According to Latin Times, news that "Avatar: The Legend of Korra" would be pulled out of the Friday lineup of Nickelodeon came out on July 24. The news also said that the series would be put online.

Before that, there were speculations that the series would be cancelled due to low ratings. The news came as such a surprise that the rumor was quickly dispelled by Bryan Konietzko, the co-creator of the series, through his Tumblr page. He said that the developments would be discussed during the Comic-Con in San Diego.

At Comic-Con, the two creators of the show, Michael DiMartino and Konietzko, explained the reasons for the digital move of the series, Inquisitr reports. Konietzko explained that the digital presence would be more beneficial to the show than if it continued to be shown on Nickelodeon.

He said that it is part of the many changes in the industry as many companies are doing their own content now for cable and live streaming. While "Book 1" performed well on TV, its digital presence was huge -- both in terms of streaming and downloads.

By the time "Book 2" came out, the digital presence was more overwhelming than its TV broadcast. Although they have been working on having the series online, Konietzko also expressed disappointment over how the news broke out. DiMartino added that this move to go digital would not affect the story other than the change of platform where the series is to be shown.

The pull out done by Nickelodeon came so suddenly that everyone was caught unawares. But still, fans can still get their Avatar fix of "The Legend of Korra" online. The pull out affected the last five episodes of "The Legend of Korra" Season 3. Episode 8, entitled "The Terror Within," was the last episode that aired on the channel. The other five will be available each week on Nick.com, Nick App, Google Play, Amazon, Hulu and Xbox starting Aug. 1.