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Kids Station Inc.
Headquarters in Toranomon, Minato, Tokyo
Native nameキッズステーション
FoundedApril 12, 1993 (1993-04-12)
HeadquartersJapan
Owner
Websitewww.kids-station.com
Television channel
Kids Station
CountryJapan
History
LaunchedApril 1, 1991 (1991-04-01)
Former namesLemon 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 1, 1991. 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. Sony is 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

Ownership

References

  1. Schilling, Mark (2017-02-23). "Sony and Japan's Mitsui Launch Animation Joint Venture". Variety. Retrieved 2017-08-01.
  2. 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.
  3. "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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