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Extraordinary Me | Omari McQueen - Vegan Chef | Nickelodeon UK

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Extraordinary Me | Omari McQueen - Vegan Chef | Nickelodeon UK


Omari McQueen started cooking vegan food from a young age, and wants to inspire other kids to do the same!

To see more of Omari and many other extraordinary young people, check out Extraordinary Me on me.nickelodeon.tv!

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Portfolio Must Haves | Animation 101 | Nickelodeon Animation

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Portfolio Must Haves | Animation 101 | Nickelodeon Animation


Turnarounds, expressions, poses! Hear from Maaike Scherff, Character Designer on The Casagrandes as she shares her must haves and tips to build a dynamic Character Design portfolio!

If you want to know even more, watch the full video HERE: http://nickalive.blogspot.com/2020/11/how-we-make-2d-cartoons-animation-101.html

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Classic Rugrats Comic Strip for Monday, December 21, 2020 | Nickelodeon

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Classic Rugrats Comic Strip for Monday, December 21, 2020 | Nickelodeon
Rugrats, provided to Creators Syndicate by Nickelodeon, based off the popular animated television series has been created for children and family's to laugh and enjoy together.

Follow these comics and their take on real episodes of the show and their own spin on hilarious adventures.

Read more Rugrats comic strips!: https://www.creators.com/features/rugrats

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Nickelodeon UK Ratings For Week Of Monday 7th - Sunday 13th December 2020

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Nickelodeon UK Network Ratings for week of Monday 7th - Sunday 13th December 2020.


Ratings were mostly up across the Nickelodeon UK Network this week, according to BARB data, compared to the previous week (Nov. 30-Dec. 6).

Nickelodeon Total:

1. VICTORIOUS (MON 16:31) - 77,000
2. HORRID HENRY (FRI 15:31) - 38,100
3. THE THUNDERMANS (THU 15:31) - 36,500
4. HORRID HENRY (TUE 06:32) - 34,300
5. HORRID HENRY (TUE 06:43) - 32,600
6. THE THUNDERMANS (WED 24:31) - 32,600
7. HORRID HENRY (SAT 06:00) - 31,800
8. HORRID HENRY (SAT 07:00) - 30,300
9. SAM & CAT (FRI 19:30) - 29,200
10. GAME SHAKERS (MON 25:25) - 29,100
11. HORRID HENRY (SAT 07:43) - 28,000
12. THE ALL-STAR NICKMAS SPECTACULAR (WED 18:31) - 27,700
13. GROUP CHAT WITH ANNIE AND JAYDEN (WED 16:59) - 27,200
14. SAM & CAT (FRI 11:59) - 26,300
15. FILM: TINY CHRISTMAS (2017) (TUE 18:00) - 25,900

NickToons Total:

1. SPONGEBOB ADVENT CALENDAR (FRI 16:59) - 45,500
2. OLLIE'S PACK (FRI 17:31) - 44,600
3. SPONGEBOB SQUAREPANTS (SAT 16:30) - 37,600
4. SPONGEBOB SQUAREPANTS (SAT 16:45) - 37,100
5. SPONGEBOB SQUAREPANTS (FRI 16:44) - 35,700
6. SPONGEBOB SQUAREPANTS (MON 19:30) - 34,600
7. SPONGEBOB SQUAREPANTS (WED 08:16) - 31,400
8. SPONGEBOB ADVENT CALENDAR (FRI 07:30) - 31,100
9. SPONGEBOB SQUAREPANTS (WED 08:01) - 30,400
10. SPONGEBOB ADVENT CALENDAR (FRI 15:28) - 30,000
11. SPONGEBOB SQUAREPANTS (THU 10:30) - 30,000
12. SPONGEBOB SQUAREPANTS (FRI 16:30) - 27,500
13. SPONGEBOB SQUAREPANTS (TUE 19:45) - 27,500
14. THE LOUD HOUSE (TUE 20:00) - 26,600
15. THE LOUD HOUSE (WED 28:00) - 25,300

Nick Jr. Total:

1. PEPPA PIG (TUE 14:19) - 201,600
2. PEPPA PIG (TUE 14:14) - 188,700
3. PEPPA PIG (MON 12:04) - 144,300
4. PEPPA PIG (MON 11:59) - 137,300
5. PEPPA PIG (MON 29:05) - 130,600
6. PEPPA PIG (MON 11:49) - 127,200
7. PEPPA PIG (MON 29:00) - 124,600
8. PEPPA PIG (MON 11:34) - 118,800
9. PEPPA PIG (SUN 18:35) - 118,800
10. PEPPA PIG (MON 12:19) - 117,600
11. PEPPA PIG (TUE 14:04) - 117,300
12. PEPPA PIG (MON 11:14) - 112,200
13. PEPPA PIG (TUE 13:59) - 108,900
14. PEPPA PIG (MON 11:29) - 106,600
15. PEPPA PIG (SUN 18:45) - 105,800

Nick Jr. Too:

1. PAW PATROL (THU 17:15) - 150,800
2. PAW PATROL (THU 17:29) - 145,600
3. PAW PATROL (THU 16:44) - 139,600
4. PAW PATROL (THU 16:29) - 138,000
5. PAW PATROL (THU 17:44) - 129,699
6. PAW PATROL (THU 17:00) - 116,100
7. PAW PATROL (SUN 11:14) - 105,700
8. PAW PATROL (WED 17:45) - 105,000
9. PAW PATROL (SUN 10:30) - 104,000
10. PAW PATROL (SUN 10:15) - 96,800
11. PAW PATROL (SUN 10:45) - 94,600
12. PAW PATROL (SUN 11:44) - 93,200
13. PAW PATROL (WED 17:14) - 87,200
14. PAW PATROL (SUN 10:59) - 86,500
15. PAW PATROL (SUN 09:59) - 84,500

Notes: Nick Jr. Too is listed as Nick Jr 2 on BARB; the channel is named Nick Jr. PAW Patrol during December 2020.

Nickelodeon Network:

1. PEPPA PIG (TUE 14:19) - 201,600
2. PEPPA PIG (TUE 14:14) - 188,700
3. PAW PATROL (THU 17:15) - 150,800
4. PAW PATROL (THU 17:29) - 145,600
5. PEPPA PIG (MON 12:04) - 144,300
6. PAW PATROL (THU 16:44) - 139,600
7. PAW PATROL (THU 16:29) - 138,000
8. PEPPA PIG (MON 11:59) - 137,300
9. PEPPA PIG (MON 29:05) - 130,600
10. PAW PATROL (THU 17:44) - 129,699
11. PEPPA PIG (MON 11:49) - 127,200
12. PEPPA PIG (MON 29:00) - 124,600
13. PEPPA PIG (MON 11:34) - 118,800
14. PEPPA PIG (SUN 18:35) - 118,800
15. PEPPA PIG (MON 12:19) - 117,600

Ratings data provided by BARB.

Programmes of less than 5 minutes duration are excluded from these reports.

Linear TV viewing only; Data for viewing programming on PC/laptops, Tablets and Smartphones is currently unavailable.


Originally published: Monday, December 21, 2020.
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Nickelodeon Hotels & Resorts Punta Cana Reopens

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Nickelodeon Hotels & Resorts Punta Cana Announces Nov. 5 Reopening

$1 UPGRADES AND CYBER MONTH DEALS JUST IN TIME FOR HOLIDAY TRAVEL


MIAMI (Oct. 23, 2020) –  Nickelodeon Hotels & Resorts Punta Cana, the world’s first ever World-Class Gourmet Inclusive® Nickelodeon property, will reopen on Nov. 5. The acclaimed Karisma Hotels & Resorts resort in the Dominican Republic features 208 oversized suites in seven styles designed to cater to a variety of tastes, including prized Swim-Up Suites, which are available for just a $1 upgrade if booked by Oct. 31 for travel by March 27, 2021.

“Since opening in 2016, Nickelodeon Hotels & Resorts Punta Cana has exceeded all expectations, and we look forward to continued success together with our partners at Karisma,” said Gerald Raines, senior vice president of ViacomCBS. “There is no other international hotel (at least until the opening of our second resort in Riviera Maya in 2021) where guests can immerse themselves in the fun and frivolous Nick lifestyle with personal SpongeBob SquarePants and Dora the Explorer interactions, full access to Aqua Nick, Club Nick and even enjoy the opportunities of getting slimed and sleeping in the Pineapple Villa, inspired by SpongeBob SquarePants' home in Bikini Bottom.”

Following months of careful consideration and thoughtful updates after closing on March 20, Nickelodeon Hotels & Resorts Punta Cana is set to reopen its doors with Karisma Peace of Mind™, Karisma Hotels & Resorts’ comprehensive well-being program that ensures guest safety and an unmatched level of service. The program features new health protocols, updated guidelines and industry-leading best practices, including alignment with Delos Well Living’s International WELL Building Institute and Well Living Lab, in conjunction with the Mayo Clinic and with endorsements by Deepak Chopra.


“We know many families are hoping to escape their homes this holiday season and we hope they will come visit us where everything is taken care of,” said Jorge L. Feliz German, president of Karisma Hotels & Resorts for the Dominican Republic. “Plus, with our record-breaking Cyber Month deals launching Nov. 13, it’s the perfect time to plan a merry, affordable getaway with loved ones.”

Holidays this year will be extra special at Nickelodeon Hotels & Resorts Punta Cana with daily whimsical, family-friendly activities for kids and parents alike, including:
  • Christmas: In December, festive, Instagrammable moments abound with holiday themed arts and crafts and character interactions with special holiday touches. In true Nickelodeon fashion, guests can spend Christmas Day participating in exclusive activities such as making holiday souvenirs at Club Nick, taking Christmas photos with their favorite characters in festive outfits, and enjoying entertainment and shows.
  • New Year’s Eve/Day: Guests will bid goodbye to 2020 and embrace the fresh start of 2021 at the resort’s New Year’s Eve Celebration, which will feature live music to dance any stress away with the Nickelodeon family. Then they can kick off the New Year by making every kid’s dream come true with meet & greets at Plaza Orange with fan favorite Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles.
Reservations are currently being accepted and can be booked by visiting karismahotels.com.

About Karisma Hotels & Resorts

Karisma Hotels & Resorts is an award-winning luxury hotel collection that owns and manages an impressive portfolio of properties in Latin America and the Caribbean. Property brands include El Dorado Spa Resorts by Karisma; Margaritaville Island Reserve by Karisma; Azul Beach Resorts by Karisma; Generations Resorts by Karisma; Karisma Villas; Allure Hotels by Karisma; Hidden Beach Resort by Karisma; Sensatori Resorts; and Nickelodeon Hotels & Resorts. Properties have been honored with the industry’s top accolades including Conde Nast Traveler’s “Top 100 Hotels in the World,” Conde Nast Traveler’s “Top 30 Hotels in Cancun,” TripAdvisor® Traveler’s Choice “Best Hotels for Romance,” and AAA’s “Five Diamond Award” and “Four Diamond Award.” Karisma Hotels & Resorts is committed to employee and community support while delivering authentic experiences to guests, receiving worldwide recognition for its compassionate and creative approach to hospitality management and product innovations.  At Karisma Hotels & Resorts, your paradise awaits. Whether you are looking for an unforgettable honeymoon destination or a spectacular destination to create new memories, our world-class resorts offer extraordinary experiences for every style of travel.

About Nickelodeon International

Nickelodeon, now in its 41st year, is the number-one entertainment brand for kids. It has built a diverse, global business by putting kids first in everything it does. The brand includes television programming and production in the United States and around the world, plus consumer products, digital, location based experiences, publishing and feature films. Nickelodeon is one of the most globally recognized and widely distributed multimedia entertainment brands for kids and family, available in more than 400 million households across 170+ countries and territories, via more than 100+ locally programmed channels and branded blocks. Outside of the United States, Nickelodeon is part of ViacomCBS Networks International, a division of ViacomCBS Inc. (Nasdaq: VIACA, VIAC). For more information or artwork, visit http://www.nickpress.com. Nickelodeon and all related titles, characters and logos are trademarks of ViacomCBS Inc.

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The resort said it has implemented Karisma's Peace of Mind health and safety protocols, which include measures like ultraviolet sanitization, thermal camera temperature monitoring and social distancing at restaurants, bars, pools, elevators and other public spaces.

From Hoy:

Nickelodeon Hotels & Resorts Punta Cana anuncia reapertura para el 5 de noviembre

Nickelodeon Hotels & Resorts Punta Cana, la primera propiedad Gourmet Inclusive® Nickelodeon de clase mundial en el mundo, reabrirá el 5 de noviembre.

El aclamado resort en la República Dominicana cuenta con 208 suites de gran tamaño y siete estilos distintos, diseñadas para atender a una amplia variedad de gustos, incluidas las premiadas Swim-Up Suites.

“Desde su apertura en 2016, Nickelodeon Hotels & Resorts Punta Cana ha superado todas las expectativas y esperamos seguir teniendo éxito junto con nuestros socios de Karisma”, dijo Gerald Raines, vicepresidente senior de ViacomCBS.

“No hay otro hotel internacional (al menos hasta la apertura de nuestro segundo resort en Riviera Maya en 2021) donde los huéspedes puedan sumergirse en el estilo de vida divertido de Nick, con interacciones personales de Bob Esponja y Dora la Exploradora, acceso completo al parque de agua Aqua Nick, al Club Nick e incluso disfrutar de las oportunidades de dormir en la Villa Piña, inspirada en la casa de Bob Esponja».

Después de meses de cuidadosa preparación y mejoras reflexivas, después de cerrar el 20 de marzo, Nickelodeon Hotels & Resorts Punta Cana reabrirá sus puertas con la promesa Karisma Peace of Mind ™, el programa integral de bienestar de Karisma Hotels & Resorts, el cual garantiza la seguridad de los huéspedes y un inigualable nivel de servicio.

“Sabemos que muchas familias quieren despejarse y cambiar de ambiente en esta temporada navideña y esperamos que vengan a visitarnos, ya que tenemos todo resuelto de manera integral”, dijo Jorge Féliz Germán, presidente de Karisma Hotels & Resorts para República Dominicana.

«Además, con nuestras ofertas del Cyber Month que se lanzarán el 13 de noviembre, es el momento perfecto para planificar una escapada feliz y asequible con sus seres queridos».

Las vacaciones de este año serán muy especiales en Nickelodeon Hotels & Resorts Punta Cana con actividades diarias divertidas y familiares para niños y padres por igual, las cuales incluyen:

●       Navidad: En diciembre, abundan las celebraciones con artes y manualidades con temática navideña e interacciones de personajes con toques especiales navideños. Los invitados pueden pasar el día de Navidad participando en actividades exclusivas, como hacer recuerdos navideños en Nick Club, tomar fotos navideñas con sus personajes favoritos con disfraces y además disfrutar de entretenimiento y espectáculos.

●       Año Nuevo: Los huéspedes podrán despedirse de 2020 y celebrar el comienzo del 2021 en la celebración de la víspera de Año Nuevo del resort, la cual contará con música en vivo para bailar y olvidar el estrés junto a la familia Nickelodeon. Luego, pueden comenzar el Año Nuevo haciendo realidad el sueño de todos los niños con un encuentro y un saludo en Plaza Orange con los personajes favoritos de los pequeños, incluidos Donatello, Raphael, Leonardo y Michelangelo.

Sobre Karisma Hotels & Resorts

Karisma Hotels & Resorts es una galardonada colección de hoteles de lujo que posee y administra una impresionante cartera de propiedades en América Latina y el Caribe. Las marcas de propiedades incluyen El Dorado Spa Resorts by Karisma; Island Reserve de Margaritaville by Karisma; Azul Beach Resorts by Karisma; Generations Resorts by Karisma; Karisma Villas; Allure Hotels by Karisma; Hidden Beach by Karisma; Sensatori Resorts; y Nickelodeon Hotels & Resorts.

Las propiedades han sido premiadas con los principales galardones de la industria, incluidos los «100 mejores hoteles del mundo» de Conde Nast Traveler, los «30 mejores hoteles de Cancún» de Conde Nast Traveler, los «Mejores hoteles para el romance» de TripAdvisor® Traveler’s Choice y el «Premio Cinco Diamantes» de la AAA y “Premio Cuatro Diamantes ”.

Karisma Hotels & Resorts está comprometido con el apoyo a los empleados y la comunidad al mismo tiempo que brinda experiencias auténticas a los huéspedes, recibiendo reconocimiento mundial por su enfoque comprometido y creativo de la gestión hotelera y las innovaciones de productos.

En Karisma Hotels & Resorts, tu paraíso te espera. Ya sea que estés buscando un destino de luna de miel inolvidable o un destino espectacular para crear nuevos recuerdos, nuestros resorts de clase mundial ofrecen experiencias extraordinarias para cada estilo de viaje.

Sobre Nickelodeon International

Nickelodeon, ahora en su año 41, es la marca de entretenimiento número uno para niños. Ha construido un negocio global y diverso al poner a los niños en primer lugar en todo lo que hace.

La marca incluye programación y producción de televisión en los Estados Unidos y en todo el mundo, además de productos de consumo, experiencias digitales, basadas en la ubicación, publicaciones y largometrajes.

Nickelodeon es una de las marcas de entretenimiento multimedia para niños y familias más reconocidas y ampliamente distribuidas a nivel mundial, disponible en más de 400 millones de hogares en más de 170 países y territorios, a través de más de 100 canales programados localmente y bloques de marca.

Fuera de los Estados Unidos, Nickelodeon es parte de ViacomCBS Networks International, una división de ViacomCBS Inc. (Nasdaq: VIACA, VIAC). Para obtener más información o material gráfico, visite http://www.nickpress.com. Nickelodeon y todos los títulos, personajes y logotipos relacionados son marcas comerciales de ViacomCBS Inc.

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Hotel asume agenda para mantener limpio el medio ambiente

Los zafacones recolectores de desperdicios clasifican los desechos.

A nueve kilómetros de la playa Macao en la región este de República Domini­cana, precisamente en la carretera Uvero Alto Par­cela de Punta Cana, se en­cuentra el Nickelodeon Hotels & Resorts, un com­plejo temático cinco es­trellas que en los últimos años ha priorizado en sus operaciones los Objetivos de Desarrollo Sostenible (ODS).

Cada cierto tiempo es­te hotel realiza activida­des de limpieza de playa, siembra de árboles, jor­nadas y competencias de reciclajes y una de sus no­vedades es que ha cons­truido paneles solares, además de que se ha en­focado en ofrecer talleres a sus colaboradores sobre el manejo de residuos só­lidos.

En una visita de Listín Diario al hotel, sus autori­dades compartieron que también imparten una capacitación que lleva por nombre “Pasión por la Sustentabilidad” con miras a la prosperidad medioambiental.

Cada departamen­to que forma parte del Nickelodeon tiene ór­denes de cumplir con los lineamientos de sos­tenibilidad, los cuales cada mes son medidos a través de indicado­res, según explicó Elia­na Flaquer Quiñónez, coordinadora de perso­nal, quien destaca que los colaboradores tie­nen metas relacionadas al ahorro de energía y agua.

Un objetivo de desarro­llo sostenible prioritario para este hotel es el mane­jo de los desechos a través del reciclaje, por lo que se  fomenta el reciclar, rehu­sar y ahorrar lo más que se pueda.
 
Flaquer Quiñónez agre­ga que el complejo turís­tico tiene un contrato con una compañía de mane­jo residuos sostenible que opera en Punta Cana y Bávaro.

Por tipo de residuos

Los residuos inorgánicos co­mo papel, cartón, plásticos, vidrio, metal, madera y telas, y los residuos orgánicos, co­mo los restos de comida, son todos los que diariamente se reciclan en Nickelodeon.

La empresa de solucio­nes ambientales contrata­da realiza aquí sus funcio­nes de recolección una vez a la semana y luego dispone una “efectiva final y nueva vida” a esos desechos.

“Ellos vienen e incluso es­tá todo separado, lo plásti­co en lo plástico”, comenta Flaquer Quiñónez.

Cada colaborador del Nickelodeon tiene un siste­ma de reciclaje dependien­do de su área de trabajo.

“En las oficinas normal­mente lo que se recicla es papel, entonces hay una pa­pelera donde cada emplea­do de los diferentes departa­mentos va y hecha. Aquí el papel no se destruye, se reci­cla”, expresa Flaquer Quiñó­nez.

 SEPA MÁS

 Tratamiento de los residuos

 El jabón.

El Nickelodeon Hotels & Resorts Punta Cana fue de los pioneros en iniciar el reciclaje del ja­bón y de crear concien­cia del lavado de manos, acción muy importante por la situación del Co­vid-19 en el país.

El ambiente.

El hotel también cuenta con “Clean the world”, una organización sin fi­nes de lucro que está propiciando un ambien­te más sostenible.

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Nickelodeon Hotels & Resorts Punta Cana presenta propuesta para celebraciones personalizadas

Al reabrir sus puertas el pasado 5 de noviembre, el complejo hotelero presenta sus variadas y divertidas propuestas para celebraciones, cumpleaños, aniversarios y eventos diversos, completamente personalizados y acompañados de los afamados personajes de Nickelodeon

Punta Cana, R. Dominicana.- Un lugar especial para un feliz cumpleaños es el Nickelodeon Hotels & Resorts Punta Cana, con su divertida propuesta para celebraciones, cumpleaños, aniversarios y eventos diversos, completamente personalizados, creando recuerdos memorables a sus huéspedes e invitados.

Nickelodeon Hotels & Resorts Punta Cana, luego de reabrir sus puertas el pasado 5 de noviembre, dio a conocer sus variados y entretenidos paquetes para festividades, diseñados de forma segura brindando experiencias de lujo a clientes de todas las edades, desde divertidos desayunos con los personajes favoritos de Nickelodeon hasta exquisitas cenas bajo el concepto Gourmet Inclusive.

Como parte de la experiencia Nickelodeon, los populares personajes Bob Esponja, Patricio, Dora la Exploradora y Botas, Las Tortugas Ninja: Donatello, Raphael, Leonardo y Michelangelo, Los Padrinos Mágicos: Cosmo y Wanda, y los Paw Patrol: Chase, Marshal y Skye, acompañan al festejado en su celebración, la cual incluye desde delicias culinarias, biscocho temático de Nickelodeon, fotos y recuerdos especiales, entre múltiples opciones.




Una de las atracciones únicas y exclusivas para los cumpleaños es la Villa Piña, la famosa casa de Bob Esponja en la calle La Concha, donde el huésped y sus invitados viven como una celebridad en esta asombrosa villa de 140 metros cuadrados, siendo la habitación más representativa del resort. Se accede a través de un vestíbulo diseñado igual que la casa submarina de Bob Esponja, con un sillón, una antena de televisión y su mascota, el caracol Gary. Como huéspedes de Villa Piña, poueden disponer del servicio de un mayordomo privado, que se encarga de satisfacer todos los gustos del festejado.

El complejo hotelero, 4 diamantes, uno de los mejores resorts de lujo, para las vacaciones y actividades familiares, es distinguido por sus hermosas locaciones, entretenidos restaurantes temáticos, una exquisita experiencia culinaria, sus detalles, atención al huésped, entretenimiento y mucho más que diversión para adultos y niños, todo incluido.

Jorge Féliz Germán, presidente de Karisma Hotels & Resorts para República Dominicana, expresa que “muchas familias actualmente desean compartir de forma segura y diferente sus celebraciones, cumpleaños o aniversarios, siendo Nickelodeon Hotels & Resorts el lugar preferido para ello. Con nuestro programa integral de bienestar Karisma Peace of Mind & de Karisma Hotels & Resorts garantizamos la seguridad de nuestros huéspedes y un inigualable nivel de servicio, todo esto sumado a la experiencia Gourmet Inclusive® by Karisma. Celebrar una actividad en Nickelodeon Hotels & Resorts Punta Cana es vivir un recuerdo familiar para toda la vida”.

El programa Karisma Peace of Mind & presenta nuevos protocolos de salud, pautas de limpieza actualizadas y las mejores prácticas de la industria, incluida la afiliación al International WELL Building Institute y Well Living Lab de Delos Well Living, en conjunto con la Clínica Mayo y con el respaldo de Deepak Chopra.

Nickelodeon Hotels & Resorts Punta Cana cuenta con 208 suites, 10 restaurantes, 3 bares, 4 piscinas, 1 spa, con una amplia variedad de entretenimiento para niños y adultos, múltiples amenidades y servicios entre ellos, acceso a Nickelodeon Place, acceso a las actividades supervisadas en Club Nick para niños de 4 a 12 años, amenidades para bebés que incluyen alimento para bebé, coches, cunas, batas de baño y calentadores de biberones, el parque acuático Aqua Nick, programa diario de actividades y entretenimiento nocturno especial, shows y música en vivo, 24 horas de servicio a la habitación, entre otros.

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María Lamarche de Nickelodeon Punta Cana “Esperamos muy buenas ocupaciones para esta temporada de invierno”

"Tenemos muy buenas expectativas para este mes de diciembre y para todo el invierno, vemos cómo de a poco nuestros clientes van reservando sus estadías tanto para las fiestas de navidad, fin de años o vacaciones en familia"

Punta Cana, R. Dominicana.- Desde su reaperura del pasado 5 de noviembre, el Nickelodeon Hotels & Resorts Punta Cana, viene recuperando sus ocupaciones con ofertas, nuevas propuestas de entretenimiento personalizado y un servicio de calidad que permite ser optimista para esta temporada alta de invierno.

