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Nick plans coverage of presidential inauguration
MUMBAI: Culminating its year-long Kids Pick the President (KPP) campaign, which encompassed a Kids‘ primary coverage of the political conventions, US kids broadcaster Nickelodeon will feature coverage of the historic presidential inauguration from 19 January onwards.
KPP Election Connection Team correspondents – Lily Collins, JJ and Pick Boy – will report on the political celebration from Washington, D.C. in a series of pre-taped interstitials highlighting the historic Inauguration Day and the celebrations leading up to it.
Additionally, on Inauguration Day – 20 January – vignettes featuring footage of the President-Elect‘s Oath of Office will be aired on Nickelodeon, The N and Nicktoons Networks.
Interstitials will continue to air on Nickelodeon through 31 January and will highlight the parade down Pennsylvania Avenue, President-Elect Obama‘s arrival at the White House and his inauguration speech.
Nickelodeon Kids and Family Group executive VP, public affairs Marva Smalls says, “We decided to continue the 2008 Kids Pick the President campaign through the inauguration in order to give kids the complete presidential election experience. The enormous turn out for the first kids‘ primary and the ‘Kids‘ Vote‘ has shown the magnitude of kids‘ interest in this election. We want to sustain that enthusiasm by giving them a front row seat to this historic day.”
The 2008 KPP campaign kicked off this month with the first-ever “Kids‘ Primary”, which resulted in kids accurately predicting Senators Obama and McCain to win their respective party tickets. Leading up to the KPP online vote, Nick News aired four election-themed episodes – Kids‘ Primary; Election Issues; Tales from the Trail; and Kids Pick the President.
Nickelodeon‘s Election Connection Team hit the Democratic and Republican National Conventions and provided kids with an insider‘s look through blogs, interstitial programming and public service announcements. The 2008 KPP Kids‘ Vote received 2.2 million votes in the network‘s online poll.
Nickelodeon has held a “Kids‘ Vote” every election year since 1988.
Kids
Mukta Arts and Green Gold ink MOU to animate iconic film IPs
Kalicharan, Karz, Hero, Karma, Ram Lakhan to spawn animated shows plus features.
MUMBAI: When classic hindi movie meets animation, the result is a fresh reel of nostalgia with a cartoon twist. Mukta Arts Ltd. and Green Gold Animation have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) to collaborate on animated shows and feature films drawn from Mukta Arts’ four-decade treasure trove of iconic IPs. The partnership taps Mukta’s SGM Animation Studio launched in 2025 as its dedicated animation and games arm and Green Gold’s proven track record in building scalable, homegrown franchises. Creative teams from both sides have already kicked off discussions, with the first project currently in development.
The slate will draw inspiration from landmark Mukta films including Kalicharan, Karz, Hero, Karma, Ram Lakhan, Khalnayak, Saudagar and Iqbal, plus character-led spin-offs from those universes. The aim is to reimagine these stories for today’s young, global audiences while preserving their emotional core.
Green Gold Animation (home of Chhota Bheem) founder and CEO Rajiv Chilaka said, “This partnership with SGM Studios allows us to apply our experience in building long-lasting animation IPs to a truly iconic film catalogue. Together, we aim to create animated worlds that are rooted in these legendary stories, yet designed to connect with today’s young, global audiences.”
Mukta Arts Ltd. filmmaker and founder Subhash Ghai added, “Mukta Arts has always believed in creating stories with lasting emotional value. Through animation, we are extending our IP into a new medium for the next generation.”
In an industry where timeless tales never go out of fashion, this collaboration promises to bring beloved characters back to life with a modern, animated glow proving that some stories are too good to stay in live-action. Stay tuned for the first animated frame to drop.
