04-03-2013, 14:19
Chello Zone has launched its seventh feed of children’s channel JimJam to cover the Benelux region. This is the fourth localised version of the channel and will be dedicated to Dutch speaking viewers.
On air from March, the channel, which shows children’s classics such as Bob The Builder, Jakers: The Adventures of Piggley Winks, and Angelina Ballerina, will be transmitted via its platform partners in Belgium and the Netherlands including Ziggo, UPC Nederland, CAIW Media, Glashart Media and Delta Kabelcomfort, with further operators in discussion to take the feed in due course.
Louise Cottrell, VP affiliate sales, said: “JimJam continues to enjoy great global expansion due to our extremely popular line-up of stimulating and trusted quality programming. JimJam offers unrivalled access to some of the world’s best loved kids TV and we’re confident the new and enhanced Benelux feed will prove to be even more popular with audiences across Benelux.â€ÂÂ
Chello DMC, the international provider of advanced playout and content management solutions, will provide the media handling and distribution services of the dedicated feed.
Rick Phelps, commercial director, Chello DMC in Amsterdam, added: “We are delighted to be working with Chello Zone to add a specific JimJam feed for the Benelux. This demonstrates JimJam’s increasing popularity in the region and enables Chello Zone to maximize the value of its strong brand in children’s television.â€ÂÂ
Since its launch in 2006, JimJam has expanded across seven feeds and into more than 60 territories across Europe, the Middle East, Asia and Africa. The channel is now available in 13 languages to over 17 million subscribers worldwide.
On air from March, the channel, which shows children’s classics such as Bob The Builder, Jakers: The Adventures of Piggley Winks, and Angelina Ballerina, will be transmitted via its platform partners in Belgium and the Netherlands including Ziggo, UPC Nederland, CAIW Media, Glashart Media and Delta Kabelcomfort, with further operators in discussion to take the feed in due course.
Louise Cottrell, VP affiliate sales, said: “JimJam continues to enjoy great global expansion due to our extremely popular line-up of stimulating and trusted quality programming. JimJam offers unrivalled access to some of the world’s best loved kids TV and we’re confident the new and enhanced Benelux feed will prove to be even more popular with audiences across Benelux.â€ÂÂ
Chello DMC, the international provider of advanced playout and content management solutions, will provide the media handling and distribution services of the dedicated feed.
Rick Phelps, commercial director, Chello DMC in Amsterdam, added: “We are delighted to be working with Chello Zone to add a specific JimJam feed for the Benelux. This demonstrates JimJam’s increasing popularity in the region and enables Chello Zone to maximize the value of its strong brand in children’s television.â€ÂÂ
Since its launch in 2006, JimJam has expanded across seven feeds and into more than 60 territories across Europe, the Middle East, Asia and Africa. The channel is now available in 13 languages to over 17 million subscribers worldwide.
Citaat:Chello Zone is gestart met de zevende feed van kinderen kanaal JimJam voor de Benelux te dekken. Dit is de vierde gelokaliseerde versie van het kanaal en zal worden gewijd aan Nederlands sprekende kijkers.
Van start in maart, het kanaal, dat kinderen klassiekers als Bob de Bouwer, Jakers toont: De avonturen van Piggley Winks, en Angelina Ballerina, worden verzonden via haar platform partners in België en Nederland waaronder Ziggo, UPC Nederland, CAIW Media , Glashart Media en Delta Kabelcomfort, met verdere operators zijn ze in discussie om de feed over te nemen.
Louise Cottrell, VP affiliate sales, zei: "JimJam blijft genieten van een geweldig wereldwijde expansie als gevolg van onze zeer populaire line-up van stimulerende en vertrouwde kwaliteit programmering. JimJam biedt ongeëvenaarde toegang tot enkele van 's werelds beste geliefde kinderen tv en we zijn ervan overtuigd dat de nieuwe en verbeterde Benelux-feed zal blijken te zijn nog meer populair bij het publiek over de Benelux. "
Chello DMC, de internationale leverancier van geavanceerde playout en content management oplossingen, zal de verwerking van printmaterialen en distributiediensten van de dedicated feed.
Rick Phelps, commercieel directeur, Chello DMC in Amsterdam, voegde toe: "We zijn verheugd om samen te werken met Chello Zone naar een specifieke JimJam-feed toe te voegen voor de Benelux. Dit toont toenemende populariteit JimJam in de regio en maakt Chello Zone het maximaliseren van de waarde van haar sterk merk in kinder-televisie. "
Sinds de lancering in 2006, heeft JimJam uitgebreid in zeven feeds en in meer dan 60 gebieden in Europa, het Midden-Oosten, Azië en Afrika. Het kanaal is nu beschikbaar in 13 talen meer dan 17 miljoen abonnees wereldwijd.