Boing (African TV channel)

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Boing
Logo Boing.png
Country South Africa
Broadcast area Africa
Headquarters Cape Town
Programming
Language(s) English
Picture format 576i SDTV
Ownership
Owner Warner Bros. Discovery International
Parent Warner Bros. Discovery EMEA
Sister channels Cartoon Network
Cartoonito
TNT
Discovery Channel
Discovery Family
Investigation Discovery
Real Time
TLC
Food Network
Travel Channel
History
Launched30 May 2015;8 years ago (30 May 2015)
Availability
Terrestrial
AzamTVChannel 221
StarTimesChannel 354

Boing is an African television channel operated by Warner Bros. Discovery through its International unit, which launched on May 30, 2015. [1] A localization of the eponymous Italian television service, the channel airs programming primarily from sister channels Cartoon Network and Boomerang, as well as those from other producers.

At this moment, the channel can be seen on Montage Cable TV in Nigeria and Sentech's Mobile TV in South Africa. On January 1, 2017, the channel became available to AzamTV subscribers. [2] The channel does not have a website. The French version of Boing is also broadcast in Sub-Saharan Africa and the Maghreb. [3] On 2 February 2023, it was announced that Boing France would be replaced by a Cartoonito on 3 April 2023.

On 3 November 2023, StarSat/StarTimes launched Boing Africa on Sub-Saharan Africa. [4]

Programming

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