Kids
Nickelodeon lines-up new shows for 2005-06 season
MUMBAI: Viacom kids’ channel Nickelodeon rolls out new live-action and animated series designed for 2005-06 season in the US. The kid’s channel is slated to introduce 248 episodes of 18 returning hit Nick and Nick Jr. series. The season will also showcase a programme created by Whoopi Goldberg.
Totaling 124 hours of original programming, the line-up includes 20 new episodes of SpongeBob SquarePants, 24 new episodes of preschool series Dora the Explorer as well as new seasons of Nickelodeon’s live action Zoey 101, Ned’s Declassified School Survival Guide, Unfabulous, Drake & Josh and Romeo.
The new programmes, which Nickelodeon is adding to its programming schedule will introduce Catscratch, in the month of September.
Power Strikers, a live-action comedy executive produced by Whoopi Goldberg about a girl’s soccer team and The X’s to telecast from November is about a family spies living in the suburbs, informs an official communiqué.
Meanwhile, Nick Jr. roster with three new play-to-learn series; Go, Diego, Go! to air in October an animated spin-off of the Dora the Explorer. The Wonder Pets, Wubby Widegt and Walden will beam from 2006.
Launched in May 2002, Nicktoons targets kids and tweens and beams as a commercial-free television network.
Meanwhile, come August, Nicktoons, which features animated favorites from the past, will become ad-supported in August.
Nicktoons will also add three new series to its line-up in 2006; Skyland, Shuriken School and Kappa Mikey.
Earlier this year an announcement was made from the channel that it would cease advertising junk food products on kids’ television, one media buyer doesn’t think Nickelodeon will suffer much.
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.
