Persian Toon
 Logo used from March 21, 2011 to January 16, 2015. | |
| Programming | |
|---|---|
| Language(s) | English, Persian |
| Ownership | |
| Owner | Kian Nabavi Saeed Karimian |
| History | |
| Launched | March 21, 2011 |
| Closed | January 16, 2015 |
Persian Toon (Persian: پرشین تون), was a Persian-language television channel featuring content for children and teenagers on the Eutelsat satellite platform (specifically Hot Bird 13A).[1][2] It was the first channel specifically for children in the Persian language, airing in 2011.[1][3] This channel became popular in Iran with dubbed Persian language musical cartoons.[3] The dubbing was provided by many groups including Glory Entertainment.[4] Persian Toon animated American series and movies such as Kung Fu Panda, Star Wars: The Clone Wars, Scooby Doo, Looney Tunes,[5] and Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles.
In 2014, channel manager Kian Nabovi, faced with financial problems. Nabovi sold the business to Saeed Karimian (GEM TV Group former manager) in the end of 2014. The channel was closed for unknown reasons around early 2015,[5] however there was suspicions published in Iranian newspapers about the channel spreading "Western propaganda".[6] Karimian was assassinated in Turkey in 2017,[7] sometime after being sentenced in absentee court in Iran to a prison term for spreading propaganda against Iran.
References[edit]
- ^ a b "پخش شبکه پرشین تون از ماهواره هاتبرد قطع شد – بینانیوز" [The transmission of the Persian Tune channel from the Hotbird satellite was interrupted]. binanews.ir (in Persian). Retrieved 2023-11-07.
- ^ Vizhniak, Volodymyr (March 8, 2012). "На Hot Bird 13А незабаром з'явиться телеканал для дітей мовою фарсі - TeleProstir.com - ТелеПростір знає про телебачення все | Новини телекомпаній, новини супутникового ТБ, аналітика ТБ, онлайн ТБ, галерея ТБ, досьє, інтерв'ю" [A children's TV channel in Farsi will soon appear on Hot Bird 13A]. teleprostir.com (in Ukrainian). Retrieved 2023-11-13.
- ^ a b ""نخستين شبكه كودك به زبان فارسي" متعلق به صداوسيما نيست" ["The first children's network in Farsi" does not belong to Sedavasima]. ایسنا (Isna.ir) (in Persian). 2012-04-15. Retrieved 2023-11-13.
- ^ "مهرداد رئیسی با شبکه‌های ماهواره کار می‌کرد اما رد پایی از خود به‌جا نمی‌گذاشت/ به دلیل تخلفات رئیسی، گروه زیادی از او جدا شدند/ نباید دوبله انیمیشن به افرادی سپرده شود که هیچ عقبه و سابقه‌ای ندارند" [Mehrdad Raisi worked with satellite channels, but he did not leave any traces of himself / because of Raisi's violations, many groups separated from him / Animation dubbing should not be entrusted to people who have no background and history]. مشرق نیوز (Mashreghnews.ir) (in Persian). 2014-06-10. Retrieved 2023-11-13.
- ^ a b "تلویزیون كارتوني پرشین تون قطع شد - بهار نیوز" [Your Persian cartoon TV was interrupted]. پایگاه خبری بهار نیوز (in Persian). 2015-01-23. Retrieved 2023-11-13.
- ^ ""پرشین تون" یا "شبکه پویا" ، کدام انتخاب کودکان ایرانی است؟/ تبلیغ کالای "تولید البرز" در ماهواره برای کودکان! + تصاویر". dana.ir (in Persian). Retrieved 2023-11-13.
- ^ "Gem TV: Iranian CEO Saeed Karimian shot dead in Istanbul". BBC News UK. 30 April 2017.