Kids
CBBC to energise content with new commissions
MUMBAI: UK pubcaster the BBC’s children’s channel CBBC’s acting controller Richard Deverell has announced a raft of new commissions to add an energising new twist to the broad mix of children’s programmes on the channel.
Deverell said, “I think these new commissions demonstrate our ambition to deliver programmes of great originality and distinctiveness. We have just overhauled our in-house commissioning to make it more inclusive and collaborative.This comes hot on the heels of the restructuring of our independent commissioning system to ensure we are getting the best, most creative ideas through.”
Launching in April 2006, RU Game? is an ambitious new cross-platform daily magazine show for breakfast time which tackles children’s universal experience of growing up and empowers them to meet life head on.
Science is the subject under the spotlight in 101 Things To Do With Ice Cream. This new format, to launch first as a web proposition, will take the audience on a journey of discovery of science fact and science trivia through witty and lateral connections.
Meanwhile Beat The Boss will celebrate children’s entrepreneurial skills as they battle against the bosses to beat them at their own game. Magazine Programmes executive editor Reem Nouss will executive produce all three of these projects which are being made by CBBC in-house production.
Also commissioned is Newsround Investigates. It will be occasional half-hours taking an in-depth, investigative look at issues which profoundly affect children’s lives. The first of these will transmit next year and intermittently throughout the year and Roy Milani is to executive produce.
All these new commissions are being made by CBBC In-house production and were commissioned by outgoing controller Alison Sharman.
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.
