Sunday, January 24, 2016

Nickelodeon News Bytes - Sunday 24th January 2016

NickALive!'s pick of Nickelodeon News from around the internet!


- 10 reasons why "Miraculous: Tales of Ladybug & Cat Noir" is one of the best new cartoons!

- Jason Madoch, a line producer at Stone & Company Entertainment, Inc., has filmed a pilot for a potential brand-new Nickelodeon show called "Ninja Chefs"!

- Why Nickelodeon's brand-new intense, adventure competition "Paradise Run", premiering 2/1 on Nick USA, is perfect for "Legends Of The Hidden Temple" fans!

- Nickelodeon Italy (Italia) will start to premiere and show "Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles" ("Tartarughe Ninja") season four from Monday 22nd February 2016 at 18:40!:



- Spin Master Corp. wins Preschool Toy of the Year with "PAW Patrol" Paw Patroller at the Toy of the Year Awards at the British Toy and Hobby Association's (BTHA) Toy Fair 2016 exhibition in London!

- The Daily Star interviews Jordan Banjo and Perri Kiely, the UK hosts of Nickelodeon's 2016 Kids' Choice Awards!

- Nickelodeon Netherlands (Nederland) started to premiere and show "Ghost Rockers" season two on Monday 18th January 2016 at 17.45! Additionally, fans will be able to see the band perform live for the first time ever in Amsterdam on Saturday 13th February 2016 to celebrate their brand-new album, "De Beat"! Following the performance, fans will be able to meet and greet the stars of the show and have their photo taken with the Ghost Rockers! Fans can win tickets to attend this exclusive event on nickelodeon.nl!

- The Xanadú Nickelodeon Slime Zone in Spain turns one with aweslime birthday party!

- Behind-the-scenes blog post about how Boom Box Post made the icy sound effects for "Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles" season four episode "The Moons of Thalos 3"!

- Ever wondered what a animation writer does? "Harvey Beaks" writer Shane Houghton reveals the details!

- Nickelodeon Home Entertainment to release new "Nickelodeon Favorites: Whiskers and Paws" DVD, featuring a furry and fun collection of more than two hours of content from the popular Nickelodeon preschool series "PAW Patrol", "Shimmer and Shine" and "Bubble Guppies", on Tuesday 26th January 2016!

- Devon Werkheiser has an existential crisis about "Ned's Declassified School Survival Guide"! He's also grown from child to adult actor, taking on more mature projects, including "Criminal Minds," "California Scheming" and the upcoming movie "Sundown." But what if he's destined to only be known as Ned Bigby? Thanks to a hilarious video from Legendary Shots, we see how that "stress" has taken a toll on Werkheiser!

- Devon is also working on "Devon's Life Survival Guide", a brand-new college/high school survival guide! The first will be released on Monday 25th January 2016! #WerkHarder

- 23 never-before-seen "Ned's Declassified" photos guaranteed to blow your Coconut Head!

- "True Jackson, VP" star Danielle Bisutti attends Terror Expo 2016.

- Viacom CEO Philippe Dauman trumpets the firm's adaptability in interview with LA Times. Philippe also talks about Viacom's new Hollywood facility, which will serve as Viacom's West Coast media networks headquarters! It will be really the first time that all of Viacom's channels, with the exception of Nickelodeon and the animation studio, will be under one roof. It will be home base for about 700 employees from MTV, Comedy Central, VH1, BET, Spike, TV Land, Logo. The studios will have new production stages, a lot of shooting space and a rooftop area for shoots where you can see the Hollywood sign. Mobile content is a major Viacom initiative and the Hollywood facility will be the largest mobile content studio in the industry.

- Nickelodeon Israel has unveiled a brand-new range of "החממה" ("The Greenhouse") merchandise, including a season three box set, hats, bags, headphones shirts and more, for fans to channel their inner Eagle or Raven!

- Nickelodeon Israel has released a brand-new Champions League football app!


Champions APP // Nickelodeon from Reut Pardo on Vimeo.

Creative Director: Reut Pardo

Design: Chen Magia

Animation: Aviram Avidan

Narration: Ofer Shechter

Sound: Yuval Barel

Post Production: Post Office

Client: Viacom

- Xavier Musketeers' Trevon Bluiett is a "SpongeBob SquarePants" superfan!
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