DQ Entertainment (DQE), the animation, gaming, live action entertainment production and distribution company, announced a broadcast agreement with leading children’s entertainment channels Cartoon Network and POGO, both part of Turner International India Pvt Ltd (Turner), for the first and second sequel of animated feature Balkand.
The exclusive agreement for Turner’s South Asia feed augments Turner’s Indian animation library, taking the tally to 40 plus local titles acquired and or produced by Turner in India.
Balkand, sequel 1 and 2, follows the successful debut of Balkand on POGO in 2009. Created and produced by DQE, the sequels comprise of 70 minute animated features split into 3 episodes of 22 minutes.
Tapaas Chakravarti chairman & CEO of DQE Group said: “We are very happy to partner with Turner Entertainment Networks -the pioneers for showcasing Indian animation content. This deal will help in adding to our library of Indian content and embarking on a new and exciting venture for producing Indian content.”
Krishna Desai, director, Programming, Turner International India, said, “Promoting and supporting Indian animation is a critical mandate of Turner in India. We have been aggressively executing our 'Desi Toons' strategy.”
