Spacetoon

Spacetoon TV (Arabic: سبيستون‎ or سبيس تون) is a pan–Arab free–to–air television channel that specializes in animation and children programs. It began broadcasting on 27 March 2000[5] headquartered in Dubai, UAE[6] with offices in Riyadh[6] and Cairo and previously in Damascus and Amman. The channel targets children from 4 and up and is for the family.

Spacetoon
Channel logo
CountryUnited Arab Emirates,[1] Indonesia,KSA
Broadcast areaArab world
Ukraine[2]Indonesia,
Slogan(Arabic: قناة شباب المستقبل‎)
(English: Young Future Channel)
(Indonesian: Saluran Masa Depan)
(Ukrainian: Канал Молоді і Майбутнього)
HeadquartersDubai, UAE[3]
Programming
Language(s)Arabic (Arab world)
English (UAE)
Indonesian (Indonesia)
Ukrainian (Ukraine)
Picture format576i SDTV
Timeshift serviceMalyatko TV (2009–2010)
Ownership
OwnerSpacetoon International[4]
Sister channelsSpacetoon 2
Spacetoon Radio
Space Power (SPTV)
History
Launched27 March 2000 (2000-03-27) (Arabic channel)
1 April 2005 (2005-04-01) (English channel)
23 March 2005 (2005-03-23) (Indonesian channel)
31 December 2009 (2009-12-31) (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

The Spacetoon company has had three now-defunct channels in the Arab world besides the main still existing Spacetoon channel: Space Power TV, Spacetoon Radio 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]

Spacetoon is broadcast in 22 countries, and has an audience of over 130 million viewers.[9]

History

Arab world

In 1999, Bahrain Radio and Television Corporation officially signed an agreement to broadcast a children's cartoon channel. On 27 March 2000, Spacetoon officially launched, but as a seven-hour block.[6] It was for two years, until 12 January 2002 when the contract ended, according to a statement issued by the Ministry. Later, Spacetoon has moved it's headquarter to Dubai[6] and was established as an independent channel on Nilesat running for 24/7.[6]

On 3 March 2013; the channel was rebranded, but never used by Indonesian counterpart (still uses 2005 branding).

Indonesia

In Indonesia, Spacetoon officially launched on 23 March 2005. 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. On 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 broadcast in Indonesia still remains on satellite television. In September 2014, Spacetoon split into two channels: Spacetoon and Spacetoon 2. Spacetoon 2 broadcasts more cartoon and animation 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 way much revenue on the channel, which itself had little income. Currently, Spacetoon has three channels in Indonesia: Spacetoon, Space Shopping, and Spacetoon Plus.

Planets

Each of the programs aired were divided in blocks, called "planets", one for each genre:

  • Action Planet (planet of excitement and mystery) for action series. (Examples: Dragon Ball Z Kai, Iron Kid)
  • Sports Planet (planet of challenge and strength) for sports series and programs. (example: Inazuma Eleven Ares)
  • Adventure Planet (planet of imagination and thrill) for adventure series. (examples: Future Boy Conan, One Piece)
  • Comedy Planet (planet of laughter) for comedy series. (examples: The Fairly OddParents, Woody Woodpecker (1999), Classic Comedy, Pink Panther)
  • Movies Planet (planet of all colors) for animated movies.
  • Abjad Planet (planet of numbers and letters) for educational programs. (example: Mia the Mouse)
  • Bon Bon Planet (planet of heroes and adults) for preschool programs. (example: Fireman Sam)
  • History Planet (planet of time immemorial) (former, 2000-2013) for the historical series.
  • Science Planet (planet of discovery and knowledge) for educational science programs. (example: Inspector Gadget's Field Trip)
  • Zomoroda Planet (means "emerald" in Arabic, planet just for girls) for series and programs for girls. (example: My Little Pony: Friendship is Magic)

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. "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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