List of international Cartoon Network channels
Since the inception of Cartoon Network and its sister network Boomerang, Turner Broadcasting System has set up international feeds of both networks.
Cartoon Network
Background
Cartoon Network Europe, a pan-European English feed, was launched in 1993.[1] Spanish, Swedish, Danish, French, Italian, and Norwegian audio tracks were added in 1994. The network's Dutch feed was launched in 1997. Another feed launched in 1998, which aired in France, Italy and Spain. The pan-European feed kept airing in the other parts of Europe. The network's Italian feed became independent a few months later after the launch of the French channel, while the Spanish and French feeds were split in 1999.[2][3] A Polish feed launched a year earlier, in 1998.[4]
In 1999, the network's British feed officially split off from the pan-European version.[1] This followed after the shared transponder analogue feed on Astra 1C became scrambled with VideoCrypt and the short-lived British version of TNT was launched.
A Nordic feed was launched in 2000,[5] broadcasting in Swedish, Norwegian, Danish and English. This also became available in Iceland and Finland. The Dutch Cartoon Network closed down in 2001. It was replaced with the pan-European feed in 2001. A Dutch audio track was simultaneously added. A Russian audio track was added in 2005; Greek subtitles became available the same year. The Polish feed branched into separate ones for Romania and Hungary in 2002.[6] A German feed launched was on 2006.[7] A Turkish feed was added in 2008.[8]
Romania got its own feed in 2008, as part of that for Central and Eastern Europe. In 2009, the Hungarian audio track from the Polish feed was moved to this feed. Slovakia and the Czech Republic receive this feed in English. Bulgaria got its own version in 2009, broadcast in both Bulgarian and English.[9] The Russian audio track was simultaneously moved to this feed. The Central and Eastern Europe feed has aired the network 24 hours a day since 2014. Russia was previously the only country who received the 24-hour feed.
The network's Arabic feed launched in 2010.[10] This is the only EMEA-marketed feed not broadcast in English. The Spanish feed shut down in 2013, together with the Spanish Cartoonito. This market can still watch Cartoon Network on Boing,[11] The African Portuguese feed was launched in 2013 in Angola and Mozambique. It launched in Portugal in the same year.[12]
As of 2015, the ex pan-European feed still airs in the Greek part of Cyprus; it is also one of the four feeds available in the Middle East and Africa (the other ones being the Arabic, French, and Portuguese feeds). This pan-European feed broadcasts in English, while Greek subtitles are available. All other European countries have their own local feed.
Channels
| Region(s) | Launch date | Language(s) | Coverage and availability notes |
|---|---|---|---|
 United States | October 1, 1992 | English and Spanish (on SAP) | From Atlanta, Georgia, United States |
    Middle East and North Africa | September 17, 1993 (as part of Cartoon Network Europe; via subscription TV) | English | From London, England |
| October 10, 2010 (as an independent concurrent feed; via free-to-air TV) | Arabic | ||
| April 1, 2016 (a Hindi channel via subscription TV) | Hindi | ||
  Europe, Middle East and Africa | September 17, 1993 | English, Arabic and Greek subtitles available | From London, England; |
   South Altantic | April 30, 1993 (as part of the Latin American feed) | Spanish and English (translated continuity on SAP) | From Buenos Aires, Argentina |
| 2002 (as an autonomous feed within the Latin American variant of the channel) | |||
  Australia and New Zealand | October 3, 1995 | English | From Sydney, Australia |
 Brazil | April 30, 1993 (as part of the Latin American feed) | Brazilian Portuguese and English (translated continuity on SAP) | From Atlanta, Georgia, United States |
| October 1996 (as an independent feed) | |||
 Canada | July 4, 2012 | English | From Toronto, Ontario, Canada |
     Central and Eastern Europe | September 30, 2002 | Romanian, Hungarian and English | From London, England |
 China | October 2012 | Mandarin | From Beijing, China |
 .svg.png){kind=small}  .svg.png){kind=small} Pacific | April 30, 1993 (as part of the Latin American feed) | Latin Spanish and English (translated continuity) | From Buenos Aires, Argentina |
