Pogo (TV channel)
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| Launched | 1st January, 2004 |
| Owned by | Turner International India Pvt Ltd |
| Country | India |
| Language | English, Hindi, Tamil |
| Broadcast area | India, Nepal, Bhutan, Sri Lanka, Maldives |
| Headquarters | Mumbai, India |
| Sister channel(s) | Cartoon Network, Boomerang, WB, HBO, Real, Turner Classic Movies, CNN |
| Website | Official Website |
| Availability | |
| Satellite | |
| Tata Sky (India) | Channel 615 (SD) |
| Dish TV (India) | Channel 512 (SD) |
| Big TV (India) | Channel 610 (SD) |
| Airtel Digital Tv (India) | Channel 356 (SD) |
| Videocon D2H (India) | Channel 509 (SD) |
| Sun Direct DTH (India) | Channel 524 (SD) |
| Dish TruHD (India) | Channel ? (HD) |
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| Available on most cable systems | |
| Hathway | 404 |
| FDI Digital TV Goa | 404 |
| MediaNet(Maldives) | 55 |
| ICC Digital Network (Pune) | 282 |
Pogo, which launched on 1 January 2004, is a cable and satellite television channel created by Turner Broadcasting, a unit of Time Warner for India which primarily shows animated programming and some live-action shows based in Mumbai, Maharashtra. It is a family entertainment channel in India. Although launched as a children's entertainment channel like its sister channel Cartoon Network, it has become a family entertainment channel. Although initially only available in India, a timeshift version is now available in Nepal, Bhutan, Maldives and Sri Lanka.
In Pakistan and Bangladesh POGO is available as a three-hour block on Cartoon Network (Pakistan).
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Pogo airs in multiple languages in India. All shows are available in English and Hindi. Some shows are also available in Tamil. The timeshift version which is available outside India is only available in English.
The channel carries a number of popular animated shows as well as live action shows. Turner produces exclusive shows for Pogo under the brand name Pogo Originals from time to time. A Pogo original production by Turner, The Music Art and Dance show M.A.D, is India's No. 1 Do-it-yourself show. Pogo also showcases many popular animated and live action movies under the block name Lights! Camera! Pogo. Another super hit 2D animated series 'Chhota Bheem' is also aired on Pogo and it is the winner of the Best Animated TV Series award at the ‘Golden Cursor Awards 2009 held in Mumbai. Chhota Bheem is produced by Green Gold Animation, Hyderabad, India. Another scientific program is FAQ,which is Frequently Asked Questions. It features Prateek & his robot Crash.
Annually, it showcases Pogo Amazing Kids Awards which are held in parts of India and children with nurtured talent are nominated for many categories.
The content of this channel is quite similar to Boomerang UK and Boomerang Latin America's content.
While the channel was a sister service to Cartoon Network, there used to be the kids block on Pogo under the name of Tiny TV. In 2004, Tiny TV was a 17 hour block, however this kept shortening; now such a block does not exist.
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