«Tenemos muy buenas expectativas para este mes de diciembre y para todo el invierno, vemos cómo de a poco nuestros clientes van reservando sus estadías tanto para las fiestas de navidad, fin de años o vacaciones en familia”, por lo que estimamos que “tendremos muy buenas ocupaciones esta temporada de invierno”, dijo María Lamarche, Directora General de Nickelodeon Hotels & Resorts Punta Cana.

La ejecutiva destacó que luego del cierre de marzo y con esta reapertura vivimos meses de cuidadosa preparación y mejoras en la propiedad perteneciente a Karisma Hotels & Resorts, “reabrimos nuestras puertas con la promesa Karisma Peace of Mind, programa integral de bienestar que garantiza tanto la seguridad de todos nuestros huéspedes como de nuestro personal”, asegura la ejecutiva.

Lamarche enumeró los exhaustivos protocolos de salud encarado por la hotelera, que se suman a los requerimientos tanto del Ministerio de Salud, como por Turismo, “lo que nos lleva a ser una de las compañías hoteleras con los más completos protocolos de higiene y seguridad anti Covid, con programas de limpieza actualizadas y las mejores prácticas de la industria”, aseguró.

Por el caso del Sensatori Punta Cana Resort, el otro hotel que completa el complejo y también recae en su dirección, la ejecutiva confió que “la reapertura seguramente será para el 2021, ya que aun se encuentran esperando la apertura de vuelos desde Inglaterra, que es de donde provienen la mayoría de los clientes, ya que esta propiedad es operada con un acuerdo en exclusiva con el operador TUI.

“Estamos confiados que para los primeros meses del 2021 tendremos novedades del Sensatori”, “tenemos bastantes reservas en espera y una muy buena perspectiva para el año que entra”, “los viajeros están con ansias de viajar a destinos cómo el nuestro y estamos seguros que en cuanto autoricen los vuelos estaremos listos para recibir a estos clientes”, confió Lemarche en un encuentro con los principales medios de comunicación del ámbito turístico del país, en el marco de un presstrip realizado el pasado fin de semana y que fue coordinando por Markatel Comunicaciones.

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From arecoa.com:

Nickelodeon Punta Cana, con muy buenas expectativas en reservas para el invierno

Temas relacionados: Maria Lamarche, Nickelodeon Hotels and Resorts Punta Cana, Punta Cana, República Dominicana


La temporada de invierno es la punta de lanza de la recuperación del turismo en cuanto a ocupación hotelera se refiere en el país, cumpliendo con la capacidad establecida por las autoridades y con los protocolos.

Por ello, desde la apertura del sector y hasta la fecha, las diferentes marcas hoteleras han tenido buenas expectativas con las reservas para el invierno, como tal es el caso de Nickelodeon Hotels & Resorts Punta Cana, establecimiento de hospedaje temático que cuenta con nuevas propuestas de entretenimiento familiar y que busca captar mas turistas a finales de año.

Maria Lamarche, gerente general de Nickelodeon Hotels & Resorts Punta Cana, dijo que “tenemos muy buenas expectativas para el invierno en general y todo el mes de diciembre, pues nos hemos mantenido, desde la apertura el 5 de noviembre, en un 25% de ocupación, pero desde el 27 en adelante estamos en un 30% de ocupación que es un buen síntoma porque se ha ido incrementando en los últimos días”.

Manifestó que el incremento es bueno porque las reservas antes de la apertura, en octubre, habían estado estáticas y todo ha dependido del comportamiento en las alertas de la pandemia internacionales.

“La buena noticia de las vacunas ha tenido un impacto muy positivo en los turistas que si no planean sus vacaciones para el mes de diciembre si repercutira en una buena ocupación a principios del año 2021”, agregó.

En continuidad Lamarche dijo que “El Gobierno dominicano informó en su momento que se debía tener un 60% en la ocupación, pero han relajado un poco la medida y de acuerdo al ultimo protocolo ese dictamen lo va a ir indicando la alerta sanitaria del país”, dijo.

En cuanto a los destinos que propiciaran el estado ocupacional de Nickelodeon la directiva indicó que será tanto nacional como internacional (estadounidense, Latinoamericano y canadiense).

“Al momento para fin de año tendremos una ocupación de un 50/50 del mercado local e internacional, pero el pronostico que tenemos es que el mercado de Estados Unidos LatinoAmérica y Canadá sean los opten por nuestras instalaciones”, enfatizó.

Al tiempo explicó que “Los fines de semana se mantiene un mix en la ocupación entre el mercado local y extranjero, pero en los días de semana existe una ocupación mas internacional, pero el repunte que tenemos los fines de semana es gracias al mercado local, pues tras la reapertura el pasado 5 de noviembre, un fin de semana largo, el hotel estuvo a un 100% de ocupación en cuento al total permitido”.

Se recuerda que Nickelodeon Punta Cana cuenta con 208 suites de gran tamaño y siete estilos distintos, diseñadas para atender a una amplia variedad de gustos, incluidas las premiadas Swim-Up Suites, por lo que la propiedad cuenta con el apoyo de 200 empleados que suplen las necesidades de la demanda que actualmente suplen. “Este personal es de aproximadamente 580 del total de la nomina”.

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From Hoy:

El mundo mágico de Nickelodeon


Eres fan de Bob Esponja, Rugrats, las Tortugas Ninjas o Los Padrinos Mágicos? Si es así, debes saber que Nickelodeon Hotels & Resorts Punta Cana reabrió sus operaciones el pasado 5 de noviembre para recibir turistas nacionales y extranjeros, luego de un cese por varios meses obligado por la pandemia del coronavirus.

El hotel temático, que cuenta con 463 habitaciones, aprovechó su reapertura para presentar variadas y divertidas propuestas para celebraciones, cumpleaños, aniversarios y eventos diversos sociales, completamente personalizados y acompañados de los afamados personajes de Nickelodeon.

De acuerdo con ejecutivos del hotel, estos entretenidos paquetes para festividades han sido diseñados de forma segura, brindando experiencias de lujo a clientes de todas las edades, desde divertidos desayunos con los personajes favoritos hasta exquisitas cenas bajo el concepto Gourmet Inclusive.

En ese sentido, Jorge Féliz Germán, presidente de Karisma Hotels & Resorts para República Dominicana, expresa que “muchas familias actualmente desean compartir de forma segura y diferente sus celebraciones, cumpleaños o aniversarios, y Nickelodeon Hotels& Resorts es el lugar preferido para ello.

Igualmente, como parte de la experiencia Nickelodeon, todos los personajes del canal de televisión acompañan al festejado en su celebración, la cual incluye desde delicias culinarias, bizcocho temático, fotos y recuerdos especiales, entre múltiples opciones.

Una de las atracciones únicas y exclusivas para los cumpleaños es la Villa Piña, la famosa casa de Bob Esponja en la calle La Concha, donde el huésped y sus invitados viven una aventura única.

María Lamarche, gerente general del complejo hotelero, manifestó tener muy buenas expectativas para el invierno en general y todo el mes de diciembre, “pues nos hemos mantenido, desde la apertura el 5 de noviembre, en un 25% de ocupación, pero desde el 27 noviembre en adelante estamos en un 30% de ocupación que es un buen síntoma porque se ha ido incrementando en los últimos días”.

Expresó que todo marcha a un ritmo aceptable, porque las reservas antes de la apertura, en octubre, habían estado estáticas y todo ha dependido del comportamiento en las alertas de la pandemia internacional.

“La buena noticia de las vacunas ha tenido un impacto muy positivo en los turistas que si no planean sus vacaciones para el mes de diciembre sí repercutirá en una buena ocupación a principios del año 2021”, agregó.

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Listín Diario: de visita en el Hotel Nickelodeon & Resorts Punta Cana

Listín Diario: de visita en el Hotel Nickelodeon & Resorts Punta CanaListín Diario: de visita en el Hotel Nickelodeon & Resorts Punta Cana

El COVID-19 ha dado gran­des golpes al sector turístico nacional, y el resort Nickelo­deon Hotels & Resorts Pun­ta Cana que pertenece a Ka­risma, tuvo que cerrar sus puertas, como todos los de la zona.

Pero el pasado 5 de noviembre, re­abrió sus puertas bajo la nueva moda­lidad pandémica y desde entonces ha transformado sus procesos. Ahora, se muestran cambios en la llegada y la es­tadía de sus clientes, en las comidas y en el sano disfrute vacacional.

La experiencia

Un equipo de periodistas del Listín Diario vivimos la experiencia. En la en­trada al complejo estaba Yulissa, una de los agentes de seguridad que se en­contraba esa mañana dando una ojeada tranquila al periódico con su pro­tector facial y su mascarilla. No había visto el minibús blanco, pero segun­dos después descrubrió a su izquier­da, la presencia colectiva y dijo “¿Us­tedes son del Listín?”.

Luego de un repaso de nombres y una llamada a la central por Yulissa, por los extremos de las ventanillas del autobús se alcanzaban a ver unas pancartas con infografías haciendo llamados de atención por la pande­mia, junto al letrero naranja de Nic­kelodeon colocado a manera de bien­venida.

Mientras el grupo se desmontaba cumpliendo los protocolos de sani­dad, Edwin, el jefe de mayordomos del hotel, realizaba el proceso de sa­nitización del equipaje con un nebu­lizador.

La llegada

Mientras ingresábamos en la recep­ción Daniela y Jessy, entre risas, bo­tellas de agua y toallas húmedas desin­fectantes nos daban la bienvenida.

El piso marmolizado del elegante lo­bby era tan brillante que devolvía el re­flejo de los allí presentes. Unas señali­zaciones pegadas en el piso, indicaban respetar el distanciamiento.

En un sitio privilegiado del lobby relucía una pantalla con información adicional sobre el Covid-19. Su título: “Covid-19, lo que debes saber y lo que debes hacer”.

Los carritos blancos de transporte interno se desinfestaban antes de ser usados. Los pasajeros hacían fila en el lobby para registrar su llegada, mien­tras que otros esperaban turno en los cómodos sillones naranjas y amarillos, colores temáticos de Nickelodeon.

En ese momento, Bob Esponja, uno de sus reconocidos personajes, apare­ció con sus habituales saludos y fotos de bienvenida, respetando las medidas de distanciamiento.

Entre los procesos del check-in, ha­bía que depositar las cédulas persona­les en una bandeja para evitar tener contacto con los empleados de la re­cepción. El formulario incluía una de­claración de síntomas de enfermeda­des respiratorias agudas; los lapiceros del llenado estaban esterilizados den­tro de su plástico. Luego había que de­volver los bolígrafos para higienizar­los. La temperatura corporal de cada uno se tomaba con un termómetro in­frarrojo.

Tras este proceso, el equipo del Lis­tín Diario fue invitado a desayunar en el restaurante Sugarcane, un espacio inspirado en los mercados tradiciona­les de Latinoamérica.

Las autoridades del hotel sólo man­tenían abiertos dos de los seis restau­rantes del complejo turístico debido a la pandemia.

Junto al Sugarcane operaba tam­bién el restaurante Zest con platos de cocina mundial, la cafetería Doppio, y uno de los principales bares abier­tos era el Jazmin Swin-up Bar & Deck frente a la piscina y a pocos metros de la playa.

Algunos restaurantes

Después del desayuno, el equipo del Listín visitó los restaurantes, conecta­dos todos en cadena circular. El cono­cido como Kitchen 23 by Le Chique, (cerrado), y Verdello, que en su entra­da mostraba una pared con gavetas de distintos tamaños y colores, era otro  en iguales condiciones. Un em­papelado en su techo anunciaba la especialidad del lugar: la pas­ta. Además, resplandecían fotos de famosos disfrutando de espa­guettis, entre ellos, la famosa ac­triz italiana Sofía Loren.

De ahí cruzamos a Spa­cewalker, un sitio que brinda una experiencia interestelar. Simula una nave espacial de color blanco en su interior, junto a los efectos especiales de luces, humo y soni­do. Como si fuera poco, tiene es­pejuelos pegados a la pared con imágenes del espacio exterior. Uno de ellos refleja la inmensa os­curidad del firmamento y el pe­queño planeta Tierra observado desde arriba, lo que incrementa­ba aún más esa sensación. Por el traje de astronauta colgado en el fondo del pasillo principal, los tu­ristas se transportan al 20 de julio de 1969, junto a la misión norte­americana del Apolo 11, fecha del primer viaje a la Luna, con el co­mandante Neil Armstrong.

Otro restaurante, es el BRGRS.PH, una especie de foodtruck al estilo estadounidense donde se preparan hamburguesas artesa­nales . Un gigantesco camión sir­ve de cocina. Es muy reconocido por elaborar la “Machete Burger”, pieza que se parte con un mache­te y da para comer ocho personas. El restaurante da una impresión desértica como del viejo oeste, posee artefactos antiguos del ar­caico Texas de Estados Unidos, y su refrigerador está diseñado al estilo de los años 60.

La última parada fue en el res­taurante Wok Wok, de comida asiática. Los cocineros se obser­van a través de un cristal. La ma­dera oscura, el olor a sushi, las ca­denas metálicas plateadas hacen que las personas conecten con el aquel continente.

Para entrar a estos restaurantes (hoy cerrados al público), había que seguir el indicado protocolo sanitario, la medición de la tem­peratura corporal, el uso de alco­hol o gel antibacterial y la limpie­za del calzado en las alfombras.

En los restaurantes abiertos ha­bía un cambio significativo en el servicio de la comida.

Los que permanecen abiertos

Los restaurantes que permanecen abiertos tienen unas lianas entre las zonas de comida y los turistas como especie de línea divisoria. Nadie puede service por sí mismo ni pasar por el área de alimentos si no es acompañado por camare­ros.

Nickelodeon Place

Si en el momento de nuestro reco­rrido el hotel lucía con poca pre­sencia de turistas era debido a que los huéspedes se hallaban concen­trados en el atractivo Nickelodeon Place y otros en la playa.

Muchos niños disfrutaban las atracciones del Aqua Nick, un es­pacio con inmensos toboganes, y el río perezoso, mientras sus pa­dres tomaban el sol y los vigilaban.

También corrían en el “Just Kiddin”, un sitio donde juegan con actividades y personajes de Nicke­lodeon.

Además estaba abierto el “Nick Knacks”, una tienda especializada en la venta de películas de Nicke­lodeon, ropa, juguetes, artículos esenciales de vacaciones y re­cuerdos.

The Pineapple

En el recorrido, visitamos “The Pineapple”, una villa inspirada en la famosa piña debajo del mar del personaje Bob Esponja, que que­da en el número 124 de Conch Street. Esta original villa de dos niveles es la única en el hotel. Su interior está inspirado en la serie del mar “Fondo de Bikini”.

Caminando otras zonas

En un gimnasio de amplias di­mensiones, solo se escuchaba la música alta, y Noel su entrena aguardaba por la llegada de los huéspedes aficionados al ejerci­cio físico. En sus modernas má­quinas solo se permitía el turno a ocho personas a la vez, con pre­via reservación. Era una medida preventiva.

Estaba el Vassa Spa, un espacio de relajación que podía conside­rarse como “el paraíso del Nick”. Esta última zona expiraba un aro­ma suave a favor del relajamien­to en la sauna herbal, la piscina sensorial, o en los masajes, con bebidas del té en el salón de be­llezas.

El domingo de la partida fue gris y lluvioso, pero eso no impi­dió que el Nickelodeon diera su toque de distinción con un ale­gre espectáculo en el restaurante Zest en la mañana con Leonardo, Raphael, Michelanguelo y Dona­tello de las tortugas ninjas.

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¡Celebra tu cumpleaños en Nickelodeon Hotels!

En Nickelodeon Hotels & Resorts Punta Cana podrás festejar cumpleaños, aniversarios y eventos acompañado de tus personajes favoritos

Nickelodeon Hotels & Resorts Punta Cana, luego de reabrir sus puertas el pasado 5 de noviembre, dio a conocer sus variados y entretenidos paquetes para festividades, diseñados de forma segura brindando experiencias de lujo a clientes de todas las edades, desde divertidos desayunos con los personajes favoritos de Nickelodeon hasta exquisitas cenas bajo el concepto Gourmet Inclusive.

Como parte de la experiencia Nickelodeon, los populares personajes Bob Esponja, Patricio, Dora la Exploradora y Botas, Las Tortugas Ninja: Donatello, Raphael, Leonardo y Michelangelo, Los Padrinos Mágicos: Cosmo y Wanda, y los Paw Patrol: Chase, Marshal y Skye, acompañan al festejado en su celebración, la cual incluye desde delicias culinarias, bizcocho temático de Nickelodeon, fotos o recuerdos especiales, entre otras muchas opciones.

Una de las atracciones únicas y exclusivas para los cumpleaños es la Villa Piña, la famosa casa de Bob Esponja en la calle La Concha, donde el huésped y sus invitados viven como una celebridad en esta asombrosa villa de 140 metros cuadrados, siendo la habitación más representativa del resort. Allí pueden disponer del servicio de un mayordomo privado, que se encarga de satisfacer todos los gustos del festejado.

Jorge Féliz Germán, presidente de Karisma Hotels & Resorts para República Dominicana, expresa que “muchas familias actualmente desean compartir de forma segura y diferente sus celebraciones, cumpleaños o aniversarios, siendo Nickelodeon Hotels & Resorts el lugar preferido para ello. Con nuestro programa integral de bienestar Karisma Peace of Mind ™ de Karisma Hotels & Resorts garantizamos la seguridad de nuestros huéspedes y un inigualable nivel de servicio, todo esto sumado a la experiencia Gourmet Inclusive by Karisma. Celebrar una actividad en Nickelodeon Hotels & Resorts Punta Cana es vivir un recuerdo familiar para toda la vida”.

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ViacomCBS Consumer Products and Melissa & Doug Announce Landmark Global Licensing Partnership

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PURPOSE-DRIVEN TOY BRAND MELISSA & DOUG AND VIACOMCBS ANNOUNCE LANDMARK GLOBAL LICENSING PARTNERSHIP

Co-Branded Product Line Slated to Hit Retail Fall 2021


NEW YORK – November 19, 2020 – ViacomCBS Consumer Products (VCP) and Melissa & Doug, the purpose-driven global toy brand, have signed an exclusive licensing partnership to deliver PAW Patrol® and Blue’s Clues & You! co-branded toy product lines for Fall 2021. The toys will be designed to educate and empower preschoolers through active engagement with a focus on problem solving and creative thinking.

This global partnership with ViacomCBS is the largest licensing agreement Melissa & Doug has ever signed, marking a major milestone for the company. Through the partnership, Melissa & Doug will bring innovative and imaginative toys to retail that will span multiple categories focused on learning and education.

“Melissa & Doug has been at the forefront of children’s toys for over 30 years. We are thrilled to collaborate with them to create products based on the beloved PAW Patrol and Blue’s Clues & You! IP that continue to inspire imagination and hugely impact children’s growth and learning,” said Dion Vlachos, Executive Vice President, Licensing & Retail, ViacomCBS.

From its beginning, Melissa & Doug has been a purpose-driven company committed to providing a launch pad to ignite imagination and a sense of wonder in all children so they can discover themselves, their passions, and their purpose. Recently, Melissa & Doug announced their alliance with the American Academy of Pediatrics to champion the health benefits of open-ended play and provide tools and resources for parents to make it an essential part of children’s everyday lives.

“We’re excited to work with a company as iconic as Nickelodeon, one that shares in our mission to make the world a more playful place through thoughtfully researched and designed products and content,” said David Henderson, Chief Commercial Officer of Melissa & Doug. “The characters of PAW Patrol and Blue’s Clues & You! will help us introduce our hands-on, skill-building toys to an even greater number of children.”

PAW Patrol is one of the most popular preschool shows on television in the U.S. The CGI-animated series, produced by Spin Master Entertainment, follows a pack of heroic rescue pups—Chase, Marshall, Rubble, Skye, Rocky, Zuma, Everest and Tracker—who are led by a tech-savvy boy named Ryder. Together, they work hard to show the people of Adventure Bay that “no job is too big, no pup is too small!” The series features a curriculum that focuses on citizenship, social skills and problem solving.

A remake of the groundbreaking, curriculum-driven interactive series Blue’s Clues, Blue’s Clues & You! has a new generation of preschoolers searching for clues with beloved puppy Blue, fellow pup Magenta, and new live-action host Josh (Josh Dela Cruz). The series features new CG-animation for Blue and Magenta, brand-new elements and refreshed iconic items from the original series including an updated Handy Dandy Notebook equipped with smartphone technology and the return of fan-favorite characters.

About Melissa & Doug
From classic wooden toys to crafts and pretend play, Melissa & Doug products provide a launch pad to ignite imagination and a sense of wonder in all children so they can discover themselves, their passions, and their purpose. Recently, Melissa & Doug announced it is proudly partnering with the American Academy of Pediatrics to foster early brain development and to champion the health benefits of open-ended play through their joint Power of Play alliance.

About ViacomCBS Consumer Products
ViacomCBS Consumer Products (VCP) oversees all licensing and merchandising for ViacomCBS Inc. (Nasdaq: VIACA, VIAC), a leading global media and entertainment company that creates premium content and experiences for audiences worldwide. Driven by iconic consumer brands, VCP’s portfolio includes a diverse slate of brands and content from BET, CBS (including CBS Television Studios and CBS Television Distribution), Comedy Central, MTV, Nickelodeon, Paramount Pictures and Showtime. With properties spanning animation, live-action, preschool, youth and adult, VCP is committed to creating the highest quality product for some of the world’s most beloved, iconic franchises. Additionally, VCP oversees the online direct-to-consumer business for CBS and Showtime programming merchandise, as well as standalone branded ecommerce websites for Star Trek, SpongeBob, South Park, and MTV.

About Spin Master Corp.:
Spin Master Corp. (TSX:TOY) is a leading global children's entertainment company creating exceptional play experiences through a diverse portfolio of innovative toys, entertainment franchises and digital toys and games. Spin Master is best known for award-winning brands PAW Patrol®, Bakugan®, Kinetic Sand®, Air Hogs®, Hatchimals® and GUND®, and is the toy licensee for other popular properties.  Spin Master Entertainment creates and produces compelling multiplatform content, stories and endearing characters through its in-house studio and partnerships with outside creators, including the preschool success PAW Patrol and 10 other television series, which are distributed in more than 160 countries. The Company has an established digital presence anchored by the Toca Boca® and Sago Mini® brands, which combined have more than 25 million monthly active users. With over 1,800 employees in 28 offices globally, Spin Master distributes products in more than 100 countries. For more information visit spinmaster.com or follow on Instagram, Facebook and Twitter @spinmaster.

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From ToyNews:

Melissa & Doug will continue to evaluate licensing as ‘an area of growth for the firm’

The global toy maker, Melissa & Doug has expressed its plans to continue to evaluate licensing “as an area to grow its reach”, as it looks for the right platforms through which to reach more parents and children.

The traditional toy specialist hit a major milestone last month when it revealed the details of its ‘biggest push into the licensing space to date,’ through a partnership with ViacomCBS Consumer Products to launch a range of PAW Patrol and Blue’s Clues & You co-branded toys.

The move was billed by the toy maker as its latest steps towards international expansion, offering the firm a ‘larger platform to reach more parents and children’ with the messaging around the benefits of hands-on, open-ended play that has become somewhat synonymous with the Melissa & Doug portfolio.

Speaking with ToyNews, the firm has stated that licensing will be an area the company will continue to monitor and evaluate as an area of growth wherever its supports the core mission statement of Melissa & Doug to promote play.

“Right now, we’re focused on and excited about the roll our of the products with Nickelodeon in Fall 2021,” said Dave Henderson, chief commercial officer at Melissa & Doug.

“As a company, we seek opportunities with brands that align with our core values, and like Melissa & Doug, PAW Patrol and Blue’s Clues & You! are grounded in fostering imaginative play, problem solving, and creative thinking.

“The partnership affords us a larger platform to reach more parents and children with our message about the benefits of hands-on, open-ended play. If a child’s love for Marshall or Blue is what introduces them to our brand and the joys of imaginative, tangible, unstructured play, I will consider that a win.”

With licensing representative of around 44 per cent of the global toy category’s revenue, and ViacomCBS – Nickelodeon’s parent company – itself, a top ten toy licensing company, the partnership is certainly more than a little appetising.

The toys designed under the partnership – for both PAW Patrol and Blue’s Clues & You – will be developed to educate and empower pre-schoolers through active engagement, with a focus on problem solving and creative thinking.

Henderson, said: “Both toy lines will showcase the same exceptional quality, attention to detail, and unexpected twists on classic play patterns that have made our brand a favorite of parents and children alike for more than 30 years.

“By partnering with these established properties, we are able to reach 350MM families worldwide, connecting with new audiences and introducing them to the Melissa & Doug brand.

“We will continue to evaluate licensing as an area to grow our reach where it makes sense and only if it supports our message about the benefits of hands-on, open-ended play,” he added.