| June 1, 2015 (as an autonomous feed within the Latin American variant of the channel) | |||
    North Atlantic | April 30, 1993 (as part of the Latin American feed) | Latin Spanish and English (translated continuity) | From Buenos Aires, Argentina |
| June 1, 2015 (as an autonomous feed within the Latin American variant of the channel) | |||
 .svg.png){kind=small}  France | September 17, 1993 (as part of Cartoon Network Europe) | French and English | From London, England |
| August 23, 1999 (as an independent feed) | |||
   Germany | September 17, 1993 (as part of Cartoon Network Europe, in English) | German and English | From London, England |
| September 3, 2005 (as an independent feed) | |||
 India | May 1, 1995 | Hindi, Tamil, Telugu and English | From Mumbai, Maharashtra, India |
 Israel | 2011 | Hebrew | Airs as a programming block on Arutz HaYeladim |
 Italy | September 17, 1993 (as part of Cartoon Network Europe) | Italian and English | From London, England |
| July 31, 1996 (as an independent feed) | |||
 Japan | September 1, 1997 | Japanese and English | From Tokyo, Japan |
 Latin America | April 30, 1993 | Spanish and English | From Buenos Aires, Argentina |
 Mexico | April 30, 1993 (as part of the Latin American feed); | Spanish and English | From Atlanta, Georgia, United States |
| 1999 (as an autonomous feed within the Latin American variant of the channel) | |||
 Netherlands | September 17, 1993 (as part of Cartoon Network Europe, in English) | Dutch and English | From London, England |
| July 12, 1997 (as an independent feed) | |||
    Nordic | September 17, 1993 (as part of Cartoon Network Europe) | Danish, Norwegian, Swedish and English | From London, England |
| January 1, 2000 (as an independent feed) | |||
   Pakistan | April 2, 2004 | Hindi (Urdu) and English | From Karachi, Pakistan |
 Philippines | June 6, 1995 | English | From Tokyo, Japan and Beijing, China |
 Poland | September 1, 1998 | Polish and English | From London, England |
   Portugal | September 17, 1993 (as part of Cartoon Network Europe, in English) | European Portuguese and English | From London, England |
| December 3, 2013 (as an independent feed) | |||
      Russia and Southeastern Europe | April 1, 2005 (as part of Cartoon Network Europe, not in Bulgarian) | Bulgarian, Russian and English | From London, England |
| October 1, 2009 (as an independent feed) | |||
 South Korea | November 11, 2006 | Korean | From Seoul, South Korea |
     Southeast Asia | October 6, 1994 | English, Thai, Mandarin, Indonesian and Malay | From Hong Kong and Beijing, China |
 Spain | March 4, 1994 (as part of Cartoon Network Europe) | Castilian Spanish and English | From London, England |
| August 23, 1999 (as an independent feed) | |||
| July 1, 2013 (as part of Boing) | |||
 Taiwan | January 1, 1995 | Mandarin and English | From Hong Kong and Beijing, China |
 Turkey | January 28, 2008 | Turkish and English | From London, England |
  United Kingdom and Ireland | September 17, 1993 | English | From London, England |
 Vietnam | April 2014 | Vietnamese and English | From Hong Kong and Hanoi, Vietnam |
Boomerang
| Region(s) | Launch date | Language(s) | Coverage and availability notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | December 8, 1992 (block on Cartoon Network); 1 April 2000 (channel) | English (Spanish with SAP ) | From Atlanta, Georgia, United States |
| Australia and New Zealand | April 2001 (block on Cartoon Network Australia and New Zealand); March 2004 (channel) | English | From Sydney, Australia |
| Central and Eastern Europe/Netherlands | 5 June 2005 | English, Dutch, Polish, Romanian, Hungarian, Russian and sometimes Bulgarian as well | From London, England |
| Europe, Middle East and Africa | 5 June 2005 | English, Turkish, Arabic and Greek | From London, England |
| France | 23 April 2003 | French and English | From London, England |
| Germany | 1 June 2006 | German and English | From London, England |
| Italy | 31 July 2003 | Italian and English | From London, England |
| Latin America | 8 November 1998 (block); 2 July 2001 (channel) | Spanish, English and Brazilian Portuguese | From Atlanta, Georgia, United States |
| Nordic | 1 April 2008 | English, Danish, Norwegian and Swedish | From London, England |
| Portugal | 21 April 2015 | Portuguese and English | From London, England |
