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Category: Kids

  • Jetix partners Boost to host Jetix Action season 2

    MUMBAI

    : Jetix has partnered with Boost to host the second season of Jetix Action League in January.

    Starting 24 January, 2009, Jetix Action League 2.0 will engage kids in outdoor activities across Chennai, Hyderabad, Bangalore, Coimbatore and Visakhapatnam. This five-city inter-school sports event is an attempt to promote the positive values of teamwork and camaraderie among school children.



    “Jetix Action League aims to engage kids in outdoor activities while ensuring that they understand the positive values of action and adventure,” said Walt Disney Television International (India) MD and senior VP Antoine Villeneuve.



    Jetix Action League 2.0 will reward the five best school teams across five cities with a grant of Rs 1,00,000 each and a ‘Jetix Action League Games Trophy’.



    Commenting on the partnership of Boost with Jetix GSKCH India GM – marketing, other nutritionals Pawan Sud said, “Boost has been synonymous with energy and a winning attitude. This is a fact well substantiated by our association with India‘s sports icons like Sachin Tendulkar, MS Dhoni, Virender Sehwag and Ishant Sharma.”

  • CN celebrates ‘Powerpuff’ anniversary with 30-minute special

    MUMBAI: Cartoon Network will air a 30-minute special called The Powerpuff Girls Rule!!! on 19 January at 8 pm to celebrate the 10th anniversary of the The Powerpuff Girls.


    The episode has been written and directed by creator Craig McCracken and produced at Cartoon Network Studios by the team that is currently producing Foster‘s Home for Imaginary Friends.



    The network will also run a 14-hour marathon on 19 January leading up to the original special’s premiere.



    “What started as a clever seven-minute student film, The Powerpuff Girls helped establish Cartoon Network as a creative force around the world. Today, Cartoon Network celebrates 10 years of the now-iconic brand and the brilliance of Craig McCracken, who continues to bring us the classic cartoons of tomorrow,” said Cartoon Network chief content officer Rob Sorcher in a statement.

  • Nickelodeon to launch ‘Olivia’ on 26 January

    MUMBAI: Nickelodeon is set to launch Olivia, based on the author/illustrator Ian Falconer‘s award-winning titles, from 26 January onwards in a bid to expand its preschool line up.



    Presented in conjunction with media content company Chorion and animated by Brown Bag Films, Olivia will be aired on weekdays at 11.30 am.



    “Children already know and love Olivia from Ian Falconer‘s beautifully illustrated books, and we‘re honored to have her join the Nickelodeon family. Olivia is a role model for all preschoolers who will be inspired by her imagination and keen sense of humor,” said Nickelodeon/MTVN kids and family group president animation Brown Johnson.



    The premiere episode of Olivia will feature the following stories:





    • “Olivia Measures Up” – After Olivia teases her younger brother Ian for being too short for a ride, father mentions that some day Ian may be the taller sibling. Olivia employs a variety of comical methods to stop Ian from growing. She eventually comes to terms with her own height — with the help of a great pair of shoes.


    • “Olivia Plays Hotel” – When school is let out early due to snow, Julian and Francine come over to Olivia‘s house. Olivia has the perfect game for them — Hotel! She transforms her house into a make-believe hotel, but then some strange things start to happen. Does the hotel have ghosts, or is Ian just playing tricks on them?


    Nickelodeon will roll out content from Olivia across the following platforms:



    Beginning 16 January, Nick Jr. Video, Nick Jr.‘s broadband video service available on Nickjr.com, will begin streaming a two-minute ‘sneak peek‘ from the premiere episode plus instant replays of all Olivia episodes after their on-air premieres.



    Beginning 16 January, a two-minute sneak peek from the premiere episode will be available on various wireless carriers. Additional premiere episodes will be simulcast on Nickelodeon Mobile.



    Beginning 27 January, Olivia episodes will be available via Nickelodeon-on-demand.

  • PVR screens ‘Jumbo’ for children

    MUMBAI: As a part of its corporate social responsibility (CSR), PVR Cinemas hosted a special screening of the animation movie Jumbo for over 150 underprivileged children at PVR Premiere in Saket, Delhi on 6 Jaunuary.



    Jumbo, a Percept Pictures production, is the journey of the eight-year-old boy elephant whose life revolves around the pursuit to find real purpose in his little world. It tells the adventures of Jaiveer aka Jumbo and his dreams of following Yudhveer, his absent father, and becoming the royal elephant.


