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Spacetoon

Spacetoon ( or ) is a free-to-air television channel that specializes in animation and children programs. It began broadcasting on 15 March 2000 in Bahrain TV, and it is currently headquartered in Dubai. The channel targets children from 4 and up. Its night block, Space Power, is targeted at teenagers and young adults. The Spacetoon company also maintains a video-on-demand app called Spacetoon Go. The Spacetoon company has had two now-defunct channels in the Arab world, Space Power TV and Spacetoon English. In Indonesia, the main channel began airing on 24 March 2005 in Jakarta. It later became NET., and its broadcast remained on satellite television until 2023. There are two now-defunct Spacetoon channels in Indonesia: Spacetoon and Spacetoon Plus. In India, Spacetoon India exists as licensing company, but not as a separate TV channel. In South Korea, Spacetoon launched in 2005 but has since closed down. In Ukraine, Spacetoon Malyatko was launched as a replacement for Malyatko TV on 31 December 2009 until it reverted back on 25 March 2010. In Turkey, Spacetoon Turkey released Spacetoon Go app on 12 December 2024, and launched its TV channel on 13 January 2025. Spacetoon is currently broadcast in 23 countries, and has an audience of over 130 million viewers.

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Spacetoon ( or ) is a free-to-air television channel that specializes in animation and children programs. It began broadcasting on 15 March 2000 in Bahrain TV, and it is currently headquartered in Dubai. The channel targets children from 4 and up. Its night block, Space Power, is targeted at teenagers and young adults. The Spacetoon company also maintains a video-on-demand app called Spacetoon Go. The Spacetoon company has had two now-defunct channels in the Arab world, Space Power TV and Spacetoon English. In Indonesia, the main channel began airing on 24 March 2005 in Jakarta. It later became NET., and its broadcast remained on satellite television until 2023. There are two now-defunct Spacetoon channels in Indonesia: Spacetoon and Spacetoon Plus. In India, Spacetoon India exists as licensing company, but not as a separate TV channel. In South Korea, Spacetoon launched in 2005 but has since closed down. In Ukraine, Spacetoon Malyatko was launched as a replacement for Malyatko TV on 31 December 2009 until it reverted back on 25 March 2010. In Turkey, Spacetoon Turkey released Spacetoon Go app on 12 December 2024, and launched its TV channel on 13 January 2025. Spacetoon is currently broadcast in 23 countries, and has an audience of over 130 million viewers.

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  1. release date: 2024-12-12 — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95

Discussion questions

  1. Summarise the article in your own words. Which single claim would you verify first, and why?
  2. The record states that the release date is "2024-12-12". What evidence would count against this claim?
  3. Which claim in this article is most likely to be revised as the sources update? How would you check its current status?
  4. If two sources disagreed about one of these facts, what would you need in order to trust one over the other?

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