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In its endeavour to enrich consumer experiences and provide integrated entertainment, Viacom18 has partnered with KidZania (Delhi). As a part of the partnership, KidZania Delhi will have a Nickelodeon and Colors themed TV studio.

KidZania is an interactive indoor theme park that educates kids through real life roleplay activities, and the partnership with Nickelodeon and Colors will take kids to a front row, behind the scenes seat where kids can themselves see, learn and replicate the actual experience that plays out behind the scenes.

Speaking about the collaboration with KidZania, Viacom 18 COO Raj Nayak said, “This partnership with KidZania brings a perfect opportunity for us to collaborate with like-minded partners and creating a platform for children to experience different aspects of the media & entertainment industry.”

The Colors Studio will allow kids to actively interact and understand the story that is going to unfold for Colors show properties be it India’s Got Talent, Rising Star, Jhalak Dikhlaa Jaa or India Banega Manch. They can choose to be in front of the camera or behind it, enact the role of a celebrity host or get ready to dance with the stars and step into the shoes of their favourite judges, show characters.

Speaking about creating a priceless experience for kids with the Nickelodeon Studio at Kidzania, Viacom 18 head (kids entertainment cluster) Nina Elavia Jaipuria said. “This partnership is another step towards inspiring kids with an inimitable curated platform that facilitates learning, development as well as play.  The Nickelodeon studio will now allow kids to be a part of their favourite nicktoons life thus building an everlasting bond with them.”

Nickelodeon will provide with a dubbing studio where kids will be able to enjoy a true to life simulated dubbing experience, by giving voice to their favourite Motu Patlu, Shiva to name a few.  Going forward the studio will continue to curate many such experiences like learning how to create animation, immersing themselves in an episode of the toons et cetera, allowing kids to truly feel inspired and experience the mystical world of the nicktoons.

Speaking about this partnership, KidZania India CEO Sanjeev Kumar, said, “KidZania is constantly looking for opportunities to partner with corporates, who believe in our objective to provide children an authentic and powerful development platform through role play activities.”

As part of building an ecosystem, KidZania will also have Voot Kids which will bring alive high decibel engagement throughout the year with an objective to engage and celebrate with kids and their parents on special occasions like Diwali, Christmas, summer holidays and more.

The Colours and Nickelodeon studios are now open at KidsZania, sector 38A, Noida, Uttar Pradesh.

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CAKE, has announced the launch of pioneering pre-school animated series Pablo at MIPCOM.

Produced by Paper Owl Films, this 52 x 11 minute series features a smart and artistic little boy Pablo, whose imaginative drawings come to life enabling him to face the real world with confidence. He is five and half years old, and on the autism spectrum. Using his magic crayons, he bravely turns his life challenges into fantastic adventures and his feelings into colourful characters with a voice. With the help of his Art World friends, Llama, Noa, Mouse, Draff, Tang and Wren, Pablo is better able to make sense of his five and half year old world.

Pablo is a celebration of individuality and of thinking differently. The first ever children’s series to feature an autistic central character, each story reflects the real-life experiences of children with autism, and has been devised, co-written and voiced by young autistic talent.

CAKE CCO and managing director, and Pablo executive producer Ed Galton said, “Pablo is a unique show celebrating creativity and individuality. Beautifully animated and sensitively produced, we are extremely proud to be part of this exciting project.”

A 2D animated series with a blend of live action, Pablo is set to air on CBeebies and RTÉJr. from 2 October. A second season was commissioned last November, a year ahead of delivery – a CBeebies first. Six games and a slate of short films accompany the series for which executive producer CAKE handles all international distribution.

Paper Owl Films creative director Grainne McGuinness said, “Pablo is an authentic exploration of what everyday life is like for a little boy with autism. It is also an optimistic depiction, a celebration of difference and we hope, a springboard for a more positive and empathetic conversation about autism.”

Pablo was produced by Paper Owl Films for CBeebies and RTÉJr., in association with Kavaleer Productions and Ingenious with funding from Northern Ireland Screen and BAI.

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Traditionally, rummy has been the game of choice for people when it came to entertainment. Rummy till a couple of years ago was limited to neighbourhoods, family functions, get together etc. With the entry of the online rummy and mobile rummy, the perception of playing rummy has changed totally. Today, rummy is available 24×7 online. Play rummy on mobile, things have become even more interesting.

However, what looks rosy may not be true. In the name of fun and entertainment, many unauthorised rummy sites are taking the gullible players for a ride. Here’s a round-up of important things that need to be checked before you start playing with any rummy site.

Check for the authenticity of the website

Check these factors and get convinced before you start playing rummy.

1. Registered website: Play with certified or licensed websites only. Read reviews of rummy sites in India before you start playing. These reviews written by experts give an unbiased view of the site.
2. SSL encryption: Ensure the website has an SSL encryption to secure the financial details that you may share with the website.
3. Payment gateway: Check for a safe and secure payment gateway. Reputed and established rummy sites in addition to providing secure payment gateway, they also provide multiple payment options for players to make payments – either through cards like debit/ credit cards or online transfers.
4. User base: Best rummy sites in India have a genuine user base. The number of registered users, number of active players and stats like the mobile app downloads are indicators of the authenticity of those websites.
5. RNG Certification: Genuine online rummy sites display their Random Number Generator (RNG) certification on their websites for the viewing of the visitors. This serves as a conclusive proof.
6. Free registration: All the major rummy sites provide free registration for the players and also with options of playing free and cash rummy.

Check for game related aspects

1. Easy registration: A simple and easy registration process is part of enhancing user experience. Hence, go with those online rummy sites which do not have a cumbersome registration process.
2. Game variants: Although not directly involved, but offering diverse game variants are an added feature that will add to your overall gaming experience.
3. Gaming experience: Innovative themes, interesting avatars and features like 2D/ 3D tables will make the game more interesting. Hence, get more information on the gaming experience.
4. Customer support: Online rummy sites provide superior customer support by means of chat, email and call facility. Especially when you have issues regarding payments or withdrawals, a good customer support team will be ease out the issues.
5. Promotions & rewards: As a regular feature and sometimes as an exclusive promotion, established rummy sites offer interesting promotions and rewards. Check them too.
6. Blogs, videos & tutorials: Most of the popular rummy sites offer blogs, video and tutorials as learning aids to help players to play rummy on both laptop and mobile.

Final Call

On having verified the site for the above parameters, start playing rummy on mobile and download rummy app on mobile and enjoy both fun and rewards too.

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