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  • Kids channels line up Christmas fare

    Kids channels line up Christmas fare

    MUMBAI: The kid’s channel are here to capture the spirit of Christmas, jingling all the way with some exciting line up of movies and shows. The three kids’ channel -Cartoon Network, Pogo and Hungama TV have created fixed point chart to lure their irrespective loyal viewers. 

    The senior most in the kids’ block –Cartoon Network will present back to back movies including the megablockbuster movie starting from 9:30 am onwards. 

    BobThe Builder Special — Knights Of Can-A-Lot and Snow Under-The Bobblesberg winter Games at 9:30 am, The Life and Adventure of Santa Claus at 12 PM, Barbie and the Magic of Pegasus at 4 PM and Harry Potter And The Chamber Of Secrets at 6 PM

    While Cartoon Network’s sister channel Pogo has designed a special block Pogo Ho! Ho! Ho! wherein the channel will showcase special episodes of famous characters from 8 am to 5 PM The block will include characters such as Thomas The Tank Engine, Pingu, Miffy and Friends, Oswald and Kipper on Tiny TV, followed by Creature Comforts, the hilarious Mr. Bean and two special back-to-back episodes of Robbie The Reindeer on 25 December.

    The channel will also showcase blockbuster movies Home Alone, The Olsen twins and with a magical Christmas episode of Sabrina The Teenage Witch. 

    Pogo also presents the 6 for 2006 – Countdown To The New Year film festival from 26 December to 31 December at 8 PM The channel will feature Big, Sabrina Goes to Rome, Baby’s Day Out, Clueless, Bingo and Richie Rich.

    The indigenous channel – Hungama TV also brings in some dose of X’mas celebration. Coming 25 December, the channel will feature a special episode of Hungama Fungama at 10 am, followed by an adorable Christmas tale in the Pororo to the Cookie Castle movie at 12 PM and a repeat of the same at 5 PM, Noddy and daddy special at 2 PM, the Christmas carnival ends with the movie – Farrier at 7 PM

  • Hit, Nick UK renew deal for ‘Bob The Builder’

    Hit, Nick UK renew deal for ‘Bob The Builder’

    MUMBAI: Kids programme brand Hit Entertainment has signed a re-licensing deal for the first five series of Bob the Builder with Nickelodeon UK.

    The deal was brokered by Marie Chappelow, head of international television and video sales at HIT. In India the show airs on Pogo.

    Hit Entertainment executive VP worldwide television distribution Alison Homewood says, “We are delighted to be strengthening our already excellent relationship with Nickelodeon with this renewal. Bob the Builder is world-class brand which continues to grow. Nickelodeon, as we have seen with The Wiggles, Angelina Ballerina and Kipper are a great partner for Hit.”

    The re-licensing makes for a total of nine series currently under licence. This will be the third time that Nickelodeon has licensed some of these series.