Kids Station (
Japanese: キッズステーション, ''Kizzu Sutēshon'') is a Japanese cable and satellite
television
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channel that launched on April 12, 1993.
It primarily airs
anime
is a Traditional animation, hand-drawn and computer animation, computer-generated animation originating from Japan. Outside Japan and in English, ''anime'' refers specifically to animation produced in Japan. However, , in Japan and in Ja ...
and other
animation
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-related content aimed at children during the day, and teens and adults at night.
An HD feed of the channel (Kids Station HD (
Japanese:
キッズステーションHD, ''Kizzu Sutēshon HD'') was first established on October 1, 2009.
In 2017,
Sony Pictures Entertainment Japan
, abbreviated SPE or SPEJ, is a Japanese film studio, based in Minato, Tokyo, Minato-ku, Tokyo. It is a wholly owned subsidiary of Japanese conglomerate Sony Group Corporation, with the majority of SPEJ's shares held by Sony Pictures Entertainmen ...
announced a joint venture with
Mitsui & Co. known as "AK Holdings", which would acquire their respective stakes in
Animax
, stylized as ANIMAX in all caps, is a Japanese animation satellite television network, dedicated to broadcasting anime programming. Launched on July 1, 1998, Animax is the first 24-hour network in the world dedicated to anime.The Anime Biz' - ...
and Kids Station, with Sony as the majority owner of the company.
On December 18, 2023, Sony Pictures Entertainment Japan announced they would sell their stakes in both Animax and Kids Station to electronic store chain
Nojima. The deal was finalized on April 1, 2024.
See also
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Nickelodeon
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*
Cartoon Network
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*
Disney Channel
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Ownership
* AK Entertainment (
Nojima)
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Tokyo Broadcasting System
(formerly ) is a Japanese media and licensed broadcasting holding company. It is the parent company of the television network TBS Television and radio network TBS Radio. It has a 28-affiliate television network called Japan News Network, as ...
* JCOM
*
Horipro
is a Japanese talent agent, talent agency that manages actors, entertainers and musicians, as well as commercial and television productions. It has locations in Nashville, Tennessee, Nashville and Los Angeles in the United States.
History
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References
External links
Kids Station home page
1993 establishments in Japan
Television channels and stations established in 1993
2017 mergers and acquisitions
Children's television channels in Japan
Anime television
Kids Station Inc.
Kids Station Inc.
Joint ventures
Classic television networks
Children's television networks
Preschool education television networks
Former Sony subsidiaries
Sony Pictures Entertainment
Sony Pictures Television
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