Article: Jetix launches on-demand channel in Singapore

by Gary Rusak

Walt Disney Television International has launched the first Jetix-branded subscription VOD service in Asia. Kids in Singapore will get a chance to order up content on IPTV SingTel's brand new digital cable mio TV service.

Aimed at kids six to 14, the service will offer series such as W.I.T.C.H., Get Ed, Super Robot Monkey Team Hyper Force Go and A.T.O.M.. All in, 20 hours of Jetix content will be available on the channel at any given time, with 25% of it being refreshed monthly.

The mio TV Rent-A-Pack nine-channel offering that includes Jetix will cost subscribers US$4.20 per month.

http://www.kidscreen.com/articles/daily/20070830/singapore.html

Quotes: Parental Control

“The kids [VOD] thing solves the problem of wondering how much time your children are spending in front of the screen,” Agostinelli said. “This way, the parents can control what kids see at what times.” (Who could have guessed that technology could let parents be better nannies than the FCC?)

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