Keep an eye out for the full interview feature with Melissa & Doug’s Dave Henderson in ToyNews soon.

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Nickelodeon Germany and Audible Partner for Christmas-Themed 'Spotlight' Audio Book

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Nickelodeon Germany (Deutschland) has partnered with Audible to release a brand new audio book inspired by Nickelodeon Deutschland's hit locally-produced series, Spotlight! Titled "Spotlight - Das beste Weihnachten ever" ("Spotlight - The Best Christmas Ever!"), the original story sees Spotlight stars Dalia Mya Schmidt-Foß, Malcom Meckert, Nevena Schöneberg, Chiara Tews and Jerome Weinert reprise their respective roles for an all new Christmas tale. A preview MP3 can be downloaded here.

Official Audible GmbH press release via PRESSEPORTAL:

Hörbuch-Tipp: "Spotlight - Das beste Weihnachten ever!"- Audible Original von Viktoria Assenov und Andreas Schaap


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Berlin (ots) - Anmoderationsvorschlag: Weihnachten lieben eigentlich alle - bis auf den Grinch, Ebenezer Scrooge und natürlich Emily im Audible Original Hörspiel zur Nickelodeon Serie "Spotlight". Die Stars der Serie Dalia Mya Schmidt-Foß, Malcom Meckert, Nevena Schöneberg, Chiara Tews und Jerome Weinert spielen ihre Rollen in "Spotlight - Das beste Weihnachten ever" selbst. Mehr zu unserem Hörbuchtipp der Woche von meinem Kollegen Mario Hattwig.

Sprecher: Die Freude bei den Schülern der Berlin School of Arts ist riesig! Denn es ist der letzte Tag vor den Weihnachtsferien und das große Weihnachtskonzert steht an. Doch dann kommt Emily im Sommerkleidchen um die Ecke gestiefelt.

O-Ton 1 (Das beste Weihnachten ever, 17 Sek.): "Ähm... nur zu deiner Info: Heute ist der letzte Schultag vor den Weihnachtsferien - nicht vor den Sommerferien.""Ach. Weihnachten wird überbewertet. Das fällt für mich in diesem Jahr mal aus. Und jetzt entschuldigt mich. Ich muss schnell rein. Hab doch die Deko für das Sommer-Konzert bestellt.""Sommer-Konzert?"

Sprecher: Mit ihrer Sommer-Aktion verdirbt Emily allen die Weihnachtsstimmung, sodass sogar das lang ersehnte Weihnachtskonzert plötzlich gecancelt wird. Enttäuscht beschließen Emilys Freunde, ihr eigenes Ding zu machen.

O-Ton 2 (Das beste Weihnachten ever, 8 Sek.): "Leute, ganz egal, ob Konzert oder nicht! Wir feiern hier das beste Weihnachten ever. Einer für alle""...und alle für einen!"

Sprecher: Während Emily schläft, wird sie im Traum von drei Geistern besucht. Zuerst trifft sie auf ihren Freund Sam, der sie als Geist der Vergangenheit zurück in ihre Kindheit führt. Da erinnert sie sich, wie sehr sie als kleines Mädchen Weihnachten geliebt hat.

O-Ton 3 (Das beste Weihnachten ever, 24 Sek.): "Eigentlich hab ich ja nur wegen Weihnachten mit dem Songschreiben angefangen. Danach hab ich das jedes Jahr gemacht. Die Weihnachtsstimmung hat mich immer total geflashed.""Welch reizend Brauch. Tragt Ihr Eurer Frau Mutter und dem werten Herrn Vater auch heute noch Eure Balladen vor?""Na ja, nicht mehr an Weihnachten. Das kam mir irgendwann kindisch vor. Eigentlich schade, oder...?"

Sprecher: Kaum ist der Geist von Sam verschwunden, steht plötzlich der Geist der Gegenwart vor Emily. Diesmal in Form ihrer Freundin Zoe, die ihr zeigt, wie traurig alle sind. Emily dämmert, was sie angerichtet hat und setzt alles daran, es wieder gut zu machen.

O-Ton 4 (Das beste Weihnachten ever, 21 Sek.): "Ich habe heute echt was gelernt. Früher war mir an Weihnachten der Baumscheißer total wichtig. Und meine Familie natürlich.""Was ist denn ein Baumscheißer?""Frag lieber nicht.""Aber dann bin ich hierher an die Berlin School of Arts gekommen und hier habe ich Euch gefunden. Meine Freunde! Und mit Euch will ich noch ganz viele Weihnachten feiern.""Geht uns genauso!"

Abmoderationsvorschlag: Na, dann ist Weihnachten ja gerettet! Das Spotlight-Spin-Off "Das beste Weihnachten ever!" gibt's nur bei Audible. Weitere Infos dazu finden Sie unter www.audible.de/ep/hoerbuch-tipp.

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‘Honoring Our Stories’ Themed 'Black in Animation Awards Show' Coming December 6

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‘Honoring Our Stories’ Themed 'Black in Animation Awards Show' Coming December 6

Black Women Animate and Cartoon Network Studios launch new initiative to recognize and honor Black people in animation who are blazing a trail to the future.


LOS ANGELES -- Black Women Animate (BWA Studios) and Cartoon Network Studios have partnered to launch the inaugural Black in Animation Awards Show. This new initiative will honor Black people in animation who have and currently are paving the way for this sector of the entertainment industry. This awards show will be the closing event for the third annual BWA Studios Boot Camp training event on December 6, 2020 at 5:00 PM PST / 8:00 PM EST. Attendees can watch the awards show virtually and can register to watch the show and participate in the BWA Studios Boot Camp here.

The theme of this year’s event is “Honoring Our Stories.” The inaugural honorees include Vanessa Morrison, President of Streaming at Walt Disney Studios (Trailblazer Award); Bruce Smith, EP & Director at Disney Television Animation (Narrative Creator Award); Dr. Ayoka Chenzira, TV Director and Experimental Filmmaker (Cultural Innovator Award); Tina Obo, Director (Rising Star Award); Latoya Raveneau, Director at Disney Television Animation (Next Gen Award), and Carole Holliday, Animator and Story Artist (Lifetime Achievement Award).

Honorees were selected by the Awards Show Nomination Committee inclusive of industry veterans and community leaders: Camille Eden (VP of Recruiting and Talent Development, Nickelodeon), Nicole Rivera (Vice President, Original Series Development, Cartoon Network), Lynne Southerland (Director/Showrunner), Sidney Clifton (EP, Jim Henson & Deluxe Animation, Supervising Producer, BWA Studios), Carl Reed (President, Lion Forge Animation), Jinko Gotoh (Producer, Netflix ), and Marlon West (Head of Effects, Disney).

The show will be hosted by Grammy award-winning artist Estelle. In addition, Estelle will perform True Kinda Love, the fan-favorite song, as sung by her character Garnet, from Cartoon Network’s Steven Universe: The Movie.

“Three years into our start up, we are continually dismayed at the lack of knowledge people have about Black legends in animation,” reflected BWA Studios Founder and CEO Taylor K. Shaw and Founding and Managing Partner JLove Calderón. “Prior to this show, there was no place to really honor and acknowledge the incredible role that Black folx have had in the animation industry. Keeping to our motto: if you don't see it, create it! Thus, the first ever Black in Animation Award Show was established.”

The third annual BWA Studios Boot Camp is a free, two-day virtual event which includes intensive workshops and insightful panels featuring industry experts and animation gurus from Cartoon Network Studios, Warner Bros. Animation, Nickelodeon, Disney, Inspire Justice and 9 Story Media. The Boot Camp is produced by A Wynn Wynn Production. Cartoon Network Studios is a founding partner.

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Art Trek

When CAMILLE EDEN transferred to SF State from Diablo Valley College in the late 1980s, she thought she was training to be an artist … though she didn’t know what that would actually mean after graduation. She just loved drawing. A career? A future? That she hadn’t figured out. Then one of Eden’s classes — a course that emphasized interdisciplinary arts — changed everything.

“It was in that class that I found out you could draw and make a living, because a [movie] art director sketches,” Eden recalls. “At that point I shifted from art to film.”

A few years later, Eden got in the door at renowned special effects house Industrial Light & Magic thanks to a fellow Gator. “BRIDGET GOODMAN (B.A., ’92), was a receptionist there, though later she became a phenomenal digital painter,” Eden says. “She kept telling me, ‘Keep applying.’ And when I got hired I started as a coordinator in their security department.”

Eden eventually parlayed that access into a long career as a visual effects artist. In the early 2000s, she shifted from hands-on production to artist recruitment. After spending nine years as a talent acquisition and outreach manager at Walt Disney Animation Studios, she recently joined Nickelodeon as its VP of animation recruitment and development. Now she’s the one opening the door for young artists hoping to jump-start their careers by working on Nickelodeon shows like “SpongeBob SquarePants” and the upcoming animated “Star Trek” spinoff “Prodigy.”

“When I started, I didn’t see as many women or people of color or people with disabilities in the industry,” Eden says. “Doing something about that is a passion of mine. I want to keep moving the industry forward.”

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ViacomCBS EMEAA and Down Madrid Partner for Virtual Christmas Charity Ruffle

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Employees at ViacomCBS Networks Europe, Middle East, Africa & Asia's (EMEAA) Madrid office recently participated in ViacomCBS Networks EMEAA's first Virtual Christmas Charity Ruffle in collaboration with the association Down Madrid!


During the celebration, ViacomCBS raffled 20 incredible prizes donated by the company's brands and by Down Madrid, including lots of Nickelodeon goodies, raising more than 500€ for the organisation!

This donation will be directed entirely to the social work of the association, which is dedicated to accompanying people with intellectual disabilities and their family from prenatal diagnosis to elderly, so that they reach their maximum personal development and social inclusion. To find out more about Down Madrid, visit https://downmadrid.org.

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Aaron Alexovich Auctioning Off Original 'Invader ZIM: The Most Horrible X-Mas Ever' Animation Art to Benefit The Trevor Project

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Proceeds from the Easter Platypus auction will benefit the TREVOR PROJECT.

Are you still looking for the perfect Christmas gift? Well, waiting until the last minute has finally paid off, because if you act before Tuesday, December 22nd, 2020 at 3:40 PM Pacific Time, you could get your greasy fingers on some original Invader Zim art by Aaron Alexovich!


In a Tweet sent December 16th, 2020, Alexovich announced that he was putting original artwork from the production of the “final” episode of Invader Zim, “The Most Horrible X-Mas Ever,” up for bidding on eBay, with proceeds from the auction to benefit The Trevor Project, a crisis intervention organization and suicide prevention hotline for LGBTQ youth.

Created by indie comics artist Jhonen Vasquez (Johnny the Homicidal Maniac; I Feel Sick), Invader Zim tells the story of extraterrestrial outcast Zim, from the planet Irk, who reams of greatness. Unfortunately, though, he's hopelessly inept as a space invader. Desperate to be rid of the annoying Zim, his planet's leaders, the Almighty Tallest, send him on a mission to infiltrate Earth, providing him with leftover, cobbled-together equipment, including his malfunctioning - yet extremely faithful - robot, GIR. To their consternation, Zim succeeds in setting up a base on Earth and infiltrating human culture, posing as a human child as he plots the planet's downfall. Only Zim's archnemesis, Dib, recognizes that Zim is an alien, and of course, nobody believes Dib's claims.


When Invader Zim was cancelled mid-way through its second season, the crew was told they could select one of several in-production episodes to complete as a makeshift season finale. They chose “The Most Horrible X-Mas Ever,” which originally aired December 10th, 2002. That episode includes a scene in which Zim, GIR, and Mini-Moose appear in Easter Platypus disguises – and the artwork available through the current eBay auction depicts these shirmp sauce slathered outfits.


While the show was cancelled in 2002, its legacy lives on. In July 2015, Oni Press began releasing a monthly Invader Zim comic, which included work by Vasquez, Alexovich, and other veterans of the original series, including Eric Trueheart. While the Invader Zim monthly comic ended with issue #50, the Invader Zim Quarterly launched in June 2020, with a first issue featuring a story by Trueheart, Alexovich, and Fred C. Stresing.


If you’re interested in watching the original run of Invader Zim, it is currently available for streaming on CBS All Access. Meanwhile, the 2019 follow-up movie Invader Zim: Enter the Florpus is available for streaming through Netflix.


Will you be putting in a bid on the original Easter Platypus Zim artwork? Let me know in the comment section!

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Nickelodeon Staff to Take Part in Kidscreen Summit 2021

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Kidscreen has announced that Nickelodeon staff will be taking part in a raft of sessions at the Kidscreen Summit 2021!


Being held virtually due to the on-going COVID-19 (coronavirus) health crisis between Monday, February 8 - Friday, March 8, 2021, Kidscreen Summit is renowned as the kids entertainment industry’s most important annual event. Top executives attend Kidscreen Summit to take advantage of the year’s best business networking, and to engage in critical dialogue on issues that affect the industry.

For more information about Kidscreen Summit 2021 and to register to attend, please visit https://summit.kidscreen.com. #Kidscreen21

Kidscreen Summit 2020 Sessions Featuring Nickelodeon Staff:

Speed Pitching - Canal+, Nickelodeon, iQIYI
Tuesday, February 9, 2021
8:00 AM - 9:00 AM

Business Pass Exclusive! Connect with top broadcasters and investors who have the power to greenlight your project. This highly effective format features eight-minute meetings—plenty of time to deliver the perfect pitch. 

NOTE: Advance sign-up required.

Featuring:

- Leo Geng, Senior Vice President, iQIYI
- Chris Rose, VP of Animation Production and Development, Nickelodeon
- Géraldine Soto, Head of Acquisitions, Prebuys and Coproductions, Kids Department, Canal+

Coffee with... DeAKids, Disney Junior, Nickelodeon
Tuesday, February 9, 2021
11:00 AM - 12:00 PM

Business Pass Exclusive! Start fresh at the Summit! Grab a cup of joe and connect one on one with buyers in 15-minute morning meetings.

NOTE: Advance sign-up required.

Featuring:

- Diane Ikemiyashiro, VP, Current Series, Disney Junior
- Brenda Maffuchi, Head of Acquisitions & Property Development, DeAKids
- Charly Valentine, VP Live Action Production & Development,  Nickelodeon

Speed Pitching - Nickelodeon, Discovery Latin America, Disney Channels
Tuesday, February 9, 2021
2:00 PM - 3:00 PM

Business Pass Exclusive! Connect with top broadcasters and investors who have the power to greenlight your project. This highly effective format features eight-minute meetings—plenty of time to deliver the perfect pitch. 

NOTE: Advance sign-up required.

Featuring:

- Or Handelsman, Senior Manager, International Acquisitions, Nickelodeon
- Alfredo Marun, Director of Development, Disney Channels
- Leticia Smith, Manager Sourcing & Acquisitions, Discovery Kids

Coffee with... Disney Junior, Lego, Nickelodeon
Wednesday, February 10, 2021
11:00 AM - 12:00 PM

Business Pass Exclusive! Start fresh at the Summit! Grab a cup of joe and connect one on one with buyers in 15-minute morning meetings.

NOTE: Advance sign-up required.

Featuring:

- Diane Ikemiyashiro, VP, Current Series, Disney Junior
- Jay Shah, Head of Global Content Distribution & Entertainment Business Development, LEGO
- Katherine Sils, VP International Digital Content Strategy & Social Engagement, Nickelodeon

Speed Pitching - Amazon Kids, Nickelodeon, PBS KIDS
Wednesday, February 10, 2021
2:00 PM - 3:00 PM

Business Pass Exclusive! Connect with top broadcasters and investors who have the power to greenlight your project. This highly effective format features eight-minute meetings—plenty of time to deliver the perfect pitch. 

NOTE: Advance sign-up required.

Featuring:

- Tommy Gillespie, Director, Children's Programming, PBS KIDS
- Or Handelsman, Senior Manager, International Acquisitions, Nickelodeon
- Josh Mandel, Senior Production Executive, Amazon Kids

Speed Pitching - Tencent Video, RTÉ, Nickelodeon
Thursday, February 11, 2021
8:00 AM - 9:00 AM

Business Pass Exclusive! Connect with top broadcasters and investors who have the power to greenlight your project. This highly effective format features eight-minute meetings—plenty of time to deliver the perfect pitch. 

NOTE: Advance sign-up required.

Featuring:

- Qing Fan, Producer, Content Investment & Co-Productions, Tencent Video
- Suzanne Kelly, Group Head of Children's & Young People's Content, RTE Television
- Chris Rose, VP of Animation Production and Development, Nickelodeon

Speed Pitching - TF1, Nickelodeon, Warnermedia International
Thursday, February 11, 2021
9:30 AM - 10:30 AM

Business Pass Exclusive! Connect with top broadcasters and investors who have the power to greenlight your project. This highly effective format features eight-minute meetings—plenty of time to deliver the perfect pitch. 

NOTE: Advance sign-up required.

Featuring:

- Zia Bales, Senior Acquisitions Manager Kids EMEA, Warner Media
- Yann Labasque, Head of Children Programs, TF1
- Charly Valentine, VP Live Action Production & Development, Nickelodeon

Coffee with... Lego, Nickelodeon, Super RTL
Thursday, February 11, 2021
11:00 AM - 12:00 PM

Business Pass Exclusive! Start fresh at the Summit! Grab a cup of joe and connect one on one with buyers in 15-minute morning meetings.

NOTE: Advance sign-up required.

Featuring:

- Jay Shah, Head of Global Content Distribution & Entertainment Business Development, LEGO
- Katherine Sils, VP International Digital Content Strategy & Social Engagement, Nickelodeon
- Kerstin Viehbach, Head of Commissioning & Development (Fiction), SUPER RTL

Coffee with... Nickelodeon, TF1, M6
Thursday, February 11, 2021
11:00 AM - 12:00 PM

Business Pass Exclusive! Start fresh at the Summit! Grab a cup of joe and connect one on one with buyers in 15-minute morning meetings.

NOTE: Advance sign-up required.

Featuring:

- Daphné de Beauffort, Head of Kids Content Acquisitions and Diversification, TF1
- Lila Hannou, Director, Animation Prebuys and Coproductions, M6, Gulli, Tiji & Canal J
- Tatiana Rodriguez, SVP & Brand Head, Kids & Families, Nickelodeon

In Conversation with... Eryk Casemiro, Nickelodeon Preschool
Tuesday, February 16, 2021
2:30 PM - 3:15 PM

Business Pass Exclusive! This virtual interview series is designed to help you understand what kids buyers are looking for right now. Hear about the future plans and priorities of the kids industry’s major content investors first-hand, and then participate in some Q&A. 

Featuring:

- Eryk Casemiro, SVP of Preschool, Nickelodeon Preschool

Opening up about race on screen
Wednesday, February 17, 2021
2:00 PM - 2:45 PM

In this session geared towards content creators, child development and media experts from Nickelodeon and OK Play team up to present exclusive new research on the role that media can play in helping parents and caregivers promote healthy social identities through open discussion about race and injustice from a young age.

Featuring:

- Makeda Mays Green, VP, Digital Consumer Insights, Nickelodeon
- Colleen Russo Johnson, Chief Scientist & Co-Founder, OK Play

In Conversation with... Nina Hahn, Nickelodeon
Tuesday, February 23, 2021
10:00 AM - 10:45 AM

Business Pass Exclusive! This virtual interview series is designed to help you understand what kids buyers are looking for right now. Hear about the future plans and priorities of the kids industry’s major content investors first-hand, and then participate in some Q&A.

Featuring:

- Nina Hahn, SVP, Production & Development | Head of VIS Kids, ViacomCBS Networks International

Yadda yadda yadda: Why talk shows are blowing up in kids media
Monday, March 1, 2021
10:00 AM - 10:45 AM

“You get a talk show, and you get a talk show!” It may well feel like Oprah was giving them out on a Favorite Things episode from the number of new kids talk shows in the pipeline. With its unique ability to tackle difficult topics, interact directly with kids, explore multiple POVs and educate through dialogue—the talk show format works on a lot of different levels that are apropos right now. Watch along as we explore why, and how to do them right.

Business Pass Exclusive! Connect with speakers at the end of their live sessions to ask questions or introduce yourself.

Moderating:

- Magalie Laguerre-Wilkinson, VP, News Programming, Nickelodeon

Featuring:

- Ben Lehmann, Executive Producer, Sesame Street, Sesame Workshop
- Halle Stanford, President of Television, Executive Producer, The Jim Henson Company

In Conversation with... Syrinthia Studer, Nickelodeon
Thursday, March 4, 2021
2:30 PM - 3:15 PM

Business Pass Exclusive! This virtual interview series is designed to help you understand what kids buyers are looking for right now. Hear about the future plans and priorities of the kids industry’s major content investors first-hand, and then participate in some Q&A.

Featuring:

- Syrinthia Studer, EVP, Nickelodeon & Awesomeness Films

User-generated content on a whole new level
Friday, March 5, 2021
12:00 PM - 12:45 PM

Looking for a better way to bring your audience into the content creation process? From kid panels providing real-time feedback, to crewing up with tween and teen producers, this session will explore a variety of working models for more authentically involving young voices and POVs. 

Business Pass Exclusive! Connect with speakers at the end of their live sessions to ask questions or introduce yourself.

Featuring:

- Rachel Kalban, VP, Research and Curriculum, 9 Story Media Group
- Paula Kaplan, EVP, Talent & Development, Nickelodeon/Viacom Digital Studios

Nina Hahn, SVP, Production & Development | Head of VIS Kids, ViacomCBS Networks International


As Senior Vice President, International Production & Development, Nina Hahn oversees international content development and co-production partnerships for Nickelodeon outside of the US. 

Based in London, Hahn coordinates and drives the development process, spearheading new production models, managing productions from pilot through to series, and working in direct partnership with Nickelodeon’s content teams around the world.  As part of this role, Hahn is responsible for internationally sourced productions, aligning Nickelodeon’s global production and development pipeline, representing Nickelodeon US’s production and  development interests abroad and identifying resources and expertise to drive creative partnerships and cultivate talent. As the main international production and development conduit for Nickelodeon’s channels, Hahn also ensures the cultural relevancy of all Nickelodeon production and development for global broadcast.

Hahn also works in direct partnership with Nickelodeon in the UK to source content from UK independent producers for potential global production and development.

Hahn is an industry veteran with more than 25 years of experience in creating and producing content for kids spanning all genres, from pre-school and kid’s animation, to live action and TV movies. Since joining Nickelodeon in 2005, Hahn has been responsible for overseeing the production and development of some of Nickelodeon’s biggest hits including live action favourite House of Anubis and pre-school animation Nella the Princess Knight.

Working closely with Nickelodeon US, Hahn is also the driving force behind establishing the brand as a core international hub for creators and talent, spearheading the international roll-out of creative outreach initiatives designed to unearth and identify new creative talent. These include the Nickelodeon Writers Program, designed to attract, develop and staff writers with diverse backgrounds and experiences on Nickelodeon Network Productions; and the global Nickelodeon Shorts Program, spanning both Nickelodeon and Nick Jr., providing animation and comedy talent with a platform to explore original characters, concepts and innovative styles through short form storytelling.

Prior to joining Nickelodeon, Hahn worked as an independent producer and development consultant for some of the world’s leading kid’s content producers and broadcasters in New York, including HBO and Jim Henson Productions.

Paula Kaplan, EVP, Talent & Development, Nickelodeon/Viacom Digital Studios


Magalie Laguerre-Wilkinson, VP, News Programming, Nickelodeon


Magalie Laguerre-Wilkinson is Vice President of News Programming for Nickelodeon, as well as Executive Producer of the recently rebooted Nick News series. In her role, Laguerre-Wilkinson spearheads Nick’s commitment of speaking to kids about the news and issues of the day they care about most, overseeing all aspects of research, development and execution of news segments across Nickelodeon’s platforms.  For long-form news content, she serves as Executive Producer of the net’s heralded Nick News series, which was recently rebooted in June with the acclaimed Kids, Race and Unity special, hosted by Alicia Keys and which Laguerre-Wilkinson co-executive produced. She is based in New York and reports to President of ViacomCBS Kids & Family Entertainment, Brian Robbins.

Laguerre-Wilkinson joins Nickelodeon from CBS News’ 60 Minutes, America’s most watched news program, where she served for over 15 years as an Associate Producer and Producer on stories for Ed Bradley, Lesley Stahl, Bob Simon, Steve Kroft, Anderson Cooper, and more. She was the key producer on one of the broadcast’s most memorable and inspiring stories about the Kimbanguist Symphony Orchestra in the Democratic Republic of Congo, which won Peabody and Emmy accolades.

She has reported from far corners of the world, while also covering domestic stories including Hurricane Katrina in New Orleans and Sandy in New York. Most recently, she produced stories on the political divide in the United States with Oprah Winfrey as a contributing correspondent, as well as profiles of French street artist, JR and the new music director of the New York Philharmonic, Jaap van Zweden. An interview host at Carnegie Council’s Ethics Matter and a producer and reporter for CUNY TV’s Arts in the City, Laguerre-Wilkinson previously worked as correspondent for CBS Evening News and producer for NBC Nightly News with Tom Brokaw.

