Kids
Cartoon Network New Media launches Mini Match
MUMBAI: Cartoon Network New Media has launched Mini Match, an action-based 3D virtual world that is built around social gaming.
Mini Match features a 3D rendered world where players can challenge their partners in multiplayer games, start impromptu “tag” battles and work together to solve social puzzles.
After “minimising” themselves into customisable avatars, players can navigate the “intricate” environments based on adventure themes in Cartoon Network shows.
Mini Match focuses on multi-player match-ups in a social gaming environment, along with chat and exploration features. The two-player Mini Match games are branded to popular Cartoon Network content. Kids earn reward points for playing games, and they can use these reward points for further avatar customisation and in-game abilities.
“Mini Match opens up a whole new world of gaming to our online audience. The action-adventure theme complements some of our most popular shows and provides kids with a safe virtual destination for social gaming. Kids can come and enjoy the multiplayer games or insert themselves into the fabric of the Mini Match story by joining the ranks of ninjas, pirates, space pilots and other characters, customizing their ‘Minis’ with the gear those adventurous characters bring,” said Turner Broadcasting System SVP digital paul Condolora.
Mini Match features four distinct game-play environments: Haunted Garden, Tower of Heroes, Underwater Lab and Alien Zoo. As they explore each setting, Mini Match players can interact with other “Mini-zens” by playing multiplayer games featuring characters from fan favorite shows such as Ben 10 and Foster’s Home for Imaginary Friends.
Also, players can chat with one another using a custom dictionary that allows only kid-appropriate words and phrases, claims the company.
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.
