JimJam | |
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Launched |
October 1, 2006 (Italy) October 10, 2006 |
Owned by | AMC Networks International Zone (EMEA) |
Country |
Europe Africa Middle East Asia |
Broadcast area |
Europe Africa Middle East Asia |
Sister channel(s) |
AMC SundanceTV CBS Action CBS Drama CBS Europa Horror Channel Extreme Sports Channel CBS Reality Outdoor Channel |
Website | www.jimjam.tv |
Availability
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Satellite | |
beIN | Channel 142 |
Sky Italia | Channel 621 |
Aora | Channel 113 |
Sky Link | Channel TBA |
TopTV | Channel 256 |
CTH | Channel 143 |
DStv | Channel 310 |
KCTV | Channel 405 |
OSN | Channel 357 |
MY HD | Channel 45 |
Cable | |
UPC Romania | Channel 507 (digital with DVR) Channel 126 (digital) |
Ziggo (Netherlands) | Channel 308 |
UPC Hungary | Channel 82 |
Cablecom | Channel 122 (digital CH-D) |
UPC Austria | Channel 407 |
Yes (Israel) | Channel 80 |
TelkomVision | Channel ??? |
First Media (Indonesia) | Channel 129 |
UPC Poland | Channel 668 |
HOT (Israel) | Channel 74, Channel 118 (Russian) |
IPTV | |
PTCL Smart TV (Pakistan) | Channel 48 |
Streaming media | |
Horizon | Horizon.tv (Netherlands only) |
JimJam is an international children's preschool television channel which originally launched in Italy on Sky in 2006.
JimJam is available in 60 coutries across Europe, the Middle East, Asia and Africa, 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.
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). The channel was expanded to Central and Eastern Europe in November 2007. By May 2008, JimJam launched in the Netherlands and Switzerland. 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. 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.