Showtime launches Showmovies Kids

Showtime Arabia, the leading Pay-TV network in the Middle East & North Africa, announced toady the launch of Showmovies Kids, the only ‘Family friendly’ 24 hour movie channel focused on delivering the best kids’ movies from around the world.

The new channel is available to Showtime subscribers from 1st of July 2008.

Showmovies Kids is designed to be family friendly and safe. The new channel will complement Showtime’s growing range of educational and entertaining content for children which now includes Nat Geo Wild, Animal Planet, Discovery Science, Disney Channel, KidsCo, JimJam, The Cartoon Network, and Boomerang.

Marc-Antoine d’Halluin, President and CEO said: ‘Launching the first Kids’ only Movies Channel in the region adds to the best in Kids entertainment available on our network.’

Showmovies Kids will offer safe premium entertainment with over 100 new movie premieres. Movies will be subtitled or dubbed in Arabic for added convenience and choice and will be shown without commercial breaks.