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US Senate Committee holds hearing on Children’s Television Act
| MUMBAI: The US Senate Committee on Commerce, Science and Transportation held a sub-committee hearing on Rethinking the Children‘s Television Act for a Digital Media Age.The panelists were Sesame Workshop CEO and president Gary Knell, Ion Media Networks executive VP John Lawson, Georgetown University director, Children’s Digital Media Center Dr. Sandra Calvert, Nickelodeon and MTVN Family Group president Cyma Zarghami and Common Sense Media CEO James Steyer. The committee chairman John D. (Jay) Rockefeller IV noted that there were two needs here. First, there was a need to provide quality media content for children and secondly, there was a need to protect children from harmful content. “To provide and protect. we must have both. This is what the Committee would like to explore today. How well the Children’s Television Act has worked and how it can be updated to reflect the new digital media market,” said Rockefeller. |
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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.
