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Harry Potter on Pogo
 Pogo, the new television channel for kids, will premiere the mega blockbuster movie Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone for the first time ever on Indian television. The blockbuster will be telecast exclusively on
Pogo to coincide with 2004 summer holidays in India.
The film was acquired by Pogo from Warner Bros. International Television Distribution. This new addition has further strengthened the already acclaimed programming line-up on
Pogo, including award-winning shows such as Barney and Friends, Teletubbies Everywhere, Boohbah, Walking With Franchise, and more.
“Acquiring the television rights for Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone exclusively for
Pogo audiences is a proud moment for us at the channel. We are extremely excited about this and are positive that our young viewers and their families will feel the same. Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone is a global phenomenon and premiering the same for television is an indication and a strong affirmation of our commitment of bringing world-class and magical programming on
Pogo, the new television channel for kids,” said Ian Diamond, senior vice president and general manager, Turner Entertainment Networks Asia, Inc.
Anshuman Misra, Managing Director, Turner International India Pvt Ltd added, “Airing Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone is an indication of the kind of irresistible programming line up that we have in store on
Pogo. This is consistent with the promise made during the launch of Pogo – that of enhancing the offering to advertisers and distributors, and most importantly, programming that will
appeal to our viewers.”
 Based on the first of J K Rowling’s popular children’s novels about Harry Potter, the live action family adventure film Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s StoneTM tells the story of a boy who learns on his 11th birthday that he is the orphaned son of two powerful wizards and possesses unique magical powers of his own. Invited to attend Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry, Harry embarks on the adventure of a lifetime. At Hogwarts, he finds the home and the family he’s never had.
Launched successfully on January 1 2004,
Pogo, the new television channel for kids, is distributed by Zee Turner Pvt Ltd. Broadcast via the PAS-10 satellite,
Pogo offers the best available programming from acclaimed production companies including Ragdoll Ltd., BBC and HIT Entertainment PLC, among others. Turner Broadcasting System Inc., a Time Warner company, is a major producer of news and entertainment products around the world and the leading provider of programming for the basic cable industry.
Warner Bros. Pictures presents a Heyday Films/1492 Pictures/Duncan Henderson Production of a Chris Columbus film, Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone, starring Daniel Radcliffe, Emma Watson, Rupert Grint, John Cleese, Robbie Coltrane, Warwick Davis, Richard Griffiths, Richard Harris, Ian Hart, John Hurt, Alan Rickman, Fiona Shaw, Maggie Smith and Julie Walters.
Directed by Chris Columbus from a screenplay by Steve Kloves, based on the acclaimed novel Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone by J K Rowling, the film is produced by David Heyman. Chris Columbus, Mark Radcliffe, Michael Barnathan and Duncan Henderson are the executive producers.
John Seale is the director of photography; Stuart Craig is the production designer; Richard Francis-Bruce is the editor; and John Williams is the composer. Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone is distributed worldwide by Warner Bros. Pictures, an Warner Bros. Entertainment Company.
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