News Broadcasting
Turner to launch Cartoon Network TOO and Boomerang+1 in UK in 2006
MUMBAI: Turner Broadcasting will launch two kids’ channels — Cartoon Network TOO and Boomerang+1 in the UK next year in a bid to increase its penetration in the fragmented market.The channel is targeted for children aged 4 to 9 years old.
Boomerang+1, is aimed at the whole family and includes classics such as Scooby-Doo and Tom & Jerry. Whereas, the Cartoon Network Too will showcase Yogi Bear, Wacky Races and Hong Kong Phooey from the Hanna Barbera Library, besides popular Cartoon Network’s shows lik Dexter’s Laboratory and The Powerpuff Girls.
Turner Broadcasting System UK and Ireland senior VP and general manager Dee Forbes says: “With the largest cartoon library in the world as its basis and having invested an average of $100 million a year on new shows internationally, Cartoon Network has now reached a point in its development where it has a treasure trove of back catalogue content crying out for a channel of its own.”
“The launch of Cartoon Network TOO will allow the company’s flagship channel Cartoon Network to focus on the many new and upcoming Cartoon Network Originals and co-productions including Robotboy, Camp Lazlo, Foster’s Home for Imaginary Friends and Hi Hi Puffy AmiYumi,” adds Cartoon Network and Cartoon Network TOO channel manager Dom Gardiner.
News Broadcasting
News18 India to air Sabse Bada Dangal on 4 May counting day
Channel promises fastest results, live trends and analysis across five states.
MUMBAI: Ballots will do the talking and screens will do the shouting. As counting day approaches for high-stakes Assembly elections across West Bengal, Tamil Nadu, Kerala, Assam and Puducherry, News18 India is gearing up for an all-day broadcast of its flagship election show, Sabse Bada Dangal, on 4 May from 6 am onwards. The Hindi news channel plans to deliver continuous, real-time updates as votes are tallied, combining live counting data with on-ground reporting and studio analysis. With political fortunes set to shift through the day, the coverage will track every swing, surge and surprise as trends turn into results.
The broadcast will feature a mix of senior political leaders, analysts and experts, offering instant reactions and decoding the evolving electoral picture. Expect heated debates, quick takes and detailed breakdowns as the numbers settle across all five states.
For News18 India, counting day has long been a high-visibility moment. The network is banking on its reporting reach, editorial bandwidth and technology-driven coverage to stay ahead in what is often a fiercely competitive news cycle.
With multiple battlegrounds and shifting narratives, the day promises both drama and data in equal measure. And if all goes to plan, Sabse Bada Dangal will once again turn the counting of votes into prime-time spectacle.
