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JimJam
CountryUK
Broadcast areaEurope
Africa
Southeast Asia (previously)
Programming
Language(s)English
Czech
Hungarian
Polish
Romanian
Russian
Arabic
Italian (formerly)
Portuguese
Turkish (formerly)
Hebrew (formerly)
Lithuanian
Dutch (formerly)
German (formerly)
Timeshift serviceJimJam +1 (closed in Italy)
Ownership
OwnerAMC Networks International
Sister channelsAMC
Film Cafe
CBS Reality
Extreme Sports Channel
HorrorXtra
Legend
RealityXtra
Minimax
History
Launched1 October 2006; 18 years ago (2006-10-01) (Italy)
3 December 2007 (2007-12-03) (Hungary, Poland, Czech Republic & Slovakia)
1 January 2008; 16 years ago (2008-01-01) (Moldova & Romania)
1 April 2008; 16 years ago (2008-04-01) (The Netherlands)
14 April 2008; 16 years ago (2008-04-14) (MENA)
1 July 2008; 16 years ago (2008-07-01) (Bulgaria, Russia & CIS Nations)
15 August 2008; 16 years ago (2008-08-15) (Malta)
1 November 2008; 16 years ago (2008-11-01) (Southeast Asia)
28 November 2008; 16 years ago (2008-11-28) (Portugal)
January 2010 (Israel)
27 April 2012; 12 years ago (2012-04-27) (Sub-Saharan Africa)
29 August 2012; 12 years ago (2012-08-29) (Lithuania)
ReplacedCartoon Network (Israel)
Closed9 December 2014 (Asia)
30 June 2015; 9 years ago (2015-06-30) (Italy)
31 December 2017 (2017-12-31) (Switzerland)
1 March 2018; 6 years ago (2018-03-01) (Netherlands)
10 March 2022; 2 years ago (2022-03-10) (Bulgaria, Russia & CIS Nations)
1 July 2022; 2 years ago (2022-07-01) (Portugal)
Replaced byDreamWorks (Asia)
Links
Websitewww.jimjam.tv

JimJam is an international children's preschool television channel operated by AMC Networks International Central and Northern Europe, which originally launched in Italy on Sky in 2006.[1][2]

JimJam is available across Europe and Africa.[3]

History

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JimJam was launched on 1 October 2006. In September 2007, HIT Entertainment and Chellomedia (European content division of Liberty Global, currently AMC Networks International) formed a joint venture to run a children's channel. The channel was advertised as international, with plans to start cable and satellite broadcast in Western and Eastern Europe and then expand broadcasting worldwide (outside the UK, Ireland, US and Canada).[4]

The channel was expanded to Central and Eastern Europe in November 2007 on UPC Broadband.[5][6][7] By March 2008, JimJam launched in the Netherlands and Switzerland,[1] and continued expansion through MENA on Showtime Arabia[8] and Russia and Bulgaria in July.[9][10] In November 2008, it launched in Southeast Asia.[11] On 28 November 2008, it launched in Portugal.[12] In January 2010, the channel launched in Israel on Yes,[13] and in 2012, Hot launched the Russian-language version in the country.[14] By 2010, the channel had been broadcast in over 50 territories in Europe, the Middle East and Asia. In August 2010, HIT Entertainment withdrew from the JimJam joint venture, leaving JimJam wholly owned by Chello Zone. HIT Entertainment was supposed to keep providing content for JimJam.[2] By 2013, JimJam was available to an audience of 17 million subscribers in 13 languages. The channel has been broadcast in over 60 territories in Europe, the Middle East, East Asia and Africa, with seven feeds and four localized versions.[3][15]

In Poland, JimJam CEE and Polsat formed a joint-venture in 2009 and progressively replaced JimJam by Polsat JimJam across providers in the country,[16][17] which used to have the same schedule until it progressively became localized. On 13 February 2023, Polsat sold its shares in Polsat JimJam Limited to AMCNI. Stanisław Janowski, President of Polsat's Management Board, explained the decision by the wear and tear of the formula.[18] The channel, however, continues to operate under the name Polsat JimJam and the Polsat Media office is still responsible for advertising sales.[19]

It expanded to Africa in April 2012 in English[20] and in November 2012 in Portuguese.[21] On 1 August 2016, it relaunched across the MENA region as a BeIN exclusive.[22][23]

JimJam closed in Asia-Pacific on 9 December 2014, Italy on 30 June 2015, in Switzerland and Austria on 31 December 2017,[24] Belgium and the Netherlands on 1 March 2018,[25] Cyprus, Greece on 1 January 2020, in the CIS Nations on 10 March 2022, and in Portugal on 1 July 2022. However, the Portuguese language feed is still available for Angola and Mozambique on DStv which also have the English language channel.

