TiJi

{{Infobox television channel

| name = TiJi

| logo =

| logo_size = 200px

| logo_caption = TiJi logo from 2019

| logo_alt =

| image =

| established =

| airdate =

| launch_date = {{Start date and age|2000|12|15|df=y}}

| picture_format = 1080i (16:9 HDTV)

| network =

| owner = Groupe M6

| parent =

| sister_channels = Canal J
Gulli
M6
W9
6ter
Paris Première
Téva
M6 Music
Série Club

| motto =

| country = France

| language = French
Russian
Kazakh {{Cite web|language=ru|url=https://www.cableman.ru/content/detskii-telekanal-tiji-zapuskaet-dopolnitelnuyu-zvukovuyu-dorozhku-dlya-zhitelei-kazakhstana|title=Детский телеканал TiJi запускает дополнительную звуковую дорожку для жителей Казахстана|website=www.cableman.ru|access-date=2022-04-01}} (continuity and bumpers in Russian)

| area = France
French-speaking Europe
CIS
French-speaking Africa
Lebanon
Overseas France
Haiti
Ukraine
Kazakhstan

| affiliates =

| headquarters = Neuilly-sur-Seine

| former_names =

| replaced =

| replaced_by =

| timeshift_service =

| website = {{URL|http://www.tiji.fr/}}

| terr_serv_1 =

| terr_chan_1 =

| sat_radio_serv_1 =

| sat_radio_chan_1 =

| online_serv_1 =

| online_chan_1 =

| 3gmobile serv 1 =

}}

TiJi is a French preschool television channel for children aged three to six.

History

Launched in 2000, TiJi was the first channel in France to specialize in programming for preschool-aged children. At launch, it broadcast between 5:30am and 9:00pm.

A strong increase in the audience of the channel was noted between December 2002 to June 2003, when its share of the preschool audience increased by 60%, reaching 0.8% total share. From 2002 to 2003, in houses and apartments with cable or satellite television, 43% of children aged 4-10 began viewing Tiji.{{cite web|url=http://kidscreen.com/2003/08/01/tiji-20030801/|title=TiJi registers explosive audience share growth in the French kids ratings race|website=Kidscreen|date=2003-08-01|accessdate=2018-12-27|archive-date=2018-12-27|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181227133158/http://kidscreen.com/2003/08/01/tiji-20030801/|url-status=live}}

In 2008, it extended its broadcast till midnight to make viewing easier for international viewers. The channel played a signoff bumper for French viewers at 9pm, followed by a notice for parents that the channel ended at midnight for international viewers. Programming would resume as normal until overall signing off at midnight.

A Russian feed was launched in 2009, airing all programming dubbed into Russian. On 31 January 2022 a Kazakh audio track was added for the Russian feed, airing most of the channel's programs with voice-overs for the audience in Kazakhstan.{{cite web|url=https://qazaqtv.com/amp/en/news/society/15889-popular-cartoons-to-air-in-kazakh-from-january|publisher=Qazaq TV|title=Popular cartoons to air in Kazakh from January|language=}}

In 2016, the channel started to join ISP offers ending its exclusivity with Canalsat, and was accompanied by the launch of the service MyJ in October on Bouygues Telecom and Orange which was a customisable channel offering Tiji and Canal J content based on the profile's age and tastes,{{Cite web |date=2016-10-06 |title=Arrivée du replay MyJ (Canal J et TiJi) sur la Bbox Miami et la Bbox Sensation {{!}} Bbox Actus |url=https://bbox-actus.com/news/4290 |access-date=2024-12-06 |website=bbox-actus.com |language=fr}}{{Cite web |date=2016-07-01 |title=[Brève] Canal J et Tiji arrivent sur la TV d'Orange |url=https://livebox-news.com/2016/07/01/1987/breve-canal-j-et-tiji-arrivent-sur-tv-dorange |access-date=2024-12-06 |website=livebox-news.com |language=fr}} it was subsequently abandoned in favour of Gulli Max, which is included in the same youth offers.

On 1 February 2019, M6 Group had entered negotiations with Lagardère Active to acquire their television division, including TiJi, Gulli and Canal J.{{cite web | url=http://kidscreen.com/2019/02/01/m6-begins-bid-for-lagarderes-kids-channels/ | title=M6 begins bid for Lagardere's kids channels }}

On 21 October 2019 the logo's cloud remained the same but small changes were added, with also a new look and a new sound jingle somewhat inspired by the current Canal J.{{Cite web |title=La chaîne TiJi renouvelle son habillage |url=https://www.cbnews.fr/medias/image-chaine-tiji-renouvelle-son-habillage-46909 |access-date=2022-05-23 |website=CB News |date=21 October 2019 |language=fr}}

Audience

As of March 2009, TiJi was in the top five of thematic channels in France, with the audience share of 0.6%. It was also the second most popular channel among children after Canal J, with the audience share of 4% among children aged four to ten.{{cite web|url=http://www.lagardere.com/centre-presse/communiques-de-presse/communiques-de-presse-122.html&idpress=4045|publisher=Lagardère|title=Communiqués de presse|date=2009-03-12|access-date=2015-04-28|language=fr}}

International channels

The channel is variously distributed in French (French-speaking Europe and Africa, overseas French territories, Lebanon and the Balkans), Russian and Kazakh.

The French channel was also distributed in Portugal on NOS from 26 November 2005 to 5 November 2020.