Maha Cartoon TV
Maha Cartoon TV logo
CountryIndia
Broadcast areaIndia
NetworkMaha TV
AffiliatesMaha Movie
HeadquartersNew Delhi, India
Programming
Language(s)Hindi
Picture format4:3 (576i, SDTV)
Ownership
OwnerTeleone Consumers Product Private Ltd
History
Launched1 November 2016 (2016-11-01)
Closed1 March 2019
Replaced byMaha Punjabi

Maha Cartoon TV was a cable and satellite television channel that is owned by Teleone Consumers Product Pvt. Ltd. It was founded by Darshan Singh and Vishvajeet Sharma. The channel was launched on 1 November 2016. The channel is primarily aimed at children and adolescents aged 4–14 free-to-air channel.[1] It was replaced by Maha Punjabi in 2019.

History

Teleone Consumers Private Ltd came into existence in 1998 and is the parent company of Maha Cartoon TV. Maha Cartoon TV carries the franchise title that was incepted with the precursor channel Maha Movie. According to the official press release,[2] the channel was created to fill the idle space for a Hindi free-to-air channel.

Programming

Maha Cartoon TV’s current schedule[3] consists largely of original series aimed at children and pre-teens. The shows that air on the channel are:

  • Mooshak Gungun
  • Bal Chanakya
  • Panchatantra Stories
  • Akbar & Birbal
  • Ciko se Sikho
  • Techno Kids[2]

The channel also airs a variety of foreign content, including

  • Plantimon – A Journey of an Adventure
  • Super Ninjas
  • Bali: The Jungle Warrior
  • Sooryanagar Ke Saahasi
  • Charlie Chaplin show
  • Doremon
  • Pokémon
  • Rubi
  • Alien Zoo
  • Samson and Neon (Samson et Néon)
  • KungFu Dragon
  • Abu: The Little Dinosaur
  • Professor Thompson
  • Raven Tales
  • The Dream Town
  • Ejen Ali

The channel has a future plan to air movies.[4]

References

  1. ↑ "हिन्दुस्तान का पहला फ्री टू एयर हिंदी कार्टून चैनल "महाकार्टून" लाॅच". Newscircle. 25 October 2016. Archived from the original on 27 October 2017. Retrieved 11 September 2017.
  2. 1 2 "DV Group announces the launch of their free-to-air kids' channel: Maha Cartoon TV – AnimationXpressAnimationXpress". www.animationxpress.com.
  3. ↑ "Programs Schedule of Mahacartoontv". www.mahacartoontv.com. Retrieved 11 September 2017.
  4. ↑ "Maha Cartoon targets 65 per cent rural HSM via DD FreeDish, 2000 LCOs". Indian Television Dot Com. 27 October 2016. Retrieved 11 September 2017.
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