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Ninja Turtles snapped up by Nickelodeon
NEW YORK -- Viacom's Nickelodeon has acquired the global rights to the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles from The Mirage Group and 4Kids Entertainment for approximately $60 million. It unveiled plans on Wednesday to develop a new CG-animated TV series based on the franchise, anticipated to premiere ...
Ninja Turtles move to Nickelodeon
Ninja Turtles move to Nickelodeon
variety.com — Viacom division acquires franchise for $60 million The Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles are taking their crime-fighting ways to Viacom. Conglom has plunked down $60 million for the global rights to the property, considered one of the most successful ... Ninja Turtles move to Nickelodeon
Ninja Turtles snapped up by Nickelodeon
hollywoodreporter.com — Viacom's Nickelodeon has acquired the global rights to the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles from The Mirage Group and 4Kids Entertainment for approximately $60 million. Ninja Turtles snapped up by Nickelodeon
The Ninja Turtles Flip Over to Nickelodeon
The Ninja Turtles Flip Over to Nickelodeon
atomicpopcorn.net — Nickelodeon, a division of Viacom and a sister company to Paramount (a company that seems to be grabbing up everything in sight lately), has grabbed the rights to the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles franchise. The rights were originally held by Mirage Group and 4Kids Entertainment. This is great ... The Ninja Turtles Flip Over to Nickelodeon
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Nickelodeon to shell out Ninja Turtles TV series, Paramount to shred cinemas with a feature film
gordonandthewhale.com — ... Looks like Donatello, Leonardo, Raphael, and my favorite, Michaelangelo, are to set to shred once again. THR announced today that Nickelodeon has bought the global rights (for $60 million) from The Mirage Group and 4Kids Entertainment to develop a new CG-animated TV series, which is slated to premiere in 2012. This deal means that the CW network will no longer air their animated TMNT series, and that show will run until August 31, 2010. ...

TMNT Moves Rights to Viacom’s Nickelodeon and Paramount
Fused Film — ... So we have known for sometime that there has been a reboot of The Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles. For the past months we have come to learn that a live-action tentpole was being developed and even a writer was attached, John Fusco, now the 4 green teens are getting picked up by a new right holder, Viacom’s Nickelodeon. ...

More Turtle Power!
Celebrity gossip juicy celebrity rumors Hollywood gossip blog from Perez Hilton — Nickelodeon has just purchased global rights to the most tubular dudes of the 80's - Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles! The studio is planning a new CG-animated series based on the crime fighters to appear in 2012, which coincides with the release of the upcoming Turtles movie by their parent company, Viacom. Their goal is to introduce more fans the the 25-year old franchise! "Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles shares a comedic sensibility with the Nickelodeon DNA, with added layers of action and fantasy that have kept this property ...

Nickelodeon Turtles in a Half Shell
KillerFilm — ... Nickelodeon is trying to keep the four pizza loving turtles alive within the minds of a new audience as Viacom got the rights from The Mirage Group and 4Kids Entertainment. This is obviously a big move for the kid friendly company, who plans on making a new cgi animated series on “Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles” along with the potential for another feature film with Viacom’s Paramount Pictures sector. Here’s more on what they have to say in The Hollywood Reporter: ...

Nickelodeon buys the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles franchise for a 2012 TV and big screen relaunch!!! Your thoughts?
Ain't It Cool News - The best in movie, TV, DVD, and comic book news. — ... remains, does the franchise still have some steam left in it? I wasn't real big on the original TMNT cartoons, but I remember liking the movies, the first one in particular. And the 2007 animated film wasn't bad either. Is a relaunch what this universe needs? Of course, if you had asked me five years ago if anyone would pay to see a mixed live-action/CG TRANSFORMERS movie (also from Paramount), I would have laughed in your face. To read the entire Hollywood Reporter article, click here . So what do you think? Do Raphael, Michaelangelo, Donatello, and Leonardo still have some ...

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Reuters - Viacom's Nickelodeon has acquired the global rights to the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles kids' entertainment franchise from the Mirage Group and 4Kids Entertainment for approximately $60 million.
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