published: Wednesday, March 27, 2019 at 6:36pm GMT.

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Official BOOM! Studios Press Release via boom-studios.com:


April 18, 2019



BOOM! Studios today announced the first-ever Rugrats original graphic novel RUGRATS: THE LAST TOKEN, about the babies’ journey to save the arcade from certain doom with the treasured last token, from writer Pranas T. Naujokaitis (Adventure Time) and artist Maurizia Rubino (Steven Universe) in stores November 2019. Join the Rugrats as they set off on a magical quest to battle monsters, hordes, and the pernicious influence of greed in the most epic adventure of all time!

Stu and Drew have taken the babies to the local arcade for a relaxing day of pizza and games but one does not simply walk into the Wizard Rat Pizza Parlor Fun Time. When the arcade’s token stock goes down to one, a frenzy breaks loose and darkness descends upon the arcade floor. Every child seeks the precious golden coin for their own game with no thought to the needs of all the children of Fun Time. It is up to Tommy, son of Stu, and his noble fellowship of Rugrats to guard the one token across the treacherous game room floor to the fabled volcano arcade machine, told to yield a stream of tokens if you win, in order to save the day.

Naujokaitis is an Ignatz Award-nominated writer who has worked for Boom! Studios on Adventure Time: Ice King and Uncle Grandpa in Uncle Grandpaland.

“One thing I always loved about Rugrats is how spot on they get it when showing how kids pretend when playing. I wanted to do a story that honored those playtimes but through the eyes of Tommy and the gang,” said Naujokaitis. “I am honored to get to put my own small personal stamp and work with characters that I loved when I was young enough (and small enough) to still be allowed inside those plastic tubes of my youth.”

Rubino is an illustrator of children’s books and comic books based in Milan. She was an artist for Steven Universe: Fusion Frenzy #1 from BOOM! Studios.

“I’m very excited to work on RUGRATS: THE LAST TOKEN. The story is super fun and full of references to classic fantasy stories, so it’s been a really interesting book to illustrate,” said Rubino. “I’m very happy to be the artist who has accompanied the babies on this amazing adventure!”

RUGRATS: THE LAST TOKEN, featuring a cover by Chrystin Garland (Steven Universe), is the latest release from BOOM! Studios’ award-winning KaBOOM! imprint, home to comics for middle grade and younger readers, including licensed series such as Adventure Time,Steven Universe,Regular Show,Ben 10, and Over The Garden Wall, along with original series like Just Beyond: The Scare School by R.L. Stine and Kelly & Nichole Matthews, Hex Vet by Sam Davies, RuinWorld by Derek Laufman, and Pandora’s Legacy by Kara Leopard, Kelly & Nichole Matthews.

“This uproarious Rugrats adventure is a tip of the hat to one of my favorite genres, fantasy,” said Matthew Levine, Editor, BOOM! Studios. “Pranas and Maurizia have crafted a tale that weaves humor and action as the babies dream up some big fantasy and challenge themselves in a quest to rid the arcade of unhealthy competition. This is an epic Rugrats story unlike any we’ve done before!”

Print copies of RUGRATS: THE LAST TOKEN will be available in November 2019 at local comic book shops (use comicshoplocator.com to find the one nearest you), or at the BOOM! Studios webstore. Digital copies can be purchased from content providers like comiXology, iBooks, Google Play, and the BOOM! Studios app.


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Also, from io9:

The Rugrats Are Getting Downright Fantastical in Their First Graphic Novel

The Fellowship of the pacifier is going on a big journey—right into their first graphic novel from Boom Studios.

io9 is delighted to exclusively reveal a first look at Tommy and friends’ newest comic adventure: Rugrats: The Last Token. Written by Adventure Time comic scribe Pranas T. Naujokaitis, and Steven Universe: Fusion Frenzy artist Maurizia Rubino, The Last Token sees the babies go on their most epic quest yet...to the local arcade.

Yes, Stu and Drew might just be taking Tommy, Chuckie, Phil, Lil, Angelica, and Susie to Wizard Rat Pizza Parlor Fun Time, but when the arcade’s stock of game tokens runs down to just one last golden disc—one token to rule them all, if you will—all hell breaks loose, as no kid can decide which game to spend it on. It’s up to Tommy and the gang to reforge themselves with the power of imagination and become a true fellowship of fantastical heroes—guardians of the One Token as they take it on an epic journey across the arcade to the fabled Volcano machine, which offers the chance to win more tokens than any baby could know what to do with.

“One thing I always loved about Rugrats is how spot on they get it when showing how kids pretend when playing,” Naujokaitis said in a press release provided to io9. “I wanted to do a story that honored those playtimes but through the eyes of Tommy and the gang. I am honored to get to put my own small personal stamp and work with characters that I loved when I was young enough (and small enough) to still be allowed inside those plastic tubs of my youth.”

