Celebrate children’s day with kids favourite channels – Cartoon Network and POGO

Media News

Mumbai, November 14, 2007

India’s leading kids’ entertainment channels, Cartoon Network and POGO have planned a extravaganza of programs as a special treat for all kids on this Children’s Day. Kids can enjoy their special day by tuning into Cartoon Network on November 14 from 11:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m. to watch three enchanting, captivating and popular Barbie movies including, Barbie As The Island Princess, Barbie Fairytopia: Magic of Rainbow and Barbie in the Twelve Dancing Princesses. POGO joins in the Children’s Day fun by presenting a Tiny TV Children’s Day programming extravaganza featuring special episodes of Bob the Builder, Postman Pat and Miffy & Friends. The Tiny TV Children’s Day programming on POGO will air on November 14 from 9:00 a.m. - 2:00 p.m.

Children’s Day Barbie specials on Cartoon Network kick off with animated movie Barbie As The Island Princess. The movie revolves around Rosella (Barbie) who as a young girl is shipwrecked on an island and raised by many of the animals that inhabit the location. One day, a prince named Antonia discovers Rosella and her animal family and invites them to visit his kingdom and explore his country. What no one knew was that a trap is being laid in order to rob Prince Antonia off his powers. Now, Rosella and her animal friends must help Prince Antonia to find out who is behind this evil plan and also help him to regain his position in the Kingdom.

Join Barbie as Elina in an all- new magical Fairytopia movie – Barbie Fairytopia: Magic Of Rainbow! Elina travels with her puffball Bibble to Fairy School at the magnificent Crystal Palace. There she meets the other fairy apprentices, chosen to learn the annual Flight of Spring and magically create the first rainbow of the season. But when the evil Laverna tries to stop the Flight, threatening to plunge Fairytopia into ten years of bitter winter, Elina and her new friends must learn that "together we are strong."

The final treat of this Children’s Day Barbie special is a magical, musical and adventurous animated movie, Barbie in the Twelve Dancing Princesses. The beautiful Princess Genevieve (played by Barbie) and her eleven dancing princess sisters live together. However, they are endangered by their evil aunt Rowena, who is plotting to rule their kingdom. In order to break free from Aunt Rowena’s clutches, all the princesses escape to a palace and discover a secret entrance to a magical world where wishes come true! However, they must return to their kingdom in order to save it.

Our Tiny TV Children’s Day special on POGO begins with the hugely popular show Bob the Builder. The episode showcases Bob the Builder’s hometown, shares a bit of his name and all of his exciting spirit. It is a bright and colourful place where everyone knows each other and is always willing to lend a hand. Bob and his machines are frequently seen driving over the town roads or even fixing them as a part of their working day. Bobsville is a bustling town, which reflects Bob the Builder’s busy nature.

To continue the success of the pre-school book series, Miffy now shines in a beautiful stop-motion puppet animation series called Miffy and friends. This 3D series makes the unique artwork of Dick Bruna stand out, without losing the simplicity that made his work world famous and while leaving space for children's imaginations to roam. Pre-schoolers will play along with Miffy, a sweet little bunny and her friends Boris and Barbara Bear, Poppy Pig, Snuffy etc. and discover the world around them in a fun way.

Everyone’s favourite postman, Postman Pat and his faithful companion, Jess the Cat, are back with brand new adventures enveloped with pace, humour and excitement. Catch the all new series of Postman Pat, doing much more than just delivering post.

POGO - TINY TV CHILDREN’S DAY SPECIAL PROGRAMMING LINE-UP SHOW NAME TIME

BOB THE BUILDER 11:00 A.M.

MIFFY AND FRIENDS 11:30 A.M.

POSTMAN PAT 12:00 NOON

BOB THE BUILDER 12:30 P.M.

BOB’S BIG PLAN 1:30 P.M.

With a slew of exciting programmes, Cartoon Network and POGO promise to make this Children’s Day a memorable one for kids in India. So make sure to tune in to this special bouquet of programmes on November 14 only on by India’s leading kids’ channels Cartoon Network and POGO.

Contact:

Pooja Ahluwalia

Turner International India

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e-mail pooja.ahluwalia@turner.com

Vidhi Verma/Arpita Bhatia

IPAN

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