A fresh line up of POGO Original Productions and Republic Day special comes your way in January. New Delhi, January 6, 2009: POGO, India’s favourite kids’ channel, promises to make the year 2009 even more special for its viewers with the brand new season of its various shows, like ‘Hole in the Wall – Season II’; the seven time winner of the best children’s show ‘M.A.D. – Big Picture Special’ along with a special block ‘Kabhi Crash, Kabhi Splash’ and many others.
Hole in the Wall – Season II’ is back again with a whole lot of new arm twisting, leg bending, crouching, hiding and many more interesting ways to win the game. The trickiest, funniest and wettest show on the planet and POGO’s eighth original production promises a lot more fun and exciting ways to play the game. The show starts from January 12 and will be aired at 6:00p.m. from Monday-Friday. Kids favourite show and the seven time winner of the best children’s show, M.A.D. gets even bigger and better in ‘M.A.D- Big Picture’, its Big Picture Special. Watch ‘Rob’ in the new episodes of the show that blends fascinating information and interesting educational elements along with a dose of entertainment every Sunday at 10:30am. Additionally, POGO also brings for its viewers four hours of non-stop slippery and watery episodes of two of the most hilarious and engaging game shows ‘Hole in the Wall’ and ‘Takeshi’s Castle’ in a special programming block ‘Kabhi Crash, Kabhi Splash’ every Friday at 12:30 p.m.
Monica Tata, Vice President and Deputy General Manager – Entertainment Networks, South Asia, Turner International India Private Limited (TIIPL) said, “POGO was the first kids’ channel to launch original productions in India in 2004 and this year our bouquet has much more for our avid viewers. POGO is expanding its suite of offerings by launching new season of Hole in the Wall and M.A.D. getting even better with its Big Picture Special. This line up of kids’ favourite shows is sure to add more excitement and be a great beginning to their new year.”
Celebrating India’s Republic Day, POGO, takes kids back in time with the greatest epic of India in the special programming block, Republic Day Salute, which continues with favourite shows like Chhota Bheem, Hagemaru, Mr. Bean the Animated Series & Mr. Bean, throughout the day on Republic Day. Start your Friday mornings with OSWALD MARATHON a friendly eight legged blue octopus Oswald, who can talk and sing. every Friday 8:00a.m. only on POGO.
Also a splash of big blockbusters one after the other through out the month will keep you captivated. A host of funny movies comes your way only on CAT, MOUSE & POGO , LIGHTS CAMERA POGO, GROOVY MOVIES and LIGHTS CAMERA POGO! SATURDAYS.
Now spend your Saturdays evenings with LIGHTS CAMERA POGO, GROOVY MOVIES at 6:00 p.m. showcasing a smash of hits like BLUE UMBRELLA on 3rd January, RAJU CHACHA on 10th January, SHREK on 17th January, BATMAN BEGINS on 24th January and SCOOBY DOO on 31st January.
Every Sunday noon, POGO brings to you the most famous cat and mouse duo screens on CAT, MOUSE & POGO! The line up includes comedy movie TOM & JERRY: FAST AND THE FURRY on 4th January and TOM & JERRY: BLAST OFF TO MARS on 11th January. TOM & JERRY: THE MAGIC RING airs on 18th January. TOM & JERRY: THE MOVIE airs on 25th January.
As a special republic day treat, POGO will also premiere full length animation movie – RAMAYANA – LEGEND OF PRINCE RAMA at 12:00 Noon.
POGO, a multi-genre channel created exclusively for kids in India, launched successfully on January 1 2004 and is distributed by Zee Turner Ltd. Broadcast via the PAS-10 satellite, POGO is available in over 19.8 million cable & satellite homes, and in just months of its launch became the second most popular kids’ entertainment channel in India, after Cartoon Network. Catering to kids and their families, POGO offers the best available programming from studios including Universal Studios, Warner Brothers, Entertainment Rights, BBC and HIT Entertainment PLC, with such premium titles as: Harry Potter And The Sorcerer’s Stoneâ„¢, Harry Potter And The Chamber Of Secretsâ„¢, Harry Potter And The Prisoner Of Azkabanâ„¢, Takeshi’s Castle, Mr.
