Mumbai: After holding the Number 1 title in kids? Genre over the past 6 months**, POGO has added two more titles to its mounting heap of accomplishments.

POGO achieves the Highest GRP of 174 in almost the last 6 years in the kids? genre. (Cartoon Network earned 181 GRP?s in week 21 of 2006) Also, the premier of ?Chhota Bheem movie: Dholakpur to Kathmandu? delivered 2.4 TVR at Sunday 12:00 Hrs. It is the highest TVR of any movie or show in 2012. This combined has led to POGO dominating the viewership pie with 25.6% relative share.

Monica Tata, General Manager, Entertainment Networks, South Asia, Turner International India Pvt. Ltd. said, ?We are elated with POGO?s increasingly better performance, week on week, and the irrefutable contribution of Chhota Bheem in making the channel reach such a milestone. The response received from our viewers is nothing but an encouragement to continue to provide quality and engaging content so as to surpass these accomplishments.?

Mumbai: Chhota Bheem has once again emerged as Kid?s Favourite TV Character (Ormax Media 2011). To add to these celebrations, POGO is also launching a new movie based on this larger-than-life series called Chhota Bheem: Dholakpur to Kathmandu. The movie will premiere on POGO, India?s No. 1 Kids? and Family channel, on Sunday, March 25, 2012 at 12pm.

Full of adventure and humour, this movie is about Chhota Bheem?s latest rescue mission in the snow-clad mountains of Nepal, battling vicious creatures to save the day yet again! Migo, a yeti cub is kidnapped by the evil Snow Leopard Clan to be sacrificed to their goddess. If Migo isn?t returned to his yeti father, the yeti will soon descend on Kathmandu and destroy all in its wrath. It is now upto our Dholakpur superhero ? Chhota Bheem and friends to travel to Katmandu and battle treacherous terrains and the Snow Leopard Clan to save Migo and return him in time to the Yeti else all of Nepal is doomed.

Says Monica Tata, General Manager, Entertainment Networks, South Asia, Turner International India Pvt. Ltd. ?We are delighted at the continued success of Chhota Bheem. The audience has shown phenomenal affinity and loyalty to the brand which has enabled us to sustain the title of ?Kids Favourite TV Character? and launch new movies on a regular basis which perform increasingly well. We look forward to pushing the boundaries in 2012 on Chhota Bheem across all platforms.?

As per Ormax Media 2011 report, Chhota Bheem is leading the list of Kids? Favourite TV characters with 21% market share. Another feather on the Turner cap is that 6 of the top characters in the survey, namely: Jerry, Tom, Mr. Bean, Ben and Krishna; are from Cartoon Network and POGO. The ranking for the most popular kid?s characters is derived from the bi-annual syndicated research called Small Wonders. This research is conducted amongst children of the age 6-14 years, across eight cities in India.

MUMBAI: Cartoon Network?s alien-morphing boy hero, Ben 10, is set to star in his first CGI (Computer Generated Imagery)animated television movie: Ben 10: Destroy All Aliens. Slated for premiere on Sunday, March 18, 2012 at 12pm on Cartoon Network, the movie is being directed by Victor Cook (The Spectacular Spider-Man, Scooby-Doo Mystery Incorporated,) and executive produced by Silas Hickey, Creative Director for Animation, Turner Broadcasting System Asia Pacific, Inc. Ben 10: Destroy All Aliens is written by Marty Isenberg and features the original voice actors from the Ben 10 animated series.

Ben 10: Destroy All Aliens turns the clock back to 10-year-old Ben Tennyson, struggling with teachers, detention, school bullies and the dreadful fate of missing out on his weekend fishing trip with Grandpa Max, when grounded by his parents. Desperate times call for desperate measures as Ben jumps at the chance to escape from it all at the Total Alien Immersion training program on the far side of the galaxy. Little does Ben realize the irreversible consequences of the program which sends him crashing back to earth stuck in his alien forms battling an all-new evil alien, Mechamorph Warrior.

"Ben 10?s enduring popularity with kids is undeniable and this movie brings the hugely successful franchise to an exciting new level. Ben 10: Destroy All Aliens is set to be 2012?s television movie event of the year as Ben 10?s legions of fans around the world unite to watch him, cousin Gwen and Grandpa Max save the world from evil with awesome, never-before-seen CGI effects," said Hickey.

Monica Tata, General Manager, Entertainment Networks, South Asia, Turner International India Pvt. Ltd. said, "Ben 10 is one of the most popular franchises in India with a fan base that extends beyond kids to include parents as well. We are very excited to launch this CGI animated movie of Ben 10 which will surely be a visual treat for families. With this movie, we hope Ben 10?s popularity will skyrocket in India by tenfold making him the No.1 toon star."

Ben 10: Destroy All Aliens will air on Sunday, March 18, 2012 at 12pm on Cartoon Network in English, Hindi, Tamil and Telugu.

Mumbai :India‘s most talented kids shone in Mumbai on Saturday at the eighth annual POGO Amazing Kids Awards 2011, India‘s first kids‘ television awards ceremony.

Kids‘ favourite superhero -Chhota Bheem made a surprise performance at the event and the winners were felicitated by Monica Tata, General Manager, Entertainment Networks, South Asia, Turner International India.

A POGO original production, POGO Amazing Kids Awards 2011 upheld the channel‘s tradition of discovering, recognizing and celebrating, the amazingly talented kids across India.

It was no easy feat to select one winner from hundreds of candidates across India. Taking up this immense responsibility was a panel of eminent experts within each field. Icon Ayaz Memon judged the sports category, Ashley Lobo judged the dance category, Sukhwinder Singh judged the singing and musician category, Tathagat Tulsi judged the genius category and Vaibhav Kumaresh judged the artist category. The leader category was judged by Monica Tata and the entertainer category was judged by Rick Fernandes, Executive Director, Original Production & Development, Turner Broadcasting Systems, Asia Pacific.

At the event, Monica Tata, General Manager, Entertainment Networks, South Asia, Turner International India Pvt. Ltd., said, "We are extremely excited and proud to announce the winners of the coveted POGO Amazing Kids Awards 2011. At POGO, we take great initiative in discovering and felicitating India‘s most talented kids. These luminous kids are our future and we are delighted to offer them such a platform where kids across India can be inspired by them. I congratulate each one of them and their families for winning this award and hope to see them grow in stature and talent in all their future endeavours".

Catch the success stories of these amazing kids across India from December 31, 2011 to January 31, 2012 only on POGO!

Delhi: India?s top junior journalists are set to show off their reporting skills on POGO after the channel announced the winners of the Dholakpur Breaking News contest. The cool correspondents will feature on POGO, relaying the latest news on their favourite superhero: Chhota Bheem from Dholakpur.

The contest, conducted from July 25 to September 2, 2011 on POGO invited kids to send their own innovative endings to a series of fun situations and stories on Chhota Bheem; with the six most intriguing entrants scoring the scoop - a reporting role on the channel.

POGO will air the special spots from November 21, 2011. In addition POGO will announce 30 runners-up during the airing of Chhota Bheem every Monday to Friday at 5:00 P.M. All these winners will receive iPod shuffles as prizes.

Monica Tata, GM, Entertainment Networks, South Asia, Turner International India, said: "The response for the Dholakpur Breaking News contest has been phenomenal, no doubt owing to the fact that kids adore and aspire to be a part of Chhota Bheem?s world! The entries we received showed that Indian kids are so creative and intelligent, and it is our honour to be able to provide a platform via our channels and contests to hone and display their talents."