With a reach of a potential 35 million homes in the Middle East and North Africa region, Cartoon Network's decision to create an Arabic language channel is a bold move.
Commenting on the announcement, Chris Groves, Senior Vice President Business Affairs & MD Middle East for Turner, said, "There's been a great deal of demand for Arabic content in this region, and launching a 24/7 Arabic Cartoon Network channel is a further testament to our growing investment in the region."
He adds, "The new channel will take our offering to a whole new audience and we are confident that with the international success of the Cartoon Network brand, our characters will be able to meet the growing demands for quality content from the audiences without alienating our existing audiences on Cartoon Network English."
Kids in the Middle East and North Africa region will be able to enjoy several of Cartoon Network's favorite shows including: Ben 10, Powerpuff Girls, Dexter's Laboratory, Samurai Jack and Fosters Home for Imaginary Friends, in addition to the Middle East's popular 3D animation series, FREEJ.
Alan Musa, Vice-President and General Manager, Africa, Middle East and Pan Region, adds, "It further re-enforces Turner's ambition to build upon the business we have established in the Middle East and our commitment to investing in local talent."
This announcement comes after previous announcements that Dubai-based Lammtara and Turner have signed collaborative licensing and development deals with Cartoon Network. These represent strategic partnerships between Turner and two key animation studios in the region. Under the deal with Lammtara, the studio and creator of FREEJ, Turner will licence and distribute Freej episodes and merchandise, and produce a local version of its original production, Skatoony, which will feature Freej characters, a first for the global animated channel. Rubicon, the studio and creator of Tareq wa Shireen and Ben and Izzy will be working with Turner to air these series on Cartoon Network. Both partnerships involve working on new ideas and series and the distribution of these and the existing series outside the Mena region.
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Turner Broadcasting System Europe Limited, a Time Warner company, has announced that Cartoon Network will launch a free to air Arabic channel later this year. This means that favorite shows such as Ben 10, Ben 10 Alien Force, Chowder and Secret Saturdays, will be broadcast completely in Arabic 24/7 for the very first time, right across the Middle East and North Africa.
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About Cartoon Network:
Cartoon Network is the home to some of the funniest and most exciting cartoons. It delivers the best range of kid's entertainment with hit shows including Ben 10, Chowder, Foster's Home for Imaginary Friends, My Gym Partner is a Monkey, Codename: Kids Next Door, Ed Edd n Eddy and Robotboy.
Cartoon Network available in 22 languages, across 27 separate feeds, in 166 countries, in 248 million homes worldwide. Cartoon Network is operated by Turner Broadcasting System, Inc., a Time Warner Company.
About Turner Broadcasting:
Turner Broadcasting delivers some of the world's most successful and well-known news and entertainment brands - CNN, Cartoon Network, Cartoon Network Too, Boomerang, Cartoonito, TCM (Turner Classic Movies), and Adult Swim. The company now broadcasts 21 entertainment channels in 17 languages across approximately 100 countries in Europe, Africa and the Middle East. With a rich history of innovation, Turner Broadcasting is continuing to push the boundaries of media being at the forefront of development with its brands via the web, VOD, DVD, gaming, mobile, merchandising, publishing and emerging platforms.
About Time Warner:
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For more information please contact:
Zaina Tahboub
Senior Account Manager
MEMAC Ogilvy Public Relations
Tel: +971-4-3050313
Flecka Picardo
Marketing & PR Manager
Cartoon Network
Tel: +44 2076930956
Dan Alexis - PR Executive
Cartoon Network
Tel: +44 2076931290
Cartoon Network is the home to some of the funniest and most exciting cartoons. It delivers the best range of kid's entertainment with hit shows including Ben 10, Chowder, Foster's Home for Imaginary Friends, My Gym Partner is a Monkey, Codename: Kids Next Door, Ed Edd n Eddy and Robotboy.
Cartoon Network available in 22 languages, across 27 separate feeds, in 166 countries, in 248 million homes worldwide. Cartoon Network is operated by Turner Broadcasting System, Inc., a Time Warner Company.
About Turner Broadcasting:
Turner Broadcasting delivers some of the world's most successful and well-known news and entertainment brands - CNN, Cartoon Network, Cartoon Network Too, Boomerang, Cartoonito, TCM (Turner Classic Movies), and Adult Swim. The company now broadcasts 21 entertainment channels in 17 languages across approximately 100 countries in Europe, Africa and the Middle East. With a rich history of innovation, Turner Broadcasting is continuing to push the boundaries of media being at the forefront of development with its brands via the web, VOD, DVD, gaming, mobile, merchandising, publishing and emerging platforms.
About Time Warner:
Time Warner Inc., a global leader in media and entertainment with businesses in television networks, filmed entertainment and publishing, uses its industry-leading operating scale and brands to create, package and deliver high-quality content worldwide through multiple distribution outlets.
For more information please contact:
Zaina Tahboub
Senior Account Manager
MEMAC Ogilvy Public Relations
Tel: +971-4-3050313
Flecka Picardo
Marketing & PR Manager
Cartoon Network
Tel: +44 2076930956
Dan Alexis - PR Executive
Cartoon Network
Tel: +44 2076931290
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