List of children's television channels in South Asia
(Redirected from List of Kids channels in South Asia)
This is a list of children's channels in South Asia.
Bangladesh
[edit]| Name | Launch | Language(s) | Owner |
|---|---|---|---|
| Duronto TV[1] | 15 October 2017 | Bengali | Barind Media Limited |
India
[edit]The first kids channel launched in India was Cartoon Network which was launched on May 1, 1995.
| Name | Launch | Closure | Language(s) | Owner |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cartoon Network | 1 May 1995 | Tamil Telugu Malayalam Kannada Hindi |
Warner Bros. Discovery India | |
| Pogo TV | 1 January 2004 | |||
| Discovery Kids | 7 August 2012 | |||
| Cartoon Network HD+ | 15 April 2018 | |||
| Toonami | 26 February 2015 | 15 May 2018 | English
Hindi | |
| Sony YAY! | 18 April 2017 | Hindi Tamil Telugu Malayalam Marathi Bengali |
Culver Max Entertainment | |
| Animax | 4 July 2004 | 18 April 2017 | English | |
| Disney Channel | 17 December 2004 |
Tamil |
Disney Star | |
| Disney Channel HD | 15 March 2023 | |||
| Disney Junior | 15 October 2012 | |||
| Hungama TV | 26 September 2004 | |||
| Super Hungama | 1 March 2022 | |||
| Toon Disney | 17 December 2004 | 14 November 2009 | ||
| Disney XD | 14 November 2009 | 20 January 2019 | ||
| Marvel HQ[2] | 20 January 2019 | 1 March 2022 | ||
| Nickelodeon | 16 October 1999 | Viacom18 | ||
| Nickelodeon Sonic | 20 December 2011 | |||
| Nick HD+ | 5 December 2015 |
English | ||
| Nick Jr. | 21 November 2012 | |||
| CBeebies | July 2020[3] | English | BBC | |
| Chithiram TV | 3 June 2010 | 13 December 2022 | Tamil | Kalaignar TV Network |
| Chutti TV | 29 April 2007 | Tamil | Sun TV Network | |
| Kochu TV | 16 October 2011 | Malayalam | ||
| Kushi TV | 2009 | Telugu | ||
| Chintu TV | Kannada | |||
| Rongeen TV[4] | 12 June 2019 | Bengali | Biswas Media Solutions | |
| Gubbare | 14 November 2020 | Hindi | IN10 Media Network | |
| ETV Bal Bharat | 27 April 2021 | Hindi English Tamil Telugu Malayalam Marathi Bengali Kannada Gujarathi Odia Assamese Punjabi |
Ramoji Group | |
| Maha Cartoon TV | 1 November 2016 | 1 March 2019 | Hindi | |
| Splash Channel[5] | 17 August 2001 | 2009 | Hindi | Pentamedia Graphics Mayajaal Entertainment[6] |
| Spacetoon India | 14 January 2009[7] | 13 March 2013 | English
Hindi |
Kids Media India (KMI) |
| ZeeQ | 5 November 2012 | 1 June 2017 | English
Hindi Tamil Telugu |
Zee Entertainment Enterprises |
| Da Vinci Learning[8] | 18 November 2015 | 30 November 2017 | English | Da Vinci Media |
Pakistan
[edit]| Name | Launch | Language(s) | Owner |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cartoon Network | 2 April 2004 | Urdu English |
WarnerMedia Entertainment Networks Asia Pacific/M/s. Information & Systems Corp. (Pvt.) Ltd. |
| Nickelodeon | 23 November 2006 | ARY Digital Network | |
| CBeebies | 19 July 2008 | BBC Asia | |
| Pop | 3 June 2018 | Edutainment (Pty.) Ltd | |
| Kids Zone[9][10][11][12] | 18 December 2018 | Mediacon Network Pvt. Ltd./Kids Network Television LLC | |
| Cinemachi Kids[13][14][12] | 30 September 2016 | Ironline Production (Pvt.) Ltd./Mimyuni Media Entertainment | |
| Baby TV[12] | 4 December 2003 | ||
| Champion TV[12] | 19 April 2020 | M/s. Media Roots (Pvt.) Limited |
Sri Lanka
[edit]| Name | Launch | Language(s) | Owner |
|---|---|---|---|
| A+ Kids TV | July 2017 | Sinhala | Kidzy |
Programming blocks
[edit]India
[edit]| Name | Channel | Year(s) |
|---|---|---|
| Toonami[15] | Cartoon Network | 2001–2010 |
| Boomerang[16] | 2007 | |
| Disney | DD National | 1994 |
| Disney Jadoo[17] | 2005 | |
| Cartoon Network Ki Duniya[18] | 2006–2007 | |
| Discovery Kids[19] | Discovery Channel | 2001–2005 |
| Playhouse Disney | Disney Channel | 2006–2011 |
| Disney Junior | 2011–present | |
| Disney Sandhya[20] | ETV | 1999–2000 |
| TeenNick | Nick Jr. | 2012–2017 |
| Nick Hour[21] | Rishtey | 2016–present |
| Toon Time[22] | SAB TV | 2001–2002 |
| Just Kids![23] | Sahara One | 2002–2005 |
| Spacetoon Hour[24] | 2005–2006 | |
| Sunday Funday[25] | Sony Aath | 2015–present |
| Good Morning Disney[26] | Sony Entertainment Television | 2000–2003 |
| Disney Hour | 2000–2003 | |
| Animax Kool Kidz[27] | 2004–2005 | |
| Jetix Action Station[17] | Star One | 2005–2009 |
| Fox Kids | StarPlus | 2001–2004 |
| Disney Time[17] | 2005–2010 | |
| Disney[17] | Star Utsav | 2005–2009 |
| Jetix | Toon Disney | 2004–2009 |
| Good Morning Disney | Zee TV | 1994–1999 |
| Disney Hour | ||
| Nickelodeon[28] | 1999–2002 | |
| Cartoon Network[29] | 2002–2003 | |
| Disney[30] | Zee Bangla | 2000–2001 |
| Zee Gujarati | ||
| Zee Marathi | ||
| Zee Punjabi | ||
| CBeebies[31] | ZeeQ | 2013–2017 |
Pakistan
[edit]| Name | Channel | Year(s) |
|---|---|---|
| Pogo | Cartoon Network | 2008–present |
| CNP Movies | 2004–present | |
| It's All About Action | 2016 - 2021 | |
| Toontastic Weekends | 2020 - 2021 | |
| Get Set Go! | CBeebies | 2008–present. |
| Discover and Do! | ||
| Big Fun Time! | ||
| Bedtime Hour |
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