Laguerre-Wilkinson is a native New Yorker and lives in Manhattan with her husband, Bruce and their daughters, Juliette and Joséphine. 

Syrinthia Studer, EVP, Awesomeness & Nickelodeon Films


Syrinthia Studer is Executive Vice President, Nickelodeon and Awesomeness Films, overseeing all live-action feature-length content for Awesomeness and Nickelodeon’s Kids & Family Studio in a role that encompasses development, production, acquisitions and co-financing. 

A 20-year industry veteran, Studer previously served as Paramount Pictures’ Executive Vice President, Worldwide Acquisitions, where she oversaw the global content acquisitions business, acquiring films for domestic and international theatrical release and distribution across multiple home entertainment platforms including streaming and digital VOD.

Studer is known for her ability to identify and nurture films across genres for global audiences. Among her notable acquisitions are the breakout comedy Book Club starring Jane Fonda, Diane Keaton, Mary Steenburgen and Candice Bergen which grossed $100M in the worldwide box office, Richard Linklater’s Boyhood which she acquired home media rights via a multi-picture relationship with IFC Films as well as numerous internationally distributed film festival favorites.  

Previously, she held senior strategic marketing and acquisitions roles at Paramount in addition to new business development with theatre chain Loews Cineplex Entertainment.

Chris Rose, VP of Animation Production and Development, Nickelodeon


As VP of Animation Production and Development, Chris Rose heads up the internal and external animation development and production teams for Nickelodeon International. In addition to identifying and developing new IP for NickToons, Nickelodeon, and Nick Jr, Rose works across Nick International’s original animated content production slate and manages the international component of the animated shorts program.

Rose previously ran the development and production arm of London’s Beano Studios (Dennis and Gnasher: Unleashed, So Beano!) and served as TV Commissioning Editor for ABC ME and ABC KIDS, ABC Australia’s children’s channels. Other roles include VP of Programming and Development at HIT Entertainment and Content and Acquisitions Manager for CBeebies. His kids’ TV credits include The Deep, Little Lunch, and Mike the Knight.

Tatiana Rodriguez, SVP & Brand Head, Kids & Families, Nickelodeon Latin America


Tatiana Rodríguez is Senior Vice President and Brand Head, Kids & Families, Nickelodeon Latin America. In this role, Rodriguez leads the content and programming strategies, partnerships, acquisitions, and media planning for the flagship network in the region, as well as for preschool network Nick Jr., across linear television, digital, branded apps and video-on-demand channels, among other platforms. She also works with Nickelodeon’s global channels to support worldwide programming and content strategy. Rodriguez reports into JC Acosta, President of ViacomCBS Networks Americas.

During her tenure at Nickelodeon Latin America, Rodríguez has been instrumental in crafting, spearheading and executing original productions employing pan-regional strategies for the Kids’ Choice Awards franchise, Nickelodeon Latin America’s Day of Play initiative, as well as for hit daily scripted formats.

A 20-year veteran, Rodríguez joined Nickelodeon in 1996 as a Programming and Acquisitions Manager and since then held various roles within the organization. Before working at the network, she served as Director of Panda Club, a children’s channel in Spain.

Born in Venezuela, Rodríguez holds a Bachelor of Science Degree in Communications from Universidad Católica Andrés Bello in Caracas, Venezuela.

Eryk Casemiro, SVP of Preschool, Nickelodeon Preschool


Eryk Casemiro is Senior Vice President of Nickelodeon Preschool, in charge of the network’s preschool production and development across all formats and platforms spanning digital, TV and film.  Based in Nickelodeon’s Burbank, Calif., headquarters, Casemiro manages the day-to-day operations of Nick’s preschool group, with creative and business oversight of the preschool Executives In Charge (EICs) on both the east and west coasts.

Casemiro is an Emmy® Award-winning producer that will continue to serve as an executive producer for Nickelodeon’s forthcoming reboot of the iconic kids’ series, Rugrats, which will include all-new adventures with fan-favorites Tommy, Chuckie, Phil, Lil, Susie and Angelica, and introduce a new world of characters.  A Rugrats alum, Casemiro was a producer on the original series during his time as Senior Vice President of Creative Affairs at Klasky-Csupo Productions. 

While at Klasky-Csupo Productions, Casemiro was also responsible for the development and production of beloved Nickelodeon shows such as The Wild Thornberrys, Rocket Power, As Told By Ginger, and All Grown Up!, earning the studio three Ark Trust Awards, four Humanitas Awards, 10 Emmy nominations, and an Emmy Award.  He also led the development and production of feature films for Paramount Pictures including Rugrats Go Wild, The Wild Thornberrys Movie, which earned an Academy Award nomination for Best Song, Rugrats in Paris: The Movie, and The Rugrats Movie.

Most recently, Casemiro was the Chief Creative Officer for Zodiak Kids Studios, comprised of Marathon Media and Tele-Image in Paris, and the Foundation in London, where he produced Kody Kapow for Sprout NBC/Universal; Lilybuds for France Televisions and Discovery Kids Latin America; and Magiki for DeA Kids and Planeta.  Prior to that, Casemiro was Chief Creative Officer for Marathon Media, overseeing the production of Get Blake for Nickelodeon Global and LoliRock, a co-production with Disney and France Televisions. 

Casemiro also worked as a writer/producer on series including: OLIVIA, based on Ian Falconer's award-winning book; Poppy Cat, adapted from illustrator Lara Jones' picture book series and currently seen in 170 countries across the globe; and The Mr. Men Show, adapted from Roger Hargreaves'Little Miss and Mr. Men book series, for which he received his 11th Emmy nomination--this time for Best Writing in a Children's Series.

Casemiro began his career with Lorne Michaels' Broadway Video, where he produced Sharon, Lois and Bram's Candles, Snow and Mistletoe for CBC, Lassie's 40th Special, and the long-running hit Frosty Returns, now in its 27th year on CBS.

Makeda Mays Green, VP, Digital Consumer Insights, Nickelodeon


Makeda Mays Green is Vice President, Digital Consumer Insights at Nickelodeon. In her role, she evaluates the most effective ways to reach target audiences through innovative research methodologies across Nickelodeon’s platforms. 

Previously, she served as the Director of Education & Research, Digital Media at Sesame Workshop (the creators of Sesame Street), where she examined the potential of current and emerging digital media platforms to provide quality educational material to children and families.

She has delivered several keynote addresses and guest lectured at Harvard University, New York University and Temple University. She is the author of Makeda: Moving Up in Media and has appeared on The Learning Channel, CNN.com, MSNBC.com and Good Morning America Now. 

Green is also a proud advisory board member of Raising Good Gamers, an initiative developed to create positive change in the culture and climate of online video gaming for youth; and Determined to Educate, a non-profit designed to support underserved youth through mentoring programs. She holds a B.A. from Wesleyan University and a M.A. and Ed.M in Psychology from Teachers College, Columbia University, and resides in Stamford, Conn., with her husband and three children.

Charly Valentine, VP Live Action Production & Development, Nickelodeon


As the Vice President of Live Action Production and Development, Valentine oversees all development and production for Nickelodeon International. From identifying IP, through every stage of production to premiere, Valentine handles development, writing, casting, and post-production for Nickelodeon’s productions in multiple global regions including, Hunter Street (Netherlands), Spyders (Israel), and Goldie’s Oldies (UK).

Valentine is also responsible for Nickelodeon International’s Live Action Requests For Proposals (RFP) outreach, which are distributed to multiple global territories to uncover exciting new talent and IP.

Prior to Nickelodeon, Valentine worked on a range of live action series and events including MTV UK’s Geordie Shore and other formats like Britain’s Got Talent, MasterChef and The X Factor, as well as Gogglebox and Dancing with the Stars

Valentine resides in London.

Or Handelsman, Senior Manager, International Acquisitions, Nickelodeon


Or Handelsman is Senior Manager of International Acquisitions for Nickelodeon at ViacomCBS Networks International, a role he assumed in February 2019. In his role, Handelsman is responsible for sourcing, negotiating and managing content acquisitions for Nickelodeon channels on an international and pan-regional basis. Working closely with the programming heads in international markets, Handelsman coordinates deals for Nickelodeon's channels around the globe.

Handelsman joined Nickelodeon in 2014 and held various roles within the company, predominantly responsible for local and pan-regional acquisitions for Nickelodeon channels across EMEA. Prior to Nickelodeon, Handelsman worked in international distribution of arthouse, European and independent films. He held sales and business affairs roles at international film distribution outfits Dreamcatchers, and Six Sales Entertainment.

Katherine Sils, VP International Digital Content Strategy & Social Engagement, Nickelodeon


As Vice President of Digital & Platform, Kate Sils oversees international digital content strategy and social engagement for Nickelodeon, Nick Jr., MTV, Comedy Central, Paramount Network and BET for ViacomCBS Networks International (VCNI).

In this role, Sils leads a team that leverages the scale of ViacomCBS’s global organization by disseminating and localizing digital-first content in over 100 markets worldwide. Her focus is on creating digital and social content strategies that can be localized across VCNI’s flagship brands to build momentum for linear programming across all platforms in all markets internationally.  As part of this strategy, Sils leads a team that works in tandem with VCNI’s linear and creative sectors to produce and distribute digitally relevant content designed to extend reach across VCNI’s owned and operated platforms, in combination with social, third party platforms. 

Since joining the company in 2003, Sils has evolved with the digital landscape, moving from launching websites and web games to debuting global blockbuster apps and programming content across multiple digital platforms globally.  In 2020, her work helped to propel ViacomCBS to #1 in the Tubular rankings for entertainment brands in digital content consumption, achieving almost 10 billion global views.  Furthermore, under her leadership, Nickelodeon has seen exponential growth on third party platforms, and now boasts some of the highest-ranking YouTube channels in the world.  

Sils holds a B.A. in Communication, with a specialty in arts and film, from University of Wisconsin – Madison. She resides in Brooklyn with her two amazing girls and two amazing gerbils.

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TeenNick Israel Premieres 'The Policeman’s Daughter'

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TeenNick Israel (יִשְׂרָאֵל) will be premiering The Policeman’s Daughter (בת השוטר / Bathashoter), a brand new suspense series about a detective investigating a murder witnessed by the young daughter of a cop, very soon! The series was filmed during June 2020 in Bnei Brak, an ultra-Orthodox city outside Tel Aviv that was an epicenter of the COVID-19 (coronavirus) pandemic in the spring, that was put under lockdown by the IDF’s Home Front Command.

בת השוטר: פרק אחרון וחגיגה מאחורי הקלעים | טין ניק

הסדרה המותחת של השנה מגיעה לסיומה ואתם מוזמנים לשלושה ימים של מסיבת פרידה מבת השוטר | ימים רביעי-שישי בערוץ טין ניק

#טיןניק #בת_השוטר
בת השוטר | סדרה חדשה | בקרוב בערוץ טין ניקערוץ טין ניק



בת השוטר | סדרת המתח המפתיעה של השנה | בקרוב מאוד בערוץ טין ניק לילדי יס העמוד הרשמי של בת השוטר באינסטגרם:
https://www.instagram.com/bathashoter/

בת השוטר: יום ראשון בשעה 15:30 בערוץ טין ניק



בת השוטר | סדרת המתח המפתיעה של השנה | 18.10 בערוץ טין ניק לילדי יס העמוד הרשמי של בת השוטר באינסטגרם: https://www.instagram.com/bathashoter/

בת השוטר: הצצה לפרק הבכורה❗️ | טין ניק



קבלו הצצה ראשונה לפרק הבכורה של בת השוטר | 18.10 בערוץ טין ניק לילדי יס

בת השוטר: פרק הבכורה הכפול | טין ניק



פרק הבכורה הכפול - במקום הלא נכון, בזמן הלא נכון | דנה מבינה שלא תוכל להמשיך את לימודיה במגמת התיאטרון, אם לא תעבור את המבחן במתימטיקה. היא פורצת בלילה לבית הספר ונקלעת לזירת רצח.

The Policeman’s Daughter will feature Liana Ayoun, Roy Raviv (רועי רביב), Roy Reshef Plessner, Omer Nudelman, Manor Hakak, Mor Sarusi, Hila Harush, Ido Elieli, Yoav Rosenberg (יואב רוזנברג), Tali Sharon, Oz Zehavi, Netta garti, Lior Ashkenazi, and Moris Cohen.

כוכבי בת השוטר מגלים את העולם החרדי | מאחורי הקלעים | טין ניק



בת השוטר | ימים א׳-ד׳ בערוץ טין ניק

From The Times of Israel:

With masks, social distancing, ‘Shtisel’ and other Israeli shows resume filming

Third season of ‘Shtisel,’ ‘The Policeman’s Daughter’ and more Israeli TV programs find ways to stay on set despite coronavirus-bred complications

The cast of ‘The Policeman’s Daughter,’ a new Yes Kids drama that began filming in June, designating capsules of cast members in order to follow coronavirus regulations (Courtesy Yes Kids)

It was early July when the cast of “Shtisel,” the award-winning YES Studio TV show about an ultra-Orthodox family in Jerusalem, finally began filming the series’ long-awaited third season.

Michael Aloni (Akiva), Dovale Glickman (Shulem), Shira Haas (Ruchami) and Zohar Strauss (Lippe), were all on location, black hats and sheitels in place, but for the actors, at least, nary a mask in sight when in front of the camera.

The crew had gone back to work in May, working on locations and getting ready for filming. “We were in the state of mind that the coronavirus was behind us,” said director Alon Zingman. “What we all felt was that it was gone; little did we know.”

By June, a resurgence of COVID-19 had begun in Israel, but filming began, because the show does go on.

For “Shtisel,” that meant having fewer people on set and carefully following the government’s regulations for masks and social distancing. It’s been complicated, said Zingman.

Much of “Shtisel” is filmed on location in old Jerusalem apartments, some of which are still occupied by elderly residents who, despite careful preparation, were often afraid to let the cast and crew in because of the coronavirus, said Zingman.

“They’re scared to let strangers into their homes right now,” he said.

It’s also been difficult for the cast, said Zingman. Everything takes longer, with daily signed health declarations and making sure that the older actors from the cast feel healthy and secure.

For now, Zingman is “praying that nothing will happen to us,” he said. “If God forbid, a production assistant gets sick, we’ll all be in quarantine, we’re all in danger.”

That’s exactly what happened on the Yes Kids set of “The Policeman’s Daughter,” said director Roi Florentin, who is directing the show based on the bestselling thriller, “Endgame,” by Liad Shoham.

Within weeks of filming, one of the show’s main actors went into quarantine for two weeks after being briefly exposed to her sister who got infected. Another actor had been working on a different set and came into contact with someone who got sick, forcing Florentin to change the filming schedule yet again.

Actor Lior Ashkenazi, who plays a detective investigating a murder witnessed by the young daughter of a cop, also directed some of the episodes, his first for a TV show. He showed up for his episodes, said Florentin, and hasn’t gotten caught in any quarantines.

“If someone is sick or doesn’t feel good, I tell them not to come,” said Florentin. “The most important thing is that people should stay healthy so we can finish filming this in September.”

“Shtisel” director Zingman hadn’t wanted to film during the hot days of the Israeli summer, when the cast would swelter in their heavy suits and dresses. Now he’s hoping to be done by September.

The “Shtisel” crew had been working on finding locations for the shoot when the coronavirus emerged, but had to halt everything for two months when the economy shut down.

The set locations often present the biggest challenge for TV crews during the coronavirus, said Florentin.

When Florentin began filming “The Policeman’s Daughter” in June, one of his locations was in Bnei Brak, an ultra-Orthodox city outside Tel Aviv that was an epicenter of the coronavirus in the spring, and that was put under lockdown by the IDF’s Home Front Command.

Weeks later, while filming a scene that included an actor dressed as an ultra-Orthodox man, a bystander began shouting at the crew from his balcony.

“He was yelling at the actor, ‘You’re a bad example, you want everyone to think we’re like this?'” said Florentin. “He really yelled at them.”

The crew all wear masks all the time, said Florentin, and they try hard to keep the two-meter distance rule. But in some jobs it’s difficult to keep one’s distance, such as the production assistant who sits next to Florentin and informs him about details on the set.

Florentin said he tries to have as few people on the set as possible and the makeup and costume crew sit in a different area throughout most of the day.

“Keeping your distance feels strange,” said Florentin. “It’s instinctual to get close and I have to remember not to put my hand on someone’s arm or shoulder when I’m making a point. Honestly, it’s just a strange time.”

In June, Ananey Studios, a ViacomCBS company, filmed two of its newest stars, pastry chefs Keren and Itzik Kadosh, owners of the iconic Jerusalem bakery Kadosh, wandering through the streets of Jerusalem, introducing viewers to the best bakeries in the city in “Baking Jerusalem.”

“When the cameras went on, the masks came off,” said Keren Kadosh, in an Instagram post she wrote about the show, whose six episodes will introduce viewers to unique Jerusalem bakeries.

Luckily, restaurants and cafes are open again, for now.

Ananey is currently producing eight shows, including kid and teens shows, said CEO Orly Atlas Katz, including suspense drama “Sky,” DIY series “Craft Party” (which was purchased by BBC), preschool show “Rescue Team,” teen sitcom “Alone at Home” and several others.

Work has continued, said Atlas Katz, but it’s a trying period.

The studio has a coronavirus inspector on set, who makes sure everyone uses masks. There are hand-washing stations and separate production-only restrooms at every location, and the cast is separated from the crew at all times in order to keep smaller numbers of people together.

Meals are served individually rather than buffet style, and only up to four people can sit at a table together, with seating based on permanent capsules, she said.

Filming intimate scenes hasn’t been a problem, said Atlas Katz, as the shows being filmed are all for kids and teens, and tend not to include bedroom scenes.

Ditto for “The Policeman’s Daughter” and “Shtisel,” both of which revolve around ultra-Orthodox characters, who don’t engage in public displays of affection.

For now, it’s at least one detail those directors don’t have to worry about juggling during the coronavirus.

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ליאנה עיון, עומר נודלמן ורועי רשף באתגר משפטי הפתיחה | בת השוטר | טין ניק



בת השוטר | ימים א׳-ד׳ בערוץ טין ניק

איתי סונטג מטריף את כוכבי בת השוטר | טין ניק



בת השוטר | ימים א׳-ד׳ בערוץ טין ניק

בת השוטר: כוכבי בת השוטר במבחן הכשרות | טין ניק



כוכבי בת השוטר משפטי הפתיחה | טין ניק



בת השוטר | ימים א׳-ד׳ בערוץ טין ניק

More Nick:Nickelodeon Israel Orders New Drama 'Ziggy'!

Originally published: Thursday, October 01, 2020.
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Nickelodeon Brazil Unwraps Christmas Highlights

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Nickelodeon Brazil (Brasil) has unwrapped their Christmas programming highlights, full of festive specials of fan-favourite shows!:


From BLUP:

NICKELODEON E NICK JR. EXIBEM PROGRAMAÇÃO ESPECIAL NO DIA DE NATAL
dezembro 18, 2020

É NATAL, É NATAL!

SERÃO 24 HORAS DE EPISÓDIOS NATALINOS DOS PROGRAMAS MAIS QUERIDOS, ENTRE ELES RUGRATS: OS ANJINHOS, PADRINHOS MÁGICOS, BOB ESPONJA, ICARLY, BRILHANTE VICTÓRIA, BIG TIME RUSH E MUITO MAIS

Imagem anexa | Crédito Divulgação

SÃO PAULO, DEZEMRO DE 2020 - A contagem regressiva está chegando ao fim e para celebrar o Natal, no dia 25 de dezembro, a Nickelodeon e Nick Jr. irão contar com 24 horas de episódios temáticos dos programas mais queridos na programação, entre eles Rugrats: Os Anjinhos, Padrinhos Mágicos, Bob Esponja, ICarly, Brilhante Victória, Big Time Rush, Top Wing, Rusty Rivets, Blaze and the Monster Machines e MUITO MAIS.

Além disso, para encerrar o ano, no dia 27 de dezembro, a partir das 07h, os personagens de Os Casagrandes irão invadir o canal da Nick com uma maratona de todos os episódios da primeira temporada, em sequência. Já no Nick Jr., nos dias 26 e 27 de dezembro, a partir das 13h, os cães heroicos mais queridos irão enfrentar diversas aventuras na maratona de Patrulha Canina.

Confira a programação:

Natal na Nickelodeon

Exibição: sexta-feira, 25 de dezembro, o dia todo.

Confira episódios e filmes natalinos de Albert X-mas, Patrulha Canina, Baby Shark, Rugrats: Os Anjinhos, Padrinhos Mágicos, Bob Esponja, Gatinha Unicórnio Borboleta Arco-Íris, É o Pônei, The Loud House, Os Casagrandes, Dorg, The Thundermans, Game Shakers, Nickelodeon Ho Ho Ho, Henry Danger, ICarly, Brilhante Victória e Big Time Rush.

Invasão Os Casagrandes

Exibição: domingo, 27 de dezembro, a partir das 07h.

Confira todos os episódios da primeira temporada em sequência.

Natal no Nick Jr.

Exibição: sexta-feira, 25 de dezembro, o dia todo.

Confira episódios e filmes natalinos de Tiny Christmas, Corn & Peg, Rusty Rivets, Baby Shark, Blaze and the Monster Machines, Patrulha Canina, Albert X-mas, Top Wing, Dora e Seus Amigos: Na Cidade!, Betterbean's Café, Abby Hatcher.

Invasão Patrulha Canina

Exibição: sábado e domingo, 26 e 27 de dezembro, a partir das 13h.

Confira episódios de todas as temporadas de Patrulha Canina.

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Originally published: Saturday, December 19, 2020.

Additional source: O Universo da TV.

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TeenNick Israel to Premiere 'PPS' on Sunday 27th December 2020

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TeenNick Israel (יִשְׂרָאֵל) will be premiering the brand new show PPS: Personel Pop Star very soon!

#טיןניק #PPS #מרגי 

PPS | בקרוב בערוץ טין ניק 
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PPS | הפתיח המלא | 27.12 בערוץ טין ניק



PPS | 27.12 בערוץ טין ניק

PPS | הטריילר הרשמי | 27.12 בערוץ טין ניק



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PPS מרגי - משהו בשבילך | הצצה לשיר הנושא של



משהו בשבילך
מילים ולחן: רון ביטון, ג'וני גולדשטיין, יהונתן מרגי
עיבוד והפקה מוזיקלית: ג'וני גולדשטיין
עיבוד והפקה מוזיקלית: ג'וני גולדשטיין

More Nick:Nickelodeon Israel's TeenNick Premieres New Drama 'Ziggy'!

Originally published: Sunday, December 06, 2020.
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December 2020 on Nickelodeon Central and Eastern Europe: Christmas | It's Pony | The Casagrandes | Young Dylan | 44 Cats S2 | ALVINNN + Much More

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Below is a round-up of Nickelodeon Central and Eastern Europe's (CEE) programming highlights for December 2020!


More Highlights:

November 2020 on:Nickelodeon CEE | NickToons CEENick Jr. CEE

December 2020 on:NickToons CEE | Nick Jr. CEE

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

--- This December, Nickelodeon Central and Eastern Europe will be airing:

-- 44 Cats season 2!:

- 2020-12-28 06:50 2x01 A cat-tastic work of art! - season 2 premiere
- 2020-12-29 06:50 2x02 Peppy's true talent
- 2020-12-30 06:50 2x03 Terry, the firefighter cat
- 2020-12-31 06:50 2x04 A very special girl!

Note: "44 Cats" season 1 has yet to complete airing on Nick CEE.

"44 Cats" is locally titled "44 cicus" in Hungary and "44 de pisici" in Romania.

-- A brand new ALVINNN!!! and The Chipmunks season 4 Christmas holiday special!:

- 2020-12-19 16:25 4x26 A Very Merry Chipmas - season 4 finale

"ALVINNN!!! and The Chipmunks" is locally titled "Alvinnn! és a mókusok" in Hungary and "Alvinnn!!! şi veveriţele" in Romania.

-- Brand new episodes of Blue's Clues & You!:

- 2020-12-28 05:00 1x09 Magenta szemüveget kap (Getting Glasses with Magenta)
- 2020-12-29 05:00 1x14 Azúr és a tudomány (Science with Blue)
- 2020-12-30 05:00 1x12 Mesedélután Azúrral (Story Time with Blue)
- 2020-12-31 05:00 1x17 Azúr és a buli (Bluestock)

"Blue's Clues & You!" is locally titled "Azúrkék nyomok és te" in Hungary and "Pe urmele lui Blues" in Romania.

-- A brand new episode of The Casagrandes:

- 2020-12-17 17:10 1x19 Cursed!

"The Casagrandes" is locally titled "A Casagrande család" in Hungary, "Casagrande" in Romania and "Casagrandes" in Croatia.

