This is a list of children's channels in South Asia .
Name | Launch | Language(s) | Owner |
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Duronto TV [1] | 15 October 2017 | Bengali | Barind Media Limited |
The first kids channel launched in India was Cartoon Network which was launched on May 1, 1995.
Name | Launch | Closure | Language(s) | Owner |
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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 |
Name | Launch | Language(s) | Owner |
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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 | |
Name | Launch | Language(s) | Owner |
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A+ Kids TV | July 2017 | Sinhala | Kidzy |
Name | Channel | Year(s) |
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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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