Al Jazeera Children’s Channel presents, today, the premier Pakistan 7.6; a special documentary produced by JCC about October’s devastating earthquake consequences on the children of Pakistan.
A number of local and regional dignitaries, government officials, ambassadors and members of the local and international media were in attendance. Al Jazeera Children’s Channel will air this documentary on Friday 17 February 2006 at 3:30GMT.
“This comes as part of Al Jazeera Children’s Channel commitment to children’s welfare, not only in the Arab World but also in the Muslim countries and the rest of the World”, commented Mr. Mahmoud Bouneb, Executive General Manager, Al Jazeera Children’s Channel.
Bouneb expressed his gratitude to Her Excellency Sheikha Mayassa bint Hamad bin Khalifa Al Thani and Reach Out to Asia initiative, for supporting worthy causes around the world. He also uttered his appreciation to Qatar General Postal Corporation for their continuous support to the Channel and for issuing a special stamp for this documentary.
“Al Jazeera Children’s Channel is immensely grateful for the cooperation of unicef in facilitating the mission of the Channel in Pakistan,” he ended.
Al Jazeera Children’s Channel (JCC) is a private shareholding company (PSC) established as a joint venture in the state of Qatar, between Qatar Foundation for Education, Science and Community Development and Al Jazeera Satellite Channel (JSC) to introduce edutainment to the Arab World.
Al Jazeera Children’s Channel (JCC) was launched in Qatar on September 9, 2005. JCC has deployed state-of-the-art studios and facilities to ensure it offers high quality TV production. JCC will produce over 40 per cent of its grid. On weekdays, it is committed to broadcasting new programmes for 6 of the 18 hours and 7 of the 19.5 hours on weekends.
JCC is a free to air station on Arabsat, Nilesat, and Hotbird, which means reaching all of the 22 Arab countries as well as Europe. Qatar-headquartered, JCC has five regional offices in Cairo, Beirut, Amman, Rabat and Paris.
Arab Children around the world can find out more about Al Jazeera Children’s Channel (JCC), through its website (www.jcctv.net), receive information about their favourite programmes and enjoy a wide range of games.
