‘Chhota Bheem’ to simulcast in DD National and POGO TV
Homegrown kids’ entertainment channel, POGO has partnered with public service broadcaster Doordarshan to simulcast Chhota Bheem, on DD National. Being a popular animation show, Chhota Bheem has a huge fan following across and beyond the country. Now superhero Bheem will come all the way from Dholakpur to...
Pop Paper City’ wins MipTV 2020 Kids series pitch
17 April 2020 Pop Paper City (52 x 11’) has won MIPTV’s 2020 Kids Series Pitch. The competition presents the most promising projects from creators and producers of animation and live-action series around the globe, showcasing new projects to meet kids’ growing appetite for innovative content. Produced by...
New season of ‘Bahubali: The Lost Legends’ released on Amazon Prime
Graphic India has launched the fifth season of its popular animated series, Bahubali: The Lost Legends on 15 April, on Amazon Prime Video, with an additional new 16 episodes. Produced by Graphic India and Arka Mediaworks, Bahubali: The Lost Legends initially launched in 2017 and was created by Baahubali films director...
Genius Brands International launches ‘Rainbow Rangers’ into the West
Genius Brands International has expanded the reach of its flagship animated preschool series, Rainbow Rangers across the Western Hemisphere with new broadcast deals signed, including Treehouse, owned by Corus Entertainment in Canada and Televisa in Mexico. Commenting on the deal and the present situation, Genius Brands chairman and CEO,...
Dublin based animation studio Daily Madness to launch new mini-series ‘Pins and Nettie’
Dublin-based animation studio Daily Madness Productions is bringing two new sweet and prickly playmates into the lives of young viewers with Pins and Nettie, a new mini-series for kids under five focused on games to play at home, premiering on YouTube Friday, April 17. The new series stars two...
Disney- Pixar original film ‘Soul’ release date shifted to November
As shelter-at-home and coronavirus prevention lockdown orders are being extended, Walt Disney Studios is shifting Pixar original Soul from its planned June 19 domestic release to November 20. The Thanksgiving holiday window was originally set aside for Disney Animation fantasy-adventure Raya and the Last Dragon, which has been bumped to...
Information and Broadcasting Ministry requests DTH and Cable operators for uninterrupted service
The Ministry of Information and Broadcasting (MIB) has urged all the broadcasters, DTH providers, MSOs and LCOs to continue to provide uninterrupted services to their respective subscribers and cooperate with other players within the distribution chain. This request comes in the interest of the viewers and larger...
ALTBalaji initiates ‘One Meal at a Time’ campaign during the lockdown
The COVID-19 pandemic has thrown challenges at every sector possible in the country. Under the effects of the lockdown which might extend further, the daily wage earners, labourers and the underprivileged are the worst affected lot and are struggling to make ends meet. To provide a helping...
Disney to make a live-action movie of ‘Robinhood’
Disney is adding to its live-action remake list, with its 1973 classic animated film Robin Hood getting a remake to go straight to Disney Plus. Based on the classic film, the story focuses on Robin Hood, portrayed as a fox, as he fights against Prince John’s excessive taxation of...
French animation company Dandeloo to launch season 2 of preschool series ‘Petit’
Emmy Award-winning French animation production and distribution company Dandelooo has announced the launch of the second season of Ibero-American-produced preschool animated series Petit, directed by Bernardita Ojeda. Nominated for the 8th International Emmy Kids Awards, a further 26 brand new episodes (currently in production) will continue the adventures of...