-- Brand-new episodes of PAW Patrol:

- 2020-12-14 06:25 6x21 Szuperkutyik Feltöltve: Az Utánzó legyőzése (Mighty Pups, Charged Up: Mighty Pups Versus the Copycat)
- 2020-12-15 06:25 6x23 Pups Rescue a Rescuer / Pups Save the Phantom of the Frog Pond
- 2020-12-16 06:25 6x23 Ultimate Rescue: Pups Save the Opening Ceremonies / Ultimate Rescue: Pups Save the Adventure Bay Games
- 2020-12-17 06:25 6x26 Pups Save Midnight at the Museum / Pups Save a Tour Bus - season 6 finale
- 2020-12-18 06:25 7x01 Szuperkutyik Feltöltve: A világítótorony megmentése / Szuperkutyik Feltöltve: A Humdinger horda megállítása (Mighty Pups Charged Up: Pups Save a Mighty Lighthouse / Mighty Pups Charged Up: Pups Stop a Humdinger Horde) - season 7 premiere
- 2020-12-19 06:25 7x02 Pups Save Election Day / Pups Save the Bubble Monkeys
- 2020-12-20 06:25 7x03 Pups Save an Antarctic Martian / Pups Save the Maze Explorers
- 2020-12-21 06:25 7x05 Pups Stop a Pie-Clone / Pups Save a Waiter-Bot
- 2020-12-22 06:25 7x07 Dino Rescue: Pups and the Big Rumble / Dino Rescue: Pups Save a Pterodactyl
- 2020-12-23 06:25 7x09 Dino Rescue: Pups Save the Triceratops Tag-Alongs / Dino Rescue: Pups Save a Sore Dino
- 2020-12-24 06:25 7x10 Pups Save a Soapbox Derby / Pups Save the Big Bad Bird Crew
- 2020-12-25 06:25 7x11 Pups Save the Cupcakes / Pups Save the Skydivers
- 2020-12-26 06:25 7x13 Pups Save Uncle Otis From His Cabin / Pups Save A Lost Gold Miner
- 2020-12-27 06:25 7x12 Ultimate Rescue: Pups Save the Pupmobiles

"PAW Patrol" is locally titled "A mancs őrjárat" in Hungary and "Patrula căţeluşilor" in Romania.

-- The brand new It's Pony Christmas holiday special!:

- 2020-12-19 15:35 1x16 Bramley-ék ünnepe (Bramley Holiday)

"It's Pony" is locally titled "Itt van Póni"" in Hungary and "El este Ponei" in Romania.

-- Brand new episodes of Blaze and the Monster Machines season 5!:

- 2020-12-07 05:55 5x06 Játékzűr (Toy Trouble!)
- 2020-12-08 05:55 5x10 A fagyis szuperverda (Ice Cream Monster Machine)
- 2020-12-09 05:55 5x? Az Aranyérem játékok (The Gold Medal Games)
- 2020-12-10 05:55 5x09 A nagy űrverseny (The Great Space Race)
- 2020-12-11 05:55 5x07 Mélytengeri Grand Prix (Deep Sea Grand Prix)
- 2020-12-12 05:55 5x08 Az újrahasznosítás ereje (Recycling Power!)
- 2020-12-13 05:55 5x11 A szerelő csapat (The Mechanic Team!)
- 2020-12-14 05:55 5x14 A nagy hőlégballon mentés (The Big Balloon Rescue)
- 2020-12-15 05:55 5x12 Csodálatos altató mesék (Blazing Amazing Stories)
- 2020-12-16 05:55 5x13 Láng, a kamion (Big Rig Blaze)
- 2020-12-17 05:55 5x15 A kalandor űrlény (Space Alien Adventure!)

"Blaze and the Monster Machines" is locally titled "Láng és a szuperverdák" in Hungary and "Blaze şi maşinile uriaşe" in Romania.

-- A brand new episode of Lego City Adventures season two holiday special!:

- 2020-12-19 16:00 2x09 Karácsonyi bűnszövetkezet / Csatlakozz, kölyök! (Arrest ye Merry Gentleman / Ride Along Kid)

"Lego City Adventures" is locally titled "Lego City kalandok" in Hungary, "City Aventuri" in Romania and "Gradska posla" in Croatia.

-- A sneak peek of the brand new Nickelodeon show, Nickelodeon's Spyders! [more info]:

- 2020-12-19 16:55 1x01 A felfedezés (The Discovery)

"Spyders" is locally titled is locally titled "Tinikémek" in Hungary.

-- Brand new episodes of Rusty Rivets:

- 2020-12-21 05:35 3x01 A dinók szigete (Rusty's Dino Island) - évadnyitó
- 2020-12-22 05:35 3x02 Kirándulás a lefolyóba / Száraz-téli verseny (Rusty's Tiny Adventure / Rusty's Warm Winter Games)
- 2020-12-23 05:35 3x03 Verseny a raptorral / A gőzfürdő (Rusty's Raptor Race / Rusty's Triceratops)
- 2020-12-24 05:35 3x04 Szuper kosaras cipő / Ralph nagy utazása (Frankie's Super Shoes / Rusty's Rapid Ralph Return)
- 2020-12-25 05:35 3x05 A bajbajutott / Balszerencsés bújócska (Rusty and the Search for Ozzy / Rusty's Dactyl Dilemma)
- 2020-12-26 05:35 3x06 A rejtélyes ügy / Fagyos helyzet (Detective Rusty / Rusty's Chilling Rescue)
- 2020-12-27 05:35 3x07 A kincses barlang / A veloci-szitter (Rusty's Treasure Island / Rusty's Raptor Sitting)
- 2020-12-28 05:35 3x08 A hernyó kalamajka / Az ajándékmizéria (Liam's Caterpillar Calamity / Rusty's Birthday Round-up)
- 2020-12-29 05:35 3x09 A meteorkatasztrófa / Dinó egy napra (Rusty's Meteor Madness / Rusty's Dino for a Day)
- 2020-12-30 05:35 3x10 Az óriás kaland / Indulás a madár lesre! (Liam's Large Adventure / Rusty's Hike Hijinks)
- 2020-12-31 05:35 3x11 Ozzy megint bajba kerül / Rejtély a szigeten (Ozzy Gets Trapped! / Rusty's Island Mystery)

"Rusty Rivets" is locally titled "Rusty rendbehozza" in Hungary and "Rusty repară tot" in Romania.

-- Brand new episodes of Top Wing season two!:

- 2020-12-01 05:35 2x09 Nagy Örvény vízimentői / Túlélő Medve kalandtúrája (Big Swirl Beach Watch / Survivor Bear's Adventure Tour)
- 2020-12-02 05:35 2x11 Szuper Szárny szintet lép (Top Wing Levels Up)
- 2020-12-03 05:35 2x14 Arrrgh, a plüssöm! / Earl, a kütyü mókus (Arrgh Me Snugglies / Earl the Gadget Squirrel)
- 2020-12-04 05:35 2x15 Sasszem felügyelő visszatér / A nagy Citrombár rablás (Inspector Eagle Eye Returns / Lemon Shack Hijack)
- 2020-12-05 05:35 2x16 Csobbanás Kanyontúra / Nagy Örvény 500 (Ker-Splash Canyon Tour / Big Swirl 500)
- 2020-12-06 05:35 2x17 A nagy áramszünet / Brenda ajándéka (Big Swirl Blackout / Brenda's Gift)
- 2020-12-07 05:35 2x13 Az elszabadult kabin / Hassel-röff úszólecke (Gone Gondola Gone / Hassllehawg Swim Lesson)
- 2020-12-08 05:35 2x10 Kalózöböl kísértése / Penny és Bea mentőcsapat (The Haunting of Pirate Cove / Penny and Bea Rescue Team)
- 2020-12-09 05:35 2x12 Szuperszárny Karácsony (A Top Wing Christmas)
- 2020-12-10 05:35 2x18 A hőlégballon verseny / A hínár finom (The Big Swirl Balloon Race / Kelp is on the Way)
- 2020-12-11 05:35 2x19 Csobbanás kanyon megmentése (Top Wing Rescues Ker-Splash Canyon)
- 2020-12-12 05:35 2x20 Szörfi pilóta órákat vesz / A lila gyöngyök megmentése (Brody's Flying Lesson / Brody's Purple Pear Rescue)
- 2020-12-13 05:35 2x21 A kalóz-zóna / A dodók királya (Pirate Playzone / King of the Dodos)
- 2020-12-14 05:35 2x22 A vízesés ugrás / Az idegenvezetők (Waterfall Jump / Top Wing Tour Guides)
- 2020-12-15 05:35 2x23 Túlélő Medve és a Csobbanó kanyon titka / A Nagy Csobbanó verseny (Survivor Bear and the Secret of Ker-Splash Canyon / Great Ker-Splash Race)
- 2020-12-16 05:35 2x24 Earl mogyis találmánya / A csapat feloszlik (Earl's Nutty Invention / Big Swirl Break-Up)
- 2020-12-17 05:35 2x25 Dodó-tojás mentés / Trini trin-tasztikus Nagy örvény körútja (Dodo Egg Scramble / Trini's Trin-Tastic Big Swirl Tour)
- 2020-12-18 05:35 2x26 Deni és a Rossz-szárnyak / Csipp és Csíp szörf-bemutatója (Baddy and the Bad Wings / Cheep and Chirp's Splashy Surf Show) - series finale

"Top Wing" is locally titled "Szuper szárny" in Hungary.

-- The brand new show Tyler Perry's Young Dylan! [more info]:

- 2020-12-14 16:15 1x01 Imaginary Friends - series premiere
- 2020-12-15 16:15 1x06 Speechless
- 2020-12-16 16:15 1x02 Street Smart
- 2020-12-17 16:15 1x03 Chasing That Dream
- 2020-12-18 16:15 1x04 Plain Faces
- 2020-12-21 16:15 1x05 The Enforcer
- 2020-12-22 16:15 1x07 Flowers
- 2020-12-23 16:15 1x08 In Too Deep
- 2020-12-24 16:15 1x09 Mother May I
- 2020-12-25 16:15 1x10 Tanulságos pillanatok (Teachable Moments)
- 2020-12-28 16:15 1x11 Természetes szépség (Natural Beauty)
- 2020-12-29 16:15 1x12 Különleges küldemény (Special Delivery)
- 2020-12-30 16:15 1x13 A rap zseni (The Rap Game)
- 2020-12-31 16:15 1x14 Az ajándék (The Gift) - season one finale

"Tyler Perry's Young Dylan" is locally titled "Tyler Perry bemutatja: Young Dylan-t" in Hungary.

-- Marathons!:

- 2020-12-05/06/12/13/19/20/26/27 17:25-19:10 True Friends Marathon (Igaz barátok maratonja), featuring It's Pony, SpongeBob SquarePants, The Loud House and The Casagrandes
- 2020-12-19 11:45-17:25 Festive Marathon (Ünnepi maraton)

-- A selection box of Nickelodeon movies and specials!:

- 2020-12-21 14:55 Rufus
- 2020-12-22 14:55 Rufus 2
- 2020-12-23 14:55 Albert
- 2020-12-24 14:55 Legends of the Hidden Temple (A titkos templom legendái)
- 2020-12-25 14:55 Tiny Christmas (Kicsiny karácsonyi kaland)
- 2020-12-26 16:10 One Crazy Cruise (Egy észvesztő hajóút)
- 2020-12-27 16:10 Liar, Liar, Vampire (Kamu vámpír)
- 2020-12-28 15:00 Bixler High Private Eye (Zöldfülű magánszimat)
- 2020-12-29 15:00 Lost in the West Part 1 (Vad kaland a Vadnyugaton, 1. rész)
- 2020-12-30 15:00 Lost in the West Part 2 (Vad kaland a Vadnyugaton, 2. rész)
- 2020-12-31 15:00 Lost in the West Part 3 (Vad kaland a Vadnyugaton, 3. rész)

-- Orange TV in Slovakia is offering customers the chance to watch a variety of channels, including Nickelodeon and Nick Jr. for free during December 2020! [info]

-- Slovak Telekom has introduced a seasonal pay-TV promotion, offering several dozen TV channels in an open window until 12 January. The channels include Nick Toons, Nickelodeon, Nick Jr., Digi Sport 1, Digi Sport 2, Premier Sport, Ťuki TV, Comedy House, BBC Earth, Eurosport 1, Eurosport 2, Sport 1, Sport 2, Viasat Nature, Viasat Explore, Viasat History, Travel Channel, Epic Drama, AMC, Film+, Filmbox, Fight box, Minimax, JimJam, Lala, Cartoon Network, Duck TV, MTV, MTV Dance, MTV Hits, MTV 80s.

Igaz barátok hétvégéje: maraton (2020. december) | Nickelodeon



Tyler Perry bemutatja: Young Dylan-t: új sorozat (2020. december, 2. ajánló) | Nickelodeon





Nickelodeon-karácsony (2020. december) | Nickelodeon



Ünnepi mozimaraton (2020. december) | Nickelodeon



Tyler Perry bemutatja: Young Dylan-t: új sorozat (2020. december, 2. ajánló) | Nickelodeon



Nickelodeon-karácsony + Tinikémek (2020. december, 2. ajánló) | Nickelodeon





From Živé.sk:

Operátori ponúkajú veľa staníc na týždne zadarmo (+veľký prehľad)

Prinášame prehľad bezplatných staníc u jednotlivých providerov.

Viacerí televízni operátori už oznámili, že počas najbližších týždňov môžu ich zákazníci sledovať mnohé platené kanály, ktoré sú bežne v platených balíčkov.

U všetkých operátorov platí, že nie je potrebné kontaktovať zákaznícku linku, či žiadať o aktiváciu – televízne kanály ponúknu automaticky.

V prehľadnej podobe prinášame bonusové kanály u operátorov a informáciu o tom, dokedy budú dostupné:

Telekom

Kanály budú fungovať do 12. januára 2021:

Magio TV (IPTV): Digi Sport 1, Digi Sport 2, Premier Sport, Ťuki TV, Comedy House, BBC Earth, Eurosport 1, Eurosport 2, Sport 1, Sport 2, Viasat Nature, Viasat Explore, Viasat History, Travel Channel, Epic Drama, AMC, Film+, Filmbox, Fight box, Minimax, JimJam, Lala, Cartoon Network, Nick Toons, Nickelodeon, Nick Jr., Duck TV, MTV, Club MTV, MTV Hits a MTV 80s
Magio Sat (satelit): AMC HD, BBC Earth HD, Cartoon Network, Comedy House, Digi Sport 1 HD, Digi Sport 2 HD, Duck TV, Epic Drama HD, Eurosport 1 HD, Eurosport 2 HD, Film+ SK, Filmbox Basic, FilmBox Extra HD, FilmBox Premium HD, JimJam, Lala TV, Minimax SK, MTV Europe, MTV Hits, MTV 90s, Nick Jr Czech, Nickelodeon Czech, Premier Sport HD, Sport 1 HD, Sport 2 HD, Travel Channel HD, Tuki TV HD, MTV 80s, Viasat Explore HD, Viasat History HD a Viasat Nature HD

Skylink

Zákazníci satelitnej služby môžu sledovať kanály do 5. januára:

Satelit: CS Film, CS Horror, AMC, TV Paprika, Minimax, Cartoon Network, Canal+ Domo a Šlágr Premium HD

UPC

Operátor ponúkne 15 staníc od zajtra a budú fungovať do 7. januára 2021:

Digitálna televízia, mobilná Horizon Go a internetová Horizon TV: Viasat Explore HD, Viasat History HD, Viasat Nature HD, History HD, CS Film/CS Horror HD, CS History HD, CS Mystery HD, AXN, AXN White, AXN Black, Crime & Investigation, Fishing & Hunting, Nickelodeon, Nick Jr. a Nicktoons.

Digi Slovakia

Programy budú sprístupnené do 12. januára 2021:

Digi TV: BBC Earth, FilmBox Premium, Ťuki TV, Cartoon Network a Duck TV

Orange

Abonentom TV služieb budú stanice fungovať do konca decembra:

IPTV: Nickelodeon, Nick Jr., Jojko,Joj Cinema, CS Film, Crime and Investigation, MTV, VH1, Dorcel XXX HD, Leo TV Gold HD, Passion XXX HD, Brazzers TV
Satelit: Nickelodeon, Nick Junior, Jojko, Joj Cinema HD, CS Film, VH1
Internetová TV: Nickelodeon, Nick Junior, Jojko, CS Film, VH1

Satro

Kanály bude možné sledovať od polnoci 24. decembra do polnoci 26. decembra:

nekódovane ponúkne operátor takmer všetky kanály z ponuky. Konkrétny zoznam nezverejnil.

SledovanieTV

Dostupnosť staníc v službe je rôzna pri jednotlivých staniciach:

do 31. decembra funguje AMC a Minimax
do konca januára 2021 Cartoon Network a Love Nature
od 14. decembra do konca decembra získajú zákazníci prístup ku kanálom FilmBox, FilmBox Arthouse, FilmBox Extra HD, FilmBox Family, FilmBox Plus, Filmbox Premium, DocuBox, FashionBox, Fast&Fun Box, FightBox, Erox, Eroxxx a 360TuneBox. Fungovať bude v tomto období aj videoslužba FilmBox OD so 150 filmami.

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More Nick: ViacomCBS to Launch TeenNick Channel in Hungary!

Decemberi; új évad; évadnyitó; évadzáró; bepillantó; Maratonok decemberben; Filmek, különkiadások decemberben; karácsonyi; Ünnepi.

Originally published: Sunday, November 15, 2020.

Original source: Mentrum.

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Nickelodeon Latin America to Air 2020 Bolo Fest de Liverpool Special

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¡Nick en #BoloFest 2020! | Latinoamérica | Nickelodeon en Español


¡Nick y Bala se suman al clásico desfile de Bolo, el oso favorito de todos, en su primera edición virtual del #BoloFest junto a Santa! ¡Dale play y diviértete junto a tus personajes favoritos cuantas veces quieras!

El Bolo Fest 2020 trae sorpresas como la alfombra rosa y entrevistas exclusivas a personajes entrañables. Sumérgete en la magia de la Navidad con Bolo, Santa y muchísimos personajes del mundo Nick. Encontramos a Bala, los queridos Paw Patrol y al equipo de Lego City Adventures, ¿ustedes vieron a alguien mas?

Nick News Mini:
 Nickelodeon Latin America (Latinoamérica) is slated to air a a brand new special featuring México City's 2020 Bolo Fest de Liverpool, a Christmas event, which will be held virtually this year due to the on-going COVID-19 (coronavirus) pandemic, on Saturday 12th December 2020!



From LuisGyG:

El Bolo Fest 2020 de Liverpool será virtual: Esto debes saber.

Podrás verlo en realidad virtual, y por televisión.

Este 2020 nos ha cambiado a todos, pero eso no impide que pasemos un buen rato en familia. Por eso el Bolo Fest de Liverpool ahora será virtual.

Se trata del desfile que da inicio a la temporada navideña, y ahora todos podremos verlo en la comodidad de nuestra casa.

Bolo Fest 2020 de Liverpool

Detalles del Bolo Fest 2020 de Liverpool.

Por primera vez el desfile se realizará en un formato digital de realidad virtual y aumentada. Para ello harán uso de tecnologías como animación 3D, motion picture, mapping láser, y fotogrametría.

Justo para que disfrutes de la experiencia completa, podrás recoger cardboards especiales en más de 40 tiendas Liverpool hasta agostar existencias en la compra de un peluche de Bolo.

Esta sexta edición del Bolo Fest podrá ser visto en realidad virtual el próximo 14 de diciembre a las 10 horas por el canal de YouTube de “La mejor juguetería” de Liverpool.

También podrás verlo en canales de televisión. El 11 de diciembre por Canal 5, y el 12 de diciembre en Canal 7, Cartoon Network, y Nickelodeon.

Entre las marcas participantes están Spinmaster, Lego, Hasbro, Mattel, y Playmobil. También Discovery, Cartoon Network, Xbox, Nintendo, y Citibanamex.


From Milenio:

Bolo Fest ofrecerá una fiesta de realidad virtual y aumentada

El magno desfile con el que se da la bienvenida a la Navidad cambia su formato por la pandemia, para mantener la ilusión de niños y grandes en la temporada decembrina

Este año el 'Bolo Fest' de Liverpool se llevará a cabo de forma virtual (ESPECIAL).

Bolo se adapta a los tiempos de pandemia, por lo que su sexto desfile será en realidad virtual y aumentada el próximo 14 de diciembre.

La alegría de los personajes que acompañan al clásico osito y el colorido que se ha apreciado en años anteriores, a lo largo del Bolo Fest con el que se da la bienvenida a la Navidad, ahora se hará realidad en un evento sin precedentes, gracias a la tecnología.

La nueva dinámica, en la que se usarán tecnologías como animación 3D, motion capture, mapping láser y fotogrametría, que se han usado en películas “Avatar” y “Titanic” y eventos deportivos de Alemania, Corea y Estados Unidos; es una medida para proteger a todas las familias que acuden a la cita desde 2015 cuando se hizo el primer recorrido.

Por lo que está garantizada la diversión para niños y adultos, quienes podrán apreciar de la inédita experiencia y acompañar en su travesía navideña a Bolo con unos cardboards especiales para poder disfrutar de la realidad virtual, los cuales ya se entregan en más de 40 tiendas, en la compra de un peluche de Bolo.

La fiesta navideña del Bolo Fest que organiza Liverpool y en la que personajes como los protagonistas de Paw Patrol, Los Osos Cariñosos y Bob Esponja forman parte de la diversión; se podrá disfrutar a través del canal oficial de YouTube de la Juguetería Liverpool. [https://www.youtube.com/channel/LaMejorJugueteríaLiverpool].

Sin embargo, con la intención de que ningún pequeño se quede sin disfrutar de la convivencia, el desfile también se transmitirá por diferentes canales, como: Canal 5, Canal 7, Cartoon Network. Discovery y Nickelodeon.

Claves

El Bolo Fest se ha realizado en cinco ocasiones anteriores con la participación de los personajes infantiles más populares como Las chicas super poderosas, Bob Esponja y Dora la Esploradora.

Otra de las particularidades del espectáculo es que a lo largo del recorrido se presentan cantantes, por lo que CNCO, Karol Sevilla, Piso 21 y Mané de la Parra, así como los integrantes de Timbriche han sido parte del show.}

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Originally published: Tuesday, December 01, 2020.

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Filming Starts on 'Club 57' Season 2 | Nickelodeon Brazil

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Club 57 | Começaram as gravações da segunda temporada! | Brasil | Nickelodeon em Português


O elenco voltou ao set: Evaluna, Riccardo Frascari, Sebastián Silva e todos os nossos favoritos! Novos personagens, músicas, coreografia, viagem no tempo e muito mais!

Info: http://nickalive.blogspot.com/2020/12/viacomcbs-intl-studio-and-mediapro.html

Máis Nick: ViacomCBS Int'l Studios and MEDIAPRO Commence Production on 'Club 57' Season 2!
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Sandy Sings About 'Texas' | Russian Version | SpongeBob SquarePants | Nickelodeon Russia

Michael D. Cohen and Nickelodeon Are Looking for Trans and/or Non-Binary Kids Who Are Looking to Get Into Acting

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Do you know any trans and/or non-binary kids that are looking to get into acting? Danger Force’s Michael D. Cohen and Nickelodeon are here to support you! Take Michael's Trans Youth Acting Challenge at www.transyouthacting.com, plus check out audition submission tips and guidelines! Submit your casting entry by Wednesday, December 23, 2020!

Michael D. Cohen's Trans Youth Acting Challenge!



Michael D. Cohen has issues an acting challenge for members of the transgender youth community and the prizes are amazing! Make sure to check out the website below to learn the rules of the contest.

https://www.transyouthacting.com

Trans Youth Initiatives with Indya Moore, Chase Strangio, Michael D. Cohen and Danielle Pretsfelder


Indya Moore, Chase Strangio, Danielle Pretsfelder and Michael D. Cohen talk about their initiatives to help trans youth.  Trans Santa and the Trans Youth Acting Challenge www.transyouthacting.com

Real Michael's story here!: http://nickalive.blogspot.com/2019/05/henry-danger-actor-michael-d-cohen-has.html


From Advocate:

Nickelodeon Wants Its Next Kid Star to Be Trans or Nonbinary

Nickelodeon is committing to the visibility of transgender and nonbinary young people.

The youth-oriented network has partnered with Michael D. Cohen, the star of its shows Henry Danger and Danger Force, on a casting call for members of this community.

Cohen, who opened up about his "transgender journey" in 2019, launched the Michael D. Cohen Trans Youth Acting Challenge. The initiative asks trans and nonbinary youth living in the U.S. or Canada, with the help of parents, to submit audition tapes by December 23. Afterward, 12 finalists will be invited to a "Zoom acting master class" with Cohen and then have the chance to participate in an online webinar with Nickelodeon's casting team.

Cohen, who portrays Schwoz on Henry Danger and Danger Force, never saw himself represented as a young person. And he was inspired to launch the initiative after receiving an outpouring of love from LGBTQ+ youth who dreamed of becoming actors but feared their "trans-ness" would be an obstacle.

"It breaks my heart that these kids question their creativity or dreams because of their gender identity," Cohen said. "So I wanted to do something that would help trans kids who love acting get access to opportunities that they wouldn’t ordinarily have."

Cohen also recognized the importance of networks like Nickelodeon as a collaborator. "If communities who have been historically beaten down and disregarded are going to claim their equal place in our society, it needs to happen at least in part by people in positions of power opening up the gates and offering up a place to nurture," he said. "And that’s exactly what Nickelodeon is doing by being my partner in this project."

