Country | United Kingdom |
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Broadcast area | United Kingdom Ireland Malta |
Network | Cartoon Network Too (2006–2007) Cartoon Network (2022–present) |
Headquarters | London, England, United Kingdom |
Programming | |
Language(s) | English |
Picture format | 16:9 576i SDTV |
Ownership | |
Owner | Warner Bros. Discovery EMEA |
Sister channels | Cartoon Network Boomerang CNN International |
History | |
Launched | Block 4 September 2006 (original) 1 March 2022 (relaunch) Channel 24 May 2007 |
Replaced | Cartoon Network Too (original version) |
Closed | Block 23 May 2007 (original) |
Links | |
Website | www |
Availability | |
Terrestrial | |
See separate section |
Cartoonito is a British pay television channel which targets children between the ages of 3 and 6. [1] It is run by Warner Bros. Discovery under its International division. Unlike Cartoon Network and Boomerang, Cartoonito doesn't have a +1 or an HD simulcast in the UK. [2]
On 14 August 2006, Turner Broadcasting System Europe announced they would launch a new pre-school-oriented strand for Cartoon Network Too known as Cartoonito, which would launch on 4 September, running from 6:00AM to 3:00PM. [3]
On 2 May 2007, Turner announced that they would expand Cartoonito to a full-time network on 24 May 2007. This allowed Cartoon Network Too to merge and replace Toonami, allowing the full Cartoonito channel to launch in the ex-Cartoon Network Too slot. [4]
On 24 May 2007, at 3:00 AM, Cartoonito launched as a standalone channel on Sky channel 619, just after the old version of Cartoon Network Too closed at 7 PM the previous day. The channel was broadcast from 3:00AM until 7:00PM and originally timeshared with Turner Classic Movies 2 (later became Turner Classic Movies +1 after 13 August 2013). [5]
On 28 August 2009, it was announced that a Cartoonito block would air on Boomerang from 9:00am-10:30am on school-term weekdays beginning in September. The block aimed to introduce the Cartoonito brand to viewers who had never seen the programmes the channel offered. [6]
On 1 March 2010, it was announced that Cartoonito would be added to Virgin Media by April, and wad added as such on 25 March. [7] For the launch, the channel's broadcast hours was changed by one hour, from 3:00AM until 7:00PM to 4:00AM until 8:00PM.
On 26 October 2013, Cartoonito was launched on BT TV, and Cartoonito launched on Plusnet in May 2015. On 15 December 2016, Cartoonito was added to TalkTalk. [8]
Cartoonito shifted its aspect ratio to 16:9 widescreen on 1 November 2017. The channel moved to a full 24 hour schedule on 15 January 2018. [9] On 2 March 2018, the channel was announced for a rebrand with an updated website. The logo remained the same, with the only difference being that the eyes were changed from purple to black. [10]
On 1 February 2022, the channel rebranded with the new 2021 logo and bumpers. [11] Following the rebrand, a Cartoonito strand launched on its sister channel Cartoon Network, airing weekdays from 9:00AM until 10:00AM (was briefly extend to end at 11:00AM from Spring until the Summer of 2022). [12]
On 1 October 2023, the channel transitioned to utilising the same style of promos as Discovery's free-to-air channels, although it remains a pay network.
Toonami was a British children's channel which aired from September 2003 to May 2007.
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