MUMBAI: Hasbro has entered into a deal with Discovery Communications buying a 50 per cent stake for around $300 million in Discovery Kids.According to the terms...
MUMBAI: TV Today Network has seen an 8.69 per cent dip in its net profit for FY10. The company posted a net profit of Rs 308.67...
MUMBAI: Cartoon Network (CN) is revamping its lineup of online games for 2009. Targeted at the Asian markets, the new games include FusionFall, Ben 10 Omniverse,...
MUMBAI: The British Broadcasting Corporation has announced that its youth-based serial Junior Apprentice would soon be telecast on its channel BBC One with Sir Alan Sugar...
The Indian Premier League (IPL) is set to revolutionise the cricketing economy, draw in a new bunch of younger audiences with the T20 format, reinforce India’s...
MUMBAI: Cartoon Network is set to launch four new live-action alternative series as part of its “CN Real” programming block this June. While Total Drama Action,...
MUMBAI: Shemaroo Entertainment, in association with Moving Picture Company, has released VCDs of the National award winning series Jungle Tales that has been inspired from the...
MUMBAI: Lincoln Butterfield Animation has signed a deal with Fantagraphics Books to publish a graphic novel series based on its newest animated television concept, RIP, M.D....
MUMBAI: Though the verdict of the 2009 general election was far from what the news channels expected or projected, the endgame drama on 16 May certainly...
MUMBAI: Toonz Animation India and South American studio Illusion Studios will co-produce a 90-minute 3D animated feature film, Gaturro. The project cost of the movie is...
MUMBAI: BBC Worldwide, the commercial arm of UK pubcaster the BBC, has announced the launch of a magazine, a range of books and a DVD partner...
MUMBAI: IL&FS Private Equity Trust has sold four million shares of IBN18, a Network18 Group company, for Rs 410 million. IL&FS offloaded the IBN18 shares in...
MUMBAI: Walt Disney Studio Home Entertainment (WDSHE) will release ‘The one that started it all,‘ Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs, in high definition (HD) Blu-ray...
MUMBAI: Cartoon Network (CN) Asia has acquired Nerd Corp‘s animated series League of Super Evil (L.O.S.E.). The series will showcase early next year in more than...
MUMBAI: BBC‘s division BBC Switch has gone into production with a new soap for its teen audience. BBC Switch celebrates British teens through a range of...
MTV India was primarily known for music, comedy, spoofs and “Fully Faltoo” attitude. The team of Cyrus Oshirdar (creative and content), Cyrus Broucha and Cyrus Sahukar...
MUMBAI: Nickelodeon has ordered 26 episodes of its second co-production with DreamWorks Animation SKG, Kung Fu Panda: The Series. This is a new CG animated comedy...
MUMBAI: CBBC has announced a new show Skate Nation, which begins later this year. This is the competition for roller skaters and inline skaters who will...
MUMBAI: The 2009 General Elections has been the focal point for all news channels this season. And now with the high voltage drama finally drawing towards...
MUMBAI: The NDTV joint venture Chennai city-based English news and entertainment channel with The Hindu is titled NDTV Hindu. As reported earlier by Indiantelevision.com, the channel...
MUMBAI: Pogo, the kid‘s entertainment channel from the Turner stable, is gearing up to roll out its new original production Pogo All Stars from 25 May...
MUMBAI: Cartoon Network has tied up with former tennis player Anna Kournikova to promote fitness amongst kids. As part of the tie up, Kournikova will promote...
MUMBAI: Nickelodeon has stitched a global partnership deal with Activision Publishing to create a videogame based on the kids entertainment channel‘s flagship live-action show iCarly. Headquartered...
MUMBAI: After having won over avid comic book buffs for 59 years, Diamond Comics is planning to launch a kids channel aimed at the 4-14-year-olds. The...
MUMBAI: To meet the increased flow of news about the situation in Sri Lanka and the general election in India, the BBC’s Tamil service, BBC Tamilosai,...
NEW DELHI: Even as voters are getting ready to cast their votes in the fifth and final phase of the Lok Sabha elections tomorrow, news television...