Below, Cohen further discusses his hopes for the Trans Youth Acting Challenge and what it means to partner with Nickelodeon in this historic endeavor. And he encourages trans and nonbinary youth and their parents to learn more about the initiative (and how to submit a self-tape) at www.transyouthacting.com.

The Advocate: What inspired you to launch the initiative?

Michael D. Cohen: I’ve always been passionate about helping trans youth. I’ve been a Trevor Project lifeline counselor, and I’ve volunteered with summer camps for trans youth. But I wanted to do something on a larger scale and thought it would be perfect to do so with Nickelodeon.

They have an amazing take on diversity and inclusion and they were totally behind me when I disclosed. Also, I think with everything that’s gone on this year regarding social justice and the political environment, we’re all thinking beyond social media. It’s one thing to offer support in a post, it’s another to take action.

Also, in the last few months, I’ve had a bunch of trans kids reach out to me saying that they want to be actors but that they’re scared that their “trans-ness” would be a problem. It breaks my heart that these kids question their creativity or dreams because of their gender identity. So I wanted to do something that would help trans kids who love acting get access to opportunities that they wouldn’t ordinarily have. 

How do you hope that the program will help the next generation of actors who are trans?

I hope it helps them on many levels. First of all, just knowing that a major mainstream network for kids — Nickelodeon — is interested in their talent, wellbeing, and worth is important. I’ve worked closely with the casting team for Nickelodeon and also for Danger Force. We are all on the same page. Everyone cares deeply about these kids and wants to support.

I want trans youth to know there are adults out there who care about their journey as artists and as human beings. Also, I’ve talked to casting about this — that it’s important that we have trans representation in the shows — meaning trans characters played by people of trans experience. But it’s also important that trans people are cast in nontrans roles. I want kids to know that their trans experience does not have to limit their possibilities. It doesn’t have to define everything they do, including the characters they play. My hope is that this initiative will increase the possibilities for these actors by expanding roles for them and also reinforcing their own belief in themselves. 

This program will also give these kids some practical skills. The process of putting together the audition tapes for the challenge will give these kids experience for the future. We’ve provided detailed directions and a video for them so that they can learn how to do it. The 12 kids who will end up taking the master class with me will get training that I hope will help them land jobs in the future. And ultimately I’d like to see a number of the kids coming through the challenge getting considered for roles on all sorts of Nickelodeon shows. So all in all, my goal is to provide these kids with some experience, training, and opportunities that will help form a foundation for them so that they can be successful in the future. 

What does it mean to have a network like Nickelodeon supporting you in lending visibility to trans young people? 

It is very hard to put into words the amazing level of passion and support I have received from Nickelodeon. I’ve had senior executives as well as gaffers and prop masters approach me and say, “I heard about what you’re doing. How can I help?”

When we were shooting the self-tape instructional video that’s on the website for this project, one of our Danger Force crew members was asked to help out. When he found out that this was for trans youth he got so excited — he went above and beyond to find set pieces, set up specific lighting, and even made an appearance in the video. That’s generosity. Everyone’s been so generous. They get it. And it’s important that the LGBTQ+ community — as well as other marginalized communities — see this because we need to collaborate, accept support, and stand together. If communities who have been historically beaten down and disregarded are going to claim their equal place in our society, it needs to happen at least in part by people in positions of power opening up the gates and offering up a place to nurture. And that’s exactly what Nickelodeon is doing by being my partner in this project.

If there had been a television network doing this when I was a kid, my childhood would have been vastly different. I wouldn’t have felt so alone. It’s validating for kids in a way that is truly lifesaving. The messaging to kids is “You exist, you matter, and we want you to be authentically you.” So it means the world. It means that in all this mess that’s happening in the world, there are great people and great companies doing great things. 

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From CNN:

ANALYSIS: Elliot Page, Laverne Cox and others show diversity in Hollywood is about more than race


(CNN) — Inclusion is evolving.

Nowhere is this truer than in Hollywood, where there has been increased demand for improved representation by gender, sexuality, religion and opportunities for the disabled in the industry.

The recent announcement by "Juno" star Elliot Page that they are transgender and identify as non-binary was greeted with surprise but also cheers by supporters and trans advocates alike. The term "non-binary" describes a person whose gender identity is neither male nor female; the use of they/them pronouns when referring to an individual is a way of respecting this personal identity.

Page's story had me reflecting on 2015, when I had written about the public debut of Caitlyn Jenner via the cover of Vanity Fair. It reminded me of the power of celebrity.

Attitudes about the LGBTQ community and same-sex marriage started to shift, thanks in part to television personalities like Ellen DeGeneres and the late "Real World" cast member and AIDS activist Pedro Zamora, and the sitcom series "Will & Grace."

Now, celebs like Page are helping to further educate people about the trans community.

Laverne Cox: The "Orange Is the New Black" star made history in 2015. Cox became the first openly transgender person to win a Daytime Emmy Award when she was honored as executive producer for "Laverne Cox Presents: The T Word."

She also has multiple primetime Emmy nominations and has used her platform to speak out for LGBTQ rights.

Most recently, Cox went public with a transphobic attack she said she and a friend suffered in a Los Angeles park.

"This has happened to me before," Cox said during an Instagram Live video on her verified account. "I've been trans my whole life. I've been harassed and bullied my whole life. None of this is new, but it's still just kind of like, 'Who cares?' and then 'Why do you need to be aggressive?'"

Sadly, such violence toward members of the community is not uncommon. At least 37 transgender and gendernonconforming people were killed in 2020, according to a report released in November by the Human Rights Campaign Foundation.

Michael D. Cohen: The Nickelodeon actor told Time magazine last year that while he doesn't use the term "transgender" to describe himself, he had transitioned from female to male.

"I was misgendered at birth," he said at the time. "I identify as male, and I am proud that I have had a transgender experience -- a transgender journey."

Cohen, who has costarred on the series "Henry Danger," said he chose to share his story to both help others and in protest of the rollback of rights for the trans community.

His then teen costar, Jace Norman, told Time the revelation "didn't change anything about the high level of respect and admiration I have for the guy," and added, "it's in the best interest of the entire world to have every type of person represented on TV."

Janet Mock: The former journalist is wielding a great deal of power behind the scenes these days.

Mock is a writer/producer/director for the critically acclaimed FX series "Pose" and in 2019 broadened her Hollywood resume with a three-year, multimillion dollar Netflix deal.

"There's potential to introduce hundreds of millions of viewers to trans people, and showing people who may not understand us, that we can tell our own stories," Mock said at the time.

Such representation would not have been conceivable just a short time ago. It's further evidence of the influence of Hollywood on our culture.

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Trans Youth Acting Challenge- Bringing awareness

BURBANK – When examining queer people in the media, it’s easy to see a lack of representation especially for trans and non-binary people. Although actor Michael D. Cohen does not necessarily call himself- “trans”, last year he came out in a story in Time Magazine about his personal journey – his gender transition. 

“I was misgendered at birth,” Cohen says. “I identify as male, and I am proud that I have had a transgender experience — a transgender journey. [..] I have worked so hard to get to the truth and I’ve taken on labels in the past that didn’t feel true for the sake of convenience at that moment,” he told the magazine.   

For many, they probably can not name many actors and actresses who have transitioned, so Cohen is making waves. Yet, even though this is fantastic for accurate representation, some ask who he is. Cohen’s a Canadian actor who has appeared in a litany of shows and movies with some of the most memorable roles being Schwoz Schwartz in Henry Danger and all of its spin offs such as Danger Force. He has also appeared in shows that aren’t strictly Nickelodeon such as Disney’s Wizards of Waverly Place and ABC’s Modern Family.  

Although he’s making a name for himself, it does not mean that his journey was easy. Cohen talks about the process of coming out in an industry surrounded by children. It is not hard to understand that those parents who hold extreme values regarding the nature of gender identity are usually upset when confronting the fact that there is a person who transitioned on a children’s show.

Cohen has faced this backlash and he commented; “People don’t understand. They think this has to do with sexuality and it doesn’t. They think this has to do with pushing an agenda on kids and it doesn’t,” he says. “What it does is send a message to kids that whoever they are, however they identify, that’s celebrated and valued and okay.”

But, what about his current gig on Nickelodeon? Their response to one of their employees coming out should not be one that bashes a person’s identity. When Cohen was asked by the Blade how Nickelodeon responded, he replied, “They handled it the way they should’ve. They stood behind their values and backed me up.” Now, one of the television shows that Cohen appears as a cast member on Nickelodeon has more than 750,000 children watching each week.

He understands the issues that trans and non-binary youth face in today’s entertainment industry, which is why he launched the “Trans Youth Acting Challenge.” According to Cohen, “It’s a casting call for Nickelodeon to see trans and non-binary youth in consideration for roles for show.” His background of being an actor in a field which greatly underrepresents trans and non-binary people, especially youth- shows that he has a clear goal to trying to transform the industry writ large.

“The reason I did it is because I wanted to create more opportunities for trans and non-binary youth,” Cohen said adding, “It’s already changed the landscape just by having this initiative.”

Posted on the website is a video of Cohen calling upon trans and non-binary youth to submit video audition submissions to have an opportunity to be potentially cast in one of Nickelodeon’s shows. Cohen has made the process incredibly simple; Upload a video of yourself acting with lines provided. On the website, there is a list of different scenes that an actor is able to choose from. 

Is there accurate representation for trans and non-binary youth? According to Cohen, currently, no. “Representation in the media is a breach in familiarity.  The more that we are represented and represented accurately in the media, the more people who can gain awareness that’s based in truth, love, connection, and community.” 

This opportunity for trans and non-binary youth is based off of the experience of an actor who has successfully transitioned and is now paying it forward by reaching out to youth who aren’t afforded many opportunities to express their true selves in this industry.

“There’s nothing more important than providing support to young people. That’s what we’re here for. Regardless of anybody’s identity, that’s what adults are here to do,” Cohen says. “We have to support young people coming up and letting them shine – letting them be their authentic self.” In this regard, Cohen understands the necessity of reaching out to trans and non-binary youth in particular. 

Cohen ended his interview with the Blade with a note of positivity telling children to come out when they are ready because even though he felt comfortable coming out – not everyone has that comfortability. “We’re keeping the finalists confidential and anonymous… It’s up to them and their family to decide if they will be public about [coming out].” Approaching the auditions in this way will allow the youth to feel comfortable in their own skin.

Cohen tells people to be themselves; “We have to bring awareness to the areas in which we have these false beliefs about who we are,”… and maybe a way in which we can bring awareness would be through the Trans Youth Acting Challenge.

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‘Henry Danger’ star invites young transgender and nonbinary actors to audition for Nickelodeon roles

A Canadian actor who transitioned from female to male years before the word “transgender” was in common usage wants to open doors for young Canadian trans actors.

Michael D. Cohen, who plays Schwoz on the Nickelodeon sitcom “Henry Danger,” has begun the Trans Youth Acting Challenge. It allows transgender and nonbinary youth in Canada to submit self-audition tapes online to be considered for roles on Nickelodeon shows.

“It breaks my heart that these kids question their creativity or dreams because of their gender identity,” Cohen said. “So I wanted to do something that would help trans kids who love acting get access to opportunities that they wouldn’t ordinarily have.”

The applicants should be able to play roles up to age 18. The top 12 will be invited to take part in an online master class with Cohen, while all applicants can participate in a group webinar with Cohen and the Nickelodeon casting team.

See www.transyouthacting.com for information. Videos are being accepted until Dec. 23.

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From Forbes:

Lights, Cameras, Trans: Nickelodeon Star Launches Casting Call For Transgender Youth

“As a kid, I loved acting,” said actor Michael D. Cohen. “I knew from a very young age that I wanted to be an actor.” He was on the phone from Hollywood, where Cohen has resumed filming the first season of a new show for Nickelodeon. He’s got another project in the works for the studio, one that fulfills a need that he had growing up: seeing someone like himself on television.

“If there were something like this when I was a kid? Oh, my God! My life would be different on so many levels. So, I went to some senior executives at Nickelodeon with this idea, and they were very receptive and said, ‘Yes. Let's do this.’”

“This” is the Trans Youth Acting Challenge: A casting call for transgender and non-binary youth, supported by a Zoom master class for the top dozen prospective actors, which Cohen will teach. And he’s offering something else, to every child who enters.

“Everybody will be able to join a webinar with myself and with Nickelodeon casting to ask any questions that they have on their minds,” Cohen said. Details on how to submit a casting entry video are clearly explained on the site. In addition, there’s an online tutorial. The deadline to enter is Wednesday, Dec. 23, 2020, and Cohen said submissions from young people outside the U.S. and Canada will get looked at, too.

“This is giving them access, opportunities, giving them a stage for people to be aware of their importance and existence and value, and for people to see that trans youth are just kids,” he said with budding enthusiasm. “They’re kids! Like, we were all kids, you know? And these kids need the representation. They need the support.”

Michael D. Cohen Is “Schwoz”

For those who don’t know who Cohen is, ask a kid. Since 2014, he’s played Schwoz Schwartz, the genius mad scientist friend of Captain Man and a regular character on the cable channel’s hit series, Henry Danger. It was Nickelodeon’s number one live-action kids’ show on basic cable, with more than 750,000 children tuning-in to watch the sitcom each week.

His distinct accent for Schwoz is “a mix of a bunch of eastern European accents, plus some Spanish, Swedish and Israeli thrown in,” Cohen said. He’s continuing in the role on the new show, Danger Force, as well as directing an episode. He’s also appeared in hit films like Whiplash and Suburbicon, a variety of television shows and teaches acting at the Michael D. Cohen Studio.

But his focus off the set right now is to promote this unique opportunity for trans and gender non-conforming youth. This is a cause close to Cohen’s heart, not just because he provides lessons to those who want to learn the craft, but because he is a man of transgender experience himself. He does not use the terms “transgender” or “trans” to explain his identity, however; “I define myself as a man,” he said.

“As long as I can remember, I identified as male,” said Cohen. “There's a picture of me at 18 months where I've got my dad's pipe in my mouth. I just gravitated toward male things. I felt like I was a boy. I knew I was a boy.”

Cohen came out in Time last year, and was embraced by everyone in the cast, crew and even fans. No easy feat for someone on a children’s TV show. He told his story to the magazine, he said, because, “If I tell my truth, that gives other people permission to tell theirs too.”

“4 Cubits Make A Man”

Cohen has a one-man show about his journey. 4 Cubits Make a Man took 15 years of his life to write, detailing fights with his mother over feminine clothing and hairstyles; growing up in Winnipeg and Vancouver as a “rough and tumble” child, whose parents heard complaints from other moms and dads about Cohen being “too tough;” and retracing the path of a relationship that did not survive his transition 20 years ago, at the turn of the century, almost a decade before Chaz Bono. The solo show was set to hit the stage in Los Angeles in the Spring, but then came Covid-19. “So, it’s on hold,” he said.

Although Cohen can’t tell his story at this moment in time, this challenge he’s created in conjunction with Nickelodeon is to do something even bigger than the actor, and that’s not intended to be a pun about his height of just over 5-feet. Cohen said he is hoping to change minds about trans kids, and addressing deep-seated fears.

“The way to look at it is not to combat it,” he said, about the transphobia so many children in the community experience. “I look at it as not giving it energy.”

What fuels his passion for this project are the public misconceptions based on fear-mongering and propaganda about children who don’t identify with the gender they were presumed to be at birth. Social and religious conservatives have created a cottage industry to shun and invalidate trans children, to outlaw safe, effective and medically-sound treatments like puberty blockers, discriminate against them in school bathrooms, locker rooms and athletics, and argue that children can’t possibly know their gender identity before they are adults.

Cohen’s Counter Argument

Cohen said his project seeks to counter the hate from transphobes and opponents of LGBTQ equality by cultivating compassion.

“I think the only way to get through [those people’s fear] is through insight and compassion. Otherwise, it is a war, and I don't want to live in a war. I don't want to live in a war inside myself; I don't want to live in a war with other people,” said Cohen, adding that this doesn’t mean he’s not fighting for his beliefs. He is, but it starts with establishing and respecting boundaries.

“If we're going to transform the world,” said the actor, “then it needs to come from a place of self-compassion first, and then compassion for others.”

That compassion and opportunity, said Cohen, is not just for the young people who feel a passion for acting and their proud parents, but for those who refuse to accept them or dismiss their experience. His aim is to win over the non-believers.

“I wanted to create an opportunity for the public,” he explained, “to see that trans kids exist, that they're valued by the network, that they're appreciated, they're taken seriously, they're important. And I believe that showing that a network like this is behind them speaks volumes.”
Nickelodeon is going to create opportunities for trans youth to be cast in all sorts of roles, not just the trans ones, Cohen said.

“That's what I love about what Nickelodeon is doing,” he boasted. “We're on the same page, that these kids are being seen for any role. We just want funny, talented kids. We aren't defining them. We just want their talent. We want them to shine.”

Cohen is promoting the casting call through his Instagram as well as on a website set up by Nickelodeon’s parent company, ViacomCBS.

“It's one thing for me to post on social media, or for Nickelodeon to put Pride posts up,” said Cohen. “It's another thing to actually take action and get behind it. And that's really what we're being called upon to do nowadays, in this new era; Activism is not just about talking, it's about doing.”

In the 1990s, what Cohen was doing was working behind the scenes in production in Toronto. Despite his fear of taking the leap in front of the camera, he decided the time had come. “This is what I want to do. It's now or never,” he recalled saying to himself. “I’ve got to do this.” Still closeted, he feared something inside would “crumble” once he committed to acting, but he said everything was going well, at first. That is, until he finally confronted his truth. “I was like, ’Ohhh. I'm a guy,’” he remembered thinking. “’Riiight.’”

“This Is Not A Lifestyle”

Cohen moved to Los Angeles and never looked back, accepting that living authentically would mean a drastic sacrifice.

“I had to be willing to lose everything,” he said. “That's what I think is so difficult about this process that people really need to understand. Like, this is not a lifestyle. This is not a choice. This is about, ‘Do I live my truth? Or do I die?’ It comes to that. And it's that the lie becomes so burdensome and toxic that you cannot go on,” unless you transition, he said.

His own experience living as the man he is for two decades, and the acceptance he’s found in the 18 months since he decided to share his truth, is why the Trans Youth Acting Challenge is so meaningful to him, he said.

“I think that people of trans experience are so undervalued, not recognizing that what we have gone through to manifest our truth is so profound, so profound,” Cohen emphasized. “That needs to be told. That needs to be out there. People need to understand that.”

Children and parents can find out more about the Trans Youth Acting Challenge by clicking here. The deadline for entries is Dec, 23, 2020.

An earlier version may have implied the webinar was only open to certain children who entered their videos but it is open to everyone who submits.

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Michael D. Cohen Talks Casting Call for Trans Youth: "This Is Inclusion"

The Nickelodeon 'Henry Danger' star is giving trans and non-binary kids a shot at TV roles for acceptance on and off screen.

Despite more trans roles being written and getting visibility on film and TV screens, barriers to aspiring trans actors getting into the entertainment business remain.

So trans Nickelodeon star Michael D. Cohen has launched the Trans Youth Acting Challenge to allow trans and non-binary youth to break through and connect with TV producers and directors. The star of the Henry Danger action sitcom for kids in 2019 revealed his own transgender journey after he transitioned two decades earlier.

Fast forward to today and Cohen sees benefits in holding a casting call for trans youth with an eye to building positive representation for trans people both on and off screen. "By creating this opportunity for kids, who knows what it will bring to them. We're giving them support and we'll see what that does for them. I think it can only do positive things, because they're getting that support, they're getting respect, they're getting the messaging that they're important," Cohen tells THR.

As a child, Cohen always wanted to act, but saw no door into Hollywood via a casting call for someone like himself that was questioning their gender. "If I had known about this as a kid, it would have been life changing for me. This is inclusion, to include someone who would not be normally included," he insists.

The Trans Youth Acting Challenge, with a Jan. 11, 2021 application deadline, will give trans and non-binary youth the opportunity to submit audition self-tapes online. The top 12 submissions will be invited to participate in an online master class with Cohen. And all applicants will be eligible to participate in an online group webinar and Q&A with Cohen and the Nickelodeon casting team.

Here Cohen is especially proud of having Nickelodeon not only backing him as he launches the casting and master class initiative, but having its own casting execs participating. "It makes me feel good to know that I work for a network that stands by its values, and that those values are in line with my own," he says.

When Cohen first revealed his transgender journey 18 months ago, he recalls Nickelodeon being supportive. But that was a first step as Cohen and Nickelodeon with the Trans Youth Acting Challenge can now move beyond encouragement to concrete steps for inclusion.

"It's one thing to be positive in social media posts, it's another to take action. And they (Nickelodeon) were ready and willing to do that, they just needed someone to come forward and say let's do this thing," Cohen recounts. He adds the Trans Youth Acting Challenge also allows Cohen to move beyond being a role model for trans actors.

"It's another thing to say, okay, what does that mean, what can I do to actually impact the lives of kids, where they can access something in a way I couldn't as a kid," Cohen insists. Part of his call to action with the Trans Youth Acting Challenge is the planned masterclass to offer guidance and mentorship to trans kids with real potential to get on screen.

"Some kids may come with skills, some kids may not come with skills. But we're really looking for kids that have a passion for acting, that show potential, that can be themselves on camera and have a desire to move in that direction," Cohen says.

The casting call initiative with Nickelodeon is also building privacy to protect young trans kids who already have the coming-of-age burden of feeling that they are the other gender or don't identify with any gender. "Nobody who submits (a tape) and participates is obligated in any way to share that they did. Confidentiality is key. We are not going to be publishing who the 12 finalists are," Cohen explains.

And if a young person who is trans is cast in a role through the Trans Youth Acting Challenge, their participation will only be made public if they are to play a trans character and if they decide to make an announcement.

Of course, young people who are transgender may well have specific skills that can be applied to acting, where questions of identity and reality are forever in play as performers assume the lives of imagined characters. But it's not that simple, says Cohen, because successful acting is really about being more of who you are.

And a trans man or woman who has transitioned may be better at that elusive authenticity prized by all seasoned actors, rather than just pretending to be someone else. "I know what it feels like to feel radically inauthentic. And that helps my acting and understanding different points of view," Cohen insists.

Having lived as a privileged man after living the life of a woman before his transition, Cohen adds he knows what it's like to live as both genders in our culture. "When I look at a character, I can see the people, I can see that character's experience in a different way. I know how different people get treated differently in the world, and that opens my mind," he says.

The challenge, Cohen adds, is to carry off the illusion to the film or TV viewer that, as an actor, you are a different character, while inside you're drawing ever closer to your true self. "I approach it like, yes, I really, really want to know what it's like to be that other character, but my only way to do that is to dig deeper into myself," he insists.

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Originally published: Wednesday, December 02, 2020 at 0252 GMT.

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TIME and Nickelodeon Reveal the First-ever Kid of the Year

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TIME and Nickelodeon Reveal the First-ever Kid of the Year

Gitanjali Rao, 15, is Recognized as the 2020 Kid of the Year for Her Mission to Create a Global Community of Young Innovators to Solve the World's Biggest Problems

Kid of the Year TV Special, Hosted by Trevor Noah and Produced by TIME Studios, to Simulcast on Nickelodeon, TV Land, TeenNick and Nicktoons on Friday, Dec. 4 at 7:30 P.M. (ET/PT)

Special to Also Air on Comedy Central on Friday, Dec. 11, at 7 p.m. (ET/PT) and CBS Television Network on Monday, Dec. 21, at 9 p.m. (ET/PT)

Sharif Hamza for TIME

NEW YORK, Dec. 3, 2020 -- TIME, TIME for Kids and Nickelodeon announced 15-year-old scientist and inventor Gitanjali Rao from Colorado as the 2020 Kid of the Year, the multiplatform initiative recognizing extraordinary young leaders who are making a positive impact in their communities.

Selected from a field of more than 5,000, 2020 Kid of the Year Gitanjali Rao is featured on the Dec. 14 cover of TIME, available on newsstands on Friday, Dec. 4.

In an interview with Angelina Jolie for TIME, Rao spoke about her work using technology to tackle issues ranging from contaminated drinking water to opioid addiction and cyberbullying: "I don't look like your typical scientist. Everything I see on TV is that it's an older, usually white man as a scientist. It's weird to me that it was almost like people had assigned roles, regarding like their gender, their age, the color of their skin. My goal has really shifted not only from creating my own devices to solve the world's problems, but inspiring others to do the same as well. Because, from personal experience, it's not easy when you don't see anyone else like you. So I really want to put out that message: If I can do it, you can do it, and anyone can do it."


Read the full interview and TIME cover story: time.com/kid-of-the-year-2020

Kid of the Year Gitanjali Rao, alongside the other top finalists and honorees, will be recognized during the first-ever Kid of the Year TV special, hosted by Trevor Noah. The special will simulcast across Nickelodeon, TV Land, TeenNick and Nicktoons on Friday, Dec. 4, at 7:30 p.m. (ET/PT). It will also air on Comedy Central on Friday, Dec. 11, at 7 p.m. (ET/PT) and CBS Television Network on Monday, Dec. 21, at 9 p.m. (ET/PT).

