AnimationInsidernet Interviews Duncan Morris; Turner Cartoon Network Research

Released on: June 27, 2008, 10:44 am

Press Release Author: Aaron H. Bynum/AnimationInsider.net

Industry: Entertainment

Press Release Summary: Animation Insider recently had the opportunity speak with
media research analyst Duncan Morris, the VP of Research and Market Development for
Turner Asia. A veteran of kid\'s media analysis and lifestyle observation, Morris
recently wrapped up Cartoon Network India\'s New Generations survey, a profile of
children in India and their media consumption habits.

Press Release Body: For Immediate Release \\ Aaron H. Bynum, Animation Insider News \\
Champaign, Illinois USA \\ press contacts: abynum.ai[at]gmail.com

AnimationInsider.net Interviews Duncan Morris; Turner/Cartoon Network Research
This press document is a notification that recognizes AnimationInsider.net as
interviewing Duncan Morris -- the Vice President of Research and Market Development
for Turner International Asia Pacific, Ltd. Morris guidance of the Cartoon Network
India New Generations has opened up opportunities for marketing officials and
promotional specialists, providing them access to the Indian market like never
before.

June 2008 --- Animation news and information group AnimationInsider.net is proud to
announce a recently published interview with Duncan Morris, whose professional
involvement with media research in Asia continues to bear fruit. His latest
project, the 2008 installment of the now decade-old New Generations survey,
spotlights thousands of Indian youth, configuring their media consumption habits and
lifestyle tendencies. Morris is Vice President of Research and Market Development,
Turner International Asia Pacific Ltd. In this capacity, he oversees Turner\'s
Research activities for both Turner Entertainment Networks Asia (TENA) and CNN.

A survey of 3020 pairs of kids aged 7-14 years and their parents, in three different
socio-economic levels, across fourteen Indian cities, New Generations is as
comprehensive a view of Indian youth as it gets. This year\'s survey unveiled the
television viewing habits, concerns over climate change, and online gaming
tendencies of Indian children. An extensive profile of lifestyle decisions, New
Generations reveals the subtle changes kids experience through various media, every
few years.

Joining AnimationInsider.net for an interview and discussion of the findings of the
2008 New Generations study, Mr. Duncan Morris helps shed some light on the clusters
and clusters of percentages the survey revealed. The interview is the latest entry
into Animation Insider\'s \"The Animated Voice,\" a catalogue of interviews and
in-depth essays on the animation business.

\"New Generations is recognized as the industry benchmark and best guide to
understand kids in India,\" Morris commented to the animation news and reviews
website. \"Subsequent New Generations studies over the years, have successfully kept
the industry abreast about kid\'s lifestyle preferences, as well providing them
interesting insights in the way they consume media, their growing influence on
family decisions and their opinions and role models.\"

The survey unveiled the television viewing habits, concerns over climate change, and
online gaming tendencies of Indian children. An extensive profile of lifestyle
decisions, New Generations reveals the subtle changes kids experience through
various media every few years. For example, 25% of kids polled read newspapers
daily, which is more than twice the level seen in other Asian countries like Japan,
Australia and Taiwan.

Meanwhile, 62% of kids\' parents are concerned about global warming and 75% of them
are pre-disposed to buying environmentally friendly products, according to Morris.

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AnimationInsider.net Interviews Duncan Morris
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Contact Details: Aaron H. Bynum; News Editor/ abynum.ai[at]gmail.com

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