Pogo is an Indian

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owned and operated by

Warner Bros. Discovery India Warner can refer to: People * Warner (writer) * Warner (given name) * Warner (surname) Fictional characters * Yakko, Wakko, and Dot Warner, stars of the animated television series ''Animaniacs'' * Aaron Warner, a character in ''Shatter Me ...

under its International division, as part of

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as the network’s sister channel. It was launched on 1 January 2004. Broadcasting primarily animated programming, Pogo is Turner's South Asia-exclusive children's television network. A timeshift version is available for

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, and

Sri Lanka Sri Lanka (, ; si, ශ්‍රී ලංකා, Śrī Laṅkā, translit-std=ISO (); ta, இலங்கை, Ilaṅkai, translit-std=ISO ()), formerly known as Ceylon and officially the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka, is an ...

. Pogo is available as a block in

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and

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, and in

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on Family Channel 13.

History

2004–2010

Pogo was officially launched on 1 January 2004 by Turner International India. After its launch, the channel primarily broadcast programming from

and

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such as ''

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'', ''

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'' and ''

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'',

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. On 1 March 2005, Pogo launched

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in which Bollywood personality and anchor,

Jaaved Jaaferi Syed Jaaved Ahmed Jaaferi (born 4 December 1963) is an Indian actor, dancer, and comedian who has appeared in Hindi films and television shows. He is son of the comedian Jagdeep. He joined the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) in March, 2014 and contested ...

gives commentary.

2010–2013

In 2010, Pogo began focusing more on live action programming than animated series. In 2011, Pogo began to compete with its sister channel

in ratings. The channel began airing shows such as

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, and more. Pogo acquired the rights of ''

Chhota Bheem ''Chhota Bheem'' () is an Indian animated comedy adventure television series, created by Green Gold Animations based in Hyderabad, This show is available in English, Hindi, Telugu and Tamil. Bheem is a brave, strong and intelligent young boy. ...

'' and subsequently began airing the show, which became hugely successful in India. In 2012, Pogo became leading kids channel in India by surpassing its sister channel

in ratings and enjoyed to be the No. 1 kids channel in India. ''

'' proven to be huge success for Pogo. The channel started airing more local shows including Chhota Bheem. In February 2013, the Government of Bangladesh banned the broadcast of Pogo in the country, as it was accused of broadcasting there without authorization. The Indian feeds of

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and

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were also banned in Bangladesh as they were accused of broadcasting in Hindi throughout the day.

2014–2017

In 2016, Pogo rebranded with a new logo and look and the premiere of Yo-kai Watch on 11 January and Tashi on 23 January. The channel began classic shows from

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, such as

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and

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. In 2017,

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started to air on the channel on 2 January,

Oddbods ''Oddbods'' (also known as ''The Oddbods Show'') is a Singaporean computer-animated comedy television series produced by One Animation. The series centers on seven characters—Bubbles, Pogo, Newt, Jeff, Slick, Fuse and Zee—wearing furry suit ...

on 9 January and

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on 3 December.

2018–2021

In 2018, Pogo started more focus on ''

'', '' Mighty Raju'', ''

Tik Tak Tail ''Tik Tak Tail'' is an Indian flash-animated slapstick comedy television series produced by Cosmos-Maya. It premiered on 4 September 2017 on Pogo. The show is about three characters — Tik, a rabbit; Tak, a tiger and Tail, the tiger's tail. ...

'', etc. and hence stopped some of the international shows. Pogo broadcast mostly Indian series and some international shows. From 2019 to 2020, the channel shifted its focus to

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. Pogo TV became the third most watched kids channel across all genres with TRP in December 2020. In 2020, Pogo stopped all international shows and aired only indian Animations like

, Dabangg,

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, Lambuji Tinguji and

Bandbudh Aur Budbak Bandbudh Aur Budbak is an Indian animated comedy television series produced by Aashish Mall, Mayank Patel and Avinash Walzade. It was also produced by Paperboat Animation Studios. It premiered originally on ZeeQ in 2015. It showcases the antic ...

. Pogo aired an animated movie ''Shaktimaan New TV Special'' on 14 November 2021. A

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audio track was added again to Pogo on 30 November 2021.

2022–present

In 2022, Pogo resumed airing international shows such as ''

'', '' Mr. Bean: The Animated Series'' and '' Yo-kai Watch.'' On 22 August 2022, ''

Ekans - Snakes Awake Ekans - Snakes Awake also known as Ekans - Ek Se Badhkar Snake or simply Ekans is an Indian sci-fi superhero computer - animated series produced by Hi-Tech Animation for Cartoon Network (India). The series centers around 13-year-old Ekans, whos ...

'', an original animated series of

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was shifted on Pogo TV. On 4 September 2022 the channel premiered its special episode titled ''Ekans: Origin Story''. The channel also launched an original movie of that series titled ''Ekans: The Mystery Of Three Gems'' on October 09, 2022 at 12:30 PM IST. The theatrical film of that series titled ''Ekans – Hero Ek Villain Anek'' was launched on the channel on October 16, 2022. On 3 December 2022, Pogo launched Dennis the Menace and Gnasher.

Programming

References

External links

Official website
{{DEFAULTSORT:Pogo TV Cartoon Network Television stations in Mumbai Children's television channels in India Indian animation Television channels and stations established in 2004 2004 establishments in Maharashtra Warner Bros. Discovery networks