The Kid of the Year TV special will feature guest stars from entertainment, sports and pop culture to help surprise the top five Kid of the Year honorees and celebrate their work. Celebrity guests making appearances throughout the special include Kristen Bell, Simone Biles, Dixie D'Amelio, Billie Eilish, Rob Gronkowski, Neil Patrick Harris, Chris Hemsworth, Ken Jeong, Angelina Jolie, Chloe Kim, Brie Larson, Zachary Levi, Russell Westbrook and Malala Yousafzai, among others.

Each of the top five Kid of the Year honorees will receive a cash prize from Nickelodeon and have the opportunity to serve as a Kid Reporter for TIME for Kids with exclusive access to a Nickelodeon event. For additional information about the initiative, visit KidoftheYear2020.com.







Nickelodeon's Kid of the Year is sponsored by ©2020 The LEGO Group and Lysol®.

Nickelodeon's Kid of the Year TV special is a co-production of TIME Studios, Day Zero Productions, Mainstay Entertainment and Nickelodeon, with Rebecca Gitlitz and Jeff Smith serving as Showrunners. Executive Producers include Andrea Delbanco (TIME for Kids), Ian Orefice, Alexa Conway and Mike Beck (TIME Studios), Trevor Noah and Haroon Saleem (Day Zero Productions), Norm Aladjem, Derek Van Pelt and Sanaz Yamin (Mainstay Entertainment) and Rob Bagshaw, Stacey Carr and Paul J Medford (Nickelodeon). Production of Nickelodeon's Kid of the Year is overseen by Rob Bagshaw, Executive Vice President, Unscripted Content.

About TIME
TIME is a global media brand that reaches a combined audience of more than 100 million around the world, including over 40 million digital visitors each month and 45 million social followers. A trusted destination for reporting and insight, TIME's mission is to tell the stories that matter most, to lead conversations that change the world and to deepen understanding of the ideas and events that define our time. With unparalleled access to the world's most influential people, the immeasurable trust of consumers globally, an unrivaled power to convene, TIME is one of the world's most recognizable media brands with renowned franchises that include the TIME 100 Most Influential People, Person of the Year, Firsts, Best Inventions, World's Greatest Places and premium events including the TIME 100 Summit and Gala, TIME 100 Health Summit, TIME 100 Next and more.

About TIME for Kids
Since 1995, TIME for Kids has delivered age-appropriate news and current-events content to millions of students in elementary and middle school classrooms across the U.S, and, now, for the first time, to homes, to keep kids learning, help them understand the news, and connect them to the world. Each week, TIME for Kids presents news in a format that teaches young readers to become critical thinkers and informed citizens. As an educational publication, the mission of TIME for Kids is to help teachers and parents engage kids with the world around them and inspire them to join the conversation about current events.

About Nickelodeon
Nickelodeon, now in its 41st year, is the number-one entertainment brand for kids. It has built a diverse, global business by putting kids first in everything it does. The brand includes television programming and production in the United States and around the world, plus consumer products, digital, location based experiences, publishing and feature films. For more information or artwork, visit http://www.nickpress.com. Nickelodeon and all related titles, characters and logos are trademarks of ViacomCBS Inc.

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Meet TIME's First-Ever Kid of the Year

The world belongs to those who shape it. And however uncertain that world may feel at a given moment, the reassuring reality seems to be that each new generation produces more of what these kids—five Kid of the Year finalists selected from a field of more than 5,000 Americans, ages 8 to 16—have already achieved: positive impact, in all sizes.

Read about how we picked the Kid of the Year here. And watch TIME’s Kid of the Year broadcast special on Dec. 4 at 7:30 p.m. ET on Nickelodeon.

Kid of the Year: Gitanjali Rao, 15
Lone Tree, Colo.

“Observe, brainstorm, research, build and communicate.” That is what the brilliant young scientist and inventor Gitanjali Rao told actor and activist Angelina Jolie about her process, over Zoom, from her home in Colorado, during a break in her virtual schooling. Just 15 years old, Rao has been selected from a field of more than 5,000 nominees as TIME’s first ever Kid of the Year. She spoke about her astonishing work using technology to tackle issues ranging from contaminated drinking water to opioid addiction and cyberbullying, and about her mission to create a global community of young innovators to solve problems the world over. Even over video chat, her brilliant mind and generous spirit shone through, along with her inspiring message to other young people: don’t try to fix every problem, just focus on one that excites you. “If I can do it,” she said, “anybody can do it.”

Jolie, a TIME contributing editor, is an Academy Award–winning actor and special envoy of the U.N. High Commissioner for Refugees

ANGELINA JOLIE: When did you know that science was a passion of yours?

GITANJALI RAO: I feel like there wasn’t really one specific aha moment. I was always someone who wanted to put a smile on someone’s face. That was my everyday goal, just to make someone happy. And it soon turned into, How can we bring positivity and community to the place we live? And then when I was in second or third grade, I started thinking about how can we use science and technology to create social change. I was like 10 when I told my parents that I wanted to research carbon nanotube sensor technology at the Denver Water quality research lab, and my mom was like, “A what?” [Editor’s note: they are cylindrical molecules made of carbon atoms that are very sensitive to chemical changes, and thus are good for detecting chemicals in water, among other uses.] It was just that changing factor of, you know this work is going to be in our generation’s hands pretty soon. So if no one else is gonna do it, I’m gonna do it.

AJ: I love that. So much of what my generation should be doing is just making sure we do as little damage as possible to ensure that the next generation can take the lead.

I know one of your latest innovations helps prevent cyberbullying. Could you tell me about that?

GR: It’s a service called Kindly—there’s an app and a Chrome ­extension—which is able to detect cyberbullying at an early stage, based on artificial-­intelligence technology. I started to hard-code in some words that could be considered bullying, and then my engine took those words and identified words that are similar. You type in a word or phrase, and it’s able to pick it up if it’s bullying, and it gives you the option to edit it or send it the way it is. The goal is not to punish. As a teenager, I know teenagers tend to lash out sometimes. Instead, it gives you the chance to rethink what you’re saying so that you know what to do next time around.

AJ: So you just put it on your kids’ phones?

GR: Yeah. I put out a survey to parents, teachers and students, and I honestly expected that students don’t want to be micromanaged.

AJ: Right. My kids would be like, “Don’t touch my phone, I’ll do it myself.”

GR: No, exactly, that’s what I would be like. But a lot of the teenagers were telling me that, you know, it doesn’t seem like I’m being micromanaged; it seems like I’m being given an opportunity to learn from my mistakes. So that’s what I was superexcited about, that they understood what the goal of it was.

AJ: The way you’re talking about technology as a tool to remind people and help them to grow seems like a very new and different thing. It’s so exciting to have such a forward-­thinking young, and female, inventor.

Does that affect you in any way? It’s surprising because I think of women as being brilliant, but there are so few women in the science and tech fields.

GR: I don’t look like your typical scientist. Everything I see on TV is that it’s an older, usually white man as a scientist. It’s weird to me that it was almost like people had assigned roles, regarding like their gender, their age, the color of their skin. My goal has really shifted not only from creating my own devices to solve the world’s problems, but inspiring others to do the same as well. Because, from personal experience, it’s not easy when you don’t see anyone else like you. So I really want to put out that message: If I can do it, you can do it, and anyone can do it.

AJ: I know you have these “innovation sessions.” Tell me about those.

Gitanjali Rao loves to problem-solve and experiment with everything from
artificial-intelligence technology to baking | Sharif Hamza for TIME

GR: I just looked at what worked for me and decided to share it with everyone else. So I made this process that I use for everything now: it’s observe, brainstorm, research, build, communicate. It started with a simple presentation and lesson plans, and then I started adding labs and contests that students could do. Now I’ve partnered with rural schools, girls in STEM organizations, museums all across the world, and bigger organizations like Shanghai International Youth Science and Technology group and the Royal Academy of Engineering in London to run innovation workshops.

The students that I work with, they just don’t know where to start. I think that if you give them that spark that they can then build off of, then that changes everything. That means one more person in this world wants to come up with ideas to solve problems.

At the end of every workshop, everyone has something that they can start working on. If you can do this in 45 minutes to an hour, imagine what you can do if you spend months and months working on it. I’m so excited when I get an email like, “Hey, I attended your workshop four months ago and here’s my finished product, I really love it, it’s a shoe that calls 911.”

AJ: That is insanely impressive. For so many young people, it takes a lot to find the confidence to be able to put an idea forward. You have a brilliant mind, clearly, but you are very, very generous with that mind, and that’s just really wonderful. What are you working on now?

GR: I’m currently working on an easy way to help detect bio-contaminants in water—things like parasites. I’m hoping for this to be something that’s inexpensive and accurate so that people in third-world countries can identify what’s in their water.

And I recently hit my goal of 30,000 students who I have mentored, which is superexciting. It’s like creating a community of innovators. I really hope the work that all of these kids are doing identifies innovation as a necessity and not something that’s a choice anymore. I hope I can be a small part of that.

AJ: I think you are. Your generation is unique. You don’t just accept what’s being put forward, but ­really question it, and that’s so important. I know there are many, many issues we’re facing today. With your work on water contamination, is the environment something that’s very much on your radar?

GR: Yeah. Our generation is facing so many problems that we’ve never seen before. But then at the same time we’re facing old problems that still exist. Like, we’re sitting here in the middle of a new global pandemic, and we’re also like still facing human-rights issues. There are problems that we did not create but that we now have to solve, like climate change and cyberbullying with the introduction of technology.

I think more than anything right now, we just need to find that one thing we’re passionate about and solve it. Even if it’s something as small as, I want to find an easy way to pick up litter. Everything makes a difference. Don’t feel pressured to come up with something big.

Most of my work with the bio-contaminants is based on a gene-based therapy solution which I’m still trying to figure out. I’m also working on a product that helps to diagnose prescription-­opioid addiction at an early stage based on protein production of the mu opioid receptor gene. I’ve been really, really interested in genetics. That’s what I like, so that’s what I’m deciding to work on.

AJ: You know, one of the things you pointed out which is so important is that there is so much, you can get overwhelmed. When I started working in refugee camps, there are so many different issues to deal with within a displaced situation. You get overwhelmed, and you don’t really move. I love what you’re saying: find what you’re passionate about, and don’t try to solve everything. Every solution is a part of the bigger picture of what we have to do. I really hear that and appreciate you saying that.

Where do you get your news or do your research?

GR: My pop-culture news is actually MIT Tech Review. I read it constantly. I think that’s really where inspiration strikes: hearing about all these amazing people at schools like MIT and Harvard who are doing such amazing work with technology. And I try to connect it back to what I see out there and put it together in a way that no one’s seen before.

AJ: When you’re not doing all of these amazing things—because I feel like I’m speaking to a 60-year-old scientist in ­Geneva—what do you do that’s just a 15-year-old thing?

GR: Actually I spend more time doing 15-year-old things during quarantine. I bake an ungodly amount. It’s not good, but it’s baking. And, like, it’s science too.

AJ: So the science of the kitchen is not your specialty?

GR: I guess not, no. To be fair, most of the time we don’t have eggs at home, or like flour, so I have to like go online and search eggless, flourless, sugarless cookies, and then I try to make that. I made bread recently and it was good, so I’m proud of myself.

AJ: Well, I’m just so happy to get to know you a little bit. I’m sure I’ll be using your inventions in years to come and just being in awe of you as I watch you do more and more in your life, and I can say, “I met her once.”

Tyler Gordon first made his mark with celebrity portraits Andrew Toth—Nickelodeon

Tyler Gordon, 14
San Jose, Calif.

High school freshman Tyler Gordon has faced more challenges than some people experience in a lifetime. He used a wheelchair for nearly two years after breaking bones in his legs and hips because of a vitamin D deficiency. He was born deaf and underwent a surgery at age 5 that gave him some hearing, but he still speaks with a stutter. In elementary school, he got bullied so much that he barely spoke.

“His escape was to not speak at all; he’d nod his head or point, he was so afraid,” says Gordon’s mother Nicole Kindle.

But at 10, Gordon found his artistic voice. After watching his mom paint, he decided to try it himself and won first place in a school art contest with a portrait he’d made of the principal. In the four years since, he’s painted more than 500 portraits of Black icons who inspire him, most recently Vice President–elect Kamala Harris, who called him right before Thanksgiving to tell him he’s “amazing” and has a “gift.”

“Sometimes I can’t talk and get words out, so I speak through my art,” Gordon says. Painting helps him move past the bullying, which he still experiences; he lost a front tooth in one incident earlier this year. “It helps me take my mind somewhere else. I don’t want to keep thinking about that same moment for the rest of my life.”

His big break came in 2018, when his portrait of NBA star Kevin Durant went viral and caught the eye of the player’s mother, who bought it for $300. Celebrities started calling for commissions. Among the stars he’s painted and met are Janet Jackson, Kevin Hart, Jennifer Lopez and Alex Rodriguez. In 2019, a portrait of the Central Park Five fetched more than $100,000 at auction, and he won a 2020 Global Child Prodigy Award. This past summer, in the wake of George Floyd’s death, Gordon used his canvas to raise awareness about victims of police brutality, feeling a particular affinity to 23-year-old Elijah McClain, who also had special needs and an artistic side.

Media interviews and speaking engagements have helped Gordon combat his fear of public speaking, and he hosts virtual painting classes every Wednesday on Instagram, where he boasts nearly 50,000 followers.

“Since he started painting, I can’t get the kid to be quiet,” says Kindle. “He’s not afraid of the stutter anymore.” Now, by starting his own online platform for video tutorials called Tongue Tye’d, he hopes he can show other kids how to overcome their challenges with art as well. —Olivia B. Waxman

Jordan Reeves runs Make Just Right, a youth design consultancy, through
her nonprofit Andrew Toth—Nickelodeon

Jordan Reeves, 14
Columbia, Mo.

For Jordan Reeves, having a limb difference has helped her envision a more accessible world. The 14-year-old designer and activist was born with a left arm that stopped growing beneath her elbow, a physical difference that helped ignite her passion for design. In the past four years, Reeves has created a 3-D-printable prosthesis for kids that shoots out biodegradable sparkles, consulted for companies like Mattel to create toys that affirm limb difference and even co-written a memoir about what she’s learned from growing up with a disability.

Reeves sees good design as an avenue to empower those with disabilities, which is why she and her mother co-founded Born Just Right, a nonprofit that celebrates kids with physical differences and gives them design and STEM resources so they can come up with their own solutions.

“A lot of kids with disabilities have a different point of view on the world, because the world isn’t made for us really,” she says. “We have this great design mindset because we grow up problem-solving. It’s a pretty cool thing.” But one of the biggest barriers she sees kids facing is finding the confidence to innovate. “It’s so important to believe in yourself,” she says. She found her confidence with the help of her mother, and by seeing the positive results of some of her early work. “[When I started,] I was just 10 and I was able to make an impact, which is so cool,” she says. “Go for it, don’t doubt yourself, don’t think about what other people think—you can make change no matter how big or how small.”

Although 2020 has brought new challenges, it hasn’t slowed Reeves down. She’s been hosting digital-design workshops for Born Just Right, appeared at the United State of Women conference to advocate for gender equity, and was the youngest of 30 global leaders recognized this summer at a 30th-anniversary commemoration of the signing of the Americans with Disabilities Act. She also co-founded the Steam Squad, an online organization that gets kids involved in science, technology, engineering, math and the arts. Up next: working with Microsoft to design a guitar that anyone with mobility challenges can play.

She’s inspired, she says, by the tenacity of her generation. “It’s so sick knowing that I’m a part of a group of people who are working toward the future,” Reeves says. “The world needs a lot of work at times, and it’s important to be there to do as much as you can.” —Cady Lang

In addition to her work in the art world, Bellen Woodard also aspires to be
an astronaut and President of the U.S. Britton Orrange—Nickelodeon

Bellen Woodard, 10
Leesburg, Va.

Bellen Woodard is only 10 years old, but she’s on a mission for inclusion. She has created her own line of crayons in tones that reflect the wide spectrum of skin colors she sees in the world, claiming the title of world’s first crayon activist.

The idea came when one of Woodard’s classmates asked her for a “skin color” crayon. Woodard, who was the only Black student in her grade, says she knew the classmate meant the peach-color crayon. When she told her mother Tosha Woodard about what had happened, Tosha suggested that she pass her classmate a brown crayon instead next time. “But I didn’t want to do that,” Woodard says. “I told her next time I was actually going to ask what color they want because it could be lots of different colors.” Then she got to work making a set of 12 “skin color” crayons.

Although research shows that children can begin to understand and believe racial stereotypes by age 4, an August study by researchers at Skidmore College and Boston University found that parents often delay conversations about race with children because they under-estimate children’s ability to understand the concept. Tosha says her daughter’s crayons have proved a great age-appropriate tool to spread a message of inclusion.

In spring 2019, Woodard launched More Than Peach, a nonprofit that has donated more than $40,000 worth of multicultural crayons and sketchbooks to schoolchildren across the country. Her packet of crayons has been added to the permanent collection at the Virginia Museum of History & Culture.

Woodard says she was surprised by how quickly her message spread. She started by simply talking to her teacher about the crayons, then they were picked up by the rest of her school, and now she gets calls to speak—and distribute her crayons—at schools across the country. In March, she received a special recognition from the Virginia state legislature for her work.

Woodard’s crayons are named for things found in nature—there’s “Sahara” and “Reef,” “Koko” and “Serengeti”—but each is also clearly labeled “skin color.”

“I wanted to have crayons for a purpose,” she says. “The peach crayon is a skin color … but is it the only one? No, it isn’t. My different shades of peaches and browns can hopefully match everyone including me and my friends and my classmates. Just everyone.” —Jasmine Aguilera
 
Ian McKenna’s favorite thing to grow is chilies, which he uses to make salsa Britton Orrange—Nickelodeon

Ian McKenna, 16
Austin, Texas

Ian McKenna was in third grade when he learned that nearly a quarter of the kids at his Austin school weren’t getting enough to eat at home. He wanted to help, but local volunteer organizations turned him away, saying he was too young. So he decided to find his own solution. For years, he had been gardening with his mother, and they often distributed their extra vegetables to the neighbors. Why not give the produce to a soup kitchen? “Then I thought, I’m good at gardening,” says McKenna, now 16. “Maybe I could try to start a garden that’s meant solely to help feed these people who are in need.” Better yet, he thought, why not plant a garden at school, so that kids in need could take food home?

McKenna persuaded his school to set aside space for a garden, then he asked the community for donations of seeds and equipment. Other students donated their time. Within months, McKenna’s garden was producing lettuces, spinach, tomatoes, cucumbers and squash for students and their families. Now, seven years later, McKenna’s Giving Garden project has expanded to five area schools in addition to his own backyard garden, and he has provided more than 20,000 lb. of organic produce (enough for 25,000 meals) to Austin families and food pantries.

For most of his gardening activities, McKenna wears the same T-shirt in different colors, emblazoned with what has become a personal motto: BE A GOOD HUMAN. To him, that means helping in any way you can, no matter your age. Even a smile can make a difference in someone’s life, he says. “It lets them know that they are important. It can change their day.”

When COVID-19 hit the U.S., McKenna redoubled his efforts, cooking up to 100 meals out of his home to distribute to the hungry on the weekends, so that he could give them one less thing to worry about. When social distancing meant that volunteers couldn’t work on community garden plots, he started offering online tutorials and a gardening hotline so families could grow at home. Once he realized that some people didn’t know how to prepare the more unusual vegetables in his gardens, like the 100-lb. bullet head wax melons he distributes by the slice, he started offering virtual cooking classes (the melons cook, and taste, like zucchini). While gardening is his core focus, McKenna says he is always looking for new ways to help the hungry. “Hunger doesn’t stop,” he says. “So I won’t stop until it does.” —Aryn Baker


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How We Picked the 2020 Kid of the Year

For the past 92 years, TIME has named a Person of the Year. In 2019, then-16-year-old Greta Thunberg became the youngest ever Person of the Year, and the first individual under age 25 to receive the title. Her movement to stop climate change, among other world-shifting youth movements of recent years, make clear that young people carry tremendous influence today, and that they are using that influence to shape a world that matches their vision.

This year, in partnership with Nickelodeon, TIME is recognizing in the U.S. its first ever Kid of the Year, a barometer for the rising leaders of America’s youngest generation. To choose the most influential kids of 2020, we looked across social media and school districts, at actions big and small. “Small steps can lead to big change,” says TIME for Kids editor Andrea Delbanco. “These are everyday kids making change in their communities in a fun and accessible—but very impactful—way.”

Panelists including representatives from the Special Olympics and Laureus Sport for Good Foundation USA formed an advisory committee to help judge the more than 5,000 U.S.-based nominees on the positive impact they’ve had this year and signs that they’ll continue to lead in the future. A committee of kids, including Nickelodeon stars Young Dylan and Chinguun Sergelen, Disney star Sky Katz, Little Chef Ivy, and Time For Kids kid reporters Tiana Sirmans and Raunak Singh, then worked with comedian Trevor Noah to narrow down the finalists and select the ultimate Kid of the Year.

The five finalists have grown food for those in crisis, designed better toys for kids with disabilities, and started new conversations about racial justice. They include Tyler Gordon, 14, from San Jose, Calif.; Jordan Reeves, 14, from Columbia, Mo.; Bellen Woodard, 10, from Leesburg, Va.; and Ian McKenna, 16, from Austin.

Exceptional leadership is what made the ultimate Kid of the Year, 15-year-old scientist and inventor Gitanjali Rao, stand out. Rao not only researches scientific tools such as artificial intelligence and carbon nanotube sensor technology and applies them to problems she sees in everyday life, like cyberbullying and water contamination. She also shows other kids how to tap into their curiosity, aspiring to create a generation of innovators.

Each of this year’s five finalists will be designated a TIME for Kids Kid Reporter, given opportunities to contribute to TIME, and will receive a cash prize from ViacomCBS, Nickelodeon’s owner.

“I really hope the work that all of these kids are doing identifies innovation as a necessity and not something that’s a choice anymore,” Rao tells Angelina Jolie in an interview for TIME. “I hope I can be a small part of that.”

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From WrapPro:

Just 1.4 Million People of Any Age Watched CBS’ ‘Kid of the Year’ Airing

Special ran on some ViacomCBS cable channels earlier this month

Very few kids and adults tuned in to watch CBS’ airing of the “Kid of the Year” special on Monday, when “The Bachelorette” led ABC to a very easy primetime win.

“Kid of the Year” ran across some ViacomCBS cable channels earlier this month, but its 0.2 rating/1 share and 1.4 million total-viewer tally last night were still pretty soft.

Gitanjali Rao was named Kid of the Year for 2020, if you were wondering. Rao, pictured above, is a 15-year-old scientist and inventor from Colorado, according to the Time magazine and Nickelodeon competition (of sorts, they’re still just kids).

ABC was first in ratings with a 0.9 rating/5 share in the advertiser-coveted 18-49 demographic and in total viewers with an average of 4 million, according to preliminary numbers. “The Bachelorette” from 8 p.m. to 10 p.m. averaged a 1.2/7 and 4.9 million viewers. The broadcast channel, which carried “Monday Night Football” in the Pittsburgh and Cincinnati markets, then re-aired “CMA Country Christmas” at 10 p.m.

CBS, NBC and Univision tied for second in ratings, each with a 0.3/2. CBS was second in total viewers with 2.6 million, NBC was third with 1.4 million and Univision was fourth with 1.2 million.

For CBS, the “Kid of the Year” special, which was hosted by Comedy Central’s “Daily Show” host Trevor Noah, ran from 9-10 p.m., sandwiched between reruns.

NBC merely re-aired its “Grinch” musical and a “Weakest Link” repeat. Neither had much of an impact.

Fox and Telemundo tied for fifth in ratings, both with a 0.2/1. Fox was fifth in total viewers with 1.1 million, Telemundo was sixth with 891,000 viewers.

For Fox, “Next” at 8 p.m. had a 0.2/1 and 1.2 million viewers. An episode of “Cosmos: Possible Worlds” at 9 p.m. got a 0.2/1 and 913,000 viewers.

The CW was seventh in ratings with a 0.1/1 and in viewers with 697,000. Following a re-airing of”Grandma Got Run Over by a Reindeer,” the “Greatest Holiday Commercials Countdown” at 9 p.m. had a 0.1/1 and 702,000 viewers.

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Sky Katz, Chinguun Sergelen & Dylan Gilmer Help Choose 'Kid of the Year' In Exclusive New Clip!


The Kid of the Year special is coming up in just ONE DAY!

The special is hosted by Trevor Noah, with a kid committee helping to choose the TIME magazine’s “Kid of the Year,” and we have an exclusive clip.

In the clip, we see Raven’s Home‘s Sky Katz, All That‘s Chinguun Sergelen and Young Dylan‘s Dylan Gilmer, as well as Little Chef Ivy and TIME for Kids kid reporters Raunak Singh and Tiana Sirmans narrowing down the choices to the top five.

