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 |
 Logo used since 2004 | |
| Country | Japan |
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| Broadcast area | Nationwide |
| Headquarters | Ebisu, Shibuya, Tokyo |
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| Language(s) | Japanese |
| Picture format | 1080i (HDTV) |
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| Launched | April 1, 1991 |
| Former names | Lemon Channel (1991–1993) |
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.
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.[citation needed]
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. Sony is 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
[edit]Ownership
[edit]- AK Entertainment (Nojima)
- Tokyo Broadcasting System
- JCOM
- Horipro
References
[edit]- ^ "Company Profile". Kids Station Inc. Retrieved 3 January 2025.
- ^ Schilling, Mark (2017-02-23). "Sony and Japan's Mitsui Launch Animation Joint Venture". Variety. Retrieved 2017-08-01.
- ^ 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 Japanese). 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". MarketScreener. December 18, 2023. Archived from the original on January 17, 2024. Retrieved March 27, 2024.
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- Television channels and stations established in 1993
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- Children's television channels in Japan
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- Tokyo Broadcasting System
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