Arab world
In 1999, Bahrain Radio and Television Corporation officially signed an agreement to broadcast a children's cartoon channel. On 15 March 2000, Spacetoon officially launched, but as a seven-hour block.[6] Spacetoon continued to air this way until the contract ended on 12 January 2002, according to a statement issued by the Ministry. Later, in 2004, Spacetoon moved its headquarters to Dubai and was established as an independent channel on Nilesat running 24/7.[6][10]
In the Arab world, the majority of programs are dubbed in modern standard Arabic. Spacetoon is very closely affiliated with Venus Center, a Syrian dubbing company which has historically provided the Arabic dubbed versions of the programming, and whose voice actors usually were the announcers for the shows between the years 2001-2015. Using modern standard Arabic in dubbing played a crucial role in maintaining the use of the dialect in childhood, which was especially significant given the context of emerging spoken Arabic dialects.[10]
Quick Facts Branding, Programming ...
Spacetoon|
Branding | Spacetoon Indonesia |
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Network | KTV (2018–present) |
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Owner | H. Sukoyo |
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| Spacetoon Plus (2014–present)
Previously:
- TV-M (2013)
- Alam TV (2008–2013)
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Founded | November 8, 2003 (2003-11-08) |
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First air date | February 1, 2005 (2005-02-01) (test broadcast) March 24, 2005 (2005-03-24) (official broadcast) May 18, 2013 (2013-05-18) (satellite) |
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Last air date | May 17, 2013 (2013-05-17) (terrestrial) (8 years, 55 days) |
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| Various |
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In Indonesia, Spacetoon officially launched on 24 March 2005. The network was founded by H. Sukoyo, co-founder of TV7. When it was launched, Spacetoon broadcast from 6 a.m. to 9:30 p.m. WIB. Later, broadcast timings were extended from 5 a.m. to 11 p.m. When programming ended, a 10-minute section filled with animation, songs, or messages for children was shown. During mid-2011, due to financial problems, Spacetoon began broadcasting some home-shopping programs and alternative medicine programs.
In March 2013, 95% of Spacetoon ownership stakes were acquired by Net Visi Media. 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.[11]
Quick Facts Country, Broadcast area ...
SpaceShoppingCountry | Indonesia |
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Broadcast area | Nationwide (via satellite) |
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Language(s) | Indonesian |
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Launched | 6 September 2014; 9 years ago (2014-09-06) |
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Closed | 25 August 2017; 6 years ago (2017-08-25) |
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Replaced by | Spacetoon Indonesia (on Palapa-D satellite) |
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Former names | Spacetoon 2 (2014–2016) |
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In September 2014, Spacetoon split into two channels: Spacetoon and Spacetoon 2. Spacetoon 2 broadcast more cartoon and animation than Spacetoon, although it still broadcast 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 due to the home shopping programmes contributing the most revenue to the channel, which overall had little income.
On 25 August 2017, The channel has now closed down in Telkom-1 satellite.
Currently, Spacetoon have only 2 operated children's television satellite channels, including Spacetoon and Spacetoon Plus.