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.
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
External links
References
- Company Profile Kids Station Inc., retrieved 3 January 2025^
- Mark Schilling. Sony and Japan's Mitsui Launch Animation Joint Venture Variety, 2017-02-23, retrieved 2017-08-01^
- ソニー・ピクチャーズ公式. 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 December 18, 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, retrieved March 27, 2024^