Digital Television Russia, along with its partner Nucleus Media Rights, have signed an agreement with India-based IN10 Media Network's Kids' channel ‘Gubbare' for its sale rights to air two seasons of their popular animation series –”Leo and Tig”.
The show has garnered love and appreciation from kids not just in Russia, but across the globe, making it one of the most loved shows worldwide. With the show coming to Gubbare, young Indian viewers will get to enjoy the adventures of two inseparable friends Leo and Tig at the comfort of their native language –Hindi.
The friendship of Leo and Tig isn't new to Indian viewers, as the Russian Animated Film Festival in Chennai and the International Children and Film Festival in Mumbai brought about a chance to the young participants to meet the animated series duo, for the first time.
IN10 Media Network, India's home-grown media Network Company, offers several entertainment brands across Broadcast, Digital and Production under its network of the umbrella. Gubbare – ‘Masti Ke Phuwarre', the network's latest offering, is a Kids' entertainment channel, targeting the young viewers of India between the ages group of 2-14. Gubbare offers an extensive mix of exciting characters and innovatively told stories, with a combination of originals and acquired content across shows and movies. A 24- hour channel, Gubbare hosts complete entertainment for kids across multiple genres. The channel is a part of ‘Apna Epic Value Pack' and is available across all major DTH and cable operators across India.
The show will air every day three times a day at 9 am, 12 noon and 8 pm.
‘Leo and Tig' is an animated series that depicts the adventures of a small, restless leopard named ‘Leo' and his best friend ‘Tig' – the tiger. Every day these two young friends explore their amazing neighbourhood of the Far East, grasping new things about the world around them, embracing kindness, friendship, and the importance of mutual co-existence in nature, along their journey.
In the second season, Leo and Tig return with new adventures and beautiful stories, while meeting Lily the monkey. Together they travel around the world, making new friends along the way learning about new customs and traditions of the world.
The prototypes of the main characters are made in such a way that showcases one of the unique rare animal species i.e. the Amur tiger and the Far Eastern leopard that are listed in the Red List of Threatened Species. Today, about 520 Amur tigers are found in Russia, and the population of the Far Eastern leopard does not exceed more than 80. Along with entertaining the kids, the show will also give an insight into the rare animal species of the world.
With a huge young global fan base, “Leo and Tig” is expected to garner the love of Indian Kids, to become one of their most favourite television show.
