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Cartoon Network to air Indian kids shorts on 14 Nov
MUMBAI: Aspiring child cartoon filmmakers will have their day in the sun. On 14 November Cartoon Network will showcase six animation shorts based on stories submitted by kids at the annual Childrenz Animation Workshop organised by Toonz Animation Studios.
As part of the workshop the winners got the opportunity to work with the Toonz Animation animators in fine-tuning their story-boards, scripts, characters, as well as choosing the style of animation, background of their own films and colouring the models for the final inking and painting.
The six films ranging from 2.5 – 3.5 minutes in duration took over six months to complete and have been produced using different animation styles like Flash Animation, Traditional 2-D Animation, and Claymation. Interestingly, some of the kids have even done the voicing for their films. The children also underwent a basic training course in animation as well as attended lectures.
The films being aired include 123 Math Toon from nine year-old, Akhilesh Anandh from Bangalore. It deals with a teacher takes his students on an excursion to Math Land11-year old, Manasa Rao from Hyderabad created Cute Bunny using Clay Animation – Stop Motion. This funny story deals with a banana peel who tries to make the Cute Bunny slip.
14-year old, Prameeda Mohan from Trivandrum made The Rhythm Of Nature using 2-D Hand painted (Fully painted by poster colour). The story revolves around an arrogant tree that learns the lesson of friendship the hard way.
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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.
