beIN teams up with Studio 100 for new kids channel
Rebecca Hawkes
| 01 April 2016
Middle East pay-TV operator beIN Media is unveiling a family-oriented channel from Studio 100 Media, called beJunior, on 1 April 2016.
The channel, based on Studio 100’s Junior pay-TV channel in Germany, Switzerland and Austria, will broadcast library classic library shows as well as modern CGI series’ Maya the Bee, Vic the Viking and Heidi.
Future shows will include the upcoming animated series’ The Wild Adventures of Blinky Bill, Nils Holgersson and Arthur and the Minimoys, which Studio 100 is showcasing at MIPTV.
“We are delighted to build up a twin network to our Junior channel in collaboration with the beIN Media Group,” said Patrick Elmendorff, CEO, Studio 100 Media.
“The new channel will be based on the established concept of Junior but always with special regard to the viewing habits and requirements of the audience of MENA region. Our channel offers a wide-ranging and unique lineup of programmes for boys and girls alike which we are sure will entertain and be loved by the kids and their families in the Middle East and North Africa region.”
Yousef Al-Obaidly, deputy CEO, beIN Media Group, added: “beIN launched our own and branded movie entertainment channels in November 2015. We want to expand the portfolio of our branded channels by launching beJunior. We are pleased to partner with Studio 100 Media, one of the leading providers of quality children edutainment content, for launch of our latest channel.”