| South Korea | 14 November 2015 | Korean | From Seoul, South Korea |
| Southeast Asia | 5 September 2005; 1 January 2015 (Relaunch) | English | From Beijing, China |
| Turkey | 23 April 2016 | Turkish | From London, England |
| United Kingdom and Ireland | 27 May 2000 | English | From London, England |
Boing
| Region(s) | Launch date | Language | Coverage and availability notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Italy | 20 November 2004 | Italian | Italian channel |
| Africa | 30 May 2015 | English | African channel |
| Spain | 1 September 2010 | Spanish | Spanish channel |
| France | 8 April 2010 | French | French channel |
Cartoonito
| Region(s) | Launch date | End date | Language | Coverage and availability notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Middle East and North Africa | 4 September 2011 (block on Cartoon Network Arabia) | 2014 | Arabic | from London, England |
| United Kingdom | 4 September 2006 (Cartoon Network Too block), 24 May 2007 (channel) | English | Serves the purpose of Cartoon Network Too; from London, England | |
| Italy | 22 August 2011 | Italian | from London, England |
Toonami
| Region(s) | Launch date | Language | Coverage and availability notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| France | 11 February 2016 | French | from London, England |
| India | 26 February 2015 | Hindi, Tamil, Telugu and English | From Mumbai, Maharashtra, India |
| Asia | 1 December 2012 | English, Thai, Mandarin, Vietnamese, Indonesian and Malay | From Hong Kong and Beijing, China |
Other channels
| Channel name | Launch date | End date | Coverage and availability notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cartoon Network +1 | 20 June 1999, | Present | Replaced by Cartoon Network Too and subsequently Cartoonito and TCM 2 until the latter block closed; from London, England |
| Cartoon Network Too | 24 April 2006 | 1 April 2014 | British channel merged with Toonami (UK & Ireland), from London, England, and replaced by Cartoon Network +1 |
| Cartoon Network Arabic +2 | 30 June 2014 | 1 January 2016 | Timeshift channel |
| Tooncast | 1 December 2008 | Present | Latin American channel |
| CNX | 14 October 2002 | 7 September 2003 | Replaced by Toonami (Asia); from London, England |
| Pogo | 1 January 2004 | Present | Indian channel; available as a block in Pakistan |
See also
References
- 1 2 Chalaby, Jean K. (2009). Transnational Television in Europe: Reconfiguring Global Communications Networks. I. B. Tauris. p. 121. ISBN 0857717472 – via Google Books.
- ↑ Higgins, Kevin T. (Winter 1999). "Programmed for Success". Marketing Management. American Marketing Association. 8 (18): 12–15. ISSN 1061-3846 – via EBSCO Information Services.
- ↑ "Belgian Digital Gets a Kickstart". European Media Business & Finance. Phillips Business Information Corporation. 9 (2). 25 January 1999. OCLC 60621194 – via ProQuest.
- ↑ "Cartoon Net UK Courts Kids". European Media Business & Finance. Phillips Business Information Corporation. 8 (18). 7 September 1998. OCLC 60621194 – via ProQuest.
- ↑ Edmunds, Marlene (6 September 1999). "Danes Pick Cable Faves". Variety. Penske Media Corporation. 376 (3): 30 – via EBSCO Information Services.
- ↑ Fry, Andy (December 2002). "Child's Play". Cable & Satellite Europe. Informa Telecoms and Media Group (229). OCLC 60616964 – via ProQuest.
- ↑ Verjee, Neelam; Bolger, Joe (28 February 2006). "Need to Know". The Times. News UK: 42 – via EBSCO Information Services.
- ↑ "Time Warner, Inc.". U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission. 2008. Retrieved 3 October 2015.
In January 2008, Turner, along with a local partner, launched Cartoon Network Turkey ...
- ↑ "Cartoon Network Launches Bulgarian Language Broadcast". Novinite. Sofia News Agency. 4 September 2009. Retrieved 3 October 2015.
- ↑ Williams, Sean (10 October 2010). "Cartoon Network Arabic launches". Digital Production Middle East. ITP Business Publishing. Retrieved 3 October 2015.
- ↑ Dickson, Jeremy (17 July 2013). "Cartoon Network shuts down pay-TV channels in Spain". Kidscreen. Brunico Communications. Retrieved 3 October 2015.
- ↑ Rusak, Gary (30 September 2013). "Cartoon Network heads to Angola and Mozambique". Kidscreen. Brunico Communications. Retrieved 3 October 2015.
External links
- List of international sites at the official American website of Cartoon Network
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