Al-Jazeera Children’s Channel has launched on the Neuf IPTV platform in France. The channel is part of the provider’s “Pack Arabesque”. The deal was announced by Thema, the exclusive agent for the worldwide distribution of JCC.
Launched in 2005, Al-Jazeera Children’s Channel is a Pan Arabic edutainment channel. With a new concept and a range of own produced educational programmes, “JCC opens up avenues for Arab children to learn about environments and cultures, as well as encourage them to learn and seek knowledge,” according to a statement.
JCC is a free to air TV channel on Arabsat, Nilesat and Hotbird reaching all Arab countries and Europe. In France JCC is already distributed on the IPTV operator Free.
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