Super Hungama is an Indian

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channel operated by

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, a joint venture between

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and

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. It primarily focuses on animated children's series and is a direct sister channel to Hungama. The channel was started as the Indian version of Toon Disney in December 2004 and also carried the

Jetix Jetix (stylized in all caps) was a children's entertainment brand owned by The Walt Disney Company. The brand was for a slate of action and adventure-related programming blocks and television channels. Jetix programming mainly originated fr ...

block in India. Both brands were replaced by

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on 14 November 2009. The channel became Marvel HQ on 20 January 2019 and Super Hungama on 1 March 2022.

History

In December 2004,

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launched two television channels in India—

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and Toon Disney—as a part of an effort to expand their presence in the South Asian market. Both channels broadcast in English, Hindi, Tamil, and Telugu. Toon Disney started with English, Tamil and Telugu and gained a Hindi-language audio track on 1 September 2005. Toon Disney carried the

programming block in India. Among all children's television channels in India, Toon Disney had the lowest number of local programming. It was also one of the leading Indian children's channels at the time.

replaced Toon Disney and Jetix in November 2009. In December 2011, Disney India planned to launch Marathi and Bengali language audio tracks for Disney XD in 2012 as a part of its regional expansion within the Indian subcontinent. The channel ceased to be available in Bangladesh in February 2013 as being an unapproved service; the move came as the government banned broadcasts of the Hindi-dubbed cartoon series ''

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'' over fears that children would learn Hindi and not Bengali. Marvel HQ replaced the Indian version of

on 20 January 2019. Disney India noted that Marvel was a "pop-culture phenomenon" worthy of a dedicated Marvel channel. The channel targeted children aged 6–17 with action-adventure animation and live action programming. At launch, the main Marvel programming would consist of four animated shows and 40 percent of the total schedule, with additional Marvel animated series added or seasons started in March 2019. Over time, non-Marvel animated series were added, including ''

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'' and ''

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''. On 18 October 2021, Disney announced that Marvel HQ would be rebranded as Super Hungama on 1 December. On 30 November, one day before the intended launch, it was delayed until 1 March 2022 due to issues involving the implementation of the Telecom Regulatory Authority of India's New Tariff Order 2.0.

Programming

Former logos

file:Toon Disney logo.svg, 2004-2007 file:Jetix logo.png, 2007-2009 file:Logo Disney XD.svg, 2009-2016 file:2015 Disney XD logo.svg, 2016-2019 file:Marvel HQ logo.svg, 2019-2022

References

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History

Programming

Former logos

See also

References