A dedicated Lithuanian version was launched on 29 August 2012.[26]

in 2018, JimJam was rebranded with a new logo and three mascots, Jim, Jam and Star.[27]

A dedicated Hungarian version was launched on 1 January 2020.[28]

A dedicated Romanian version was launched on 1 March 2020.[29]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ a b Chala, Jean K. (28 February 2009). Transnational Television in Europe: Reconfiguring Global Communications Networks. I.B.Tauris. p. 124. ISBN 9780857717474. Archived from the original on 18 May 2024. Retrieved 29 October 2015.
  2. ^ a b "Hit pulls out of JimJam JV". Digital TV Europe. TBIvision. 22 October 2010. Archived from the original on 26 April 2014. Retrieved 25 April 2014.
  3. ^ a b "Dutch-language feed for JimJam". BroadBand TV News. 1 March 2013. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 29 October 2015.
  4. ^ "Chellomedia and Hit Entertainment Form Joint Venture to Launch and Distribute International Pre-School Channel" (PDF). HIT Entertainment. 26 September 2007. Archived from the original (PDF) on 28 November 2009. Retrieved 29 October 2015.
  5. ^ Attila, Kardos (28 November 2007). "Elindult a JimJam gyermekcsatorna! - sat-tv-radio". sat-tv-radio.hu (in Hungarian). Retrieved 11 December 2024.
  6. ^ "JimJam debuts in CEE". Broadband TV News. 13 December 2007. Retrieved 11 December 2024.
  7. ^ "Nová televizní stanice pro děti JimJam startuje v plném českém dabingu 3. prosince 2007 - Články". www.satcentrum.com (in Czech). 29 November 2007. Retrieved 11 December 2024.
  8. ^ Writer, Staff (14 April 2008). "Showtime launches channel for children - eb247 - News - Emirates24|7". www.emirates247.com. Retrieved 11 December 2024.
  9. ^ "JimJam continues to spread the magic". Television Asia Plus. 7 July 2008. Retrieved 11 December 2024.
  10. ^ "JimJam Television (AMC Networks International) (Royaume-Uni) - Unifrance". www.unifrance.org. Retrieved 11 December 2024.
  11. ^ "JimJam Rolls Out To Asia For First Time - UK Broadcast News | 28/10/2008". www.4rfv.co.uk. Retrieved 11 December 2024.
  12. ^ "Meo to launch JimJam, Sci-Fi". Broadband TV News. 28 November 2008. Retrieved 9 December 2024.
  13. ^ "JimJam Planning Launch in Israel". Animation World Network. Retrieved 8 December 2024.
  14. ^ "JimJam makes Israel debut on HOT". 12 March 2012. Retrieved 8 December 2024.
  15. ^ "JimJam launches on Russia's Tricolor TV". Digital TV Europe. TBIvision. 29 May 2013. Archived from the original on 18 November 2015. Retrieved 29 October 2015.
  16. ^ "Polsat/JimJam deal receives approval". Broadband TV News. 18 March 2010. Retrieved 11 December 2024.
  17. ^ "Polsat JimJam powiększa zasięg". web.archive.org (in Polish). 22 July 2010. Retrieved 11 December 2024.
  18. ^ "Polsat bez udziałów w nadawcy Polsat JimJam". saturier.pl (in Polish). 17 May 2023. Retrieved 11 December 2024.
  19. ^ "Polsat Media (Polsat JimJam)". www.polsatmedia.pl. Retrieved 11 December 2024.
  20. ^ "JimJam launches on Africa's My TV". Retrieved 11 December 2024.
  21. ^ "JimJam expands viewership in Africa". Retrieved 11 December 2024.
  22. ^ Jaafar, Ali (26 July 2016). "AMC Networks Launching Five MENA Channels With Qatar's beIN Pay TV Platform". Deadline. Retrieved 11 December 2024.
  23. ^ "AMC NETWORKS INTERNATIONAL TO LAUNCH FIVE CHANNELS WITH BEIN IN MENA IN 21 COUNTRIES". 26 July 2016. Retrieved 11 December 2024.
  24. ^ "Mini-Change Day 16.01.2018 - UPC Community". web.archive.org. 25 February 2018. Retrieved 9 December 2024.
  25. ^ "JimJam trekt zich terug van Nederlandse TV-markt". MediaMagazine.nl (in Dutch). 12 January 2018. Archived from the original on 14 January 2018. Retrieved 13 January 2018.
  26. ^ "TV kanalas ikimokyklinukams "JimJam" – jau lietuviškai" [JimJam launches in Lithuania]. mamyciuklubas.lt (in Lithuanian). 29 August 2012. Archived from the original on 29 September 2023. Retrieved 17 September 2023.
  27. ^ Chris Allan Tod (26 July 2018). jim jam tv channel sonic branding. Retrieved 11 December 2024 – via YouTube.
  28. ^ Szalay, Dániel (6 November 2019). "Érkezik a teljesen magyar JimJam tévécsatorna". Media1 (in Hungarian). Archived from the original on 10 November 2019. Retrieved 4 October 2020.
  29. ^ "JIMJAM-FEED LOCAL-ROMANIA / JimJam lansează un feed special pentru România pe care va măsura audiența și va vinde publicitate locală". Media Expres (in Romanian). 27 February 2020. Archived from the original on 4 October 2020. Retrieved 4 October 2020.
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