Spacetoon (سبيستون or سبيس تون) is an Arabic television channel that specializes in animation and children programs. It began broadcasting in March 2000 with an headquarters in Dubai. Spacetoon Group has three channels in the Middle East: Spacetoon, Space Power TV, and the now-defunct Spacetoon English, which stopped broadcasting on 1 January 2011. Spacetoon also has international channels in Australia, Brazil, China, Central and Eastern Europe, Germany, India, Indonesia, Italy, South Korea, Taiwan, Philippines, Spain, Portugal, United Kingdom, and Persian-speaking regions such as Iran.