The TIME and TIME for Kids’ first-ever Kid of the Year TV special will introduce the top five Kid of the Year honorees, along with kids performing incredible “acts of awesome.” It will also feature many more celeb appearances by Kristen Bell, Simone Biles, Dixie D’Amelio, Billie Eilish, Rob Gronkowski, Neil Patrick Harris, Chris Hemsworth, Ken Jeong, Angelina Jolie, Chloe Kim, Brie Larson, Zachary Levi, Russell Westbrook, Malala Yousafzai, and more!

The TIME magazine “Kid of the Year” was actually JUST announced this morning – 15-year-old scientist and inventor Gitanjali Rao!!

Check out the exclusive clip right here, and be sure to tune in to the Kid of the Year special TOMORROW (Decmeber 4) at 7:30pm ET/PT on Nickelodeon.

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From J-14:

Exclusive: Young Dylan and Chinguun Sergelen Spill the Tea on Nickelodeon’s ‘Kid of the Year’


To celebrate Nickelodeon’s first-ever Kid of the Year Awards, Dylan Gilmer — otherwise known as Young Dylan — and Chinguun Sergelen caught up with J-14 and opened up about what it was like being a part of the Kid of the Year Kid Committee. The boys spilled behind-the-scenes set secrets and dished on what it was like working alongside Trevor Noah.

Nickelodeon’s Kid of the Year honors young leaders who are making an impact in their communities. Dylan, Chinguun, Little Chef Ivy, Sky Katz and TIME for Kids Kid Reporters Raunak Singh and Tiana Sirmans teamed up with the network to help pick this year’s winner. Make sure to watch our exclusive video above and tune in to see who wins 2020 Kid of the Year on Nickelodeon, TeenNick and Nicktoons on Friday, December 4, at 7:30 p.m. ET/PT.

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TIME names 15-year-old scientist and inventor Gitanjali Rao it's first ever Kid of the Year

Time magazine has selected 15-year-old scientist and inventor Gitanjali Rao as its first-ever Kid of the Year.

The magazine has named a Person of the Year for 92 years and in 2019, Greta Thunberg became the youngest person to ever receive the honor. Before Thunberg, the youngest recipient was 25-year-old Charles Lindbergh in 1927. 

This year, Time partnered with Nickelodeon to search social media and school districts across the country to find the most influential kid of 2020.

The list was narrowed down from 5,000 young Americans to five finalists who will each receive a cash prize and be given a chance to contribute to the magazine. The short list includes artist Tyler Gordon, 14, designer and activist Jordan Reeves, 14, world’s first crayon activist Bellen Woodard, 10, and youth hunger activist Ian McKenna, 16.

2019 Person of the Year: Time names teen climate change activist Greta Thunberg

“Small steps can lead to big change,” TIME for Kids editor Andrea Delbanco said in a statement. “These are everyday kids making change in their communities in a fun and accessible—but very impactful—way.”

Rao told Angelina Jolie in an interview for Time she was ten years old when she became interested in carbon nanotube sensor technology, molecules which can detect chemicals in water. At age 11, she won the Young Scientist Challenge for creating a device that can detect lead in drinking water with the help of a mobile app. Last year, she was named to Forbes 30 under 30 list.

Gitanjali Rao, 11, holds her invention Tethys, a portable device that quickly detects lead in water. MELANIE BALAKIT / THE TENNESSEAN

She's also developed an app and Chrome extension called Kindly which uses artificial-intelligence technology to detect cyberbullying at an early stage, she told Time. 

Rao said she has developed an interest in genetics and is working on a way to detect bio-contaminants like parasites in water and a product to diagnose prescription-­opioid addiction early on.

She told the magazine she has also partnered with rural schools, STEM organizations and museums around the world to run innovation workshops to help young students develop their own inventions. She said she's mentored more than 30,000 students.

"My goal has really shifted not only from creating my own devices to solve the world’s problems, but inspiring others to do the same as well," she said. "Because, from personal experience, it’s not easy when you don’t see anyone else like you."

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Time Magazine, Nickelodeon reveals first-ever ‘Kid of the Year’

(CBS) — A Colorado teenager has been named the first-ever “Kid of the Year.”  Time Magazine and Nickelodeon gave Gitanjali Rao the honor. CBS’ Nancy Chen caught up with her.

The 15-year-old is a scientist and inventor who has tackled issues from water pollution to cyberbullying.  

Gitanjali Rao’s insatiable curiosity has landed her on the cover of Time as the magazine’s first-ever “Kid of the Year.”

“This is such a great point in my journey.  So beyond exciting, unlike anything I could have ever imagined,” says Rao. 

The 15-year-old beat out more than five thousand other kids for her extraordinary accomplishments.

She caught the attention of CBS News 3 years ago after winning a national science competition. 

Adriana Diaz visited Rao at her home outside Denver and witnessed first-hand her prize-winning invention that detects lead levels in water within seconds.

She created her device after closely following the flint water crisis.

Rao has also developed apps to identify cyberbullying and opioid addiction.

But Time Magazine and Nickelodeon pointed specifically to Rao’s leadership skills.

Even while being a full-time student, she runs workshops and has inspired more 33-thousand people around the world.

“There are students who do want to make a positive impact, they just don’t know where to start  and I want to give them that starting point, that boost of encouragement,” says Rao.

As for what’s next, she says more curiosity about anything and everything and finding new ways to make the world a better place.

Gitanjali will appear on the cover of Time’s weekly edition that hits newsstands Friday.  She’ll also be on a Nickelodeon special tomorrow night.

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Colorado Proud: Lone Tree girl named Time magazine’s first-ever Kid of the Year

Gitanjali Rao chosen from a field of more than 5,000

A 15-year-old Lone Tree girl has been named Time magazine’s first-ever Kid of the Year for 2020.

Gitanjali Rao, a young scientist and inventor, was selected from a field of more than 5,000 nominees to be named Time’s Kid of the Year.

“I was beyond surprised,” Gitanjali said Thursday afternoon in a phone interview. “Just the idea…it’s something you dream about, but something you don’t expect at all.”

Gitanjali, in a zoom interview with actor and activist Angelina Jolie announcing the award, covered a wide-range of topics, from water pollution, to opioid addiction to cyber bullying. Gitanjali has created an app to combat cyber bullying.

“She is super cool,” Gitanjali said of Jolie. “Her activism is beyond inspiring.”

Gitanjali, in 2017, earned the title of “America’s Top Young Scientist” while attending STEM School Highlands Ranch. At that time, Gitanjali won the award for inventing a device named Tethys, after the Greek goddess of fresh water, and entering it into the Discovery Education 3M Young Scientist Challenge. She told The Denver Post she entered the contest, in part, looking for a solution to the Flint, Mich., water crisis.

“Everyone should know what is in their water and everyone should have access to clean water,” she said on Thursday.

Gitanjali is now a sophomore at the STEM School. She attends virtually because of the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic.

“It is obviously such a tragedy, so many people are being impacted in a negative way” by the pandemic, she said. At the same time, response to COVID-19 is driving “leaps in technology on literally every platform.”


Gitanjali isn’t quite positive about where her future education and career may take her. “I change my mind everyday,” she said. Perhaps, she’ll pursue biotechnology and product development. “I know I will continue to create positive change in the world and make a difference, hopefully.”

A broadcast special on the Kid of the Year will air on Nickelodeon on Friday.

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From NPR:

'Time' Names Its Kid Of The Year: Water-Testing Scientist Gitanjali Rao

Gitanjali Rao, a Colorado teenager who invented a mobile device to test for lead in drinking water, is Time's Kid of the Year for 2020. The magazine announced the award Thursday, citing Rao's ability to apply scientific ideas to real-world problems — and her desire to motivate other kids to take up their own causes.

It's just the latest recognition for Rao, 15, who was named last year to the Forbes 30 Under 30 list. She won praise in 2017 after she responded to the Flint, Mich., water crisis by creating a device named Tehys, using carbon nanotube sensors to detect lead in water. The Lone Tree, Colo., native was named America's Top Young Scientist when she was in the seventh grade. She went on to collaborate with scientists in the water industry to try to get the device on the market.

More recently, Rao has developed a phone and Web tool named Kindly, which uses artificial intelligence technology to detect possible early signs of cyberbullying.

"You type in a word or phrase, and it's able to pick it up if it's bullying, and it gives you the option to edit it or send it the way it is," Rao tells Time. "The goal is not to punish. As a teenager, I know teenagers tend to lash out sometimes. Instead, it gives you the chance to rethink what you're saying so that you know what to do next time around."

The debut Kid of the Year award comes from a partnership between Time and Nickelodeon. Rao was chosen in part because of the way she has followed up her technical work with efforts to get other young people to work on solving the problems they see.

"I don't look like your typical scientist. Everything I see on TV is that it's an older, usually white man as a scientist," she told Time. "My goal has really shifted not only from creating my own devices to solve the world's problems, but inspiring others to do the same as well. Because, from personal experience, it's not easy when you don't see anyone else like you. So I really want to put out that message: If I can do it, you can do it, and anyone can do it."

In one week, Time will select its Person of the Year, which was won last year by another teenager: climate activist Greta Thunberg.

Thunberg was the first person younger than 25 to win the long-running award. Time says the new Kid of the Year recognition is a way to highlight young people who are having a positive influence on their communities and using their innovations to help solve problems. Five finalists were selected from more than 5,000 candidates between 8 and 16 years old. A committee of kids then made the final choice, along with comedian Trevor Noah.

Each of the finalists will get a cash prize from Viacom, Nickelodeon's owner, as well as appearing with Noah on an upcoming TV special. The candidates are responsible for a wide range of positive work, from guiding discussions about racial injustice to growing food for the needy and making toys that all kids can enjoy, regardless of their abilities.

The other finalists, who are also profiled in the Time article, include Tyler Gordon, 14, from San Jose, Calif.; Jordan Reeves, 14, from Columbia, Mo.; Bellen Woodard, 10, from Leesburg, Va.; and Ian McKenna, 16, from Austin, Texas.

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San Jose teen artist wows Kamala Harris, wins national acclaim

Tyler Gordon, a big basketball fan, displays one of his pieces. (Nickelodeon)

Tyler Gordon, 14, is among the finalists for Time magazine’s first-ever Kid of the Year honors

(Nickelodeon) San Jose teen Tyler Gordon has become a whiz with the paint brush.

A San Jose teen artist who recently won raves from Kamala Harris for a portrait he painted of the vice president-elect is now earning national acclaim.

Tyler Gordon, 14, was named a Top 5 finalist for Time magazine’s first-ever Kid of the Year honor and will be among the talented youngsters featured in a Nickelodeon television special Friday night, Dec. 4.

“I feel really grateful that, out of the thousands of kids who were considered, I made it this far.” Gordon said Thursday. “And I’m grateful for my family for helping me along the way.”

Time, which has named a Person of the Year for 92 years, decided now was a good time to honor a youth, as well. The magazine partnered with Nickelodeon on a nationwide search to find the “most influential kid of 2020.” The list was winnowed from more than 5,000 young Americans — ages 8 to 16 — to five finalists, who will appear in the “Kid of the Year” special (7:30 p.m. Friday, Nickelodeon and TV Land) hosted by Trevor Noah.

Time announced on Thursday that Gitanjali Rao, a 15-year-old Colorado scientist and inventor, had earned top honors. All five finalists will receive a cash prize and be given a chance to contribute to the magazine.

Gordon was praised by the selection committee for overcoming major personal challenges and using his art to advocate for anti-bullying and social justice issues, as well as helping children with speech impediments. He was born deaf and underwent a surgery at age 5 that gave him some hearing, but he still speaks with a stutter. He also used a wheelchair for nearly two years after breaking bones in his legs and hips due to a vitamin D deficiency.

Although Gordon, a freshman at William C. Overfelt High School, missed out on the ultimate Time accolade, he has plenty to celebrate these days. Last month, he painted a portrait of Harris and shared it on social media, hoping the incoming vice president would see it. Chelsea Clinton and San Jose Mayor Sam Liccardo were among the Twitter users who helped to spread Gordon’s message.

On the day before Thanksgiving, Gordon received a phone call from Harris, who told him, “I’m overwhelmed with the magnificence of your artistry. You really have a gift. … I was so touched to see it.”

“I was in complete shock,” Gordon said. “I didn’t really expect her to call me. We had a nice, chill conversation that was cut short only because she was cooking cornbread and the (oven) timer went off.”

Gordon followed that up by painting a portrait of Joe Biden, pointing out that he has a personal connection to both the president-elect and vice president-elect. He admires Harris, an Oakland native, for breaking barriers like he has, and Biden for overcoming a stutter.

“He really inspires me,” Gordon said of Biden. “Even though he has a stutter, he’s not afraid to do public speeches. That gives me more confidence to accept my stutter and slow myself down.”

Meanwhile, the honors keep rolling in. Four of Gordon’s pieces, including the Harris and Biden portraits, are now on display in Los Angeles at the Beverly Center as part of an “Heirs to the Throne” pop-up exhibit featuring work from Black contemporary artists. He has also been awarded with a major assignment from Time that he can’t yet announce.

Considering all his success, it might be difficult to believe that this talented Kid of the Year candidate was bullied so often in elementary school that he barely spoke.

“His escape was to not speak at all; he’d nod his head or point, he was so afraid,” Gordon’s mother, Nicole Kindle, told Nickelodeon.

But at 10, Gordon found his artistic voice. After watching his mom paint, he decided to give it a try and won first place in a school art contest. In the years since, he has painted more than 500 portraits, mostly of Black icons who inspire him.

“Sometimes I can’t talk and get words out, so I speak through my art,” Gordon said.

A big break came in 2018, when his portrait of Kevin Durant, then with the Golden State Warriors, went viral and caught the eye of Durant’s mother, Wanda, who bought it for $300. Celebrities then started calling on him. Among the stars Gordon has painted and met are Janet Jackson, Kevin Hart, Jennifer Lopez and Alex Rodriguez.

In 2019, a portrait of the Central Park Five fetched more than $100,000 at auction, and he won a 2020 Global Child Prodigy Award.

This past summer, in the wake of George Floyd’s death, Gordon used his canvas to raise awareness about victims of police brutality. Looking to the future, he would “love to attend NYU, open my personal gallery and have my art all over the world.” Oh, and he’d like to have a presidential portrait hanging in the White House some day.

Despite all the starry-eyed attention, Kindle insists that Gordon, the youngest of five kids, remains grounded.

“He still gets in trouble for a messy room and not making his bed. … He still goes crazy for Skittles and Pop-Tarts,” she said. “And he still does his painting with cheap acrylics from Walmart.”

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Colorado student, scientist named Time’s ‘Kid of the Year’

ONE TREE, COLO.

A 15-year-old Colorado high school student and young scientist who has used artificial intelligence and created apps to tackle contaminated drinking water, cyberbullying, opioid addiction and other social problems has been named Time Magazine's first-ever “Kid of the Year."

Gitanjali Rao, a sophomore at STEM School Highlands Ranch in suburban Denver who lives in the city of Lone Tree, was selected from more than 5,000 nominees in a process that culminated with a finalists' committee of children, Time for Kids reporters and comedian Trevor Noah.

Rao told The Associated Press in a Zoom interview from her home Friday that the prize is "nothing that I could have ever imagined. And I’m so grateful and just so excited that we’re really taking a look at the upcoming generation and our generation, since the future is in our hands.”

Time said in a statement that, along with Nickelodeon, it wanted to recognize “the rising leaders of America's youngest generation” in making the award. For 92 years, Time has presented a “Person of the Year,” and the youngest ever was Swedish climate activist Greta Thunberg, who was 16 when she graced the magazine's cover last year.

Time said Rao stood out for creating a global community of young innovators and inspiring them to pursue their goals. Rao insists that starting out small doesn't matter, as long as you're passionate about it.

Rao's innovating started early. At age 12, she developed a portable device to detect lead in water.

She's created a device called Epione that diagnoses prescription opioid addiction at an early stage. She's also devised an app called Kindly that uses artificial intelligence to help prevent cyberbullying. It allows teens to type in a word or phrase to find out if the words they’re using are bullying and lets them decide to edit what they’re sending or to proceed.

“And currently, I’m looking back at water, looking at moving things like parasitic compounds in water and how we can detect for that,” Rao said after a day's remote schooling.

She told actress, activist and Time contributing editor Angelina Jolie in a Zoom interview that her science pursuits started early as a way to improve social conditions. The drinking water crisis in Flint, Michigan, inspired her work to develop a way to detect contaminants and send those results to a mobile phone, she said.

“I was like 10 when I told my parents that I wanted to research carbon nanotube sensor technology at the Denver Water quality research lab, and my mom was like, “A what?” Rao told Jolie. She said that work “is going to be in our generation's hands pretty soon. So if no one else is gonna do it, I'm gonna do it.”

The sensor technology involves molecules of carbon atoms that can detect chemical changes, including chemicals in water.

Rao has partnered with rural schools; museums; science, technology, engineering and mathematics organizations; and other institutions to run innovation workshops for thousands of other students.

In a world where science is increasingly questioned or challenged, Rao insisted that its pursuit is an essential act of kindness, the best way that a younger generation can better the world. Science and technology are being employed as never before to tackle the coronavirus pandemic, global warming and a host of other issues, she noted.

“We have science in everything we’re involved in, and I think that’s the biggest thing to put out there, that science is cool, innovating is cool, and anybody can be an innovator,” Rao said. “Anybody can do science.”

Time was planning a Kid of the Year broadcast special at 7:30 p.m. EST (5:30 p.m. MST) on Nickelodeon.

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Evergreen Mill Elem. student named 'Kid of the Year' finalist

Nine-year-old Bellen Woodard, a fifth-grader at Leesburg's Evergreen Mill Elementary School, has been named one of five finalists for the Nickelodeon/Time Magazine Kid of the Year Award.

After hearing fellow students commonly refer to peach-colored crayons as "skin-colored," Bellen, who is Black, created the More than Peach Project, which creates — and aims to normalize the use of — differently colored crayons that represent diverse skin tones.

"There's different types of ways to be a leader. I do it by making sure no one feels left out," Bellen said in a video announcing her placement as a finalist.

More than Peach has achieved national recognition since its creation, leading Nickelodeon and Time to recognize Bellen as one of a group of "extraordinary young leaders who are making a positive impact in their communities," according to Loudoun County Public Schools.

"It feels more like a movement than a project, because a project would be something that's done one time," Bellen said. "A movement means you keep on moving forward."

Olympic gymnast Simone Biles delivered an elated Bellen the news of her selection as a finalist, which includes a $5,000 grant to further her nonprofit's mission, as well as the opportunity to serve as a yearlong correspondent for Time for Kids.

"I wish, whenever I was younger, I could be your classmate and have your palette," Biles told Bellen. "I think it's beautiful, and what you're doing is amazing."

Atop her Kid of the Year honor, Bellen was also one of three honorees at the Anti-Defamation League's Concert Against Hate in Washington, D.C., on Saturday.

More information on the More than Peach Project is available at morethanpeach.com.

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From DOGOnews:

Gitanjali Rao Is Time Magazine’s First "Kid Of The Year"

Gitanjali Rao uses technology to tackle social issues

Most teenagers are still trying to find their passion and purpose in life. However, not Gitanjali Rao. The 15-year-old sophomore at STEM School Highlands Ranch in Douglas County, Colorado, has been coming up with innovative solutions to worldwide problems since she was ten. It is, therefore, not surprising that the youngster was selected from 5,000 equally impressive nominees — ages 8 to 16 — for TIME Magazine’s first-ever "Kid of the Year."

"I am so humbled and so grateful for this opportunity," Rao told CBSN, following the December 2, 2020 announcement. "It's so honoring and humbling to be among so many fantastic people who have appeared on the cover of the Time magazine, but along with that, just to be among the fantastic 'Kid of the Year' finalists as well."

In addition to the accolade, Rao and this year's four finalists Tyler Gordon, 14, Jordan Reeves, 14, Bellen Woodard, 10, and Ian McKenna, 16, — will also receive a cash prize from Time Magazines' partner Nickelodeon.

Rao won the Young Scientist Challenge in 2017 for her prototype that helps determine lead levels in water

The young girl, who knew she wanted to bring change and positivity to her community since 3rd grade, was just ten-years-old when she heard about the lead-tainted water in Flint, Michigan, in 2015. After spending two months researching how the area's drinking water became contaminated, Rao began designing a device that used carbon nanotube sensors to instantly detect lead in water. Called Tethys, after the titan goddess of freshwater, it attaches to a cellphone and informs the resident via an app if their drinking water contains traces of the harmful metal. The prototype earned her the 3M Young scientist Challenge in 2017 and a spot in the Forbes’ 30 under 30 list in 2019. The budding entrepreneur is currently working with scientists and medical professionals at the Denver Water Facility to test Tethys' potential and hopes the device will be ready for commercial use by 2022.

In 2019, Rao took on another social issue — opioid addiction. Her app, called Epione, which won the “Health” Pillar Prize at the TCS Ignite Innovation Student Challenge in May 2019, is designed to catch drug addiction in young adults before its too late. “There were so many teens getting into prescription opioids, and before anybody knew about it, it was too late to do anything about it,” Rao said. “I wanted to come up with a way to diagnose prescription opioid addiction at an early stage so you can take action earlier.”

More recently, the teenager has created an app called Kindly to help prevent cyberbullying. “I started to hard-code in some words that could be considered bullying, and then my engine took those words and identified words that are similar. You type in a word or phrase, and it’s able to pick it up if it’s bullying, and it gives you the option to edit it or send it the way it is.” Rao told actress, activist, and Time contributing editor Angelina Jolie in a Zoom interview. “The goal is not to punish. As a teenager, I know teenagers tend to lash out sometimes. Instead, it gives you the chance to rethink what you're saying so that you know what to do next time around."

When not working on improving the world, Rao likes to bake, play the piano, and mentor youngsters in STEM. Her advice to aspiring entrepreneurs? “If I can do it, you can do it, and anyone can do it.”

Congratulations Gitanjali Rao!

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Chester Springs student is Nickelodeon's 'Kid of the Year' finalist

Eighth-grader Ronak Suchindra, a member of the Clover Rovers 4-H Robotics Club in Chester County, was one of 20 finalists selected from 5,000 nominees in the first-ever “Kid of the Year” contest presented by Nickelodeon, TIME and TIME for Kids this year.

According to Nickelodeon, “Kid of the Year” is a multiplatform initiative recognizing extraordinary young leaders who are making a positive impact in their communities.

Suchindra, of Chester Springs, was selected for his work with his nonprofit organization, Kids Connect, a learning platform he developed during the pandemic. Using Zoom, Kids Connect allows older kids to teach younger children various skills, such as coding, math, chess and origami.

Since its creation in March, Kids Connect has racked up more than 3,500 interaction hours with 800 students attending 20 different courses. Youth have joined from several states and even other countries.

Suchindra is no stranger to teaching. In previous years, he has spent his summers exploring robotics and coding with other kids in his neighborhood. He said not being able to do that this summer was part of the inspiration behind Kids Connect.

“I noticed many kids weren’t getting enough activities and other enrichment during the pandemic,” said Suchindra. “I also saw other kids helping in their communities, and I wanted to do something to help kids in my community. Our mission is to spread the love of learning to every corner of the world.”

Suchindra and other youth volunteers with a variety of interests and talents teach classes in the evening after school. He noted that it is not only learning fun and educational skills that can be applied to other areas of life, but also a cool way to connect with kids all over the world.

“I love teaching,” Suchindra said. “I’ve always been passionate about it, and working with kids really motivates me. I want to use the fact that I was a finalist for ‘Kid of the Year’ to reach more kids now that people are becoming more familiar with the organization. My overall goal is to reach out to more kids around the globe and teach them new skills.”

Suchindra is a member of the Clover Rovers 4-H Robotics Club, a program offered through the Chester County office of Penn State Extension. The club competes in robotic competitions around the state. He said being part of the club was another factor that inspired his passion for volunteer work.

“I’ve learned so much about coding and robotics and made so many friends and connections,” he said. “This club is so much fun and I enjoy it a lot.”

Toni Stuetz, 4-H extension educator, has known Suchindra and his family for five years. “Ronak really found his niche in our robotics program,” she said. “He’s been on the team for five years, and he emerged as a leader early on. He’s mature, well-spoken, responsible and conscientious.”

Stuetz said science, technology, engineering and math (STEM) lessons have been a critical part of 4-H’s science focus in recent years. Concepts are coupled with real-world lessons to help youth make connections between agriculture, school, community and work. 4-H STEM programs provide an opportunity to learn through a variety of projects, contests, challenges and clubs. Nearly all 4-H projects offer some sort of STEM programming.

“The kids learn to problem-solve and analyze data,” said Stuetz, who added that about half of the counties in Pennsylvania have a 4-H robotics program. “They also get experience with computer coding, computer-aided design, construction work and even improve their math skills. It’s a hands-on opportunity for the kids to learn skills they can take into other parts of their lives and a chance for some career exploration.”

Administered in Pennsylvania by Penn State Extension, 4-H is a community of more than 6 million young people across America learning leadership, citizenship and life skills. More information about 4-H can be found online at extension.psu.edu/4-H.

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Originally published: Thursday, December 03, 2020 at 19:27 GMT.

Press release via PR Newswire; H/T: @NickSchedules; Additional sources: PA Media, WSB-TV 2 Atlanta.

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