Company:Kids Station
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 Headquarters in Toranomon, Minato, Tokyo | |
Native name | キッズステーション |
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Romanized name | Kizzu Sutēshon |
| Founded | April 12, 1993 |
| Headquarters | Toranomon, Minato, Tokyo |
Key people | Masao Takiyama (President & CEO), Ryoji Nojima (Representative Director & CEO) |
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| Website | www |
| Kids Station | |
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| Country | Japan |
| Language | Japanese English (via Second Audio Program) |
| Headquarters | Ebisu, Shibuya, Tokyo |
Kids Station (Japanese: キッズステーション, Kizzu Sutēshon) is a Japanese cable and satellite television channel that launched on April 12, 1993.[1] It primarily airs anime and other animation-related content aimed at children during the day, and teens and adults at night.
In 2017, Sony Pictures Entertainment Japan announced a joint venture with Mitsui & Co. known as "AK Holdings", which would acquire their respective stakes in Animax and Kids Station, with Sony as the majority owner of the company.[2]
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.[3][4]
See also
- Nickelodeon
- Cartoon Network
- Disney Channel
- AT-X
- TV Tokyo
Ownership
- AK Entertainment (Nojima)
- Tokyo Broadcasting System
- JCOM
- Horipro
References
- ↑ "Company Profile". Kids Station Inc.. https://www.kids-station.com/company.
- ↑ Schilling, Mark (2017-02-23). "Sony and Japan's Mitsui Launch Animation Joint Venture" (in en-US). Variety. https://variety.com/2017/biz/asia/sony-and-japans-mitsui-launch-animation-joint-venture-1201994346/.
- ↑ ソニー・ピクチャーズ公式 (December 18, 2023). "アニマックスブロードキャスト・ジャパンおよびキッズステーションに関する事業の承継について" (Press release) (in 日本語). Archived from the original on December 23, 2023. Retrieved March 27, 2024.
- ↑ "Nojima Corporation agreed to acquire Animax Broadcast Japan Inc and Kids Station Inc. from Sony Pictures Entertainment Inc.". December 18, 2023. https://www.marketscreener.com/quote/stock/NOJIMA-CORPORATION-14116129/news/Nojima-Corporation-agreed-to-acquire-Animax-Broadcast-Japan-Inc-and-Kids-Station-Inc-from-Sony-Pict-45664084/.
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