JimJam
Country | Europe Africa Middle East Asia |
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Ownership | |
Owner | AMC Networks International Zone (EMEA) |
JimJam is an international children's preschool television channel which originally launched in Italy on Sky in 2006.[1][2]
JimJam is available in 60 coutries across Europe, the Middle East, Asia and Africa,[3] including Romania, Poland (in Poland channel is provided in partnership with Polsat Group - Polsat JimJam), Czech Republic, Slovakia, Hungary, Netherlands, Belgium, Portugal, Austria, Israel (since December 2009), Switzerland, Germany, Singapore (ceased transmission on 29 December 2011), South Africa, Thailand and the Arab World, as well as in Russia & Ukraine.
History
JimJam was launched on 10 October 2006. In September 2007, HIT Entertainment and Chellomedia (European content division of Liberty Global, currently - AMC Networks International) formed a join venture to run JimJam children's channel. Channel was advertised as international, with plans to start cable and satellite broadcast in Western and Eastern Europe and then expand broadcasting worldwide (excluding the US and the UK).[4] The channel was expanded to Central and Eastern Europe in November 2007. By May 2008, JimJam launched in the Netherlands and Switzerland.[1] By 2010, channel was expanded to over 50 territories in Europe, the Middle East, Asia and Africa. By August 2010, HIT Entertainment withdrew from the JimJam joint venture, leaving JimJam wholly owned by Chello Zone. HIT Entertainment should have been continue providing content for JimJam.[2] By 2013, JimJam was available to audience of 17 million subscribers in 13 languages. Channel was expanded across over 60 territories in Europe, the Middle East, Asia and Africa, with seven feeds and four localised versions.[3][5]
Programming
Current programming
- Agi Bagi
- Angelina Ballerina (2006-2007: Currently in Reruns till reboot comes out)
- Barney & Friends (2006-2010: Currently in Reruns till reboot comes out)
- Bob the Builder (Original series) (2006-present)
- Boj[6] (2014-present)
- Calamity Crow Kids Crafting
- Chirp (????- present)
- Doodleboo
- Dragon[7]
- Guess How Much I Love You
- Harry and His Bucket Full of Dinosaurs
- Heroes of the City
- Kit 'n' Kate
- Little Fables
- My Little Pony: Friendship Is Magic (October 17, 2016–present)
- Nouky and Friends
- Now You Know
- Oto and the Music
- Pingu
- Playdate
- Suzy's Zoo
- Thomas & Friends (2006-2008: Currently in Reruns)
- What's The Big Idea?
- YaYa and Zouk[8] (2016-present)
- Zoo Mix
Former programming
- Connie the Cow (2006-????)
- Jakers! The Adventures of Piggley Winks[9] (2006-2009)
- James the Cat[10] (2006-2011)
- Monkey See, Monkey Do[11] (2009-2013)
- Oswald[12] (2006-2012)
- Slim Pig (2009-2015)
- ToddWorld[13] (2006-2008)
- YOUniverse
References
- ^ a b Chala, Jean K. (February 28, 2009). Transnational Television in Europe: Reconfiguring Global Communications Networks. I.B.Tauris. p. 124.
- ^ a b "Hit pulls out of JimJam JV". Digital TV Europe. TBIvision. October 22, 2010. Retrieved April 25, 2014.
- ^ a b "Dutch-language feed for JimJam". BroadBand TV News. March 1, 2013. Retrieved October 29, 2015.
- ^ "Chellomedia and Hit Entertainment Form Joint Venture to Launch and Distribute International Pre-School Channel" (PDF). HIT Entertainment. September 26, 2007. Retrieved 29 October 2015.
- ^ "JimJam launches on Russia's Tricolor TV". Digital TV Europe. TBIvision. May 29, 2013. Retrieved October 29, 2015.
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