The Jewish Channel (TJC) is a cable television channel available on Comcast, iO Optimum Cablevision, Time Warner Cable, [1] Verizon FiOS, [2] RCN, Frontier Communications, and Cox Cable. It was launched by Compass Productions International in 2007. [3] [4] In 2011, the channel had around 45,000 subscribers. [5] The Jewish Channel was added to Bright House Networks' digital lineup in July 2011. [6] Shortly after TJC was created, they began a close relationship with The Jewish Daily Forward newspaper, which allowed TJC to provide programming directly related to headline topics. Other available programming is focused on Israeli culture, music, and history. [3] TJC has also been referred to as the Jewish HBO, where the majority of programs are related to the cultural side of Judaism and less emphasis on the religious side. [7] [8] [9]