The fantastical element means that the whole gang is getting some pretty adorable fantasy outfits to go into The Last Token with, which you can see below. “I’m very excited to work on The Last Token,” Rubino added in the same press release, of re-imagining the babies as fantasy heroes. “The story is super fun and full of references to classic fantasy stories, so it’s been a really interesting book to illustrate. I’m very happy to be the artist who has accompanied the babies on this amazing adventure!”

io9 also got the chance to grill Naujokaitis and Rubino, as well as editor Matthew Levine, about The Last Token over email—check out their answers below, as well as a sneak peak at Rubino’s designs for the babies.

An exclusive look at Maurizia Rubino’s designs for Tommy, Chuckie, Phil, and Lil in The Last Token.
Image: Maurizia Rubino (Boom Studios)

io9: Tell us a little bit about your Rugrats history. What drew you to the series in the past—and what’s it been like getting to work on this graphic novel together with this cast of characters?

Matthew Levine: I grew up on the Rugrats and it wasn’t until editing the comics that I realized just how much they shaped who I am today. I think what appealed to me most as a kid was that it was a show that revolved around family, which instantly made it relatable. The babies were always getting into trouble, but it was always together. That’s the best part about working on the graphic novel too, you have this large, hilarious cast to play with.

Maurizia Rubino: I always watched the Rugrats with great fascination because of the very unique design, which for me was really fun and interesting. I never imagined I would one day draw them, so I’m really excited to be living this fun and magical adventure with the babies!

Pranas T. Naujokaitis: I grew up during the first “Golden Age” of Nicktoons, so stuff like Rocko’s Modern Life, Ren & Stimpy, Doug, Aaahh!!! Real Monsters, and of course Rugrats. But my family didn’t get cable until I was in my teens, so I had to rely on when I went to a friend’s house or when we were on vacation and staying in a hotel to get my fix. So the few times I got to watch these shows became precious, and I savored them when I got the rare chance.

And those shows, along with a lot of cartoons from that era, really helped build the base sensibility of what I do today when I’m writing or drawing. They were huge early influences on me. I think it’s wild that I get to put my own personal thumbprint on it and be a part of the history in a small way of this show I loved when I was a kid. If li’l seven-year old me knew what adult me gets to do for a living, I think he’d freak out a little bit.

io9: Imaginative play has always been a cornerstone for Rugrats storytelling. What drew you to fantasy as the inspiration for The Last Token?

Naujokaitis: So when Matthew first approached me to write this, part of what they were looking for was to put these characters into one of their imaginative play fantasies for a whole book, like so many episodes of the show. So I threw out a few ideas, different settings, different genres the babies could find themselves in.

I believe as a storyteller, even when working on licensed stuff and playing in someone else’s sandbox, you have to put a piece of yourself into it. So all the settings and genres I was throwing out were things from my own childhood, places I played in, genres I love, etc.

I think the fantasy of their imaginations and the fantasy genre really melded well together. Then I thought about the babies going on a quest in that high fantasy realm and it just seemed like the perfect fit. Choosing fantasy as the genre also helped inform the real world setting this takes place in. I wanted a reason for the babies to imagine a fantasy world, so the pizza parlor/arcade/playplace restaurant is medieval fantasy themed.

io9: From a design perspective, how did you decide which Rugrat would reflect which fantasy archetype the best? Who was the most fun to find a “class” for in the babies’ adventure?

Rubino: I think we get to see Angelica’s true identity in this story. She makes an excellent villain because she loves her costume and her power. And no doubt, Chuckie was really fun to illustrate as well. He’s pure of heart and curly-haired, just like some other small fantasy heroes.

Naujokaitis: As a writer it was mostly easy assigning each baby to a certain class, because the characters are already so well established. Tommy, the brave leader, would of course be a knight-type, using his trusty screwdriver as a sword. Susie, the wise older kid, would be a wizard. Angelica an evil witch, obviously. Phil and Lil would be the more gross, rough and tumble classes, but I wanted them to have a little conflict with what they each chose to be. So we’ve got Phil as a dwarf and Lil as an ogre, and they rib each other a little bit over that.

Chuckie was probably the hardest but most fun to assign a class for. I played around with a few ideas, thought about maybe even going against type, but when I thought of him in the context of some other tiny reluctant heroes—picturing the hair on his feet matching the hair on his head—I had to go with that.

From the sketches I’ve seen so far, Maurizia really knocked it out of the park. One thing I love about writing is when you get paired up with an amazing artist who can take your ideas and make them a thousand times better.

io9: Tommy and his friends all love Reptar, he’s such an iconic part of the Rugrats world. Any chance we can expect a bit of Dungeons & Dragons (& Dinosaurs) action in this new book?

Naujokaitis: I really wanted to focus on new monsters and challenges for the babies to face. This is their first time ever being in a themed restaurant like this, so I wanted to make everything they face feels new, more dangerous, [and] makes them feels really out of place and unsure about everything.

Rugrats: The Last Token is expected to release digitally and physically in November 2019.

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