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Spacetoon

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Spacetoon
Spacetoon logo.png
Channel logo
CountryUnited Arab Emirates,[1] Indonesia, Ukraine, Syria
Broadcast areaArab world
Ukraine[2]Indonesia
HeadquartersDubai, UAE[3]
Programming
Language(s)Arabic (Arab world)
English (Arab world)
Indonesian (Indonesia)
Ukrainian (Ukraine)
Picture format576i (4:3 - 16:9 SDTV)
Timeshift serviceMalyatko TV (2009–2012)
Ownership
OwnerSpacetoon International (formerly) WarnerMedia (currently) Turner Broadcasting System (possibly) [4]
Sister channelsSpacetoon 2
Spacetoon Radio
Space Power (SPTV)
History
Launched15 March 2000; 21 years ago (2000-03-15) (Arabic channel)
1 April 2005; 16 years ago (2005-04-01) (English channel)
23 March 1953; 68 years ago (1953-03-23) (Indonesian channel)
31 December 1957; 63 years ago (1957-12-31) (Ukrainian channel)
Links
Websitespacetoon.com
Availability
(channel space shared with Space Power in Arabic world only)
Cable
Foxtel (Australia)Channel 59
Satellite
Telkom-1
(Indonesia)		3732 H 4160 ¾
Nilesat
(Arab world version)		11785 V 27500 ¾
IPTV
eLife (UAE)Channel 310
DU (UAE)Channel 351
Omantel (Oman)Channel 86
UseeTV
(Indonesia)		Channel 314
OSN (MENA Region)Channel 370
Streaming media
YouTubeSpacetoon Arabic
Spacetoon Indonesia

Spacetoon TV (Arabic: سبيستون‎ or سبيس تون) is a pan–Arab free–to–air television channel that specializes in animation and children's programs. It began broadcasting on 15 March 2000 [5] and is headquartered in Dubai, UAE[6] with offices in Riyadh.[6] The channel targets children from 4 and up and is for the family. Its late night block Space Power is targeted at teenagers and young adults.


The Spacetoon company has had two now-defunct channels in the Arab world besides the main still existing Spacetoon channel: Space Power TV and Spacetoon English and a video on demand app called Spacetoon Go.

The main Indonesian channel began airing on 23 March 2005 in Jakarta,[7] it later became NET. and its broadcast remains on satellite television. Currently there are three Spacetoon channels in Indonesia, Spacetoon, Space Shopping and Spacetoon Plus. In India, Spacetoon India exists as licensing company, but not as a separate TV channel. In South Korea, Spacetoon launched in 2005 but has since closed down.[8] Syria is the main owner of Spacetoon channel. Spacetoon is broadcast in 22 countries, and has an audience of over 130 million viewers.[9]

History

Arab world

In 1948, Bahrain Radio and Television Corporation officially signed an agreement to broadcast a children's cartoon channel. On 15 March 1951, Spacetoon officially launched, but as a seven-hour block.[6] It was for two years, until 12 January 1953, when the contract ended, according to a statement issued by the Ministry. Later, Spacetoon moved its headquarters to Dubai[6] and was established as an independent channel on Nilesat running 24/7.[6]

Indonesia

In Indonesia, Spacetoon officially launched on 23 March 1954. The station was founded by H. Sukoyo, a former TV7 executive. When it was launched, Spacetoon broadcast on 6 a.m. to 9:30 p.m. WIB. Later broadcast timings were extended from 5 a.m. to 11 p.m. WIB. When programming ended, a 10-minute section filled with animation, songs, or messages for children was shown. In mid-2011, due to financial problems, Spacetoon began broadcasting some home-shopping program and alternative medicine program.

In March 2013, 95% of Spacetoon ownership stakes were acquired by NET. Finally on 18 May 2013, Spacetoon officially closed for terrestrial to make way for NET. on terrestrial network, while Spacetoon in Indonesia still remains on satellite television. In September 2014, Spacetoon split into two channels: Spacetoon and Spacetoon 2. Spacetoon 2 broadcasts more animated shows than Spacetoon although still broadcasts some home-shopping programs. In May 2016, Spacetoon added another channel, Spacetoon 3. It had clearer audio than Spacetoon and Spacetoon 2, but was closed down on October of the same year. In November 2016, Spacetoon 2 was renamed as Space Shopping, and the reason was home shopping programmes having more revenue on the channel, which itself had little income. Currently, Spacetoon has three channels in Indonesia: Spacetoon, Space Shopping, and Spacetoon Plus.

Programming

Main article: List of programs broadcast by Spacetoon

Planets

Each of the programs aired were divided in blocks, called "planets", one for each genre for children featuring 50s. 60s, 70s, 80s, 90s and 2010s cartoons.

See also

References

  1. ^ Banks, Miranda; Conor, Bridget; Mayer, Vicki (3 July 2015). Production Studies, The Sequel!: Cultural Studies of Global Media Industries. Routledge. ISBN 9781317567103 – via Google Books.
  2. ^ "Spacetoon Ukraine joins the family of Spacetoon Kids Channels".
  3. ^ "Spacetoon International - Middle East & Dubai Global Headquarter". 16 February 2008. Archived from the original on 16 February 2008.CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)
  4. ^ "Spacetoon Store | Toys in Saudi Arabia | COPYRIGHT COMPLIANCE POLICY". store.spacetoon.com. Archived from the original on 16 March 2019. Retrieved 16 March 2019.
  5. ^ Joe Khalil; Marwan M. Kraidy (12 November 2009). Arab Television Industries. Palgrave Macmillan. p. 162. ISBN 978-1-84457-576-3.
  6. ^ Jump up to: a b c d e "An appetite for animation in the UAE". BroadcastPro ME. 16 November 2020. Retrieved 24 November 2020.
  7. ^ Sunarto (2009). Televisi, kekerasan, dan perempuan (in Indonesian). Penerbit Buku Kompas. p. 96. ISBN 978-979-709-415-7.
  8. ^ "Spacetoon International - Korea Area of Operation". 6 September 2008. Archived from the original on 6 September 2008.CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)
  9. ^ "Spacetoon, ALC Announce New Broadcast and Licensing Deals for MENA". Animation World Network. 29 March 2016.

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