Kids
Jetix launches Jetix Premier League
MUMBAI: Kids entertainment channel Jetix has launched Jetix Premier League (JPL) to cash in on the cricket mania. Viewers will form their individual on-air teams to compete in JPL played on the channel.
Every participating viewer will play with his on-air team for their city to compete in the six city on-air competition. To participate, and form the on-air team, viewers will have to bid for the ‘Jetix Icon’ of their city. The superheroes and characters on the channel – Storm Hawks, Power Rangers, Inspector Gadget, Dennis the Menace, American Dragon Jake Long and Hero – represent the ‘Jetix Icons’.
Top scorers for each city get awarded as the ‘Player of the Day’, JPL ‘Power Player’ and JPL ‘Champions of Champions’. Along with JPL team merchandise, the 11 top players will win video games and CDs at the end of this three week contest. The bidding for the Jetix Icons started on 5 July and the contest will go live on Jetix from 18 August.
Jetix will tour 600 schools and engage over 400,000 students across six metros for the league. Through this school relationship programme, Jetix will drive character familiarization of its icon players and carry on-the-spot games.
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.
