JimJam Lands NZ In-Flight Carriage

LONDON: Preschool channel JimJam has struck a one-year deal to provide two hours of new programming for transmission every three months on Air New Zealand’s international flights.

Passengers will have the option of non-stop viewing or tailoring their own schedule on a program-by-program basis. Further advances for the channel, a joint venture between HIT Entertainment and Chellomedia, include a new VOD service on in the Netherlands on Ziggo. Under the terms of the deal, up to four hours of JimJam series will be available and refreshed on a monthly basis for subscribers of the Delight package.

Wayne Dunsford, the general manager of JimJam, said, “We’re delighted to announce this significant new platform for the JimJam brand. We are very much looking forward to growing our partnership with Air New Zealand and are pleased to provide high-quality entertainment for the many younger passengers on board.”