TiVi5 Monde (), stylized as TiVi5 MONDE, is an international
pay television channel launched at the end of January 2012
by the
Francophone
French became an international language in the Middle Ages, when the power of the Kingdom of France made it the second international language, alongside Latin. This status continued to grow into the 18th century, by which time French was the l ...
network
TV5 Monde, which is aimed mainly to
French-speaking
French ( or ) is a Romance language of the Indo-European family. It descended from the Vulgar Latin of the Roman Empire, as did all Romance languages. French evolved from Gallo-Romance, the Latin spoken in Gaul, and more specifically in Nor ...
African children (4–13 years).
Its main goal is to teach French to young children through dedicated programs.
In the other regions, TiVi5 Monde is a block on
TV5 Monde.
History
The channel was launched in the United States in 2012 exclusively on
Dish Network
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.
On , the channel was launched in
Africa, exclusively on
Canalsat Horizons,
StarSat
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, and Zuku TV
Programing
TiVi5 Monde airs educational programs, cartoons, children's series and games. Starting 2016, 12% of the productions broadcast in the channel are
African. All the programs are
French-speaking
French ( or ) is a Romance language of the Indo-European family. It descended from the Vulgar Latin of the Roman Empire, as did all Romance languages. French evolved from Gallo-Romance, the Latin spoken in Gaul, and more specifically in Nor ...
; the channel doesn't make any French dubbing of
America
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n series.
Its programs both playful and educational are broadcast without advertising.
This is a list of the programs formerly or currently broadcast on the channel:
See also
*
Gulli Africa
References
External links
* (USA)
* (USA)
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Television networks in the United States
Television channels in Belgium
Television channels in Flanders
France Télévisions
French-language television networks
French-language television stations
International broadcasters
Mass media in Paris
France Médias Monde
Francophonie