An award winning cartoon series is being launched in Arabic across the region by Cartoon Network Arabic. “The Amazing World of Gumball’ premieres on October 6th and arrives fresh after scooping a prestigious ‘Cristal Award’ for Best Television Production at this year’s Annecy International Animation Film Festival.
The Amazing World of Gumball combines 2D and 3D animation in a live-action setting and follows the misadventures of twelve-year-old Gumball and his unconventional family in the weird and wonderful town of Elmore. Featuring a stellar cast of characters, Gumball’s school friends include a tyrannosaurus rex, a cheerleading peanut, and a banana.
Cartoon Network Arabic
Creator Ben Bocquelet based Gumball on the archetypal family sitcom, replacing normal human characters with nonsensical creatures. He explains: “I wanted to treat the show like a sitcom and use the funny aspect of the characters and the freedom of animation to expand the humour and the stories into places that wouldn’t be possible in live action.”
Shows such as Freej, which are centered on families and communities, are very popular across the region and ‘The Amazing World of Gumball’ in Arabic will help grow this genre and provide entertainment to Cartoon Network Arabic viewers.
“Gumball is a truly unique and visually ground-breaking series. The themes, humour and characters have broad appeal appreciated by both kids and adults alike,” said Alan Musa, General Manager and Vice- President, Africa, Middle East and Pan Region, Turner Broadcasting.
“Winning the Cristal Award is an incredible accolade and a very proud moment for Cartoon Network Europe and our production partners, Dandelion Productions, Boulder Media, and Studio Soi, who all worked tirelessly to make The Amazing World of Gumball the outstanding show it is.”
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About Cartoon Network Arabic
Launched in October 2010 and broadcasting free-to-air 100% Arabic content across the entire MENA region, Cartoon Network Arabic delivers a wide range of international and locally-produced kid’s entertainment with hit shows including: Ben 10, Powerpuff Girls, Dexter’s Laboratory, Samurai Jack, Ben and Izzy, Freej and Fosters Home for Imaginary Friends.
The Arabic channel is the latest addition to the Cartoon Network channels available in over 22 languages, across 29 separate feeds, in 167 countries, in 248 million homes worldwide. Cartoon Network is operated by Turner Broadcasting System, Inc., a Time Warner Company.
Cartoon Network Arabic broadcasts via NILESAT 104 (Transponder 87 – Frequency 12437 MHz horizontal – 27.500MSym\s -¾) and BADR 6 (Transponder 1 – Frequency 11727 horizontal – 27500bps – ¾).
For more information please visit www.cartoonnetworkarabic.com
About Turner Broadcasting
Turner Broadcasting delivers some of the world’s most successful and well-known news and entertainment brands – CNN, Cartoon Network, Cartoon Network Too, Boomerang, Cartoonito, TCM (Turner Classic Movies), and Adult Swim. The company now broadcasts 21 entertainment channels in 17 languages across approximately 100 countries in Europe, Africa and the Middle East. With a rich history of innovation, Turner Broadcasting is continuing to push the boundaries of media being at the forefront of development with its brands via the web, VOD, DVD, gaming, mobile, merchandising, publishing and emerging platforms.
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