Kids
Nick bags Peabody award for ‘Dora the Explorer’
MUMBAI: Kids’ channel Nickelodeon may have yet to make its presence felt in India, but it continues to garner accolades in the US. Its show Dora the Explorer recently won a Peabody.
29 winners were chosen from over 1000 entries for the annual awards hosted by the University of Georgia. The presentation will take place on 17 May in New York. Katie Couric who co-anchors NBC’s Today show will host the ceremony.
In citing Nick’s show, the organisation issued a statement saying, ” “Knights, dragons and talking drawbridges are a few of the appealing devices used in this inventive series to teach Spanish phrases to its young audience, and in doing so emphasise the importance of multilingual education.” There was more good news for Viacom. Its campaign Fight for Your Rights: Protect Yourself public education partnership that was done in association with the Kaiser Family Foundation was cited.
HBO was honoured with three Peabodys. The Wire was recognised by the Peabody Board as “one of the most intense and complex narratives television viewers have seen. War Photographer a documentary about Pulitzer Prize winner photographer James Nachtwey and To Live is Better than to Die an account of a family’s grim struggle with HIV/Aids in rural China were also cited.
BBC America’s The Office also won acclaim from the organisation. The show was praised for its ability to draw laughs despite the absence of predictable jokes, easy punch lines, a laugh track and big name stars.
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.
