Spacetoon (Arabic: سبيستون or سبيس تون) is a pan-Arab free-to-air television channel that specializes in animation and children programs.

Its late night block Space Power is targeted at teenagers and young adults.

[12] In 1999, Bahrain Radio and Television Corporation officially signed an agreement to broadcast a children's cartoon channel.

On 15 March 2000, Spacetoon began trial broadcasting as a seven-hour block on Bahrain TV.

[6] It continued to air this way until the contract ended on 12 January 2002, according to a statement issued by the Ministry.

Later, in 2004, Spacetoon moved its headquarters to Dubai and was established as an independent television channel on Nilesat.

In particular, scenes can be cropped or truncated in order to avoid showing excessive violence to viewers.

Hunter × Hunter was also subject to the censorship of the depiction of Zen Buddhism and Taoism as related to the characters' powers, with the censored version opting to present their powers as a science and martial art.

The My Hero Academia dub removed any traits of Mineta's perverted personality.

When programming ended, a 10-minute section filled with animation, songs, or messages for children was shown.

In March 2013, 95% of Spacetoon ownership stakes were acquired by Net Visi Media.

[17] Spacetoon has more than 70 licensing deals, including for Crayon Shin-chan, Doraemon and Hello Kitty.

[17][18][19][20] The company also creates original intellectual property, including Fafa & Juno.