Walt Disney to buy out Hungama TV, take 15% stake in UTV

The Walt Disney Company today announced that it has entered into an agreement to wholly acquire…

Disney Channel rings in Teacher’s Day celebrations

Disney Channel is paying tribute to teachers by dedicating a whole week in September to observe…

Animax to premiere ‘Appleseed’ as movie of the month on 26 August

Animax, international animation channel will showcase an exclusive premiere of the animation movie – Appleseed on…

CNN, Cartoon Network US content available on iTunes

The US media firm Turner Broadcasting System has announced that content from CNN, Adult Swim and…

Sony to release ‘Spiderman 3’ in May 2007 in Imax

Imax and Sony Pictures Entertainment have announced that Columbia Pictures’ Spiderman 3 will be simultaneously released…

Channel [V] launches Simpoo on wireless platform

Star India’s music arm Channel [V] has launched its eccentric animated character Simpoo, the math professor…

Star Plus partners HLL for kids talent hunt show; Endemol to produce

Star Plus is kicking off its programming series with high advertiser participation with the kids talent…

Hungama TV kicks off auditions for ‘John Aur Kaun?’

Hungama TV is all set to make a splash this monsoon with the auditions of John…

Animax to launch four new shows

As Animax grows up to appeal to an older audience, the channel will be introducing four…

Turner to launch Cartoon Network in Korea

Turner Broadcasting System (TBS) has teamed up with South Korea’s media group JoongAng Ilbo (JAI) to…

Dic Entertainment & Thomopoulos Productions form JV

DIC Entertainment and Thomopoulos Productions have joined forces to launch Promise Media Productions, a new venture…

Localisation a must to catch the ‘tough crowd’

Kids have been gaining the mind space of more and more broadcasters across the globe. And…