MUMBAI: In a bid to celebrate the 10th anniversary year of Nick‘s flagship character SpongeBob SquarePants, Nickelodeon Viacom Consumer Products (NVCP) has partnered with fashion design...
MUMBAI: Kwality Wall’s and Zapak have launched the second edition ‘Paddle Pop Gaming League’ (PPGL). On the lines of the IPL (each city having its league),...
MUMBAI: The BBC has announced the launch of CBeebies iPlayer. This is part of the BBC‘s commitment to deliver creative and engaging content to audiences in...
MUMBAI: Nickelodeon‘s ParentsConnect announced this year‘s annual Parents‘ Picks Awards. Parents can pick their favourite businesses and local resources in their communities across the US. Parents...
MUMBAI: In a bid to look after the growing slate of its non-feature projects, Disney Company and Pixar Animation studio have planned to launch an animation...
NEW DELHI: Nick and Only Kidz have launched merchandise including tableware and back to school range under its toon brand ‘Dora’. The back to school range...
MUMBAI: The recession may have sucked profitability out of NDTV Ltd, but it has not stopped the Prannoy Roy-promoted company to go ahead with the launch...
MUMBAI: Nick has acquired the TV rights of Little Krishna for two years for the South Asian territory. This is the first time the kids channel...
NEW DELHI: Kids’ channels across the globe have acquired the telecast rights of pre-school animated series Olivia for their perticular regions. Nickelodeon International has acquired the...
MUMBAI: The Banff World Television Festival (BANFF) has announced that Nickelodeon/MTVN Kids and Family Group president animation Brown Johnson will wrap up the inaugural ‘Kids &...
MUMBAI: Hyderabad-based animation, gaming and entertainment company DQ Entertainment (DQE) has signed up Paris-based Moonscoop as a co-producer, closing the financing of its 3D animated TV...
MUMBAI: Barely after a four-month stint at Sahara India Media, Sanjeev Srivastava has quit as CEO and Editor-in-Chief. Srivastava had joined Sahara Group in January this...
Viacom and Raghav Bahl-promoted Network18 are furiously working together to create an entertainment conglomerate in India. The central piece in their build-up plan is a Hindi...
MUMBAI: BBC‘s social welfare initiative BBC Children in Need has announced that ?14.8 million has been awarded in grants to 422 projects across the UK which...
MUMBAI: Discovery and Hasbro have announced an agreement to form a 50:50 joint venture, including a television network and website, dedicated to children’s and family entertainment...
NEW DELHI: Cartoon Network has promoted Chris Waldron as vice president – Gaming Operations. Waldron will be responsible for overseeing Cartoon Network‘s game development studio, game...
NEW DELHI: Kids channel Nickelodeon will be rolling out four week contest ‘Horlicks chill dood-Nick big Ninja fan’ from 4 May. Additionally, the channel will be...
MUMBAI: Cartoon Network‘s night programming block ‘Adult Swim‘ has acquired rights of two seasons of the U.K. version of BBC worldwide‘s The office. Directed by Ricky...
MUMBAI: Toei Animation Europe S.A.S, a subsidiary of Toei Animation, and Zaoza have announced the launch of mobile products for Space Pirate Captain Harlock and Ken...
MUMBAI: To improve kids‘ learning ability, Disney Interactive Studios, in a tie-up with Excel Interactive, has introduced PC games on DVD for children. The DVD that...
MUMBAI: Cartoon Network‘s Foster‘s Home for Imaginary Friends will conclude with a series finale on 3 May.Beginning 1 pm, the channel will broadcast seven favourite episodes....
MUMBAI: DHX Media has announced six new international sales of its live-action youth series The Latest Buzz. Season three of the series has been picked up...
MUMBAI: US broadcaster Fox has announced that music group Jonas Brothers will host the Teen Choice 2009 awards. The show airs on 10 August.The Grammy-nominated artistes...
MUMBAI: Breakthrough Entertainment has licensed the children‘s animated series Jimmy Two-Shoes to Cartoon Network (CN) in Asia and Australia. CN has acquired 26 half-hour episodes. “CN...

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