    PVR head- CSR Deepa Menon said, “It is our continuous endevour to bring smiles on children’s faces. With this film festival we aim to introduce fun especially to our kids to have a wonderful New Year. We wish a very Happy New Year to all the children.”



    The cinema chain also held an interactive session as a part of the initiative.

  • After toys, Lalu set to entice kids with animation

    MUMBAI: After Union Railways Minister Lalu Prasad Yadav managed to lure the nation’s kids with toffees and toys named after him, he is now sure to entice them once again with an animation film that showcases Lalu in a different light altogether.



    The film has been characterized, conceptualized and produced by Bihar-based cartoonist Pawan. Sashi is the voiceover artist who has impersonated Lalu’s voice in the film.


    The project, whose first clip is ready for market launch, has received prior approval and concent from the Union Railways Minister.


    Lalu has always been a very interesting topic to head for by the Bollywood industry which has created many characters personifying the minister to entertain the audiences. And now, with the animation industry on a growing spree altogether, Pawan believes the film is surely to hit the bull’s eye.

  • Popeye enters public domain in Europe

    MUMBAI: The copyright on the cartoon character Popeye has expired to thrust it into the public domain in Europe. According to the Europe copyright law, an author‘s rights lay protected only until 70 years after his/her death.



    Elzie Segar, creator of this spinach-munching character, died at the age of 43 in 1938.



    Also, Britain’s copyright law is such that now anyone can sell merchandise like posters and T-shirts using Segar’s Popeye artwork, and even create new Popeye comics and TV series, without permission and without having to pay any sort of royalty.



    In the US, however, Popeye will remain copyrighted until 2024 as US protects rights for 95 years after the author‘s death.

  • Fun Radio rebranded as Fun Kids

    MUMBAI: Folder Media has renamed children‘s digital radio station Fun Radio to Fun Kids as a part of its rebranding process. It has also launched a new website, www.funkidslive.com, with an aim to expand the station’s brand awareness.



    Earlier owned by GCap Media, Folder Media bought the three-year-old station in September 2008.



    Fun Kids, which targets children under 10, is available on digital audio broadcasting (DAB) radio in London. It is also available on digital TV and online across UK.

  • CN to screen BEN 10: Race Against Time on 11 January

    MUMBAI: Cartoon Network is set to showcase its first live-action made-for-TV movie BEN 10: Race Against Time on 11 January.


    The film, starring Lee Majors as Grandpa Max, Graham Phillips as Ben Tennyson, Haley Ramm as Gwen Tennyson and Christien Anholt as Eon, will be aired at 12 noon.


    Directed by Alex Winter, BEN 10 follows the story of a young boy who, with the flick of a powerful alien wristwatch (The Omnitrix), can turn into 10 different aliens with amazing superpowers.



    BEN 10: Race Against Time begins as Ben returns to his hometown after an exciting summer traveling across the country fighting evil with his cousin Gwen and Grandpa Max. Any hope of a quiet routine of family, friends and school is shattered as Ben’s nemesis, Eon arrives from another galaxy to claim the Omnitrix and destroy the Earth. Now, Ben, Gwen and Grandpa Max are on a mission to stop Eon and save the world from total destruction.

  • CN to broadcast 14-hour marathon of Warner Bros cartoons

    MUMBAI: Cartoon Network is set to showcase a 14-hour New Year’s Day marathon of Classic Warner Bros. cartoons.



    Starting with the Wabbit Who Came To Supper at 6 am on 1 January, the marathon will encapsulate 95 shorts spanning four decades.



    The marathon will end at 7 pm showcasing One Froggy Evening, Duck Amuck, Duck Dodgers and What’s Opera Doc?

  • Disney Channel unveils lineup to celebrate holiday season

    NEW DELHI: Disney Channel has unveiled its new lineup to celebrate the Holiday season.



    In an attempt to celebrate the new year with “a big thump”, Disney Channel will showcase the Best of 2008 at 8 pm on 31 December.


    Best of 2008 will host show marathons of Disney’s best shows like Wizards of Waverly Place, Phineas and Ferb, Suite Life of Zack and Cody.


    The channel also plans to bring back the popular TV show Karishma Ka Karishma.


    The programming lineup will also include the introduction of winners of the channel’s initiative ‘Talk Out Loud’ wherein they will get an opportunity to host their favorite shows on the channel.