JeemTV (, also stylised as تلفزيون ج), formerly known as Al Jazeera Children's Channel (abbreviated as JCC, ), is a Qatari Arabic-language pay television (formerly free-to-air until 2016) channel, aimed at children between the ages of 6 and 12. It was previously co-owned by Al Jazeera Media Network and the Qatar Foundation from launch until June 2013, when Al Jazeera fully acquired the channel.[1] It was then acquired by beIN Media Group on 1 April 2016.
History
The channel was launched as JCC on 9 September 2005 as a joint venture between the Qatar Foundation (who owned 90% of the channel) and Al Jazeera Media Network (who owned the remaining 10%). In 2006, S4C sold two of its series (Y Meees and Sali Mali) to the channel.[2]
The channel became an associate member of the European Broadcasting Union in 2008.