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  • Cartoon Network launches digital TV network in SE Asia

    Cartoon Network launches digital TV network in SE Asia

    MUMBAI: With Gen Z becoming more tech savvy, kids are increasingly shifting their entertainment base to tablets and mobile phones instead of television. Keeping that in mind, kid’s channel Cartoon Network has launched a TV network built exclusively for a phone or tablet. Cartoon Network Anything is an app that contains content created for portable mobile platforms, rapidly delivering entertainment in a unique and fun way – an innovation that’s never been seen before in Southeast Asia.

     

    The app is free and available for download now on the App Store and Google Play for smartphones and tablets. Cartoon Network Anything is an ever-growing and ever-changing stream of content consisting of games, activities, super-fast trivia quizzes and interactive video games, all approximately 15 seconds in length. After a user finishes with one item, they simply swipe the screen to move on to the next. The perpetually-updated stream is delivered randomly, providing entertainment that feels both immediate and everlasting.

     

    “Cartoon Network Anything is unlike anything we’ve ever designed,” said Turner Kids Networks Asia Pacific chief content officer Mark Eyers. “The app is a whole new way to engage our audience, constantly maintaining a high level of suspense of ‘what will come next?’ Basically, it hosts the best of Cartoon Network on your phone!”

     

    Hit franchises Adventure Time, We Bare Bears, Regular Show, The Amazing World of Gumball, Uncle Grandpa, Teen Titans Go! and Clarence all feature, but what makes the app so innovative is that everything is created exclusively for the app. Cartoon Network Anything will premiere Mighty Magiswords, an animated micro-series created specifically for this platform, along with a slew of new Asia Pacific-made short-form content such as Beat Monsters from Korea, Lamput from India, The Sketchy Show and Bill & Tony from Australia.

     

    Cartoon Network’s recent research – New Generations 2015 – revealed that in smartphone households in Southeast Asia with children, 86 per cent of kids use apps at least weekly. In fact, those aged 4-14 are accessing on average five apps every month. Cartoon Network Anything presents a huge opportunity for advertisers who are looking to achieve an unparalleled level of brand alignment in a digital arena.

  • Cartoon Network activates live streaming app in Australia

    Cartoon Network activates live streaming app in Australia

    MUMBAI: Turner Broadcasting System Asia Pacific has announced a major enhancement to its Cartoon Network Watch and Play app in Australia, allowing Foxtel subscribers to live stream Cartoon Network within the app via a new authenticated service.

     

    Moreover, Cartoon Network Watch and Play will also be available throughout Asia Pacific on the Android platform within the next two months.

     

    Effective 13 April, subscribers will be able to log-in to the free app using their Foxtel username and password to unlock an array of value-added services, which includes live streaming the channel on the device and access to full episodes on demand.

     

    “We are very excited to launch this Cartoon Network authenticated service with Foxtel. We’re always looking for new ways to connect Cartoon Network fans with our content and create truly unique and enjoyable second-screen brand experiences for kids to enjoy and for parents to trust. This partnership will clearly bolster our offering to fans,” said Turner International Asia Pacific VP and chief content officer – kids network Mark Eyers.

     

    Providing additional content exclusively for Foxtel through authentication provides a richer viewing experience for subscribers, while elsewhere in the region, TrueVisions, Thailand’s leading cable satellite television operator, recently authenticated the app.

      

    Aside from live streaming, new features also include access to recent episodes of popular shows including Adventure Time, Clarence, Regular Show, The Amazing World of Gumball and Ben 10: Omniverse, as well as additional native arcade-style games.

     

    Cartoon Network Watch and Play first launched in Asia Pacific late 2013 and has already had more than 585,000 downloads, with more than a third of those from Australia. The App Store also featured Cartoon Network Watch and Play in its ‘Best of 2013’ selection of innovative kids apps.

     

    The app allows users to simultaneously watch their favourite episodes and play games with a simple rotation of the device. Cartoon Network’s app presence is growing in Australia, with new and inventive games set for release later in 2015.