Al Jazeera Children's Channel

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Al Jazeera Children's Channel (JCC)
Launched	September 9, 2005
Network	Al Jazeera Children's Channel
Owned by	Al Jazeera Children's Channel
Broadcast area	availability information
Website	http://www.jcctv.net/
Availability
Satellite
Arabsat 3A	11862 V / 27500 / 3/4
Arabsat 2D	10971 H / 27500 / 3/4
Nilesat 103	10719 V / 27500 / 3/4
Hotbird	12558 V / 27500 / 3/4
Cable
Sky Digital	53118

Al Jazeera Children’s Channel (JCC), a Pan Arabic edutainment channel, was launched in 2005. Through its unique concept and a range of own produced educational programmes, JCC opens up avenues for Arab Children to learn about different environments and cultures, as well as encourage them to learn and seek knowledge.

JCC is the first Arabic Children’s channel to present a debate show where Arab Children express themselves and communicate their thoughts. Al Jazeera Children’s Channel is also the first to produce thematic magazines in Arabic covering different educational subjects: Science, Health, Technology, Sports; as well as competitions and quizzes where fun meets general knowledge.

In the light of its edutainment mission, Al Jazeera Children’s Channel presents a range of discover and learn programs many of which are acquired from the international market to provide the children with information about other cultures, environments, and the world they live in.

The Channel also produces its own titles of animation and cartoons TV series at Arab production houses, as well as contributes in international co-productions with other children’s channels around the world, who adopts a similar public mission.

Al Jazeera Children’s Channel has deployed state-of-the-art studios and facilities, inside its headquarters in the ‘Education City’[1], to ensure high quality TV production. JCC produces about 40% of the broadcast programs, and is committed to broadcasting new programmes for 8 of the 20 hours on weekdays and 9 of the 21 hours on weekends.

JCC is a free to air TV channel on Arabsat, Nilesat, and Hotbird reaching all Arab countries and Europe. The Channel recently joined Sky Digital to cater for the Arabic speaking children in the UK.

Arab children and all viewers around the world, can visit the Channel’s website (www.jcctv.net) and get all the information they need on Al Jazeera Children’s Channel, its programs and scheduling. The bilingual website (Arabic and English) offers a wide range of informative and interactive games.