Kazakhstan Releases Nickelodeon and TiJi Cartoons in Kazakh

NUR-SULTAN – The Nickelodeon HD TV channel, a neighborhood model of the American TV channel, broadcasting cartoons, leisure, sports activities, and music applications in Kazakh, was introduced on Could 18 on the Central Communications Service in Nur-Sultan, reported the Ministry of Info and Social Growth. 

The most well-liked cartoons translated into Kazakh are SpongeBob SquarePants, PAW Patrol, ICarly, The Smurfs, Victorious and Alvin and the Chipmunks. Photograph credit score: yvision.kz

Roughly 800 hours of cartoons have been translated into Kazakh, whereas 354 episodes are anticipated to premiere by the top of the 12 months. The channel, whose content material has been created for preschoolers, major and secondary college viewers, and youngsters to this point, is now out there on the Alma TV and TV Commerce telecom companies. 

Initiated by the ministry in 2021, the venture seeks to advertise the state language among the many youthful era. “The launch of the brand new channel will assist to extend kids’s curiosity within the state language studying and its appropriate use, in addition to have an academic impression on kids and youngsters,” stated Vice Minister of Info and Social Growth Daniyar Kadirov throughout a Could 18 briefing. 

Maria Kosareva, who serves as Paramount World Vice President for Leisure and Children Manufacturers Growth within the Commonwealth of Impartial States (CIS) and Baltic states, added that Nickelodeon will foster the advance of emotional intelligence as a consequence of their attention-grabbing block programming. 

Commenting on the channel’s content material for the pre-school viewers, Kosareva famous the significance of songs. “It is rather necessary that the characters sing within the native language. Roughly 70 minutes of songs have been translated, that could be a lot,”  she stated.

Together with the Nickelodeon HD TV channel, a Kazakh model of the French TiJi TV channel was introduced earlier to mark the 12 months of Youngsters. The TiJi TV channel is out there on Alma TV, TV Commerce, Kazakhtelecom, PRK Fermata, Kainar Media, Teralain and TTK.

Whereas explaining the explanations for selecting Nickelodeon and TiJi, Kadirov stated that  the ministry thought of the outcomes of sociological surveys and the recognition of cartoons.

“In response to the outcomes of the analysis, Balapan TV channel ranked first, the place the content material is especially broadcast in Kazakh, adopted by Nickelodeon and TiJi TV channels. Cartoon Community, Karusel and Malysh TV channels had been the final within the ranking,” stated Kadirov. 

Performing Chair of Kazakhstan Institute of Social Growth Kazbek Maygeldinov stated the content material of Nickelodeon and TiJi was examined for its impression on the psyche of kids.

Launched in 1979, Nickelodeon is represented in almost 180 international locations, whereas its characters converse greater than 40 languages. 

TiJi was launched later in 2000 and have become the primary TV channel in Europe created particularly for preschoolers. It’s represented in 20 international locations and its content material is translated into 14 languages.