Spacetoon Explained

Spacetoon
Launch Date: (Arabic channel)
(Korean channel)
(English channel)
(Indonesia, terrestrial)
(Ukrainian channel)
(Indonesia, Telkom-1 satellite)
Closed Date: (Korean channel)
(Ukrainian channel)
(English channel)
(Indonesia, terrestrial)
Replaced By:Malyatko TV (Ukraine)
NET. (Indonesia, on terrestrial)
Spacetoon Indonesia (launch as a channel on Telkom-1 satellite, it was listed as Spacetoon 1)
Owner:Spacetoon International[1]
Picture Format:576i (- SDTV)
Country:United Arab Emirates,[2] Indonesia, Ukraine, Syria
Language:Arabic (Arab world)
Indonesian (Indonesia)
Area:Arab world
Ukraine[3]
Indonesia
Headquarters:Damascus, Syria[4]
Sister Channels:Spacetoon 2
Spacetoon Radio
Space Power (SPTV)
Timeshift Service:Malyatko TV (2009–2010) (Formerly Spacetoon Малятко)
Online Serv 1:Live Stream
Online Chan 1:Spacetoon Arabic
Spacetoon (Arabic: سبيستون or Arabic: سبيس تون) is a pan-Arab free-to-air television channel that specializes in animation and children programs. It began broadcasting on 15 March 2000 in Damascus,[5] and it is currently headquartered in Dubai.[6] The channel targets children from 4 and up. Its late night block Space Power is targeted at teenagers and young adults. The Spacetoon company also maintains a video-on-demand app called Spacetoon Go.

The Spacetoon company has had two now-defunct channels in the Arab world, Space Power TV and Spacetoon English.

The main Indonesian channel began airing on 24 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 currently broadcast in 22 countries, and has an audience of over 130million viewers.[9]

History

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.[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.

Indonesia

Callsign:Spacetoon
Location:Indonesia Stock Exchange Tower 2nd Floor (Jakarta)
Banten (until 2013)
Country:Indonesia
Branding:Spacetoon Indonesia
Network:KTV (2018–present)
Owner:H. Sukoyo
Airdate: (test broadcast)
(official broadcast)
(satellite)
Last Airdate: (terrestrial)
Sister Stations:Spacetoon Plus (2014–present)Previously:
  • TV-M (2013)
  • Alam TV (2008–2013)
Former Affiliations:Various

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 moved to satellite television, due to NET. having a trial broadcast on terrestrial network before it was officially launched a week later.[11]

SpaceShopping
Country:Indonesia
Area:Nationwide (via satellite)
Language:Indonesian
Former Names:Spacetoon 2 (2014–2016)
Replaced By:Spacetoon Indonesia (on Palapa-D satellite)

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.

Programming

See main article: List of programs broadcast by Spacetoon.

Planets

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

Censorship

Programs aired on Spacetoon sometimes have aspects that are censored from their source material. In particular, scenes can be cropped or truncated in order to avoid showing excessive violence to viewers. This has been seen in programs such as Detective Conan, Romeo's Blue Skies, and Hunter × Hunter. Hunter × Hunter was also subject to the censorship of the depiction of Zen Buddhism and Taoism as related to the characters' powers, with the censored version opting to present their powers as a science and martial art. Selective cropping and editing are also used to hide cleavages and remove innuendo.[12]

See also

References

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External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Spacetoon Store Toys in Saudi Arabia COPYRIGHT COMPLIANCE POLICY . store.spacetoon.com . 16 March 2019 . https://web.archive.org/web/20190316015528/https://store.spacetoon.com/ksa_en/e-policy . 2019-03-16 . en. live.
  2. Book: Production Studies, The Sequel!: Cultural Studies of Global Media Industries. Miranda. Banks. Bridget. Conor. Vicki. Mayer. 3 July 2015. Routledge. 9781317567103. Google Books.
  3. Web site: Spacetoon Ukraine joins the family of Spacetoon Kids Channels.
  4. Web site: Spacetoon International - Middle East & Dubai Global Headquarter. 16 February 2008. bot: unknown. https://web.archive.org/web/20080216193203/http://www.stooninternational.com/middleeast.asp. 16 February 2008. dmy-all.
  5. Book: Joe Khalil. Marwan M. Kraidy. Arab Television Industries. November 12, 2009. Palgrave Macmillan. 978-1-84457-576-3. 162.
  6. Web site: 2020-11-16 . An appetite for animation in the UAE . 2020-11-24 . BroadcastPro ME . en-US.
  7. Book: Sunarto. Televisi, kekerasan, dan perempuan. 2009. Penerbit Buku Kompas. id. 978-979-709-415-7. 96.
  8. Web site: Spacetoon International - Korea Area of Operation. 6 September 2008. bot: unknown. https://web.archive.org/web/20080906085113/http://www.stooninternational.com/korea.asp. 6 September 2008. dmy-all.
  9. News: Spacetoon, ALC Announce New Broadcast and Licensing Deals for MENA . . March 29, 2016 . en.
  10. Web site: 2021-08-29 . Spacetoon: Reliving Childhood Through Every Theme Song Egyptian Streets . 2022-04-30 . en-US.
  11. News: Masih Ingat dengan Siaran TV Spacetoon? Ternyata Ini Alasannya Kenapa Hilang dari Indonesia. Fathoni. Achmad Robbi. 20 February 2023. Bagus Z. Erizky. Harian Haluan. id.
  12. Web site: The wholesome social engineering behind Arabic-dubbed anime . 2022-04-30 . TRT World . en.